The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-21
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THE NEW JAMES RIVER RAILWAY BILL.
Senator Fulkerson Yesterday succeeded
i'm passing through the Senate his bill TO in
corporate the Richmond and southwestern
Railway Company. q line which Is proposed
TO be built from Pound Gap through Pu-
Iaski, TaZwelI, Bland, and Giles counties to
Lynchburg, and from thence down the
James-River Valley possibly on the canal
tow-pathl TO Richmond, and through this
city to tdewater.
The scheme is understood to be in oppo-
stion to the Richmond and Allegheny Rail-
road Company, and the cOrporators are
epresented TO own or control S50,0O0,000,
which they will eXpend In this great work.
MEETING OF THE TIDEwATER MEMBERS.
The Tidewater members OF the General
Assembly met yesterday afternoon in the
Senate cbamber-Senator o. B. FinDey, OF
the Accomac district, presiding. The con-
ference was a very pleasant one. and the
conclusions reached were by unanimous
vote.
1t was agreed to endorse bill abOlishing
the dredging OF oysters in the waters OF the
Commonwealth.
II was also resolved to report a bill i'm.
posing specific tax on the owners OF
pound-nets and to prohibit non-residents
from fishing with them in our waters.
One Of the most important conclusions
reached was that the open days-that is,
the time during which there shall be no
fishing with nets and seines, in order TO al
low the fish to ascend the streams TO spawn,
shall be at least two or three days.
CAPITATION TAX.
The Joint resolution, introduced in the
Senate by Mr. FulkerSon, 10 IL end the
Constitution so as to strike out the clause
recurring prepayment OF the capitaton
tax. was Yesterday referred to the Commit
tee on General Laws.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Senator Riddleberger, it is understood,
has been engaged for some time in pre-
paring a bill for the refunding OF the pub
| lie debt, and it is expected he Will COM
plete it and present it to the Senate some
day this week.
READJUSTER CAUCUS.
The Readjuster caucus last night made
the following nominations OF county
| judges:
Nelson: j. L. s. Kirby.
Patrick A. VI. Lybrook.
Halifax: L. w. Armstead.
| Henry: Henry Ford.
! Albemarle: HeZekiah Taylor.
1t is understood that Mr.. o. w. Puryis's
name for Judge Of AlbemarIe was with
drawn at his own request.
Three former nominees Of the caucus las;
night either withdrew or were defeated on
consideration-viz., MesSrs. f. Il. Turner,
OF Patrick; T. Il. Boswell, OF Halifax; and
o. w. Purvis, OF Albemarle. Mr.. FORD, OF
Henry county, was renomlnated. An eiforl
to reconsider Mecklenburg was Intellectual ;
but there is TO be further hearing OF that
case by the Caucus Committee on Charac'
ter-Alr. Lady chairman.
The report OF the Committee on Appor
tionment Of Minor Offices Will be aete1
upon by the caucus after the judges are al
nominated. There is at present great dis
content, owing in great part TO the fact ina
the new officers have not been willing u
surround themselves with an entirely nev
corps.
Mr.. Massey has been pressed to max
changes, but declines to do so at present
He claims the right to have some little
do with the management OF his office, an
it is now an open secret that he has sal
that il he were not allowed reasonable free
uOU0 vi dtiIOu uc NOulu lrsiSu'
The whole sub iect will probably he COZ
sidered in caucris before February lst.
| PERSONAL.
Mr.. Hors ito Davis, the newly escte
Judge for p rtsylyania county, publishes
card to-day, in which he distinctly stat'
that he htis made no overtures or promis.
to the Readiusters, either verbally or
writiW,, TO run the county in their interes
IRISH RELIEF SOcIETY.-The ExecutlN
Committee OF the Irish Relief Society WI
no ID a meeting this week for the purpose
receiving the report OF MIR. Thomas Poit
the treasurer, and considering the mo
practicable means OF applying the Iun'
collected for the relief OF the sunering pot
i. of Ireland. To that end It Is desirable tn
\ all the collectors make prompt returns
. ,Lo troasura, ~ all moneys In their hand