The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, March 1C, 1882.

SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by Lieu
tenant-Goycrnor JOHN +. LEWIS.
BILLS REPORTED.
| To proyjde for the organization and gov
eminent OF the volunteer militia OF the
state, and TO repeal existing laws concern
ing the same.
specting officers Of the volunteer militia.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Many ~ the old bills were introduced
and the following seeming to be new ones
BY Mr.. LOWELL: Bill to incorporate the
Harper's Ferry Gap Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. WALKER: Bill to enable the Bon
Air Land and Improvement Company OF
Virginia TO adopt suitable regulations for
the government OF the village OF Bon AR,
in the county OF Chesterfield.
BY Mr.. BERRY: Bill to amend the charter
Of the Dover Mining Company.
BY Mr.. RAwLEs: Bill TO amend the char
| Ter Of the town OF Norfolk.
By Mr.. WALKER: Bill to incorporate the
| Richmond Coal Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
By Mr.. BLISS: Bill to amend and re-
| enact an act entitled an act TO incorporate
! the Farmyille and Staunton-Riyer Railroad
Company, approved March 6, 1882.
BY Mr.. GLASGOW: Bill to amend and re-
enact sections and 3 OF an act TO incorpo-
rate the Farmers and Mechanics Benevo-
| lent Fire Insurance Association OF the
counties OF Roanoke and Botctourt, passed
April ,, 1873.
By Mr.. J. Il. WINGFIELD: Bill author
4 90 G., a / mi IN
county 10 allow compensation TO Judge j..
l.. Cochran for holding terms OF County
Court OF Louisa in place OF Judge Lane,
who was then sick.
BY Mr.. ATKINSON: Bill to authorize the
consolidation OF the Richmond and Ale
ghany Railroad Company with certain
other railroad companies, to facilitate the
| construction Of its branches and extern
| sions, and to authorize the consolidation
OF lis mortgages.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met mt II o'clock-Mr. TAY-
LoR, Of Montgomery, in the chair.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. YorNG: \ bill TO authorize the
corporation Of Rocky Mount to borrow
money.
By Mr.. DEYER: A bill TO fix the compen-
sation OF the surgeon Of the penitentiary.
BY Mr.. Duck: A bill to incorporate
Prospect Academy, in Isle Of Wight
county.
BY Mr.. Cross \ bill to amend the char
ter Of the town Of Suffolk.
BY Mr.. FOWLER: A hill to incorporate
the Exchange Bank OF Goodson.
BY Mr.. NICoL: \ bill to submit the qucs-
ton OF Il hog law in Gainesville district,
Prince William county, to the voters in
said district.
BY Mr.. II. ANDERSON: \ bill TO authorize
the Laurel Run Iron Company to build a
railroad or railroads, boats or vessels.
BY Mr.. c. f. TAYLOR: 4 bill TO incor-
pOrate the Richmond Southern Railway
Company.
BY Mr.. DICKENsoN: Petition of $40 citi.
zens of Russell county in favor OF local OPP
ton.
BY Mr.. TINsLEY: a bill to amend andre
enact chapter 50 Of section OF the Code
Of 1873, in relation TO the appointment Of
weighmaster.
BY same: 4 bill to amend and re-
enact chapter So OF section 1 of the Code
OF 1873, in relation to inspections.
BY Mr.. DUFF GREEN \ bill to incorpo-
rate the Virginia Gold Belt Company.
BY Mr.. KELIAM: a bill TO authorize the
Judge Of the County Court of Accomac to
have the observation-disclosures copied.
by same: Petition OF citizens OF Acco-
mac county in relation TO oysters.
Several bills which were introduced at
the regular session and not then acted
upon were handed in to the clerk and re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
EXCLUDING VISITORS.