The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-26
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The House Passes a Bill In the Direction
a More Effective Law,
NEW M A N
Report Of the Minority Recommending Ill,
Removal from Office
SUIT AGAINST MR.. GREENHow

Mox1,AY. February Is, ISL.

Seu8tes
MoSrAY, February %, 1884.
Mr.. Hurt in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
T. q. Dashiell, ID. ID.
House bin repealIng the charter OF the
Dismal.Swamp Lottery Company was COM
municated from the House.
Dir. Hurt stated that the Hon. John
Goode had spoken 10 him OH the subject.
and that he had said to him that the bill
would probably go to committee.
Mr.. Wickham said that this lottery bust
ness is gambling OF the very worst sort,
and this Is the only one allowed to do BUSH
ness in Virginia. II this Is to be licensed,
why you had lust as well open the doors
OF your faro-banks.
Mr.. Atkinson said that q number OF his
constituents had urged him to have this
bill passed. He moved that II be put upon
the calendar.
Mr.. Mccormick thought it would be
rather more courteous to send 1t to COM
mittee, as Mr.. Goode might desire TO DE
heard there. After some further talk the
bill was placed on the calendar.
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.
The following, offered by Mr.. Koiner,
was agreed to:
Whereas the future prosperity and rapid
development OF Virginia can be greatly
promoted by fostering manufacturing and
| the mechanic arts and whereas--there Is a
great lack OF facilities for the instruction
OF the Young men OF our State in the higher
DEPARTMENTS Of the mechanic arts, in con-
nection with applied sciences: therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Pub
| lie Institutions and Education inquire into
the mechanical department Of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College at Blacks
burg and report whether n school OF tech
nology may not be fully developed in con-
nection with that institution, and the legis-
litIon necessary to accomplish that object.
II inexpedent i'm connection with that in
stitution, TO report Son the feasibility OF
establishing a school or schools OF technol-
ogy i'm connection with any OF the other
State institutions of learning, and report
by bill or otherwise.
ADVANCED.
A great many House bills were placed
on the calendar-that is, they were not re-
ferred to committees, as they would have
been earlier in the session.
WEST VIRGINIA.
At O'Clock the West Virginia debt bill
was called as the special order, but Mr..
Berry moved that il be passed by until to-
day. Agreed to.
LICENsE-TAX BY COUNTIES.
The next special order was Mr.. Ly-
brooks bill, in effect to allow the county
OF Patrick TO impose lcense-taXes within
the discretion OF the Board OF Supervisors.
Mr.. Wickham stated that this was an in
novation, and one OF doubtful propriety.
But it would certainly be most unwise to
permit the supervisors to levy a greater
tax on trade than the State imposes. lie
moved that amendment.
Mr.. Lybrook opposed the motion. He
explained that his county is laboring under
great railroad debt imposed upon the
land by non-tax-payers. The money to
nav interest must be raised somewhere,
and the supervisors must have wide dis
cretion.
| The amendment was rejected and the
bill ordered to engrossment, and then i'm
mediately passed-ayes, II; noes, IL.
PERSONAL.
On motion OF Mr.. Meredith leave OF abb
sence was granted Mr.. Crumpler for two
days.
COUNSEL WANTED.
Mr.. Mccormick offered the following,
which was taken up under suspension OF
the rules:
Whereas information has come to the
| General Assembly that within the past ten
DAYS Mrs. Anna b. Royal has instituted in
| the Circuit Court of the United States an
action against S. C. GreenhOw, claiming a
recovery OF damages because OF the alleged
trespass OF said GreenhOw in refusal to
receive coupons rendered by said Mrs.
Royal in payment OF taxes; ana whereas
by an agreement OF counsel and OF parties
| the issues have been agreed in said case,
and its trial is fixed for an early day OF the
present week, for which purpose Judge
| Bond has agreed TO come TO Richmond to
hold a special term; and whereas the State
of Virginia is interested IN said case, and
should be represented by counsel: therefore
| be II
ReSOlUed Qhe House OF Delegates con-
curriug), That the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts be instructed to employ counsel in
said Richmond city TO appear in behalf oil
| the state in said case, and to ask for post
ponement OF the same to such time rs the
case would regularly manure, and to take
such other steps as said counsel may think
necessary for the full protection OF the
State.
Mr. Bailey thought the AttOrney-Gene-
raj should be instructed to appear.
Mr.. Mccormick said that it was no par
Of the duties of the Acknowledgement tC
appear in this case. and that If he were SC
employed he would have to be paid just as
any other LAWYER.
Mr.. Bailey did not look a. it in that way
II further appeared from remarks OF Mr.
Mccormick that the Treasurer OF Rich
mond had employed counsel, and that {
verdict had been agreed upon between
them and the opposing counsel, and II
was only left to the jury to fill in the fig
| ureS.
The resolution was unanimously agreed
Ito.
SCHOOL BOARDS IN CITIES.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to Senate bill providing for tn
election Of school trustees in cities ant
towns.
1t vacates the offices of school trustee
in all the cities and towns, with few eX
ceptions, thirty DAYS after the passage o
the act, and provides for new elections b.
city councils.
| DIsMAL-swAMP LOTTERY.
When this bill was reached Mr.. Hur
l(Mr. Grim in the chair asked that 1t b
passed by as a courtesy to Mr.. Goode
whom he [AIr. Hurt had informed that
would be sent to a committee. No doub
Mr.. Goode wished to speak TO some sen
ators on the subject.
The bill was passed by and made til
special order for Thursday. This was don
in Difference to what Mr.. Hurt had toll
Mr.. Goode. The general disposition wa