The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-19
SENATOR PETIT SEATED.
Special Elections for -Four Delegates Recon-
m,ndd to the House.
THE SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY HERE,
A Hearing Given the Committee from
the University.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CALLED
SENATE.
FRIDAY, january Is, 1888

senate.
FRIDAY, January Is, 1884.
Mr.. Hurt In the chair. Prayer by Rev.
A. Harris. OF the Eleyenth-Street syna-
gogue.
Senate bill for the relief Of James NJ.
Granger. with the amendments proposed
by the House. was taken up and the amend
ments agreed to.
The Senate bill relieved James NJ.
Granger. the prisoner, and w. Il. Granger,
his surety, OF 1915 fine and costs. The
House amended 1t by relieving W. Il.
Granger only. The House, however,
omitted to amend the title.
THE PENITENTIARY.
The Chair placed before the Senate the
following, which, on motion OF MIR. Loven-
stein, was laid on the table and ordered TO
be printed:
RICHMOND. va. January Is. 1884.
Hon. j. T.. Hurt:
sir.-In response TO resolution OF the Senate
have the honor To report that there are on the rolls
of this lnstI tuition seven assistant Keepers.
The first assistants PAYS $50 e. month no The
remaining six assistants pay Is soo'o3 each per
The number of guards allowed by law is thirty,
and two extra guards by order oil the Governor
~
With great respect. remain, your obedent SER
want, W. X. TERRY. superintendent
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Meredith: Bill to authorize the
Auditor OF Public Accounts to pay to Har-
riet Lightfoot Brooke, widow OF the late
Superintendent Of the Central Lunatic
ASYLUM. the sum OF 262j-one quarters
pay OF the late superintendent.
BY Mr.. Mccormick: Bill to transfer to
the county OF Clarke the interest OF the
Commonwealth lin the Berryvillc and
Charestown turnpike.
BY Mr.. Thurman: Bill TO require the
Auditor OF Public Accounts to collect the
amounts from collectors Of delinquent
taxes collected by them and not paid to the
State.
By Mr.. Meredith Petition OF one hun
dred and fifty citizens OF Stafford praying
that the amendment TO the Stafford free
bridge act he passed.
By Mr.. Lovenstein: Bill to incorporate
the Virginia Warehouse and Transporta-
ton Company.
BY MIR. Atkinson: Bill to amend the
charter OF the Suffolk Lumber Company.
sEABOARD RAILWAY.
On motion OF Mr.. Crumpler,
Resolred. That the Auditor Of Public
Accounts inform the Senate what amount
OF tax is assessed against and unpaid by
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Com
pany, stating the years for which they are
in arrears.
CAROLINE.
Mr.. Berry, from the Committee on Coun-
~, City, and Town Organization, reported
without amendment No. 10. Senate bill to
establish thirteen contemporaries in the
county OF Caroline, and to provide for
registration OF the voters therein.
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND NORFOLK
RAILROAD.
On motion OF Mr.. Fletcher there was
taken up out OF order bill to extend for
two years the time for the completion OF
the New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad, which. on motions seyerally made
by him, was, under suspension oil the
rules, put through all the readings and
passed.
SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Mr.. Glasgow's bill to provide for the
sale OF certain public property in Rich
mond and Buchanan, the proceeds to go TO
the extinguishment Of the State debt, was
again taken up.
Mr.. Bailey spoke in favor OF rccommit-
tai, saying that the bill had not been well
matured, and that the reasons given for the
course proposed were, in his judgment,
insufficient. He declared that the property
is increasing in value almost daily, and
that the enitentiary-spring lot. which was
ten years ago not worth $4,000. is now
worth $50, 000-as he had been informed
What he insisted upon was that the LeglS-
lature should fix a minimum price for each
piece Of property. He was not willing to
leave il to the discretion OF the circuit
Judge. He had heard, too, that the Public
warehouse was wanted for union depot.
He thought that threw some light on the
bill.
Mr.. Wickham. for his part, repudiated
any idea OF selling the Public Warehouse
property with the view OF throwing it into
the hands OF the Union Depot Company.
Mr.. Wickham said this is simple buSi-
ness-question. The State is receiving no
revenue from this property. BY sale it
can be developed and made a taX-paying
property. There was proposition nearly
twenty years ago TO sell the Armory lot,
and it would have brought more money
then than now.
The bill proposes to put the whole mat
ter in the Lands OF the Commissioners OF
the Sinking Fund and the Judge of the
Circuit Court Of Richmond.
He hoped the bill would net be recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Lovenstein read from the report OF
Colonel Brockenbrough to show that both
the penitentiary-spring lot and the Public
warehouse are not only useless, but are
cost TO the State.
PETTIT-HUBARD.
Mr.. Loyenstein had the floor when at
p. NJ. the special order--the Petit
HUBBARD case-was announced.
Mr. Powell took the floor in advocacy Of
the minority report-hClding that Mr..
Hubbard had been legally elected; that the
record showed 1t, and that the informalitieS,
proved or admitted, had done no injury 10
the contestant and ought not to be allowed
TO yitiate the election and defeat what ne
considered to be clearly toe will OF the
people. He spoke for nearly two hours.
On melton OF Mr.. Heaton lat 8 Z. NJ it
was
ReSoired, That the contestee be allowed
one hour and that other speeches he limited
to half an hour. and that at =. NJ. debate
be closed and a vote taken.
Mr.. Digs, the acting chairman OF the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, in
Il speech Of about half an hour summed up
the case in favor OF the majority report. He
made a strong presentation OF tie facts.
and contended that the matter did not
turn upon few trifling iniormalities, as
gentlemen on the other side had intimated,
but upon vital points, which convinced his
mind, as they had the committees, that
Mr.. Hubbard is not and Mr.. Petit is enti-
tied TO the seat on this floor as member