Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
DISCUSSION ON rHx BOARD or AeRrcuL-
TURE BILL.
Fees Of Doctors in Lunaey casss-Gifts TO
the Observation-Disclosures
monia.

Bethlehem, Order of Galilean Fishermen
was placed on the calendar.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES
To amend sections ], 2, 3, and i8,
chapter 264. of Acts OF ls7s-'79, os amend
cd by CHAPTER 81, Acts of 1885 'S6, to pro-
vide for working and keeping the public
roads in order in Prince Edward county
for working and repairing the public
roads Ia Nottoway county.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To amend section 3, chapter 10, Acts
OF 1S77-'7S, relating to the compensation
of physicians attending prisoners and
lunatics in Jail adversely bill and petit
ton for the relief of Orville Anderson,
Jr, of Grayson county, with an amend
ment; TO relieve the owners OF certain
lands sold to the Commonwealth for the
non-payment Of taxes and levies accrued
prior to 1884 extending the time for the
collection of certain taxes and levies to
j. u. Gillian, treasurer of Chesterfield
county. Va, with an amendment for the
relief of Samuel Sweeney and Elkanah
Sweeney, OF Floyd county to provide
for the report of State funds in certain
cases, with an amendment authorizing
the qualified voters of Warwick county
TO vote upon the question of the re.
moval of the courthouse Of the said
county; TO authorize the Petersburg
Railroad Company to lease its road,
with amendments TO amend an act in
cooperating the Midlothian, Manchester
and Richmond Railway and Mining
Company to incorporate the Bristol
and Danville Railroad Company to in.
corporate the Black Mountain Coal and
Iron Company. with an amendment
TO incorporate the Bessemer Steel and
Iron Company, with amendments.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Read: To provide for work
ing, establishing, and altering roads and
building and repairing bridges in the
county Of Mecklenburg.
By Mr.. Hodges TO incorporate the
Virginia Car-Equipment, Trust, and
Motive-Power Manufacturing Company.
The corporators are all northern men.
By Mr.. Blackstone To prevent the
granting of unappropriated marsh OF
meadow lands on the Eastern Shore.
BY Mr.. Mills: To incorporate the
Hunters Valley Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Mills: Petition for the relief
of McNairy Hobson from certain taxes.
By Mr.. HUBBARD: Petition of McNairy
Hobson for relief from the payment OF
taxes improperly assessed.
PRESENTED AND PUT on CALENDAR.
BY Mr. Stubs: To prescribe the time
for holding the circuit courts in the Ninth
judicial circuit.
BY Mr.. Read: To incorporate the
Mecklenburg ToI-Bridge Company.
BY Mr.. Blackstone To change the
time of holding the courts in the Eighth
judicial circuit.
RECOMMITTED.
The following bills were taken up out
of their order and recOmmitted
House bill to extend the time OF settle
ment of 2. ID. Divers, late treasurer OF
franklin county. with the supervisors of
this county, which had been reported ad-
versely by the Finance Committee. The
representatives from Franklin county
desired TO have a hearing before the com
mittee.
Senate bill to secure protection to the
cemetery and property of the New Free
ton Memorial Association, in the county
of Rockingham, Virginia Mr.. Acker,
the patron of this bill, stated that it was
desired to place certain amendments on
the bill.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To provide for a new registration OF
voters for the city of Alexandra.
TO incorporate the Petersburg Manu-
featuring Company.
To provide for new registration of
voters in the county of Alexandria.
TO incorporate the Hampton and Old
Point Railway Company.
PAYING THE DOCTORS.
House bill TO pay every doctor sum-
moned to testify before commission OF
lunacy the sum of $3.50 per case, not
more than ttCO doctors TO be paid in any
one case, came up on its passage.
The Finance Committee proposed to
amend by striking out 1.-TWO" and in
serting zone" doctor. This provoked q
lengthy debate, and was finally lost by a
vote of Is ayes to 10 noes.
Mr.. Hubbard moved to amend so as to
pay the physicians S. each instead of
$3.50, and MIR. Wickham moved to
amend by making it one dollar each.
Mr. Gordon strenuously opposed this
last amendment, and Mr.. Berry warmly
advocated the payment OF $500; no
more no less.
Both amendments were rejected.
Mr.. Moore moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the committees amend
ment providing for only one physician
was defeated.
Mr.. Gordon opposed the motion on
the ground that the subject had been
fully discussed, and the Senate had voted
with a full understanding of the matter
Mr.. Berry strongly urged recon
sideration, claiming that the report of
the committee, which was unanimous,
was not made without mature considera-
ton.
Mr.. Heaton also favored reconsidera-
ton. He thought there should be but
one physician, and this one ought to be
well acquainted with the patient.
Mr. Moore spoke in support of his
motion, taking much the same line OF
argument followed by Mr.. Heston.
Mr.. Lovenstein called the pending
question, and the motion TO reconsider
prevailed.
Mr.. Heaton then moved TO amend SO
that the fees should be paid ont Of the
county and corporation treasures, and
not out of the State Treasury. Re-
jected.
The original bill was then passed by
vote Of 81 ayes to 5 noes.
DASvILLE AND NORTH CARoDrNA.
A few minutes after 2 o'clock the first
special order, which was set for ] o'clock,
came up. 1t was House bill to incor
porate the Danville and North Carolina
Railroad Company. All objection to the
bill having been withdrawn, it was passed
without discussion.
GIFTS 10 THE UNIVERSITY.
As the second order came up, the
House bill to authorize the Board Of
Visitors of the University to commute
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