Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-06
Building Committee Of the Central
Lunatic Asylum, at Petersburg.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.

MI. bOVenstelu OueIcu iSSViu'""f
which was unanimously adopted, ex-
tending the thanks Of the Senate to Mr..
Trout for his faithful services as chair
man Of the Committee on Enrolled
Bills.
Mr.. Williams offered resolution OF
thanks to the Clerk, assistant, and COM
mittee clerks, and. other Senate officers.
Mr.. Hurt, president pro tenn. OF the
Senate, in support Of this resolution,
said:
II feel it my duty, Mr.. President,
to say something in favor Of the adop-
ton Of the resolution so far as it re-
lates to the Clerk, DR.. Pendleton the
Reading Clerk, Hugh Patton, and the
Journal Clerk, Mr.. Bloomberg, because
Of the fact that have been acting as
your presiding officer during good
part Of the session, and as such had
better opportunity for learning the real
merit Of each of these gentlemen than
my brother-senators. beg leave,
therefore, to state for DR.. Pendleton
that have always found him not only
exceedingly kind, polite, and attentive,
but thoroughly informed as to the duties
Of his office, and quick and impartial in
the discharge thereof. Hugh Patton has
acquitted bimself very handsomely in
deed, and his clear voice and the prompt
manner in which he has discharged his
duties show conclusively that he is the
man for the place. AS for young
Bloomberg, whose modesty have never
seen exceeded, if equalled, | must say
that the neatness and accuracy dis
played by him in writing up the Jour-
nal and his pleasant manners have won
for him the respect and admiration Of
all.
alt is very gratifying to me to be
able to say what | have for all three,
and | now ask my brOther-senators to
unite with me in voting for the resolu-
tiOn."
Lieutenant-Governor Massey, before
putting the vote on this resolution,
said that he had been familiar with
every Legislature since the war, and
had never known one more attentive to
its duties, and had never seen more
efficient officers than those of the SEN
ate at this session.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The resolution providing for meeting
at II o'clock and having evening ses-
sions was rescinded, and the Senate
will meet to-day at l2 o'clock.
Adjourned.
House Of Delegates.
The House met at | / A. M.-Speaker
Stuart in the chair.
ADJOURNMENT TODAY.
Senator Hurt communicated 10 the
House the adoption by the Senate of a
resolution providing that the Legisli-
ture adjourn at | O'Clock to-day
sine die.
The House agreed to the resolution.
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD.
The minority report of the special
joint committee on the South Atlantic
and Ohio Railroad Company, with the
testimony in the case, was submitted
by Mr.. A. FulkersOn and accepted
There were two other reports sub
mitted-both rejected.
BORROWED BOOKS.
Speaker Stuart had the following let.
ter from the Secretary Of the Common
wealth read by the Clerk:
10 Hc HonorobJe Speaker of The HoW o.
DeieGdfeS:
DearSir-Please give notice To the mem
hers Of the House to return To the lAbrar'
the Code and Acts and other books in theii
hands.
Very respectfully; -. ,...a
secretary OF the Commonwealth.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Regulating ferries with relation tC
the town Of Mercer Ferry, near Fred
ericksburg.
To incorporate the Erin Hunting
Club of HenricO county.
OYSTER BILL.
The "oyster bill" came up as th'
special order, the pending question be
ing Mr.. Mayo's amendment changD.
the line where dredgers can dredge fol
oysters.
| Mr.. Mayo again urged the adoption
Of his amendment. lie insisted that /
would largely increase the revenue o
the State from oysters.
Mr.. Bohannan said he hoped mem
bers would intelligently look into thi
amendment and vote against it.
Mr.. Pollard said the amendment
adopted would enlarge the dredging
grounds and correspondingly curtail tn
tonging.grounds. In other words, tn
amendment allows dredging where tn
tongmcn can only get oysters, which
unjust and should not be allowed.
The amendment was rejected-ayeS
.: noes, 81.
Mr.. Shields offered substitute 70
the bill, which provides for the abOll
ton Of the carrying-tax as IN act @
March I, 1884. chapter 2j4, section
80 and 40. Also for the catching G
oysters in Chesapeake bay and in tn
counties of Norfolk, Nansemond, an
Isle of Wight rith tongs and hand
oRly during the close season repeal
sections :, 5, Q, and 10 Of chapter 2jl
so far as they relate to the ocean sid
ofthe counties of Accomack and North
amptOn.
Mr.. Shields thought the bill Of Nj
Stubbs, from the Senate, should hav
come to the House in time to 60 befOr
the Committee on Chesapeake Bay an
It's Tributaries for consideration, an
should not be acted upon without know
ing whether or not it improved the eA
listing bill, and offered his substitute a
a compromise measure, so as to CIV
time to formulate a bill, acceptable t
all parties, that could be acted upo
during the extra session next fall.
Mr.. Wise offered an amendment
the substitute, which was agreed to.
The substitute was adopted withou
division.
CAPITOL ELEVATOR.
The Senate bill appropriating 200
for the erection Of an elevator at tn