The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, February 3, 1880.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Lientenant-Govern WALKER presiding.
A number Of House bills were read and
referred.
PASSED.
Senate bill to amend section 90 Of chap.
ter 206 OF The Code, in relation to convict
labor.
House bill to allow communication to j. e.
Young, Of Dinwidde county, for an artlii-
cIul iImiI. 90 80
Uouso bin 10 release Charles L. STEELE
from the payment OF fine.
House bill for the relief Of Hamlin
Shields, OF Petersburg, from the payment
OF a fine.
House bill, with Senate substitute, to
provide for payment OF the extra clerks in
| the basement Of the Capitol.
OTHER BUSINESS.
House bin to amend the Code with refer
ence to unlawful entry or detaiDer, reported
with the recommendation that it DO not pass.
was. on motion OF Mr.. DANIEL, recommt-
ted.
Senate bill authorizing the conveyance OF
| lot Of land in Alexandra county for poor
house purposes was passed by, on motion OF
Mr.. HTRT.
Senate bill TO reduce the fees OF clerks Of
county and corporation courts, reported
| from the Committee for COnrts OF Justice
with the Recommendation that it do not pass,
was, on motion Of MIR. WOOD, recommitted.
Senate bill requiring a plaintiff in eject
ment to file with his declaration a copy of
all his title-papers relative to the land
claimed was indefinitely postpoEed.
Senate bill TO extend the jurisdiction Of
| justices OF the peace, reported from the
Ia fl,ar Il
ton that IL do not pass, was recOmnitted to
| the committee
Senate bill to amend the law in relation
to returns Of process Of courts and rules
was, on motion OF Mr.. THURMAN, indef.
nitely postponed.
Senate bill TO amend the law with refer
ence to fees 0f the Secretary OF the Com
| monwealtb and Clerk OF the House of Dele
| gates was ordered to be engrossed.
Senate resolution TO instruct the Commit
tee for Courts to inquire INTO the eXpedien-
cy OF extending jurisdiction of sherIffs,
&c, was, on motion OF Mr. HURT, Indeti-
nltely postponed.
On motion Of Mr. FULKERsoN, Mr.. PAUL
was granted leave Of absence for two days.
Senate bill to publish the general laws OF
the State in Richmond paper came upand
was discussed, and finally passed by.
Senate bill TO provide additional ward
buildings at the Central Lunatic Asylum
was ordered TO be engrossed.
Senate bill to Incorporate the Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Western Railroad Company
was. on motion OF Mr.. SHERRARD, made the
special order of the day for Thursday.
Senate bill IN relation 10 public roads was
ordered TO be engrossed.
Senate bill 10 amend the charter Of the
Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Rail-
road Company was ordered to be eDgrossed.
Senate bill for the relief Of Daniel Car
ter, CT Halifax, reported with the recon-
mendation that 1t do not pass, was on mo-
ton of Mr.. HURT indefinitely postponed.
Senate resolution directing the Commit
tee ont County, City. and Town Organiza-
tons to report upon the expediency of re-
ducing the number Of officers in counties
having less than 10000 inhabitants, report
ed with the recommendation that il is mex
pedient TO iegislate on the subject, was in.
definitely postponed.
The liQuo--tax bill (Mr. FULKERsON's
bilD was recommitted to the Finance Com
mittee.
COUNTY JUDGES.
Senate resolution calling for report from !
the Committee for Courts OF Justice as TO |
he terms OF the cOpnty judges elected since !
the LIST of January, 1880, aud to ill vacan-
cies, came up. The committee asked TO be |
from the further consideration |
Of the resolution, as IL is a judicial question |
aud not political question.
Mr.. RIDDLEBs RGER moved to recommit |
the resolution 10 the committee with in
structions 10 report neat Tuesday.
Mr.. DANIEL moved 10 indefinitely post
pone the whole subject.
Discussion.
The motion to postpone indefinitely was |
rejected by the following VOTE.
AyEs.--Mes Atkinson, Boush. I. anie, Finney,
Henry, Hurt. koiner. oytil. Mnrl ay, Pickett,
;trofher, Thurman. and Winefeld-l3.
NOES. -hsss.s. Bliss, Cannon, Early Fptkerson,
iais. Lecce. torion. Rawies. Ricdtbffcer, sher-
ard. etoyal Of Hacf5x, st0vaii OF Henry, VI aiker,
fiiicos. Williams. aud Wood-18.
The motion q Ar, RIDDLEBERaER to re.