The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-27
SATURDAYS SHORT SESSION.
Adjournment Of the Two Houses In Honor 10
"Honest John" Letchefs Memory
JUDGE WOOLFOLk'S CASE.
Petition Asking that the Cattle Scales be
Removed to a Better Location.
PRIVATE BILLS PASSED
Senate.
SIrrpnAY. .InnuarY %. 1881

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DIR. g. A. Nunnally, OF Georgia.
| The Senate was every thin; for the
most OF the time there were only twenty
two senators present.
The Senate agreed to the Houses request
for committee OF conference on the dis
agreeing votes OF the two houses on the
bill to amend and reenact section 80 OF
chapter 81 OF the Code OF 1870, in relation
to the formation Of ioint-stock companies.
Messrs. Mccormick aud Atkinson were
appointed on the Senate's part.
MORE cOuPON-CRIPPLERs.
Mr.. Wickham, from the Committee on
Finance, presented twq bills
|. Imposing heavy license tax upon ali
brokers and others who desire the privilege
OF buying and selling coupons.
2. Imposing n severe penalty upon all
persons handling coupons except those
from their own bonds) unless they have
bought them from licensed dealers.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Atkinson: Bill TO amend section
., chapter Z, of the Code OF 1878, in relation
to the appointment of registrars of election
[by: the circuit judges. except in Rich
mOnd. where it shall be by the Board Of
Public Interests.
By Mr.. Glasgow Bill 10 incorporate the
Valley and Southwest Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Christian Bill for the relief OF
II. l.. Montague of a fine imposed on him
by the County Court OF King and Queen
county.
BY Mr.. Coltrane Bill to apportion repre-
sentation IN Congress.
BY Mr.. Thurman: Bill to extend the
police jurisdiction OF the city OF Alexandria
and the jurisdiction OF the Corporation
Court thereof in offences against the Com
monwealth.
BY Mr.. Trout Bill to incorporate Vigi-
liant Stream Fire Company, No. |. OF
Roanoke city.
by Mr.. Wickham: Letter OF A. b.
Chandler, Esp. of Caroline county, asking
that some legislation be had to secure the
removal Of cases from the judgment dock
cts OF the courts OF the Commonwealth
where the judgments have been satisfied
but the cases not struck from the docket.
By Mr.. Mccormick Bill for the relief
OF A. Moore.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN EXTENSION COMPANY.
When this bill came up on IFS engross-
ment Mr.. Wickham said that As the Senate
was very thin he hoped 1t would be passed
by. Some amendments seemed necessary.
Mr.. Trout hoped the bill would not be
again passed by. II had already been pass
ed by enough.
MIR. Mccormick thought the cOnsldera-
tion OF the bill should not be asked for
now. He desired it passed by.
SO ordered.
JUDGE OF ROANOKE CITY.
Mr.. Trout offered the following, which
will come up for consideration Monday:
Resolred 5y ne Senate tthe House concurIipg),
That Thursday the alst day Of January. at
O'Clock DC fixed as the time for the cleo ion OF
Judge Of the Hastings Court for the city of Eoa-
nOke.
THE WHEEL or FORTUNE.
Senate bill for the relief OF George
Guyernator. Sr., from the payment Of a
& forfeited bail-bond came mp.
4 man named Thriving was arrested for
keeping "a wheel OF fortune" on the
FAIRGROUNDS. Guyernator became bis
surety, and Thriving did not appear for
trial. The Commonwealth Attorney OF
HcnricO said that accused would have been
acquitted had he stood trial.
The bill was explained by Mr.. Wickham,
and was passed by unanimous vote.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Clr. Trout in the chair.)
To allow Edwin +. Dennis, Of the county
OF Accomac, 10 erect wharf ut Franklin
CITY, in SAID county, for the purpose Of
shipping oysters.
To incorporate the New River Steel and
Iron Company.
To authorize the Old Dominion Iron and
Nail Works Company TO purchase timber
lands in the counties Of Chesterfield, Anne
liq, ROckbridge, Powhatan, and BOtetourt,
and to sell and convey the same.
To empower John 4. Booker, late treas
urer OF Cumberland county, and his depu-
ties further time to levy for taxes.
To authorize the redemption OF certain
State securities held by the Lee-Monument
Association.
To amend and re-enact section j OF an
act approved january 18th, 1852, entitled
an act TO prevent frauds on the Common
wealth and the holders OF her securities IN
the collection and disbursement OF rev.
ennes.
TO require the Auditor OF Public A"-
counts TO institute proceedings against
collectors OF delinquent-taXes appointed by
the Auditor, and their suretie> who have
failed TO pay over their collections and set
tie their accounts.
Personal.
After long discussion the Senate voted
TO give Senator's Blrham and T0wnes Co
alitionists) their full salary for the session.
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