Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11
YESTERDAYS WORK.
the IsTB SECTION DEFEATED.


which was adopted, substituting Mr. E..
+. Meredith as a member Of the Com
mittee on County. City and Town Or
ganizaiiOns 10 the place of W. A.
Brown, detained from his seat on ac-
count Of sickness.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
by Mr.. Ellyson A bill to incor-
pora,e the Henderson. Roanoke and
Virginia Railroad Company. This
road will run from Clarksville, in Neck
lenburg county, or some point on the
Richmond and Danyille railroad in NIr-
ginia, TO some point on the North Caro-
lima limo. The corporators named in
the bill are George p. Tarry, Charles
u. Hill, Charles Watkins, Thomas c.
Williams, w. II. T. Burgwyn, James
III. Lassiter, George Il. Harris, W. L.
Parker, ID. Y. Cooper, and K. +. Young J
by same A bill TO incorporate the
Virginia Land-Title Guarantee Com
paDy, with John Hunter. Jr., S. S. p.
Patteson, James G. Lamb, w. X.
Bowie, Camm Patteson. George b.
MeAdams, and George c. Jefferson as
cOIpoTstoTs.
by same A bill to amend and re-
enact an act in force February 2l, 1882,
entitled an act to incorporate the Vir-
ginia and Carolina Railroad Company.
JUDGE CHARLES J.. LATHAM.
On motion Of Mr.. Rhea the resolu.
tion presented by himself providing for
the appointment Of committee 20 ex-
anime into the conduct Of Judge Charles
Z. Latham, Of Lynchburg, while hold
ing term Of the Hastings Court Of
Richmond. was taken up.
The question REQUIRED on the motion
to reconsider the Fote by which the
resolution was defeated. The vote was
IecOnsidered.
Mr.. Rhea then presented the memo.
rial Of Colonel Frank G. Ruilin, pre-.
fcrIiug the charges Of gross incom-
potency and injustice against Judge La
than in conducting the trial of coupon
cases.
Mr.. Rhea also offered a resolution as
a substitute for the original one, basing
the charges on the memorial Of Colonel
Kufin.
After considerable discussion of the
subject, in which Mr.. DiGgs ably de-
Tended Judge Latham, the memorial
and resolution were passed by and or
dered to be printed.
EVENING SESSIONS.
Mr.. Stubbs offered a resolution.
which after brief discussion was
adopted, providing that on and after
to-day the Senate shall meet at IL
o'clock NJ. and take a recess at 2:3O
p. NJ, to meet again at : p. NJ. and
adjourn at will.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
To incorporate the Surry, Sussex and
Southampton railway.
Kendall NOTE BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. Wickham. the bill
to provide for the payment of judg-
ment recovered by the Kendall Bank
Note Company Of New York against
the Board Of SinkiDg-Fund Commits
sioners of Virginia was taken up and
made the special order for Friday at |
O'Clock.
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
When the bill, ordered to its engross-
ment on Tuesday, providing for the re-
arrangement Of the Judicial circuits Of
the State came up, Mr.. Stubs made an
unsuccessful attempt to have the bill
Iecommitted, and it was passed.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mr.. Jones presented resolution,
which was adopted, providing that the
remainder of the day he spent in the
consideration of bills on their second
reading. The first bill reached under
this rule was the one which was under
consideration at adjournment Tuesday
TO regulate the practice Of dentistry.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Wick
ham reducing the price to be paid by
applicants for examination by the board
TO be created under this bill from $50
to sI0 was adopted. Other important
amendments were agreed to and the
bill as amended was ordered to its en-
grossment. The President stated that
tomorrow to-day he would have the
roll called and allow each senator to
take up local bill. A number of bills
were advanced on the calendar.
Adjourned at 3:05 Z. NJ.
House OF Delegates.
The House was called TO order at | |
A. M.-Speaker Stuart in the chair. No
prayer.
INTRODUCED AND REF ERRED.
By Mr.. Mauck Bill to amend the
law in regard to the assessments and
taxes on property, persons, and In
come, and imposing taxes thereon for
the support Of the government and
public free schools, and to pay the in
terest en- the public debt, and to pro-
vide FIR the mode of applying for
licenses to transact any business IN
this State, and prescribing the amount
to be paid as a condition precedent To
the right to transact such business.
BY Mr.. Munford Bill to authorize
W. c. Claiborne TO erect tOll-bridge
across Dan river at Claiborne's ferry.
BY Mr.. Buchanan Bill to authorize
the counties Of Washington and Russell
TO take stock in the Washington and
Russell Turnpike Company, to contract
for convict labor to macadamze the
railroad, ard to erect telephone lines in
said counties.
BY Mr.. Eastwood Bill to amend the
Code in relation to proving contents of
lost records. This bill provides mode
of serving notice upon parties who may
he affected by the lost record, or by
proof Of its contents, by causing per-
Sonal notice to be served on said parties
so interested, or by publishing notice
once a week for two successive weeks
in any newspaper published in the State
which shall have the same effect as an
order adjudication in a suit in chancery
or at common law.
FREE BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC FREE
SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Wsddill moved that the House
bill providing for free books for the
children Of the free schools be taken up.
Several members murmured obiec-