Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-26
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
PROCEEDINGS orrHE TWO HOUSES YES
1ERDAY
School Questions In the senate-Labor-Bu'
reau Bill in the House-Important
Changes in the Code.


HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.
To authorize attachments to issue in
favor of the Commonwealth in certain
cases adversely to authorize the
Board Of Supervisors Of Halifax county
to issue it's warrant on the Treasurer of
said county in favor of Joseph c.
Walker for the sum Of $50, with inter
est from February 0, 1871.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To authorize the creation of lien
bonds on personal property, aud to pro-
vide for their recordation and enforce
ment adversely; to authorize the crea-
ton of judgment bond, and to provide
for their reeordation and enforcement
adversely 10 amend and re-enact sec
ton IS, chapter 1877, Code OF 1873, in
relation to rape, with an amendment
TO authorize county and city treasurers
in paying jurors, witnesses, and others
to retain taxes due, with an amendment
to Incorporate the Virginia Immigration,
Land, and Improvement Company; to
incorporate the Rising Sons and
Daughters Of Job to amend an act for
the appointment of powder officer for
the harbor of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
approved March 3, 1880; to incorporate
the Bee Publishing Company, OF Dan
ville with an amendment.
PAY OF WITNESSES.
The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts in response to a resolution
of the Senate as to whether witnesses
summoned before grand juries are paid
per diem and mileage. In his letter the
Auditor says Witnesses before grand
juries are entitled to per dieDl and mile
age, and they are now being paid. The
per diem and mileage of such witnesses
certified to this Office during the year
1886 amounted to S367.03, and during the
year 1887 to 1898. n.
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
VOTED WRONG.
Mr.. Twyman arose and said: Mr.. Pre-
sident, l rise to a question of personal
privilege. l notice in the DispatcHs
report OF the vote upon the question of
increasing the tax on peddlers, which
was under consideration yesterday, | am
recorded as having voted Nay. ] de-
sire simply to say that L voted against ali
amendments looking to the reduction of
the amount of the tax mentioned in the
bill was heartily in favor of it land if
the Clerk did not record me improperly
/ voted under a misapprehension, and
now only rise to place myself on record
as being friendly to and an advocate of
the bill.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Gordon To prevent annual
examinations of applicants for license to
teach in the public free schools where
such applicants have once passed exami-
nation.
. By Mr.. Hodges (by requesD To pro-
vide for additional terms Of the Circuit
Court for the city of Norfolk and the
county of Norfolk. and authorizing the
Judge of said court to enter DEGREES in
chancery causes at chambers and for the
payment of the salary of said Judge.
BY Mr. Rhea To change the name of
the Virginia Broom and Log Company to
Clinchfort Improvement Company, and
to amend sections /, 2, 3, and 6 Of its
charter.
By same: To amend an act to legalize
certain subscriptions of the town of
Goodson, Va, to the South Atlantic and
Ohio Railroad Company upon certain
conditions, approved May "a, 1887.
By same: To confer exclusive original
jurisdiction upon county courts of suits
to recover penalties against railroad com
panies for failure to construct cattle
guards.
BY same: To incorporate the Big
Stone Gap Steel and Iron Company.
TThe corporators are s. Lawrence
French, Charles Keveny, of Boston !;
William ID. Jones, of Philadelphia !;
John NJ. Bailey and j. Wilder, of Wash
ington county. The capital stock is to
be not less than $1,000 nor more than
S1O.O00,OO0, divided into shares of the
par value of 800 each. The company
is authorized to purchase, hold, own,
lease, and control IN any manner and to
deal in real and personal property to
Law ont towns and cities and to construct
and operate street railways; to construct,
maintain, and operate pipelines for the
purpose of conducting gas, oil, or other
liquids, and for thepurpose of construct
ing, maintaining, and operating any OF
the above works to operate gas and oil
wells, &c.
By MIR. Moore (by request: To pro-
vide for a new registration of voters for
the city of Alexandria.
By same: Petition of Providence
Lodge, Independent Order of Good
Templars of Fairfax county, requesting
the Legislature not TO make certain eX-
emptions from the operation Of the local
option law.
By same: Bill to provide for new
registration of voters in the county Of
Alexandria.
BY Mr. Jones: Petition of d. G. Steel
and sixty-five other citizens OF Allegheny
county praying that railroads be com
PEELED to fence their lines of road and
pay such damages as arise from fires
caused by trains.
BY MIR. Stubbs To pay teachers in
the public schools of Virginia without
requiring average attendance of pupils.
SCHOOL QUESTIONS.
Mr.. Stubbs introduced the following,
which was, on motion of Mr.. Koiner,
passed by until to-day:
Whereas the strong and growing de-
mand for white male teachers in our
puolic schools is felt i'll Virginia; and
whereas graded schools should be estab-
lished in the various counties of the
State and whereas Virginia has such a
large amount OF money invested in pro
perry used for educational purposes which
should be Of great advantage to the
State; now, TO the aid OF proper le8isla-
ton on subjects material to the pros
perity of our school system, it IS neces-
sary to have the following information ::
now, therefore, be ii
/, RosOiCed, That the Superintendent
of Public Instruction of Virginia be re-
quested to furnish to the Senate the es-
tlmated value Of the lands, buildings,
personal property, bonds. &c., owned by
the University OF Virgins, the Virginia
Military Institute, ana the Virginia ARrl-
cultural and Mechanical College, Blacks
burg, the number OF State students
now at each of these institutions,
the number of State students which
bava attanded each of these instl-