The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-25
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VAGINA.
TUESDAY, February "a, 1880.

TUESDAY. February "a, 1880.
SENATE.
The Senate met at ~ o'clock M.--Lieu-
tenant.lsoverno WALKER In the CHAIR
YRoX TUE HOUSE.
The Senate las agreed TO House joint re.
solution OF thanks 10 Messrs. Vandero'it
and McCoemick, and q resolution request
ing Congress 20 appropriate the net pro
ceeds ~ sales Of public lands to the educa'
ton OF the colored people.
A comm ,I,,icaiion was received announc-
inn the massage OF a number OF bills. lIhesc
oils were published yesterday
on THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were passed
To raw a certain sum OF money 10 MIS- ..
IT p-rt;n. 10 allow communication Tor an
ar,iti.ial limb to Mrs. Josephine ROBINSON,
widow OF Waller Robinson. deceased,
Tbe bill TO incorporate the Liberal Read
lister Company was passed.
MIR. DAVIS moved 10 strike out the name
.of 4. l.. Davis from The incorpora'ors'
Adopted.
THE NEW COUNTY.
The bill forming new county, 10 be
named Dickinson county, out OF poruohs
Of wise. Buchausn, and Russell, came up.
Mr.. THURMAN moved to strike out p'ch-
enson aud insert Stopewall."
MIR. SMITH moved 10 insert Jackson
MIR SMITH Withdrew his amendment, but
stated tha, al the proper time he would
move to name she cOInty-seat Jackson.
Mir. HENRY warmly advocated
THa MAKE OF sToNEwALL,
and Mr.. LrgCE that of Dickensoo, the re-
nresentatiy.e name of the pioneers OF the
great Southwest.
Mr.. RIpe,L EBgFGER, in opposing the mo-
lion, paid the most graceful trl0utes 10
Jackson and Stuart. tie said some new
continent should be discovered TO be name
after These heroes. but they needed no SIN III
county 10 keep their virtues fresh and
green.
The debate was further continued by
Mes-rs. PAUL and WALLER In favor oil ana
MFR. WoOD against the name OF Stonewail.
Mr.. WOOD did not object TO the name, 0u'
was opposed to new county, as be did not
believe that the people wanted il.
The recorded vote in favor OF the name OF
Stone@all was as follows:
Ayps.-Messrs. Atkinson, Cannon, Daniel, Early,
French, Fulkerson. Henry, Hurt. Koiner. Lowell,
Matthew, Mayo, MURRAY, Sn itD Of Nelson, Smith Of
Alexandria, strother, Thurman, and William'-lS.
SOEss--Messrs. B1ss, Davis, Ei9l,, Eskrdse'
Fiuney Haze, james, Leece. Norton, Paul Pickett,
SheTriird, Walker. Wilcox. and Wood-l5-
ABsENT.-Me'sr rou,h Macon; Rawlss Riddle,
berger, Stovall of Halifax, Stoyall OF Henry, and
Wlngbeld7
A motion OF Mr.. CANNON TO reconsider
resulted--ayes. 1G noes, 49,
MIR. SMITH Of Nelson moved 10 change q p
name of the counlyse from lrvington to
Jackson. Adopted.
THE VOTE ANALYZED.
The vote for Stonewall county instead OF
Dickinson, was-ayes. II Conservatives, D
Readjusters, and l Republican; noes, IL
Rtadjusters, l Republican, and l Conser-
YatiVe.
Absent: Readju,.ers, 5; Republicans, 2.
Mr.. WOOD moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Rejected.
The bill was then passed.
The FEES OF CLERKS.
The bill to reduce the fees Of county
clerks, twice reported upon adversely by
the Committee for Courts OF Justice, came
up as the special order.
1t was advocated by Messrs. WOOD and
PAUL, and opposed by MeSSr>. THURMAN,
SMITH OF Nelson, kOINER. and DANIEL.
The bill was indefinitely postponed by
The following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Atkinson, BOush, Daniel, Elliott,
Finney. Hale, Henry IIurt. kOiner, LoN ELL Macon.
Matthew, MavO, Murray. Picket. kawles, Smith Of
Nelson. SInmh of AleXandIia, Thurman, WaKer,
W iiams, and Win21eid-22.
NOES -Messrs. Bis. Cannon, Early, Eskridge,
French. FuikersOn, James, Lecce. Paul, sheTrard.
stovall of Henry, strother, and WoOd-I3.
At 2:45 P. NJ. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker LACY in the chair.
PRESENTED AND REPERRED.
BY Mr.. TURNER: Bill TO incorporate the
Club. of the county OF Norfolk