Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-13

Otner PUBIC lnntbutiOns Vi tnc Dtdtc
[The bin forbids any contract in relation
to these matters being made for longel
period than two years.
BY Mr.. Jones: 10 amend the Law
prescribing who may not practice law il
certain courts.
BY Mr.. Daineerfeld TO amend The
act appointing b. p. Green and John A.
Parker agents TO prosecute to settlement
certain claims Of the State OF Virgins
against the United States.
BY Mr.. Dupuy To provide q specia
game law for Prince Edward county.
QUARANTINE STATION.
The House cOncurred in the Senate
joint resolution instructing the Senators
and requesting the Representatives OF
Virginia in the Congress of the United
States to secure an appropriation for the
equipment OF national quarantine at OF
near Cape Charles.
RICHMOND POLICE JUSTICE.
Mr.. John A. Curtis. Of Richmond, Of
fered a bill TO amend the present charter
of the city of Richmond in regard to
the Police Justice. 1t provides that he
shall be elected by the Legislature and
serve for six years, instead of by the
City Council for two years, as at present.
Referred to the Committee for Courts
OF Justice.
GOING TO LEXINGTON.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, intro
duced joint resolution appointing a
committee of five-two from the Senate
Committee on Public Instruction and
three from the House Committee on
Schools and CoIleges--to visit the Vir-
GINA Military Institute and to investi-
gate and ascertain the facts, and report
upon oil matters in reference to the man
agement, condition, and needs OF the in
stitution, and TO make such recon-
mendations as they may deem proper.
Referred.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Abingdon Street
Railway Company.
TO incorporate the Farmers indie
pendent aud Benevolent Society OF
Southampton county.
To allow George Il. Daily and Laban
J. Belote TO erect wharf on Nanse-
mond creek, in northampton county.
TO incorporate the Christian Multi
tude of Norfolk county.
To incorporate the Berkley and Curri-
tuck Turnpike Company.
To incorporate the Great Southern
Railway Company.
To incorporate the Galiean Fisher.
men Relief Association of the Common
wealth of Virginia.
70 authorize the County School Board
of Richmond county to appropriate SlUO
Of the county school fund to the cree
ton of school-house in otonewall school
district of said county.
To amend the act FOR the better pro-
lection OF game in Henry county.
To authorize the County School Board
of Northumberland county to use por
ton OF the county school fund for the
erection OF school-houses in Loltsburg
school district
To amend the law for making and re-
pairing division fences between cotermi-
nous landowners in the counties of Ale
ghany. Bath, Botetonrt, Highland,
Rockbridge, Loudoun. Frederick, Nell
son, Clarke, Pittsylyania, Carroll, Craig,
Rockingham, and Scott.
To enable the Board Of Supervisors of
Roanoke county to borrow money for
the purpose of charging the clerks Of
fee OF said county and for other pur
poses.
10 provide for the payment of the ex-
penses Of the Circuit Court for Frede-
rick county.
TURNPIKFS.
The substitute offered 10y Mr.. Card
well for the bill in relation to turnpike
companies, introduced by MIR. Waddill,
came up on it, engrOssment.
Mr.. Cardweil (Mr. Ryan in the chair
spoke at length in favor of the measure
he proposed.
Mr.. Waddill, OF HeDrico, favored the
original bill. lie claimed that he was
more familiar with the subject than the
gentleman from Hanover, and though
the bills were similar yet the substitute
contained certain Objectionable pro-
NlSlOUs. III ltlt Nbuiac Oi MS ItlluIhS nc
referred to Mr. Cardwell not only as
lawyer, but politician, and said that he
supposed the member from Hanover had
no interest in the subject of turnpikes !;
that he had not consulted him on the
subject.
Mr.. Cardwell in reply said he had not
been to the member from Henrico for
advice, and did not have the slightest
idea Of ever doing so as long as his poll
ties were as they now are. "And he
said / am IA politician. Why" turning
toward the member from Henrico, a.
suspect you upon every move you ere
concerned in, because your political GU
pidity will lead you to turn it to your
advantage if you cam" He then went
on to discuss the merits of the bill.
Mr. Roberts, of Washington county,
offered a pcriecting amendment, which
was adopted.
Mr.. WaddilI moved to pass 10y. Lost.
He also moved to recommit. Lost.
The bill was then ordered to its en-
grossment.
Adjourned at 2:30 p. NJ.