The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-20

and Industrial Ass '
Va. -.
Nv Mr.. HERspos: Joint resolution. N III re-,
,oi ion 70 the distribution oil tue new ooue
nf ' virginia when printed. by MI. Ques En-
.r,.y: A bill declaring certain parts OF ,n IN
Gh;rl,ahomiuy river public highway. 10y
Mr.. WyNSE: 4 bill to enlarge tue JarIei,s'
lion or the Circuit Court OF the city oil hicu'
mend. By Mr.. Trench: bill amehdins
m act to incorporate the Southwestern VT
ciuia Mining and Smelling Company. 10y
Ir. ASDERsoN Of PittsylEanin: blu TO In
corporate the Danvilie and Franklin Kall
road Company. by Mr.. HERNDoN: A bill t1
allow Judges of certain Hastings and Corpo
ration Courts to practice law.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
House joint resolution providing thai
county Judges shall be elected five at time
was taken up aud agreed to.
PASSED.
Senate bill to authorize the issue Of land
warrants for small quantities in lieu of war
rau.s heretofore issued for large quantities o.
land; 10 provide for the establishment of thu
Southern Llnatic. Asylum and to establish
the Central Lunatic Asylum on a permanent
basis: to Incorporate the Woodstock ant
Wardensvillc Turnpike Company.
BILLS ADVANCED.
A number of bills were taken up on The
calendar and advanced to engroSsment ant
third reading. ;,
Senate bill fixing the time for holding tht
circuit courts Of the Commonwealth was
taken up and discussed, and finally ordered
to be engrossed. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HA.GER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev: j. q. Granbcry, Of the Broad-Stree
Methodist church.
-. . MANNER or ELECTISG JUDGES.
The Committee on Rules offered the fol
lowing as substitute for a similar resolu
ton offered some time ago by Mr.. Smith:
"ResoIred (he Senate concurring), That
in the election of county judges nominations
therefor shall be made for five counties OIL
districts when the roll shall be called in each
House for the election of judge for ono
county or district; and when all five shall
have been voted for, the presiding officer Of
each House shall appoint committee tc
count the joint vote and report to the re-
spective Houses" The report was agreed TO
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
on motion of ALss O FERRALL, House bill tC
Incorporate the Brock Gap, Hardy and
Hampshire Railroad Company was placed on
the calendar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. FuLKERsoN for three days
PERSONAL.
Mr., REAToN stated that had he been pres.
cnt when the vote was taken on the post
ponelnent OF the free railroad bill he would
have voted ia the affirmative, but that he lad
paired oil with the member from Roanoke
(Mr. FITzGERALD).
MIR. RAnsDELL stated that he would have
voted against the po>tponement Of the bill.
Of the court bill.
COSvICT LABOR.
House bill to amend the act to author.
ize the Governor to hire out the con-
ycts in the penitentiary, &C., came up.
Mr.. CLoproS offered the following amend
ment in the twelfth line: ''Prorided
further, That said convicts shall not be
hired ont for the purpose of learning the
stonc-clitting or any other mechanical trade.
or he permitted to be taught TO cut or dress
stone or any other mechanical! trade, but
shall only be hired TO do common laborcrs'
work." This resolution was opposed by
Mcssrs. p. Il. JONES, =. J. CARTER, and NOR
TON, and advocated by Ncssrs. CLopToS aud
G1LNAs: pending the discussion of which,
the hour of II NJ. having arrived, the special
order, the bill for
THE LEASE OF THE PENITENTIAEY
was taken up.
Mr.. J. I. Brown moved to strike out all
after the word "penitentiarv" in the Sth
line, I'd section, and insert "thcy shall re-
quire By the terms of the lease It's removal,
aud If no satisfactory lease can be made, they
shall contract for its removal, provided ii
can be done without any cost 20 the State
over and above the amount received for the
sale of the buildings and land now occupied
by the penitentiary."
The amendment was advocated by MesSrs.
j. Y. BROWN. DooLEY, GILMAN, and DANIEL.
Mr.. PoAGUE thought that the coupling OF
the lease and removal would probably defeat
both.
Tie amendment was agreed to by ayes,
60; noes, Al.
Brown, Bryant, BurlIivder, Campbell, P.J. Carter
Cloptoll, Coleman Cottrcll Critz, Daniel. Delaney
Dciiealc, Donald, Dooley, Dnngey. Early. Elliott
Il. s. Jones, II. Jones, Jorgcnscn, Kelly. kinche
thew, MCMILLAN. Miller, Minor, Nclc, Nckens, No.
be O'Fcrrlll. Paige, Patterson, Perkins. Radford
Kansdell: Roller Sangster Scrugss, Strohcr, Suite
Turrin. Wake. and Young-Gh.
NOES-Mcs.rs. hlicn, Anderson, Bagwell. Bcaton
Bernard. Bishop, Booker. koulon. Bowen, Bristow.
RMlrr, Jack Carter, Christian, Cumnings' Dalton
lIardcsty. Irvine, Lewis, 4. Is. Ligl.tner. Pau
Ligrhtncr Matthews, Munsey, Nort'n Nowlin, Parks
Payme roaTue Queen smith Stphens; St JGn
Wall, Wits Watson, Wharton, Williams, and Mr.
Sncaker-47
Mr.. LAWSON moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and spoke in favor of his mo.
ton.
Mr.. LovENsrEIS opposed the motion TO re-
consider.
Mr.. PoAGuE spoke at some length against
the removal of the penitentiary, and thought
thtt Richmond was the proper place for this
Institution.
The motion to reconsider was rejected.
The bill was further discussed, when Mr..
WALL moved to dismiss, with the following
result: Ayes, Al; noes, Gt-the Richmond
delegation voting Solldy ono"
The hour of . p. N. having arrived, the
chair was vacated till P. NJ.
Night Session.
The chair was resumed at 2. NJ. by
Speaker HANGER.
The penitentiary bill came up and was
ordered to engnossment and third reading,
Mr.. J. Il. BRowN moved to reconsider.
Agreed to. He then moved to amend his
amendment agreed to this morning by add.
ing "provded said removal shall take place
within two years from date Of lease." Agreed
TO.
Mr.. TlDBALL moved to amend by adding
''and in case Of removal that it shalt be lCca.
ted within three miles from the city of Rich
maud y lI1, NnprnN nnred To insnrt 6. tic