The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-07


ssssrencr tothe tiaae When the asss Of tas
General Assembly shnll tass Elect. u anaya
heact rs prsscrtbe the time ZOE n9;ialps s M
Circuit Courts 6 the Coifithon Weal.n. Ell n
.tebitls fixing dhe time ior snc nlee gu II,h
he General Assembly 70 January =. =. e. tsa
year: fwhsn the 1st falls on sunday tne
Legislature shall meet on the I'd i for tnc =.
lief, of John Pollard, of King ana Queen
county to incorporate the Boston ware
house and wharf Company.
- lfrsRkaS rbsD.
senate bill providing for the paFmept 81
twelve months interest oh the literary ttlna,
ref}ofted from the Finance Committee WIN
the recommendation that 1t do not pass, was
taken nm and discussed, and the question
being "Shall the bill be engrossedP" was
nut and decided In the negative-ayes, II
noes, 81. ' H..
THE INTEREST BILL. - j..
House bill In relation 10 interest, &C., re-
ported from the Committee for Courts OF
Justice with substitute, was taken up anu ,e
made the special order for to.morroW at haI!,
past 1a o'clock and the continuing order uhli'
disposed Of
SPECIAL ORDER,
Senate bill to proeide for the establishment
of the Southern LuDatic Asylum anu "
establish tho Central Lunatic Asylum Oh q
permanent. basis, being the special oIder o,
the day, was taken up and discussed, anu
finally recomnlitted TO-. the Commlttee vi
Public Institutions.
Mr.. WARD moved to reconsider the vote
bv wnich the bill was reeotnEf1ieted'
The motion to reconsider was agreed To-
The question was then upon the cngross'
ment and third reading OF the bill, ana on
this question Mr.. FITzPATRIcK demanded the
aves and noes, and, being taken, the Senate
ordered the bill to be engrossed-aycs, 10 ;
noes, IL.
ENGRossRD.
Senate bill to incorporate the. Augusta
Mining and Improvement Coibpaily.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Xxx.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
the Rev. DR.. Minnigerode, of the Episcopal
Church. .Es,..e
RESIGNATION OF A COUNTY JUDGE
The SPEAKER laid before the House aeon
munication from the Governor containing
the resignation of Judge A. f. Leake, county
Judge of Goochland county. TO take effect
April 1. 1873. Judge Lcake stated in his
resignation that he was forced to this step
by the death of his father, Hon. W. D.
Leake, by which i large amount of legal
matter was thrown upon his hands, which
could not be attended to while he occupied
the position Of judge.
PASSED.
House bills: TO provide for the payment
of the amount due by the State on her sub
scription to the Saltville and Laurel Turn
pike Company; to amend the Code so us to
restrict the compensation allowed physicians
attending coroners' inquests; to amend the
Code in relation 10 debtors estates; to amend
the Code in relation to fisheries little amended
to protect fish from Cape Henry to Sewell's
Point; to amend an act prescribing the time
for holding circuit courts; to authorize the
Boards of Supervisors of several counties to
appoint a physician and nurse to attend
the poor, and regulate their compensa-
ton; to amend the Code in regard to
attorneys at law; for the relief Of the
representatives Of William Debusk, de-
ceased, us one of the suretieS Of Leonidas
Love, executor Of S. G. Barrick, deceased
to amend al act to incorporate the Gordons'
vile aud Chester Gap railroad; to authorize
the Baptist congregation of Orange Court
house to sell and execute deed to their lot
in Orange Courthouse and apply the pro-
cecds to building church; for the relief
of Ann Sipe, Of Goochland county; to con-
tinue the powers of the trustees OF the Glou-
cester Charity School, and authorize the
funds under their control to be appropriated
to the Use Of the poor of said county.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. MATTHEWS Of Petersburg: To pro-
tect life and property from accident by steam
engines. BY Mr. Evans: To amend the law
in relation to serving notices on tenants by
landlords, &c. b.,
INTEREST on TIE PUBLIC DEBT.
The hour Of - NJ. having arrived, Senate
bill to provide for the payment OF interest on
the public debt came up as the special order.
This bill provides for the payment Of four
per cent. on the whole funded debt and two
thirds of the uufunded debt of tue State,
non-interest bearing certificates for the rc-
manning two per cent. to be issued. 81.
Mr.. DENEALE moved to strike out the 4th
section, which provides for the issuing of the
certificates for the unpaid two per cent, and
spoke in favor of his motion. ... ..5t
Messrs. TAL1AFERRo, DANIEL, and CoGEILL
opposed the motion TO strike out.
Mr.. CLoPToN moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration Of this bill until next
Tuesday.
The motion postpone was advocated by
Messrs. UFERRALL and CLoPToN, and op-
posed by Messrs. DooLEY and JONES wv. IT,
and after some discussion it was rejected.
Mr. DEEEALE (haVing given way for the
motion to postpone) resumed his remarks
and spoke OF some length in favor of striking
out the 9Th section. Tie motion to strike out
was opposed by Mr. SMITH.
Mr.. O'FERRALL obtained the floor and op-
posed the whole bill in an earnest speech of
some length.
Mr.. BROOKE spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. C0GHILL also advocated the bill, and
opposed The motion to strike out.
Mr.. DENEALE obtained the floor and was
proceeding to state bis position when be gave
way to motion to adjourn.
On motion of Mr.. PAGE the House then
adjourned.
AlIeshaBy" Johnson.
Messrs. Editors,-The Geographic sketch"
of the late General Ed. johnson, which ap-
peared in Yesterdays Dispatch, contains
more than one error. VIII corrections be
acceptable? You say, "At the memorable
battle of Allegheny he defeated General Rey-
nolds, and here received apainful wound"
&c. The fact is, Mlroy and not Reynolds
led the Yankees at Allegheny on the 18th Of
December, 1851, and was terribly castigated
by the troops under the command of Colonel
johnson, who was rewarded by promotion
for that victory; and General johnson was
MT Wnlnded on that occasion, but 1rdS