The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-12
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker LACY called the House TO order
at II O'Clock. No prayer.

III IL U ClbChs No pidfNi'
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. HARMAN: "An act as ID Royal
Oak Presbyterian church."
By Mr.. SCOTT: Petition OF Tunstall q
Osborne for correction OF assessment OF lot
of land in Burkeylle.
BY Mr.. BARBOUR: Bill to incorporate the
BarboursvlIc (Orange county, Val Mer-
camille aud Manufacturing Company.
BY Mr.. STRAYER: Bill TO Instruct the SUI
perintendeni OF Pubic Instruction TO re-
port to tie Commissioner IL Agriculture
on the mineral resources OF the State in
certain circumstances.
BY Mr.. Pope: Resolution in regard to the
expediency OF proposing amendment to
Constitution abolishing superintendentS Of
county free schools.
BY Mr.. NELSON: Bill TO repeal, as to the
county Of Clarke, sections 6 and OF an
act entitled an acl for the protection OF sheep
in the counties of Clarke. Frederick, and
Charlotte, approved March G, 1874, and te
regulate the assessment Of damage done to
sheep in said county OF Clarke.
BY Mr.. PALMER: Bill to incorporate a
Joint stock company for constructing a
railroad from Bergers's Store, in Pittsylva-
MIA county, through Halifax county to a
point 10 be determined on, to connect the
main line of Richmond and Danvile rail-
road.
HOTCHKIss's SUMMARY.
Senate Joint resolution to furnish each
member OF the General Assembly with five
copies Of the Hotchkss Summary for distri-
button came up.
Mr.. STRAYER offered the following as a
substitute:
ReS0ired THE House OF Delegates concur
ring) That the Secretary OF the Common
wealth be, and he is hereby, directed 10
furnish the necessary copies now on hand
OF HOtchkiss's report Of Virginia to the
Commissioner OF Agriculture for distribu-
tion as he may think hest. Rejected.
The Senate resolution was agreed to.
UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
House amendments TO Senate bill incOr-
pOrating this company having been en-
crossed, the bill as amended was passed.
n. REUsCH.
House bill TO amend an act entitled an act
10 refund to n. Reuscb, of PittSylyaGia
county, lcense-tax, approved March %,
1877, was passed
DOwNEY HOSPITAL.
Senate bill incorporating the Downey
Hospital was passed.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED..
To authorize the construction OF wharf
on ChineOteague bay.
To authorize the Danvi.ie Grays to change
their unifoTm.
To resund TO w. S. Yates the tax OF $40
paid by hjai as q common erier.
To allow compensation for artificial arm to
Josephine Robinson, widow Of Waiter Ro-
b'Dson, deceased.
To amend section Of chapter TAT 4 the
Code Of 1873. in relation 10 The jurisdiction
Of justices.
TO designate holidays 10 be observed in
the accep snce and paynent Of bills of ex-
change, &c.
20 amend and JeSnact sections 2, 3, and
8 OF IN act, approved April 2, 1877. entitled
an act 10 quiet title, OF PURCHASES II de-
linQuent lands sold uudsr he act Of the 81
Of April. 1873, aud 10 repeal so much OF
the act of the 18th 81 Apr,l. 1874. as pro-
yidcs additional sections IS and 80 for chap
ter 81 Of the Code OF 1879
To pay certain sum Of money TO the
widow OF $. II. Boyki on account OF her
husbands services.
TO incorporate The Mutual Benefit Ass0-
citation OF Southwest Virginia,
Adjourned,