The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-20


and goes along attending to his business
about as usiIal.
The policy Of the Readjusters towards
those who abandoned the caucus seems to
be conciliation and friendly remonStrance.
When that fails the other course will prob
ably be tried.
Mr.. William c. Elan has entered regu-
larly upon the discharge OF his duties rs
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
DR.. Blanton, who is to succeed DR.. Pol
lard as Commissioner Of Agriculture, and
DR.. Drewry, the new surgeon OF the penn
tentiary. were at the Capitol yesterday.
DoOrkeeper Peter J. Carter OF the Senate
has been sick some days, and page has
been supplying his place as well as posi-
bic. But ii is not position for a boy to
fill. and the Senate ought TO make a better
arrangement.
There is very great interest in the Rich
mond and Alleghany railroad consolidation
bill. Dozens OF people yesterday came up
TO the Senate to inquire about it. The dis
cussion on the Riddlebergel funding bill
kent il from being reached. The bill is
now on its passage.
The Governor has signed the bill amend
ing the charter OF the city OF Norfolk in
TWELVE JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
In the Senate Yesterday Mr.. Bailey intro
duced the following bill. which Is said TO
be the bill for the rediyision Of the State
into judicial circuits.
an act to RedlTdnge the judicial CircaitS
OF the Commonwealth, 10 DiminiSh the
Number Thereof, and TO Repeal oil Lars
Mere,oiM Conflicting.
Whereas the public interests demand
that the judicial circuits OF the Common
wealth should lie rearranged and dimin-
ished in number; therefore
BE IL enacted bY the General ASSEMBLY,
That the State be, and the same i hereby,
divided into twelve judicial circuits, rs FOL
lows:
|. The counties OF Lee, Scott, Wise,
Dickinson, Buchanan, Tazewell, Russell,
and Washington shall constitute the First
circuit.
.. The counties OF Smyth, Wythe, Bland,
Giles. Pulaski, Mont gomery. Floyd, Car
roll, and Grayson shall constitute the Second
circuit.
3. The counties OF Roanoke, Craig, Bote-
tOurt, Allegheny, Rockbridge, Bath, Au-
gusta. and Highland shall constitute the
Third circuit.
4. The counties Of Rockingham, Page,
Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke, and war
rem shall constitute the Fourth circuit.
.. The counties OF Alexandria, Fairfax,
Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William. Rap
pahannock, Culpeper, Orange, Madison,
and Greene shall constitute the Fifth cir
cult.
G. The counties OF Albemarlc, Nelson,
Amherst, Buckingham, FluYanna, GOoch-
land, Cumberland. Powhatan, and Chester
field shall constitute the Sixth circuit.
:. The counties OF Bedford, Campbell,
Franklin. Patrick, Henry, Pittsyyania,
Halifax, the city Of Danyile and the city
of Lynchburg shall constitute the Seventh
circuit.
s. The counties Of AppomattoX, Amelia.
Prince Edward. Charlotte, Nottoway,
Lunenburg. Mecklenburg, Brunswick.
Greensville, Dinwiddie, and the city OF
Petersburg shall constitute the Eighth cir
cult.
Q. The city of Richmond and the coun-
ties OF HenricO, New Kent, Charles City,
James City, and the city of Williamsburg
shall constitute the Ninth circuit.
10. The counties OF Louisa, SpOtSylyania,
Stafford, King George, Caroline, Hanover,
King William, King and Queen, Essex,
Richmond, Westmorcland, NOrthumber-
land, and Lancaster shall constitute the
Tenth circuit.
II. The counties Of Accomac, North
ampton, Middlesex, Mathews, Gloucester,
York, Elizabeth City. and Warwick shall
constitute the Eleventh circuit.
II. The city of Norfolk and the counties
of Norfolk. Nansemond, Princess Anne,
southampton. Isle of Wight, Sussex,
Prince George. and Surry shall constitute
the Twelfth circuit.
All acts and parts OF acts in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
This act shall be in force from and after
January /, 1888.
Referred to Committee for Courts OF
Justice.
LOCAL OPTION.
There are several local-option bills before
the House. among them one "authorlZ-
inc the voters OF Roanoke county To vote
upon the question OF granting license for
the sale Of liquors therein or any magis-
terial district thereof" This provides that
it shall be the duty OF the county judge Of
the County Court OF Roanoke county at IT.
next term QSS2) TO order an election to be
held i'm said county, and in each magls-
terial district thereof, on the 18th day OF
April. 1882, on the question Of liquor
license.
III it appear from the abstracts and re-
turns OF any such election that IN the said
county majority OF votes have been cast
against license for the sale Of intoxicating
liquors. then no license shall be granted TO
any person for the sale OF such liquors
aud any person who shall sell any inloXica-
ting liquors i'm the county shall incur the
penalty prescribed by the general law for
selling wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors,
or any other mixture OF any Of them, with
out license therefor.
Another bill j. "tO provide for a local
option liquor-law in the county OF Cr;dg,'
and provides that il shall be the duty Of the
Judge Of the County Court OF Craig county,
upon petition OF fifty voters OF the said
county, to order an election TO be held in
said county, and in each district thereof, on
the question OF liquor-license or no liquor
license.
That it shall he the duty Of officers con-
ducting the election OF said county, after
thev shall have received notice OF vote to
be taken on the license question, to prepare /
a separate baI0t-box for each voting pre-
cint in said county, IN which shall be de- /
posted the ballots OF the then qualified
voters who may desire TO vote upon the I
question Of license for the sale Of intoxica- /
ting liquors III the said county or district.
The ballots shall be respectively follows: /
For license for the sale OF intoxicating Ii /
qnors; Against license for the sale Of intoX-
ieating liquors.
GENERAL OPTION LAW.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. |
Stubbs, was adopted in the House yester-
lay: