The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-31
Secretary Of the Commonwealth"
TIE DOwNEY HOSPITAL.

Inc senate DaS alTtduA IaSntu, uHuti u
suspension Of the rules, the bill to moor
porate the DOwney Hospital, an institution
which it is the intention OF our well-known
citizen, Mr.. Mark DOwney, to endow libe-
rally. The bill is now before the House OF
Delegates. II is understood that the Board
OF Managers Of the Retreat for the Sick have
aDpOinted committee 10 confer with Mr.
DOwney with a view Of agreeing upon
plan for 50 conducting the two institutions
(or consolidating them) that they may not
be operated in antagonism 10 each other.
PAY OF JUDGE OF MANCHESTER.
Major Walker, OF Chesterfield, and Mr.
Riddleberger, were opposed to each other
Yesterday in the Senate when the bill came
up TO reduce the pay OF the judge for the
city of Manchester from $500 to $500. The
Judge Of Winchester receives 300, and
Maior Walker contended that it was unjust
TO saddle upon Manchester The payment OF
this large salary, when Winchester, which
i as large a city as Manchester, only pays
$500. lie argued. too. that Manchester
wanted TO take pant OF the judges pay to
help to repair the Free bridge.
Nir. Riddieberger spoke several times
AGAINST the bill and in advocacy of the re-
report Of the committee, which was mat
the Lil should rot pass. lie answered Nj
icr Walkers argument on the tree'brldge,
and made on so good Il case from his stand
noint that the Senate refused 70 engross TIE
| bin by the following recorded vote:
AYEs.-Nies,r~. Atkin.on, BIS, Daniel payis
Early. Tmucy Henry Jame, hoiner; io'tI, MHr
ray. Norton. shelrari, Sioya-l oi Halifax Walker
Williams. ana WinghC!d-ll. t.,.i,,o.. t,rsrc,,
NOES Nc SIS. Boush. Cannon Lskridge; trench'
FnlLcrson. Dale Hut. Ltccc. Macon, Matthew
Iiayo. Paul, Pickett lid leberser, smith oi Ae'-
son. Wilcox. aud WoO"-l7.
IIeu.cnani-G Goycl nor Walker voted
PETERSBURG GAs-LIGHT COMPANY.
In the Senate yesterday the JiIl which
had Heretofore passed the House OF Dele
gates TO renew the charter OF the Peters,
| burg Ga>-Light Company came up, and, on
motion Of Mr.. Wilcox, the bill was made
| ITO enlc;al order for wednesday next at
half-past Il o'clock. Mr.. Riddleberser
prcposes to offer tie following amendment
to tie bill:
Provided that the gasOmeters and other
works OF the said company shall be located
| In the CuTVUTatr limit, III tho aid oiiy ns fhc
Common Council OF The same may approve
and that tine said company shall lay thelr
mains and pipes and establish their shops al
under such rules and regulations as me
Common Council OF the salt cHy
may prcscribe; and provided further
| Co,nnanv shall from time 10 time
extend their mains and pipes and supply
sucb part Of the said city and !tS iuhabi-
tants with gas-lieht L. TIE said Council may
require: and provided further, that the
quality OF tie gaS-light supplied snail not
he inferior TO that furnished by the gas
wolks Of the city OF Richmond; and pro-
yided also. that the rate charged per tG0u-
sand feet shall not exceed that chlr2cd TOT
gas in the city OF Richmond; and provided
further. nothing contained IN tbs Ict saail
be construed as to interfere with Tie righ'
or in any wise to hinder the city oi Peters
burg from erecting cas-works oi her oW Il
and from supplying ahe said city ana i's III
habilants with gas"
A EoAr IN WHICH EICHNOND IS INTERESTED
The following bill 20 authorize the con
solidafion OF the James River and Kanawha
Company and the Buchanan and CilIton
Forge Railway Company passed the Senate
yesterday:
1. Be il enacted by tie Gsnerai ASSEMBLY,
Tba, the James River and Kanawha Com
uany and the Buchanan and Clifton Forge
Railway Company may consolidate on such
terms as a majority OF the stockholders III
the two companies respectively may agree
upon :: or that il may be lawful for the JomeS
River and kanawha Company to acouirt
the wOglss, property, and franchises oI tne
Ruchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Com
papv either by purchase or by such agree
Inent n NAV be made between The SAID TWO
cOmpancs. And in the event that surh ac-
ouisitiOu is made, the James River aud ha'
nawha Company shall succeed 10 az Inc
rieh;s, privileges, and franchises q the
B,lchapan and Clifton Forge Railway Com
pany~ ,n,,
CONVICT vs.. HONEST LABOR.
Mfr. itkinSon's bill to prevent di scrimr
narion against honest labor III favor OF con
Wet labor. being the Srecial order OF thl
day Yesterday. came Up in the SerAe, ant
rrc9fed n warm discussion, the patron or th'
bin leading off in strong speech a bcnal
OF the bill. Mcssrs. Henry, Picke-e, smitt
Of Nelson, Walker, Cannon, anL other
spoke. Mr.. Lowell opposed the bill Nerl
warmly. ,.,,
At 2:l5 p. NJ, on motion Of &r. Lowell
the further Iteration Oh the Dill Wa
postponed until to-day at hali,pa't ]
O'Clock, after whieh the Senate adjourned
yrYTrI ALTON OF TIE HALL OF rEE HOUSE
, The snecial eommittee-Messrs. Pitt
/, Strever. ard EchOls-are working IN earn
/, est 10 get an acceptable plan for the ventil'
: tion Of the hal! OF the House OF Delegates
q Thev met yesterday morning, and viii met
n again Tuesday. 4,
. Meanwhile, on their recoismendaiion,.tL tL
galleries OF ;hc ball will 10 closed 10 Gu
public. This plan was carried into ehe'
J, Yesterday. The improvement was az oh'
e noticeable.
= READJUsTER ToLL-TAX PLAN.
! A prOnisent ReSdjuster. who has so ]
y been very successful in carrying out i
y own projects, stated yesterday tlAs ais pa
u ty would probably pass bill re1uclng u
pol-tax from one dollar TO hva cents, al
would make up for the consequent loss
q. the school fund by another eIl! requiri.
Q. counties to impose per capita Tax ]
c. school purposes.
yt On the same authority il Is stated that !
1e new deb..bin will cut down the rate of
terest to 3 per cent, and the principal %
tween fifteen and twenty millions.
hc FISH LAW.
js The following bill TO establish elo'
tb season for the river fisheries (patron,
'A Pitts) has been reported from the Io'
Committee on Chesapeake and its Tribu
Dg ries:
al 1. Be IL enacted by the General Assem-
n, ~ V;.o.u;o That IN shall uOt be laWfll