Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-26

the right oil way and property OIL WI
road proposed TO be crossed under ex-
istipg laws"
The bill as amended was passed.
Adjourned at ll:35 7. NJ.
House Of Delegates.
The House met at 10 A. M.--Speaker
Stuart in the chair. No prayer.
SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Mr.. Downing offered the following,
which was adopted
ResoIrcd dhe senate concurrbgl. That
the two houses will proceed 10 DAY al L
O'Clock 10 the election OF Judge tOt Tue
sixth judicial circuit.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the MendOsta and Moe
casin Turnpike Company.
To prescribe the penalty Of the bon
Of the treasurer Of Lynchburg, to Sc
cure the State revenue, and to require
weekly settlements of such treasurer.
To provide for the payment OF money
into the Treasury by check or certificate
Of deposit.
To authorize the Treasurer Of Au-
gusta county to carry forward certain
unproductiye balances on county leyies,
&c.
To allow the District school Board
of Millboro' district, in the county ot
Bath, to use portion Of the district
school fund for the purpose of paving
taxes.
To authorize the County Court Of
Dinwddie county 20 order the purchase
of additional land for courthouse pur-
poses.
To give authority to the Gloucester
Charity School to sell real estate IN
Gloucester county.
To pay William Taylor, treasurer OF
Iienrico county, certain amounts ad-
vanced by him in coupon suits against
him as treasurer.
To authorize the sale of the Motlett
registers belonging to the State.
TO require quarterly reports to be
made to the Governor by heads Of de-
partments and other State agencies.
To provide for a new registration in
the county Of Stafford.
incorporate the Consolidated Abat-
toir Company Of Alexandria, Washing.
ton and Georgetown.
For the relief of John c. Thomas
and Others. of Matthews county.
For the protection of game in the
county of Halifax.
To allow IeasSessment of certain
lands in Page county injured by ireShets
last year.
TO amend the law in relation to the
manner of choosing registrars and
Judges of election for the several cOun-
ties and cities Of the Commonwealth.
TO define and punish barratry.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The House bill to provide for the
payment of a Judgment recovered by
Madison Flanagan against the Board OF
Directors Of the Central Lunatic Asy-
lum came up, snd after some little dis
cussion the bill was ordered 10 its en-
grossment and third reading.
FEE FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
Senate bill paying $3.50 to +. c. Burks
for services rendered the Commonwealth
as counsel in behalf Of the State in the
case Of Thomas Branch & Co. against
the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
came up.
Mr.. Waddill claimed that the EN-
ployment Of Judge Burks was unne-
cessary. lie was opposed to all bills
Of this character.
Mr.. Pollard said that the Attorney
General Blair had said in advance that
there was nothing in the case for the
defence, so the Sinking-Fund Commits
sioneIs had to employ additional c)ln-
sci, and Judge Burks was employed
and succeeded, and saved the State
$50, 200
The pending question was then or
dered and the bill passed--ayes. SO;
noes. 20.
LIMITING SPEECHES.
Mr.. Figgat offered the following:
Re,o1red. That hereafter no member be
allowed To speak on any subject more than
ten minutes. and that no member be al
lowed 10 spea l. more than twice on the sa m"
subject unless by consent OF the House,
Agreed to.
SCHOOL BOOKS AT COST.
The bill providing school books at
cost to pupils Of the public free schools
came up as a special order on its pas
sage.
Mr.. Figgat explained the merits Of
his bill, showing its benefit to the
schools, and as measure of economy
to the children he believed it would be
a success.
The bill then passed--aS follows:
AYES -MessIs. Arnold, Black, Brown.
Buchanan, Burks Cardwel! Carter. Chal-
mers, Conett, CrlSmOnd, Curlett. Dabney
lalst. Dickinson. Downing, Dunlop, ia
puy, Eastwood Fentress Figgat, GOad
Holladsy, Huffman, johnson, &. r. Jordan.
Lawson LeftWitch, LOckett Moss Miller
. BanDou, Patton, Peters, Pollard. Roberts
Row, SeOrell, Shields. smith. StrlOllug
Ialiafero Iavenner, Terry, Wescott, VII
kins, and Mr. Speaker-i4.
NoEs.-Messrs. Acker, Addington, Bandy,
BOhannan, Boiling BOrum. EchOls. Faul-
con, Franklin, y. tulkcrSOn, CHS. Hdr.
Ms. Hay Hurt, Hyltou, Jones, W. II. Jor-
dan, W. /. jordan, Lightner Loving NAL
lory. McCandlish. McClintc, Martin. Ma
thews. Mauck. Mayo. Nance, Noblin. Ogies-
by Porter, Reid. Ruggles Ryan. Saunders,
~chOOield. SOuthwOrth. Starke, ThoTne.
Turner, " addill. Webb, and Wise-43.
The bill provides that the Board of
Education shall adopt a uniform system
of textbooks as soon as it can be con-
veniently and economically done, but
no change to take effect before July |,
1883, and no change afterwards to be
made for eight years.
2. The Board Of Education shall con-
tract with responsible parties, at the
lowest possible price, to supply sufi-
cient number Of each class of books and
all stationery for all the children who
attend the public schools, giving pre-
ference to contractors doing business in
this State. The terms OF the contracts
shall be communicated to the county
boards.
3. The publishers, stationers, and
contractors shall place or deposit said
books and stationery in each county
and corporation with such agent or
agents as may be designated by the
School Board for that purpose in guam
titles sufficient to supply all the chill