Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MEMORY OF MR.. HENDRICKS.

MEMORY OF MR.. HENDRICKS.
Resolutions Passed In Respect 10 the Memory
Of the Dead yiee-Presideat-senste Com
mittces Ekcted, &C., sc.
senate.
The Senate met at noon--Uon. John
l.. Hurt, President pro ten. in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Cooper.
A communication was received from
Auditor Marye in response to resolu-
tion requesting him to furnish the
Senate with a statement Of the number
of applications made by MANNED and
disabled soldiers for State aid, under
bills passed heretofore, approved by
him but not paid for want of sufficient
funds. The report showed the whole
number approved, but not paid, l,l44.
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Trout a bill to authorize
the Council Of the town Of Salem to
issue new bonds of said town sufficient
to retire the bonds issued for the con-
struction Of water-works.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein A bill making
an annual appropriation for the support
of the Home of r. +. Lee Camp, No.
/, Confederate veterans.
BY Mr.. Mcdonald: A bill to repeal
sections 80 and 40 Of chapter 254, APP
proved March 4, 1884, entitled an act
for the preservation of oysters, and to
obtain revenue for the privilege of
taking them within the waters Of the
Commonwealth.
BY Mr.. Wickham: A bill to provide
for the payment Of a judgment recovered
by the Kendall Bank Note Company of
New Yorks against the Board of Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund of Vir-
ginia.
BY same: A bill to release Lot No.
374 in the plan of Sidney from taxes
reported delinquent.
By Mr.. Lovenstein A bill to incOr-
porate the Virginia Fuel and Gas Com
pany.
BY Mr.. Jones A bill to authorize
the Council Of the town Of Covngtonto to
issue bonds and negotiate the same,
and TO condemn land for the purpose of
constructing water-works for said town.
BY Mr.. Trout; 4 bill to incorpo-
rate the Roanoke Valley and North
Carolina railroad.
BY Mr.. Ellyson: A bill to authorize
the appointment Of State inspector
of illuminating oils, and to regulate
the sale thereof.
by Mr. Iovenstein A bill amending
certain laws in relation to certain off,
GERS of government, &c. (Relates to
the pay Of the clerk Of the City Circuit
Court
| MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message was received from the
House of Delegates by Mr.. Smith, who
Informed the Senate that the House had
passed a resolution appointing a joint
committee to inform Fitz Lee and John
I. Massey Of their election.
The resolution was adopted, and the
President appointed as the committee
on the part of the Senate MessrS. Mere
dith and Wingfeld.
NO STENOGRAPHER.
The resolution for the appointment
by the Clerk of stenographer was
taken up, and, on motion of Mr.. Nc
Cormick, amended so as to make the
compensation ,s4 instead Of a. per
diem. Aftel C..hI'eierable discussion
the resolution was rejected.
THE STATE DEBT.
The Joint resolution reported from
the House of Delegates providing for a
joint committee to whom shall be re-
ferred all bills and resolutions relating
to the State debt was taken up, and,
after a lengthy discussion, was reject
ed.
Mr.. Heaton, with the consent Of the
Senate, withdrew the one offered by
him on Thursday on the same subject.
The position Of the Senate is that the
subject should be handled by their FL
nance Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Hurt (Mr. Koiner in the chair
presented the following, which was
adopted:
ReSoired, That the following consti-
tute the standing committees Of the
Senate for the present session:
PririlegeS and Elections Messrs.
Thurman, Twyman, Mccormick, Mere
dith, Jones, Bib, Blackstone, Grim,
and Gillespie.
Courts of Justice. Messrs. Diggs,
Meredith, Mccormick, Petit, Bibb,
Rhea, Williams, Jones, and Causey.
General LapS Messrs. Berry, Hea-
ton, Wickham, Petit, Stubbs, Staples,
Blackstone, Williams, and Causey.
Roads and Internal Navigation g:
Messrs. Heaton, Mccormick, Diggs,
Koiner, Edmunds, Warwick, Staples,
Ellyson, Dalton, Rhea, and Causey.
Finance and Banks Messrs. Wick
BAN, Koiner, Lovenstein, Mccormick,
Meredith, Warwick, Trout, Wingfeld,
Berry, Keezell, and Gaines.
Public Institutions and Education
Messrs. Loyenstein, KOiner, Wingfeld,
Keezell, Warwick, Stubs, Rhea, Sta
pies, Jones. Gaines, and Norton.
County, City, and Town Orgaaiza-
tions Messrs. Wingfeld, Diggs, Thur
man, Brown, Coltrane, Ellyson, Dalton,
Grim, and Duane.
Agriculture, Mining, and Aaagfac-
turing: Messrs. Edmunds, Keezell, Col
trane, Koiner, Read, Flanary, Gaines,
Gillespie, and Gee.
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