The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-19
REVISERS OF THE CODE.
THESE ELECTED yesterday.

Holmes con,as Standardization OF Com
m;s,,on .s aarieuiture-The Valentine
Impeachment. ssuate.
Tuesday, March IS, 1884.
Mr. rIrr, n The chair. No prayer.
Some routine business "as Transacted
MR.. wIcKuAM DESIRES FREE FIGHT.
At tbis noint Mr.. Thurman moved that
the cboir he vaeated for thirty minutes, and
In sunnort Of his motion said that one oil
the nersons agreed on in the caucus last
NIGHT n rayise the Code (Mr. Holmes Con-
radl had declined to serve, and his object
I'm making the motion for a recess was to
allow rho democrats 10 meet in caucus to
select another person:
Mir. Wickham said: hope the Senate
will not adjourn. We have been dillgent
all the session TO fulfil the wishes OF the
caucus in the matter OF all sorts OF nomina-
tions. A few OF us have not had the privi-
lege OF being inside the caucus, and we
desire am opportunity to have one free fight
for this Mace II is probable we can get
as good n man outside the caucus as we
could inside. IL is small boon we
ask TO allow us TO select this third revlser.
I promise TO vote for any one my friend
! (Mr. thurman may desire. Let's have 4
free fight. [Laughter.J
Mr. Thurman: 1t, has been said there
are some outside the caucus who have had
more influence than ANYBODY IN II.
| daughter, in which Mr.. Wickham
| iolned.]
The senate refused to take n recess.
THE IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. Thurman offered the following:
ReSoii,ed. That the Senate meet on the
| 1st dav OF April, 1884. to sit during vaca-
ton, for the trial OF articles OF impeach-
ment preferred by The House OF DELI gates
against Jackson l.. Valentine, school super
intendent Of Hanover county.
Mr.. Thurman said he thought this The
proper course, but would not ask the sense
OF the Senate on his resolution until to-mor-
row rto-day1. In the mean time members
could think over il.
Mr.. Wickham was informed that the
Delegate from Hanover would Introduce In
| the House q resolution which would proDa-
| bly, make this action unnecessary.
Mr.. Thurman's resolution was passed. by.
RECESS.
| 4 recess for forty minutes was taken to
nominate reyser Of the Code in place OF
Holmes Conrad, Esq. declined.
IThe caucus was held In the Senate cham
Der Mr.. Thurman in the chair.]
Mr.. Glasgow nominated James NJ. Mat
thews; seconded by Mr.. Lybrook.
Mr.. Edmunds nominated John w. RE
IL, OF Halifax; seconded by Mr.. Muniord,
Mr.. w. A. Anderson. and Mr.. Dunlop.
Mr.. Wingfeld nominated A. r. B,akey,
Of Charlottesville; seconded by Mr.. Berry
and Mr.. Petit.
Before the vote was announced by the
secretary, on motion OF Mr.. Keezell (whO
had voted for Mr.. Blakey), the nomination
Of Mr.. Rely was made unanimous; it was
obvious that he had 4 majority OF the
votes.
MIR. Edmunds was called upon for q
speech, but as time was precious did not
avail himself Of the llattering inyitatiOn.]
The chair was resumed by Mr.. Hurt al
1:45.
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.
At o'clock the Senate proceeded with
the Join. order.
Mr.. Glasgow nominated Colonel Ran
dolph Harrison. OF Cumberland; seconded
by Mr.. Petit. Mr.. Wickhlm, and Mr..
DIggs.
In due course Colonel Harrison was de-
cIared duly elected.
There was no other candidate.
The Coaitionists didn't vote.
REvIsERs OF THE CODE.
Mr.. Mccormick offered a resolution
electing Messrs. L. c. Burks. Waller II.
Staples, and John w. RELY as reyiSers OF
the Code.
Agreed to without recorded vote.
Mr.. Mccormick was asked TO inform the
House, and the House concurred.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Woman's Tempe
rance and Luch-IIOuSe and Reading-ROOm
Association, Of Harrisonburg.
To amend and re-enact section Is OF
chapter I Of the Revised Criminal Code.
TO amend section Of chapter 102 OF the
Acts Of 1928. entitled an act to amend
the act entitled an act incorporating COM
pany to construct turnpike road across
the Warm-Spring mountain.
Authorizing the Washington and Russell
Turnpike Company to macadamize por-
lions OF its road.
To provide for the building OF school
houses in the sub-schoOl district in the
county OF Dickinson.
To extend the police jurisdiction OF the
corporation OF the city OF Stanton and the
jurisdiction Of the Corporation Court
thereof in offences against the Common
wealth.
TO provide for the keeping OF certain
accounts in the Office OF the Treasurer OF
the State in order TO secure the prompt
payment OF moneys into the Treasury, and
to protect the sureties OF certain collecting
officers.
To repeal an act declaring the James
river to condemnation line of the James
River and Kanawha canal and the dividing
lines OF the farms within certain limits,
and in the county OF Amherst a lawful
fence, approved February q, 1870.
To authorize the trustees Of Lebanon
church, in the county OF Campbell, to sell
the same, and invest the proceeds as may
be directed by the Methodist Quarterly
Conference.
Authorizing the Board OF Supervisors Of
the county OF Norfolk to levy tax of ten
cents on every hundred dollars valuation
OF real and personal property for road pur-
poses.
To authorize the Council OF the city OF
Norfolk to add to and increase the salary
Of the city, and to pay such increase from
the city.
To amend section IA Of chapter 15l OF
the Code OF 1873. in relation to the CON-
pensation to county and corporation judges
Tor holding court for other county or cor
poration judges who are unable to hold
their own court.
For the protection Of game in the county
OF Mecklenburg.
To provide for the more effectual and eX-