The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
WEDNESDAY, January 81, 1880.
SENATE.

SENATE.
1,o,,enan,. Governor WALKER IN inc
oha;r PRAYER by Rev. W. g. Starr Oh '"'
pro,d. STREET Methodist church,
NJ R,wIgs presented a resolution 81 W
Tho eynediency OF amending the Cohs.'n-
49,. 60 as IN abolish the office oil county
,raasnrer and county supervisor. heier'
red. orort ,,o
MIR. MAYO presented bill to prevent the
,.tinr Of oysters from Monroe creek, IA the
comfy ~ Wes,moreland, for the purpose
~ conveyjng them TO markets OUTSIDE OF
the counties Of King George AID Westmore-
land. Referred.
Rv Mr.. HALE: A bill to regulate the pay
NJ attorneys for the Commonwealth. he-
ferred. I'm. ~.,,;1o
Tor fine publication OF the general laws OF
the State. Referred. :.
Mr.. HURTS Joint resolution for commit,
fee OF three on the part OF the senate anu
five on the part Of the House to wnom
shaIi ne referred all constitutional amend
ments. came up.
Mr.. FrLKgRsoY moved to amend so as TO
evcent the resolution he offered yesterday
nroposing TO repeal the clause requiring the
bereavement OF the capitation-taX. Agreed
I
TO. ,.ood,o
The resolution as amended was agreed TO-
PASSED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Grand
I.odYe Of the Sons OF Sobriety Of Virginia.
Senate bill 10 authorize Smithheld Lodge,
!. O. o. f., to borrow money.
Senate bill to incorporate the Luray iron
Company. ,,.,.o
Senate bill to incorporate the Chesapeake
and Idaho Gold-Mining Company.
Senate bill TO incorporate the Mineral
Land Company OF Virginia, Kentucky, ana
Tennessee.
Senate bill to amend the charter OF the
town OF Front Royal.
Senate bill to amend the charter OF the
city OF Staunton.
Senate bill TO amend the law in reference
TO the commissions OF the General Agent
and Storekeeper Of the Penitentiary.
: For election OF judges see local.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at II
O'Clock by Mr.. FRAZIER.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. SAYREs: Bill to amend and re-
enact sections and Of chapter 1871 OF the
Code OF Virginia.
BY Mr. NIC0L: Bill for the protection OF
mechanics by giving them a lien on ar
ticles repaired.
By Mr.. PAYNE: Bill for the relief of the
suretes OF A. I. Creel.
Bv Mr.. NELSON: Bill to incorporate the
trustees of Millwood Lodge, Independent
Order Good TempIars.
By Mr.. SLEMP: Bill to amend the charter
OF the Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow Gauge
Railroad Company.
RECENT LYNCHINGs.
Mr.. PAIGE (cOlored) offered the follow
ing:
Whereas within the present month acts OF
lawessnCss and violence against the peace
and good order OF this Commonwealth have
been perpetrated by mobs upon innocent
citizens OF this State, resulting in brutal
murders by lynching OF two colOred per-
sons-to wit, Davis III the county OF Am
herst, and Arthur Jordan, in the county OF
Fauquier; and whereas said lynchinS was
done in the absence OF any proof Of the ac-
cused parties having violated any law OF this
State. while the civil tribunals Of the Com
monwealth were fully able 10 bring the al.
legged offenders to justice had such proof
against them existed therefore be
ReSOtUed BY the House Of Delegates Of
Virqinid ,the Senate concurring), That the
Governor be requested to offer suitable
reward for the apprehension OF the perpe-
traitors Of said murders, with the view OF
bringing them to trial and punishment ac-
cOrding TO law.
Mr.. PAIGE submitted some remarks in
Offering the resolution.
MIR. PAYNE replied, stating that the
charges were untrue. The community
(Warrenton) in which this affair happened
had nothing whatever 10 do with il. He
was satisfied the Governor would do what
is proper. Mr. PAYNE spoke briefly OF the
negro's atrocous crime-the white woman
being an idiot and the criminal her fathers
servant; and whilst he strongly condemned
mob.law, yet when such a thing as this
happens he would turn his back and shut
his eyes for a few minutes. [Appause.]
In The case where rape is committed it is
hard that the woman should be subjected
to the horror OF detailing the circumstances
before a gaping crowd, and to avoid it JUS
tice will be executed by the indignant com
munity. Mr.. PAYNE moved that The reSo
luton be referred 10 the Committee for
Courts oi Justice.
Mr.. PAIGE did not say that this negro
was not guilty. He knew nothing about
that. He may have been guilty or he may
have been innocent, like the woman lynched
in Rockingham. He had no objection TO
offer to any disposition the House might
see fit to make OF the resolution.
The resolution was sent 10 the Commit
tee for Courts OF Justice by the following
vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Adams, Bailey. Barbour, Bell,
Butmdn, Burgess. Chamberiayne, Glaytor, Cross,
Fchols. FdmOnds Edwards. Ellis, Farr, Ficklin.
Finrey. FiiZnairick. Fray. Gibson. GOOde. cray.
Green. Gregory. lladen, Hanger Hirmon. Harmon.
HarwOOd. Head. Jewett. Lacy. LiukenhOker, LY-
ons. Mcconnell, Menefee, Niche, Mofeit. Moor.
man. Morgan, Mushbach. Nelson, NICOl. Palmer,
Parks. PaNne. pits, Redd, Rowe, Savers. Sltmp.
Il. n. Smith, Spes.ard strAtton stray err Striking.
Turner, Waddell, Vale. watkins, Watson, White,
Wilkinson, Writ and Yager-69.
NOEs.-Messrs. BLAND. COLE. COLLINS, Collv.
DUNGEE, EVANS, HAMILTON, LtwIs, NORTON.
OWENS SCOTT. aud II. -. SMIlH-l3.
ABSENT OR NOT VoTISG.-1S members.
COlored Republicans IN SMALL CAPS; white Re-
publicaDs IN italics.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.
To repeal section Of chapter IS Of Acts
OF 1879, entitled an act imposing certain
duties upon county and corporation treaSu-
rers and other collectors of State revenue
TO provide for submitting the question
OF liquor licenses or no liquor licenses
to the qualified voters OF each magisterial
district in the county of Loudoun.
HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion of Mr.. STRAYER it was
ReSOiUed, That on and after tomorrow
(thc ODD instantly the House of Delegates
shall meet at II O'Clock NJ.
C0MMITTEEMEN.