The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-07

The Senate Yesterday ordered Mr.. Rid
dleberger's two coupon-klling bills to en-
grossment. There was no debate. To-
day they will probably come up on their
passage.
The resolutions proposing amendments
10 the Constitution 10y the repeal OF the
Doll-taX clause IN the suffrage article (hay-
ing already been approved by one General
Assembly, were passed by the Senate yes
terday and sent to the House.
Visitors are not now admitted TO either
the Senate or House galleries.
The House OF Delegates forgot that yes
terday was the day formally appointed for
the message Of the Governor to be sent to
the General Assembly, and adjourned be-
fore the Governor got it down to them.
In the Senate the message was not read
through. The senators knew they would
see it i'm the newspapers and were content
TO wait.
TIE CAPITOL PORTICO.
The following. offered in the Senate yes
terday by Mr.. Wilcox, will come up FOR
consideration to-day:
ReSOlred the House cOncurring), That
special committee OF four on the part OF the
Senate and six on the part Of the House be
appointed TO inquire into the eXpediency OF
utilizing the south porch Of the Capitol,
and that the said committee be authorized
to employ the services OF competent arch
itect in consulting in regard to the same.
INSPECTION or TOBACCO.
Mr.. Wilcox offered the following in the
senate Yesterday:
ResOlued (the House Of Delegates con-
curring), That a Joint committee, to be
known as the committee on The inspection
OF tobacco. consisting Of five upon The part
OF the Senate and seven upon the part OF
the House Of Delegates. be appointed, TO
which all bills and propositions relating
TO the said interests shall be referred.
>. That the chairman OF this committee
be authorized to appoint a clerk TO the
same.
This resolution will probably come up
for consideration to-day. Ii makes place
for an additional clerk.
JUDGE IN EXTREMIs.
Judge Chiffon, Of Alexandria, has long
been i'll. and yesterday was reported dying
Judge ;. Bassett French is holding court
for him.
To meet the eXigencieS of the occasion,
the following bill, introduced in the House
bv Nj. stuart, was passed yesterday and
was sent to the Senate and passed there
too:
BE II enacted Jy the Geaerai assembly Of
VirqiniQ, That if pending the term OF any
Of the courts of this Commonwealth holden
bv anv Judge other than the rcguarly-cOn-
Stiuted Judge thereof the incumbent shall
die the term shall not thereby be ended,
but shall continue and be completed rs the
same would have been if the incumbent
had not died.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
TAX on TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
The following, introduced in the House
yesterday by Nj. Graves, was referred:
/. BE Il enacted by the General assembly
Of VirqiniQ, That it shall be lawful, and
authority is hereby given TO the super
visOrs of a county, 10 levy tax on the tele-
graph lines and fixtures, buildings, ana
other real or personal estate OF telegraph
company whose line or lines pass through
such county. Such tax shall be equal TO the
tax imposed upon other property Tor county
and school purposes, and based upon the
assessment per mile OF the same property
made by the State for lis purposes.
.. All acts and parts OF acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
3. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Frazier in
troduced bill providing for the re6rgani-
zation of the Board of Visitors Of the Nir-
ginia Military Institute.
The bill requires the present incumbents
10 vacate their offices on the 4th OF March
ensuing. The Governor is required, as
soon as practicable after the passage OF this
act, and before the close OF the present ses-
sion of the Assembly, by and with the con-
sent OF the Senate, TO appoint new Board
of Visitors, whose term Of Office shall COM
mence on the 4th day OF April, 1882. This
Board will consist Of ten persons, five to be
known as first class, and continue in office
until January /, 1884; and five as second
class, the last holding office until 1st Janu-
AIRY, 1856.
The Governor is also empowered to ill
vacancies in uneXpred terms, should any
occur.
The Board may appoint as many officers
a. they may deem proper, and is autho-
rized also to remove any professor or oln-
Ger OF the Institute.
The bill provides for a special meeting OF
the Board. which shall be held on the 7th
Of June, 1882. or rs soon thereafter Is plac-
ticable, when they can remove such OF the
officers OF the college as they may deem
proper, 70 take effect on the 18th August,
1882, and at the same time reOrganlze the
said Institute by filing vacancies.
BROKERS.
Mr.. Board introduced bill in the House
so amending the existing law as 10 pro-
vide that no person or corporation snail.
without license authorized by law, act
as ship-broker, stOck-br0ker, CONNER
cial broker, or private banker Any per-
son engaged in the management OF busl-
ness matters occurring between the own
efs Of vessels and the shippers or con-
signers OF the freight which they carry
shall be deemed ship-bToker. Any per-
son or corporation that deals in coin, for
elgn or domestic exchange, government
stocks or other certificates OF public debt,
certificates Of debt or shares in.any corpo-
ration or chartered company, bank-notes
or any other notes used as currency, or
sells the same, or any Of them, on COM
mission or other compensation, shall be
deemed a st0ck-broker. A stOck-broker
shall have the right 10 buy or sell for profit
or TO sell on commission coins, exchange
stock, certificates Of debt, shares i'm char
tered companies, bank-notes or notes used
as a currency, as aforesaid, and may sell
either privately or by auction, and also me-