The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-16


New Board for the University-School Su.
psrintendents-Notes Of Proceedings in tho
House.
In the Senate yesterday House bill "ts
create the office of general commissioner
OF sales for the several counties and cities
OF this Commonwealth, and to prescribe his
duties and fix his compensation was com.
municated from the House. the House re-
fusing to concur In certain Senate amend.
ments, the most important Of which was
| that the commissioners should be elected
by the people instead OF being appointed
by the Governor.
The question being shall the Senate adj
here to its amendments, the vote resulted /:
AYKs.-Messrs. Atkinson. Berry, Christian,
Digs; Fletcher, Glasgow, Ifale, Healon; hoiner'
Williams and Wingdeid Of iIasoterEis.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bailey, Barnes, Bliss, Elliott
Eskrldge. Jones, Martin, Mayo Norton, Riddle
berger, Stevens, Walker. and Wood-13.
The following gentlemen were paired off
Mr.. Wingfield OF Albemarle with Mr..
Rawles, Mr.. Edmunds with Mr.. Powell,
Mr.. Smith with Mr.. Wilcox. Mr.. Hurt
with Mr.. Rue, Mr.. Webb with Mr.. Twy-
man. The first named Of each pair was
present.
The House Will be Informed on Monday.
Unless it recedes-and probably it will
nOt-a committee OF conference between
the two houses will be the next step in
course.
ALLEGHANY COUNTY.
slr. Glasgow moved to take up his bill
for the relief OF the taxpayers OF Ale
ghany county. The rules were suspended
and the bill taken up and carried through
the necessary readings and passed.
RICHMOND MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Mr.. Webb's bill providing for the or
ranizatiOn Of the Medical College OF Virgil
mia" was taken up on his motion. several
Democrats voting with the ReGdjusters to
make a two-thirds vote, as was necessary
therefor.
The bill proposes TO vacate the offices OF
all visitors and OF all professors and teach
ers upon the lst day OF May, 1882, and on
that day new board Of seven members,
appointed by the Governor. will enter upon
their duties.
Mr.. koiner moved an amendment to
strike out that provision removing the
professors and teachers, intending to leave
u.
The bill was discussed by Messfs. Hurt,
koiner, Bailey, Berry, Glasgow, Lowell.
Atkinson, and Webb, and the vote on the
amendment resulted
AYRS.-AIessrs. Atkinson, Berry. Christian.
Dggs. Fletcher. Glasgow. Heaton, KOiner, Lowell
NewbcrIy. Thurman. and Walker-l2.
NoEs.-Messrs. Baley, Barnes. Bliss. Edmunds,
iHlOlti Eshfldee Hale. james. Jones, Martin,
Mayo Norton, Riddlebergcr, Stevens and Webb
The bill was ordered to engrossment-
ANEs.-Mcssrs. Bailey, Barnes Bliss. Edmunds.
Elliott, kskridgc. Hale james. Jones. Martin,
Mayo Newberry' Norton, stevens, Walker, and
NoEs.-lessrs. Atkinson, Berry. Christian,
Digs, Fletcher. Glasgow, HeatOn, Koiner, Lowell,
and Ihurman-lO.
Mr.. Hurt Democrat) would have voted
for the bill, but was paired OFF with Mr..
Rue. Not knowing how MIR. Rue would
vote, Mr.. Hurt thought il right to with
hold his vote. lie said that two years ago
he supported a bill for the Reorganization
of Blacksjurg College, because il was in a
languishing condition; for that same rea-
son he was in favor OF this bill.
Mr.. kOiner and other senator's, however,
denied that the college was in such condi-
ton.
FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH TREAsURERs.
The following bill, introduced by Mr..
Berry, has passed the Senate:
Whereas the drought of the spring and
summer Of 1871 reduced the agriculturlsts
OF Virginia 10 great straits, with conse-
quent depressing influence upon all busi-
ness interests; and whereas by reason
thereof the people OF Virginia are unable
10 raise money sufficient to pay their taxes
until they have put upon the market some
part of their growing crop: therefore
|. BE it enacted by the General assembly,
That the Auditor Of Public Accounts be,
and he is hereby, authorized TO postpone
his final settlements with the several coun-
ty treaslrers OF the Commonwealth for the
fiscal year of 1881 and 1882 until the 1st day
OF September, 1882.
9 This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
school Supcrinfcndcnts Confirm cd.
The Senate yesterday in executive (se-
creD session confirmed the following school
superintendents
William :. Hale, Grayson.
William A. Bowles, Staunton.
Robert III. Franklin. Gloucester.
j. L. Perkinson. Nottoway.
William G. Young, Warwick.
BOARD OF Visitors for the University.
The Senate also confirmed the following
Board OF Visitors for the University OF
Virginia:
General Wyatt VI. Elliott, Appomattox.
Hon. John Paul, Rockingham.
DR.. w. X. Vaughn, Orange.