The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA,
WEDNESDAY,, December IA, 1881.
SENATE.

"WEDNESDAY, Dtcehoi ~ 'oc''
SENATE.
The Senate was called 10 order at IL
O'Clock by Mr.. ELLIOTT, President pro tem.
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. Armstrong, Oh the
Episcopal Church. c..a,o
ON motion OF Mr.. WALKER oil chester
field. the clergy Of Richmond were re- re-
oucsted 20 open The sessions OF INC cenS'c
with prayer.
CEasus REPoETs.
Thu Clerk laid before the Senate COM
nunication from the Department OF the In
terror, In response to resolut'on sS ,.s
tha, elk comics Of the census report be fur-
nished for the Use OF the Senate, saying
that the reports had not been printed
Laid on the table.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Rv Mr.. MAYO: Bill to repeal section IL OF
chs,,tor I6t Of the Acts of l5ITS7e, in re-
lation 10 The division of school districts. -.
Nv Mr.. LovENsTEIN: Bill for the reliei
~ i. r. johnson, who was surety ior
Alexander Richardson in ease before the
Hastings Court Of Richmond.
nv Mr.. DIGGs: Bill 90 amend ana re-
enact section Of chapter 1891 CODE oil 1919,
AZ 10 remedy by motion on certain Donds
taken or given by certain officers. >.
By Mr.. BERRY: Bill TO define ana limi,
tho use and effect Of answers TO bus ana
petitions in chancery.
nv Mr.. ELLIOTT: Bill TO Incorporate the
Buckingham Mining and Development
Company.
By Mr.. LYBRO0x Bill to amend ana re-
enact sections 1, 4, q, and OF an act en-
titled " An act 10 incorporate the Danville
and New River Narrow-Gauge railroad,
approved March 20, 1878, as ameudcd ny
an act approved March 90. 1871. .,
nv MIR NFyyBtRRY: Bill 10 ratify and
confirm the consolidation OF the Richmond
and Southwestern Railway Company with
the Virginia, Kentucky and ONO Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company, under the name
and STYLE OF the Richmond ana LOUISVILLE
Railroad Company. CT
BY Mr.. WALLER: Bill to aid tue State
Agricultural Society and to promote the
agricultural interests OF The state. iro-
posing to appropriate $4,000 annually on
certain conditions.i
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock-speaker
FOWLER in the chair. Prayer by Rev. w.
G.. Starr, u. II.
CoNTgSTED-EIECTI0N CASE.
Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Priv
ilcges and Elections, presented minority
report in the contested case OF Frazer ana
Lady rs. Dunlap and Lccch; which was
ordered to be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. FAIR, the hour OF l
O'Clock Friday was fixed Us the time for
taking the vote in the case.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. LEECH: A bill to authorize the
PRESBYTERIAN church OF the town OF Lex
inpton TO acquire and hold additional land
within the limits Of the town OF LeXing-
ton to that owned by said church and con-
gregation.
By Mr.. STRATTON: An act to protect
MARRIAGES in Goochland county.
Bv Mr.. DICKENsoN A bill TO amend the
lat, ID, and Sd sections Of an act entitled
an act to Incorporate the saltville and Coal
Mine Railroad Company, approved JAN
uary %, 1867, and TO change the name to
Norfolk and Cincinnati.
BY Mr.. DICKINSON: A bill to incorporate
the Lebanon and Buchanan Turnpike
Company.
BY Mr.. DICgENsON: A bill TO ratify and
confirm the consolidation Of the Richmond
and Southwestern Railway Company with
the Virginia, kentucky and Ohio Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company under the name
OF the Richmond and Louisville Railroad
Company.
BY Mr.. DUCK: A bill to confirm decd
Of conveyance executed by the trustees OF
the White Peoples Baptist church in
Smithfeld, Va.
BY Mr.. GRIGGs: A bill authorizing the
trustees OF the PresbyteriOn church OF Mar
tinsville, Henry county, to sell and pur-
chase property.
BY Mr.. LAKEWOOD: An ACT 10 amend
and reGnact sections 4, Z, 80, 36, and IS OF
an act approved April 4, 1877, entitled an
act 10 revise the laws relating TO the in
spection OF tobacco and warehouse charges,
and to insure the proper delivery OF tobac-
60 to the cOnsignees, and to repeal all acts
on the subject which were in force on the
1st January, 1877.
RESOLUTIONS.