The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-01
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.

uu act puSS6u plGlS I'll IOI GuIlliSu
act to amend and rcelact the 1st
ling the city of Norfolk to construct
water-works for the Use of the peo-
pie of said city, passed January IA, 1867 !;
House bill to amend and reenact an act to
authorize the trustees of the Strasburg Aca-
denny, in shenandoah county, to sell certain
| lot of land; House bill TO amend and re-
enact the 18th section of the SIth chapter of
the Code of Virginia, in relation to inspec-
ton OF tobacco; House joint resolution me-
molializing Congress to abolish the internal
tax on all liquors made from fruit; House
! bill to amend and reenact an act entitled an
act to amend the 10th section of chapter 101
of the Code of 1860, to prevent the deStruc-
ton of wild fowl in this State, approved
March Is, 1872: House bill to authorize the
Washington City, Alexandria, Lynchburg
and North Carolina Railroad Company to
issue bonds to provide for the payment OF
the bonds and debts of the Orange, Alexan-
dria and Manassas railroad, &C.. with amend
| ments House bill to amend and reenact all
| act entitled an act to prescribe the times for
holding the circuit courts of this State, in
force 10th March, 1872 with amendments ;
| House bill to incorporate the Mangorike
Wharf Company, on the Rappahannock
river with amendment.
! RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED AND ADOPTED.
By Mr.. LAKELAND: That the Committee
| for Courts Of Justice inquire into the expe-
d!ency of Furnishing more vigorously the
crime of arson, and especially so as to pro-
vide that barn-Gurning at night shall be q
capital offence where the lives Of valuable
| animals and other valuable property are de-
stroyed also, that said committee consider
| the propriety OF authorizing the Governor,
or the supervisors Of counties, to offer re.
wards for the del lection and apprehension of
persons guilty ofarson. BY Mr.. PRIDEMoRE :
! That the Doorkeepcr of the Senate be i'll
structcd to provide more cfectual means
than now exist TO secure and distribute all
| Matchmaker coming to the Senate chamber,
| and to enable him et1ectualIy to do so that
be have the services of the pages therefor.
SALARIES OF JUDGES.
House bill to authorize and empower the
Council of the city Of Richmond to increase
| the salaries Of the Judges OF the Circuit.
| Chancery. and Hastings courts Of said city
was taken up OH motion of Mr.. CoHNALLY,
and the amendments proposed by the House
of Delegates Gncludng on like terms the
| Judge of the Hastings Court OF Nortolk) to
the amendments of the Senate (including the
Judge of the Hastings Court of Petersburg
| were agreed to.
| The title Of the bill was then amended 80
| as to read as follows; I'm act to authorize
| and empouer The Councils Of the cities of
! Richmond, Petersburg, AMI Norfolk TO In
crease the salaries Of the judges Of said
| cihes."
Mr.. CoNSALLY was ordered 10 inform the
| House OF the Scnate's action.
BILLS ADVANCED.
4 considerable number of Senate bills
were advanced to third reading and engross-
ment.
TIE ASSESSMENT BILL
was taken up and discussed until G:l5, when
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. J. G. CRANBERRY, of the Methodist
Church.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES,
Senate bill relating to public printing and
defining the duties Of the Superintendent of
Public Printing was put Oh the calendar, on
motion Of Mr. KELLY.
COUNTY JUDGES.
Mr.. PoAGuE offered the following:
Whereas it is understood that the present
Legislature will eject county judges there
fore
"ReSolred, That it is unwise and ineXpe-
dent for the General Assembly to elect any
of its own members TO the office Of county
judge"
Mr.. PoAaUE advocated his resolution at
some length.
Mr.. RlDDLEBAEGER moved to add "or cir
cult judge"
Mr.. SMITH, of Nelson, opposed the resolu-
ton. He said: Mr. Speaker, | am aware
that am about to address body in which,
as Josh Billings would say, all want to be
heard first, many want to talk, few are in
cIined to think, and none are willing to
listen: but must Leg the attention and in
diligence of the House for few moments
only, for some of us are deeply interested in
this untimelv innovation and monstrouS out
rage Intended to be visited upon us by the
proposition under consideration. Sir,
hardly had supposed that my bosom friend
from Rockbridge Colonel Poague) would
have attempted to infiict such wrong upon
many of us and his resolution comes upon
us like clap of thunder in cloud
less sky, greatly alarming us: for we had
built our hopes high upon being made the
serene wcarers of the judicial crmine. There
fore, to be so abruptly foiled in our pet
scheme, as is proposed in the resolution, is
more than flesh and blood can bear; ii is the
most unkindest cut OF all. 1t is well known
TO this House that we have adroitly and
stubbornly opposed the court bill as 1t came
from the committee; that we have jealousy
log-rolled and successfully bob-nobbed up to
this critical junctare; and now to have our
hopes blasted by this iniquitous resolution
will bring a sad day upon our most sanguine
aspirations. Sir, like Moses from Pisgah's
lofty summit, we are in sight Of the promised
lund-our faYorite iudgeships; aud If this
resolution passes, and we fail to be made
Judges, the Commonwealth will incur a
great loss of judicial material. that
will cause frightul howl from our
dear people; and future generations will
mourn in tones of awful sorrow over such
lamentabIe catastrophe. This resolution
must be defeated, and the court bill must
be defeated at all hazards, or there will
lie weeping and wailing and gnasbing OF
! teeth, and many serious explosions OF lofty,
immaculate ambitions. Sir, this resolution
and the committee bill! seem to be akin to
each other. This House knows that we last
winter advocated the plan and provisions
of the court bill, but we then knew it
could not pass. Now we are opposed to 1t
because our dear, dear people are solid
phalanx against 1t. They are now OPP
posed to 1t unless we can get 1t as
amended by the delegate from Orange MT.
TALIAPRRRo) for the further reason that some
Of us have actually chosen our positions,
some: as county judges, others as circuit