The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-10
NEWMANS CASE NOT SUSTAINED
NEW LAWS IN FORCE
Senate.

JOHN A. BOOKER,
The Senate concurred In House amend.
meEts to Senate bill to empower John A,
Booker, late treasurer OF Cumberland coun.
ty. and his deputies further time to levy fol
| taxes.
Goes now TO the Governor.
DISORDER.
During the early part OF the days ses.
sion the disorder on the floor OF the Sen.
ate-the talking and walking about OF sem
ators-whiIe important bills were being
read was OF so grave character that the
Char had to stop the Clerk several times
to wait for sufficient silence to allow his
reading to be heard.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Edmunds, who had been sick for
several days, was again in his seat.
JUDGE R. C. SHE'LL.
House Joint resolution in relation to the
official misconduct Of X. G.. Shell. Judge oi
the County Court of Dinwiddie county,
was taken up and agreed to-ayes 81. noes
/.
MR.. DIGGs.
On motion of Mr.. Newberry. Mr. Diggs
was granted leave Of absence for two
days.
REAPPORTIONMENT.
Mr.. Atkinson submitted a bill to appor-
ton representation in Congress, which, on
his motion, was put on the calendar.
This Is the caucus plan the Dunlop plan.
PASSED.
Senate bill authorizing the town OF Ber-
ryville, in Clarke county, to issue bonds
and to levy a tax to provide q sinking fund
for the purpose OF providing water-works
for said town.
Senate bill to incorporate Stevens Lodge,
No. 1896, OF the Grand United Order OF
Odd-Fellows of the county OF AleXan-
dria.
House Joint resolution appropriating
$500 to supply the citizens Of MiddleseX
county with ammunition for the arms here
tofore furnished them to enforce the laws
passed for the protection of oysters.
To provide for the protection OF fish in
the county of Frederick.
| House bill to relieve duelling disabilities
OF forty or fifty parties with amendments)
Senate bill for the relief OF A. Moore, Jr
Senate bill TO amend the charter OF the
Petersburg Gas-Lieht Company.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS.
(Mr. Thurman in the chair.)
br. Atkins's bin proposing to allow the
| boards OF supervisors OF certain counties
to pay out of the county treasury to the
Circuit Court clerks allowances made by
the judges not exceeding $500 per annum
was taken up.
Mr.. Heaton doubted the policy OF the
bill The clerks accepted their offices will
an understanding what the fees would he
and while no doubt their pay is not large
in the present condition Of our financial
affairs the law had better be left undis
turbed.
Mr.. Atkinson said that In some countie:
competent men could not be obtained fol
the allowances permitted by the present
law.
Mr.. Coltrane thought that il the clerk:
could not live on their pay they ought Il
resign. Plenty Of men want these places
Mr.. Atkinson urged that the bill should
be passed. Mr.. Atkinson was OF opinion
that il the present clerk OF Henrico Cir
cult Court OR. Carter resigned his place
could not be supplied in the county.
Mr.. Wickham was convinced that bt
could send to Henrico several competent
men from Hanover.
| Mr.. Edmunds was surprised to hear thu
statement OF the gentleman from Rich
mond mfr. Atkinson]. In his own county
| THalifaxl at the late election there wert
nineteen candidates for clerk, and he re-
gretted that he could not vote for all.
A vote on the engrossment OF the bill re-
suited as follows:
| AYEs-Messrs. Atkinson, Bailey Berry, Flana
1 ry, Hurt, koiner, Loyenslein, Mccormick, Mere
| dith. Petit, Powell, Rogers. Thurman, TOwnes
| Trout, Twyman. and Warwiek-17.
| NOEs.-Messrs. Barnes Coltraine, Edmunds
Glasgow, Iieaton, Newberry, Wickham' and Wing
/ fields.
The bill applies to the counties Of Nor.
folk, HenricO. Clarke, Chesterfield, Pow.
hataD, Goochland, Amherst. Pittsylyania
Brunswick, Lunen5urg, Nott0way, Isle OF
Wight, Nansemond, southampton, Fairfax
and Spotsylvania.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Thurman: Bill to amend and re.
enact sections 1, 9, and OF an act entitled
an act to incorporate the Meherrin-Valley
railroad, approved March IA, 1878.
BY Mr.. Atkinson Bill to incorporate
the Atlantic Improvement Company.
| By same Bill to consolidate the Norfolk
and Princess Anne Turnpike Company
and the Broad-Creek and London-Bridge
Turnpike Company.
By. Mr.. Loyenstein Bill to direct the
payment OF the officers and expenses OF the
court-martial for the trial OF Captain Leroy
Z. Brown.
By Mr.. Berry (by request: Bill pro-
yiding local option for Amherst.
By Mr.. Petit: Bill to amend the Code in
relation to returning bonds TO insurance
companies, &c.
| By Mr.. Heaton (by request: Bill to ali-
J thoriZe the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail.
road Company to invest in and operate
railroads and transportation lines in this
and other States.
The Senate agreed to House resolutions
| in relation to the removal OF certain judges.
VIRGINIA REPORTS.
The Senate, on motion OF Mr.. Heatou,
agreed 10 Joint resolution instructing the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth to forth
with furnish one volume each OF all the
Virginia Reports, or snch as he may have
ON hand. 10 the law libraries OF the Su-
preme Courts OF Appeals at Staunton and
WytheviIe not heretofore supplied TO them.
Adjourned.
House OF Delegates.
The House met at noon, Mr.. Speaker
Stuart In the chair. Prayer by Rev. John
| Pollard, OF the Baptist Church.
Mr.. Opie moved to dispense with the
reading OF the Journal.
Mr.. McCandlish did not object for the
purpose Of hindering business, but he
wanted to know the exact status Of tht
Journal
The Clerk read the Journal.
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