The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-18

bill ordered TO engrOsSment without OD!ec-
ton.
PENITENTIARY REPORT.
On motion OF Mr.. WEBB, the Superin-
tendent Of the Penitentiary was requested
TO furnish the Senate with his annual re-
port.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERSBURG.
Senate bill 1865, authorizing the trustees
of the Second Baptist church, known as
Byrne-Strcet, in the city OF Petersburg, to
sell and purchase property and to borrow
money, was passed.
DANyILLE AND NEW RIVER NARROw-GAUGE.
Senate bill No. IS, amending the charter
Of this company, was passed.
SALE or COTTON.
House bill TO repeal sections and , Of
chapter 81 OF Acts Of Assembly OF '0-'S, in
relation to the sale OF cotton in Sussex and
Greensvlle counties, was passed.
DANvILLE ROAD. AGAIN.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, in response TO a resolution, giving
i'm detail statement OF the account OF the
Richmond and Danville railroad with the
Commonwealth,
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. HALE moved to 90 into executive
session.
Mr.. EsKRIDGE spoke in support OF the
motion, having previously made several
such motions which were rejected.
Agreed TO.
Executive session.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock-Mr. J..
C. TAYLOR in the chair. Prayer by the
Street Baptist church.
The Speaker laid before the House n
communication from the Auditor OF Public
Accounts, in response to resolution in re-
ation TO spurious bonds, &c, which was
ordered to be printed.
The House agreed to Senate Joint reSOlu-
ton requesting the Governor to return TO
the General Assembly Senate bin No. fl,
passed by both houses, entitled an act TO
change the name Of the Bristol Coal and
Iron Narrow-Guage Railroad Company to
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, and confer certain privileges thereon.
THE TREAsURER'S OFFICE.
Mr.. FAIR offered joint resolution au-
thorizing Mr.. Corbiu NJ. Reynolds, eX-State
Treasurer, TO continue in the discharge Of
the duties OF that Office until his successor
qualified.
Mr.. HANGER opposed the adoption Of the
resolution. He did not think that the
General Assembly had a right to appoint a
Treasurer by Joint resolution. Mr.. Rey-
nolds had resigned, and his resignation
had been accepted, and the vacancy could
be filed only in the usual way.
Mr.. NICOL differed with Mr.. HANGER.
At this point Mr.. FAIR asked leave to
withdraw his resolution, a. he had been
informed since Offering it that the new
Treasurer was ready TO qualify.
The resolution was withdrawn.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
The following bills were reported from
the Finance Committee:
A bill to tax telegraph companies for
county school purposes.
A bill for the relief OF Edwin 5. Brent,
late clerk OF the Circuit Court OF Frederick
county.
A bill TO amend and rccnact section ~
OF chapter OF the Criminal Code OF 1878,
as amended by chapter DDS OF the Acts OF
1S79-S0.
The following were reported from the
Committee on Roads and Internal Nayiga-
tiOn:
A bill to incorporate the Virginia and
Carolina Railroad Company.
\ bill to regulate railroad freight and
passenger tariff.
The following were reported from the
Committee on Propositions and Griev-
anceS
A bill providing 4 home for aged and in
digent females.
A bill to amend section Is Of chapter 81
Of the Code of 1873, in relation TO the vac
cine agent Of the State.
A bill to incorporate the Silver Star So
ciety OF Sussex county.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. NICOL: A bin to amend and re-
enact section OF chapter 1866 Of the Code
of 1873, so rs to authorize actions in all
cases in the county or corporation in which
the cause of action arose, whether the de-
PENDANT resides in said county or corpora
ton or not.
BY Mr.. TERRELL: A bill to amend and re-
enact section OF an act approved March
8, 1880, entitled an act TO prevent obstruc-
tons TO free passage Of fish i'm the streams
OF the State.
BY Mr.. DUCK a hill to allow II. n. Price
to build wharf at Smthfeld, Isle OF
Wight county.
BY Mr.. TERRELL: \ bill 10 replace and
preserve the statues OF George Washington
and Henry Clay.
BY Mr.. STRIBLYG: A bill for the relief
OF the sureties Of ;. i. G. Beall, late trea-
surer of Fauquier county.
By Mr.. GRANDSTAFF: A petition OF the
citizens OF the town OF Mount jackson.
Shenandoah county, TO amend their charter
in regard to the sale OF intoxicating IL
quors.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill 1856, to incorporate the United
States Beacon-Light and Signal Company.
House bill No. 1872, 10 authorize the issu-
ing of two new bonds to Mrs. Phoebe IL.
Bailey.
Senate bill No. 60, 10 amend and reGnact
an act approved the 25th day Of February,
1880, entitled an act TO incorporate the
Suffolk Female Institute.
House bill No. III, TO change the name
OF the Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company to South Attain
tic and Ohio Railroad Company, and con-
fer certain privileges thereon.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
House bill No. 70, TO re0rganizc the lu-
matte assylums and Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Institution, came up on its second read
ing.
On motion Of Mr.. HANGER, it was post