The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-14
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The Committee on General Laws OF the
Senate Yesterday reported Mr.. Paurs Dill
nroyidlnc for the relief Of INDECENT widows
Of Virginia soldiers and sailors who were
Killed or died in the late Confederate army
ar navy. or died In consequence OF Wounos
or disease contracted therein. The bill Is
IS follows: A.
Whereas il has been represented 10 The
General Assembly of Virginia that there
exists i'm many parts OF the state mueb 0es-
fitutjon and suffering among The WIDOWS
and orphans OF Confederate soldiers ana
sailors who lost their lives in the late war,
or by wounds received or disease contracted
in said war; and whereas II is the duty OF
the state 10 give relief TO these widows ana
children; therefore
1. BE Il enacted by The GensrGt Assembly,
That the sum OF $4,000 be, and the same
Is hereby, annually appropriated out OF inc
public revenues TO be paid, as hereinafter
provided, TO the widows OF Confederate
soldiers and sailors OF the state OF Virginia
who were either killed in battle or dled OF
wounds received or disease contracted IN
said war: provided that the applicant snail
furnish a certificate OF the Judge OF Tue
county court Of the county wherein she
resides that she Is an Inhabiiant OF this
state: that she was lawfully married at
fbe fine such soldier or sailor was killed or
died of wounds received or disease con-
trscfed in the service; that her husband
was soldier or sailor. as the case may be,
in such service. and was killed in said war
or died OF wounds received or disease con-
tracted therein; that she has no husband
irving, and that she is in INDECENT cireum-
stances.
2. The Auditor Of Public Accounts is
hereby authorized to issue his warrants on
the Treasury OF the State TO pay the claims
properlv allowed under this act, ana the
same shall be paid out OF the money apprO-
priated by the 1st section OF this act.
8. The Auditor OF Public Accounts shall
make no payment under this act until the
1t day Of August, 1880, and shall then
divide the amount hereby appropriated
equally among all who may then appear TO
DC entitled TO receive anything under this
act provided that no one shall receive
more than SIS.
Mr.. BENRY'S SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Henry sent up to the clerks desk
substitute for the bill Of Mr.. Paul as fol-
lows. which was ordered TO be printed:
Whereas it is represented TO the General
Assembly that there are many INDECENT
Confederate soldiers and many INDECENT
widows and orphans OF deceased Confedc-
rate soldiers in this State for whom prOyis-
ion ought 10 be made; therefore
/. BE il enacted By The General Assembly,
That the boards Of supervisors OF the seYe-
raj counties and the councils Of the seyera!
cities of this Common wealth are hereby re-
Quired TO ascertain before making up the
amounts TO be levied for each year the indl-
gent Confederate soldiers and sailors and
the INDECENT widows and orphans Of de-
ceased Confederate soldiers residing within
the several counties or cities, and they shall
appropriate the sum OF S75 annually for the
relief OF each INDECENT soldier and sailor
aud INDECENT widow 20 ascertalned.
.. No soldier nor sailor, nor his widow,
shall be entitled to the benefit of this act
unless he was citizen Of Virginia at the
time he enlisted in the Confederate army.
3. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
Senator Cannon's bill to amend and recn-
act an act approved February &c, 1876, en-
tilted an uct to appropriate certain sum
annually TO the University OF Virginia, was
Yesterday reported by Mr.. Early from the
Committee on Education, having received
the endorsement 81 every member oil the
committee. /; is as follows:
1. BE IL enacted by tie General Assembly,
That there shall he paid annually out OF the
public treasury $4,000 for the support
OF the University Of Virginia, which shall
be payable out OF any money IN the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated; but this an
nuity is on condition That the said inStitu-
ton, during its continuance, shall educate
forty students OF the Slate OF Virginia
one from each senatorial district, except as
10 the Thirty.fiflh district, from that two
the students to be designated by the sena-
tors from the respective districts, and TO be
ma,riculated under the rules and regula-
lions prescribed by the Board Of Visitors Of
the University. without charges for board,
tuition, textbooks, rooms, or other expense 5
connected with the course. The term OF
appointment OF said students shall be for
three years. As qualifying test they shall
he required to pass an examination in not
les than Two schools OF the academic de-
partment, or in lieu OF such examination
:hey shall furnish a certificate Of eXamina-
ton passed at some college or preparatory
school OF Virginia, which shall be conclu-
siye evidence TO the faculty that they are
qualified to enter at the University those
branches OF study they respectively wish 10
pursue.
2. Out OF the said appropriation OF $780, 0C
ali the expenses for educating the said forty
students so appointed shall first be paid,
the balance to go for necessary repairs and
the interest on the existing debt, and
sinking fund OF $500 per annum shall be
established and placed under the control OF
the Board OF Visitors, TO be annually applied
to the liquidation of the principal.
3. All acts and parts OF acts making ap-
propriations for the University OF Virginia
heretofore passed are hereby repealed.
s. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
CONDITIONS FOR THE SALE OF THE CANAL.
General Elliott Yesterday presented the
following bill in the Senate, which WAS re-
ierred 10 the Committee on Roads:
BE II enacted by The General Assembly Of
Virginia, /. That in any contract the James
River and kanawha Company may make
for the sale of its works and franchises, il
may consent, with the approval Of the
Board Of Public. Works, that iron rails may
be temporarily laid instead OF steel rails,
and that twelve months additional time for
construction may be given for all sections
TO be laid with steel rails.
.. Any purchaser Of such works and
franchises may sell tie same to the Rich.
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company, OF
10 any other corporation authorized by law
10 purchase.
3. The tax upon recordation of the deed
col eeo 1oLs rt.ofi