Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-28
SENATE AND HOUSE.
rBEIR WORK ON YESTERDAY.


three on the part Of the House and twc
on the part OF the Senate to visit tn,
Virginia Military Institute and inyesti
gate the condition OF that institution
was taken up and agreed 10. The Chair
appointed as members Of the commit
tee on the part OF the Senate Messrs
Jones and Causey.
CHANGE OF PAGES.
Walter O. Fulkerson, who has re-
.ceived an appointment to West Point
rendered his resignation as Page in the
Senate, and William Ramsey, Of Bland
county, was elected IN his stead.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Stubbs A bill to repeal
chapter 247 Of the Acts of l8Sl-'S2,
entitled an act declaring certain grounds
under the water known as Hampton
Flats open and eligible for the planting
Of oysters.
BY Mr.. Gaines A bill to place the
inmates Of insane asylums under the
protection of the laws by securing to
Ahtm thth poosat tiButSs
BY MIR. Bliss: A bill for the repeal
Of the game laws as they apply to the
counties Of Cumberland and Prince Ed.
ward.
BY Mr.. Meredith A bill to author
ize the Board Of Supervisors Of Prince
William county to supplement the sal
ary Of the judge Of the County Court
Of said county. [The amount Of in
crease is left to the discretion of the
Board.l
BY Mr.. Duane: A bill authorizing
the County Court Of Dinwiddie county
to order the purchase Of additional land
for courthouse purposes.
BY Mr. Lovenstein A bill to repeal
sections to IL inclusive Of chapter Sc
of the Code Of 1873, in regard to the
compulsory inspection Of flour and
meal.
TREAsURER's COMPENSATION.
Mr.. Gaines presented the following,
which was adopted
Resolred, That the Committee on Fi-
nance be requested to consider the expe.
dency Of q measure to increase the CON-
pensation Of county and city treasurers
on all tax-bills not exceeding three dol
Jars and remaining unpaid on the lst
day OF December of each year.
FIVE TO BE A QUORUM.
Mr.. Koiner presented resolution,
which was adopted, providing that for
the remainder of the session five men,
bers Of any standing committee shall
constitute quorum for the transaction
Of business.
RoAD-LAW FOR BEDFORD.
On motion of Mr.. Thurman, the bill
amending and re-enacting section II Of
chapter 352 Of Acts Of lSS3-'S4, in re-
lation to providing for the working and
repairing of public roads and bridges,
was taken up, the amendments proposed
by him agreed to, and the bill ordered
TO its engrossment. The bill as amend
ed only applies to Bedford county, and
provides that the citizens Of the town
Of Liberty shall be exempt from work.
ing on the roads Of said county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Danbury and
Parkersburg Railroad Company.
TO incorporate the Madison Court
house and Gordonsville Telephone
Company.
For the repeal of game laws as they
apply to the county Of Brunswick.
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDENTs.
The hour Of O'Clock having arrived,
the special Order-the report of the
Committee on Public Institutions that
it is inexpedient to legislate upon the
subject Of reducing the salary Of county
and city school superintendents-was
taken up, and, en- motion of Mr.. Hea-
ton, passed by.
BILLS REJECTED.
To amend the Code of 1873, in regard
to superintendent of the poor, physi-
clan, and nurse.
For the protection of owners Of stal.
lions.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Mr.. Diggs, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported, without
amendment, the following bill, present
ed by Mr.. Stubs:
/. Be IL enacted By The General Assem-
6iy of Virginia, That the right to en-
force and collect all taxes due the State
Of Virginia, and taxes due any corpora
tion OF county in Virginia, shall exist
for ten years after the same became
due, but not after.
9. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Mr.. Stubs will offer an amendment
to reduce the time from ten to five
years.
THE SCHOOL LAW.
A number of bills were advanced on |
the calendar, when Mr.. Diggs's bill to
amend and re-enact chapter 1872 Of Acts
Of extra session Of 1884, approved No
yember IL, 1884, in regard to securing |
to taxpayers In cities and towns the
right Of public-school education for
their children, with the substitute pro-
posed by the committee, was reached.
The main point Of difference was that
Mr.. Diggs's bill provided, that it shall
be lawful for any person who is tax
payer and citizen Of Virginia, owning
real estate to the assessed value Of
81 500 in any city, town, or county
school district, TO send his children to
any public free school in such city, |
town, or county school district, subject
to the laws regulating public free
schools therein, as though said tax
payer resided in such city, town,
or county school district, while the
substitute provided that it shall
be lawful for any person, who is
a taxpayer and citizen of Vir-
ginia, in any town, city, county. or
school district Of the Commonwealth,
and who is not resident Of the same
town, city, county, or school district,
to send his children TO any public free
school in said town, city, county, and
school district. subject to the laws regu-
lsting public free schools in said city,
town, county, or school district