The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-24

TING TO the General Assembly the annual re-
port Of the Adjutant. General LOT tne ! a.
1871, together with recommendations Va .,o
Executive rs to the more ef1clent olsantH..
ton of the militia. The message also co'1l'
!, communication from Professor u. =
Marry in relation to plan 1or estIolI'n nc
inc ON International and general system VI
| n,etno,o,ocical observations ana crop ~ IT,
nort.. q communication from Captain " IL
i;on Ircrs. of the United States army, ask
inr IN hebalf Of the United States, the coh-
sn,,i of Virginia to the purchase o! Il tt. II,
! ~ I,nl IN Trirfax county rs Il national mill
INV academy: and communication IRON
- +, II.r,i,. captain Of engineers, th''eu
s,o4ns army. enclosing communication o.
no cbo;r1nan of the Lighthouse Board ASK
;ne, fnr the massage of Il law for the cesslon
t..' inv; sdirtion over and providing for Inc
oot,,,;rpment or title to land for sites OF light
| noises and other aids to navigation.
an motion of Mr.. MATTHEW, the message
voc Ia;d on the table and ordered to DC
printed.
uonsc bill to amend the charter OF the
| town Of Ashland. e 1,s.;oo pa
| ,crtcd il iucxpetliert to legislate on me
pronosition to amend the law SO as to make
the fees Of Commonwealth attorneys not
Jnnendcnt upon conviction in CRIMINAL cases.
Tie report was agreed to.
1usESBrRe CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr.. p. X, JONES offered resolution pro-
| vdinp for the printing Of the papers IN the
r'mnrnburr contested election case, which
was agreed to; but the vote was afterwards
rcconsidered, and the resolution Laid Oh the
table.
JAMES RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY.
conatc Hill TO amend the charter of the
James River Bridge Company came up Us
unfinished business, the question being upon
Wr DNrI's amendment, which provides
that no substitution shall be made to the
tridre eycept as provided by the 6,th section
NJ the 5th chaltcr of the city charter.
The amendment was earnestly opposed by
Mcssrs. GILMAN. LovENsTEIS, and j. I.
RrowS, and again favored by Mr.. DANIEL. It
was then reiected-aycS, 25; noes, 81.
The bill was then passed with but one dis
sentiug vote.
EDUCATIONAL LAND SCRIP.
Mr.. E1ScuELoE asked leave to Withdraw
his amendment providing for allowing a
share Of the proceeds Of the sale Of the land
scrip to Randolph Macon College and the
Rcctortown Graded School, Of Fauquier
county, and to substitute the Bethel Military
Institute, Of the same county, for the Rector
town school. Objection being made,.he adj
dressed the House in support of the amend
ment originally offered by him. Subsequently
he withdrew this (undcr the ruling OF the
Speaker), and renewed bis second amend
nIcnt.
Mr.. HILL followed in support Of the bill
reported by the committee, and reflected
upon the course of the friends Of Richmond
College and Hampdcn Sydney as unfair.
They should have presented substitute in
stead of first combining all opposition to de-
feat the University and the Virginia Military
Institute, and then trusting to similar tactics
hereafter to get their scheme through. As il
was. it was not fair, open, and square fight.
He then submitted an elaborate and inter-
cstins argument. cmtellished by many illus
tratlons, in favor Of the University, and Incl
dcntllly Of the Institute. He secuted the
idea of the establishment Of Il new agricultu-
ral college, and contendcd that the history Of
all such Institutions showed that they could
not be successfully sustained except 1t cnor-
NOUS expense and by frequent and increasing
annutics. As 10 the objection that the Uni
versi!y and Institute are State institutions, be
urged that it was really IN argument III their
favor. While other colleges claimed share
in the proceeds Of the land scrip on sectional
grounds, these institutions advanced rs not
the least of their claims to the fund that they
were established and are maintained by the
Decplc Of the whole State, and that all the
people of the State arc equally interested in
their maintenance and share alike il its bcnc-
Its.
Mr.. HILL then described the University and
its faculty In terms OF high culogy, and
claimed That these presented foundation
| for an agricultural college superior to any 10
| be found elsewhere. He denied that the
| University was IN aristocatic institution,
and that there tho occupation of mechanic
| was looked upon as ignoblc. Over fourtccn
hundred young men of Virginia have been
there educated at the expense Of the State,
| and some OF the most distinguished Of our
citizens were among their number. But one
student never knows that another is gratui
! tously educated, and all receive like instruc-
| ton and attention. The fact that the Univer.
sity is not denominatonal institution was
| dwelt upon by the speaker with emphasis
and it was also claimed that students could
| be boarded there at less expense or st az lit
| tie rs anywhere else. In conclusion, Mr. HILL
paid a glowing tribute to the Alumni Of the
University, and spoke eloquently Of the con-
$picuous and brilliant part which they have
taken in the annals OF the State.
Mr. Head was opposed to giving tic pro.
ceeds Of the scrip to any denominational insti-
tuition, and rlGiculed the idea Of studying
practical agriculture by experiments on the
impoverished lands in the vicinity of Hamp.
den Sydney. Nor was lie convinced that the
mechanic arts could be studied to better adj
vantage in Richmond than elsewhere. he
announced himself in favor of adopting the
bill reported by the committee.
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. SMITH: Bill to amend and reenac4
section 80 of chapter 1874 of the Code of 1860
so as to allow sheriils five. dollars day fol
attendance upon circuit courts.
By Mr. ANDERSON: Resolution as 10 the
propriety Of bill requiring that all Of tho
| real estate of debtor shall be first exhausted
and subjected before any personal property
| Shall be levied upon or sold under execution
BY Mr.. SoUTnALL: Bill to amend section
| SO Of chapter 162 and section 20 Of chapter
| 20S Of the Code, in relation to the pay Of
jurors.
BY Mr.. SouTHALL: Bill to amend and reGn
| act section of chapter 100 OF the Code o.
| 1860, in relation to divorce.
BY Mr.. IRVINE: Bill extending the juris
diction of justices Of the peace as to cases o.
garnishee.
Adjourned