Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-07
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
VISIT or THE HON. JOHN S. BARBOUR TO
TIE SENATE CHAMBBa.
Tho Medical. Examiners Bill Ordered to
Engrossmcnt in the Houss-Pay Of
School Toachers-Sew Business, SO.

Tho Medical.Exnminers Bill Ordered TO
Engrossment in the Houss-Pay Of
School Toachers-Sew Business, SO.
The Senate was called to order yester-
day at 70 o'clock NJ. by Lieutenant Gov
ernor John L. Massey. There was no
prayer. The attendance was quite large
for Monday.
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
To Incorporate the Newport News
Cemetery Company to incorporate the
Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company
of Alexandra to incorporate the Nir-
GINA and North Carolina Construction
Company, with amendments to define
the grand divisions of the State with
Mr.. Wickham's substitute JOINT resolu
ton requesting our representatives in.
Congress to secure the passage Of
an act assigning to the United
States Department OF Agriculture
the control of portion of the
Arlington estate for the establishment
OF an agricultural experiment station A;
to amend section is of chapter lS1 of
the Code Of 1879, in relation to rape,
with a substitute /; to make valid the acts
of the extra session Of 1887 and Of the
regular session OF i887-'SS wherever
the same may conflict with the proyl-
sions of the Code TO amend the charter
of the city OF Richmond by adding addi-
tional sections TO chapter i, concerning
city officers so as TO provide for the APP
pointment OF board OF public interests !;
to amend section % of the charter Of
Richmond, in relation to encroechment
on streets.
BiLIS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. Jones For the rclicf OF Jacob
Fisher and Robert i. Stewart
By Mr.. Harrison: To amend and re-
enact an act in relation to working The
reads. repairing the bridges, and open
ing new roads in the counties Of Ircd-
erick, Clarke, Warren, and Augusta.
BY Mr. CornHt: Requiring the Audi
tor of Public Accounts to furnish the
county court clerks with printed copies
of the appropriation bills made by the
General Assembly oil last session.
BY Mr.. Gee 10y request: To amend
and re-enact an act to incorporate the
Surry and Smitlfcld Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr.. Koinor 70 amend The ch7rter
of the Sherwood Female Seminary, at
Stanton, Va.
by Mr.. Koiner: TO further protect
the raising of sheep by reducing the
number Of their enemies.
BY Mr.. Loyenstein: TO amend the act
relating to pilots and plotting Of vessels
and to enact q law to govern and regulate
pilots aud pilotage in the waters Of Nir-
ginia. This is the same bill that has
been presented in the House and recon-
mended by the Chamber of Commerce Of
tins city
BY Mr.. Rhea: To amend and re-enact
the section of the St0te Code in regard
10 criminal proceedings against convicts.
providing that all criminal proceedings
against convicts in the pcnltentlary shall
he in the Circuit Court Of Richmond ;
provided that where convicts are en-
ployed upon any work of public or pri-
waite improvement i'll any county IN the
State the criminal proceedings shall toe
in the County Court Of the county in
which the convict IS employed.
BY Mr.. Barnes: TO authorize the
Board o. Supervisors of Isle OF Wight
county to increase the salary of the
County Court Judge for said county.
BY Gr. Harrison 70 incorporate the
Niduetown and Capon Springs Turn
pike Company.
BY Mr.. --- A petition from a
number Of Good Templars and others,
residents of the National Soldiers Home,
Hampton, Va. to grant all ex-soldiers
and sailors who are now or may become
residents Of the home the right to vote
upon being duly qualified in accordance
with the election laws Of the state.
BY Mr.. staples: TO incorporate the
Old Dominion Boom and Log Com
pany.
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
Mr.. Gordon presented a bill. which
was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Mining, and Manufacture, to
create a board of agriculture OF Nir-
GINA. with power to locate and control
an experimental station under the act of
Congress approved March ,, 1887. This
board Is to be appointed in the same
manner and its duties are the same as
provided in the House bill. The only
difference is that this board is authorized
to select a site for an experimental sta
ton, but no appropriation is made.
wARwICK's COURTHOUSE.
Mr.. Hurt called up ont Of its order
Senate Bill 2S3, to allow the qualified
voters of Warwick county to vote on the
question of removing the courthouse of
said county. He did this that the pill
over which a hard fight is being made
might be made the special order for
Thursday at o'clock. This was agreed
to.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. vii
Hams, of Bland, for three days; Mr..
Acker, OF Rockingham, for three days,
and the Ellis-H Houston committee for an
indefinite time.
MILLER SCHOOL FUND.
Mr.. HUBBARD introduced a preamble
and resolution, which was adopted,
directing the Committee on Finance to
inquire INTO the eXpediency of designa-
ting an Albemarle bank or banks for the
deposit of the Miller School fund and
report by bill or otherwise. This is the
fund bequeathed by the late Samuel
Miller, the interest on which was de-
signed TO be spent in Albemarle coun-
ty 10 support OF the manual school bear
ing the name OF It's donor.
OFFICIAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following,
which lies over one day:
RcSOiUed (the House of Delegates
concuringl, That the Auditor Of Public
Accounts be requested TO respond TO the
Senate resolution passed on January &,
1888. by the 18th of February, 1883, in
relation to the officials or those who have
been indebted to the Commonwealth,
and he is authorized to employ such adj
ditional clerical force as may be neces-
sary.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr.. Rhea's bill to submit to the quail
fed voters OF the State at the presiden-