Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
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| ~ VI tne ManuAl De alScTeu 81 ~ w
read as follows Every senator pre-
sent, when any question is put or vote
taken shall, when required by any other
senator present, vote or be counted as
voting on one side or the other, If not
excused; but no senator shall vote on
question in the event Of which he is
Immediately or personally interested.
LOCAL OPTION, AGAIN.
Mr.. Rhea moved to take up the local.
option bill, which had just then been
passed by. He said that this was an
important subject, and as several gen.
tlemen wished to speak on it he
thought it best that the remainder Of
the session Of the day be spent in its
consideration. Besides, the special
committee on the public debt have been
excused from attendance upon Wednes-
days session of the Senate, and as sew
eral Of them are deeply interested in
this subject, the bill will hardly be
considered on that day, today The
bill was taken up. and Immediately, at
7. NJ, the Senate adjourned.
| House of Delegates.
The House was called to order at ! |
A. M.-Speaker Stuart in the chair. No
prayer.
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Mr.. Darst offered the following:
Rcsolred by The House Of Delegates
(the Senate concurring), That Thomas
J. Pearson and W. n. Surface be, and
they are hereby, elected and appointed
as members Of the County Board OF
school Commissioners for the county Of
| Giles.
Mr.. Loving moved to amend by
adding p. II. Drummond, Of Amherst.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Munford moved to amend by
adding the name of Robert f. Hoskins,
of Brunswick.
Mr.. Pollard thought there were va
cancies in several counties, and he
thought a general resolution should be
adopted covering them all. He there
fore moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to a committee of three with in
structons to ascertain the vacancies in
the several counties and report.
Mr.. Pollard's motion was agreed to,
and the Chair appointed MessrS. Low
ing, Terry, and Franklin.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Darst Bill to release citizens
Of Pulaski county from the operations
Of certain sections of the Acts Of
lSS3-'S4, upon payment Of the county
capitation-tax.
by Mr.. Tavenner Bill for the relief
Of Charles NJ. Conrad, of Winchester
BY Mr.. Crismond Bill for the man.
agement Of the roads Of Spotsylyania
county.
BY Mr.. Terry Bill to authorize the
Board Of Supervisors of Charlotte
county TO allow The jailer Of the said
county compensation for fuel furnished
the jail OF the said county.
BY Mr.. wilkins: To incorporate the
town of Cape Charles, in the county of
Northampton.
BY Mr.. Moss To incorporate the
Southern Nurseries Agency Company.
BY Mr.. Black To establish an ag-
ricultural experimental station at the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Blacksburg.
By Mr. Lawson TO incorporate the
Lynchburg Young Mems Christian AS
sociation.
BY Mr.. Loving: To incorporate the
Lynchburg Perpetual Building and
Loan Company.
BY Mr.. Wescott To impose a tax
on dogs in the county Of AccOmack.
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
The first business Of the morning /
hour was the motion to reconsider the |
vote by which the resolution of Mr.. |
McCandlish asking for an investigation
of the company's affairs was rejected.
Mr.. McCandlish said that the Treasurer
of the State still insisted that the railroad
company had failed to comply with the
provision required by law, and he
therefore hoped the House would re-
consider the vote by which they re-
jected his resolution asking for an in
yestigation Of the affairs Of the COM
pany.
The House refused to reconsider
ayes, %; noes, 81.
DELINQUENT TAXEs.
The next special order was the bill
relative to the annual sale Of lands
returned delinquent for taxes since
1884.
Mr.. Cardwell moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was on
Monday ordered to its engrossment.
Agreed to.
Mr.. CaIdwell then offered an amend
ment, which provides that the pur-
chasers of said lands shall not be al
lowed to commit waste on the lands pur-
chased during the period within which
the said lands may be redeemed and
in cases of lands purchased for the use
of the Commonwealth, under the law
shall be required to pay all taxes and
county leyies, with interest thereon
due at the date Of sale and that would
have accrued up to the date of its re-
demption.
Under a suspension of the rules the
bill had its second reading this day, and
was then passed-ayes, 76; noes, 2.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr..
Childress tor three days.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Iron-Mountain
Company.
To amend the bill in Ielation to sery-
ing processes and notices.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS BILL FL
NALLY DEFEATED.
The next special order, the railroad
commissioners bill, came up on the
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was rejected.
Mr.. Stribling got the floor and claimed
that the time to pass the bill had
come the State demanded it; the pre-
sent insufficient law made it necessary.
He hoped the House would act on it.
Mr.. Cardwell was not in favor of the
bill as it stands. One section Of it
would, in his opinion, tend to impede