Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-12

| for the use Of the Senate.
| A message was received from the Hotp~e
OF Delegates by Mr.. Trigg. who Informed
! the Senate that the House had passed the
following bills:
Entitled an act to relieve r. j. Cardwell
from the payment Of fne.
Entitled an act 10 incorporate the AeiDg-
don and Laurel Railroad Company.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Entitled an act to amend and reenac ct
sections S and 6 OF an act in force February
90. 1884, creating the County Board of
School Commissioners, &c.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To enable the Board Of Supervisors Of
Roekbridge county to issue new bonds 10
meet IFS subscription 10 the stock OF she
Valley Railroad Company and retire the
existing indebtedness Of the county - with
amendments.
Substitute for Senate bill entitled an act
10 prescribe the times for holding the
courts Of the Sixth Judicial circuit.
Mr.. Mccormick moved that his electoral
bill be made the especial and continuing
order Of to-day at o'clock.
Mr.. Gaines moved 10 amend Mr.. MeCor-
miek's motion and make " the especial
order for O'Clock Tomorrow. Mr.. Gsipes's
amendment was lost and Mr.. Mccormiek's
motion carried.
ON motion Of Mr.. Kerry, adjourned nntil
| O'Clock to-day.
House OF Delegates.
The House met at noon-speaker stuart
in the Chair.
MANNED SOLDIERS
Mr.. Graves offered resolution asking
the Auditor TO furnish the names of the
MANNED soldiers on tile in his office, and
who failed 10 receive compensation from
the appropriations made at the last session
Of the Assembly.
CONCENTRATING CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Opie offered the following resolution ::
81 hat the Speaker of the House be re-
quested to send the following telegram to
Grover Cleveland: The House OF Dele
gates of Virginia. now IN session, congratu-
lates you and the country upon yonr elee-
ton 70 the presidency Of the United states
and upon the peace ana good order which
has prevailed throughout the republic
The resolution was passed by.
THE AsyLuNs.
The following. offered by Mr.. Opie. was
agreed to: That the Committee on Asv-
lums and Prisons be. aud is hereby, in
structed TO report by bill or otherwise
what. IL any. legislation is necessary in
reference to the present management Of the
state charitable institutions.
RAILROADS EXEMPT FROu TAXATION.
Nr. Gibson offered a resolution. which
was adopted. and which called upon the
Auditor to furnish a list OF the names OF all
railroads in the state exempt from taxation.
NEW REGISTRATION POR PORTSMOUTH.
Mr.. Porter introduced bill 10 provide
for new registration-bOOkS for the city Of
Portsmouth. lie stated that the present
books were so worn as to BE- illcgible. The
bill went upon the calendar.
HANOVER SCHOOLS.
In response TO a resolution Of inquiry.
the superintendent Of Public Instructions
returned The following reply:
I'm response thereto | beg leave 10 state
that there existed IN the county Of Han
over at the close oi the school year. end
ing lhe 3lst day Of july. 1889. four districts
viz. Ashland, town OF Ashland. Beaver
Dam, and Henry. That by the report NJ
the treasurer OF Hanover county. on file In
inis office, | lind that Beaver Dam iii trict
had balance Of state school funds on
hand Of SjIl.S0; Ashland district balance
of y2G9.07. and Henry district balance Of
S5Si.99. making total Of 1885 81, as re-
ported by the treasurer on hand aud un-
expended for said county.
By referring 20 said treasurcT'S report
for the school wear ending july n, 1881. I
find that he has brought forward and
charged himself with said amounts. which
iact shows that he made no error in re-
porting the balance 0i State school money
moXpcnded the previous year.
section -. paG ZOO chapter -, Code Of
1873. requires - tlla, all sums of money de.
rived from state fund, which are uueX.
pended IN any year in any public free
school district -h1l 90 into the general
school fund Of the State for redNision the
next YEAR
This requirement i taken literally from
section OF Article VIII. Of the Constiiu.
ton, which declares: IAN UneXpended
sums Of any one year In any public free
school district shall 90 into the gener n
school fund for rcdivisiOn the next year. +"
To carry Oui this requirement the Board
OF Education. in making the last appOr.
tionmeut u state school money. charged
each county with the amoInt shown by the
report OF lis treasurer ~ on hand anu un.
expended the 3lst day Of July. 1888.
as will be s,cn 10y Circular No. 3SJ, which
u hereby made apart OF this response.
lCircuar No. 3SO.l