The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-15
ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
Eleventh Day.
SATURDAY, December 13, 1879.
SENATE.

The Senate was not in session to day.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at
II O'clock.
The journal was read by the Clerk-Mr.
McCaull.
BILLS REPORTED.
Appointing certain trustees TO sell and
convey the old site OF the Buck Mountain
Epi.copaI church, in Albemarle county; TO
allow Communication to John K. Young, OF
Dinwiddie county, for artificial limb.
THE CONvICrS ON THE CANAL.
Mr.. FAIR offered the following:
ResoLUed, That the Committee on Prl-
sons and Asylums be instructed to inquire
and report whether or not the conVicts fur-
nisbed the james River and KanaWha CO.
nal under authority OF an act OF the Le-
giaIature, approved December u. 1873
which authority only allowed them to be
retained on the said James River and ka-
nawha canal until the first Wednesday in
December, 1S79-bave been returned to the
peni,entiary OF this State or surrendered to
the control of its officers.
Mr.. FAIR said thai his only object was to
secure the return OF the conVicts TO the
States officers in accordance with law.
Mr.. LADY opposed the resolution. The
whole subject is now under consideration
OF the committee, and an early report may
be expected. There are five different claim
ants for these conyicis, and Vt IL moi mat
ter to be decided without thoughtful consi-
dcration.
The resolution was further opposed by
Messrs. LOvENSTEIN and BAILEY, and re-
jected.
LEAVE
of absence was granted to Mr.. PAYNE for
one day, Mr.. POPE two days, and Mr..
Cross one day.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY MIR. Packs: Bill incorporating the
county.
By MIR. WATSON: Bill to tax railroads in
certain cases for county purposes.
By Mr.. MATHEWS: Bill to provide for the
working of convict labor upon the New
River railroad and Danville and New River
railroad.
By Mr.. FRAY: Bill granting loan OF
arms OF the State to the principal OF Locust
Dale Academy, in Madison county, Va.
By Mr.. NICOL: Bill TO authorize the Po-
tomac and Ohio Railroad Company to record
mortgages and deeds OF trust under certain
conditions.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Granting loan OF arms Of The State to
the principal OF Hoovcr's Select High
School, at Staunton.
To incorporate the Loyettsville Union
Cemetery Company.
POSTAGE.
Mr.. Rowe said that be had asccrtained ut
the post-ottice that large uumber OF copies
OF the Virginia Agricultural Report and OF
the Handle were lying there to be sent
to the Dead-Letter Office because Of INSULT
cient postage. He informed members that
the postage on the Handbook is five cents !;
on the Agricultural Report, four cents.
His object was 10 let members who had
| sent of these books in onc-cent wrappers
know, so that they may go TO the post-office
| and pay the additional postage required by
! law.
! JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE. ..
Mr.. ELLIS offered the following, which
was adopted:
| ResoluCd, That as mark OF respect to
the memory Of the statesman and patriot
John Randolph OF Roanoke, whose funeral
obsequies are this day being observed in
this city, this House do now adjourn.
"a similar resolution had been previously
introduced by Mr.. LYONS. 1t was rejected
ayes, 26; noes, 49-in order that some OF
the members might advance private biis.l