Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MANY ELLIS REPORTED.


nal, &c.
The Senate met at IL O'Clock NJ
Hon. John Z. Massey (President) in the
chair.
THE MANCHESTER JUDGEsHIP.
Mr.. Diggs, from the Committee on
Courts Of Justice, reported, in response
to q resolution, that the election OF
Judge Ingram as a, judge Of the Corpo-
ration Court Of Manchester in Deem
Der was null and void; that Judge
French's term does not expire until
the LIST Of January, 1887, and as the
Constitution requires judge to go into
office the LIST Of January next following
his election, no judge should have
been elected until after the lst Of jan
uary, 1886; so that constitutionally,
in fact, the new judges term would
begin lst Of January. 1887, on the ex-
piration of Judge French's term.
The report was subsequently taken
up and agreed to. The resolution will
have to be agreed to by the House of
Delegates, after which it is probable
that another election will be had in this
case.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported
from committees To amend the law
in relation to the office of Commissioner
Of Agriculture, with an amendment /;
to amend the law in relation to property
being exempt from distress or levy,
without amendments to punish the
forgery Of bonds, coupons, and other
securities to enable the circuit courts
of the Commonwealth to change
the name, style. and title of
corporations, without amendments :;
TO amend the law approved February
25, 1884, in relation to writs of feri
fdcidS and captds profne on judgments
in favor of the Commonwealth Isent to
Courts Of Justicel to provide relief
for destitute citizens, blind or suffering
from diseases of the eye, ear, and throat
Isent to Financel to incorporate the
Preachers Home Association of the
Virginia Annual Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South; to incorpo-
rate the Montgomery Intelligence Com
pany; for the sale of church property
belonging to the First Baptist church
of Christiansburg, Montgomery county :;
to incorporate the Bar Association Of
the city Of Richmond; to authorize the
Council of the town Of Salem to issue
new bonds of said town sufficient to re-
tire the bonds issued for the conStruc-
ton of water-works to give authority
TO the city of Richmond to improve and
control the road to New reservoir and Sol
diers' Home to amend section of an
act to provide basis Of municipal tax
alton on the real property in cities and
towns; to repeal the game law as
applies to the county Of Mecklenburg !;
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Bib: A bill for the protec-
ton Of wild fowl On the Potomac river
and its tributaries in certain counties.
BY Mr.. Jones A bill to amend and
reenact section of an act to provide
for the working and keeping in repair
the public roads in the counties of Al
leghany, Bath, and Highland.
BY Mr.. Dlggs A bill to prohibit re-
lief against uSurious transactions after
the same are ended.
BY Mr.. Edmonds : 4 bill for the pro-
lection Of game in the county of Hall
fax.
By Mr.. Stubs A bill to provide
for limitation to collect taxes due Yir-
ginia or any corporation or county in
Virginia.
BY same: A bill for the relief Of
John c. Thomas, of Matthews county,
Va.
BY same: A bill for the relief Of
Louis Jones, treasurer of Middlcsex
county, Va.
By same A bill for the relief Of
William IL. E. Morecock, of Williams
burg, Va.
AFTER THE CLERKS.
Mr.. Diggs offered a Joint resolution,
which under the rules lies over one
day, instructing the Auditor of Public
Accounts toinstitute proceedings against
the Circuit Court clerks of certain coun-
ties for not having reported to the Clerk
of the House of Delegates of the BUSH
ness in their respective counties, which
information is now necessary to the
General Assembly, and to recover the
fines imposed by law against said
clerks. The counties named in the
resolution are Dinwiddie, Nottoway,
Chesterfield, Lunenburg, Charlotte,
Buckingham, Henry, Bedford, Camp
bell, Amherst, Nelson, Madison, York,
Warwick, New Kent, Charles City,
Matthews, Lancaster, Gloucester, Es-
sex. Caroline, Fairfax, Prince William,
Rappahannock, Alexandria county,
Warren. Roanoke, Giles, Wythe, Pu-
laski, Bland, Lee, Wise, Buchanan,
Northampton, and the city of Norfolk.
THE KENDALL BONDS.
The bill providing for the paym mt Of
a judgment recovered by the Kendall
Bank-Note Company, Of New York,
against the Board Of Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund Of Virginia, which had
been engrossed, was taken up and on
motion of Mr.. Blackstone recOmmitted
to the Committee for Courts Of Justice.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
On motion of Mr.. Heaton,
ReSOlred, That the Committee on
Public Institutions and Education be
requested to take into consideration the
propriety of reducing the salaries Of the
county and city superintendent Of
schools of this State, and report by bill
or otherwise.
In support Of bis resolution Mr.. Hea-
ton said substantially that there are q
great many applicants for these posi-
tons, that the salaries amount to over
s44 900, and that the other expenses o.
these officials amount to more than
s44,0 900 additional. He thought that
the salaries of the superintendent:
might be reduced in order that an ap,
preparation could be made for the pay.