The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-04

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10. This &c. shall be in force from rs
Passage.
NicR0sCoPIcaL.
TIE bin to incorporate the Richmond
Microscopical Society provides that q. A.
Peple, DIR. w. X. Weisiger, Charles Petice.
las, Rev. Edward Huber, DIR. w. Grebe.
and DR.. A. u. koincr be created 2 body
polite aud corporate. under The name and
s.syle OF the Richmond Mirroscopical socie.
IT,. for the purpose OF promoting micro
sc.'pical science In all It's braDches by The
boAdng OF meetings for scientific inter.
course aud discussion, by the reading OF
papers containing original contributions tn
micro scopical and kindred sciences, and by
ether suitable means.
PEAyrr COMPANY.
A bir to Incorporate the Virginia Peanut
CcnpaBy., now pending, provides that A..
3. Martin. Fred. 8. Taylor, w. r. TaIiaferro,
WilIiur Z. Bugg, !. M. Keatipg. and A.,
w. Martin are created q body poNfic and
corporate. br the name and style of she Vir.
ginia Peanut Company.
The said cotppauy shall have the power
to engage generally in the peanut srade.
and, by machinery or Otherwise, cIeaa and
prepare The same for marsei. The comyany
TO be held responsible for the amount of
money paid In. The principal Office Of the
company to be In the city NJ county OF Nsr.
folk, with such branch Offices elsewhere as
the company may establish.
= Mr. Hall Is the patron OF the bill.
BL&sKsBURG COLLEGE.
The House OF Delegates Yesterday had
under consideration the report OF their
Committee on Schools and Colleges on the
troubles at Blacksburg. Eight sembers OF
the committee recommended that there
should be a complete RI Organization OF the
Board and Faculty, and to accomplish that
object urged the adoption of Senator Esk-
ridges bill. Four members OF the COM
mittee reported thas no legislation'was de-
sirable, being satisfied with what lbe Board
have done in the way Of reorganization.
MIR. Ellis, Of Montgomery, opened the
discussion with clear statement OF facts as
he understood themy and an argument IN
favor Of the minority report. Mr.. Barbour
on the other side. Mr.. PAYNE
the minority report, and MIR.
Bailey the majority report. Mr.. Bailey
said there are now only forty nine students
at Blacksburg.
The subject viii be further considered to-
day.
ASSESSMENT BILLS,
The Finance Committee yesterday report
ed to the House two assessment bills--one
in relation to personal property, the other
in relation to land. On motion OF Mr.. Moi
lett the bills were taken up out OF their or.
der and made the special order for to-day at
II O'Clock. Mr.. MOfrett said he was afraid
II these bills are not acted'upon to-day they
cannot be considered this session.
PAY OF MEMBERS OPINION OF The ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
The following communication from the
Attorney-Gener was received by the Senate
asst night, read, and laid on the table:
ATTORNEY G ENERAPs OFFiCE,)
RICHMOND, VA, March 2, 1880.
Hon. James A. H'dtieer, President Of the
Senate:
Sir,-I bayeth honor to acknowledge the |
'eceipt OF the following resolution agreed
o by the Senate on tie 1st day OF March,
1880:
ReSOiued, That the Attorney-General be |
10 give to the Senate, at. his ear |
lest convenience, his opinion as to what |
pay, either salary or per diem the members |
)f the present General Assembly are entitled
o receive, on the hypothesis that this is an
session under the amended Con- |
To this resolution / beg leave to submit |
he following reply:
Section s, Article ", Of the Constitution |
u the State, is as follows:
"Tbe members OF the General Assembly |
shall receive for their services. sotdry, TO
be ascertained by law and Mid out OF the
public treasury; but no act increasing such |
salary shall take effect until after the end Of
he term for which the members. OF the |
House OF Delegates votir g thereon were
elected; and no senator or delegate, during |
the term for which be shall have been elect
ed, shall be appointed 10 any civil Office OF
profit under the Commonwealth, which has |
been created or the em0luments OF which |
have been increased during siich term, eX-
cept offices filed by election by the people,"
BY the 18th section OF the act approved |
March II. 1873, Acts Of 1ST7-'7S, page l72,
the pay Of the members OF the General AS
sembly was fixed "a follows: "rhe Presi-
dent OF the Senate and Speaker OF the Housed
Of Delegates each 5000, and each OF the
other members at $3.50 for attendance and
services In each regular session OF the Gen |
pral Assembly; and for attendance and SER
vices ON extra sessions the President OF the |
Senate and the Speaker OF the House OF
Delegates shall receive each 1860. and each |
other member OF the Gen2ral Assembly the
sum OF $50"
Under the aforesaid provisions CT the
the members OF the General
Assembly receive not q Oes' diem, but sat-
dry, and this salary, so far as the present
session Of the General assembly is concern.
ed, is ascerained by tie act OF March II,
1873, to be 1850, and is not In any way af-
fected by the duration OF the session.
A session OF one moash entities t5emem-
Der to his salary Of S3del Neither . session
OF six months nor any action oifthe two
houses could authorize the pay nens OF mores
have the honor to be, very respectfully
JAaEs G. FIELD, Attorney SeDefal'.
PERSONAL.
In conversation Yesterday we learr9!
that to-day thirty-s!r years agothe present
State Superintendent OF Pubiee PrinA
WAS indentured TO lhe printiD { business III
the Office OF the Lyuehburg tlfginidn,In IneD
owned and edited by Blackfo sd, StathsUi "
Faunley. Who ,yould suppose THAI the
Supegintendent oi Public Psintlng CA W.
ginia il now neacjy nifty yeas OF agss ia
has seen connected with printing COW iis'
tiiidy-four years.
HrsrIxGs CoJer.-Alexander AsoGruc6c
teoIoredl, who, was found guilty III tfte
uustings CouA Tuesday OF escaping ieSd
the chain.gaGg, was sentenced 70, jan 20
three month"; with laocg, and tined shse
terday.