Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-28
GOVERNORS VETO
RE OBJECTS TO THE BILL FOB TIE RE-
LIEF or O0uP0s- TEpDERERs
Letter from tho Revisers OF the Coie-An
0vercharged Observation-Disclosures
Bill Recommitted-Bill Passed.

The Senate was called to order yes
terday at II o'clock NJ. by President
pro TEN. John l.. Hurt. Prayer by Rev.
DR.. s. s. Lambeth, of the Broad-Street
Methodist church.
The Senate concurred in House Joint
resolution providing for the appointment
of n Joint committee to visit tue Virginia
Military Institute and investigate its
management, &c.
The communication from the Libra
rian giving list and the names of the
books taken out of the Library during
the year 1887 was laid on the table and
not printed.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill to authorize the Board OF
Visitors of the University to commute
gifts, deviscs, and bequests to said uni
vcrsity, taking effect in future, and to
settle questions arising in relation thereto
by arbitration or suit; To amend section
/, chapter 30. extra session 1884, and
section !, chapter 81 approved March,
1886, in relation 10 records in the clerk s
Office OF Rockingham county adversely !;
10 authorize and empower the Iunls
Lumber Company, OF Baltimore, to
hold land in the State of Virginia; to
exempt undertakers from jury service.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To protect persons lnsunng property
against loss by fire or other casualties (;
to provide for the working and keeping
in order the county roads and repair of
the bridges within Sleepy Hole magis-
terial district, in the county of Nanse-
mond amending the. law to provide for
the working of the public roads in
Prince Edward county, approved January
90, 1886: to secure protection 10 the Gene
terry and property of the New Erection
Memorial Association in the county of
Rockingham to incorporate the Isle of
Wight and Nansemond Lumber and
Transportation Company 10 incorporate
the Game Point Association to change
the name Of the Virginia Broom and
Log Company TO "Churchport Improve
ment Company, end TO amend sections
/, 2, 3, and 8 Of its charter with
amendment to incorporate the Big
Stone Gap Steel and Iron Com
panv to authorize the Board Of
supervisors OF NaDsemond county to
increase the salary of the County Court
Judge for said county; to amend and
consolidate into one act the laws relating
to the public printing and binding, and
defining the duties Of the superintendent
OF Public Printing, and to repeal chapter
377 of the Acts OF special session OF 1887
adversely ; TO pcoyide for new regis
tration of voters in the county of Alex
andria; to provide for a new registration
Of voters for the city OF Alexandria.
NATIONAL CLAIMS.
On motion of Mr.. STUDIOS,
Resolccd, That the Secretary of the
Commonwealth furnish to the Senate
copies of all contracts that have been
made with any person or persons as
agent or agents for the purpose of col
lecting claims due from the United
States TO Virginia.
BILLS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. Folkes: Allowing Charles
p. lathram, Judge of the Corporation
Court Of the city Of Lynchburg, COM
pensaton for holding term of the
Hastings Court of the city of Richmond
pending the disability of Judge Atkins.
BY Mr.. Nance To authorize the
qualified voters of Warwick county to
vote upon the qestion Of the removal of
the court house of the said county.
BY Mr.. Berry TO define the grand
divisions of the State.
By Mr.. Stubs: For the relief of tax
payers of Mathews county.
Bv Mr.. EllysOn To enlarge the
powers of the Richmond City Railway
Company.
rThe object Of this bill is to grant au-
thority to the Richmond City Railway
Company TO extend its line in the county
of Henrico, and confers upon the COM
pany power to issue additional stock.
BY Mr.. Gee (by request: To incor-
porate the lakewood Cemetery Company
in the county of Surry.
Newport News, Hampton and Old Point
Comfort Telephone Company.
BY Mr.. Edmunds: For the relief of
Fleming Anderson q blind ex-Confed-
crate soldier of Halifax county.
INSANE CRIMINALS.
BY Mr.. Jones To provide a mode
by which the sanity of persons charged
with crime NAV be tried, and to require
that any such person found to be
insane shall be confined in one
of the hospitals for the insane.
The main features of the bill are Q)
That when in any court person
charged with crime is alleged to be in
sane, the court shall empanel a jury to
try the question Of sanity. II he be found
to he insane the court shall commit him
TO Jail or send him to one of the hospitals
for the insane. If found TO be sane the
trial in chief shall proceed. The jury
are sworn 10 ascertain whether the ac-
cused was insane at the time Of the COM
mission of the offence, or became insane
subsequently, and the order Of the court
shows the fact, and in case the insanity
occurred subsequent to the offence he
NAV thereafter be returned from the asy-
lum for trial if his sanity be restored.
(2) 1t is also provided that when a per-
son convicted of an offence becomes in
sane after conviction the court may en-
panel jury TO try the question, and if
found 10 be insane commit him to Jail or
an asylum. (3) When a person indicted
for murder or manslaughter is acquitted
by the jury by reason of insanity the
court shall order such person to be com
mitted to one of the asylums during his
natural life; but any person committed
under this section may be discharged by
the Governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the superintendent and assistant
physician and board of directors when
he is satisfied that sucn person may be
discharged without danger to others.
Thirty days notice Of any application for
discharge shall be given to the Com
monwealth's attorney of that city or
county in which such insane person was
tried and that officer shall resist the
application if he deems it proper to do
so.
CONVEYANCE or LUNArICs.
Mr.. Read presented bill to provide
the manner of conveying convicts and
insane persons TO the penitentlary and
the several asylums, and to provide for
the transportation thereof. This bill
proposes to require the superintendent