Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-27
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servation Of oysters and to obtain a
revenue theTefrom.
BY Mr. TavenDer Bill to authorize
the authorities of the city Of Winches-
ter to establish water-works and to in
cur debt for that purpose.
BY Mr.. Fentress Bill to authorize
and empower the Norfolk and Virginia
Beach Railroad Company to exercise
control over the lands sold at Virginia
Beach for the proper regulation Of the
drainage and other sanitary matters.
BY Mr.. A. Fulkerson Bill TO fix
the terms upon which general assign
ments for the benefit Of creditors may
be made.
BY Mr.. Dupuy Bill to release the
lands Of the Commonwealth delinquent
for the non-payment Of taxes previous
to 1881.
By Mr.. Figgat: Bill for the relief of
r. G. and W. W. Haden, Of Botetourt
county, for taxes enormously assessed
for the year 1878, &c.
BY Mr.. Cardwell Bill to amend and
Te-enact section II Of chapter lG7 Of
the Code Of 1873, in respect to the ap-
pointmert Of guardian Gd iibitum.
By Mr.. Figgat: Bill to provide for
the working and the keeping in order
ofthe public roads of Botetourt county.
BY Mr.. Figgat; Bill to enable the
town of Buchanan to aid in founding and
maintaining high school for boys at or
near said town.
By Mr.. Saunders Bill to amend
sections AZ and 81, chapter sc, of Code
of 1873, relating to manufacturers Of
fertilizers.
BY Mr.. Peters: Bill for the better
protection OF game in Henry county.
BY Mr.. Miller: Bill to amend Sec
ton 2 Of chapter III Of the Code Of
1873, and the acts amendatory thereof,
in regard to commissioners of courts.
BY Mr.. Payne Bill to incorporate
Marshall cemetery, in Fauquier county.
BY Mr.. Porter Bill to incorporate
Stonewall Camp Association, ex-Con-
federates, of Portsmouth.
BY Mr.. Ruggles: Bill authorizing
the trustees Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, and the Round-IIill
Baptist church, King George county,
to sell and convey lot Of land belong
ing to said churches.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
In reference to the bill for the relief
Of Samuel W. Lyons, treasurer Of Nor
folk county, Mr.. Martin moved that the
bill be taken out Of the hands Of the
Committee on Finance and placed on
the calendar, which was agreed to.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr..
Lawson two days and Mr.. Munford two
days.
FINCH VS.. JONES.
The hour having arrived for its con-
sideration, the special order-the con-
tested-election case of Finch rs. Jones'
was read by the Clerk.
Mr.. buchanan moved to postpone
for three minutes the special order, and
take up the bill to incorporate the South
west Virginia Institute, which was done
and the bill ordered to its engrossment
and third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. L. d. Fulkerson,
House bill for the relief of T. A. Gil
lespie, treasurer of Buchanan, was
iaken up and ordered to its engross-
,lent and third reading.
The time for the poStponement OF the
pecial order having expired, the case
f Finch as. Jones was again called
p.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson, chairman Of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
then rose and said he was sorry the
case had been brought to this House, as
the testimony is not sufficient to un-
seat Jones; that the consideration Of
the House was for a case that had
nothing in it; that it was not support
ed by sufficient evidence. He spoke
an hour and half on the subject in
favor Of the majority report Of the CON-
mittee, frequently reading from the evil
dence its most salient points.
When he took his seat Mr.. Moss
called the pending question, which was
on agreeing to the minority report.
This was ordered. The first resolution
OF this report was
Resoired, That J. r. Jones is not
entitled to his seat in this body"
The vote was as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bohannan, Bolen. Brown,
Bmks Garter, Chalmers Dunlop Fentress
Lockett, NOblin. Patton. Peters, Reid, Rice
Taliaerro. and TeTy-19.
NoEs.--Messrs. Acker. Addngton, Arnold,
Black. Boiling. BOrum. buchanan. Card
well, Cornett Crismond, Dabney, Dicken-
son, Downing, Dupuy. Echols, Faulc0n, Fig
gat. Franklin, \. Fuker~On, J.. ID. Fulker-
son, ellis, GOad, Harris, Hay, Holiday,
Huffman, Hurt, Johnson, W. II Jordan,
Lghtner. Loving. McCandlish, McCllntic,
Martin Mathews, Mauck. Mayo. Moss. Mil
Ter, Nance, O'Iannon, ORlesby. Payne. POr-
ter Roberts, Row. Ruggles, Saunders, Sc
bIell shields. smith. SOuthworth, Starke,
Stumbling, Tavenner, Turner, Waddill,
and Webb-5s.
The vote was then taken on the first
resolution Of the majority report, which
was
ResOlced, That j. r. Jones is en-
tiled to a seat on this floor"
Which was adopted by the following |
vote:
YFAs.-NIessrs Acser, Addington. Arnold. |
Black, Boiling. Forum, buchanan, Cardwell.
Cornett Crismond, Dabney, Dickenson.
Downing, Dupuy, Eastwood. EchOls Faul. |
con. Figgat. Franklin, AOram FulkersOn,
J.. ID. Fulkenon. Gills. GOad. Harris, Hay. |
Huffman. Hurt. Johnson. w. II |
Jordan, w. l. Jordan, Lghtner Loving, |
McCandlish, McClintlc. Martin, Mathews. |
Nlauck. Mayo, Moss, Miller, Nance. O'Ban-
nan, Oglesby, Payne. Porter, Roberts, Row |
Ruggles. Saunders, Shields, Smith, South
worth Starke, Tavenner, Turner, Waddill. |
and Webb--5S.
NAYs.-Messrs. Brown, Burks. Carter, |
Chalmers, Dunlop. Fentress, &. r. Jordan
Leftwitch, Lockett, Noblin, Patton Peters
Reid, Rice. aliafeTo, and Van Doran-l6.
The bill to provide for the working
Of public roads in Northumberland and
Westmoreland counties was then taken
up, amended, and ordered to be en-
crossed after which the House, at 2:45
o'clock, adjourned.
CONVICTLABOR.
A Hill Reported TO the House, Which Brings
Up the Whole Subject.
The House Committee on Asylums