The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-28
THE COLORED MEMBERS RISE
They Explain Their Petition With Reference
70 Captain Wise's Kitchen.
A SOLDIERS HOME.
Sixt! Thousand Dollars Voted by the Senate
for This Purpose.
EXTENSION OF THE SESSION
Senate.

Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 81. 1884. .
MIR. Hurt called the Senate to order at 1
O'Clock, and soon after surrendered th
chair to Mr.. Lovenstein.
House bill to pay the Blues and Howit
GERS for their services at Danville was re
ceived and referred to the Committed. .ol
Finance.
COMMITTEES.
A great number OF private and local bill
were reported from committees.
Also, House bill to restrict the runnin,
OF trains on Sunday, with amendments
The chief amendment allows RAILROAD
company TO move perishable freight, anC
when 1t has one or two carloads OF perish
able freight Ii will be permitted to max,
up full train by attaching other cars Il
these.
House bill to incorporate the Holstor
Coal, Iron, and Lumber Railroad Com
pany, with an amendment.
TAXATION.
Mr.. Hurt asked TO have the rules sus
pended TO consider a resolution by hin
this day introduced providing for the ap
pointment of three citizens to report OF
the subject Of taxation and kindred sub
iects. Mr.. Atkinson objected. The reso
luton lies over one day.
EXTENSION OF SESSION.
MIR. Atkinson introduced the following
ReSolUed the House OF Delegates con
currlng), That the present session Of th'
General Assembly o! Virginia be, and th'
same is hereby, extended for period no
exceeding thirty days from the Sd day o
March, 1884.
The resolution lies over one day.
HOME FOR SOLDIERS.
Mr.. Lybrook's bill was passed, as fol
lows:
4 Bill to Establish Home for DISABLED
Soldiers in the Southern States.
Whereas next to the dead is the disabled
soldiers in the affections OF brave anC
patriotic people; and whereas the tinan
cial condition OF Virginia since the wal
has hitherto precluded any systematic ef
fort to aid her disabled and manned sol
diers, and for few years only will thi:
aid be needed therefore,
1, BE il enacted by the General ASSenl6l,
of Virginia, That the sum Of $50, 900 pei
annum for two years be, and the same il
hereby. appropriated for the purpose o
the establishment and maintenance Of 1
soldiers home in some suitable location il
this State, to be paid as hereinafter di
rected.
2. All the southern States, including
West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, anC
Kentucky, be, and the same are hereby
invited to aid Virginia In this undertaking
3. Upon the organization of this board
l. . oIn 80 for
and treasurer, and upon the obtaining OF {
charter as hereinafter provided, and upon
application in due form. the Treasurer Of
this Commonwealth shall, upon the war
rant of the Auditor, pay to the
treasurer OF the said Board OF Di
rectors the sum hereby appropriated ir
quarterly instalments. The treasurer OF
The Board of Directors, before entering
upon the duties Of his Office, shall execute
bond satisfactory to the said Board OF
Directors.
4. All military and veteran associations
and organizations in this State, and all cit
iZens north and south favorable to this
cause, are hereby invited to aid by theil
contributions and influence in the main
tenance of this home.
8. Upon the organization OF the Board OF
| Directors, as aforesaid, charter shall be
obtained from some proper court in this
! Commonwealth, with all the authority ne
cessary TO conduct the institution and car
ry out the objects contemplated by this act
and no act involving pecuniary response
bility shall be entered into until said char.
! ter has been obtained.
6. Robert McCandlish, of First con-
gressional district; r. G. Manhall, OF Sec
ond congressional district; William w.
Parker. NJ. D., of Third congressional dis.
trict: Samuel III. Coleman, of Fourth con-
gressional district; Rawley w. Martin, Oi
Fifth congressional district; T. Il. Num-
ford, of Sixth congressional district; VIII
liam i. Peters, OF Seventh congressional
district; FitZhugh Lee, OF Eighth con-
gressional district; Francis Preston, oil
Ninth congressional district; G. w. Gus
It's Lee, Of Tenth congressional district,
shall be the first directors OF the corpora.
ton, who shall hold office for five years.
or until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified, as provided by the
charter. They shall first meet in the city
of Richmond on the Sd day OF May, 1884,
and shall serve without pay.
Z. The Board of Directors, so soon as or
ganized under this act, shall make prOyi-
sion by their constitution and bylaws for
the admission into this corporation OF such
other southern States, or their citizens, as
may desire it, upon terms just and honor
able alike to all.
8. The Board OF Directors shall meet at
the Home twice in each year, and see TO Its
careful and economic management, and re-
port annually to the Legislature, through
the Executive.
O. A copy OF this act shall be sent by the
Secretary Of this Commonwealth to the
Executives Of all the States hereinbefore
mentioned, with the request that it be laid
before the Legislature, II in session, and
that prompt and cordial cooperation be
invited.
10. This act shall be in force from it,
passage.
MR.. TURNER.
MFR. Grim said that Mr.. Turner, the
Senator-eect from the Norfolk district.
was present. The Chair (Mr. Hurt said
that he would be sworn in. AS Mr.. Tur-
ner approached the Clerks desk Mr..
Gaines inquired 0ocosely) II 1t would be in
order to move to refer the case to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. The
Chair asked IL Mr.. Gaines m"de that mo-
ton. Mr.. Gaines answered that he ala
not. Mr.. Turner was sworn in, and as
signed 10 a seat between Senators Callahan
and Norton (colored).
BUsTLE.
The Chair had about half dozen occa.
sions to reproach senators and others
with the confusion they made In the cham
Der. Certainly on yesterday the visitors
were not very deeply impressed with the
Senate az "a deliberatiye body; but 1T Is
always so when session Is about at end.
Then the members begin great scramble
to push their private and local bills through.
They think that the great public measures