Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-31
WORKING ON THE BILLS.
PROGRESS or LEGISLATION.

PROGRESS OF LEGISLATION.
Bill for the Relief or MANNED soldiers
Names or Defsultins rressurers 20 be
Grtn-Ntw Basintsx. &e.. nc.
Lieutenant Governor Massey called
the Senate To order at II o'clock NJ.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. George Cooper.
TELEPHONES.
The House Joint resolution for the
construction Of telephones to the Capt.
to land Governors Mansion, which was
reported from the House Of Delegates,
was, on motion Of Mr.. Lovenstein,
placed on the calendar.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Auditor Of
Public Accounts in response to reso-
luton Of the Senate asking what amount
of money had been realized by the State
and paid into the Treasury under and
by virtue of the sales heretofore made
since the year 1865 of lard delinquent
for taxes in the several counties OF the
Commonwealth. . II gave the amount
paid by each county, the total Of which
was s37, ,6s2.94. Laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.
The following House bills were re-
ported from committees: To sppro.
pirate 10000 to pay the claims al
lowed disabled soldiers and marines
under act approved February %, 1884;
TO amend, &C., an act to provide for
the sale Of lands delinquent for taxes
and county levies, and to repeal Sec
tion l6 Of said act, with amendments.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To confirm the charter Of the Rich
mOnd Exchange for Women's Work;
10 incorporate the Rockbridge Savings
Bank, with amendment for the relief
of George w. Ellis and Robert Ellis,
with the recommendation that it do not
pass; to provide for submitting the
question Of liquor license to the quail
fed voters of the several election dis
tricts of the Courthouse magisterial dis
trict Of Amherst county, with an amend
ment; to provide commutation for disa-
bled soldiers, with a substitute to in
pose a specific license-tax on the sale Of
pistols and cartridges within the limits
Of this State, with an amendment; Pc
tition of WILLIAM II. f. Morecock, with
recommendation that the same be re-
fused.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
A message was received from the
House of Delegates, which informed the
Senate that the House had passed bill
TO amend and re-enact section d Of
chapter - of the Code Of Virginia, in
relation to public health.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellyson the bill
was twice read and placed on the calen-
1ar, and the rules being suspended,
it was forthwith engrossed, read a third
time, and passed.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Jones 4 bill to create a
to ascertain and settle the
true boundary line between the cOun-
lies Of Alleghany, in the State of Vir-
,inia, and Monroe. in the State Of West
Virginia, and to prescribe the duties
md powers thereof.
BY Mr.. WiDgfeld A bill to pre-
scribe the mode of cancellation Of
ponds, coupons, aud other evidences Of
lebt of the State surrendered and
AIKEN in. The bill provides that these
ponds, &C., shall be cancelled by the
rreasui er in the presence Of the Board
# Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund.
The Treasurer shall carefully preserve
hese papers and keep record of
hem.
BY Mr.. EdmundS A bill for the re-
ief OF James w. Chandler, late deputy
rcasurer of Roanoke district, in Hall
AK county.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein A bill to ncor-
,oTate the Consolidated Security and
Investment Company. The corpora
OrS named are }. B. Pace, C.. f. Bel
lin, b. R. Lipscomb, Samuel D. Da-
lies, S. q. Tinsley, 7. F. Minor, and
Preston Belyin. The company shall
nave power TO advance or lend money
IN cotton, tobacco, &C., and to invest in
stocks, securities, &C.
By Mr.. Thurman Resignation Of
D. o. Gwathmey as member of the
Electoral Board of King William
county.
BY same: Petition Of the people of
Bedford for legislation to prevent the
washing of iron ore in the streams Of
hat county.
BY Mr.. Thurman A bill to amend
md re-enact section . Of chapter ljS
IF the Acts Of 1884 extra session.,
With reference to filling vacancies in
electoral boards. The bill provides
hat when vacancy occurs in one of
hese boards the remaining members or
member shall I'LL it, and the person so
hosen shall hold office until the end of
be term for which his predecessor was
ppointed.l
WANTED THREE A QUORUM.
Mr.. Diggs, chairman of the Commit
ee for Courts of Justice, offered reso-
ution which provided that three men,
,ers Of said committee shall constitute
quorum. He said that he did not
wish the number required to constitute
quorum reduced from five to three.
,ut that his committee had only had a
luorum once in two weeks, and in or
Ter to pass on the bills he was CON-
'elled to take this step.
Mr.. Hurt thought this a dangerous
,recedent. lie had rather a committee
hould not consider a bill at all than
With so few members present.
On his motion the resolution was laid
N the table.
IMPORTATION WANTED.
On motion of Mr.. Heaton,
ReSOlred, That the Auditor of Pub
ic Accounts be requested to report to
he Senate
/. A general abstract and statement |
( the annual receipts Of the State gov
together with the sources and |
ubjects from which derived.
.. The amounts required for the ne