The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-20
BUSINESS |. J IS
LOOKING Up
State Officers Preparing for Extra
Session.
GOVERNOR OFFERS A REWARD
He Wants tho Murderer Of William
Westmoreiand Brought TO ) ustice'
Judge Dew May Hold Till
the tc.ular Session.
GOVERNOR OFFERS A REWARD

Business is getting very brisk about
the State offices. Besides regular lu.-
tine duties, most of the officers are set-
ting UP their annual reports, so Us 70
have them ready for the meeting ol elle
extra SESSION of .:he legislature
. Governor Tyler yesterday had eHsra.eu
copies OF his Thanksgiving procithaht .,
tor 1900 mailed to the Governors OIL me
several States OF the Union he was
busy in the preparation OF his aduiess'
TO be delivered at the unveillnS OF me
Confederate monument at Charles City
c. H, tomorrow
He also has a, number OF recommends
tons for conditional pardons before hinl'
upon which he Will probably act to-uas'
The Governor is in receipt of letter
from crank in Virginia city, SAYING
that he is much disturbed by people
yelling rats" at him, and asks that the
Executive take steps to break IL UP.
Governor Tyler yesterday offered a re-
ward of 500 for tie arrest ard CONVICTION!
of che person or persons who on the
night of October lith last shot and kllled
William Westmoreland. watchman
in the city of Petersburg.
Among the Governors callers yesterday
We're Hon. Holmes Conrad, OF Wlnches-s
ter; Hon. Felix NJ Jones, OF Ienrico;
Mr.. Rogers, {. member Of the New York
Legislature, and Miss Lippincott, OF Phll-
adelphia.
Nothing could be learned ct the
Governoc's office yesterday concerning
the application for the pardon OF te-
male prisoner, which Gov. Russell. Oh
North Carolina, is said to have maze.
Judge w. q. Robertson. of Roanoke,
was also among Governor Tyler's callers
yesterday.
MAKES AN ESTIMATE.
A prominent State official has made an
estimate of the probable expenses oil the
coming Constitutional Convention which
he places at $4,000, assuming that there
will be 100 members in the body, ana
that it will sit Tor sixty days
Col Richardson, Register of the Land
Office, says a great many persons VINO
make applica tons for vacant lands Ill
the State fail to attach the documentary
stamp of 10 cents TO their certificates of
survey. and that their failure 10 COM
ply with the law entails great deal OF
delay and trouble.
Col Richardson is in receipt of a letter
informing him of the death at his home,
in Slnyth county, on Saturday last, OF
ex-Judgc John a. Kelley.
Judge Kelley presided over the SlSte. nth
circuit for number Of years, and was
about seventy years of age.
AL the returns from the state in the
recent election have been received a: the
office of the Secretary of the Common
wealth, and Chief Clerk Hankins is busy
compiling them in preparation for the
meeting Of the Board Of State Canvass
ers which will take place at the Capitol
on Monday. November 26th at noon. The
board is composed of the Governor. SecTe-
tarv of the Commonwealth, Auditor of
Public Accounts, Treasurer and Attorney
General.
Acknowledgement Montague is busy IN
thu preparation of q brief in a Common
wealth case. which will come up later in
the present term OF the supreme Court
THEY MUST vACCINATE.
Vigorous complaint has been made to
the Dspartmen: of Public instruction
against the superintendent of one of the
counties by patrons of the public schools,
because that officer insists upon the
vaccination of the pupils. smallpox being
prevalent in the county. The department
will take no action on the subject, the law
being plain in its requirement Of compul-
sorry vaccination of pupils where small
pox prevails If the law is not complied
with it is the duty of the Superintendent
20 prevent the children who refuse to
b vaccinated from entering the schools,
and this course will be adopted.
Mr. j. A. Brown, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Hanover, was at the Library
yesterday.
Hon. John 6. Dew, Second Auditor or
the State. has returned from a several
days visit TO his home, in King and
queen, and was busy at his desk yester-
day.
Nearly all the State officers are of opin-
ion that Governor Tyler acted wisely in
postponing the extra session Of the Legs
ature until the latter part of January
and they accept his reasons for SO doing
as eminently satisfactory.
Judge Dsw and Secretary Lawless are
very much pleased with his action on the
subject.
JUDGE pEW'S TERN.
i nice question IS likely to arise IN con-
I.ccti0u with The term of office of Judge
John g. Dew, appointed by Governor Ty-
Ter to succeed the late Josiah Ryland,
Jr as Second Auditor OF the State.
TIE statue does not make plain the
question as to whether the appointment
is for the entire uneNpired term, or
whether, like Judges, the Legislature will
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