The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26
LOCAL MATTERS. Z
.lEs 49,
The Capitol.

THE BILL CnARTERING THE wEsTAoREL4AND
CLUB-THE TROUBLE WITH isERyANTs-A
BILL FOR THE BENEFIT OF oFEhpLoYERs-THE
STATES spRISTING-RUEESo OF THE sUPERIN-
TENDgNT, &C., &C. III Is: ~ ,.:iafI
The bill introduced in the House by Mr.,
Dooley to incorporate the sWestmo moreland
Club Of Richmond provides Tint Dabney
H. Maury, John iHnmpdeh iUhanb erlayne,
Harry Hsfh, N. Bowditeh nGIapp, w WiIiiam
III. Palmer, Philip AZ Weiifofd, lJvilliam r.
Smith, BENJAMIN G. Gray; Philip HaxaIl, j.
Enders Robinson, John on, Richard T..
Maury, T.. M. r. TaIcett, and John !A. Ell
der, and such other pereoris ms are now
associated as the WestDao aorsland Club, or
may hereafter become. associated with item,
are hereby constituted a, body corporate by
the name OF the W Westfaoreland Club, to be
located in the city Of Richmond, fof the
promotion OF social intercourse and for the
purpose of maintaining a library and read
ing-room. The corporation is to have the
power to make and adopt constitution
and bylaws, rules and regulations for the
admission and expulsion OF its members,
and their government; the election OF its
officers, and to define their duties, and for
the safe-keeplng and protection OF its real
and personal property and funds, &c.
THE TROUBLE WITH SERVANTS.
People always have had, and will always
have, trouble with servants. To remedy
the matter somewhat the following bill has
been reported from the House Committee
on Labor and the Poor:
1. Be it enacted by the General assembly,
That il any person shall entice away from
the service OF another any laborer employ
ed by him under Written or verbal con-
tract, knowing OF the existence OF such
contract, or shall knowingly employ la
berer bound to service to another under
such contract, he shall forfeit to the party
aggrieved not less than ten nor more than
twenty dollars for every such offence, to be
recovered by warrant before any Justice OF
the peace. ID.
2. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage. ..... ...5...
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The State printing is to be let to contract
on the Sd OF March. Major r. +. Walker,
Superintendent of Public Printing, says In
his advertisement "the law requires that
the work sshall be let out to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder; and the Superintendent
is informed by the highest legal authority in
the State that 'lowest responsible bidder
does not simply mean the party who sub
mitS the lowest bid and Is able 10 give sat.
isiactory bond, but the Superintendent must
take into consideration the experience and
practical sltit of the person proposing TO
do the particular Eind Of 1oort DID for, his
facilities for doing the same, and all other
matters affecting the prompt and correct en-
ecution Of the work. Bids from parties
without the foregoing facilities, &C., will
not be considered"
The italics above are in the advertise
ment. 1t is stated that the Legislative Com
mittee on Printing endorse this view OF the
SUPERINTENDENT and his legal advisers.
RICHMOND FEMALE INSTITUTE.
The Committee for Courts OF Justice Sat-
urday morning reported favorably Mr.. Gil
mans bill to permit tie trustees OF the Rich
mond Female Institute, if they think pro-
per, to sell the Institute property, on Tenth
street, or to borrow money. 81. .s