The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, January II, 1896.
SENATE.

Lieutenant t. Governor CowrER In the CHAIR.
Prayer by Rev. Grayson Dashiel
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL AGENCY.
Senator GRAY, from the Committee on Gene
raj Laws reported q bill TO Incorporate tnls
cnmnnny. which was read twice and ordered
TO be read Il third time.
CARBON HILL COMPANY.
Ser,tor GRAY. from the Committee on Gene
raj Laws also reported, with substitute, oy
way of amendment, bill TO lncorp9ratt, alli3
company, which was read Twice III" o'""i'"
TO be read u third time.
WARWICK MANUFACTURERS COMPANY
/ ,,;u ~ ;rcornorote this company was read
/ n tIrSt and n second time and lald upon 'he
| table.
| The act authorizing the County Court S OF
Washington county 10 sen the S.och Wv No ~ ~
road Company was taken MP feao Il ''i'
! time and passed. -, ,,u,,, Count of
! Washington TO borrow sum OF llloIicS -, 10 ~,
/ tho Committee on General Laws helhE aEtrs"
| TO, il was read Il third time and passed. ne ne
! amendment is TO authorize the Dor ""ln1 ~,
seven thousand dollars lnsteaq ol " 70.
| thousand dollars, and for the purpose Oh lt
building the county Jail instead OF the court
The The net authorizing William II Parker ana
o+hcrs IN obtain Il grant for certain laha was
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
The joint committee appointed 10 .o,si"t -
the nrtition of certain parties with regard ~
| ~ fr,i,road rrported a resolution 10 this
effect: :, ..,, 1r,.srs
r. A Cogbll, w. G.. CaZenoye w - hatt t,' aii"
/ u Slaughter were duly elected respectively
| president and Directors of this company, ana
! that the Board OF Public Works shoula hol
/ longer run the road ut the expense OF the
/ Srotp and under the management OF their own
Amounted agents, but that the property and
| works of said company he At once turned
! over 10 the President and Directors aforesaid
/ The resolution was laid over under the
rules.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CODE TO MEMBERS.
The report of the Committee on the Library
recommending the distribution OF copies oil
the Code of $500 TO members OF The IeheTaI
/ Assembly was taken up, and, ON motion OF
Senator KEEN, was laid upon the table.
PAY OF THE SENATE PRINTER.
Senator LEMosy, from the Committee on
Finance" presented an ;tlnenorm f, 1h
ton TO the rates paid for printing lor Tie
IThe rerort states the rates authorized by
law 10 be paid the Senate printer rs puhlSheu
in this paper on Friday last
TIL. report was subsequently taken up, anu
on motion of Senator LLMo-Y, II was lad upon
the table. $500.
scented bill amending anu i'tit'' ~ " ~
prescribing the rates 10 be paid for the senate
nrintinr The amendment provides that the
Senate shall annually elect printer, VINO Shall
do the printing for the Senate, ana he pald 'lr
customary rates paid for private printing Ill
Richmond
THE LYNCHBrRG RAILROAD.
Senator PECK Submitted the following pre-
amblc and resolution:
;. Whereas il is represented that the present
arrangement of transhipmcnt Of freight ana
IN, Of
roads concentrating 1t Lynchburg Is Erca'
grievance, subiecting the people TO much Ill
convenience and loss, be II therefore
I :. B,SJrfd That the Committee on koads
and Internal Nayig? ton inquire into the mat 4
Ter so complained of, and report 10 me senate,
by bill or otherwise, such measures - "lli
hest secure the public against Spch eNIis' "n',
give 10 the people an cApedi'iouS' SnG'P "l, -.
safe means OF travel ana carr 'iS h''""0'' ~
markets
AMENDING THE THIRD ARTICLE Of the coN@rIrt-
| TIoN.
The raport of the Joint committed on amend
ing the third article OF the constitution, accom-
p9nied by the ordinance to make sald amend
mrut. was taken up, read the first time. ana
rhnn on motion OF Senator KEEN, ii was LAID
. upon The table.
TO REPEAL THE OATH LAW
Senator TROUT, by leave, presented the tol;
. lowing bill which, on his motion, was referred
/ IA the Committee on Courts OF Justice:
A bill repeating IN act 10 amend anu re-ehacI
Tho act entitled IN act prescribing OalhS III Ger
. tain cases, and providing for the registration
ON motion of Senator GRAY, the Senate then
! adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at the usual hour. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Woodbridge.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. JONES' from the Committee on Courts
! of Justice, reported
A bill 10 amend and rc-onact section six,
chapter sixteen, Code OF 1850. Ordered 10 he
printed. c,
A bin TO amend and re-cnact section fourth,
. chapter sixteen, Code OF l>0o. Ordered 10 be
printed.
ishmrnt of horse stealing The bill provides
that horse stealing shall be punished by death
or Imprisonment for not more than eighteen
or less than five years.
a bill 10 amend ANA fo-enacl SpcllOn eleven,
chapter one hundred and nlnety-tWo.
A bin TO confirm the action OF courts in Ger
tain cases.
Mr. PENDLEToS, from the Committee on
Claims, reported back the consideration of
| that committee on the resolutions lnqulrng
into the cXpedicncy OF compcnSatlnS McsSrs.
Hundlpv 4 Canoe and other parties for
provisions furnished the penitcntiary and Ger
! tain tails during the war. They considered
| that certain sections of the Constitution did
not allow the compensation OF these persons
A fter some discussion rs TO the merits OF the
Mr. GRAHAM, from the committee, made 4
report of their consideration of the petition Of
Charles W Button and others, concerning the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, which was
! laid on the table and ordered TO be printed.
Bill 10 amend first section of chapter eighteen
| of the Code. in relation TO the appointment OF
/ certain officers at the seat of government, was
taken up, and after second reading committed
| 10 Committee on Courts of Justice.
SALARIES or OFFICERS.
IF bar ,rp,.
fourteen oi the Code, with regard 10 the sala-
rics ofouiccrs was, onits third reading, passed.
CONVEYANCE OF LUSATIc-, ETC.
Bill 10 amend section eghty-siX chapter
ninety five of the Code, concerning the eX-
| penscs of conveying lunatlcs, was, on us tA4rd
| reading, passed
| CARE OF CRIMINALS.
Bill to amend section thirty three, chapter
| one hundred and eighty-four, concerning pay
ment of fees for taking care of and conveying
! criminals, was, on its third reading, passed
INCORPORATED COMPANIES.
| Bill 20 incorporate the Atlantic Dock and
Iron Company was, on its third reading,
! passed
| COUNTY COURTS.