Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-05

cution OF II. X. Puryear; to relieve
the Baltimore, Cincinnati and West
ern Railway Company from any
forfeiture which may have accrued from
failure 10 commence and complete its
road within the time limited in its act of
incorporation, and TO renew the charter
of said company; TO incorporate the
Danville and Great Western Railroad
Company, with an amendment to
amend the act prescribing fence law
for Newport News election precinct in
the county Of Warwick TO amend an act
appropriating the proceeds of the glebe
lands and other property belonging to
the parishes of Abingdon, Ware, and
Persewerth, in the county of Gloucester,
and for other purposes for the preser-
vetion OF certain useful animals and
fowls. and to prevent unlawful hunting
in the county of Rockingham.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Simpson: to amend the law
providing for working the public roads Of
Fairfax county.
BY Mr.. Starke To refund TO the lega-
tees and devisees of j. W. Whitehurst,
deceased, collateral-inheritance taxes paid
by them.
By Mr.. Huffman To incorporate the
Roanoke Savings Bank.
BY Mr.. Moore, of Iazewell To incor-
porate the Liberty Hill High School.
BY Mr.. Webb: To require judges to
commit to writing instructions to juries.
PMoTAGE BILL.
Mr.. Buford introduced a bill "to
amend and re-enact sections ~ and II of
an act entitled an act to repeal chapter
81 Of the Code OF 1873, and oil acts and
parts of acts in relation to the pilots and
plotting of vessels, and to enact law TO
govern and regulate pilots and plotting
of vessels in the waters of the State Of
Virginia, approved April q, 1882"
This is the bill recommended by the
Chamber of Commerce Of Richmond at
its last meeting, and was introduced at
their request. 1t proposes to make the
employment of pilots on vessels in James
river optional, instead of compulsory as
at present.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Banks, Currency, and Commerce.
CoNTEsTED-ELECTIoN CASES.
The contested-election cases of Kilgro
u.s. Leggett and Love Us. OVERLY were
passed by and Mr.. A. NJ. McClintic's case
was set for consideration on Thursday
next.
POCND-NETs.
Under suspension OF the rules call
ing up House bills on the second reading
the bill to amend the act entitled an act
to prohibit the use of pound-net and
purse.nets in the James and Chicka-
hominy rivers below tidewater came up.
Mr.. Waddill moved to amend so as to
except the waters between the dry-dock
in Newport News and Warwick creek, in
Warwick county, from the provisions of
the bill.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill ordered to its engrossment.
REGISTRATION.
House bill to provide for a new regis
tration in the city of Stanton on the
1st day of May came up.
Mr.. Echols, patron Of the bill, rose
to favor its passage.
Mr.. Elan thought such a measure I'M
necessary.
Mr.. Waddill wanted to know why the
general law would not apply to this.
Mr.. Echols said the books were in a
fearful condition, mutilated and torn.
The attempt to convey the impression by
the gentleman from Louisa that the bill
had some political significance and was
intended to benefit the Democrats in the
May election was utterly untrue. The
gentleman was misinformed. The gen
tleman from Louisa was as much mis-.
taken IN this matter as he often is in
others.
Mr.. Elan. in reply, said he did not in
tend to say the gentleman from Augusta
was bringing politics into the matter, but
the bill might have a political design
without the member knowing it.
Mr.. Waddill moved to amend by
changing the time for the registration
from May to June.
The amendment was lost-ayes %,
noes 3S-and subsequently reconsider
ed, accepted by Mr.. Echols, and adopt
ed. The bill then had its third reading.
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
Further action on the bill was pre-
vented by the arrival of the time for the
special order-the bill to regulate the
practice Of medicine and surgery in the
State. On motion OF Mr.. Figgat it was
made the special order for Monday at l
o'clock.
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
Mr.. Figgat moved to take up the bill
which he had introduced and was on
the calendar, providing for the accept
ance by the State of the act of Congress
which made the appropriation for ex-
perimental stations and authorizing the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Blacksburg to locate branch
stations in the four sections of the State,
be taken up on its engrossment.
Without discussion the bill was ordered
to It's engrossment and third reading.
The bill is as follows:
|. Be IL enacted By the General A.
sembig of Virginie. That the State OF
Virginia hereby assents 10 the grants of
money made by and in accordance with
the act of Congress approved March 2,
1887, and accepts the same, subject to
the conditions and provisions Of said act.
9. The Board of Visitors of the Vir-
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Blacksburg, at which an agricul-
tural experiment station has already
been established, is authorized and en-
powered to establish IN connection with
said station four branch stations, one in
each of the four grand divisions OF the
State, the location of said branch sta
tons to be made upon the recommends
ton OF the State Board of Agriculture.
3. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
New Laws.
The Governor has approved the follow
ing bills:
TO authorize the Board OF Supervisors
Of Charlotte county to issue bonds for
the purchase of farm for the reception
Of the poor of said county.
To amend and re-enact an act to incor-
porate the Madison Courthouse and
Orange Railroad Company, approved
February /, 1886.
To authorize the Radford Land and
improvement Company to erect a dam
across New river.
To amend and re-enact section 3 OF an