The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-19
|0HNRRAb ASSEMBLY, on VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, April is, 1882.
SENATE.

tentiary at 81, 500 per annum.
Providing communication for j. IL. Al
len, a manned soldier.
To amend law in regard to delinquent
lands \,
To allow q. r. Barr, late treasurer OF
Washington county, further time within
which to collect uncollected license taxes,
and 70 make settlement with the Auditor
OF Public Accounts.
For relief OF the estate OF G. w. Hender-
lite. late treasurer Of smyth county. and his
sureties.
To authorize the Upper AppomatOx
COMPANY to widen and deepen It's canal.
To amend the charter of the Dover
Coal Company.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.
To extend the time for the collection OF
taxes In the county OF Patrick for the year
1881.
Authorizing the Auditor to refund money
TO j. c. Darden, OF Isle of Wight county.
For the relief Of u. X. Stokes, treasurer
OF Lunenbirg county.
To amend and reenact chapter so OF sec
ton 2 of the Code OF 1878, in relation to
appointment OF weighmaster.
Amending charter OF town OF Franklin.
Amending game law.
In relation to unlawful hunting.
Also number OF purely local and pri-
yate bills.
THE TOBACCO BILL.
Mr.. ELLIOTT again submitted a motion
10 discharge the Committee on Agriculture
and Mining from the further consideration
of the House bill i'm relation TO inspection
of tobacco. and to put the bill on the cal
endar, and spoke at length thereon.
Mr.. HURT opposed the motion, and said
that the committee would meet this WED
nesdayl morning, and ii, as claimed, the
friends of the bill had majority, they
could then vote to report 1t.
The CHAIR Dir. WoOD] said that major
ity vote could carry the motion Of Mr.. Ell
LOTT.
Mr.. HURT declared that the CHAIR had
reversed its ruling repeatedly made during
the last four months. He asked that time
be given TO consult the rules and auth0ri-
ties. He was sure that the CHAIR was
wrong.
The motion was passed by for thirty
minutes.
Mr.. ELLIOTT then offered a resolution
recurring the committee TO report the bill
this Wednesday, morning. Agreed to
AYEs.-Messrs. Bailey Barnes, Bliss, Elliott,
Norton, Rawles, Riddleberger. Rue. stevens, ivy
man, Walker, Webb. Williams, and WOOd-2O.
NOEs.-Messrs. Atkinson. Berry. Christian,
Digs. Edmunds, Fletcher, Glasgow, lIeaton Hurt,
James. Koinor, Lowell, Lovenstein, Lybrook, Thur
man, and Wingiied of iIanover-l6.
TAX BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER, the
special order--the consideration OF the tax
bll-was postponed until to-day at II
O'Clock, as there was a general desire on
the part OF senators to reach their private
and local bills.
JUDGES.
After a tedious discussion, the Senate
agreed TO House resolution in relation to
the election OF judges just as it came from
the House. AT one time an amendment
was up proposing to elect a Judge for the
Eighth circuit. but it appearing that Judge
Lacy had never resigned the amendment
was withdrawn.
INSURANCE COMPANY.
On motion of Mr.. TwYMAN, the House
bill to incorporate the Life Investment and
Insurance Company was taken up and
passed.
ALEXANDRIA JUDGE.
On motion OF Mr.. BAILEY, and under a
suspension OF the rules, resolution was
adopted, the House concurring, providing
for the election of corporation Judge OF
Alexandria to-day "Wednesday at 1
O'Clock.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Mr.. WEBB moved to take up under sus-
pension OF the rules the bill to re0rganiZe
the Richmond Medical College. Mr.. THUR
MAN opposed the motion, and it failed for
want of two-thirds vote.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the city OF Portsmouth to
issue coupon bonds.
TO amend the act i'm relation TO deposits
OF foreign insurance companies.
To incorporate the Life Investment and
Guarantee Society.
To incorporate the Lynchburg, Halifax
and North Carolina Railroad Companies.
To amend the act to provide for working
the roads and repairing the bridges in Bot
etourt county.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the Upper AppOmattoX
Company to increase its capital stock.
To incorporate the Salem and Southamp-
ton Internal Navigation Company.
To incorporate the Surry County Rail-
road and Lumber Company.
To amend the act Of lS7G-'7 in relation to
the execution Of 4 lease OF the third story
of the public free-schOol building in Front
Royal.
TO incorporate the Virginia Milling and
Transportation Company.
TO repeal chapter 81 OF the Code OF 1873.
and all acts and parts Of acts in relation to
pilots and plotting OF vessels in the waters
OF the Commonwealth.
In relation 10 the working of roads IN
the county of Chesterfield
Extending the time for the collection OF
taxes in Patrick and other counties.
Increasing the pay of the Superintend-
ent OF Public Printing from $1,000 TO
81 800 per annum (ayes, 20; noes, y.
TO authorize the Board OF Supervisors
to increase the pay OF the clerk Of the Cir
cult Court OF Norfolk county.
WASHINGTON AND RICHMOND RAILROAD.
The House bill TO incorporate the Rich
mond and Washington Railroad Company
was communicated from the House, and
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER made an Intellectual
effort TO have it placed on the calendar. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Roads.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at IL o clock-Speaker FOWLER
n the chair.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
q BY Mr.. GRIGGs: A bill to authorize the
Danville and New River Narrow-Gauge
Railroad Company to extend its line to
Norfolk or some other point on tide-water.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill to authorize the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company to dis
charge its Indebtedness to the State. Re-
ported from the Finance Committee, with
the recommendation that the House insist
on its amendment