The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-03
Last Day 0ftac Session.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL AssE ns,,Y
The LAST Kick OF THE HsADJUsTERs-J1

ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL AssE gsy,Y-
THE LAST Kick OF THE HgADJUsTERs-JuE
CITY POLICE BILL, ac., &c,
The two houses Of tie General AsscmT,.y
met at l. O'Clock yesterday and disposed q,
lew Struggling bills, and tlItl took a re.
cess until p. M.
mere were only about doz~n senator's
! IN thelr srats. They were, however, suff:-
c'ent 1or all the purposes OF legislative bust.
| ness. In the House there were abcas siy,v
members present, and everything went
along smoothly until Mr.. CveiiIl ofIitYsA the
usual resolution oI thanks to the Sneaker.
There being sucS ''thin /" house. sofse ten
or twelve rCadiusters. led ny Mr.. Fra x;er.
were able to stafs Of action on it. Tbev
DIST called for z division, and vos.d
against the resolution The result was that
ihe ayes and noes did not foot up quorum,
). call for the yeas ssd nays was not sllS-
snmed. Mr. Hunter Rade n parting sreccls
cH'cIflafory III its terIDsf then Mr.. McSIul-
laa made direct but unsuccessful appeal
to the opponents OF tie resolution to allow
It 10 DIss-as they could easily have done
by sos demanding divis,en. 80
Ths House adjourned without tzSing fur
ther action on the resoIutisn.
THE NEW POLICE sILE.
The aat OF Assembly amending, TIE char.
ter OF the city Of RichrnontS provides that
the members oE the Board 81, Police Com.
mlisIoDe5S shalF he exempt from al? Jury
service: that the Chief may Iischarss any
private, land the Board shall have power
to 1cylSe and reverse his de&iAon":; that
the Board may fine members OF the fcqcc,
and the Encs shar be dcGuctsd from the
ctilpriiS pay that all the pay-rolis aud balls
OF the department shall be audited and ap-
proved by lhe chairman OF the Committee
on Police: that .'al fees and allowances
arising from the exercise OF such GrGnsiab,f-
!ary] powers shall be collected By The Chict
and held subject to the order Of the Beard 'r:
and that the BolrC may prescribe the baG.ca
and uniform, ana "change the same after
six months notice"
The clghty-SiXth section, in reference TO-
classification, has been amended and re-
enacted to read as follows: "lmmctliutelv
after their Reorganization the Board OF P0-
lice Commissioners shall divide The present
force, as it now exists, into three classes by
lot. The terms OF the first class in this elias
sfication shall expire on the 1st day OF Jnlyr
1878; the Srcond class on the 1t dly OF July.
1879: and OF the third class the 1St day os
July, 1880; and as the term OF each police
man expires he shall he OIL the force unless
reelected. All new appointments shall be
for three years. The police force shall on
sist OF 4 chief OF polcc," Nc, &c.
The following words OF the charter are
Intentionally omitted from the bill:
The Board shall also classify the police
force OF officers and men into three grades
to be known as the first, second, and third
grades; the first Grade shall serve for three
years from tie date Of appointment; the
second grade for fOur years from said date !;
and the third grade for live years from date.
The Board may promote for mcrilorouS
conduct any member OF the force from the
first to the second grade, and from the
second to the third grade. All appoint
mcntS shall he first made TO the first
grade. but when tie terms OF the men en-
prc they may be rC;ippointed TO any OF the
GRADES that the Board consider proper; no
one shall be promoted except to the grade
next above him, and all officers and supc-
riorS shall be appointed from the highest
grade.
This bill was introduced by General An
derson, having first been approved by the
Mayor, Police Board, and one or two Coun-
Cal ronIu,ittrrS.