The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, January 81, 1882.
SENATE.
The Senate was not In session to-day
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The House met at II o'clock, Speaker
FOWLER In the chair.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
Ieave OF absencewas granted az follows /:
Mcssrs. MAYO and MENEFEE, three days
each. and TO Mr.. HARRISON an indefinite
leave.
LOCAL OPTION.
Petitions relative to local option were
presented as follows:
By Mr.. HARRIS, from citizens Of Din
widdie county.
By MIR. TERRELL, from citizens Of Orange
county.
Nv Mr.. JOHNSTON, from citizens of Bote-
tourt county.
By Mr.. CONRAD, from citizens of Fredc-
rick county.
COSTEsTED-ELyCTIoN CASE.
The case Of Rawles rs. Duck was, on
motion Of Mr.. FAIR. made the special or
der for Thursday next at ! O'Clock.
THE DEBT BILL.
Senate bill No. 1914, to ascertain and de-
clare Yirginia's equitable snare OF the debt
created before and existing ut the time OF
the partition OF her territory and resources,
and TO provide for the issuance OF bonds
COVERING the same. and the regular and
prompt payment Of interest thereon, was
postponed, on motion OF Mr.. FRAZIER, and
made the spacial and continuing order for
Friday at | O'Clock.
REPOETED FROM COMMITTEES.
A bill prescribing the dutie, OF the COM
missioners OF the revenue and for the assess
ment and collection OF taxes on persons,
property, incomes and licenses.
! 4 bill to amend and rCcnact the first sec
ton OF an act entitled an act to amend and
rernact the first and ninth sections OF an
act entitled an act to incorporate the wash
ington, Cincinnati and II. Louis Railroad
! Company.
4 bin to incorporate the James River and
Blackwater Railroad and Lumber Com
pany.
a bill to incorporate the Botetourt Manu-
featuring Company.
A bill to establish Board OF Health for
Norfolk county.
A bill TO prevent the spreading OF small
pox in the counties Of Virginia.
4 bill to authorize delinquent taX-col-
lectors TO collect capitation-taX from citi-
zenS not assessed.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Cross: A bill to amend and re-
enact section fl OF chapter 1J4 OF the Code
OF 1873 in relation TO the salary OF the
Judge Of the Corporation Court OF Ports
mouth.
BY Mr.. HARRIS: A bill to incorporate
the Virginia Building and Savings Associ-
alton.
BY Mr.. BoAED: A bill TO amend and re-
enact section II Of chapter 2lS Of the act
entitled an act to provide charter for the
town OF Salem, Roanoke county, approved
March %, 1871.
BY Mr.. KELLAM: a bill TO authorize
Samuel j. Shields and John Y. Shields 10
collect tolls and prescribing the rate Of tolls
| to lie charged over Their bridge IN the
county OF Accomac.
BY Mr.. OwENs:
Rcs0ircd, That the Superintendent Of
| Public instruction be instructed 10 report
to this House the number OF pupils, accord
! ing TO the school census OF 1850, i'm the
several school districts in the county Of
/ Princess Anne, stating the number OF
white and colored separately, the number
OF school-houscS in each district, and the
pay of each teacher per month Of each
school, and whether there is any discrimi-
nation in the pay Of such teachers.
BILLS PASSED..
Senate bill No. 80. authorizing the town
OF Go0dson TO issue bonds for the purpose
OF retiring certain outstanding bonds and
/ to provide for payment Of same.
Senate bill No. -, 10 repeal chapter 22j
/ OF the Act, of ISIS, in rel ltiOn TO working
roads and repairing bridges in the county
1 OF Buckingham.
| Senate bin No. 10i, to incorporate the
| Napor Fuel Company.
| Senate bill 40. 1871. 10 enable the people
within the corporate limits Of the town OF
( llillsvllc, Carroll county, 20 take the sense
/ of the qualified voters OF said town upon
the question Of repeating the charter OF said
1 town.
Senate bill No. ~, to incorporate the
| Richmond Elevator Company.
| Senate bill No. 81. to incorporate the
E,tillyillc (Virginia) Marble Company.
House bill No. -, 10 suppress duelling
in the Commonwealth OF Virginia. and to
/ punish persons engaged therein.
House bin No. lj3, 20 provide for the
compensation OF special House committee
and their clerks appointed 10y resolution Of
| the House OF Delegates Of Virginia adopted
| March o, 1850.
Senate ill No. -. to establish a board Of
river and Llrb0r commissioners Tor Nansc-
nond river.
Senate hill No. 81, to authorize the voters
Of Wayncsboro' and vicinity To decide by
popular vote on the propriety Of selling in
toXicaiing liquors within certain limits.
Senate joint resolutions proposing IN
amendment 10 the Isl section OF Article .
Of the Constitution, concerning the cleo
tive franchise.
Senate bill TO amend and recnact the 10th
| section Of chapter lj4 OF the Code OF 1873,
i'll respect TO the holding Of corporation
courts when the Judge thereof is not able
to hold them.
Senate Jill authorizing the trustees OF the
Second Baptist church, known as Byrne-
Street, in the city Of Petersburg, to bor-
row money.
House bill in relation to the Peninsula
Railroad Company.
Senate bill to incorporate the Grand
Lodge OF the sons OF Zion Benevolent So
ciety OF Virginia.
House bill to authorize the trustees Of
the John Wesley Methodist Episcopal
church, in Harrisonburg, TO sell and puT-
chase property and to borrow money.
House bill to amend the charter OF the
town OF Jonesyille, Lee county.
Senate bill to incorporate the Potomac
Manufacturing Company.
Senate bill No. 2l2, TO empower and au-
thorize the city Of Lynchburg to convey
property TO the United States Government
for certain purposes.
Adjourned.