The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-24
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, January %, 1882.
SENATE.


| Company.
The bin now goes TO the Governor.
LuNATICs.
On motion Of Mr.. LYBRooK the Auditor
OF Public Accounts was requested to IN
form the Senate Of the number OF lunatlcs
held in jails, &C., and cost OF maintaining
them.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. KoINER by reques0: Bill to
amend section 46 Of chapter 30 OF the Code
OF 1873, so as TO empower county courts to
have patcnt submerged fords constructed,
repaired, &c.
By Mr.. DrGGs: Bill to amend and re-
enact section II OF chapter 175 OF the Code
Of 1873. in relation TO iniunctions.
By Mr.. SMITH: Bill TO amend and re-
enact section IL OF chapter 1872 OF the Code
OF 1878. in relation to violation Of sepul-
ture. Makes it a felony punishable by not
less than five nor more than ten years in
the penitentiary.l
JUDGE FRENCH.
Mr.. LOWELL introduced bill, which was
passed under suspension OF the rules,
providing that Judge Bassett French shall
| i've paid at the rate Of $40 a day for sitting
for Judge Chiffon, OF Alexandria, recently
deceased.
sUNAC.
Mr.. DIGGs's preamble and resolution
praying Congress for an import duty ON
sumac was passed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To allow the qualified voters OF Hills
vile, Carroll county, to vote rs to repeating
! the charter.
To authorize voters OF WayncsborO' and
vicinity to vote as to selling liquors.
TO amend Buckingham road law.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
| For relief OF II. Il. Gillespic's admins
TRAITOR.
LEGAL QUESTION.
Mr.. DIGG's bin to amend the Code as to
remedy by motion on certain bonds taken
or given by officers came up on its passage,
and elected discussion, participated in by
| Messrs. DIGGs, THURMAN, GLASGOW, BAL
LEY, HURT, MARTIN, LYBROOK, CHRISTIAN,
EsKRIDGE, and HEATON.
The votes by (which the bill was passed and
was ordered 10 engrosslhent were reconsid-
cred, and il was passed by.
Adjourned.
The House met at ~ o'cock-Spesker
FOWLER in the chair. Prayer by Rev. D..
W. Blcdsoe, OF Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church.
TERM OF OFFICE or JUDGES.
The Committee for Courts of Justice pre-
scented a report in response to resolution
| in regard to filling vacancies III the office OF
judge.
A minority report was also presented.
Both were ordered to be printed.
REPORTED PROM COMMITTEES.
The following bills were reported from
! the Committee for Courts Of Justice:
A bill prohibiting Commonwealth at
| torneyS, sheriffs, and county treasurers
from holding any other office during the
time which they hold the aforesaid offices.
A bill fixing the salary Of the Judge Of
Chesterfield county.
A bill to give officers fee-blls force and
effect i'm a cOnstable's hands, as in the hands
Of a sheriff or collector OF the public reve-
nues.
A bill to suppress miscegenation in the
State of Virginia.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. NICOL: A bill to incorporate the
town OF Haymarket, in the county OF
Prince William.
BY Mr.. FRAZIER: a bill to incorporate
the Pittsburgh and Virginia Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr.. LADY: \ bill to amend section
of chapter 12S OF the Code, authorizing the
Governor to designate one OF the commits
sioners in chancery Of each court Of pro-
bate as a commissioner Of accounts OF such
court.
BY Mr.. MUNFOED: \ bill to amend and re-
enact the charter OF the town Of Chatham.
BY Mr.. STRATTON: a bill to incorporate
the Starlight Society OF Dover district,
Goochland county.
BY Mr.. MAY: 4 bill to authorize the Up
per AppOmattoX Company to discharge its
Indebtedness to the State in bonds OF the
Commonwealth.
BY MIR. MUNFORD: 4 bill to amend and
rcCnact section 10 Of chapter II Of the crimi
nal code, in relation to the pay OF deputy
shcrifis.
BY Mr.. STUART: \ bill for the relief OF
John 7. woodward and others.
BY Mr.. IiAZLEWOOD Petition Of citizens
OF Hanover, TO authorize school boards to
pay teachers during the time schools are
suspended on account of smallpox.
BY Mr.. SCOTT, OF Fauquier: Petition OF
one thousand citizens OF the county OF
Fauquier asking the passage Of a local-op-
ton law.
BY Mr.. KELLAM: Petition OF citizens OF
Chincoteaguc Island, in the county OF Ac-
cOmac, asking for the passage OF law al
lowing a vote on local option.
BY Mr.. HADEN: Petition Of citizens Of
Columbia, Fluyanna county, asking the
General Assembly to relieve towns OF less
than 5000 inhabitants OF the double tax
which is now imposed upon them.
PROTECTION OF FISH.
On motion of Mr.. NICOL the vote by
which House bill No. AS, for the repeal OF
section Of chapter PIP OF the Acts Of As
sembly, approved March q, 1871 entitled
an act for the protection OF fish in the
waters of the Commonwealth above tide
water, SO far rs they related 10 the counties
Of Prince William and Cumberland, was
dismissed was reconsdered. Considerable
discussion thereupon cnsucd, and the vote
being taken, the House again decided to
dismiss the bill.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill No. IS, to incorporate the Ar
cada Iron-Works Company.
House bill No. 100, TO define the line
between the counties OF Warwick and
Elizabeth City near Newport News.
House bill No. 43, to authorize the
IIolston Valley Gypsum Company to hold
its general meetings and keep its principal
Office in the city of London, England.
House bill No. 1874, TO authorize Grace
Episcopal church in the city OF Richmond
to borrow money and execute deeds of trust
to secure the same.
House bill No. 50, to amend and reenact
an act entitled an act TO incorporate the