The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-11

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the Special Order ON Monday y-HoteI Fire.
Escapes-The Street-Grading Fight Re.
newed In the House OF Delegatcs--Personal
and Political-Readjnster Caueus Last
Night.
IL Il true that the Grayson resolutions as
certified and sent down here are not what
Mr.. Hale thought. He addressed the meet
ing for an hour. his course was warmly
applauded. resolutions were passed, and
now upon reaching here they read. in sub
stance, that he is 10 renew the Massey fight
in caucus, and, failing there, must abandon
Massey
Hon. Henry c. Wood, President pro TEN.
Of the Senate, yesterday receiveda telegram
from Suffolk from C.. II. Causey, Esq,
clerk Of the body, stating that he was de
tanned at home on account OF the death OF
his mother.
General w. b. Taliaferro, and Hon. John
=. Barbour, and Mr.. Bailey, the contestant
OF his seat in Congress, were among the
visitors TO the Senate chamber yesterday.
! The Senate spent most OF the day in the
consideration OF uncontested bills, and dis
posed OF great many.
! ALLEGHANY EXTENSION COMPANY.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Atkinson in
| troduced the following bill! "t0 incorpo-
rate the Alleghany Extension Railroad
! Company:
1. BE II enacted by the General Assembly
/ of VirYinia, That it shall be lawful for
Francis o. French, John J. McCook,
John w. Simpson, Eugene X. Leland,
James G.. Ganeway, William NJ. Barnum,
and j. Coleman Drayton, or any five OF
them, to receive subscriptions to the capi-
tai stock OF the Allegheny Extension
/ Railroad Company, and TO superintend
/ the organization of said company. For
/ this purpose they may cause the books OF
subscription to be opened at such time and
/ places Us they may think proper, on giving
/ ten days notice thereof in one newspaper
published in the city Of Richmond, and
under the superintendent Of such persons
rs they may appoint. The subscription
! shall be in shares Of 800 each; and when $50
shares shall he subscribed, the subscribers
and such as thereafter may be lawfully as
sociated with them shall be q corporation
under the name of the Alleghany EXten-
/ sion Railroad Company.
! >. The said company may construct and
operate railroad from any point on the
main line or branch OF the railroad OF the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany west of Lynchburg to any point or
points on the West Virginia State line, riG
Craig's creek, OIL Jackson's river, OF any
| tributary OF James river, and the most
practicable routes.
3. The capital stock OF the said company
shall not be less than 100000 nor more
than S3000,000, divided into shares of SlO0
each, and stockholders shall be entitled TO
i o., Il, Df
| 4. Ii shall be lawful for the said COM
pany to borrow money. TO issue bonds and
| other evidences of debt. and 70 secure the
payment OF the same by mortgages or
otherwise.
8. 1t shall be lawful for the said railroad
company to consolidate with the Richmond
and Allegheny Railroad Company, and
with any railroad company whose line or
route, when constructed. shall be wholly
/ or partly in the State OF West Virginia, and
will form connecting line OF railroad with
! the said Allegheny Extension Railroad Com
/ pany. or TO consolidate with either the said
/ Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany, OF the said company having its route
or line wholly or partly in the State OF West
/ Virginia as aforesaid, but upon such terms
and conditions as may be agreed upon by
the Board OF Directors OF said Allegheny
/ Extension Railroad Company, and ap-
proved by two thirds in interest OF lis
/ stockholders at n meeting duly called 10
/ consider such consolidation, and in case OF
such consolidation the company formed
thereby shall have and possess all the
rights, privileges, franchises and property,
and shall be liable for all the debts and Oh
| legations of the several constituent COM
panies provided that in case OF such
/ consolidation with the said company hay-
| ing line wholly or partly in the State OF
West Virginia the company formed there
/ by shall have a principal office in the city OF
/ Richmond. and be subject to the iurisdic-
! ton OF the state OF Virginia as far as the
property Of the said company is within the
confines OF the said State.
). This act shall be in force from its pas
&c.
The bill W. referred to the Committee
on Roads.
COUNTY JUDGES.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hurt intro
duced resolution looking to the appoint.
ment OF a Joint committee to inquire into
the expediency and constitutionality Of re-
quiring couniy-court judges to act iol
three counties instead of one.
Opposed by Mr.. Riddleberger; advocated
by Mr.. Hurt.
The senate (Alr. Wood in the chairl re-
fused to suspend the rules for its inmedi
ate conSideration-ayes, IL; noes, III. i
lies over one day.
DANyILLE TO BE READJUsTED.
Mr.. Hurt called up the bill TO divide th,
citv OF Danvile into wards.
Mr.. Newbcrry offered substitute. Th
bill proposed that the City Council shall d.
the work; the substitute, that the iudg
of the Corporation Court shall appoin
: commissioners. Mr.. Newberry (Read
justeI) admitted that il was party ques
ton.
, The substitute was adopted
: AYEs.-Messls. Barnes, Bliss, Elliott, Eskrdgt
Hale Jones, MARTIN, Mayo, Newberiy, NortOT
: Powell, Riddlcberger, Rue, TwyInan, Webb, VII
J liams, Ningield OF hanover, and Wood-lS.
NoEs.-Mcssrs. Atkinson, Bailey Berry, Chr!,
tian, Edlnunds, Fletcher. Glasgow, HeatCn, lIur
Koincr, Lowell, Loycnsieln, smith, Thurman, an
. Wingfeld of Albemarle-l5.
The bill, 80 amended, was ordered t
engrossment.
LiQuoR-LAw QUESTION, AGAIN.
The following bill, introduced by MI
Koiner, and intended TO restore 10 th
county courts the old-time discretion as (
granting licenses, came up. Mr.. Koine
said that many county courts construe tn
: present law to compel them to grant /
censes upon application and proof Of chai
!, acter. He asked that it be made the sp,
: cial and continuing order for Monday at
. O'Clock.
Senate Bill No. 14J, to imend and X,
enact Section Of an Act Approre
March 3, 1880, Imposing Tar aud Pr
n Scribing Regulations for Collecting II
u Same, on the Priuileqe of Selling Win
Ardent Snirits or MaLf Linu0rS DC