The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-03

ate biI[ to Incorporate the Royal Afcn ma
sons Hall aud Library Association. OF aMm
vile: Senate bill to incorporate the Sssno
Lodge of the Independent oreer OF seou
Teuaolars OF Che State Of Virginia; sd9aIe
hin 10 amend the law ia relation 10 tnA.n y.
ditor's powers as to claims IL favor on !ne
Commonwealth Senate bill requiring Mt,e y
and contract for real estate for public uses 70
he approved or dfsapproSed by county
courts. with amendments; Senate Din 70
create q board Of bartor COMMISSIONERS OF
Norfolk and Portmouth, and fol. Inc pre-.
seryation and Improvement Of the narpoll q!
Norfolk and Portsmouth, with amerolnens,
Senate bill to. provide for more specino re.
ports OF the transportation OF produce on
railroads and catais Of the State, with SUD
siit,,ie:I House bill for the relief d. a.
Wright: House bill to furnish TO Jonn a.
Brooks artijcial eyes, or Communication tnere7
for. House bill to incorporate Stevens Lodge
No, 1875. Grand United order OF odd-fel-
lows. of AIexandria House bill to autnor-
lie the Episcopal Female Institute at VIM
chester TO borrow money; House bill 10
amend the law 10 relation to barbormastefs.
Adpersefu,- bill to amend ine Jaw
IN relation TO suits for divorce; House Dill
providing for public cemeteries. a-a ~
BANK OF ROCKINGHAM. .-sis' }"
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re-
norted the following substitute for the ao-
verse report of the Finance Commlttee ~
reference to the bonds of the bank Oh hoGh-
iugham which were abstracted ifoln Tue -
State Treasury: est,
/" Resolued, That the bonds OF the state
for the sum Of $1,000 held by the treasurer
ia trust for the Bank Of Rockingham, "nlcn
were distracted from the Treasurers ONCE,
should be replaced by the issuance OF new
bonds for like amount, to be held % tpe
Treasurer on the same trusts LOT "DiSa INC
abstracted bonds were held" agreed To-
ELIGIBILITY OF MAJOR BoYKrN. .
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re-
norted It ipexpedient to legslate upon the
s,,bieet of the eligibility OF Major 8. Il. Boy
kin to the office of Register of Lands. =,
Mr.. LoNeLEY presented resolution in
the nature of a substitute for the report, re-.
ferrinp the question to the Attorney. q eneral
for his opinion. --- -,
Mr.. LoselEY insisted that the committee
should have given an affirmative or negative
Messrs. MAearDsR, MONTAGUE, HoLBRook,
and CoGHILL defended the report on the
ground that if the present incumbent held
The Office illegally the House had no jusisdic-
tion of the matter, and the remedy was in
the courts at the motion Of any citizen that
In any event his acts were legal while be
held the Office. .I.sEt. B.
Messrs. MONTAGUE and CoGHIIL expressed
the positive opinion that the election was
not Unconstitutional. -.#
The House rejected the substitute BY q
recorded vote of 8S to 8, and the report OF
the committee was agreed to. RISER 1851 I
!. The SpEAKRR announced the assignment
of MIR. MONTAGUE to the Committee for
Courts Of Justice. -.. ~ a'.-..i -.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE a
was granted Messrs. MORRISON and T. S.
GIBSON for an indefinite time because of SICK
ness 10 their families.
On motion Of Mr.. TAYLOR, of Norfolk, the
IMMIGRATION BILL ,
was taken up. 1t was discussed by Messrs.
TAYLOR and HoLBRooK In support of the
bill, and Mr.. POWELL in opposition to ser-
tain of Its provisions.
Mr.. BoHANNoN made forcible speech
against the bill, and eloquently represented
to Virgnians that the Improvement Of the
condition of the State was In their own
bands had they but the energy to meet the
emergency. He was Of opinion that the
best way to attract immigration and capital
WAS to adjust immediately the public debt.
Pending this discussion, Mr. GILMAN hsvr
ing the floor, resolutions in reference to the
:. DEATH OF MICHAEL n. CLARK, 7
senator from Pittsylyania, were received from
the Senate. After the reading OF the resolu.
lions eulogistic speeches were made by
Messrs. LAMKIN, FOSTER, GRIFFITH, and
HuDGlN and on motion OF Mr. ecaUGGs Inc
Senate resolutions were ordered TO be spread
upon the journal, and the House adjourned
as mark of respect to the deceased. =,