The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-05
'RECIS7RAR'S BILL PASSED SENATE.
Resolutions as 10 Removal Of Judge Sl'Imd'e
Passed Both Houses.
THE REAPPoRTIoNMENT.
Proposed Appropriation TO Buy Ammunition
TO Kill Oyster Pirates
NIGHT SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
Senate.

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MONDAY, February 4, 1884.
Mr.. Hurt In the chair. No prayer.
| House resolutions setting forth the cause
alleged for the removal OF w. Il. u. shui
mate. County Judge Of Fauquier, and pro
posing to take action as to his removal aitcl
twenty days notice. were read by the Clerk
and agreed to--ayes, II; noes, 4.
COUPON EVIDENCE.
House bill "to prevent the officers and
employes and records OF the Treasurer
Auditor OF Public Accounts, and Second
Auditor from being taken and removed
from their respective offices for the pur'
pose OF testifying and being used as evil
dence in civil and coupon cases." was re-
ferred TO the Committee for Courts OF JUS
tice.
SAMUEI-MII.LER FUND.
House bill to amend and recnact the Sc
coud section OF an act entitled an act to
amend and re-enact the first and fourth
clauses OF section OF the act to give effect
10 compromise OF the litigation in re-
spect to the will of Samuel Miller. de-
ceased, and to establish the Naturalization
School. provided for in the twenty-fifih
clause OF said WILL" was referred TO the
Committee for Courts of Justice.
OUR OLD SCHOOL TOARD.
The Senate agreed to House amendment
TO Senate joint resolution in relation to
investigating certain expenditures OF the
Richmond School Board.
1t cuts off the expense OF stenOgrapher.
TO MEET AT II O'CLOCK.
On motion OF Mr.. Koiner the Senate re-
solved that on and after Thursday next it
would convene at II O'Clock.
CHESTERFIELD.
Mr.. Warwick asked unanimous consent
to have printed the amendment proposed
by the committee to the bill in relation to
working the roads OF Chesterfield county.
Agreed TO.
OYSTER PIRACY.
Mr.. A. Il. Evans, from the House, in
formed the Senate OF the passage by that
body OF resolution appropriatlng $500 to
purchase ammunition for citizens OF Mid
dlescX county who are engaged in defend
ing the ovster-beds Of the Commonwealth.
The resolution was subsequently refer
1
DUELIING.
The Clerk read the House bill pro-
posing to relieve the political disabilities
Of large number of duellists. The
proposed by the Senate
committee to add whole lot OF other
names was agreed to. Then. on motion
Of Mr.. Heaton, the bill was passed blythe
Senate being very thin and it requiring a
twO-thirds vote to pass the bill.
FIXING THE DISTANCE.
House bill fixing the mileage OF men,
bers OF the General Assembly-that is to
say, establishing the distance from Rich
mond to the various court-houses in ac-
cordance with lately constructed railroad
routes-was amended and unanimously
agreed 10.
Members by law are entitled to draw
five cents per mile each way.
APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRARS, &C.
Mr.. McCormick's bill providing for the
OF registrars, judges. clerks.
and commissioners of election was passed
and ordered to be communicated by Mr..
McCormick to the House.
It vacates the offices of all these officers
upon the qualification OF their successors,
who are to be appointed by city or county
electoral board, consisting of three citi-
zens.
The electoral board is to be elected by
oint resolution of the General Assembly.
PERSONAL.
On motion Of Fletcher. Mr.. Lovenstein
was granted leave OF absence for three
days.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
On motion OF Mr.. Wickham it was
Resolred, That so much Of the Governors mes
sage of Saturday last refers To the salary Of the
5 djutant-General be referred TO the Committee on
Finance with authority TO report by bill or other
wise.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Lybrook: Bill for the relief of
Samuel c. Ford, late deputy collector OF
Henry county, and the sureties of said
Ford: b. +. Gravely's heirs, James y.
Green, n. III. Harrison. Richard Watkins,
and Joseph II. Martin.
BY Mr.. Trout Bill to establish a Corpo-
ration Court for the city Of Roanoke.
BY Mr.. NewberTy: Bill for the relief OF
the Sureties OF Charles W. Walker, late
treasurer OF Giles county, Virginia.
Dl Nj. Dull Din W anu
enact section Is OF chapter OF the Code OF
1873, in relation to vacancies in the.Gene-
raj Assembly.
BY Mr.. Wickham: Bill to incorporate
the TOilers' Friend Mutual Beneficial AS
ISOLATION Of America.
BY Mr.. Mccormick: Bill fixing the
salary OF the Commissioner OF Fisheries.
PAY OF MESsEs. KEZELL AND PETIT.
Mr.. Glasgow offered the fol lowing pre-
lmble and resolution:
George u. Keezle ard Pembroke Petit, sena-
tors. elect TO this session of the Senate, having
taken their seats respectively on the day Of
thereto were respectively acknowledged by This
body: therefore be IL
Resolved, That payment to them rcspec lively OF
their salaries Of 1850 be made 10 them rs TO other
senator's elected to this body for the presen ses-
sion according TO law.
Referred.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the Virginia Female Insti-
tute to borrow money and secure the same
by mortgage or trust deed.
IRON BELT RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. Diggs in the chair.
Senate bill to amend and re.enact Sec
tons aud 2 Of an act entitled an act TO
the formation OF the Iron Belt
Railroad Company was taken up and was
talked over nearly IN hour, and was then
amended and ordored IN no on orocooJ rbo