The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-04

such nayigable streams as 10 may cross
also, all the necessary power and autborit
. to acquire by purchase, gift, or otherwise
az by law provided, the necessary lands an
waterfronts, riparian rights adjacent there
10, and TO erectthereon such wharyes, shops
: Iound-houses. warehouses, elevators, coal
fipples, timber-yards, cotton and tobacco
presses, and such other structures as may b.
necessary or convenient for conducting
general transportation business or for trans
ferriae articles OF freight between railroad
} cars and wa.er-craft; also, the right to main
tain and operate line Of steamers, or steam
ferry, With the necessary barges. c1r-1ats
and propelling vessels from said brancl
terminus, upon and across the Chesapeake
bay and the tributaries thereto, TO point OF
points on the shore Of the eastern couDtles
OF Virginia. or to points in the State OF Na.
ryhnd bordering on said bay.
Section 3. This act shall be In force from
ifs passage.
T0wAGE on JAMES RIVER.
The following bill, introduced in the
House yesterday by Mr.. Lovenstein, was
referred:
BE IL enacted By the General assembly of
! Virginia., That section IA OF chapter 81 OF
the Code Of 1873 be amended and reenacted
so a. TO read a. follows:
S14. No master shall be required to
have pilot to conduct his vessel or steam
| boat above Hampton Roads. Yorktown,
Mobiack bay, Urbanna. or Smiths Point,
on the Potomac. But he may by himself,
or by any person regularly employed on
board, pilot his own vessel, or he may en-
| ploY the services OF any towboat regularly
employed on The James or Elizabeth rivers,
and O,oned in-aohOLe IN the State of Virginia,
to pilot bis vessel provided that should
the master OF such vessel employ pilot he
shall not employ any other than Il branch
pilot, under the penalty prescribed in the
second sentence OF section 10 of this chap
ter.
.. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
MARRIAGE OF WHITES AND BLACKS.
The following resolution was introduced
in the House yesterday by Mr.. DuDgee (co-
lored):
ReSOiUed, That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice examine and report As to the eX-
pediency OF so amending the 8th section OF
chapter OF the new Criminal Code OF Vir-
ginia, approved March IA, 1878, as to re-
duce the punishment for offences commit
ted hereunder, or that in lieu OF amending
the said section, that the said committee in-
quire and report as to the prOpriety OF
aboishing said law.
Tie resolution was referred.
The section referred to Is as follows:
"Any white person who shall intermarry
"with negro. or any negro who shall in
"tcrmarry with a white person, shall be
"cOntined in the penitentary not less than
"two nor more than five years.
POLL.TAX FRAUDS.
A number Of bills have been introduced
| in each branch OF the General Assembly to
suppress frauds and uniairncSs in tie poll
taX-receipt business. One Of the best, 1t
seems, is that introduced by Mr.. Ficklin
yesterday. II j. as follows:
BE il enacted 6g the General assembly OF
Virginia., That the 26th section of chapter
0 OF the revised Code Of Virginia, approved
March IL. 1873, shall be amended and re-
enacted so as TO read rs follows:
26. II any person, directly or indirectly,
give 10 4 voter in any election any money,
goods, or chattels, or pay his capitation.taX
under an agreement, expressed or implied,
that such voter shall give his vote Tor par
tcular candidate, such person shall be pun
iShed BIZ fine OF not less than twenty noI
moIe than one hundred dollars; and If dng
county f1-aenS'os' e n - doDttrU Dfv0 |ol.vc,
dny certificate or receipt for cCpddl0n Iu1
10 anu UOter, or any ether person J0r htm
Without the said tar hdring been dct,dh'
paid prior to the day Of election, the sac
treasurer or depltu shall be punished by {
fine of not less than fUynOr more than on
Ihundred dollars, and the court OF the cOun
tn luherein said treasurer qualified shat
upon proof Of the conUlction ot sd'd treas
urer or deputy under tbs section, remoC
the said persons so conrlcied from 0U1ce
and the voter receiving such money, SOouS
or chattes, or having his capitation ta'
J paid in pursuance OF such agreement o
accents such receipt or certificate, shall b
punished by fine OF not less than tWeht
, nor more than one hundred dollars.
VENTILATION OF THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.
The special committee OF the House o
selection OF plan for the ventilation OF tn
hail appointed Or. Strayer Sub-cOmmlt!e
TO examine plans submitted. He has &C
cepted the plan proposed by Mr.. Albert L
West.
1t is very simple.
In each corner OF the hall a gayanize
iron pipe twelve inches in diameter will
, erected and made to lead up to the roof |
each pipe u number OF gas-iets will b
. placed. These, when lighted, will create
, draught, and the foul air will be thus ca
ried Off Pure and moderately warm a
will be admitted from the rotunda in pip'
to he placed near the door.
The expense will be only Si7j-greatl
less than was expected by many. On tn
one subject, il on no other, Readiusle
| and Funders. Conservatives and RepubI
cans, may happily harmonic.
THE COUNTY OF DICKENsON.
Mr.. DickensOn's bill "to establish Il
+ county OF Dickinson out Of parts of Ru
T.. sell. Wise, and Buchanan - was some TIN
ago reported from the House Committee G
Counties, Cities. and Towns "wth the +
.. commentator that it do not pass" Neye
= theless, Mr.. Dickenson-nO doubt encou
y aged by Mr.. Frazier's recent triumph oy'
:, a cOmmittee-eXpects to push the b
Q Through.
It provides that $50 much OF the con-
~ Ities Of Russell, Wise, and buchanan as
;, contained within the following lines
= wit. beginning at Osbonis Gap, IN Cumbe
- land mountain, on the State line; thence
= straight line TO the top OF Georges Fol
mountain at a point where the road cross
n said mountain; thence with the top OF II
10 mountain TO the head OF Lick branch, Il
bntarv Of Crane's.Nest creek; thence
70 straight line to the mouth OF Birchne
creek; thence up Crane's-Nest creek to q
mouth of Lions fork; thence up said fol
to the forks OF said branch; thence up G
Fork Spur TO the top OF Crane's.Nest ridg
lie thence a straight line to Sandy-Ridge me'
e. ng-hou>e, in the county OF Wise, on [
D. top OF Sandy Ridge; thence with The top
Sandy Ridge to the James Porter farm,
I'd the head Of Nancy's Ridge; thence straig
nj | lue 10 Tramme Gap, on sandy hidg
nj thence with the top Of Slndy Ridge with