The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY on VIRGINIA
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 1880
SENATE.

Lieutenant Governor w ALKER IN the cnalr-
MIR. ATKINSON stated that on the vote on
the passage OF the Sunday law last night he
was paired with Senator SMITH OF Alex
andria, who was called home by death in
his family.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage OF number OF
bills heretofore published. Referredto CON-
mittees.
LOCAL OPTION.
Mr.. MAYo's bill allowing the voters Of
King George county to vote on the ques-
tion of liquor-lcense or no liquor-license
was passed.
Amendments Of Mr.. FULKERsON, adding
the counties Of Washington and Smyih and
the city OF Manchester, and Mr.. HENRY,
10 insert the city of Richmond, were re-
iected.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED, &c.
Bill to authorize the Methodist Episco-
pal church of Ashland to sell certain real
estate.
To incorporate the Warrenton and Fau-
quier Springs Company.
Requiring the superintendents OF sci ools
to report to the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture the discovery Of minerals in their
counties.
lUe oiti 10 uuJuOTlZS tue ediC VI tuc pcut-
ltentiary-spring lot and the erection OF a
building for the employment Of female con-
vets therein was referred.
The bill was amended by Mr.. K0INER so
as allow the old armory bricks to be used in
| the construction oil the building.
The bill TO amend and consolidate into
one act the laws prescribing the manner In
which the public printing shall he executed,
and defining the duties OF the Supcrinten-
dent thereof, was passed.
| A number of bills were reported from
committees and appropriately referred.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The following were passed under sus.
| pension Of the rules, and communicated to
the House OF Delegates
Bv Mr.. FULKERsOY: TO INCORPORATE the
White Rock Railway Company.
BY Mr. HALE: To incorporate the Virgil
mia Mineral Railway Company.
The Senate spent about an hour in the
| discussion Of a bill TO allow communication to
Charles Carver, OF Prince George county,
for a lost limb.
| The bill was variously amended so as to
| include number OF others, and Mr.. WILL
cox withdrew 1t.
| FOR THE NAMED SOLDIERS.
/
OF its order the bill to furnish artificial
limbs to manned soldiers and sailors Of the
late Confederate army. 1t was taken up and
passed, with substitute.
This bill appropriates $4,000. 1t pro-
vides that all parties shall have limbs, wbe
ther they have been before furnished or not,
or shall be allowed fifty dollars.
THE CANAL BILL.
At II O'Clock r. NJ. the bill to authorize
| the James River aud Kanawha Canal Com
lpany TO construct and maintain railroad
along its line OF works was taken up as the
special order having the precedence.
Messrs. HENRY aDd FUTKERs0N opposed
Iithe.biil, and Messrs- ELLIOT and SMITH OF
Nelson opposed it.
While the bill was still pending, at 3 p.
H., the chair was vacated.
Night session.
Lieptenant-Governer WALKER i'm the
,chair.
House bill to authorize the James River
AMI Kanawba Cdmpahy to construct ana
man ain a railway in whole or 10 part along
lis dine, and 10 execute mortgages on lis
works, property, and franchises, being the
sbusiness Of the morning ses-
sion, was taken up. the question being on
Mr. HURTS amendment requiring the work
10 begin at Redmond.
Mr.. Hurt withdrew bis amendment.
Dir. ;bANIEL and MIR. RIDSIEBERGER spoke
s@ and Mr.. Henry against the bill.
The bill was passed by The following
vote:
AeEs--Afessrs. Bf< 8, Bousb, neniel. Davis, Fni-
oR. Exkridge. Freuch- Hale, James. konler. Leece.
I.0yek. Macon. Mayo, Murray, Psxl. iRoSett, Rid.
des.sser; Usher, Snsrrs I'd, nh Of Mess"n, s'ovai or
NOEk - Messrs. AtkinSon, Cannon. f1nnes, fuik.
ersoii. aenry. HUT, Merton. kawies, Ssovall OF
Halifax. Stroshe-, and wsker-ll.
Dir. wuL.Qsx presented kiIi--sxhich
was passed under . suspensio1 Of the
rules--to authorize the Board Of Super
sisors OF GreeEsyille county 10 borrow
money IL bald a bridge.
On motion q NJ. RIDDLBERGER the hill
70 publish the general lass Of the State was
taken no and discussed at lecgth.
ysrious amendments were presented and
rejected. The bill was enxrossed-ayes.
"a; noes, 10. The bill provides that The
superintendent OF Public Pripting shall
designate The newspaper 10 the city Of
Richmond In which the general laws shall
be published: but The expense sI,aii not ex.
ceed $4,000 annually.
Senate blu 10 amend the SUNDAY !aw was
fakfn up, on motion OF Mr.. PAUL, and
passed. ayes, a.; noes, o.
Adjourned nj 1905.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER called the House to order'at
ii o'clock.
The committee npnointed IN invesfive,a [