The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

!, to occur In October. 1891, is hereby au.
thoflzed out OF any funds appropriatcd by
the General Assembly to purchase not ex.
ceeding six acres OF land at such point in
York county as may be agreed upon, aud
eede the same TO the United States OF Amer.
lea Tor the purpose OF erecting monument
commemorative Of said event by the said
United States Of America.
2. The said committee shall have power 10
appoint subcommittee or other agencies TO
aid them in making such arrangement as
may be necessary, and to do whatever in
their Judgment Is proper to celebrate said
event.
| 3. The Governor OF the Common wealth is
hereby authorized 10 appoint commissioners
on the part OF the State 10 assist the said
committee IN preparing for and holding said
exhibition.
The bill was placed on the salendar.
A soLORED LAND COMPANY OF RICHMOND.
Hosse bill TO incorporate the Mount Alto
Mining and Land Company OF Virgins,
which lad previously passed the House, was
taken up in the Senate yesterday, on motion
OF Mr.. Henry, and passed.
The bill is as follows:
/. Be it enacted 5y tae General Assembly,
Of Vrginia, That W. c. Roane, Benjamin
Yancey, o. NJ. Steward, S. L. Randolph,
F. W. Lewis, and Z. II. Voolfolk, OF the
city OF Richmond, and their associates and
successors, be, and they are hereby, created
a body-pOlitic and corporate by the name of
the Mount Alto Mining and Land Company
OF Virginia, &c, &c.
2. The company, when fully organized,
shall have power to purchase, hold, and dis
pose OF, in such quantities as they may deem
proper, real estate, including farming lands,
timbered lands, and mineral lands. in The
Slate OF Virginia, not exceeding in quantity
at any one time 100000 acres, and to i'm
prove and develop the same.
3. The capital stock OF the company shall
not be less than $4,000 and not more than
100000, TO be divided INTO shares OF 81
each, and that the corporators hereinbeiore
named, and their associates, may, so soon as
the sum OF $4,000 is subscribed and 10 per
centum thereof actually paid up in cash,
proceed to perfect permanent organiza-
tion OF the company by the election Of
president, superintendent, and six direc-
tors, who shall be residents OF the State OF
Virginia.
4. The principal Office OF the said COM
pany shall be in the city OF Richmond. Va.
). This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
NEW OFFICE PROPOSED.
Senator Riddleberger introduced bill
yesterday authorizing the Governor to APP
point a skllful shorthand writer for the
purpose Of expedting the trial in certain
causes and facilitating public business, and
who shall hold bis Office four years from
the 1st OF July, 1880. Any party to a suit
in any court OF the State may employ this
stenographer to take testimony, exceptions,
and rulings in that cause, and a correct
transcript OF the proceedings by the Off.
cial reporter shall be prim1 fdCie a correct
statement OF such testimony and proceed
ings. The compensation OF the reporter is
fixed at eight dollars per day and actual
travelling expenses, and fifteen cents folio
for transcription, to be paid by the party
employing him. The heads OF departments
are also authorized under the bill to en-
pIoy the stenographer where the interest Of
the Commonwealth may be protected and
advanced, and he shall he paid out OF the
State Treasury at the same rate and or the
certificate OF the officer for whose depart
ment the work is doIe.
The bill was referred.
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.
House bill drought over by Mr.. Strayer)
TO spend $475 to veutIate the hail OF the
House Of Delegates was passed. Mocsr,.
Davis and Norton being the only senators
voting "NO."
READJUSTER Caucus.
The Readiusters had slim caucus last
night. It was understood that the confer
ence was for the purpose OF reconsidering
| Mr. Riddleberger's bill-in fact. Mr. Turner
moved to reconsider the vote by which it
had been adopted, with a view OF present.
ing competing proposition. The motion
was not put, however, and the caucus adj
iourned without transacting any business.
MoRTUARY REPORT for the week ending
February 7 1880:
Cause Of Death: Brigbt's disease.
while; congestion OF bowels, white con-
gestion Of brain, white; collie. coIored ;
consumption, white, ) cOlOred; convul-
sions Cnfantile), coOred; diarrbGa, coll
orcd; drowning, | cOlOred; eryslpelas, l
white; fever (chiId-bed), l white; fever
(typhoid), l white; heart-disease, colored ;
nfanticide, colored; marasmus, white.