The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-09
General Assembly Of Virginia

General Assembly Of Virginia.
TUESDAY, February s, 1876.
SENATE.
Senator QUEsENBERKY president pro tenn
in the chair. No prayer.
Senate bill, with House amendment, TO
amend the Code in relation to obstructlng
instice by threats or force, was taken up ana
the amendment agreed TO.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HERsDos, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported bill to section
/ of chapter 12S Of the Code, in relation to
commissioners of accounts. subsequently
senate bill to incorporate the West Point
Commercial Company. with an amendment.
subsequently, passed.
House bill to authorize the recordation OF,
in the register of the land office, copies Of
papers from clerks offices, &c. subsequently
passed.
Mr.. FIsSEY, from the Committee on Coun-
ty, City. and Town Organizations, reported
House bill to enlarge the powers of the
Mevor and Council of Big Lick, in the coun-
ty of Roanoke. subsequently taken up and
riectcd.]
House bill to amend the charter of the
town of BIacksburg. subsequently passed.
House bill to amend the 1st section OF
chapter 90 of the Code, in relation to
the obstruction Of highways and hlr.
ORANGES 10 travel, &c. subsequently passed.
Senate bill to amend an act passed Mafch
30, 1S4S, To establish the town of Monterey
as the seat Of justice in the county OF High
land. subsequently passed.
10 Inp1mittpn on Aprl-
culture, Mining and Manufacturing. reported
House bill to amend sections IA, ID, 16, II,
Is of CHAPTER 81 Of the Code, in relation to
harbor.mas,ers for docks in Norfolk county,
&c.
CoMMUTATIoS TO MANNED SOLDIERS.
Mr.. DANIEL, from the special joint commit
tee on the disagreeins votes OF the TWO houses
relative to Communication for soldiers manned
in war, presented report; which was taken
up and agreed to-aye>, %; noes, 0.
The committee recommended that the
Senate rcccdc from its amendment, which
provided that those soldiers who had hereto.
fore filed their certiti ,ates Of Communication
and had not received Communication should
not again be required to do so. The com.
mttee also recommended that sum OF
money, from the fund appropriated for the
purposes of the bill. be held for sixty days
after the passage Of the bill, in order to allow
persons entitled to the benefits Of the bill,
and who reside in remote parts of the State,
to reach the capital in time to secure their
com mutation.
THE CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. MADDOX House bill to
authorize the qualified voters Of Chesterfield
county 10 vote on the question of removing
a. yro f4kpn and
passed.
MALE ORPHAN SOCIETY.
Mr.. Johnson presented bill to amend the
charter Of the Male Orphan Society OF Rich
mond; which was referred.
TIE ToBACCo.LAws.
Mr. HINTON presented preamble and
joint resolution providing that all laws and
amendments to the tobacco-laws passed at
this session Of the General Assembly shall
not be operative until January 1st, 1877, save
so far as they may apply to a modification of
the seth section of the existing law, so as to
allow persons to ship without inspection to-
bacco from markets having no public in
spector of tobacco at this time.
The resolution was committed to the joint
special committee on tobacco.
CIRCUIT COURTS, ETC.
Mr.. BLAND presented bill to change the
time for holding the circuit courts in the
Ninth judicial circuit; which was referred to
the Committee for Courts of Justice.
By Mr. uERNDoN: A bill to amend the
road-law.
THE MONTPELIER HUMANE ASSOCIATION.
On motion Of Mr. HINTON, the resolution
requesting the House OF Delegates to return
to the Senate the bills repeating the charters
Of the Montpelier Female Humane AsSocia-
ton, was taken up.
Dir. HINTON moved to indefinitely postpone
the resolution.
. MIR. JOHNSON said that the Senator from
Petersburg occupied inst the same parila-
mentary position that he did before the reso'
luton was introduced, and it mattered not,
so far as that was concerned, whether be was
present or not. He thought that there was
ample authority under the statute of Virginia
to enter proceedings to recover the funds lost
or misapplied by a trustee.
Mr.. BLAND explained: If the Legisla.
ture should repeal the charter, why, then,
the General Assembly could not investigate
that which did hot exist: and the courts
could not investigate the frauds because
there were no beneiciaries, as Montpelier
had not been bought. He thought that the
object Mr.. HINTON had in view was to
recall the bill before the charter was repeal.
ed, in order that there nigh be an inyestiga-
ton.
Mr.. JOHNSON said that the only effect an in.
yestigation could have before the charter is
repealed would be to repeal the charter; and
nothing would be gained by investigation
after the charter is repealed.
Mr. SMITH said that the Senator from Pc
tcrsburg had been talking aboat something
that he didn't know anything about; that
the remarks of the gentleman didn't fall
very pleasantly upon his ear. The gentle
man had barped upon the discourtesy that
had been offered the speaker. So far as that
was concerned, he thought they were even,
as Mr.. HINTON had never consulted him as 10
the propriety OF the resolution.
Mr.. HINTON denied the statement.
Mr.. SMITH said that he (SaITH) found MIR.
HINTON showing the resolution TO other sen.
ators, but be had never shown it to him.
Mr.. SMITH then disclaimed any discourtesy
to Mr.. HINTON in recalling the resolution, and
stated that be desired the whole thing to
come out. He stood vindicated in the eyes
of God and himself so far as there was any
thing wrong about his connection with it.
He begged to assure the Senator that his
effort to get him over to a certain PROPOSE.
ton must be such as to Convince him before
he'd yield an inch. He was sorry that the
Senator from Petersburg had gotten up the
wrong way this morning and had taken de.
feat on bis tobacco resolution so hardly.
Mr.. HINTON inquired whether one of the
bene6ciaries OF the institution had asked a
repeal of the charter.