The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-05

PRESBYTERIAN Church.
CuANcERY COURT.
A number OF House bills were read and
referred. Among them bill to have thc
State to provide for The payment OF the sal
airy OF the Judge of the Chancery Court OF
Richmond.
PUBLIC PRINTING--THE JOURNAL.
Two communications were received from
the Superintendent OF Public Printing
first, indicating that the bound volume OF
annual reports will be ready in about ten
days; second, stating that the printing OF
the Journal cannot be expedited without
additional cost, inasmuch as matter has TO
be accumulated for siXteen-page form.
Ordered TO be laid or the table and printed.
Mr.. Wickham was satisfied that the Jour
nal could be printed as desired, and that
il ought to he so printed. and he Offered
the following, which was unanimously
adopted
ReS0lred, That the public printer [Su-
perintendent OF Public Printing was
meant be ordered TO have the Journal OF
the Senate printed and placed upon the
desks of senators on the second day after
its date.
Bkl AM AbAlNNl Nkl MIIbk.
The Committee on Privileges reported
that Judge Crumpler was not by reason OF
being county Judge when elected incapa-
BILE of being elected a member OF the SEN
ate, and that he Is entitled to his seat.
Signed by MeSSrs. Thurman. Diggs. ivy
man, Mccormick, Meredith, Grim, and
Powell. Mr.. Glasgow dissented.
Goes on the calendar.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among these were Senate bills to incOr-
porate the James River and North Carolina
railroad, with amendments. TO authorize
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany TO make contracts for the Use and
operation or lease OF connecting lines, with
amendments: to incorporate the Richmond
Union Depot Company. with amendments
authorizing the company TO borrow
money, and giving any railroad now in
existence or hereafter to be created the
right to use the depot upon equal terms
with any other cOmpany); to incorporate
the Norfolk and Western Extension Com
panv; TO amend section of an ac: 10 IN
corporate the Norfolk Terminal Company.
approved March 9th; TO incorporate Tht
Lynchburc. halifax and North CaroliD1
Railroad Company; to declare valid GER
tain contracts concerning railroad equip
ment and roling-stock and other personal
property to he used in and about the ope-
ration Of any railroad.
BODIES FOR DISSECTION.
Mr.. Berry called up the bill allvTiug the
medical colleges OF Virginia to take pos
session of all unclaimed bodies Of paupcr>
and convicts. and on his motion the bill
was amended so as to make il applicable only
to cities having more than 10000 inhabi-
tants. and so amended. il met the views OF
the doctors. and had no opposition from
the country members, and was ordered "a
engrossment.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Mccormick: Bill to authorize
clerks OF county courts to admit wills to
record and perform other acts.
BY Mr. Gaines: Bill amending the game
law so as TO include Amelia, Charlotte.
Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Halifax. and
Prince Edward in the list Of counties in
which the law is operative from the lst OF
November to the 1St OF February.
BY Mr.. DiggS: Bill to incorporate the
Lynchburg and Southwest Railroad Com.
pany-to run a railroad through Campbell,
Bedford. Franklin, Floyd, Carroll. and
Grayson, or any border county on North
Carolina, and into any point in North Car
Olina
By Mr.. Wickham Bill TO amend the law
in relation to iudgment-liens.
MONEY.
Mr.. Lovenstein. from the committee ap-
pointed to examine the Treasurer's Office,
submitted report. They found the Of
fee all right. Money in the State depoSi-
tories January !, 1884. S1.67S,2S7.
Laid OF TIE table and ordered TO be
printed.
CHARTER OF PORTSMOUTH,.
This Senate bill came up, and the amend
ments proposed by the committee were
agreed 10.
Mr.. Wickham said that as this city has
no representative on the floor, unless there
is some urgent reason for immediate ac-
ton he hoped that the bill would be post
poned until after Monday. a he had rea-
son to believe that friend Of his Mr..
Calaghanl would then be elected to this
body.
Mr.. Thurman said that he could assure
Mr.. Wickham that his friend Mr. Gala
ghan] regarded il as important that the bill
should be passed at once.
Mr.. Wlckham: Well, then / Withdraw
all objections.
The bill was ordered 10 engrOSsment,
and was then, by party vote, passed un-
der suspension Of the rules.
The bill substantially restores the charter
TO the form i'm which it was before Reid
justerism, and it takes the control OF the
police from the Judge OF the Hastings
Court and puts ii in the hands Of the Coum-
ell.
Mr.. Thurman moved that the bill he
to the House HiS day.
Agreed 10.
PHARMACY.
Senate bill to regulate the practice OF
pharmacy in Virginia came up on its pas
sage, and was passed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TO change the name OF the Londoc and
Construction and Mining
Company to Flat-Top Coal Company, and
confer certain privileges thereon.
To amend section 53 OF chapter 161 of
he Code OF 1873. relative 10 DEGREES i'm
.hancery causes.
TO regulate the practice Of pharmacy in
he State of Virginia.
THE HARvEST-FIELD.
Mr.. Koiner's bill TO exempt from jury
ervice farmers actually engaged in saving
heir crops came up.
Mr.. Meredith opposed the bill, saying
hat il would lead to great obstruction OF
ustice in the courts, and would dcteriorate
he character OF iuries.
MIR. Koiner said that men were exempted
rom iury-service because they belonged to
military companies and paraded the streets
or the delight OF the boys. This matter
le regarded us OF the highest importance.
rbe courts could not be much delayed. and
I they were little delayed, 1t would be to !