The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-21

Houses.
In the Senate Yesterday the joint resolu
ton vacaiine the offices OF the Board o
Visitors Of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind In
stitution at Staunton on April lst came up
II was opposed in brief speech b.
Mr.. Koiner, who repeated substantial!
what ne had said at the regular session
The resolution was agreed to
AYEs.-Messrs. Bailey, .BlIss. Elliott, Jones
Mayo; NewberTy, Norten; t kawies; mh Eiddleserse'
| NoEs.-Messrs. Atkinson: Berry, Christian
Diggs. Edmunds, glasgow iicaton, Hurt, koiner
! Lowell. TwymHn. Wfngneld of Hanover, ant
| WingIcld OF Albemarle-i3.
Messrs. Martin and Thurman announced
that they were paired OF with absent sena
tors.
PROTECTION or FARMERS.
Mr.. WlngfieId Of Albcmarc moved tC
take up Senate bill No. II, "to protect
farmers against loss by fraudulent or insol'
vent commission merchants"
Mr.. Wingfeld: Mr. President, In my
reading Of Virgil there remains in my
memory a certain line, Inter drma tdcent
drfcs." In the war Of political factions
Ito give 4 parapbase Of the scntence) the
agricultural interest seemed doomed to
suffer.
There were two bills before the Senate in
! the regular session which have been again
presented in this called session. They are.
| in my Judgment, Of vital importance to the
agricultural interest Of the commonwealth.
/ This bill is 10 rcprcsS the frauds which are
pcrpctrated upon farmers by commission
merchants and the iertiiZcr-mcn. do not
mean 10 say that all commission merchants
are dishonest men. On the contrary. know
many whom highly respect and esteem !;
/ but do say there are fraudulent commits
/ sion merchants and iertilizng-mcn, from
whom the farmers have suffered Il loss OF
/ thousands and thousands every year.
supposed, sir, that when | made the
motion on last Saturday TO take up and
consider this measure, as there was moth
| ing OF political interest before the Senate
/ there would be no objection. Friday had
| been consumed by the sec-saw OF the Sena-
/ tor from shenandoah (Mr. Rlddeberger)
and the Senator from Bedford (Mr. Thur
man)-onc mp and the other down. sup
posed, sir, that measure of such i'm
/ pOrtance TO the farming interest would
| command the attention Of this body. But
/ / understand such questions cannot now
be considered because they are not OF poll
| teal nature. These questions must wait
upon political bills.
The vote TO adjourn on Saturday shows
that the Senate is not prepared 70 take up
| This matter. | therefore withdraw the mo-
| tiOn.
| INSPECTING OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEER MILITIA.
Senate bill authorizing the Governor TO
/ appoint three inspecting officers with the
rank OF captain, and TO serve without pay
! for each congressional district, was ordered
TO cngroSsment in the Senate Yesterday.
! \ bill was also ordered to engrosSmcnt
authorizing the formation Of 6dttali0nS OF
infantry.
WARD FOR FEMALE CONvICTs.
senate bill approprating $4,000 for the
erection OF female ward mt the penltcn-
| tiaTy came up. and was advocated by
MeSsrs. Lowell and Walker, and was or
| dcrcd 10 cngrossment.
THE OYsTER-wAR.
Judge r. j. Christian, OF counsel for the
State in the oyster cases just concluded III
Mathews County Court, has returned TO
the city to discharge his duties as state
senator after doing his full duty well and
ably. not only in capturing but in prose
cutting the prisoners to conviction. He and
4. B. Evans, Esq. delegate from Middle
sex and Mathews, were instrumental in
getting up the plan Of the expedition.
RICHMOND AND DANyIILE.
The Senate bill proposing to allow the
Richmond and DanyIlle Railroad Company
70 settle its indebtedness to the State in
bonds To he issued under the Kiddlebcrger
| bill was ordered to engroSSment.
4 like bill (Mr. Riddlcbcrgcr's substi-
tutel was ordered to engrossment for the
Upper AppomattoX Improvement Com
pany.
The House Yesterday.
Speaker Fowler occupied the chair yes
telYlav for the first time since the recess,
/ having been detained at home by sickness.
/ While very little progress was made in dis
posing Of business on the calendar, yet the
GOOD effects OF the Speakers presence were
/ plainly visible.
THE REVENUE BILLS.
Immediately after the reading Of The
journal the consideration OF Mr.. Grimm :
resolution instrucling the Finance Com
mittee TO report tax bill and an appfo-
priatlon bill was resumed.
The resolution was further discussed by
Nessrs. Griffin and stribling (Democrats)
and Messrs. Frazier. Duff Green, Mayo,
and Dickinson Readiusters).
Refore vote could he reached the morn
ing hour expired, and the House pre-
cceded with business on the calendar.
THE JUDICIARY BILL.
The bin TO reiirrangc the Judicial circuits
of the Commonwealth, to diminish Tho
number thereof, and to repeal all law
Herewith conflicting, came up on It's
second reading.
Mr.. Hanger moved that the bill he re-
committed 10 lhe Committee foi Courts OF
Justice, with instructions 10 repor'
whether the General Assembly has the
power under the Constitution TO so arrange
the judicial circuits as 10 deprive the pre-
sent Judges OF their offices.
no Sneaker ruled the motion ont ol
order. deciding that the bill must be read
before any motion would be entertained.
Thc Clerk then proceeded to read, and
after he had finished the first section Mr.
HANGER gave notice that he wished 10 oheI
an amendment.
The speaker decided that no amendment
was in order until the bill had been read.
Mr.. Hanger appealed from the decision
Of the Chair.
Thereupon long discussion ensued OF
parliamentary law and u'aSes, when wa
participated in by Me>sr,. Hanger Lyons
aud Evans i'm favor of the appeal, anC
Nessrs. Frazier and Mayo in opposition.
After nearly an hour had been consumed
the Speaker stated that ihe reading OF th'
bill in lts entirety would not preclude IL
amendment by sections.
The appeal was withdrawn, ana The bal
ance OF the bill read.