Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-25
THE RICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FEBRUARY % 1888

ii RDAH, Il EBRUAH L
which the sanity OF persons charged with
crime may be tried and TO require that
INV person found to be insane shall be
confined in one of the hospitals for the
/ insane came mp on its cngrossment The
question required on the adoption Of the
substitute proposed by the Committee
for Courts Of Justice. The substitute
provides that when a prisoner tried for
murder or llanslaughter is acquitted by
a inry by reason of insanity the verdict
shall state the fact and the court shall
order him to be committed TO one
of the asylums of the State
during his natural life; but any
such prisoner may after the lapse OF ten
wears be discharged from the asylum by
the Governor by and with the advice
and consent of the superintendent and
attending assistant physician and board
of directors, when he is satisfied after a
careful hearing Ct the matter that such
person may be discharged without
danger to others provided that the
superintendent and physician shall
certify to him that such prisoner has not
for five years shown any sign OF insanity
or mental alteration.
Messrs. Jones aud Williams advocated
the bill, and Messrs. Blackstone and
Stubs opposed it.
Mr.. Moore had gained the floor md
was proceeding to address himself to the
subiect when the hour of , o'clock ar
rived and the clair was vacated until .
p. VI.
Evening session.
The chair was resumed at s o'clock
and the consideration of local bills was
proceeded with, each senator being al
lowed to call up one bill. Under this
rule twenty-five bills were ordered to
their engrossment.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To provide for making, changing, and
working roads IN the county OF Rocking
ham.
To incorporate the Falls Church Tele-
phone Company.
To empower the Judge OF the County
Court OF Southampton county to APP
point one or more policemen for the va
rious magisterial districts OF said county.
To amend the charter Of the city OF
Alexandria.
To authorize the Auditor OF Public
Accounts to reissue to j. s. French a
warrant heretofore issued to ". w.
French and returned TO the Auditor.
House substitute for Senate bill autho-
rizing a new registration OF voters in
Loudoun county.
Adjourned at $3.50 o'clock.
House Of Delegates.
The House met at II oclock-Speaker
Cardwell in the chair. No prayer
DISCRIMINATING CONDUCT
The special committee appointed to
| investigate the abuse of free railroad
passes by members of the House sub
mittcd a supplemental report through
| their chairman, Mr.. Starke.
II states that in accordance with the
action of the House in recommittlng
their former report and instructing them
to take further evidence, the committee
had requested Mr.. Parr to appear before
| them and give additional evidence.
Mr.. Parr came before the committee
and stated that he had no additional tes-
timony to offer. The committee there
fore stated that they had no additional
/ testimony to submit.
After stating that they reiterate all
/ that was said in their former report, the
committee submitted the following reso-
luton
Rcsolrcd 6y the House Of Delegates,
That the conduct of L. Parr, the dele
cate from Patrick country, in connec-
| ton with the matter of borrowing and
lending free railroad passes is reprehen-
sible in the extreme, and that this House
places upon record its unqualified con-
| domination thereof.
The resolution, which was recommend
ed by the full committee OF three Demo
Gratis and two Republicans, was agreed to
without dissenting vote.
WANTS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO PAY THE STATE DEBT.
The following Joint resolution, intro
duced by Mr. Pollard, was referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations:
RcsOiUed by the House Of Delegates
the Senate concurring), That a commit
tee of three on the part of the House
and two on the part Of the Senate be APP
pointed, whose duty it shall be to pre-
pare and present to the Congress OF the
United States a memorial setting forth
the grounds on which the United States
Government should assume and pay the
public debt of this Commonwealth.
The committee shall have power to
discharge the duties imposed by this
resolution during the recess of the Gene
raj Assembly, but shall not be entitled to
extra compensation.
THE V. y. ]. REPORTS.
Mr.. A. Moore, Jr., offered a resolution
requesting the superintendent OF Public
Printing to inform the House how many
copies of the report of tho Board OF
Visitors to the Virginia Military Insti-
tute for the year 1887 were printed, and
what disposition has been made Of them.
Mr.. Moore said that the reason he Of
fered this resolution was that he under
stood a large number Of these reports
had been printed for the use of members
of the General Assembly, but that nei
ther he nor several of his friends had been
able to lay their hands on one.
Mr.. Treat replied that the reports had
been sent to the superintendent OF the
institute.
The resolution was agreed to.
EXCUSED.
The following members were eacf
granted a TWO days leave of absence
Mr.. McClintic of Bath, Mr.. Moore o.
| Pulaski. and Mr.. Pollard of King and