The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-31
The Norfolk People Called Upon TO
Elect Two Delegates.
REPORT ON THE STAuNTON POISONING.
Plain Talk by The Committee About tht
PinkertOn Detective.
THE BROOK TURNPIKE.


Mr.. Atkinson, from the Committee fol
Courts Of Justice, reported without amend
ment Senate Joint resolution providing fol
filling vacancies in the office OF sheriff ant
commissioners OF the revenue in the county
OF BotetouIt. [Authorizes the County
Court to order special election.l
RECoMMTTED.
Senate bill for the relief OF the estate o
G. w. Hcnderlite, and for the relief Of hi
Sureties, was, on motion Of Mr.. Wickham
recommitted.
PRESENTED AND REFERRkD.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein: Petition OF schoo
superintendents, appointed as committee
on 2.th February, 1888, to petition the Le
gislaturc TO appropriate sum Of mouey
for the purpose Of holding institutes in the
State.
BY Mr. Meredith: Bill for for the reliei
OF James Keith's estate.
BY same Petition Of thirty-seyen citi-
zens Of Stafford praying that the amend
ment TO the Stafford Free-bridge act b6
passed
BY Mr.. Trout Bill to incorporate the
Roanoke Library Association.
BY Mr.. Heaton Bill TO incorporate the
Norfolk Gymnasium and Athlete Associa.
ton.
BY Mr.. Christian: Bill authorizing the
Auditor OF Public Accounts to issue dupli'
cate schoOl-warrant TO j. III. Sears, treds,l-
rer OF Matthews county.
BY Mr. Lovensten: Bill TO amend chap
ter 2S, Acts OF 1SSl-'S2, authorizing the city
OF Norfolk TO issue its bonds for the pur'
poses OF retiring and refunding certain
bonds now outstanding.
BY Mr.. Wing1ied: Bill TO incorporate
the Society for the Relief of the Preachers
Of the Virginia Conference Methodist Epis
copal Church South, &c.
BY Mr.. Newberry: Bill to amend the
charter of the Southwest Virginia Improve
ment Company.
ANOTHER STENOGRAPHER.
On motion OF Mr.. Wingf;eld II was
ResOlred. That the Committee on Public lnSt
tutions and Education, authorized 10 iuvestigau
the transactions of the Board Of Directors Of III
thoriZed to employ stenographer
HELPING THE BONDS.
Senate bill authorizing the Sinking FunC
Commissioners 10 invest any surplus they
NAV have in per cent. bonds was passed
Ii is designed to make an appropriation
bv the General Assembly for the purpose
of having surplus, the plain object being
to create demand for new 3s, and there
by to stimulate the funding OF the debt.
S. BROWN ALLEN.
On motion OF Mr.. Atkinson the report o.
the Senate Committee for Courts OF Justice
as to allowance made by s. Brown Allen
late Auditor of Public Accounts, to j. f
Hamilton, treasurer of Augusta county
for collection Of delinquent taxes OF certain
railroad companies, was taken up. the
pending question being on the motion tC
reconsider the vote by which the report
was passed by, being put, was determined
in the affirmative.
The vote was recOnSidered and the re>o-
luton agreed to.
The resolution agreed to is rs follows:
Resof0ed with the concurrence of the House oi
Delegates), That unless within sixty days = Brown
Allen, late Auditor, or John +. Hamilton, do set
tie with the present Auditor of Public Accounts
the balance found due by the report T the Com
mittee for Courts Of Justice, the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts be, and he Is hereby. INSTRUCTED Il
employ Messrs William Writ Henry and lioIme'
Conrad, upon reasonable compensation TO b'
agreed on I'm advance, TO Institute and prosecute
TO judgment in The proper court an actien against
:. Brown Allen. late Auditor OF Public Accounts
and the SilrpllcS on MS 10
sum or sums Illegally paid by him 10 John +
Hamilton by his warrant drawn upon the Tret
surer of this Commonwealth; and also 10 institute
anact'on against said John l.. Hamilton. person
ally or on his Official bond as treasurer OF The
county of ugusta. such counsel may dty isc anC
deem proper. 10 recover from him tie said sums
so unawfully paid him by the sald late Audlto
of Public Accounts.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief Of s. +. G.. Beale.
IL. o. E.rl.l la .si,.
courts of the several counties Of the Six
teenth judicial circuit.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
House bill to amend and re-enact sec
tions Is and IA OF chapter Al OF the Code
OF Virginia, 1873, in relation TO writs oi
feri .facioS and capiGS pro Jine or judg
ments in favor OF the Commonwealth, wa
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. PETIT.
On motion Of Mr.. Mccormick, 1t wa,
directed that Mr.. Petit be appointed Z
member OF the following committecs-tC
wit: Courts OF Justice and General Laws
NAMED SOLDIERS.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmonds the Super.
intendent Of Public Printing was directed
to have printed, as soon az possible, the re-
port OF the Auditor OF Public Accounts in
response to resolution passed on the I'd
dav of January, 1884, in relation to manned
and disabled soldiers.
THE BROOK TURNPIKE.
(Mr. Grim in the chair.)
MIR. Atkinson's bill ''to amend the char
ter OF the Richmond and Henrico railroad
Turnpike and Graded-Road Company -
came up on its cngrossment.
The feature OF the bill Is that no person
shall be charged toll for crossing said road
or. travelling thereon a less distance than
one mile; and no toll-gate, or place for the
collection or paymen; Of tolls, shall be es.
tablished or kept in or upon said road
within one mile of the city Of Richmond.
Messrs. Atkinson, Lovenstein, Newber-
nv. Koiner, and Heaton, spoke in favor Of
the bill. They regarded it as great out
rage that the toll-gate had been moved to
within one-fourth OF mile OF the city /;
that the keepers house and out-houses had
been put up in the road, thus creating n
nuisance and blocking the front of adjacent
landowners; and above all, that the cattle
and droyers and butchers going TO and
from the State scales were made to pay
toll. Mr. Wickham offered in lieu OF
the foregoing provision an amendment,
I'm which the company was 10 sur
render the right to tax cattle; but that
did not suit the Senate. They rejected the
amendment, only Messrs. Warwick and
Wickham voting for 1t, and the bill was
engrossed and passed.
Adjourned.
House Of Delegates.
The House met at noon-Speaker Stuart
In the chair, Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Moses
ID. Hoge, of the Presbyterian Church.
l INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. overly: For the relief Of Sarah
G. Reads heirs.
BY Mr.. w. q. Mustard: To transfer the
interest OF the State OF virginia In that