The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-17

EASTERN LUNAT1C ASYLUM lNNEsileA.
TIoN: Senators Lovensteln, Edmunds, ana
Grim, and Delegates Smith, Ellis, Tabb,
Nance, and Kilgore.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoRTIoNAENTs: SEN
ators Glasgow. Koiner. Heaton. Wickham,
Christian, Edmunds. Warwick, Crumpler,
and Bailey, and Delegates Gibson, Porter,
Bailey. Keen, Dunlop, Marshall, Grand
staff, Winn, Bland, Whitehead. Burks,
Darst, Meade Of Clarke, OVERLY, Dunn,
Bishop, Stewart, and Garnett.
There Is also Special Committee TO EX.
anime the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind lnstiiu-
ton.
Congressional ReappOrtiOnmenf. o.
This committee has been organized with
Senator Glasgow, OF Botetourt, as chair
man, and has appointed the following sub
committee:
First Chancellor Bailey, Spot
sylvania.
Second District-J. w. II. Porter, Ports
mouth.
Third District--J. n. Dunlop, Richmond
city.
Fourth District-P. c.. Warwick, Ches-
tertield and Powhatan.
Fifth Distrfct-T. w. Keen, Danville.
Sixth District-A. c. Garnett, Bucking-
ham.
Seventh District George J. Grandstaf,
Shenandoah.
Eighth Distrct-Henrv Heaton, Lou.
doun.
Ninth District-D. f. Bailey, Washing
ion.
Mr.. Heaton, chairman of the suh-com-
mittee, has called a meeting OF this sub
committee for tomorrow at 8 Z. VI. in the
Senate chamber.
House Of Delegates.
The House met ut noon-Speaker Stuart
IN the chair. Prayer by Rev. a. &. Bled-
soc, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were presented and
referred
BY Mr.. Hobson: Bill to incorporate the
Farmvile and POwhatan Railroad Compa-
nv. IThe bill provides that Joseph Hob
son, \. r. Venable, Jr.. John Gillian, W.
5. Archer, Thomas NJ. Miller, and such
persons and corporations as they may asso-
ciate with them, be, and are hereby, cOnsti-
tuted a body corporate, known as the
Farmville and Powhatan Railroad COmpa-
nv, 10 construct railroad from Farmville.
Va. to Moselev's Crossing, on the Danvlle
road, in Powhatan.
BY Mr.. Griggs: Bill TO amend al act ap-
proved March Il, 1878, entitled an act TO
amend section 81 OF chapter OF the Code
OF 1873, with reference to the pay Of judges
and clerks of elections.
BY Mr.. Anderson OF Rockbridge: Bill
TO amend and re-enact the first section OF
an act approved February II, 1879, entitled
an act providing forthe rebinding OF books
OF record.
BY Mr.. Barton Bill to amend sections
:, 8. and II OF chapter 1S4 Of Acts Of 1898,
relating TO the construction OF roads from
Winchester TO Staunton.
By Mr.. Evans OF Richmond: Bill in re-
lation &c election returns aud proceedings
OF commissioners, and to amend section 20
OF chapter OF the Code Of 1873.
BY Mr.. No 7refield: Bill to amend the
charter OF the town OF Chase City, in
Mecklenburg county.
PORTSMOUTH CHARTER.
Mr.. Porter moved to pass by the bill
known as the Portsmouth charter.
Mr.. Green again protested against such
action, denominating it inlqutous.
Mr.. Porter replied that he thought it
perfectly fair for the matter to be passed
by until the House had determined who
were 60nd:tide members Of the House.
EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BILL.
When this bill came up, motion to pass
by was defeated. The bill was then put
upon its passage, the ayes and noes called.
and the bill passed.
The bill abOlishes the Eighteenth judicial
circuit and rearranges the Twelfth and
Thirteenth circuits.
JUDGE OF LOUISA.
Mr.. Richardson presented petition
from Mr.. William VI. Amber in which he
charged that for years he had been refused
Justice at the hands Of the county Judge,
magistrates, and Commonwealth attorney
of Louisa county. The petitioner asked
for an examination into the facts OF the
case. Referred to the Committee for Courts
OF Justice.
ADVANCES TO THE LUNATIC ASYLCMs.
On motion OF Mr.. Pollard the House re-
considered the joint resolution which the
House passed yesterday. and which aDpro-
priated $4,000 to the Eastern and similar
amount to the Western Lunatic Asylum,
and on his motion the rules were sus-
pended, the bill taken up out Of its order
and passed.
RICHMOND CITY RAILWAY.
Mr.. Dunlop, of Richmond, presented a
bill enlarging the powers OF the Richmond
City street Railway Company by allowing
the right TO extend its railway into the
counties OF Henrico and Chesterfield, sub
ieci TO restrictions to be made by the cOun-
ty authorities and owners OF bridges over
any streams that the City railway NAV
wish TO cross.
OYSTER INSPECTOR.
The Senate bill to pay George w. Ilinc-
man. as oyster inspector, the sum OF $50
per month for the protection Of the oyster
interests OF Accomac county until MAJ
4. 1884, was reached. Mr.. Christian,
chairman OF the Committee Of the Chesa-
peake and its Tributaries, spoke warmly in
behalf OF the passage of the bill, as did MIR.
Evans, Of Middlesex.
The bill provides that Captain Hineman
and his armed sloop shall patrol the oyster
waters and protect them from the depreda-
tiOn OF oyster-pirates, and he Is to receive
for this service the sum named for period
to date from the lst December, 1888, TO
Nav /, 1884, out OF sums not otherwise ap-
Mr.. Wcstcott spoke earnestly in favor OF
the bill.
Speaker Stuart (Mr. Graves in the chair
spoke OF the wealth hidden under the wa
tiers OF the State. He urged the protection
OF the oyster industry. stating that ii sup
ported hundreds and thousands OF people.
lie declared that If not protected the in
dustry would be destroyed. At one time
he had seen forty vessels-all foreign
upon grounds that belonged TO
the State OF Virginia and not paying one