The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-28
GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,.
..rr7TyS READY FOR ADO URNHEN7
~ BOTH BRANCHES.

Tic senate to Have Morning and the
u,u-c Afternoon Sessions Large Batch
of rin, Passed sir Thomas Esmonde,
VI T.. visits the Capitol.
The senate met at l2 O'Clock, Senator
uor president pro TEN. in the chair.
During The morning hour Sir Thomas
Uarr, Grattan Esmonde, NJ p, visited
le senate Chamber A resolution was
.mu.d offering him the couriesies OF
Ie f0ar The chair was vacated for five
minutes. and a number of members wei
.mM hat earnest advOcater of the
Home Rule in Ireland.
coxrHAcrs FOR ASYLUM SUPPLIES.
On The chair being resumed a reso-
nn0a was offered that, whereas it is
I..mel cxpedicnt to obyiate any ground
NJ complaint by enforcing as far as
POSSIBLE a strict compliance with the
.s thc board of directors Of each asy-
.m iu this State shall publish in the
same paper in which the advertisement
,ur supplies was published the name or
names 0f ,he firm or firms 10 whom the
contract was awarded and the price at
which each article was contracted for.
The resolution was adopted by re-
corded vote of ayes %, noes none.
EARLY MORNING. SESSIONS.
a resolution was offered 10y Senator
Berry That when the Senate adjourn
to-day ii be to meet hereafter at IL
o'clock i'm The morning.
Adopted
DEATH OF MR CORCORAE.
Senator Gordon offered the following
Resolved by the Senate of Virginia lthc
House of Delegates cOncurring), That
the General Assembly has heard with
most prOfounded regret of the death OF
William w. Corc0rau, who showed
through the course of long and honor
able life that his friendship for this
commonwealth was second only to his
devotion 20 cnarilv and his desire to
elevate and benefit his fellOw-man.
The resolution was unanimously adOp-
ted
THE MEDICAL BILL.
The bin TO amend and re-enact section
4af AID net entitled an act 10 regulate the
practice OF medicine and surgery, ap-
rroud January 3lst 1884, came up as
iUc special order OF the day.
senator Reed Of Mecklcnburg offered
a a-lb-rtuie TO this bill proving that there
.a.I be Board of Medical Examiners,
consisting of five members; three of
whom slall be members of the Medical
Society %. Virginia, two of whom shall
be- appointed by the society, one 10y the
Governor. one 10 be chosen from the
Medical College at Richmond, and one
from tle University of Virginia. This
Board shall examine all applicants for
license 90 practice medicine, and SHAH
grant certificates OF proficiency TO those
Wh0 successfully pass the examinations
The substitute was discussed at length
ly Senators Reed and Heaton, and Sena-
ior Blackstone called the previous ques-
uou
The call was sustained and the substi
tute was adopted. The bill was then
passed by a recorded vote Of ayes Il
uoe. d.
senator Rhea moved 10 reconsider and
Senator Dudley moved 10 pass that mo
ton hy The motion to pass by was lost
all thc senate refused to reconsider the
vote iy which The bill was passed.
BILLS PASSED.
House bin % refund certain taxes to X.
VI kiuley enormously assessed.
~cualr bin in relation TO working roads
aa8 repairing bridges In the counties OF
Warren Clarke. Frederick, and Augusta.
senate bin TO exempt from taxation
tic pipcr- Charity School Fund Of the
county of AccOmac.
senate bin to repeal the charter of the
town of Emp0Tia
House bin 10 incorporate Liberty High
school
House bin giving p. ID. Divers, late
Treasurer of Franklin, and his deputies
fLuhe time 20 collect certain tax tickets.
House bin to give w. b. w. Booking,
late Treasurer of GOOchland, and his
deputies further time to collect taxes.
Az IS adjourned.