The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-26
TO RECOVER
THE FUNDS,
Mr.. Griffith Desires tic Attor-
,1ey-Genera1 Il Report as
TO Shepherd Case.
THE RESOLUTION REFERRED
House Considers VI. ?. i. Appro-
priation 13ill--City Extcn-
sion Bill Passed.
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The feature of tho House session ycs-
terday was the introduction and discus
sion by Mr.. Griffith uaepiblicai,), Of
Russell, Of a resolution. calling upon tho
A.htorneI General Iii his discretion to1
take legal tseps against tho auditor ot
public accounts and llis st,rcties TO re-
cover the amount cmoczzlcd by Joseph IL.
Shepherd, WHO Is now serving a term
III tho state prison for that crime, hay
Ing boon for years Il clerk II, the all-
Gitor's office. ,,#a,
d Mr.. Griffith, was vigorous IN Ills re-
marks, and asked the immediate con-
sideration Of tho resolution which was
finally referred Oh motion OF MI. Carqq !
Well. 3ij gy AT.
& Tho member from Russell read his reso-
luton with great emphasis, and then
launched upon a. brietf discussion OF les
objects. declaring that the State should
lot lose money when there was ample
remedy for its recovery In an inter
view later oil l1c said that he had peeh
reliably informed that Shepherd, wh1le
stealing from the State, was paying Pre-
smt,Ims on q life insurance policy oil W
900. carried In the; name Of his wife, VINO
has since died The prisoner Is. accord
Ing to MIR. Ciriffith's infornrntion, inc
.bcne ficia1y, and tho money will be paid
ia him when he IS released MI. GIRL
,Jith's idea% is that n proper suit VIII AZ
least recover this much, and no THINKS
the auditor and his sureties should 20
sued for the rest. Ito says he has been
Informed aby a State official that tho
an I'm ,ezzlemei1t Of Shepherd amounted to
about $4,000, and that it extended oVor
,,o.iod nf g M wears. q
4 'rhe, House passed n. resolution recently
railing upon the auditor to state me
extent Of tho loss to the state from ms
source. $
rho Senate held two sessions and dis
posed ofan number Of minor measures.
It also adopted tho Keezell rcso ol'llt- .
expressing the sense Of the Senate thac
. irgle book list would be best for tho,
public schools, and urging the Board OF
Education to adopt such q. list. me
ma iority was nearly two-thIrds In favor
of the resolution.
The virginia Polytechnic Institute bill,
carrying a large appropriation, was TAKEN
,p as a special order. and the discussion
begun Mr. Phegar. the patron or inc
iii oncred the debate for It and spoke
Until . IF. NJ. when the bill was laid
aside until to-day. The passage OF tho
hi1l in some form is assured, the only
question being as to the amount TO DO
appropriatetI. Two amendments were OIL
afered yesterday, one tic mako the sum SUI,
$4,000; another to make II slooWW, ana
a third to appropriate slt1,ooo, whereas
tho original bill asked ior slMNp. WI W,
phlegar will conclude his argument for
the bill to-day ard others will speak.
The Senate.
Tho session of the Senate yesterday
was u double header consuming in all
| u. 2 Na Gro Of
thc earlier session, which continued from
noon until . z. NJ, was consumed In dis
cussion or the bill proposing to approprl-
MI s1G5 900 for tie enlargement and I'm
movement of the Virginia Polytechnic
institute. and when the hour of vhcatlnE
the, chair arrived, Mr.. Phlegar. patron OF
tho bill, had not concluded his argument
for it, Hc will resume and conclude his
argument to-day.
There was a large attendance of scna-
TORS when the body was called to order
/, at noon.
Almost as soon rs the body had gotten
down to work Mr.. Opic, or Augusta, Of
fcred n resolution providing that when
| tho hour of 2 o'clock arrive the chair DC
vacated until 2 r. M. and resumed at d'3'
+. III. to consider the large calendar
which has accumulated in few days
| during inc NcDdNC vi Wv 1Ai'N'S' 'Dii 49,
| Mr.. llcIlwuinc offered an amendment
to the resolution providing that only IN
| contested bills be considered ut tho az
tornoon session. The amendment was
adopted and tho resolution, as amended
! Wns agreed to.
,rhe special order for 12:15 r. NJ, tht
senate joint resolution. Offered by MT
Ecezcll, in relation to textbooks FOR tli'
/ nublc schools, which has been on tn
/ calendar for n fortnight, was laid before
the Senate. ,.,
Mr.. sadIcr of POwhatan, was the 1lrs
sneaker rle opposed the resolution, con
1 tending that the state Board OF Eductl
+, ion was intrustod with this matter am
a was competent to 40 so. lie thought IN
4 senate should not interfere IN any wa
with the board.
Mr.. .Phlcgar, Of Montgomery, was rec
ornizcd ana In tho course or ms spccc
read n number Of letters from school or
fic;uls in his district opposing the lnull'
pc list and asking to be relieved OF W
. ANNOYANCE of importnnate book agent
/ to which they would no subjected ~ ~
event of the adoption Of The multiple Us
plan. II was also contentled lllat N
) single list would bc IN 10 Interest {
economy to the patrons.
Mr.. Byars, Of Bristol, followed III u
argument for tho resolution anu the sif
: ple list His county borders on Tennesst
! and the city he represents lies part
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