The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-09
The Registrars Bill on It's Way 10 the
Governor for Approval.
REVISION OF THE CODE.
Democratic Caucus Agreed Upon a Reap
portionment Bill.
THE STATE ASYLUMS.


ment to Senate bill amending the oyster
law.
Goes now to the Governor.
1t repeals the provision OF the law thai
allows persons to take two bushels oI
oysters per day during the summer season
and prevents them taking any at all In the
summer except from their own private
beds.
The repeal was necessitated by the abuse
Of the privilege.
CHANCERY DEGREES.
The Senate concurred in House amend.
ment to Senate bill (Mr. Meredith's) to
amend section So of chapter 167 OF the
Code, relative TO DEGREES in chancery causes.
Goes now to the Governor.
IL authorizes the judges to enter any in.
terlocutory orders in vacation.
THE IRON-sAFE BUSINESS.
Senate joint resolution to purchase an
iron sife for the Acknowledgement was
amended to allow one to be purchased fol-
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth also,
and defeated for want Of II votes. The
vote was-ayes, Is; noes, 3.
FREDERICKSBURG RAILROAD STOCK.
The Senate concurred IN House substi.
tute TO Senate bill Z" to transfer TO the sink
ing fund stock held by the State in the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Company"
Goes now to the Governor.
1t provides that the stock and entire
claim "of Virginia be assigned, transfer.
red, and made over to the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund. to be held by the
said board as assets for the benefit of the
sinking fund"
REGISTRARS BILL.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to (Mr. Cormick's) Senate bill
vacating the offices Of all registrars, clerks,
judges, and commissioners OF election as
soon as their successors in Office are ap-
pointed and qualified. These new officers
are to be elected by a county or city elec.
toral board. The electoral board is to be
elected by joint resolution OF the General
Assembly. Duties and responsibilities and
pay of all election officers are left un-
changed. Norfolk city is excepted from
the operations Of the act. A special act
was recently passed for it.
FROM COMMITTEES.
A bill to authorize the proper authorities
OF any college, institute, or seminary ol
learning or manual-labor school to convert
consol-coupon bonds into funded register.
ed consol.coupon bonds Of the State.
A joint resolution providing for burning
bonds Of the State unissued and kept in the
Office OF the Commonwealth.
House JOINT resolution appropriating
$500 to supply the citizens OF MiddleseX
county with ammunition, DC.
REvIsERS OF THE CODE.
Senate bill to authorize Messrs. +. G..
Burks, James NJ. Mathews, and A. r.
Blakey to revise and digest the Code was
passed and sent to the House.
The total pay OF these three gentlemen is
TO be $500.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Bailey: Bill TO incorporate the
Bank OF Goodson.
By same: Bill to incorporate the Stock
Creek Coal and Iron Company.
BY Mr.. Lybrook: Bill for the relief OF
S. G. Ford, late collector OF Henry county,
and bis securities.
BY same: Bill to make additional pro.
visions for paying the debt OF Patrick
county on certain bonds issued to the
Danville and New-River Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr.. Thurman: To incorporate the
Liberty Improvement Company.
BY Mr.. Berry: Providing a road-law
for Amherst county.
BY Mr.. Glasgow Bill to incorporate the
Pittsburgh and Virginia Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr. Flanary: Bill for the relief Of NJ.
A. Adams. OF Wise county.
BY Mr.. Berry: Bill to amend section IL
Of chapter 126 Of the Code Of 1873.
BY Mr.. Thurman Petition of citizens
of Virginia for the repeal OF the license
tax on nonresident merchants.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED.
By Mr.. Wing field That the chairman Of
the Committee of Public Institutions and
Education be, and is hereby, authorized to
employ competent architect, at a cost not
exceeding one hundred dollars, to examine
and report upon the work done upon the
new Central Lunatic Asylum near Peters
burg, and what remains to be done to af-
ford proper accommodation Of the colored
insane of the State; also. to examine and
report upon the work done in the Colored
Normal Institute near Petersburg.
BY Mr.. KOiner: That the Committee OF
Privileges and Elections are hereby re-
quested to report bill at an early day on
the registration OF voters, so as to secure
against fraudulent and improper voting
by non-residents Of the State, of counties,
municipalities, or others not entitled to
vote by law.
By Mr.. Heaton That the order hereto
fore made for the meeting OF the Senate at
II A. NJ. be rescinded, and that the Senate
hereafter meet at II NJ.
PROTECTION OF PURCHASERS.
House bill entitled an act for the pro-
lection OF purchasers at and other persons
interested in judicial sales was taken up on
motion OF Mccormick, and advocated by
him and Mr.. Thurman and passed with
House bill No. 81 provides that whenever
a decree for the sale OF land also provides
Tor the collection OF the purchase-money
the commissioner TO make such sale shall
append to his advertisement of the land
the certificate OF the clerk that the re-
quired bond has been given, and no sale
shall be valid unless such certificate Is ap-
pended to the advertisement. Heavy penal
ties are also provided against the clerk and
to enforce this provision.
The bill also provides that II any COM
missioner or receiver required to give bond
before collecting money collects the money
or any part OF 1t without giving such bond,
and fail to account for and pay over the
same. he shall be deemed guilty Of the
larceny OF the money so collected.
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDENTs.
AT O'Clock the Senate proceeded to
further consider the special order, Mr..
Berry's bill "declaring vacant the Office Of
Of schools in certain cases,
md proyididing the mode and manner OF
illing the same v--as follows:
Whereas the Oh seefion NJ tho 9Th article