The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-29
THE LEGISLATURES.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEASURES
DISPOSED OF,

II 4uc uUftEUVI uHS appfOfSQ tue Oil re-
pealing the 58th section OF the tobacco.in.
spection laws. The effect OF this Is TO leave
inspections voluntary. There will continue
houses may be established where they do not
now exist. The compulsory feature which
has been repealed has been In operation In
Virginia under different forms over 200
years.
The charter OF the "Association for the
Benefit Of the Widows and Orphans of the
Southern. States" Was repealed, notvith.
standing q a:eommlttee Of the House with
great unanimity reported against the repeal.
The vote in the Senate yesterday was-ages,
20; noes, 6.
The special committee to select site for
the Central Lunatic Asylum consists of Sen
ators Hinton and Hurt and Delegates Doo-
ley, Jordan, and Hubbard. They are nor
authorized to incur any expense which the
State will have to pay. 1t Is expected that
they viii submit their report to the General
Assem- blY at its next session. The ground
now used by the Central Luuatic Asylum
does lot belong to the State, and the lease
will expire before very long.
The Hhskey.tsx bill, the bill proposing to
submit the constitutional amendments to a
vote of tho people separately, and the. bill
proposing to allow judges t5VaRnpel citizens
to serve as judges of election, were among q
large number Of bills killed by non-action in
one house or the other.
The appropriation bill was so amended as
to give DR.. Palmer $500, and to allow 81 600
as expenses OF funding the public debt, at
which latter amount it is expected that the
pay of a clerk in the Treasurer's and Audit.
or's Offices (Mr. Newman) and guard for
the interior of the Capitol (Mr. Beach, will
be taken.
DR.. I. Clark s bill proposing to reduce
the pay of members of the General Assem-
bly 10 S54O for each regular session passed
tie House. The Senate, intending to delelt
the bill, reduced the salary to 1865, and so
amended it, and sent it back to the House,
where it died painless death.
Mr.. John Thompson Brown was yester-
day elected Judge Of Nelson county In place
of Judge Stevens, removed. There has been
same talk about Judge Stevens refusing to
surrender the judgeship without contes,ing
Ia the courts the validity of his removal. but
his friends discountenaDce such course.
Mr.. Brown is a popular gentleman, and it Is
said will worthily fill the position.
The bill proposing to amend the charter OF
the State Agricultural Society, and to exempt
it from taxation, passed the Senate, but twice
failed in the House.
It is hoped that the new tax bill will
raise as much as sT5, 900 revenue moe than
the old one.
The Pinel Hospital, in Richmond, for
which charter was granted, Is Intended for
the cure of the insane and for the reclamation
of inebriates, opium. eaters, and liquor-drink-
ers. Three justices of the peace or the courts
may commit parties under certain restric-
tions.
The House refused to pass the resolution
to pay expenses Of Governor Letcher's i'll
ness out of the contingent fund because
Governor Letcher did not wish it: but 1t
Yesterday passed resolutions complimentary
to him, wishing him a complete and speedy
recovery. :,
The clerical work of both houses is all
done. The bills and resolutions, and other
| pa pers left over and not finally acted upon,
have been bundled up and laid away until
next session, when many of them will be
resurrec:ed and brought under considera-
| tion again.
The two houses will meet tonight at 8
O'Clock to hear the report of the Committee
on Enrolled Bills; to appoint committee
| to wait upon the Governor; to pass resolu-
tions of thanks, and to indulge In jokes and
to adjourn till the first Wednesday in De.
cember. In the mean time the Governor will
be busy examining the bills and resolutions
sent to bin. MIR. Winston has been at work
| night and day enrolling, and though he has
had some help in the last two or three days,
| has been scarcely able to keep up.
There was heavy run on the State Treas.
Harry yesterday, and there will be heavier
one to-day. No member will leave the city
with the State indebted to him. Some few
members have not during the session drawn
a cent, and will get it all in lump to-day.
The Governor has been authorized to baye
| shield representing the coat-of.arms of Vir-
ginia painted, to be sent to the Centennial.
| 1t will be placed on one of thirteen pillars,
which will represent the thirteen original
Estates of the American Union. The expense
will come out of the contingent fund.
A large number of members left the city
Yesterday, and more will 60 to-day.