The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, January 16, 1880.
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SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor WALKER presiding.
Prayer by Rev. r. Il. Dashieli, ID. D., Of 81.
Marks Episcopal church.
Mr. HENRY. from the Committee on FL
nance. reported House joint resolution ap-
! propriating fifteen hundred dollars 10 ena-
| bic the Governor TO enforce the oyster law
In the RappahannOck river; which was
| taken up and agreed to.
Senate bill to incorporate the Virginia
Angora Company was taken up. on motion
of Mr.. SMITH of Alexandra, and passed.
Mr.. THURMAN presented resolution call
ing for a comparative statement showing
the revenue from sale OF liquor each year
for the last four years. Agreed to and sent
TO Auditor.
auCbuiiAv the Continued
Use Of cOnvictS by the james River and
Kanawha Company was taken up and pass
ed under sus pension OF the rules, on mo.
ton OF Mr.. KOINER.
House bill TO authorize the judge OF the
Eleventh circuit TO hold special terms Of
the courts in his circuit was taken up on
motion OF Mr.. MATHEW, and passed under
a suspension OF the rules.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
luton as 10 the eXpediency Of extending
the jurisdiction OF sherltfs and other Off
GERS in counties bordering on the State OF
North Carolina.
BY Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER: A bill to incor-
porate the Lnray Iron Company. :.
BY same: A bill TO Incorporate the She
nandoab Valley Mining Company.
BY same A bill TO incorporate the Iron
Company Of Virginia.
BY same: A bill to incorporate the Pow
hatan Iron Company.
COUNTY JUDGES.
MIR. FULKERSON presented joint resOlu-
ton reconsidering the vote postponing the |
election in certain counties, so as to elect |
the judges in those counties to-day. |
Agreed TO.
The question OF the election Of county |
judges was then, at 124 o'clock, taken up. |
Recess to 4 p. Nj.
Afternoon Session.
House joint resolution pOstponing the |
election OF judges for Nelson aud No,tOway !
% 10Th and Russell to Odd was taken up.
Dir. HURT moved to amend so as to include |
he Judge for Pitisylvania.
Mr.. HURT made warm fight for his mo-
ION TO postpone.
Mr.. FULKERsON opposed the motion aud
{ was lost.
The House resolution was agreed TO.
For Judge OF MiddleseX and Mathews Mr..
CANNoN nominated l.. &. Bristow.
Mr.. MATTHEW nominated Judge Thomas
J.. Christian.
Mr.. BristOw was elected.
For Judge Of Northampton Mr.. CANNON
nominated Judge Hamilton S. Neale, and he
vas Teelecl
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER moved 10 adjourn.
4ost-ayes, 10; noes, II.
Mr.. MATHEW moved that when the Sem
lie adjourn this evening it adjourn 10 meet
Monday at ~ NJ. Lcst-ayes, 2; noes, 26.
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER moved that the Senate
axe recess for fifteen minutes.
Mr.. MATTHEW demanded the ayes and noes,
,ut they were not ordered, and, on a uiud
,Oce vote, the motion was rejected.
Mr. ATKINSON moved TO meet at IL O'Clock
o-nOrrow morning. Lost.
On motion of Mr. THURMAN, the Senate
oOk recess for fifteen minutes
Mr.. matthew moved to postpone the
olnl order until 12s O'Clock tomorrow.
10; noes, II.
Nr. kIDDEI BERGER moved to reconsider
he vote by which the motion was rejected.
8; noes, 10. !
Mr.. MATTHEW moved that the chair be
acated until 8 p. NJ. Lost-ayes, 10: {
Oes, Is. Q
Mr.. MATTHEW moved to adjourn. Lost
yes, Z; noes, Is. Il
message was received from the House
the psstponeRent of The Joint I
rider until las o'elsck Tomorrow.
The resolution was conquered in By the
pnaie.
Adjourned. \
HOUSE OF DELEGAT n
Toe SPEAKER called the House TO order |,
1. O'Clock. No prayer.
BILLS REPORTED.
House Bills: To incorporate the Grand v
ouncn OF the Grand Ancient Order of O
ms and Daughters, Brothers aud Sisters OF b
o'es Ia the United States OF America and n
e World at Large; TO Incorporate Ever 81
zee DIVISION, No. 32, Sons OF Temperance. IN
City Point Prince George county, Va. n
Incorporate the Christian Brotherhood oi ~
,rfo'k TO inaofporate the Norfolk Law. js
Dfary Ascension; 10 amend the charter n,
the Petersburg das.Light Company: to h,
corporate Freedom Lodge, No. 1899. An. on
nv Free and Accepted Masons, of the q,
Sn Of LoYslt'viIIe, 10 The county Of Lou. N