Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-21

tional buildings at the Southwestern Luz
matte Asylum.
TO Incorporate the Big-Stone Gap Wa
ter Company.
TO amend the law 50 as to require the
taxation OF vessel property.
TO secure protection to the cemetery
and property OF the New Memorial As
ISOLATION in Rockingham county.
To prevent the annual examination OF
applicants for license to teach In the pub
lie free schools where such applicant has
once passed examination.
Providing for the disbursement OF
money appropriated to educational aud
eleemOsynary institutions.
10 amend section 90l of chapter 80,
Code OF 1887, in relation TO distress and
levy.
10 Incorporate the Hunters Valley
Railroad Company.
TO incorporate the Big-Stone Gap
Water Company.
10 extend thelime for the collection of
tax tickets in the hands OF j. b. Flippen,
late treasurer Of Cumberland county.
To amend the charter of the town OF
Martinsyille, in the county of Henry, and
10 add an independent section thereto.
10 release +. ID. Hill from the delin-
quent taxes enormously assessed against
him on six lots i'll the plan OF Arlington,
in Hcnrico county.
Declaring the James river, the main
track Of the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad, and the boundary lines Of the
farms within certain limits, in the county
of Amherst, lawful fence.
For the rel ef of James A. Tilman, late
treasurer of Powhatan county.
For the relief of J. J. Henr1tzer, late
treasurer Of Russell county, and his SIRE.
ties.
To incorporate the Sun Mutual Aid
Association.
To make Jacksons river, in the county
Of Allegheny, u lawful fence between
certain points.
To provide for n new registration in
the county of Loudoun.
ToauthOrize the trustees OF the Chris
tian church at Chatham 10 borrow money
to complete their church.
STATE SURVEYS.
On motion of Mr.. Heaton,
RcsohCd, That the Committee on the
Library be requested to ascertain and
report whether there are any copies Of
Maury's Physical Survey Of Virginia on
hand, and if so. how many of Parts Nos.
and ,, and the propriety Of making
gratuitous distribution of the same.
CoNVcTs on THE CAPITOL SQUARE.
When Senate Bill No. - TO substitute
free labor for the conyicts came up Mr..
Lovenstein, its patron, explained that
this could he done not only without any
additional expense, but at an actual
saving to the Commonwealth. Convict
labor now costs 81, 700, and the bill APP
propriates only $1,000. The Governor,
Superintendent, and Board Of Directors
of the Penitentiary heartily endorse the
bill.
Mr.. Mcdonald opposed the bill. He
did not know what we would do with
these copvicts if they were not employed
i'll this way.
Mr.. Koiner favored the bill, as did Mr..
Heaton, who wanted the snow kept
cleaned off the walks
Mr.. Ellyson thought the bill should
pass. The constant presence OF these
convicts on our streets and public square
had done more to keep alive the agitation
on this question than any other one
thing. 1t was against public policy to
allow convicts communication with the
outside world, and yet their employment
on the Square and public buildlngsmade
it impossible to prevent this He was
heartily in favor OF the bill, and hoped it
would pass
Mr.. Lloyd was in favor OF the measure
but was opposed to the employment of
convict labor where they would come in
competition with free labor, whether it
was on railroads or anywhere else.
4 vote was then taken and the bill
failed to pass.
Mr. Lovenstein moved to reconsider,
and the vote was passed by.
With full Senate the bill will doubt
less pass.