Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-04
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS IN REGARD TO
TIRE DfBr.
Virginia aud North Carolina Railroad
Afternoon Sessions in the House
New Business Proposed.

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day at ~ O'Clock NJ. by Lieutenant.
Governor John z. Massey. No prayer.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To incorporate the Oakwood Hebrew
Cemetery Association to secure protec-
ton to the cemetery and property of the
New Erection Memorial Association in
the county Of Rockingham, Va, with
amendments.
PREgRSTED AND PLACED on THE CALES-
OAR.
BY Mr.. Blackstone: To prescribe the
time for killing partridges in the county
Of Accomack. THE bill provides that
cartridges shall not be killed between
February LIST and November LIST
BY same: To exempt from taxation
the Sanford Charity School Fund OF the
county of Accomack.
By Mr.. Gillespie: To authorize the
trustees Of the pisgah Methodist Epis.
copal church, South, in the county Of
Tazewell, TO sell and convey their church
property.
By Mr.. Arthur: To authorize the
mayor and Common Council of the
town of Liberty to borrow for said cor
poration a sum of money not exceeding
$40, 600 for the purpose of completing or
making permanent improvement.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. Mcdonald (by request) To
authorize the Board OF Supervisors Of
King George and Stafford counties to in
crease the salary OF the county Judge OF
said counties.
By Mr.. Berry 10y requestJ To pun
ish the destruction in whole or in part Of
certain property 10y theuse Of dynamite,
nitro-glycerine. or other explosive sub
stances.
by Mr.. Blackstone Petitions Of
Peter j. Gillespie and John j.
Gunter TO enact law to prevent the
meadow-lands lying between the main
land OF Accomack county and the islands
which skirt the coast from being taken
up as waste and unappropriated lands.
By Mr.. Berry TO authorize the SUI
pervisors of Amherst county to issue
bonds for the parpose OF retiring out
Standing DOnds
BY Mr.. Nance To provide for the
manner of choosing judges. registrars,
and clerks OF elections for the several
counties and cities of the Common
wealth, and repeal chapter 8, OF Extra
Session Acts of 1884, as amended by an
act approved February 81, 1886, etc.
BY Mr.. Arthur: To amend and re-en-
act section of the act incorporating
the james River and North Carolina
Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Houston (by request: To per
nit the sale of liquor in the county of
Montgomery under certain conditions
and restrictions.
BY Mr.. Williams: For the relief of
William b. Foster, clerk OF the Circuit
Court Of Wythe county.
By Mr.. Lovenstein To refund to
Fannie Z. Harris taxes enormously paid.
ENFORCEMENT UPON STREETS.
Mr. EllysOn introduced bill to amend
and re-enact the twenty-third section OF
the charter of the city of Richmond in
relation to encroachment upon streets.
This bill is introduced at the request
of our city authorities, and is a compro-
mise bill agreed upon by the City Attor-
ney and those who opposed similar
bill introduced at the last session. The
last section provides that the city may
acquire land by an action of electment
or other appropriate proceeding IN law
or equity when it shall appear that the
person encroaching upon the street or
other city property has a prtmaJacte
claim &c the land in dispute.
BIG-sTONE GAP COMPANY.
Mr. Gillespie presented a bill to moor
porate the Big Stone Gap Improvement
Company. with II. A. Ayers, j. VI.
Bailey, William d. Jones, j. +. Bullitt
Jr., NJ. b. Wood, James W. Fox, Charles
T. Ballard, H. w. Bates, II. c. Me-
Dowell, Leroy H. Shields, H. G. Wood,
r. b. Whitridge, Josiah Ryland, Barton
Myers, II. s. Kane, and II. G. Mcdowell
Jr.. as corporators. These are the gen
tlemen who have been in session here
for several days considering the subject
of consolidation OF interests. This is a
copy of the bill introduced in the House
by Mr.. Counts TO incorporate the Inter
ment company, with some changes, one
of which is changing the minimum capt.
tai stock TO $500 900. The bill was
placed on the calendar.
The bill was subsequently called up
and under a suspension OF the rules adj
yanced to It's passage.
Mr.. RDMUNDs TO THE FRONT.
Mr.. Edmunds offered the following,
the reading OF which broke the backbone
of senatorial dignity and caused consid-
cradle merriment
Rcs0ivcd, That after the expiration of
the morning hours the Senate will pro-
coed to the consideration Of Senate bills
on their second reading in their regular
order with the understanding that all
bills which create discussion shall be
passed by, except such as are discussed
by the Senators from Loudoun and
Gloucester.
After the laughter had subsided the Sena-
tor from Gloucester. Mr.. Stubs, arose
and stated that he desired to discuss the
constitutionality OF the resolution and
would send the page 10 the Library with
large list of books bearing on the sub
lect.
Mr.. Edmunds, in order to avoid such
a direful result, withdrew the resolution.
Mr.. Stubs refused to permit it, and
in a neat little speech stated that the
Senator from Halifax was model OF po-
likeness. If he had lived in the days OF
Chesterfield that name would never
have come down to posterity as the
synonym of politeness, but would
have given way to that OF Paul G. Ed
munds. Having taken his opportunity
to relieve himself OF the desire to express
his appreciation Of the suavity of Mr..
Edmunds, he then withdrew his OBJ
jettions, and the resolution was amended
by striking out the last section, and the
resolution WAS adopted.
FARMERS LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Wickham mad read resolutions
from the First Caroline Grange and the
Moss-Neck Farmers Club requesting
the delegate and senator from Caroline
county to support the agricultural and
railroad bills and all other measures re-
commended by the Farmers Assembly
OF Virginia.
Laid on the table and ordered TO be
printed.
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDEHrS.