Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-05
game, approved March Is, 1884;
to give the consent Of the State to
the purchase by the United States of
certain real estate in Norfolk county,
and exempting the same from taxation.

BY Mr.. Moss: A bill for the work
ing. repairing, &C., of the roads and
bridges in the county Of Buckingham.
BY Mr.. Powell A bill extending the
time to 0. b. Thomas, treasurer Of
Fiuyanna county, for the collection of
certain taxes and levies.
by Mr.. Grimsley; A bill authorizing
the Board Of Supervisors Of Culpeper
county of adjudicate the claims Of
George W. Cooper and Peter G.. smiths
executor against said county for work
ing and keeping in repair certain Sec
tons of roads in said county.
BY Mr.. Keen; A bill to amend and
re-enact section Ii of an act passed
March |, 1885, entitled an act to amend
and re.enact sections 10, l3, and II Of
the charter Of Danville. This mea-
sure, if adopted, will give authority to
build bridges across Dan river; re-
duces the rate Of taxation on real
estate from lbs to lper cent. reduces
the taxation upon all other sources one
fifth, and authorizes the city to pur-
chase, build, or lease an armory or
armories for the military companies.l
BY same A bill to regulate hOmGo-
pathic practice of medicine and surgery.
This bill provides for the appointment
of a Board of Medical Examiners,
two of whom shall be residents Of the
city Of Richmond; the said Board shall
make examination of all homeopathic
physicians who make application to
practice medicine and surgery in the
State of Virginia. The Board shall
consist of seven members.
BY Mr.. Vandoren A bill to facili-
tate the working of county roads and to
secure the better punishment of per-
sons convicted Of minor offences.
By Mr.. Mayo: A bill to regulate
continuances in civil causes.
BY Mr.. Moss A bill to confer po-
lice jurisdiction on justices OF the peace
in Maysyille magisterial district, in the
county Of Buckingham.
BY Mr.. Echols A bill in relation to
corporations and associations organized
for the purpose of furnishing life in
demnity or insurance on the assessment
plan.
BY same: A bill in relation to the
immediate commitment of insane per-
sons to the asylums of this Common
wealth upon their acquittal in any prose
cution on the ground Of insanity. The
object of the bill is to protect the pub
lie against parties who are acquitted
upon the ground Of insanity at the time
of committing the offence for which
they are tried, by not allowing them to
go at large after such acQuittal. Under
the law as it now exists the party 50
acquitted may be sent to the asylum,
and the next day, if the superintendent
chooses, from the fact that he believes
him not then insane, can discharge him
and he is allowed to go at large, and
probably at some future time he will
become deranged again and repeat the
crime for which he was acquitted.
This bill provides that when the
felony of which each person be so az
quilted is either homicide, rape, rob-
berry, burglary, or arson, or the attempt
to comma, either of these ielonies, the
person 80 'Squitted shall in no event be
discharged from said asylum within ten
years from the date Of his commitment.
The bill also provides for other matters
touching the better restraint of danger
Gus lunatics now confined or to be con-
fined In asylums.l
BY Mr.. Dunlop: Petition Of Richard
Fox, only child and heir at law aud
Distribute of Captain Nathaniel Fox,
deceased, of the Sixth regiment Of Con-
tinental Establishment in Revolutionary
War. for five years full pay, &c, and
for appropriation for same.
BY Mr.. Dupuy: A bill to incorpo-
rate the Farmyille, Hampden and Wor-
sham Telephone Company.
BY Mr.. Echols \ bill to provide
for the working of and employment Of
the convicts OF the State by the Com
mOnwealth.
The object ofthis bill is to divide the
State into three districtS-the valley
north and south of the James river
with a military engineer and one third
of the able-bOdied conyicts assigned to
each district, with instructions to each
engineer to construct leading highways
on roads centerng through the towns
to the cities Of their respective districts.
The conycts may be employed on short
railways owned by counties and citizens
of the State, and when so employed to
be confined strictly 10 dirt work. They
may also be employed in draining
swamps and marshes, diking, aud cut
ting canals, &c.
BY Mr. Dabney: 4 bill to repeal an
act entitled an act providing for new
Board of Visitors for the University Of
Virginia. The bill provides for the
creation of Board which shall always
after the first appointment contain at
least four members who shall have had
previous experience by service on the
Board. This j, effected by providing
that of the Board first appointed four
members shall hold for two years only
and the other five for four years. After
the terms of members Of the first Board
expire the new appointees shall in all
cases hold for four years-fiye members
being appointed by every Governor
near the beginning Of his term and
four near the middle Of his term. The
Senate is given the power of confrma-
ton or rejection, and the Governor is
required to make the Appointment du-
ring the regular sessions OF the Leglsla-
ture, so that the Senate may imme-
diately confirm or reject. Vacancies
may be filed by the Governor, subject
to confirmation or rejection by the Sem
ate at the next session. The present
! Board holds under the special law cre-
ating it until May i, 1886, when by that
law the term expires.
THE CLUvERIUS BILLS.
BY Mr.. Dunlop TAT the request Of the
Board of Aldermen: A bill to pay the
claims of John Wren for detective SER
vices and II. II. Alexander for short
hand work in the CluyerIus trial. In
presenting the paper Mr.. Dunlop said
for himself and his associates 4: We
desire to say in presenting the paper