The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-22

HOUSE TO BE REARRANGEDA AND THE RE
PoRTERs TO BE BETTER PROVIDED FOR
SENATOR PAUL,s PLAN FOR APPOINTING
CAPITOL CLERKsRICHMON BILL:
PESDING-PERsoNAL.& &C.
The two houses OF the General Assembly
on Saturday finished some. little routine
business, and adjourned TO meet on the 6tt
day OF January. As they now receive .
stated salary, their time is more their own
than formerly. At least they felt justified
in taking much longer holiday than usual
Many members have already left the city.
The outgoing trains will be filed with
others to-day, and nearly ali will soon be in
the midst OF their constituents TO give some
account Of their stewardship.
+ 1t is regarded as fortunate that they can
see their people before concluding the eec.
tiou OF county judges. 1t is probable that
some judges who otherwise would have
saved.
The Governor will spend the holidays at
his bone, in Winchester.
The newly-eiected officers who are able to
qualify by the 1st OF January will on that
day enter upon the discharge OF their dn.
ties. The new clerks, as body, will not
be installed until the reassembins OF the
two bouses, as The caucus committee on ap-
portionment of patronage Das to report TO
the caucus before the heads OF departments
are authorized 10 act in this matter. The
changes IN each Office will be very sweep
ing. Readiusters who are q little disposed
to stop the guillo,ine are pressed on by their
party friends who are urgent for place.
There are ieI positions controlled By the
Governor, and a few old clerks and Others
not Objectionable to the dominant party
with these exceptions the personnel OF the
Capitol will be new.
GOOD MOVE.
In the House Of Delegates Saturday, on
motion OF Mr.. Frazier, it was
Resolved, That the Superintendent OF
Public Buildings, during the ensuing recess
OF the General Assembly. canse the desks
of members OF the House OF Delegates to
be so arranged in the hall Of the House as to
front the clerks desk in semi-circular
rows, and as far as practicable bring the
same In front OF the said clerks desk. so
as to bring the said desks as far as possible
from the wall on the right and left OF the
Speakers chair, and provide desks for
the newspaper reporters altogether in front
OF the clerks desk instead OF on the side
OF the said clerks desk; and in rearrang-
ing the said desks OF members to preserve the
present relative position as TO each other.
NEW LAWS.
The following bills have been approved
by the Governor:
Fixing the time for holding the Circuit
Courts in the Sixteenth judicial circuit.
To incorporate the LoYett>vllle Union
Cemetery Company.
Granting n loan OF arms OF the State to
the principal of Hoovel's Select High
School, at Staunton.
To legalze the organization OF the i'riS-
tol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Company.
TO authorize the Gordonsville Grays, OF
Orange county, and the Culpeper Minute
Men, OF Culpcper county, and the Norfolk
City Guards TO uniform themselves in such
manner as they may prescribe.
In relation TO the commissioner OF reYe'
nue. OF the county Of Loudoun.
To authorize change in the site OF the
terminal station in Richmond OF the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rhi-
road Company.
BILL TO DEFINE THE EFFECT OF ANSWERS
IN CHASCERY.
The following has been reported from the
House Committee for Courts OF Justice
1Putron-Mr. Pavnel:
/. Be II enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That il the complainant in his
bill shall waive an answer under oath, or
SHALL only require AZ answer under oath
with regard to certain specified intcrroga-
tories, the answer OF the defendant, though
under oath-except such part thereof as
shall be directly responsive to such inter-
rogatories shall not be evidence i'll his owA
favor, unless the cause be set down Tor
hearing on the bill and answer only; but
NAV, nevertheless, be used as an ath1avit
with the same effect as heretofore on mo-
ton to grant or dissolve IN Injunction, or
any other incidental motion in the cause,
but this shall not prevent 4 defendant from
becoming witness in his own behalf II
otherwise competent under the laws OF the
State.
9. This act shall be operative only from
and after the date Of its passage.
RICHMOND BILLS.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Chamberlayne
" to establish the Southern Bible and Book
Association OF Richmond. Va.," incorpo-
rates John W. Dodge, E. A. Barbour, Rev.
II, NJ. Jackson, George 3. Steel, Rev. J. Il.
TYLER, Rev. w. e. Schaetfer, o. Fl. Chalkley.
together with such persons as may be here
after associated with them, and their sue
cessors, as a body-politic, under the name
and styIe OF the - Southern Bible and Book
Association OF Richmond, Va.," for the
object OF promoting the circulation OF the
Sacred Scriptures, and sound aids and helps
to the study OF the Bible, and encourage
the circulation Of standard scbool-books
and sound literature generally.
The bill "to incorporate the Richmond
Stove Company [patron, Dir. WIFI incor-
porates Edwin B. snead. II. Clay Cham
bin, r. G.. Rennolds, Wray I. Knight, w.
q KNIGHT. and John Chambln, and such
other persons as may associate with them,
by the name and style OF the klch-
mond Stove Company. 1t shall be law.
f,,l for The said company to mold ana
own. bv purchase or otherwise, real estate
suficient for its purposes, not exceeding
five acres in the city OF Richmond, nor ten
Thousand acres in any county IN thls Sta'e,
and erect such buildings or improvements,
and construct such machinery on any real
estate they may acquire by purchase, tease,
mr. otherWise, as may be necessary Ior us
uses TO carry on q general manufacturing
business and foundry business IN IRON ana
brass. and particularly in The manufacture
~ stoves. house-fronts, and ornamental
iron-work, or other work IN iron, Drass' Or
wood.
NEW PLAN PROPOSED FOR APPOINTMENT OF
CLERKS IN TIE CAPITOL.