The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-23

Code OF 1873, in relation 10 the rights OF
owners OF co-teiminous mines.
Local-option petitions were presented by
Mcssrs. WALKER, BERRY, DIGGs, HEAToN,
and LOWELL.
By Mr.. POWELL: Bill to incorporate the
Mineral Belt Railway Company.
By Mr.. LOvENsTEIN: Joint resolution
providing for destroying certain bonds.
BY Mr.. MORTON: Bill divorcing Richard
Robinson from his wife Martha.
BY Mr.. THURMAN for Mr.. SMITD: Bill
to incorporate the Alexandria Ferry Com
pany.
BY Mr.. WILCOX: Bill authorizing the
Boards OF Surry and Prince George to
make an allowance to Judge Bate.
BY Mr.. HALE: Bill to incorporate the
Atlantic, Wilmington and Cincinnati Rail-
way Company.
By Nh. ATKINSON: Bill to authorize the
trustees of Nicholson-Strect Methodist
church, OF Richmond, TO sell their church
property and rcinvest the proceeds in other
property.
BILLS REPORTED.
To provide Police Court for the city Of
Richmond.
To allow married women to testify in
certain cases.
To amend the charter OF Suffolk.
The general appropriation bill.
A bill (Mr. NEwBERRY's) TO amend and
recnact section of IN act approved March
30, 1877, entitled an act to establish De-
partment OF Agriculture, Mining, and
Manufacturing for the State, and to add
additional sections TO said act.
REQUEST TO BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Mr.. EsKRIDGE offered the following:
Resolved, That the Board OF Education
be requested to encourage, a. far as practi-
cal. the Introduction and Use OF the Vir-
ginia Edition Of Mitchel's Geography into
the public schools OF this State.
This book has Virginia supplement
prepared by DR.. Latlerty, and fine map
OF the State-the whole forming, as seyc-
raj of the senators in their speeches de-
clared, most valuable book OF instruction
for Nirsinlan youth.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL o'clock-Mr. FARR,
OF Fairfax, in the chair.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following were among the bills re-
ported from the various committees:
a bill TO amend the Code in relation 10
trustees.
A bill to amend and rccnact section Of
chapter 12i Of the Code of 1873, i'm relation
to investments and courts.
A bill in relation to the salary OF county
judges.
A bill to amend and reGnact section Of
chapter 1S4 Of the Code Of 1873, in relation
to the lien of teri .facjGS.
A bill to increase the jurisdiction OF
county judges.
A bill to amend and recnact sections II
and Il OF chapter 1906 OF the Code OF 1873,
in relation to dover.
A bill 70 incorporate the Lynchburg,
Halifax and North Carolina Railroad Com
pany.
A bill to incorporate the Atlantic and
Danville Railway Company.
A bill TO incorporate the Culpepcr and
Potomac Railroad Company.
A bill TO fix the rate OF compensation Of
The Surgeon Of the pcnifenliary.
\ bill for the assessment of taxes on
persons, property, Incomes. and licens,s,
and imposing taxes thereon for the sup
port Of the Government and free schools
and to pay the interest on the public dclr.
A bill prescribing the duties OF COM
miSsiOners OF the revenue and for the
assessment and collection Of faxes on pei
sons, property, incomes, and licenses.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. LYBROOK: Petition OF citizens OF
Pulaski county asking repeal of the law
making Big-Reed Island a public highway.
BY same: A bill to repeal the special
road law in the county OF Pulaski.
BY Mr.. CONRAD: A bill to promote the
security OF commercial transactions, &C.,
by defining the rights OF holders thereof.
BY Mr.. LYBRooK Petition Of citizens OF
Pulaski county PRAYING the removal OF
their courthouse and iail from Newbern
to Dublin.
BY Mr.. PAIR: A bill to provide for the
payment of jurors OF the Commonwealth.
BY Mr.. GRANDsTAFr: A bill to amend
and recnact section 3 OF an act to incorpo-
rate the town Of Mount Jackson, Shenan-
doah county.
BY Mr.. DYER: A bill to tax ali persons
practicing law in any OF the courts OF the
Commonwealth.
BY Mr.. COLEMAN: a bill for the relief OF
ID. X. Stokes, treasurer Of Lrmenburg
county.
by Mr.. HARRIS: A bill to amend and re-
enact section OF IN act approved March -,
1882, to establish the Virginia Collegiate
Institute and provide for the support of
the same.
BY Mr.. HoNAKER A bill to authorize
Nicate Whitley, of Smyth county, to con-
yey real estate.
BY Mr.. BOARD: A bill to amend and re-
enact sections and OF chapter 1870 OF the
Code Of 1878, with reference to lobbying
with the General Assembly.
LOCAL OPTION.
Petitions favorable to local option were
presented as follows:
BY Mr.. HApEN: From citizens of Flu
wanna county.
BY Mr.. CONRAD: From citizens Of Clarke
county.
BY Mr.. Moon From citizens Of Abe
marie county.
THE JUDICIARY BILL PASSED.
House bill No. /, to rearrange the Judi
cal circuits OF the Commonwealth, to di-
minlsh the number thereof, and TO repeal
all laws Herewith conflicting, was passed.
Messrs. BOARD, SAVERS, VAUGHAN. and
YOUNG Rekdiusters) voted with the Demo-
Gratis against the passage Of the bill. With
that exception the vote was strictly party
one.
The hour OF O'Clock arriving the chair
was vacated until "a o'clock p. NJ.
Night Session.
The House met ut "a o'clock, lut adj
lo'irned after brief session without dis
posing OF any business.
Virginia Postal News.
The following new post-ofiices have been
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