The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
MONDAY, January Q, 1882
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at u
O'Clock by Mr.. ELLIOTT, the president pro
On motion Of Mr.. wooD, the reading OF
fine Journal was dispensed with until iur-
Their orders.
Mr.. Woop, from the Committee on IIN
legcs and Elections, reported, wlthou.
amendment, resolution mtroouceo ~
him proposing to do away with the posi-
ton OF stenogrupher OF the Senate
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. FLkrcnER: Bill to protect the
f.h interests Of the Commonwealth.
Nv Mr.. MOTION: Bill to define the inc
between the counties OF WARWICK anu
Elizabeth City near Newport News :,
By Mr.. TwyMaN: Bill to regulate raii-
road freights and passenger tarlns:
By Mr.. JONES: Bill to amend anu re-
enact section q Of chapter Isl OF the Acts
! Of Assembly of 1S74-'5, and to amend ana
recnact section 10 Of chapter 90 OF me Acts
OF Assembly Of 1879, relative to the work
| ing the public roads and keeping the same
| in repair, &c
nv Mr.. WILLIAMS: Bill to provide for
the establishment Of an institute ior the
education of the deaf, dumb, and pima
colored children Of the Commonwealth;
By Mr.. CHRISTIAN: Bill to amend and re-
enact section OF chapter u OF Acts 1917 80,
| in regard TO the protection OF game.
By Mr.. EDMUNDs: Bill to provide COM
mutation TO such MANNED soldiers, sailors,
and mariners in lieu OF artificial limbs or
ewes, as may not heretofore have received
| the same under the provisions OF former
acts.
By Mr.. J. X. WINGfIEID: Bill 10 pro-
tect farmers against loss by fraudulent OF
insolvent commission merchants.
By Mr.. SMITu: Bill to incorporate the
Vapor Fuel Company.
BY same: Bill to incorporate the Potomac
Manufacturing Company.
! By Mr.. DIGGs: Bill to provide additloha'
time for making applications TO correct er-
roneous assessments OF lands ana iots uii-
der the assessment OF 1851.
Bv MIR. RIDDLEBERGER: Petition OF the
American Bank-Note Company Tor pay
ment for the bonds printed by them under
the McCulloch bill.
By same: Bill exempting the civic men,
beers of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Association from jury service.
By Mr.. THURMAN Bill amending section
3 OF an act approved April 30, 1874, III re.
lation to printing records OF the Court OF
Appeals.
BY Mr.. LOWELL: To amend and reenact
section of chapter 5S OF Acts OF 1888
so as to require the boards OF supervisors
throughout the State to meet on the fourth
Monday in April In each year instead OF the
fourth Monday in July.
nv Mr.. LOWELL: Petition of Peter john
son and others, Of Warren county, asking
TO be relieved from excessive and errone-
Gus assessment OF their lands in 1880.
STRIPES.
On motion OF Mr.. STEVENS it was
ResOtred, That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice be. and are hereby, instructed TO
inquire and report by bill or otherwise such
legislation having reference to the criminal
laws of this State rs will abolish the punish
ment OF crime by stripes.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
By Mr.. SMITH: Resolution asking the
Auditor for certain information as TO
amount due school fund, DC, dc.
By same Resolution asking the Auditor
of Public Accounts, the Second Auditor,
and the Treasurer, for information as to
whether they know Of any spurious or
counterfeit bonds or coupons, &c.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. WINGFIELD, OF Hanover said that
had he been present when the vote was
taken he would have voted for the resoll-
tons proposing the repeal OF the poll-tax
as a qualification for suffrage.
JUDGES AND JURIEs.
A bill proposing TO so amend the law as
TO i've to juries the power OF fixing pun
ishment in cases OF misdemcanor was dis
cussed for some time and finally recon-
mitted, as Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER and Others
objected to il because it reenacted the
power to punish by stripes.
THE CoUPON-KTILERs."
Mr.. RIDDLEpERGER called up the special
orders-the two bills to prevent the recep-
ton Of coupons for taXes-and they were
| taken up.
Mr.. SMITH Dem.) moved to postpone,
and make them the special order for wed
nesday the 18th, his object being TO ascer'
tain from the financial officers OF the Com
monwealth whether there are, as alleged III
the preamble OF one of the bills, any spu
rious or counterfeit bonds or coupons out
and to ascertain which he had this morning
had passed resolution calling upon The
Treasurer and two Auditors for informa
ton.
The motion was discussed by Messrs
SMITH, RIDDLEBERGER, GLASGOW, ana LO
vENsTEIN.
MFR. RIDDIEBERGER having referred tC
the report Of the committee to examine the
Second Auditors Office as authority fol
some OF the statements in the preamble,
Mr.. LOvENsTElN, a member OF that com
mittee, said there was no proof before them
OF any coupon having been twice received
for taxes, and that OF the $4,000 OF cou'
pons missing there were few, II any OF
them, that had not been cancelled.
Mr. SMITHS motion to postpone was re-
iected-ayes, Is; noes, 20.
No. 80, to prevent frauds upon the Com
monwealth and the holders OF her securi'
ties in the collection and disbursement Of
ryenues, was passed-ayes, 90; noes, IL.
No. 81, to provide for more efficient
collection of the revenue. &c. PROVIDES
that only gold, silver, and currency shall be
received for taxes.
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER moved to pass by and
make the special order for tomorrow ITO.
day] at l O'Clock. In doing so he stated
that he observed that there were only
twenty senators voting for the other bill
(No. 50), and that in this bill there was a
proyision-the payment of certain fees to
the Commonwealth attorney which
might require the bill to receive 4 constitu-
tional majority Of twenty-one votes.
The motion to pass by was agreed to.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock-Speaker