The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-22

The Senate yesterday passed Senate bill
..To authorize the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company to discharge its indcbt-
cdness to the state,' tpatron, Mr.. Walker,]
which bill is as follows:
1. BE t enacted bY the General assembly
of Virginia. That the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company be, and it is here
by, authorized to pay and discharge the
balance OF it, indebtedness to the State OF
Virginia, on account OF &c loan. made to
said company, unf act passed Feb
ruary o, 1853, in the bof}as or certificates
of Indebtedness Of said State at par, which
NAV be issued under the act OF the Gene
raj Assembly entitled an act TO ascertain
and declare Virginia's equitable share OF
the debt created before and actually exist
ing at the time Of the partition OF her ter
rtoly and resources, and to provide for the
issuance OF bonds covering the same, and
the regular and prompt payment Of inter-
est thereon, approved February II, 1882.
All bonds or certificates OF indebted
ness which may be paid by said company
under this act are TO be delivered 10 the
Board Of Public Works; and said Board
Is hereby directed TO give to the said COM
pany valid acquittances for such sums as il
may from time to time 80 pay on account
OF said balance: and when the whole OF said
balance shall have been so paid and dis
charged the said Board is further directed
To release the mortgage security or other
specific lien which was executed and de-
liycrcd by said company to said Board I'M
der said act OF February 2, 1853. aforesaid.
,. This act shall he IN force from its pas
sage.
The vote on the passage OF the bill was as
follows:
AYEs.-Mossrs. Bailey, Barnes. Bliss. Ed
munds, Elliott, Hale, Hurt. Jones Lovcns 1 ,eln'
dlcberger. Rne. Stevens. iwyman. Walker, webb.
Wilcox. and Wingfeld of IlanOyer-22.
NOEs.-Mcssrs. Berry. Digs, Glasgow, ileaton,
Koiner. Loyell, Thurman. and Wng6cld OF Albc-
marlc-S.
JUDGE TO BE REMOVED.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Will
cox was amended and passed in the form
following:
Whereas Judge p. p. Battc. the Judge Of
the district composed OF the counties OF
Prince George and SuTy, is incapacitated
on account OF age and infrmity from full
filling the duties appcrtaining TO the office
OF county judge OF the same, and the said
PIP. Bate having, by his attorney, K. B..
Wilcox, waived notice thereof as alleged
causes for his removal from Office: there
fore be it
/, Resolved. That the position OF county
iudge Of the district aforesaid be, and the
same is hereby, declared vacant.
,. This Joint resolution shall be in force
from its passage.
The resolution now goes to the House.
LEAVE OPPOSED.
Mr. Stevens asked leave Of absence for
the Senator from Prince Edward Mr..
Blissl for one day.
Mir. Wood, the president OF the caucus,
[Mr. Thurman in the chair.l hoped the
leave would not be granted, ~ il did not
seem to be n case Of sickness.
1t was granted, Mr. Wood and few
others voting "No."
SENATE NOTES.
The Senate yesterday passed a considers
/ bic number of bills, most OF which are ol
private or local character. 4 leading
/ Reidjuster member OF the House yester
/ day declared that nearly all OF them would
be passed by by the House to give prefer
ence TO the tWenty-four caucus bills. TIL,
two next caucus bills to be forced through
are for the appointment Of general com
nisSlOntGS OI SllcS anu W I'p'ii 'ii' Nhip
ping-post law.
The bill to confer upon the IRON ant
Steel-Works Association OF Virginia (Lim
ited) certain corporate privileges came M
on It's engrossment, and was opposed b!
Mr.. Riddleberger. who claimed that th'
bill was not properly drawn.
Messrs. Glasgow and Koiner took the op
posite view. go,
On motion OF Mr.. IInt, the bill wa
passed by i'm order TO allow senator's TO eX
anime il for themselves.
The Association have already expended
5000. 900 i'm works near Goshen. Mr.. kol
ner stated that they expect to eXpend abou
81 900, COO more.
II is understood that Senator Lybrook
improving, and that he will shortly returI
to duty here.
The senate (under resolution intro
duced by Mr.. LovelD will soon begin Z
meet at ii O'Clock \. NJ.
The HOnSC.