The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-11

! m motion Of, Mr. LEE. Of Orange, the An.
| dltoy was requested to furnish the Senate With
| the number OF regis tered bonds Of the State
that have been sold within the past twelve
| months, and the market rate for those bonds
| within that period. e----
| ARLINGTON INSURANCE. COMPANY.
House bill Incorporating the Arlington Life
Insurance Company was taken up, discussed,
and, on motion Of Mr. MITCHELL, laid on
the table for the present.
| ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR NAMED soLRtERs'
The House bill to supply artificial limbs 20
citizens OF this Common wealth who lost thelr
limbs in the late war was taken up, ana tne
| following amendment recommended by the
Committee on Finance, TO come In at tns eha
of section l "Prorided, That the applicanL
| furnish n certificate from the court OF MS
county that he Is unable TO purchase 'he
same"
Mr.. sTRoTHER moved the following add.
tional proyiso: "Prorided, further, Ihat thIs
act shall apply 10 late Confederate soiaieIs
now residents Of the state Oh "es est ,a,ta :,
Rejected.
ment Procided, further That persons SOL, U q, ,b
whose ar,ifcial limbs cannot DO suppheo:
| shall be entitled 10 its equivalent In money,
Tn the course Of the debate upon the PROPOSE
tion. MIR. LEE stated that there was not less
| than 500 persons I'm this Commonwealth VINO
wonld become the benefciaries OF this Dill,
,,.binh uonyd require NJ least $40 oOo while the
bill only appropriated $4,000: HE thought the
whole action premature, ana ne especiaiiy oP-
posed the amendment proposed.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. BELEW moved TO amend the Dill py In,
serting the word " Treasurer " after the "ord
q Governor" in the first line.
MIR. ROBINSON moved, rs SUBSTITUTE IoI
the amendment, the insertion OF the name OF
Dr. Z b. WATKINS, OF Richmond, tthe orlBi-
nator of the billy, after the word huditor.
The amendment was adopted, and the Dill
was read a third time and passed-ayes, 70 /;
noes, 0.
The following is copy of the bill as passed:
An act to prorde artificial limbs for citizens efns
Commonwealth. ,oho lost their timbsin the late '0nr
Be il enacted by the General 4sse,nbtyof Virginia,
That the Governor, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. and DR.. + b. Watkins OF Richmond,
be and they are hereby directed 10 contract for
and have furnished 10 every citizen of this
Commonwealth, who has lost limb in the
late war, an artificial limb to supply the place
Of the one so lost Prorided, that the applicant
furnish certificate from the court OF his
county that he is unable to purchase the same.
9. And that the sum of $4,000 Qf so much
shall be required for the purposel be and the
same is hereby appropriated, and che charges
and expenses attending the carrying of the
foregoing section into effect be paid by the
Treasurer out of any money not otherwise APP
propriated, upon the order Of the auditor,
conn tersigned by the Governor.
.. This act shall be in force from its passage.
FOREIGNERS AND REAL ESTATE.
On motion of MIR. HANNAH the Commit
on General Laws was instructed TO inquire
to the expediency OF so amending section
of chapter rs of the Code of 1860, as TO allow
resident and non resident foreigners TO inherit
or purchase and hold real estate as If they
were citizens of this State.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
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from the trustees of William and Mary Col
lege, which on his motion, was laid on the ia
BILE and ordered to be printed
Also, a petition from the same college N re-
lation TO agricultural land grants, which was
disposed of in similar manner.
On motion of Mr.. DULANEY, the Senate
adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
PRAYER BY the Rev. Mr.. LASGHoRER.
Senate bills were read and referred.
Committees made reports OF several bills
which were placed on the calendar.
BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bills were read
third time and passed:
A Senate bill in relation TO the bonds Of the
city of Wheeling guaranteed by the State OF
Eirginia-ayes II, noes g.
A bill To authorize the Judge of the Four
teen tn Circuit to hold the terms OF the Circuit
Court of Bland county for the period of two
years.
A bill for the relief of John Henry LitZ, OF
the county of Wythe.
bill to establish evidence in relation to
waste and Incorporated lands.
A bill TO establish and incorporate the Au-
gusta County Fair.
A bin amending the charter of the Planters
Savings Bank OF Richmond, Virginia.
A bill 10 amend section of chapter 50 of the
Code of Virginia, edition OF 1860, in relation
to banks merely of deposite and discount; and
A bill to incorporate the Central Insurance
and Banking Company OF Virginia.
MEMBER OF THE BAR JUDGE Is CERTAIN CASES.
A bill authorising n member of the bar to sit
in the place of judge i'll certain cases came
up on its passage.
Some discussion arose as to its necessity and
it's coustitutionality. MIR. A. j. CLARK
moved its indefinite postponement, but with
drew the motion at the suggestion OF mr.
CRUuP, who thought the bill would very much
promote public convenience and facilitate the
administration of justice. The constitutional
objections suggested, though he thought they
were not serious, should be examined. He
moved that the bill be passed by Tor the pre-
sent TO which the House agreed.
REGISTER OF THE LASD-oFPIcE
The Joint resolution reported by the Commit
tee on Public Officers, III relation 10 the Regis
ter of the Land. office, was read a third time
and passed-ayes II, noes o..
The resolution abolishes the office OF Register
of Land office, and transfers the affairs OF the
discretion to employ clerk at salary Of
81, 100. .- ..
COMMISSIONERS Iy cHAycERY.
The bill "to amend and re-enact the 9TH
section of chapter ls4 OF the Code OF Virginia,
regulating the fees of commissioners in chan
crry,i came up on its passage. 1t makes the
COMPENSATION of the commissioner one d0itdr
ner hour all over the State. The old law which
IL repeals specified one dollar for certain Coun-
ties and seventy five cents for others.
Messrs HERNDON and GARRETT sup
ported the bill with much earnestness, de
claring that the commissioner was the most
important officer in the county, and that he
should be paid for his services. The smaller
the pay, the more inefficient the services. The
dollar an hour now was not equal TO seventy
five cents during specie payments, ana IL was
a mere act Of justice now 10 make the dollar
per hour the prevailing compensation all over
the State.
made when the bill was last up by Mr.. KEEL
LAM, to members who were commissioners, as
intended for him, rs he was commissioner
So far as he was concerned, he should not vote
on the bill, being interested but win refer
aucc TO the assertion of MIR. KEEL LAM that q
commissioner had charged him too much, Mr.
WapDgLL suggested that the charge Of too much
was unlawful, and that MIR. kELLAa had par
ticipated in its illegality by paying the charge.
He did not believe 4 commissioner charged 100
much for his services who made his charges
according TO law. The widow and the orphan
had been introduced as the victims OF the com
missioner He asserted that the commissioner
was the protector of the widow and orphan.
| And the most difficult part of their duties was
| the shielding of these helpless persons from
| the griping avarice of unfeeling claimants.
Mr.. KELLAM disclaimed having any alln-
sion 10 Mr.. WADDELL in his remarks, but ties.
| titled 10 the honesty of the commissioner OF
| whose charges he complained.
|, The bill was then rejecled-ayes, IS; noes, IS.
Subseouently, Mr. HANSBROUGH moved
| n reconsideration of the vote, which motion
/ ..-n,,a,Io5 tho hill was nOgtDOned till to-