The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-04
General Assembly Of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, February 3, 1915.
SENATE.
Senator QUEsENBERRY in the chair. n


SENATE.
Senator OUEsEsBgRRY in the chair. No
prayer.
PRESENTED AND. REFERRED.
By Mr.. MEeM: A bill for the relief OF the
securities of A. s, Modisett, late treasurer OF
Page county.
By Mr. TAYLOR Petition of nine hundred
citizens of Loudoun county in reference 10
granting liquor licenses.
By Mr.. DUFrfELD: Resolutions OF the HOT
ticultural and Pathological Society OF the Guy
of Norfolk. o..
By Mr.. GR1MsLEY: A bill to amend the otn
section Of an act, approved June l, io.o, 70
change the name or the town OF Fairfax 10
Cuipeper, and to provide charter ior tne
same. - r..
By Mr.. LAWSON: A resolution as to the ex'
pediency of relieving Joseph n. fhiliips,
treasurer of the county of Surry, trom Tue
payment of certain money which was oe-
stroyed by fire, &c.
By Mr.. MEEa: Petition Of S. b. Moore
and fifty others against chartering the to"n
of Mount Jackson, in The county OF Snenan-
doah.
By Mr.. KIRKPATRICK : A bill to incorporate
the Virginia Prison Reform Association.
By Mr.. SMITH, of Nelson: Whereas tbe
snacial Joint Committee on Tobacco ID
snectiop. created the Sd Of December last,
did on the 21st ultimo, through its chairman,
the senator from Halifax. report that it was
"inexpedient" to legislate on the subJect.
which the Senate has not adopted; ana
whereas several propositions relating TO
the subject are pending before this body,
among them the one offered by The said sena'
tor on the 26lh ultino, and referred TO the
Finance Committee; therefore be 1t
Resolued, That said last-named commit
tee be and is hereby respectfully and earnest
" requested to report its action 10 The Senate
az soon as possible, in order that the whole
subject may be considered and disposed OF
at an early day."
NEW LUSATIC ASYLUM.
On motion of Mr. PRIDEMoRE Senate Dill
for the appropriation Of $500, 900 for the
establishment of new lunatic asylum was
taken up.
On motion of Mr.. GREEvER the Senate re-
solved itself into Committee OF the Whole
to consider the bill.
The PRESIDENT designated Mr.. WARD, OF
Winchester, to act as chairman, and he &C
cordingly took the chair.
Mr.. HERNDoN addressed the committee In
favor of charging the present institutions
for the accommodation of the lunatics now
in the jails, &c.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK urged the necessity Of
esta blshlpg q new asylum, IS it would In
the end be cheaper than to care for the aSy.
ums as they would be enlarged.
Mr.. PATTERSON thought for the first year
or two it might be cheaper 10 enlarge the
present asylums but In the end 1t would be
best to build new lunatic asylum In that
large section of the State where there is no
such institution. He declared that it was the
bounden duty of the State to establish new
asyluna, andshe was willing to tax the people
to pay for it.
Mr.. BLAND argued that a new lunatc asy.
lum might now be built, but the present dsy.
lums ought to be enlarged.
Mr. MoFFETT argued that the Western
Lunatic Asylum at least ought to be en-
larged, but that new asylum ought now to
be built.
Mr. NowLIN, in order to bring the subject
properly before the committee, presented a
resolution instructing the Committee on
Public Institutions to report bill appro.
priating $4,000 to each the Eastern and
Western Lunatic Asylums, and $500 for
the erection Of new lunatic asylum, to be
paid in annual instalments of $4,000.
Mr.. PENN presented as competing pro-
position to that offered by MIR. NowLIN the
following:
"That in the opinion of this committee it
is eXpedient to establish new lunatic asy-
Ium that in filling the blank (as to location)
in the Senate substitute the names Of places
in competition for the location be offered in
the committee, and that the committee will
vote UiUd yoce, each member designating on
the call of his name the location OF his choice,
and each time on calling the roll the place
which may receive the smallest number Of
votes shall be dropped until majority of
those voting shall agree on the location to be
made. 49,
THAT at o'clock tomorrow the vote will
be taken under the foregoing resolution" ?
Mr.. TERRY was inclined to think that 0
new asylum was necessary, but as to where
the asylum should be located was a matter
which the Senate ought not to decide, but
that competent commission should be Sc.
lected. First let us decide whether an asylum
is to be built.
At 2:l5 Dir. NowLIN moved that the COM
mittee do now arise. Agreed to.
Senator QUEsENBERRY resumed the chair.
Mr.. WARD, from the Committee of the
Whole, reported that they had had several
propositions before them, but for want oil
time had not reached conclusion, and asked
further time Agreed to.
On malon of Mr.. NowLIN the Senate ad.
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at u M.-Speaker
HANGER In the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR..
Biting. ,.. ...-..
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. LYBRooK Bill to incorporate the
Newport and BIacksburg Turnpike Com.
pany.
House joint resolution extending the time
within which the accounts Of j. B. Golliday,
late treasurer of Shenandoah county, with
the Commonwealth may be audited and set.
tied.
BY Mr.. O'NEAL: Petition Of citizens of
Alexandria and vicinity asking investigation
into the monopoly of the steamer Arrow of
landing passengers at Mount Vernon, and II
necessary to legislate accordingly. "
By Mr.. GRIFFITH: Resolution as to the ex.
pediency Of legisating to prevent the land.
ing of persons having smallpox upon the
shores of this Commonwealth.
REPORTED. .~
Fauorably. House bill to provide for
working roads in the county of Shenandoah;
House bill to better enable the principal Of
the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institution to
discover in all parts Of the State the objects Of
that public charity; House bill to provide
for issuing new bonds for the Bank OF Rock.
ingham; Senate bill to authorize the forma-
tion of partnership associations in which
the capital subscribed shall alone be re-
sponsible for the debts of such association,