The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-02

as majority In interest may determine.
2. BE II further enacted, That the capit
stock shall consist OF 500 shares. OF 500
each, With privilege OF extension rs crcuu
stances may require.
3. This act shall be in force from It's pa,
sage.
THE NEW COUNTY.
The House committee TO whom the sub
lect was referred have reported against tb
bill 10 establish the county OF Dickenson
In Southwest Virginia.
The House Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns have favorabIy reported Mr
spessard's bill to change the boundary lin,
between the counties OF Craig and Giles. st
as TO transfer the lands OF William Leffit
and Peter a. Camper from the county o.
Craig to the county Of Giles.
HISTORICAL MATTER IN THE LIBRARY.
Mr.. Smith OF Alexandria, from the Com.
mittee on the Library, on Saturday pre-
sented bill directing the Committee on the
Library TO take charge OF the manuscripts
and other documents in the stock-rooms OF
the Library, select some competent person
TO assort, index, add prepare the same for
preservation in such form as to them NAV
seem best, with authority to publish such
OF the same as they may direct i'm such form
as may be suitable from COPIES taken under
their direction: provided that the said
manuscripts shall not be removed from the
CapitoI. The expense OF such preparation
ana publication Is to be paid out Of the sum
OF $1,000 to be expended byIhe eaid COM
inlttee Tor printing manuscripts.
MORE BUILDINGS AT THE CENTRAL LUYATiC
ASYLUM.
Mr. Koiner on Saturday introduced in
the Senate a bill to provide additional ward
buildings at the Central Lunatic Asylum
(Howard's Grove, near this city. The bill
appropriates $4,000 for the purpose Of add
ing two additional ward buildings in order
to afford relief TO the large number Of luna
ties (colored) now held in the iaiIs, and The
greater expense to the State resulting from
that mode OF confinement. The Auditor is
To issue bis warrant for the payment Of the
$4,000 upon the requisition OF the Board of
Directors OF the Central Lunatic Asylum.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
CONVICT W.. HONEST LABOR.
After very hard fight in the Senate, Mr..
Atkinson's bill in relation to convict labor
was on Saturday ordered to be engrossed.
The bill is ms follows:
/. BE il enacted by The General ASSenlbly
Of Virginia. That section % of chapter 2OG Of
the Code OF 1873 he amended and reGnacted
so as TO read as follows:
%. II shall be lawful for the Governor
OF the Commonwealth to hire out, as in his
judgment may be proper such able-bodied
cOnyicts in the penitentiary, whose terms OF
service at the time Of hiring do not eX-
ceed ten years, a can be spared from the
workshops therein, to responsible persOns
to work upon any railroad, canal, or public
roads, and for no other purposes pro-
yided, however, that such conVicts shall not
be hired out for any purpose within the
limits OF the city Of Richmond or any other
city or town in the Commonwealth pro.
yided further, that IN the hiring OF said con-
yicls no unjust discrimination shall be made
with regard TO race or color and provided,
however, that no contract heretofore en-
tered into shall be interfered with by this
act; that the Governor shall reserve in any
contract OF hiring under this act the right
to recall said cOnvicts when in his judg-
ment the interests OF the State may require,
or II an opportunity for leasing out the
shall arise under any law en-
acted for that purpose, or il the cOnyicts
should he inhumanly treated.
The following was the vote on the en-
grossment OF the bill:
AYES -Messrs. Atkinson, Daniel, Fskridge'
French, Hale, Henry, Leece Murray, Pickett Sher-
Wilcox. Williams, and Wood-I6.
NoEs. Messrs. Bliss, CanneH Davis, Koiner,
Lowell, and Norton-6.
BLACKSBURG COLLEGE.
The House Committee on Schools and
Colleges (Mr. Niche chairman) on Satur.
day heard statements from General Taia-
ferro. Judge Meredith, and Judge Lowell,
members OF the Board OF Visitors Of
Blacksburg College, relative to troubles at
that institution.
A subcommittee will be appointed TO
visit Blacksburg and hear statements and
examine papers there.
sToyEwALL JACKs0N'S STATUE.
Mr. c. II. Causey, Clerk OF the Senate, in
his last letter 10 his paper at Suffolk, has the
following paragraphs:
/ wish TO say, as an art critic, that the
statue OF StOnewlll Jackson is not complete.
| find upon examination that while Jackson
has a sword in one hand and pair OF gaunt-
let gloves in the other, there is no clapeau.
In viewing the statue | looked for it, and
discovered that it was wanting. What
blunder! 1t ought to be under his left
arm, but it isn't, and there poor old jack
son stands out OF doors, with sword and
gloves, and no hat. Why did the artist put
a pair Of gloves in his hand and provide no
hat? Has he more use for gloves than for a
hat ?
BUSINESSMEN
The Hebrews are the businessmen in
Richmond. They are the largest dealers,
have the finest stores, and control large
wealth. They are among the very best cit
lZens in the city, and are liberal in every
LEARNED PIG.
must mention learned pig who holds
his levies at the penitentiary, and his visit
ors are numerous. He can tell the time OF
day by watch, play cards, and do many
other wonderful things. He beat William
III. Turner two games at euchre, which so
amused Mr.. Turner that he presented bin
with twenty-five cents. The pig was taught
by white man who got locked in for play
Ing three-card monte with fool for money
but fools play at that game.
IRE sToNE-CUTTERs.
The stone-cutterS and quarrymen here are
very indignant because OF the employment
Of conycts here at the business. They say
hey have families to support, and they are
kept out of work by the rnnvicts, who
ought to be hired ont to the railroad con-
tractors; and think they are right. The
people here sympathize with the stone-cut-
ters.
POLICE COURT.-The following cases were
disposed OF Saturday by Justice White:
Richard Hughes (cOlored), for unlawfuly
stealing one lot Of 6sh from Barney Branch.
Ten lashes.
Eliza Dickson (colored) and Richard Cole
man (coored), for fighting and creating 4
disturbance. Fined 81 each.
Ellen Riley (colOred), for being drunk. J