The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-15

sanction, OF n court OF equity.
To proyide for the organization ana
OF the Virginia volunteer mil
itary and to repeal the existing mil''la
" To amend the Code OF 1873 In relation
10 assets In hand OF personal representa-
TO Incorporate the Lewis Spring Manu-
featuring and Supply Company.
For Tie relief OF Il. b. Burgess, late
treasurer Of Northumberlap county.
To incorporate the United Fishery Com
pany. .,.. o;,;os and
Gowns NAV give notice to its holders OF
common bonds proposed to be redeemed.
TO Incorporate the Iron Mountain COM
pany. A., p,,,.k, compapv
Tor the Improvement OF steeets ana SIDE
walks in unincorporated villages.
To Incorporate the Farmers warehouse,
NJ RIacks and Whites, Nottoway county.
For the relief OF the sureties OF John A;
Rocker. late treasurer OF Cumberland
TO authorize the county Of Brunswick
% horrow n sum OF money, not to exceed
AZ 600. to rebuild Gholson's bridge.
TO Incorporate the Park Seminary OF
Richmond. ~
For the relief OF the suretics OF II. T..
caciI late treasurer OF Lee county.
To incorporate the Wythe County iron
Company.
SEEING THEMSELVES.
nooe brought in a frame filed with
small-siZed photographs OF members. Inc
delegates clustered around u 10 sucu ah
extent that the Speaker (Mr. Poliard) or
dered the Sergeant-at-Arms 10 preserve
order: whereupon Mr.. Gibson SAID, 81
move. Mr.. Speaker, that the House take Il
recess for ten minutes in order to see them
selves"
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.
Mr.. Atkinson announced the passage in
the Senate OF Senate bill No. 345. provld-
ing for the establishment OF department
Of agriculture, &C.. notwithstanding the
Governors veto. The House also passed
the bill over the Governors veto by vote
OF 80 ayes to Is noes.
+ At 3 O'Clock the chair was vacated.
Night Session.
The House met at o'clOck-Mr. Green,
OF Bedford, in the chair.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
House hill repeating the > per cent. PEN
atty clause OF the existing law for nom
payment Of taxes within a certain time
was taken up.
CALL or THE HOUSE.
Call after call OF the roll showed no quo
rum present, and after awhile Mr.. Graves
moved call OF the House.
This was ordered.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was ordered to
close the doors. and the Speaker read the
rules OF the House in regard TO call OF
the House. Member after member arose
10 make excuses for absentees, and 1t was
really funny how many members were
sick.
One member stated that the gentleman
from Stafford-always disagreeable when
present-should be excused.
Mr.. Nance stated that Mr.. Green, the
gentleman alluded to, had been granted a
thirty-days' furlough. This brought out
laughter.
Mr.. COttrell was asked to assist Mr.. Sui
Ivan in going after and arresting abb
sentees.
Mr.. Munford, in talking with the re-
porter, declared that all this was attributa-
bic to the passage by the Senate OF the
resolution to adjourn sine die next We'd
nesday. In his opinion this resolution
ought to have been passed by until later
day OF the session.
The officers OF the House went out after
absentees.
A motion was made in the mean while to
dispense with the call Of the House; tut
this failed OF adoption.
BRINGING THEM IN.
The Sergeant-at-Arms brought in Messrs.
Richardson, Scott, Harrison, and Kelly.
Mr.. Scott said he had been reported rs
absence without leave; but lie was on n
committee which had been allowed to SIT
during the session OF the House.
On motion, all the abSentees were eX-
cused without cost; and on motion OF Mr..
Graves the further call Of the House was
dispensed with.
The delinquent-taX question was post
poned.
PASSED.
To incorporate the Jefferson Literary and
Social Circle OF Richmond.
Joint resolution authorizing the Board
Of Supervisors OF Charlotte county to pay
judge Henry j. Parrish a sum not exceed
Ing 800 for holding courts in Charlotte
county.
70 provide for the working and keeping
in repair The roads OF Elizabeth City
county.
To incorporate the Virginia Mineral
Railway Company.
To incorporate the Whte-Oak Loan and
Building Association OF Halifax county.
To enlarge the powers of the Richmond
Street Railway Company.
Requiring railroad companies to con-
struct cattle-guards.
Providing new registration for voters at
New Design. Pittsylyania county.
To incorporate the Roanoke Mineral and
Lumber Company.
Constituting the act to regulate the
takino Of oVsters in the Potomac river