The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-02

proceeds be applied to public-sehool pur-
poses.
Mr.. Walker had the floor. when he gave
way to n motion 10 adjourn.
! Thr following is the paper referred TO
/ by Mr.. Glasgow as having been placed on
members desks:
! To the Senator's and DeleGdteS Of The Gene
raj Assembly of Virginia:
An attempt Is being made to produce the
impression that II Senate bill No. 80 passes,
the Richmond and Dmyile Railroad Com
pany will, under its provisions, wrongfully
obtain from the State over 100000. Such
an attempt is erroneous In point OF fact,
and does said company great injustice, rs
shown by the following statement
The communication Of the Auditor OF
| Public Accounts upon this subject Senate
! Document NIL, page y states that IL the
annuity had been paid regularly by the
company, the amount due on january .,
/ 1882, would be s17G,53S.S0 Against this
/ indebtedness the said company offers to
/ deliver under the provisions OF the bill
| 100000 in conSol bonds, or the same
amount in bonds hereafter authorized by
! this Legislature. the present market Ud[ue
of which Is S273OO0. and the minimum mar
| ket rdlue OF which, under the pending
/ debt bill. will be S2l2,G00. BY this it will
/ be plainly seen that from simple Irregular
! HV Of payment the said company will pay
nm excess OF amount equtably due in the
! first instance, $9G, ,iG2: and in the second,
/ S3G,0 The company certainly obtains
nothing wrongiully from the State by these
| figures. under the provision OF the bill. and
| ii the principle OF HTegaldrity Of p0y-
ment" should be enforced against the State
/ i'm her public debt settlement a. in this case
it would work irreparable injustice.
II will be further shown by said L" Senate
Document NIL. Table B, page II. that the
Richmond and Danvillc Company has paid
in irregular annuitieS the total sum 10 date
Of S1.O7l ,jS3.9i upon the original loan OF
$500, 600. being in round numbers nearly
I $500. 900 more than was borrowed by said
company. The question might arise Just
here whether the money thus already paid
upon said loan had been properly utilized
by the State under the terms of the con-
tract--a question which is certainly TO be
considered from an equitable ii not from 4
legal standpoint.
The Richmond and Danvillc Railroad
Company have received no fayorS from the
State which were not accorded 10 other
companies under similar loans, and no
fayors from the State i'm the purchase OF
her stock IN said road which were not ac-
corded TO other companies. All companies
paid their loans to the State in bonds at par
when their market value was 30 per cent.
less than at present. while one company
the Virginia and TenneSsce-paid lis en-
tire indebtedness i'm Confederate money.
These are the plain business facts con-
ncctcd with the provisions and working
results Of Senate bill No. 3G. Nothing is
claimed from legal or equitable stand
point that should not be accorded.
4 BILL TO BELIEVE COURT DOCKETs or CASES
Long STANDING.
Mr.. Grim offered the following bill in
the House yesterday:
BE Il enacfed by the GenerH ASSEMBLY
of Iirqiaid, That every cause which has
been. or may hereafter be. standing on the
docket Of any court i'm this Commonwealth
for ten years or longer, whether common
law or chancery, shall be- placed on a pre-
ierred docket, called on the first day o.
every term OF the court until finally dis
posed Of. and shall be tried when called
unless good and sufficient cause under th'
laws shall be given for u continuance Of th'
same.
.. Any commissioner in chancery O
other officer Of the court who shall, by hi
wrongful act. neglect. or default, hinder o
delay the preparation OF such causes 10
immediate trial, when required so to dc
by any party thereto. shall be fined $50 a
each term Of the court at which such della,
occurs.
3. I'm every cause whichhaS been or ma.
hereafter be standing on the docket OF am
court i'm this Commonwealth for twent,
years or longer, the Judge or judges OF tn
court in which such cause is pending shall
at the instance OF any party 10 said cause
hold a special term OF the court for the tria
OF the same. and il ii he necessary that ac
counts and reports from commissioners
fiduciaries. or others, should be taken ant
made in said cause, they shall be taken ant
made under the persOn?' direction aud su
! peryision Of the court during such specia
! term. and said callse shall be tried and dis
posed Of at said term unless the cour
J Shall. in the exercise OF a sound, legal dis
cretion. deem il proper to continue th
same.
{. All acts and parts Of acts inconsisten
with this act are hereby repealed.
;. This act shall be in force from il, pas
sage.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
In the House Yesterday Mr.. Lady oferc'
A Joint resolution yacating the Offices Of al
district school trustees i'm the state OF Nir
ginia The resolution reads as follows:
ReSOired Uhe Senate concurring), Tha
. the offices OF ali district school trustee
I in the several counties OF the State OF Nir
ginia shall be- vacated on the 3lst day O
July. 1882, and their successors shall be ap
: pointed i'm the manner herein provided. !
: Shall be the duty OF the Board OF Education
/ rs soon a. practicable afterthe passage thi
, act, and prior to the lst day OF August, 1857
10 appoint three trustees for each schoo
district to serve for one. two. aud thre
i terms, beginning on the Isl day Of August
: 1882. II vacancy shalt at any time occu
i'm the office of district school trustee, th
Board OF Education shall NIL the same 10
the unneXpircd term.
,. All acts and parts Of acts mconsisten
with this Joint resolution are hereby re
pealed.
: 3. This act shall take effect from it, pas
sage.
THE wHIPPING-POST AND CllAIN-GANGs.
5 In the House yesterday the bill "t'
, abolish punishment by stripes and To sub
stitute Imprisonment in lieu thereof" an'
4 the bill "to abolish chain-gangs," were re
E ported from the Committee for Courts o
Justice, with the recommendation that the.
a do not pass.
! THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
The members Of the House Of Delegate
, do not take very kindly TO night sessions
il the one held last night is fair test
; There was barely quorum present, as wa
, evidenced by several roll-calls, the larges
recorded vote being fifty-three. Much bust
ness, however, was disposed Of, and thos
who did attend seemed 10 be in the bes
possible humor. Indeed, at times the hu
NOR bordered on hiariousness. The frs