Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16

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Bv Mr.. Waddill To incorporate The
Building Association of American Lodge
No. 1883, Grand United Order OF Odd
Fellows, OF Richmond city.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
To incorporate the Danville and Great
Western Railroad Company.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
For the relief OF William NJ. Dooley,
OF Campbell county.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Dupuy called up the engrossed
House bill "to provide for the purchase
of certain property, an additional i'm
provement for the State Female Normal
School, and to make an appropriation
therefor"
This bill appropriates $4,000 to buy
lot adjoining the school and to pur-
chase certain furniture.
Ii was extensively discussed by Mr..
Anderson of Rockbridge, Ryan OF Lou
DOM, DaingerfeId OF Essex, and Mr..
Mayo OF Westmoreland.
Mr.. Hay moved TO recommit the bill.
Lost.
The bill was then passed.
A motion to reconsider was lost
LovE-oyERBY.
The contested-election case of Love
rs. overly came mp as a special order.
Mr.. Catlett hoped the case would be
passed by, aud that the minority report
be printed. There was testimony in this
report which it was necessary for the
members to read before they could vote
intelligently.
MIR. Martin did not favor postpone
ment. The matter had stood long
enough.
Mr.. Treat said the minority testimony
in the report had not been deemed sut-
ficiently material to print
Mr.. Catlett answered that the House
should be the Judge of the merits of tes-
timony.
Mr.. EchoIs also thought the case should
be passed by until the testimony could
be printed.
MIR. Mayo opposed such action be.
cause, he declared, "the whole thing is
unlawful" Never before had he heard
of a committee of its own motion to 90
ont into the highways and by-ways aud
take additional testimony and this tcs-
timony he regarded as "rot" it was
unworthy of the name of testimony.
The House refused to pass by and
print-ayes, 40; noes. II.
On motion of Mr.. Figgat it was de
cided to rend the testimony Of the mi
nority report.
As the Clerk began reading Mr.. Pol
lard moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the House refused to pass by and
print. He saw no use in wasting four or
five hours in hearing the report read.
He Welded to the views of the House,
and thought the quickest way would be
to print.
Mr.. Wa1dill objected. Tne report
could be read in half an hour.
The House agreed to pass by and
print the minority report.
TIL FOX lAlt
Mr.. Waddill moved to set the McClin-
tic case for one week hence. Agreed to-
On motion of Mr.. Mayo the case Of
Kilgro u.s. Leggett was postponed until
Friday the ODD.
COMMERCE BILL.
When the State commerce bill was
reached a question arose as TO what was
the pending question. The Clerk stated
that it was on the engrossment OF the
bill.
Mr. Figgat insisted that the ayes and
noes had been demanded thereon that
the question had been put cira UOce and
by division, and further that the ayes
and noes had been asked for by Mr.. Mar
tin when a motion to adjourn prevailed.
Here arose a lengthy technical debate,
during which the House was in great
tumult, and the reading of the Journal
was resolved upon. To do this various
parliamentary motions we've necessary /;
the Clerk had to send to the printer for
the Journal, and finally it was read, and
the House determined that the Journal
was correct. Then Mr.. Pollard entered
the field and made a motion to recon
slider. contending that it should
be amended and that the Chair (NIr.
Hay) should this day, when the bill was
reached, have put the question "Shall
the pending question be now put-the
ayes and noes are demanded is the call
/?
The Clerk stated that the entry on the
Journal was made in accordance with a
rule which allows the Chair (Mr. Echols
was in the chair at that time) to super
wise the same before it is read, and that
the view OF the Chair was that the de-
mand for the pending question fell
The motion TO reconsider was defeated.
While the House was considering
motion made by Mr.. Echols to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment of
Mr.. Anderson was agreed to the recess
hour arrived.
The amendment which Mr.. Echols
wishes to reconsider is that which forbids
free passes.
During the days discussion it appear
ed that never since Mr.. John Bell Bigger
has been Clerk has there any occasion
been found to correct his journal.
1t is always found correct, full, and
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Echols called the House to order
at 4:0j.
On motion of Mr.. Pedigo the further
of the railroad bill was
postponed until II o'clock to-day.
LABOR-BUREAU BILL.
The labor-bureau bill was also con-
tinued until to-day at the same hour on
motion of Mr.. Mayo.
RoLL-CALL-OYSTER-D
The roll was then called for the con-
of private and local bills
Mr.. Mayo's name was by general con-
sent called first, ne having to leave the
city, and he asked that House Bill. No.
29i, amending the law for the preserva-
Ilon of oysters, and to obtain revenue
Tor the privilege OF taking them from the
waters OF the Commonwealth, be taken
up.
The amendment would virtually be
open the waters Of Chesapeake
hay To the dredging of oysters