The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
WEDNESDAY, February 4, 1880.
SENATE.

| MIR. FULKERS0N, from Tue CoHlhittec ""
Privileges and Elections, reported bili Tor
trans cribing the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the
county OF Accomac.
Mr.. PAUL. from the Committee on Gene
raI Laws: Bills 10 incorporate the South
west Virginia Commercial Company; to
amend section OF chapter 60 Of the Code,
in relation to telegraph companies; to au-
thorize Centenary church IN. r.. Church
SOUTH 10 borrow money; 10 repeal an act
authorizing w. B. W. Brooking TO erect
warehouse at CedSF Point. in Goocband
county; TO incorporate Ever-True DIVE
sion, Sons OF Temperance, at City Point; TO
prevent pulling down and leaving down
fences in the county OF Princess Anne;
TO amend section 8 OF chapter q OF
the Acts, in relation to fences; 10 pro-
vide a tax for the sale Of liquor, DC. (Mr.
FULKERsOX's billy; authorizing to decide
| what allowance shall be made to clerks,
sberiffs. treasurers, and other officers, eX-
cept in the county Of ROckbridge; to incor-
porate the Grand Ancient Order OF Mel
chsedeck, King OF Peace; topIovide COM
mutation TO w. A. Mccoy, one-arnW SOL
der. Of Bath county; for the relief of the
sureties OF j.. A. Hutchinson, late tfca-
surer OF Charlotte county.
! Mr.. MURRAY, from the Committee on
County, City, and Town Organizations, re-
ported bills TO define the authority OF the
Council Of Portsmouth over The streets and
ALLEYS OF said city; to amend the law for
working the roads in Prince William and
Nottoway counties.
| PRESENTED, REFERRED, &C.
By Mr.. RrDDEEBEGGER A bill 10 amend
the charter Of the Boston Coal and Iron
Company, granted by the Judge OF Page
county.
On motion OF Mr. KOINEE, the Committee
on Education was discharged from the FUR
Their consideration OF the bill TO amend the
charter Of Roanoke College, aud the bill was
placed on tue calendar.
By Mr.. ELLIOTT: A bill to authorize the
surviving trustees of Union Academy to
appoint additional trustees.
BY Mr.. LOWELL: a bill to provide for
submitting the question OF liquor-license or
no liquOr-licenSe TO the voters of Warren
and Clarke counties and the magisterial dis
tricts in those counties.
BY Mr. WALKER: A bill for The relief Of
Robert Beattie, OF Manchester.
By same: a bill TO amend the law TO en-
able the Board Of Supervisors OF Chester
field county TO assist in keeping in repair
the Free bridge.
BY Mr.. FINNEY: A resolution to impose
a fine OF five dollars on committeeman fail
Ing 10 attend meetings, &c. Referred, after
discussion, TO the Committee on Rules.
BY Mr.. LEECE A bill to incorporate the
Jacksonville and Marion Turnpike and
Telegraph Company.
BY Mr.. DANIEL: A bill to prevent and
punish the misuse Of public money by pub
lie officers.
BY Mr.. SMITH of Nelson: A resolution as
TO the expectancy OF amending the embez
zling act so a. TO make it felony 10 embez- |
Zie or misuse public money.
BY Mr.. NORT0N bill 10 amend section |
3 Of an act TO secure to the free schools the |
money set apart for their use, &c.
By same: A bill TO incorporate the Lone
Star Society.
BY same: A bill to provide for submit
ting the que;tion of liquor-licenSe or no.
liQuOr-license to the voters Of James City
county and the magiSterial districts of said
county.
BY Mr.. ATKINSON: A bill appropriating
$4,000 for the Yorktown centennial.
BY Mr.. PAUL A bill 10 amend The crimi-
nal laws Sunday law.
MONT SESSIONS.
On motion OF Mr. RIDDLEBERGER it was
ordered that on and after Monday next the
Senate shall meet at ~ NJ, sit till p. NJ,
at when hour the chair shall be vacated
until p. NJ.
BILLS ABSOLUTELY REJECTED.
House bill TO defiae the effect OF answers
in chancery.
Senate resolution to reduce the mileage
OF circuit court judges.
Senate resolution TO extend the time for
final settlement Of trcasurers with the Au-
dior Of Public Accounts
House bill in relation to fees OF Common
woalih's attorneys.
PASSED.
House bill to provide for submitting the
question Of liquor-license or no liquor
license to the voters OF LoudOun county.
Senute bill to amend the 1>t section OF
chapter 80 Of the law in relation to fees OF
the Secretary Of the Commonwealth and
Clerk OF the House OF Delegates. This bill
increases the fees required to be paid by
notaries, -four and tobaccO-inspectors fifty
cents.]
Senate bill to provide additional ward
buildings at the Central Lunalic Asylum.
Senate bill to amend the 1st section of the
Acts of lS7S-'79, to attach the free.school
districts Of Dan River, Tunstall, and North
Danville, in Pittsylvania county, to the city
OF DanvIlIe.
OIHEE BUSINESS.
House bill for the protection Of mechan- |
les by giving them lien on articles repair |
ed wa, laid on the table.
Senate bill TO amend secicr 20 of chapter !
lS1 Of The Acts of 1S74-'75A relation to
public roads was passed by.
A number of Senate bills were ordered to |
be engrossed and read a third time.
Communications from the Governor and |
Auditor were received and ordered TO be
printed.
The resolution proposing an amendment
to the elecive-franehise clause of the Con-
stituiion was taken up and discussed until |
adjournment.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at II /
O'Clock by Speaker LACY, who then in
vited Mr.. MOFFETT TO take the chair.
No prayer.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. NICOL: Bill to amend and re.
enact an act approved January %, 1879, so
as TO extend the time in which district !
school boards are authorized TO use district
school funds for the pay ment OF teachers.
BY Mr.. RowE: Dill 10 incorporate the
Shiloh (colored) Cemetery OF Frede1icks-
burg.
BY Mr.. SLEMP: An act for the relief of
certain uncollected dog-,ax in Lee county.
BY Mr.. WILKINSON: Bill to apportion TO
the town OF North Danyille its pro rsta share
OF the subscription OF Pittsyiyania county
10 the LyDchburg and DanviIle railroad.
BY Mr.. MATHEWS: Bill TO incorporate
Walkers Creek Bridge aud Turnpike Com
pany.
BY Mr.. CoLLY: Bill amending the charter