The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, February %, 1881.
SENATE,

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 70, iooi'
SENATE,
Mr.. wooD, tho President pro tenn, III the
chrir.
ON motion Of Mr.. LovESsTEiN IL was
Resolved. That on and after Monday the
eth the Senate meet at II A. NJ. daily.
DEAF AND DUMB AND BLIND.
Mr.. WEBB introduced q Joint resolution
vacating the offices OF Visitors OF the Dcai
and Dumb and Blind Institute at sta'in'
ton, Va.
Lies over one day.
INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. LOWELL: Bill to incorporate the
Potomac, Shenandoah and West Virginia
Railroad Company.
By Mr.. JAMES: Bill to allow p. ID.
Divers, treasurer OF Franklin county, I'ir'
Their time 10 make return OF insoifents'
&c.
BY Mr.. HEATON: Petition OF Xix Bro.
naugh, q. w. Needer, j. w. Foster, and
others, in reference to the game laws.
SUPREME COURT.
Tho Senate, in conjunction with the
House, next proceeded TO the election OF
the Court Of Appeals.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tho House met at II o'clock-Spcaker
FOWLER IN the chair.
REPoETED FROM Committees.
House bill No. 1916, to provide for work
ing and keeping In order the public roads
in the county OF Hanover.
House hill No. 8T5, to authorize the
Board OF Public Works to sell the Public
Warehouse lot in Buchanan, BotetOurt
county.
House ill No. 374. for the assessment OF
taxes OH persons. property, incomes, and
licenses. and imposing taxes thereon for
the support of The Government and free
schools. and to pay the interest on the pub
lie debt.
House bill No. S77. to authorize the
Washington, Cincinnati and st. Louis
Railroad Company to adopt standard
gauge.
INTRODUCED AND IEFERRED.
BY Mr.. CHASE 4 bill TO protect the
owners of timber in the county OF Blu
chanan.
BY the same A bill to require the TIM
bermen OF Buchanan county to brand or
mark their saw-logs, &c.
BY Mr.. HERRING: A bill to relieve Will
liam Mnnick from the payment OF fines
and costs Of same.
BY Mr.. PAIR: Petition against the pro-
posed change in the act to incorporate the
town OF Herndon.
LOCAL OPTION.
Mr.. LYBROoK presented petition from
citizens of Pulaski county in favor OF local
option.
JOINT ORDER.
Senate amendment to House Joint reso-
luton fixing upon March Sd, at 1 O'Clock.
for the election of corporation judge Of
Norfolk and judge for Nelson county
was agreed to.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
At 1880 O'Clock the House went into the
election of Judges OF the Court Of Appeals,
with the following result:
Colonel Robert W. Richardson, of Smyth
county, over Judge Waller X. Staples, OF
Mr.. L. i. Fauntleroy, Of Frederick
county, ov,r Mr.. John w. Rely, OF Hall
fax county, to succeed Judge Francis Il.
Anderson.
Mr.. T.. l.. Lewis. of Culpeper county,
over Mr.. James Keith, Of Fauquicr county,
TO succeed Judge Il. j.. G.. Moncurc.
Judge b. W. Lacy, Of New Kent county,
over Judge Joseph Christian, OF Richmond
city, present incumbent.
Captain piury a. Hinton. OF Petersburg,
to succeed Judge L. c. Burks, present in
cumbent.
The Democrats refused to make 4 nomi-
nation in opposition to Capt,in Hinton,
holding that there was no vacancy TO be
filed.
The House adjourned after receiving the
report Of the committee appointed 10 count
the votes.