Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-29
LkGisIATCRE OF VIRGINIA.
TrEsp,y. JANUARY 70, 1888.


Trrsp,y JANUARY 20, 1888.
SENATE.
4 communication WAS received from the House
announcing thar IL had passed Senate bull incorpora
sing the prr.on Coal and Iron Company. with am-nd
'nan:-. One amendment Was agreed To, and the olh-'
disagreed 10 BY the Senate.
BILLS REPORTED.
Eyemp.ing The iireIDen Of Norfolk from sarvIc, OF
,uri.. Incorporating the Planters Savings Bank o
Pe'r;a ,nrs Incorporating th- Lsur-i lr"n aud Coz"
Company IT, III. Counties ot Mnnongts and Pres
io:.: bill slnr ling the net apptnpriaug S2NH Ia
III Inau..raon of the Equestrian Statue .; Wash'
ny'"n 50 Is 10 incre:ae The sata appropriated IL
5000.
RESOLUTIONS or INQUIRY.
By Mir. MCEEs>Y al ainsndiag the charter a; the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad; by Mr.. FLOYD. III
authorizing the extension of the Richmond and Dan
vile Rs;lrosi 10 so:n- other point. and removing
tain restrictions in the charter Of said roadhy Mr.
THOMAS. Of more etfsr.nal!y preventing the dealing
with slaves by ordinary keepers. "a petition on The
subject from citizens of Fairfax was presented
BY Mr.. French of reporting bill 70. the relief OF
The Sh-riff &c Tazewrl'; by Mr. RivHs OF authorizing
the Bnnrd Of Public Works to rnsks title to w
Dinwiddis OF Abemse, 10 so much 9th. site at bi'
h'us- pertains by condemnation t" the Blue Ridge
| Railroad.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Or b. !. Is ,oton, 70. a release oi the Connoa
w-a!;h's claim estate, in his isvoT a rs'non
irnnc= against the extension # the corporate limits
of the town of Charlottesville; OF Th"s. n Wilisms
asking for compensation for clo;n. furnished VIZ
GINA volunteer IN the MEXICAN war.
UNIVERSITY ~ vIRGISiA.
4 bill Amending the law rs tn make thu keeping
OF billiard table within five miles Of the University
of Virginia subject TO penslty 81 not lees than gu
more than SinO was put upon its passage and de.
ieated. Ayes Il, nays - The vote was t!Ien re-
considered and tbs bill! wa. laid on the table
BILLS PASSED
Amending the charter OF the Mechanics' SAVING
Society OF Petersburg 50 rs to reduce the numbrr ot
Directors: incorporating the Virgins Water Power
and manufacturing Company; for the relief William
J. Murray. Deputy Sheriff of Caroline county; Gu.
tiorizng the Union Female Collegiate Institute al
Hsnyico 10 cou-r collegiate degrees; 4 bill aghor-
;zns le-s than msoTty " School Commissioners IN
certain counties Ia act As luarU; prohibiting Ih'
Board Of Public Works other agents OF the State
from expanding large sum on any work OF Internal
improvement than that appropriated by ths Lee
gsiature, al mixing them individually re-
spcn.bls for ANY such excess; Incorporating com
pany for the Improvement Of The navigation OF Ac
quo;!nk Creek for the relief oi Bsrnuh D. Grey. OF
Isle ot Wight: 10 amend the act Incorporating tbs
Rowesburg Lumber aud Mining Company: for thu
relief of jeremiah III. King. Of We1-l, by reunding
him thu amount OF lic-us- improperly pad; rei-as'
ing 10 The county oi Fsu4uer the State inter-st in
the Leeds Manor Turnpike 10 Incorporate tile Bal
ton and Springs Road rurDpk- Company; 10 amend
III. Act incorporating tho Monument House CompH.
ny, Rchmand; s'neniiny The me- incorporating The
s.. Marys F-lnsl- Academy and Orphan Asylum Of
Norfolk.
The bill making it la wal Tor viii. /, insure the
lie Of her husband" tor her own benefit. Was taken up
Mr.. claiborne, patron OF the bill, explained is
merits. giving rs K did the power 10 woman 10 Save
herself from p-nury after the desh oi her natural
supporter AID protector.
Mr.. STUART hrninrou.y remarked that he thought
the title o The bill! wts misnon-r Ii should be "a
bill giving wife the power TO insure the Aeat d; her
husband: being in fact nothing less than bonus 10
married women I" make way will! their hHsbands.-
"A ,nGrrr man, IA. DID feel position 10 vote
for it.
Mr August confessed that IL lie ever had enter.
tain.d sny hopea ot rnatrimony, considerable camp
had basn th-oSn on them by ih= remarks u! the
Senator from Algu..a.
Mr.. CAMPBELL wished the bill amended. so o. 20
give III. hiI-bani III. right TO insure Tor the benefit
of his wife, N order that h. nigh, stop isysg Tor the
policy when he felt h!- LIE in jeopardy. He thought
il n boIu- rr second marriage.
Mr. claiborne hoped that any Senator who WAS
airsid his wife would naks way with him. wocld
vote a. ,inst tbs bill, aud in his wife Insured h-
life. himself the iuortl;yng reflection in tue nea,
world Of having voted tor h.. uHn execution.
After some iu.lhe. discussion in the SAM hu:ncr.
-piri.. tile bill wss !ai on the table.
On motion the Seuate adjourned.
HOUsR-OF DELEGATES.
The House me, at II o'clock, pursuant TO adjourn
m.nt.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. WV j. PgrrIGRu OF lie
Disciples iSyCarnore) Church.
BILLs kEPoRTEp.
Mr.. LIZ. from the committee ut propositions. etc
reported bills conccr:n, Captain Roher; Anters0n;
and
Regulating Ferries b-.we-l. Al-r.udria and Wash
ington.
Mr.. DEJaENLrrg, from the committee On agricu!
ur- etc, reported bill making the Meherrin river
lawful feEc-.
ApvEEsE REPORTS.
Mr.. BARBOUR from thu Committee Of Finance,
presented reports adverse to the following PROPOSE
tions:
To change the mole OF taxation &c regards iDer-
chants' licrnses.
For the payment of certain per centage Ia She
ria who shall fail, wholly. or IN part, to pay III the
revenue in the time prescribed 10y law.
lie also presented a report adverse to the Senate
bill authorizing the payment OF interest oa certain
treasury notes.
BOARD ~ PUBLIC WORKS.
Mr.. MARTz. from ID. special committee on the
subject. presented tue following resolution:
Resolved Thar in the opinion of this committee,
Board q! Public Works il necessary. and the com
mites Ask 10 b. discharged irom tie further cVm-,d
Grafton Of The subject.
THE ''YouS" REprBLIcAS"
bill, from the Senate, authorizing the purchase OF
piece OF staiuary TO b. called The Vuug Amer.
can Republican from Wm X. Bsrb-- snd appro.
prIang s. UUo for thu purpose, was taken up, aud
DISCUSSED at considerable lsugih. The bill finally
r-jscted-ayes ID, noes 81; whereupuli Mr.. SPirLtR
moved = y reconsideration o the vote III order that
the bill nigh, BE- laii upon the table The motion
was rejected ayes -, noes 63.
THE LASAwh. RIVER.
a b from tbs S.nste providing etfectu Il
means frr tIs Improvement, Of the hsnashs river.
was tskrE up. whereuoon prolonged discu-.ion Gil
sued. Before arriving nj any result
Ga motion OF SIR. LYSS. the louise al burned.
NoTL Mr.. HGGEs absence from the House for
the past f-S dsys has been ucra'ionsd by sickness.