The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-12
IIPEACHIENT PROCEEDNGS.
The HonH Prefers Charges Asalna
County-Supcrintsndsnt Valentine
THE REINFORCEMENT BILL
Mr.. Wickham Offers Substitute fOf the
Caucus Bill.
A FINANCE DAY.
Senate.

MONDAY, February II, 1854.
| Mr.. Hurt In the chair. Prayer by Rev
In. p. Kerr, Of the First Presbyterian
church.
House Joint resolution proposing &c
spread upon the record certain reasons
alleged for the removal OF Judge Newman,
of Hanover, was agreed to.
CONCEALED WEAPONS, INCLUDING RAzoRs.
The Committee for Courts OF Justice
fMr. Atkinson chairman) reported, with
out amendment, House bill In relation to
concealed weapons, providing that IL q
person "carry about his person, bid from
common observation, any pistol, dirk,
bo gie-knIie, razor, or slung-shot, or any
weapon OF the like kind, he shall be find
not less than $40 nor more than 800, and
said pistol, dirk. bowie-knife. razor,
slunp-shot, or any weapon OF the like kind,
shall be con6scated by the police justice,
magistrate, or court trying the case. &C.,
&c. Authorizes the police to carry wea-
pons.
DANvILLE AND YEw-RIvER RAILROAD.
Among bills reported was one by Mr..
Loyenstein, from the Committee on Public
Institutions. to authorize the Governor to
furnish convict labor for the extension OF
the Danvilie and New-River railroad be-
yond Patrick Courthouse, Va.
INTERCHANGE OF BONDS.
Mr.. Loyenstein called up the Senate bill
In relation to the interchange OF bonds.
The bill allowed the interchange to go
ON AID on, back and forth, without re-
striction.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered substitute to
permit coupon bonds to be exchanged for
registered bonds-one exchange only to be
allowed.
The substitute was agreed to, and the
bill ordered TO engrossment.
FINANCE DAY.
Several bills proposing to encourage
funding and to cripple coupons-all here
tofore reported by Mr.. Wickham from the
Committee on Finance-were madei the
special order for to-day TUESDAY.
Senate joint resolution providing for
burning certain unused bonds was passed.
PROFESSIONAL GRAND JURORS.
Mr.. Meredith caused to be taken up and
passed bill striking at professional grand
jurors, as follows:
A BILL TO AMEND AND RE-ENAcT SECTION 2,
THE CRIMINAL CODE OF 1878.
l. Re II enacted on the General Assembly Of
Virginia, That section 2 OF chapter 10 OF the
Criminal Code, approved March IA. 1879 DC
amended and re enacted so as 20 read as Follows:
SO. The county, corporation. and musings 'dgeS
OF each county, city. and town SHALL In the month
of August Of each year. select IRON ,ne aI ,y
eight persons OF honesty, intelligence and good
demeanOr, aud suitable In all respects to serve as
grand Jurors. who shall he the grand Jurors for
no ut thereafter. SuCh lIrOrS shall
be selected from the several magisierial districts
of the counties and wards of the cities and towns
In proportion 10 the population thereof. and list
of such Jurors shall at once be furnished TO the
clerk of the court whose judge makes The seiec.
tion, and ne CLERK shall fmmedidteig record ms
of said court; and he names Of persons placed
on the list shall not again be selected az grand
jurors for the period oI enc year GIter re sfP,
serre. Whenever grand jury Is ordered by such
court the clerk shall, as soon may be- bat not
more than twenty days before tne ury io
or sergeal of the city or town, commanding him
to summons Of such persons so selected. who are
TO he named In the WRIT The maximum NUM-
Der prescribed for the grand jury ordered 10 ap-
pear at the time directed by the judge or court 10
serve as grand jurors. No such person shall DC re-
uuired TO serve more than once until all the others
have been summoned once, nor more than twice
until the others have been twice summoned, ana
so on. The clerk. in issuing the renireydctdS-
shall apporti0n the grand Jurors, Us nearly as may
be. ratiibly among the magisterial districts or
wards. Al special grand juries ordered bg such
court shall Be taken FROM , sG,d hst 4" me same
2. BE II further enacfed, That section Of chap
ter II OF the said Criminal Code be amended and
re-enacted so ms To read as follows:
So. The writ of centre fdcfds In case OF iel-
ony other than where the punishment may be death
shall command the officer TO whom II Is directed
or corporation 10 be taken from list to he far
nished him by the Judge OF his county or corpora
ton, such list to be selected w said Judge from
I3ofo Hnf 20
siding remote from the place where the offence Is
charged 10 have beeu committed, and qna.hed IN
other respects to serve as jurors; 70 ATTEND me
court wherein the accused Is to be tried, on the
first day of the next term thereof, or at such other
time rs the court or Judge may direct. III more
than two cases are to be tried at one term oil the
court. only two turtles shall be summoned unless
the court NAV direct otherwise, land the turtles so
summoned may be used for the trial OF all the
cases.
3. This act shall he In force IRON Its passage.
Mr.. Meredith explained that evils ex-
listing in the county Of Alexandria-as he
REAPPORTIONMENT.
On motion Of Mr.. Atkinson his reappor-
tionment bill was taken up.
Mr.. Wickbam offered his bill as SUBJ
stitute and then ito give Mr.. Wickham time
to send for some maps, &c.) the bill was
passed by for thirty minutes.
Subsequently the bill was taken up.
Mr.. Wickham got the floor, and said that
he understood that the bill Of Mr.. Atkin-
son was prepared by the Secretary of the
Democratic committee, AMI that it had
been adopted by the Democratic caucus.
He could therefore scarcely hope that his
plan would be agreed to.
He believed that II was well understood
that he came here us Republican,. but
elected mainly by Democratic votes. His
plan was drawn up in 4 non-partisal
spirit, and it proposed to give the Republic
cans but two districts anda fighting chance
in third. He thought certainly they were
entitled to that much.
Then he began comparison OF his bill
with the other, claiming that his better
complied with the requirements Of the
Constitution was better arranged geogra-
phically; more equal in population, and
his districts composed OF more homo
geneous peoples. and on these grounds es-
pecialy he urged his bill. Mr.. Wickham
exhibited to the Senate two beautifully col
ored maps-one showing his plan, the
other showing the caucus's. Concluding
he said:
have put this plan here, first TO place myself
right upon the record. and have put IL here that
gentlemen may hereafter, before the session closes,
have plan to fall back upon and also to do jus
tice 10 all sections. l have nothing more TO say.
Mr.. Thurman called the pending ques-
ton, and it was ordered.
Mr.. Wickham's substitute was rejected,
he and four Coalitionists voting for 1t.
Mr.. Atkins0n's bill was ordered TO be
engrossed by the above vote reversed.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Wingfield: Bill TO incorporate
the Northern-Neck News Company.
BY Mr.. Glasgow: Bill to amend and re-
enact 9th, 10th, 18th, and 18th sections OF
chapter II of the Code Of 1873, as to or
ganization and government Of the peni-