The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
WEDNESDAY,, January %, 1882.
SENATE.
Mr.. ELLIOTT in the chair. Prayer by
poN nr Starr

vi. Lifi'i' - 's'N
Rev. DIR. Starr.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. ATKINSON: Bill to incorporate
the London aud Buckingham CONSTRUCTION
and Mining Company.
By Mr.. LOWELL: Bill to amend ana re-
enact section Of chapter 90 OF the Code OF
1878. in relation TO how much land an III
corporatcd company for internal improve
ment may acquire.
BY MIR. BERRY: Bill authorizing the con-
struciion Of free bridge across the James
river at Lynchburg.
Bv Mr.. NORTON: Bill for the relief Of
Mrs. Lucy c. Brown, Of James City, from
erroneous assessment OF der lands.
Nv Mr.. THURMAN: Petition OF 1000 citi-
Gems of Bedford in favor OF local option.
By same: Bill for the purpose Of sub
hitting the question Of liquor-licensc or
no Ijn,ior-liccnse to the qualified voters of
Bedford county, and Of each magisterial
district in said. county and Of the town OF
Liberty.
COMMON CARRIERS.
Bv consent of its patron OR. SMITH the
bill preventing common carriers from linn
Ting their liabilities was postponed until
February I'd, and made the special order
for that day.
LYNCuBURG LODGE.
On motion OF Mr.. DIGGs, and under sUS-
pension OF the rules, bill TO incorporate
the Lynchburg Lodge Of knights Of
Pythias, No. II, was passed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock-Speakcr
FOWLER i'm the chair. Prayer by Rev. j..
W. Bledsoe, OF Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal church.
TIE WASHINGTON AND CLAY STATUES.
The Committee on Public Property, who
have had under consideration a bill for the
preservation OF the statues OF Washington
and Clay. presented q report recommend
ing that the matter be referred TO the III
nance Committee. The report was adopted.
REPORTED FROM COMNTrTEEs.
A bin TO amend and rcCnact sections 13
and II OF chapter Al OF the Code OF 1873.
in relation to writs of f0i fdciaS and ca
Mas pro tine on judgments in favor OF the
Commonwealth.
4 ill 10 provide for the purchase OF corn
by the supervisors of Patrick county.
4 bill to incorporate the Bank OF
Buchanan.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Nj. POLLARD: \ bill for the assess
ment OF taxes on premises, property, in
comes. and licenses, and imposing taxes
thereon for the support OF the government
and free schools, and to pay the interest on
the public debt.
BY Mr.. WTTEN: a Hill in regard to
line or division fences between lands in
the county Of Tazewell.
BY Mr.. TURNER: \ bill repeating al, acts
and parts OF acts heretofore passed III re-
lation to pilots and the plotting OF vessels
and substituting therefor the provisions OF
this act.
BY Mr.. Turner: \ bill to incorporate
the Kentucky Union Railway Company.
BY Mr.. T. WILEY DAVIS: \ bill toincor-
poratc the Richmond and North Carolina
Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. MAYO: \ bill 10 authorize The
Laurel Run Iron Company TO build rail-
road. Sc.
BY Mr.. CHASE: 4 bill to incorporate the
GladcVille College, in the county OF Wise,
and TO constitute said county for three
miles around said college a sub-schoOl dis
trlct.
BY Mr.. CHANPLIN: 4 bin to provide
against the violation OF Sabbath day by rail-
road companies.
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Mr.. CROSS offered the following:
ReSolred by the General assembly, That
should there be vacancy i'm the office OF
Superintendent OF Public instruction be
fore the expiration OF the term OF the in
cumbent the Governor shall appoint SUI
perintendcnt 10 fiji the uneXpired term.
The resolution was placed on the calen-
dar under suspension OF the rules.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill No. 1913, for the relief OF viii
liam Reynolds, OF Amherst county, OF a
fine.
TIE JONT ORDER.
At / O'Clock She SPEAKER announced that
the time had arrived for the consideration
OF the Joint order.
Messrs. HANGER and NICOL took the po-
sition that the joint order had been broken
los the action OF the General Assembly on
yesterday.
The SPEAKER decided that il was still in
existence, and requested Mr.. DICKENs0N,
OF Russell, to inform the Senate that the
House was ready on its part TO proceed to
its execution.
After waiting about two hours TO hear
from the Senate, the House, on motion OF
Mr.. WuTEN, adjourned.
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