Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17

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/ the latter.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
The bill reducing the salaries of county
school superintendent, which was ell
crossed Tuesday afternoon. came up OF
| its passage and was agreed to by vote
| Of "A to q. recorded s follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Anderson, Georg'
! c. Bland. Boaz. Booker. Buford G. j
! Campbell. Thomas j. Campbell Garter
| Darlington. Chaplin. Cooke, Craig, Oar
nail. Diggs, Early, Fitzpatrick Galieher
Garnett. Hanson, Hatcher. c. II. Jennings
Jones. Lyon. Lovelace, Matthews, james
Mann. Minter Murphy. Palmer. Parker
Saunders, Settle, Snead Charles Smith
j. p. Smith, Spratt, Stoner, Stubs
Switzer. Taylor. Thomas. Turner, Turpin
c. Harding Walker. Silas ii. Walker
Watkins. Watson, Wexford, Wharton, j.
w Williams, William G. Williams, VIII
son, and Winborne-54.
Nays-Messrs. Charles T. Bland, Church
man. Elswick. Embrey, Folkes, Goad'
Gwyn. Hale. Hicks. Upton ID. Jennings,
Jordan, Kizer. William Henry Mann
owen. Quesenberry. Reddy, Surgener,
Wallace, Willard. Willow, and Wood-H.
THE FEES OF OFFICERS.
Mr. Winborne's bill 90. 4iS, providing
that Commonwealth attorneys, magis-
trates. and other officers in the prosecu-
ton Of criminal cases, shall only receive
out of the State Treasury half Of the Zee
when they cannot collect the entire
amount from the defendant, came up as a
special order at l o'clock. The bill pro-
vides that when felony case Is dismiss
ed by a justice or sent on 10 the grand
jury and the accused not indicted, such
officers shall only get half fees. In cases
Of nisdemeanor. If the fees are not paid
by the prosecutor. when there is one. or
in cases of conviction by the defendant,
and in cases where there is no. prosecutor
and the defendant shall be acquitted or
convicted and unable to pay the costs,
or when a nolle prosequi is entered or
Judgment is arrested. one-half only OF
the fees of the officers shall be paid out
of the Treasury.
The measure failed TO receive consti-
tutional vote last Friday, and came up on
a motion TO reconsider the action by
which il was defeated. Mr.. Winborne, in
making this motion. explained the bill
and made a splendid argument in its IA
yor. Mr.. James Mann opposed the mea-
sure in a vigorous manner as ala also
Judge Watkins. Messrs. Saunders and
Parker spoke in favor of It. after which
the House reconsidered the vote by which
the measure was defeated, and 1t was
passed by a vote OF 65 TO 10, recorded as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Anderson, Barley,
Bauserman. Charles r. Blard. George G..
Bland Banton, BOaz Booker, Browning,
c. j. Campbell Carter. Darlington, Chap
lin. Churchman. Cooke. Craig, Darnall,
Diggs. Duke, Early. Embrey. Feather
ston. Fitzpatrick. FOlkes, Galleher, Gar
nett. Gwyn Hanson. Hatcher. c. II.
Jennings Upton ID. Jennings, Jones, Jor-
dan, Kzer. Lyon, Lovelace, Matthew's,
Minter Montague. owen. Palmer. Parker,
Powell. Quesenberry. Reddy, Saunders,
Settle. Snead. Charles Smith. j. l.. Smith,
Stoner, Switzer Thomas. Turpin. Silas ii.
Walker. Watson. Wexford. Willard, VIII
liam G. Williams, Wilson, Winborne, and
Woods.
Nays-Messrs. Biakemore. Buford, Cald-
well Elswick. GOad. Hale, lvey, James
Mann. Maupin. Passmore Sayers Spratt.
Taylor, Turner. Wallace. Watkins. Whar-
ton. j. w. Williams. and Withrow-l9.
The hour of 2:30 having arrived, the
chair was then vacated.
The Afternoon Session.
The House resumed its work at 4 O'Clock.
and quite a number OF bills to which |
there was no objection were passed.
The bill to reduce the salaries of men, |
bers of the General Assembly was dis
missed, as were also the following mea-
sures:
To amend and re-enact section ! OF an |
act To incorporate the town OF Manassas, |
as amended by an act approved March Is,
1884.
To amend and re-enact section 3iS4 or
the Code OF Virginia relative 10 the rule
Of decision I'm the appellate court in GER
tain cases.
To authorize the Town Council OF the
town OF GladevilIe, in Wise county. TO
issue bonds in aid of the construction ana
equipment Of the main line OF the Glade
Vile Railroad Company.
To regulate days of grace on negotiable
notes. drafts. &C., in the state or vir-
5inia.
SPECIAL. ORDERS
The bill 10 protect employees OF cor
)orations In their right TO form, JOIN, or
,elong TO labor organizations by pre-
icribing penalties for any interference
herewith, was made a special order for
az o'clock.
The bill in relation TO what property
II tenant OF other person in possession
liable for distress: limitation or iiabiiity;
when taxes and levies on land 10 be APP
)ortioned. was made 4 special order FOR
friday at l o'clock.
Mr.. Newberne introduced bin pro-
riding that the Sheriff OF Norfolk county
hall be allowed annually a salary not
exceeding 81 500
Mr.. Wexford introduced Dill to incor-