The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-17

Fousseenaia Day.
Decefnber is, 1879.


Fousseensh Day.
TUESDAY: Deeeraber 10, 1879.
.....--ss-- SENATE q,
Senator EILrorr, President pro teHsp're,
2 P pas sra by Rev. 4. q. Dickinson, D. D.
senate bin to iegalize the ORGANIZATION OF
he Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-uange
Railroad Company, with House substitute,
vas taken up and the amendment asfeeu u. 10.
Senafe Bill to authorize the Gordonsyfile
7rays and The Culpeper Minute-Men lana
Nasfolk City Guard, put In by housel 10
sInirortr1 themselves as they may elect, was
taken up and the amendment agreed 10.
Bills REPORTED. Fl.
pr Mr. ss,rrH OF Nelson from the Conn
,nitiee ON Roadsl: A bill to amend the char
FOR Of the Richmond and Allegheny Rail-.
road Com pany; to in corporate the Virginia
and North Carolina Mining and Trans
nortatjon Company; Staunton and west
Augusta Railroad Company. -,
INTEREST DUE. &C.,
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
from the Second Auditor in re-
snouse to resolution Of the Senate calling
for information as to the amount OF Interest
due under the McCulloch bill and aggFe-
gate amount due to schools, colleges, DC.
The Auditor puts down the aggregate
amount OF interest Que at 1851, T09.93.
Laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed. on motion Of Mr.. RTDELEBERGER.
.es-y SAMPLERS OF TOBACCO.
The GEAR laid before the Senate COM
mupication from the Governor appointing
Messrs. Freeman w. Jones and Sidney d..
Green samplers of tobacco for Petersburg in
MACE OF John W. Goodwin and A. j. Mac
lin, resigned. Received.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The GEAR appointed Messrs. koINER,
EsE.IDGE, and WOOD on the part OF the
Senate On Joint committee to investigate the
settlement OF the States agents with Charles
L. Powell, Of Pittsylvania county.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. SMITH of Alexandra A bill to
INCORPORATE the Teachers Mutual Assurance
Association OF Virginia.
By Mr.. WILCOX: A bill fixing penalty
for any person acting rs attorney without
license.
J. By Dir. RAwLEs: A petition or citizens
OF Suffolk, praying for the repeal OF the
" Moffett-punch law.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The hall of the House was crowded, gal
leres and floor, when at - O'Clock Speaker
LACY raped his gavel and called it to or
der. Prayer by the Rev. ". q. Starr, OF
the Methodist Church.
The Senate Joint resolution relating to
Christmas recess was, on motion OF hr.
DICKINSON, passed by.
THE TREAsUHER's OFFICE.
The following was reported from the FL
nance Committee:
Whereas the Treasurer Of the Common
wealth has addressed letter to the chair
man of the Committee OF Finance OF the
House OF Delegates, setting forth the unsafe
condition of many valuable papers in bis
office and the necessity for the appointment
of a special committee to take an inventory
OF said papers; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That special Joint committee
of three on the part Of the House and two
on the part OF the Senate be, and is hereby.
ordered, whose duty shall be to take an in
yentorv OF all valuable papers in the Irea-
surer's office, to make a report OF the same,
together with such suggestions as to the dis
position of said papers as may occur TO
them.
Adopted.
BLhCKsBURG COLLEGE.
Mr., CHAMBERLAYSE offered The following !:
Resolved. That the COMMITTEE on Schools
and Colleges be instructed to inquire and
report to this House what, il any, irregu-
larit1es have attended the late administra-
ton OF the Virginia Agricultural and Mocha
nical College, and whether any, and IL any
what, departures have been made in said
administration from the objects and pur-
poses entertained in the original establish
ment Of said college.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAYNE said that the Board
had been holding secret meetings, and
where there was necessity for secresy there
must be something wrong.
Mr.. BAILEY favored the resolution, be-
cause be understood that an investigation
was desired by all the parties concerned.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
The following were reported from COM
mittees:
Roads: Bill to provide for the continued
use OF couvIct-labor by the James River and
Kanawha Company.
Courts Bill TO authorize the Potomac
and Ohio Railroad Company to record mort
cages and deeds of trust under certain con-
dtions; bill to define the effect OF answers
in chancery.
Public Property: Bill to authorize The
Governor to loan fflv stand Of arms to the
Lynchburg Public High School; bill grant
ing loan Of arms OF the State to the prin-
cipaI OF Locust Dale Academy, in Madison
county, Va.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. EDWARDS Bill for the appoint
ment of powder officer FOR the harbors OF
Norfolk and Portsmouth.
By Mr.. JEwETT: Bill to incorporate Bur-
we'll Lodge, No. Is, OF the Independent
Order OF Good Samuritans, OF the city OF
Manchester.
By Mr.. FAIR: An act amending the law
in relation to the assessment OF the lands OF
the Commonwealth, &c.
By MIR. LINKENHoKER: Bilkfor the relief OF
widows of deceased soldiers Of the late war.
By Mr.. OWENS: Bill TO repeal so much OF
the act passed March 80, 1877, as relates to
the Moffett register.
By Mr.. PITTS: Petition OF citizens OF
Westmcreland and Richmond counties ask
ing that the Hon. Thomas Jones be reelect-
ed as Judge OF that judicial district.
BY Mir. PAIGE: Act to incorporate the
Virginia Club.
HOUR OF MEETING TO-DAY.
On motion of Mr.. FRAZIER, the House re-
solved to meet day at liz O'Clock.
Senator was elected
Adjourned.
Eruzier Tells IL All.