Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-22

| ceprive every luuko ~ s"o osss. W g,..s
| cal rover. He would go further, even
! snd vote To deprive every Judge IN IN
| State Of political franchise.
Mr.. Evsns, OF Mtddlesex, opposed o's
missing the bill. Unless the law was fe
| enacted the people might b. left In gres
doubt as 10 what election law they wer'
operating under In the coming electon
There WINS a necessity for making Gear and
right the reputation OF tue state IN th'
electoral college. and before the bar o
public opinion this would be pleaded u
justification OF this extra session.
Mr.. Trigg said he understood tnat M,
Porter Ind moved to dismiss the bill
and that bc had signed the call for the extrS
session. II not for the necessity OF fixing
the election law, what necessity existed FOL
en- extra session. II we stultiiy ourselves
m voting for the bill. did we not stultiIy
ourselves IN calling an extra session. lie
he'd never believed there was any cause
for A radical change in the election law.
He was never welded to the new law pass
ed upon by the courts.
Mr.. Iunlop said he felt II his duty 10 say
sonrtb In behalf VI the imperative duty
which the Legislature DoS iacea; Inc
grand object we had In view was TO declare
that we had some law which would guar
antee against anarchy and all its attend mis-
He would vote against the dismissal OF tue
bill.
Mr., Porter declared he had "nothlng
about me OF q policy nature" H. mad
signed the call because convention OF his
PARTY deemed 1t necessary, and because NJ
thought that there would be no bar to legls-
lation. Gentlemen who said that there was
no law fled from shadow. Had not cleo
tions been held last May-nay, even last
Monday-and had any one doubted tae
validity Of these elections?
Mr.. Barton sand that so distinguished a
lawyer as Judge Keith had written an opin-
ion declaring that there was no election law,
and Hon. James Barbour, after an elabo-
rate investigation. had given the same
opinion.
MIR. smith said there was doubt in the
legal fraternity as to whether we had IN
election law or not, aud he wanted every
shadow Of doubt removed.
Mr.. Porter's motion to dismiss was lost.
The bill, pending the discussion OF some
amCndments, was rccOmmitted TO the Joint
committee.
FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Senate bin No. :. amending the act ap-
prOpriatng money for the Normal Fem he
School ot Farmylle. was. under tlspeu-
sion OF the rules, placed on 'he calendar.
The bill approprates $4,000 per annum
for the establishment OF the school.
PETITION FOR APPEALS.
House bill for petitions for appeals for
wriis Of SupersedCdS and wr.ts OF error was
passed
CENTRAL LCNATIC ASYLUM.
The bill to complete and equip the Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum was, on motion OF Mr..
Dunn, recommittcd TO the Committee on
Asylums and Prisons.
PLANTERS AID MECHANICS BANK CREDITORS.
The following petition from the creditors
OF the Planters and Mechanic, Bank Of Pc
tersbure was presented and referred 10 the
Finance Committee:
To the Honorable Members Of the VIryiuiq
Legislature:
IIonored SrS,-In obedience 10 rcsolu-
tiCn passed at a meeting oi the creditor, OF
the Planters and Mechanics Bank. held on
the 20th Of August. 1884. the undersigned
weic appointed committee 10 wait on your
honorable body and ask aud pray that you
would, in behalf Of the general interest OF
the deroSitOr' Of the bank and other in,tl-
tUtOHS OF like character. 50 amend or
laws, both civil and criminal, rs would
afford your petitioners. and others OF SINH
lar interest, more rigid protection than is
now afforded for the safety OF their deposits !
in the banks Of the Commonwealth. and to !
throw by additional legislation such re- |
SirictiOn upon the officers OF the banks a. |
will better secure safety 10 all and greater |
responsibility to the heads and owners |
OF the institutions; and having thu, |
brought 10 your general notice the |
requests and prayers OF your petitioners, OF |
" which we are but the humble representa-
tiyCs, we feel that now that YOU seem TO
have the examination OF the bank i'm ques-
ton under consideration. that thorough
examination into its default, and the rca-
sons therefor. will Of itself present 10 your
minds the immediate and absolute neces-
SHY for the pasSag e OF such wholesome
avs as will in the future deter officers OF
ike institutions from such unlicensed and
lnbridled acts rs the result passed have
developed in the late disaster and prof
igate recklessnesS that attended the
II the Planters and Mechanic,
Bank Of the city OF Petersburg; and we
would consider it preSumptuous on our
cart, at thi, time, to do more than solicit
It your hands such legal remedies in future.
~ the enactment OF such amendments 10
he law governing banking institutions in
his Slate. As will prevent like occurrences
u The future.
We have the honor to BE-. very truly.
+. b. Balm. (Chairman),
:. VI. GREEN,
j. h. ROCKWELL,
Committee.
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