Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-13
RAPID LAW-MAKING.
BILLS PASSED YESTERDAY.

HILLS GdSSEO Do EhOd Z.
Ihs Haiiroad-C ersiissionsrs BO Defeated
YESTERDAY; 1ouea 20 Rscens,dcr-Ncw Besi-
asss tp'rsdaccd- Personal Ss., &c.
The Senate met at II "A. M.--IIon.
John l.. Hurt. President pro tem., in the
chAir. No prayer.
AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
Senate bill to incorporate the Warm
Sprngs'-Nalley Railroad Company,
which was passed by the House with
amendments, was taken up. and the
amendments agreed to.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Heston arose to a personal ex-
PLANTATION, and, addressing the Chair,
saId
Steit stated IN the papers that said
l6cRi option bad been tried ia Leesburg.
ald there was more dissipation under iacal
option than was ever known before, and
,fc uooIle desired 10 abolish H. What
did say was that many years ago the Coun-
~ Court which then had The power 10 40
80, refiiscd TO grant licenses. aud in short
time after try inR the experiment returned
% fno license system for the reasons stated
atOye.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Staples A bill to authorize
the mayor and Council Of the town OF
Martinsvlle TO borrow money and issue
bonds therefor.
By Mr.. Ellyson: Petition Of Sidney
Lodge Of Good Templars asking that the
local-option bill include cities and dis
tilleries under its operation.
BY Mr.. Causey A bill to regulate
the introduction of bills to incorporate
railroad companies, or to amend rail-
road charters already granted, in either
house Of the General Assembly of Vir-
glnia. The bill provides that no such
dill shall be introduced unless accom-.
panied by the receipt Of the Treasurer
Of the Commonwealth for $3.50, and the
same shall be placed to the credit Of
he literary fund. The bill is to take
effect March |, lSsG.l
BY Mr.. Causey (by requesp \ bill
TO provide for reassessment OF lands
IN the county Of Page that have been
injured by freShets since the general
assessment Of 1885.
BY Mr. Edmunds 4 bill to prescribe
a fence law for the district Of Red Bank
and a part Of the district Of Black Wal
nut. in the county of Halifax.
BY Mr.. Gaines A bill to authorize
The District School Board in the county
of LunenbuIg to use district school
iunds for the erection and repairs of
school-houses.
BY Mr.. Edmunds: : 4 bill to allow
he Atlantic and Danyille Railway
Company credit for the amount already
Iaid as a tax on lis mortgage recorded
as to part of the line in the payment of
the tax on a mortgage as to the whole
line.
BY Mr.. Bibb: 4 bill to provide for
new registration in the county Of Stat
ford.
THE HIRING OF CONVGcTS.
Mr.. Staples, from subcommittee Of
the Senate Committee on Public lnstitu-
tons and Education, presented bill
for the working of penitentiary convicts
in the construction of railroads in the
State Of Virginia, and for securing the
hires of the same. The bill provides
that the conyicts may be hired to rail-
roads to be constructed in the State,
giving preference to those roads owned
by home capital and to be constructed
in those counties having the least num-
Der of miles of road or roads not COM
pleted. The hire Of the cOnvicts is to
be paid in money or bonds, as the COM
panies may he able to pay, the bonds
to be secured by first mortgage on road
and assets, with the right of representa-
tion 70 the State for the security Of her
bonds in the management Of the road
70 the value Of the bonds bonds pay
able semi-annually.
INQUIRIES or THE AUDITOR.
Mr. Koiner introduced a resolution
requesting the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to furnish the Senate with
statement Of the accounts, with items,
presented for payment for medical
services rendered at the Jail of Lee
county for the months Of November,
December, and January last past, and
by what Judge the same has been allow
I'd and certified also, statement OF
the accounts presented for payment by
constables from Floyd, for a like pc
Rod, for arrestng, summoning wit
nesses, and guarding prisoners under
charges of lunacy and msdemeanor.
Agreed to.