The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-02
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SENATE
1sba senate met at 10 M. lieutenant
Governor Thomas presiding.
PRAYER BY Rev. j. q. Tyler, OF the Sew
entt-Ssreet Christian church.
49,, PASSED.
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary 81
the Commonwealth to furnish certain ON.
rers in the Commonwealth with Session
Acts under certain conditions.
House bill comforting on tho police OF
Alexandria certain powers OF constables.
House bill amending the law in relation
to records in. the Court Of Appeals.
House bill to. reduce bonds OF ministers
Of the gospel. u....
the decisions OF school boards In reference
to the construction Of school buildings.
House bill to amend the law In relation to
the appointment Of school trustees In towns
OF less than 5000. ;..- =. -.
Senate bill to authorize the city Of Win.
chester to subscribe to the capital stock OF
the Martinsburg and Potomac railroad.
Senate bill to provide, for laying out and
working the roads in Henrlco county.
.,l; REJECTED. y -:7 arstlt.
Senate bill to authorize fiduciaries to sell
insolvent claims. .1d 'sE...s
LEASE OF THE PENITENTIART.
On motion OF Mr.. GREEvER, Senate bill
providing for the lease OF the penitentiary
and hiring out the conyicts was taken up,
the question being upon the adoption OF the
substitute reported from the Committee on
Public institutions, which provides that
the Iessres shall be liable for all cost OF con-
~, ;t,,fs tho c1IarlPs
of the superintendent, assistant 'superln'
tendent, surgeon, and the necessary guards,
which shall be paid out OF the State Urea
sury, as they are to be retained under tne
lease.
Mr.. EUBANK did not think the question OF
leasing out the pcnitentiary should be agl'
tated at this time, as bill was now pend.
ing in the House that will utilize most OF
the able-bodied conyicts in that Institution.
Mr.. GREEyER thought that plenty of bust.
ness-men could be found who would be
glad to rent the penitentiary, and he had no
doubt that money could be made out OF it.
Mr.. CRITcHER suggested that the adoption
Of this substitute would conflict with bill
already passed by the Senate, hiring out
large number of these conyicts to internal
improvements.
Mr.. QUEsENBERRY thought the objections
Of Mr. CRITCHER could be easily obviated.
He said il the substitute were amended SO
as to provide that all convicts in the peni-
Tertiary not disposed Of ut the time the les
sees took charge, it would meet the gentle
mans objections.
Mr. MARSHALL suggested that there
seemed to be some misunderstanding about
the substitute, and moved that the whole
matter be recommitted. 49,.
Mr.. OUEsENBERRY moved to amend the
substitute by inserting: "All conyicts not
disposed of at the time of the lease"
Mr.. BLAND favored the proposition con-
templated by the bill. He did not think
that any contingency could occur to pre-
vent the carrying out Of the provisions OF
the bill. ..... =. .
MIR. JOHNSON favored the proposition, but
said that the lease OF the penitentiary might
do more injury to the industry Of Rich
mond than it would do good to the inter-
ests OF the State. There were many large
manufacturing interests in this city that
might be greatly imperilled by the adoption
of such bill. He thought bill could be so
framed as to meet these objections. He
hoped that the bill would be made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow, but yielded to q
suggestion from Mr. QUESENBERRY to make
it the order OF the day for Friday next;
which was agreed to.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PENITENTIARY
ELECTED. .'"'
At O'Clock the Senate proceeded to carry
out the Joint order OF the day, which was the
election Of successor to Colonel G.. French
Strothcr as Superintendent Of the Peniten-
tiary. The election resulted in the choice
of Colonel Samuel A. Swami, OF Caroline
county.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Mr.. Tanner introduced a bill to amend
section II OF chapter So of the Code OF
1873, in relation to weights ana measures.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion Of Mr. HERNDoN, who stated
that he was sick, Mr.. ALLAN was granted
leave of absence until Monday.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bills to secure depositors in banks
and savings institutions; to regulate uni
formity OF textbooks.
Adjourned at las =. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. j. r. Garlick, D. D., OF
the Leigh-Street Baptist church.
BILLS REPORTED.
From the Committee for Courts of JUS
tice: A bill to authorize the trustees Of Man.
chester Baptist church, at Manchester, to
borrow money; bill to amend section IA
Of chapter 40 OF the Code, in relation to the
sale of land for debts due the Common
wealth; to amend and reenact section % OF
chapter 172 Of the Code, in relation to par
ties to suits in certain cases.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Senate Joint resolution appointing COM
mission of one member from each congress
sional district to take into consideration the
permanent location OF the Central Lunatic
Asylum was taken up and concurrcd in.
SENATE BILLS REFERRED.
A number of Senate bills were taken up,
twice read, and appropriately referred.
LETTER FROM GENERAL JOHNSON.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
letter from General Bradley T. johnson,
in relation to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company published in the papers
Referred. ." ~
RELIEF ASKED FOR. .....s.
On motion Of Mr.. WILLIAMS the rules
were. suspended, and he introduced bill
for the relief of P. 6. Coghlan from dis
abilities incurred under the anti-dueling
law.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Mr. PIERsoE presented a petition OF citi-
zens of the counties OF Fairfax and Alex
an6r1a to amend the law so as to exempt
from specific tax Of $40 all book agents
who sell or procure subscriptions for any
religious, agricultural, or horticultural
books, pamphlets, or publications not pub
lished in this State; which was appropriate
ly referred. ri: ,s.4 th@&..'':
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