Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
DISCUSSION OF THE STATE COMMERCE
BILL IN TIE house OF DELEGATES.
A Blow at FREQ Passes-oifts TO the Uni
versity-Death Of Hon. w. z.
Robertson. Go


Yesterday by President pro tenn. John
L. Hurt No prayer.
The FOLLOWING House bills were re-
ported from committees To incorporate
the Virginia and Pennsylvania Iron end
Coal Company; 70 provide for n new
REGISTRATION in tho city Of Manchester
and the counties Of Chesterfield and
Powha,an: to incorporate the Virginia
Safety Deposit and Trust Company Of
Richmond, with q substitute.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Bv Mr.. Williams: To amend sections
] and 2 OF chapter 32l of Extra Session
Acts. 1887, to prescribe the tine for
holding the courts OF the Second, Six
teenth. and Seventeenth Judicial circuits.
By the same: TO amcni section Of
mn act to incorporate the Wytheyille ron
Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Blackstone TO incorporate
the Mutual livestock Insurance Asso-
citation of AccOmack parish.
BY Mr.. Jones: To make Jackson's
river, in the county Of Allegheny, law
FIJI fence between certain points.
BY Mr.. Ellyson: To amend sections
2l7j and 2i77 Of chapter 40 of the Code
Of 1887, in relation to the lien of ven
doris, mechanics, and others. This ~
the bill uQreed upon by the sub-con-
tractors and others, the gist of which
was published in the Dispatch Of Sat
urday.
BY Mr. Duane: To incorporate the
Sun Mutual Association.
by Mr.. Gillespie TO amend section 3
OF an act to incorporate the Tazowell
Coal and Iron Company, approved April
u, 1887.
BY Mr.. Jones Petition of Thomas
d. Kyle and lorty-hve others, citizens
of Allegheny county, protesting against
the enactment OF any change in the law
to prohibit the running OF deer with
dogs.
by Mr.. Gordon: To allow married
women the benefit OF the homestead
exemption in separate estate.
The bill provides that any married
woman owning separate estate, real or
personal, shall be held and regarded to
he householder or head of a family,
and shall be authorized and permitted,
her husband uniting in the conveyance,
to clam, set apart and designate as
homestead real or personal property, &c.
In case the husband Of such married
woman shall claim the homestead eyemp-
ton and such exemption does not amount
to -, 600. she shall be entitled to claim
the deficiency in the separate estate.
BY Mr.. Blackstone: To amend and
re-euact an act chaltering the town of
Onancock, in the county Of Accomack.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Toamend section s of the act approved
March 3, 1884, to incorporate the Pitts
burgh and Virginia Railroad Company
For the relief OF William b. Foster,
clerk of the Circuit Court Of Wythe
county.
To amend sections ! and 2 of an act
the Council of the town of
Gordonsyile to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of constructing water-works, ap-
proved February Q, 1888.
To relieve John Jones of a fine and
to refund tine same 20 him.
Authorizing o. ID. Lewis to redeem
certain lots in the town Of West Point,
Va, sold for Delinquent taxes.
TO exempt from taxation the Sanford
charity school fund of the county of
Accomack.
To amend the law for working public
roads in Prince Edward county.
To amend section 1919, chapter 20j,
Code Of 1887, in regard to criminal pro-
cecdings against cOnyicts.
To authorize the Register of the Land
Office to have certain plats and surveys
recorded and indexed.
UNIVERSITY GIFTS.
At o'clock Mr. Gordon called for the
oldest special order-House bill TO au-
thorze the Board of Visitors of the
University of Virginia to commute gifts,
deyises to said institution, and TO settle
all matters of dispute by arbitration or
suit When the bill was last under con-
sideration several amendments were
adopted, and Mr.. Blackstone had the
floor in opposition to the bill. He re-
sumed the floor and proceeded to argue
in opposition to the measure, showing
the impracticability of the scheme.
Mr. Staples offered a substitute con-
fining this grant strictly to the bequest
of Mr.. William Austin OF about 1925,
900, which comes to the University at the
death of his daughter.
The substitute was rejected, and the
vote on the passage of the bill resulted
ayes, ! /; noes, %.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the act Incorporating the
Mineral Springs Railroad Company.
70 incorporate the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of Portsmouth.
To incorporate the town of Mount
jackson, in the county Of Shenandoah.
To relieve Mrs. NJ. S. Thrcgmorton, of
Henrico county, Of taxes improperly
paid by her.
70 allow II. 3. Stoner, late treasurer
of Botetourt county. further time TO
make settlement and to return delin
quent and collect tax-tickets.
10 further define and enlarge the du-
ties OF the Commissioner of Agriculture.
For the protection OF farmers against
spurious and worthless fertilizers.
10 incorporate the Tazewell Female
Seminary.
To provide for the reassessment of
lands in Brambleton Ward in the
city Of Norfolk.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Mr.. Stubs called for the second spe-
cial order-the bill to establish normal
school at William and Mary College in
with its collegiate course. He
finally yielded to a motion to pass by I'M
I'll to-day.
The next special order was Mr.. Nc
Donald's Joint resolution authorizing the
Board of Public Works in selling the
States interest in the Chesapeake and
Ohio road 10 make sale by public auc-
ton.
EX-GOVERNOR ROBERTSON.
At quarter-past o'clock the Chair
aid before the Senate the following COM
nunication from the Executive
COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA,
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, February -, 1888.
To the Legislature:
With profound regret have the honor
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