Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-25

Railway Company, with amendments.
To authorize county subscriptions to
the capital stock of the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago Railway Company.
To amend and re-enact the act pro
viding for revision, arrangement, and
consolidation into code of the general
statutes of the Commonwealth in rela-
ton to the compensation of county and
city treasurers.
RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN
Mr.. Twyman introduced q joint reso-
luton providing for the adjournment Of
the Legislature on March 9TH at ! Z. NJ.
NIGHT sEssIONs-AGAIS.
Mr. Rhea introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, providing for the
vacating Of the chair Mt Z. NJ. and the
resumption OF business at p. NJ. the
ey ming session to be devoted to private
bills.
AGRICULTURAL BILL.
House bill to provide for a board of
agriculture of Virginia and making APP
preparation therefor came up on its pas
sage
Mr.. Heaton SAID this was q very i'm
portant measure and one that would
likely lead to much discussion. He de-
sired to have hearing, and suggested
that it would be best to postpone it until
some fixed time.
Mr.. Koiner favored immediate con-
sideration. He thought the bill, with the
amendments proposed by the Finance
Committee, a meritoriOus one.
Mr.. Heaton again took the floor, and
as the representative of one of the
largest agricultural and tax-paying coun-
ties in the State protested against tho
passage of this bill, creating ten officers
for which there Is no constitutional pro-
vision. Have the officers, but strike out
the salaries. and you may have the bill.
The bill was passed by and made the
special order for to-day ct o'clock, and
the bill directed to be printed az pro
posed to be amended.
This bill does not provide for any
salaries only that the expenses of the
board shall be borne by the State. The
only important amendment OF the
Finance Committee is the one providing
that the board shall annually make to
the General Assembly itemized state
ments of the expenditures of the appro-
priations
WARWICK COURTHOUSE.
The hour of ! o'clock having arrived,
Mr.. Ellyson called for the special order,
which was House bill authorizing the
qualified voters of Warwick county TO
vote on the question OF the removal OF
the county courthouse from its present
location to Newport News.
After placing several amendments on
the bill looking to its perfection it was
passed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the general road law of the
State so far as it applies to Northumber-
land county.
Providing for the crossing of one rail
road by another, and for the crossing Of
canals, turnpikes, and county roads, and
the alteration and change of course of
railroads, turnpikes, county roads, water
courses, &c.
THE STATES INTEREST.
The bill to authorize the sale of the
States interest in the Richmond, Frede-
ricksburg and Potomac railroad came up
on its engrossment.
The bill provided that stock should not
be sold at less than par value.
Mr.. Bibb offered an amendment to the
effect that the stock should not be sold
for less than $50 per share, the face
value of which is 800.
Mr.. Wickham opposed placing any
limit upon the price, and deemed it ad-
visable not TO sell it at present, as the
money in all probability would be squan-
dered, but wait until the State bonds
were nearly due.
Mr.. Bib stated that the State had
better take advantage Of the present ex-
cellent condition Of the market. The
money is to be devoted to the redemp-
ton of the Riddleberger bonus, and
there would probably never be better
time than the present. He read a long
letter from Director l.. b. Anderson TO
Hon. +. q. Rufiin, in which he stated
that the Coast-Line syndicate would
probably eventually secure control OF
the road. In this or other contingencies
mentioned the present valuable interests
of the State may be effectually and for
ever compromised. IL there were any
guarantees that the present status would
be preserved he would advise The eten-
ton of the stock, but if it should change
then it would be unfortunate that she
had not sold.
The bill was then ordered to its en-
grossment.
REJECTED.
Alarge number OF bills were indefinitely
postponed or rejected, among the latter
the following:
To amend the coupon crusher.
Amending the law with relation to the
salaries of the officials at the peniten-
tiary.
To amend an act defining the corpo-
rate limits and charter for the city OF
Williamsburg.
To amend the law in relation to the
pay OF sheriffs, &c, in certain criminal
cases.
To incorporate the Richmond, Man.
chester and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany.
SPECIAL ORDER.
On motion OF Mr.. Stubs, the bill pro-
yiding for the protection and indemnity
of officers charged with the duty of prose
cutting for or enforcing penalties and
punishments imposed for the violation
of the revenue laws OF the State was
made the special order for Monday at l
p. NJ.
AGREED TO.
Mr.. Dabney informed the Senate that
the House had adopted the report of the
conference committee with reference to
the House amendments to Senate bill
incorporating the Danville and Great
Western Railroad Company.
The Senate concurred in the report,
and the bill now goes to the Governor.
INSANE CRIMINALS.
MIR. Jones's bill to provide O mode by