The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-31
General Assembly of Virginia.

General Assembly of Virginia.
TUESDAY, March 80, 1915.
SENATE.
Lieutcnant.G Governor THOMAS in the chair
COMMITTEE IMPORTS.
The Committee on Privileges and Election
reported upon the certificates OF election o.
| A. s. McRAE, of the. Seventh sena Orial dis
trict, and Of WILLIAM r. CLARK, Of the
| Twenty-siXth senatorial district, that the
| same. together with the swora statements nc.
companying them, were in due form and
correct IN every particular. Adopted.
| The Senate committee appointed to eX-
anime the bonds Of public officers report
| that Mai,r s. II. Boykin, 2eg'ster OF the
Land Ohce, is the only public officer who
has been appointed or elected since the last
session of the General Assembly, and the
committee find that lie executed proper
bond for the discharge OF fs duties under
his appointment by the Governor, and has
also executed bond since niS election tc
said office. This bond appears to be in pro.
per form, and is certified by the Attorney
General and approved by the Governor. as
required by law. MIR. Boykiu appears also
to have taken the oath of Office prescribed
by law.
Tue committee appointed to visit the va
rious localities proposed for the new lunatic
asylum presented their report. They visited
the following places, which are described ia
detail, with the price demanded for each,
and the sp 'cial facilities possessed by each
locality for the purposes Of lunattc asylum -
viz: Amelia Springs, Huguenot Spring !;
old Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg
county; Suffolk, Nansemond county -four
sites offered and ex4mined); BurkeviIle, Not
toway county two sites offered and exam
ined); Drewry's Bluff. The committee also
examined the present locality Of the Central
Luuatic Asylum, and give it their prefer.
encc as ii e location for a permanent asylum,
out consider tue price demanded fJr it cx-
cessve.
The report was tabled and ordered to be
printed.
ISDiFISITELY POSTPONED.
Senate bill directing the Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund to sell the States interest
| in the Richmond and Fredericksburg rail-
road.
Senate bill to provide for working the
roads in the county of Shenandoah was re-
| jected.
PASSED.
Senate hill to amend section Ii Of chapter
l57 of the Code, in regard TO recesses OF cir
cut courts.
| House bill aprropris.ing $4,000. or as
much of ii Us may be necessary, for rcceh Ing
and placing in position the bronze statue OF
! ThomaS j. Jackson rendered to the State by
certain En- lishmen. The vote on the pas
sage stood-.ye$, %; noes, 4 Those who
voted in the negative were Ncs,ls. LATHRor,
| RUE, MADDOX, and STEVENS.
Senate Till 10 amend sections | and 3 Of
chapter 81 OF the Code, and repeal other Sec
| tons il relation TO The assessment Of the
lands Of Virginia.
Senate bill to facilitate immigration to Flr-
ginia.
Senate bill 20 amend the acl incorporating
! the Border Grange Warehouse and Supply
Company.
| BY Mr.. ALLAN: A bill to provide tempo
rary accommodation for the while lunatIcS
! now unprovided for.
AN ATTEMPT AT RETALIATION UPON THE FEDs
RAJ GoyERNMEhT.
Mr.. klRKP aTRiCK moved suspension oil
the rules for the purpose OF illInS from
The keeper of the rolls bill ctd'ng to The
limited States certain Lands at NinchCs'et
and Hampton for military Cemeteries. Mr.
k1uEpArRIc5 argued that the ces>iou Of these
lands ought to he refused as a measure OF
retaliation for the forci5'e detention by tic
Government of tue Arlington property. His
obi CT was to obtaia reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill ceding these lands was
passed for the purpose Of rejecting il.
ltY akn md al 1n
proposition as petty attempt ut retaliation,
beneath the dignity Ct Virgnians, aud c.lc u
lated to do mischi:f to the State. and to ren.
der utterly hopcl SIS the claims 0: the heirs
of General Lee upon the Arlington estate.
The Senate by decisive vote refused to
recall The bill.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Senate bill fer the relief Of the sureties OF
Samuel Trenary, late sheriff Of Frederick
county, was tabled. on motion Of Mr.. w ARD
The following were ordered to engro>s.
ment: To regulate the appointment OIL
boards of public instruction to incorporate
the Grand United Sous and Daughters OF the
Living Council Of the Cross, No. 1, State OF
Virginia.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
House bill applorriatirg the public reye.
nue for the fiscal year 1915 was taken up
and amended.
Mr.. GREEvER moved to strike out the al.
preparation Of $1,000 to the Virginia Mill.
ta'y Institute. Nth the design, if the N ,tiou
was carried, to move to strike out the al.
preparation TO The University. Rejected
ayes, l; noes. q.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to amend by inserting
provision for sn appropriation OF S. 900 TO
the Hampton Normal Institute.
| MeSsrs. BLAND aud McRAE favored the
amentmeDt, the latter speaking 10 the high.
eat terms of the manage neDt and usefulness
OF the la upton Institute. The amendment
was rejected by 4 lnsjority Of one vote
ayes, II; noes, Is.
Mr.. STEVENS offered an amendment appro.
priatiog the suui of Bio 600 for the benefit of
the colored free common schools. E ject.
ed-ayes, 7; noes, g.
A motion TO increase the appropriation 10
the Eastern Lunalic Asl lum from $50, 900 to
S63 900 vas jtcted.
The bill vas then, without further amend
men', read the third time ana passed ayes,
2j; noes, Z.
In motion Of Mr. MoEFETr, tue chair was
vacated for one hour.