The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY. February 2, lsS2.

BY Mr.. RAwIEs: Bill for the reiei OF
Charles +. Gro0me.
By MIR. TwYmAN: Petition of the nillers
Of Orange and adjoining counties IN re-
gard 10 building fist-ladders.
Bv Mr.. RAwLEs Through Mr.. RIDDLE
BERGER): Bill TO regulate freight ana pas
scnger tariff.
SNAIL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BAILEY offered the following:
Resolped, That senate Rule No. 80 be
suspended for the residue OF this session,
and for the remainder OF this session three
members of committee, or majority OF
less than five, shall constitute n quorum.
Rejected-ayes, 10; noes, II.
scoTTsvuLE woOLIEN MANUFACTURING COM
PANY.
Mr.. WINGFiELD OF Albemarle secured a
suspension OF the rules and had the Senate
bill to Incorporate the Scottsville Woolien
Manufacturing Company passed.
After charging the powers OF the inVcs-
tigating committee and rcconsidering the
vote by which the Danyille railroad bill
was ordered TO cngrossment, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock-Speaker
FOWLER in the chair. Noprayer.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
communication from the Auditor OF Public
Accounts i'm relation TO the assessed value
OF lands. &C., in the Commonwealth.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
\ message was received through Senator
RIDpIEBEHGER that the Senate had adopted
q Joint resolution instructing the Attorney
General 20 institute such proceedings or
pursue such methods aS may be proper and
necessary to ascertain and recover all the
interest OF the State OF Virginia in the
Roanoke Navigation Company, both in
Virginia and North Carolina, and TO pro-
vide compensation therefor.
REPoRTEp FROM COMMITTEES.
House hill No. 23t, 10 amend and re-
enact the % section OF an act entitled an
act 10 amend and reCnact the LIST and attn
clauses OF section Of the act to give effect
70 a COMPROMISE OF the litigation in re-
spect 10 the construction and effect OF the
will OF Samuel Miller, deceased, and to
establish the manual-labOr school provided
for in the 18th clause OF said will.
House bin No. a85, 70 impose a license
tax on persons selling or offering to sell
seWing-machincs and accessories.
House bii 80. $50, to authorize the pay
ment Of money 20 james :. Garrison Tor
arrears duc HIM AZ clerk in the Office OF
Auditor OF Public Accounts. Reported
from the Finance Committee with the re-
communication that 1t do not pass.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. FRAZER: A bill to amend see
ton CS Of chapter 81 Of the Code OF 1879,
in regard to Insurance companies.
BY Mr.. CIDDINGS: 4 bill to regulate the
hours OF labor In factories by mechanics
and railroad employees.
BY Mr.. G. l.. TAYLOR: \ bill to amend
and rcCnact section s OF chapter lS4 OF the
Code Of 1873. in relation TO exemption Of
fifty dollars.
BY Mir. MOTION: A bin to prevent clerks
Of courts from writing deeds, &c, for COM
pensation.
By Mr.. r. WILEY DAVIS: A bill for the
relief OF William Smith, OF Charlotte
county.
BY MIR. FAIR A bill 60 allow supervi-
sorS of the several counties to administer
oaths TO parties having accounts against
the counties.
BY Mr.. MORTON: Resolution appointing
Nathaniel Mitchell and John II. Jarvis,
citizens OF Yorktown, Va, pilots for York
river, with It's tributaries above Yorktown,
including the mattaponi and Pamunkey
rivers.
BY Mr.. DEYET: Contemplation OF citi-
zens of southampton county in reference
to judgesbip OF said county.
BY Mr.. GRAEDsTAFF: Petition OF citizens
OF Woodstock TO amend their charter.
BY Mr.. SAYERs: Petition OF Elizabeth
Tineberrv asking to be relieved from a fine
assessed against her by the County Court
OF Carroll county.
BY Mr.. POLLARD: Resolution as 10 do
nation TO the State OF portraits OF Count
de Rochainbetu, President James Monroe,
and Hon. William :. Archer.
LOCAL OPTION.
Petitions IN favor OF local option were
presented rs follows:
Bv Mr.. IL. ". WATgINs: From citizens
Of Halifax county.
/ Bv Mr.. EVANS: From citizens OF Mid
dleseX county. This petition was accom-
panied by hill providing for a local-op-
| ton law Tor said cOnty1
Bv Mr.. SANDY: From citizens OF Essex
county.
BY MIR. KELIAm: From citizens Of AccO-
mac county.
BY Mr.. bum: From citizens OF Abe
marie county.
By Mr.. DAVIS Of Pittsylvania: From
citizens of Pittsylvania county.
BY Mr.. !. G. TAYLOR: From citizens OF
Montgomery county.
BY Mr.. REvucCONR: From citizens Of
Highland county.
bills PASSED.
Senate bin No. 56, to ratiiy and confirm
lao coll f.ts ~ Wnrts n
the States claim against the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi ana Ohio railroad, with amend-
ments.
House bin No. 80, to prescribe the PEN
alties for the nOn-paymcnt Of taxes in cities
and towns.
CONTESTED-ELECTION CASE.
The contested case Of Rawles Us. Duck
came up a. the special order Of the day.
The question was OH the adoption OF the
minority report from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, which favored the
seating OF the contestant, as a substitute for
the report of the committee.
Messrs. EVANS and MuNFoRD spoke in fa-
vor OF the substitute.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. MUNF0RD'S re-
marks Mr.. FAIR obtainedgthc floor, but the
hour of 5 O'Clock having arrived, the
! SPEAKER vacated The chair until 1880 o'clock
| L. NJ.
The consideration OF the case will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Night Session.
The Speaker resumed the chair at $50
O'Clock.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third
time and passed