Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-11

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levy for and collect certain taxes and
lcvies for which he has accounted to the
State and county; 70 provide for the de-
post Of State funds il certain cases {;
Tor the relief Of Hughes billiard, Jr,
from the payment of a fine to incorpo-
rate the Nelson Manufacturing Compa-
ny.
TO PAY Is MONEY.
Mr.. Koiner, from the Committee on
Finance, reported with the recommen-
dation that 1t do not pass the House bill
so amending the coupon-crusher" as
TO allow persons who have rendered cou-
pons to Withdraw the tender and TO pay
the money to the county or city trea-
surer. lie in the same connection pre-
scented an independent bill carrying out
exactly the same object The Coupon
crusher" having been passed upon by
the United States Supreme Court the
committee thought it safest TO leave it
untouched and reach the desired end by
an INDEPENDENT Till. Tie House bill
was laid on the table and the committees
bill advanced to It's passage and sent to
the House.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Gordon TO amend sections
|, 9, 3, ., 1G, and II Of an net entitled an
act TO provide a new charter for the town
of Charlottesville, approved March %,
1871, &c.
BY Mr.. Staples O5y request For the
relief of the slreties of 9. II. Jugles,
late treasurer OF Henry county.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein : Making m APP
preparation of $l2, 200 for furnishing the
new addition TO the Central Lunatic Asy-
mm, and for the support Of additional
inmates.
BY Mr.. Dalton: TO incorporate the
Elizabeth-River Navigation Company.
BY Mr. Ellyson Appropriating 50, 900
to preserve and care for the graves Of the
Confederate dead at Hollywood Gene
terry, in the city Of Richmond.
by Mr.. Dalton To incorporate the
Norfolk Fuel and Gaslight Company.
BY Mr.. Williams Bill and accom-
panying petition for the relief Of Charles
W. Walker, late treasurer OF Giles coun-
", and his sureties.
BY Mr.. Dalton To incorporate the Owl
Club, No. |, OF the city of Norfolk.
BY same: Bill and accompanying
papers to relieve John Jones OF fine
and to refund the same to him.
BY same: To amend and re-enact
section 3 of the charter of incorpOr-
alton of the Young Mems Christian
Association Of Norfolk and Portsmouth
as granted by tine Corporation Court Of
the city Of Norfolk on the LIST day of
July, 1856.
BY Mr.. Jones: Amending the law
for working and keeping III repair the
public roads in the counties of Allegheny,
Highland, and Bath.
BY Mr. Smoot (by request: Peti-
tions of the professors of Richmond
College, of the Union Theological Semi
nary at Hampden-Sidney, Of Hampton
Sidney College, OF the Virginia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College of
Blacksburg, of Emory and Henry Col
lege, and of citizens Of Luray and
Edinburgh, raising the age at which
females may consent to their own ruin
from twelve to eighteen years.
BY Dir. Dalton: To amend and re-
enact section 3 Of the charter of incor-
poration Of the Young Mems Christian
Association of Norfolk and Portsmouth
as granted by the Corporation Court of
the city of Norfolk on the list day Of
July, 1885,
IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Lovenstein introduced a bill to
incorporate the Virginia immigration,
Land and Improvement Company. The
corporators named are Il. t. Mason,
Walter S. Phillips. Morris Levy, John
ID. Rogers, Il. b. Reynolds. j. T. Phillips,
George Beattie, j. Adelsdorf, f. New
man, Charles r. Cole, w. A. Kirkland,
Floyd b. Hurt, +. T.. Green, S. S. VIII
kins, William LoveDstein, and S. b. Witt.
Tie capital stock shall be not less than
$50, 900 nor more than $4,000, divided
into shares; principal Office shall be IN
some city OF the Commonwealth, with
the right to have agencies in this or
other States. The corporators may re-
ceive subscriptions to the capital stock,
and when 3 per cent. OF the $50, 900
shall have been paid up the commission
ers may call a meeting of subscribers at
Fredericksburg or elsewhere when seven
directors shall be nominated, to be com
missioned by the Governor. The OBJ
iects and purposes of the company are
the promotion and encouragement of
immigration to the State of Virginia,
assistance to immigrants in procuring
transportation, selecting homes, develop
ing the hidden resources and unculti-
waited lands, and increasing the popula
ton and taxable values of the Common
wealth. The company is authorized to
deal III real estate, negotiate loans, lay
ont towns, erect buildings, conduct
mines and quarries and saw-mills, build
tramways not exceeding ten miles in
length, and generally to do all things
lawful and necessary to the objects set
forth.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
On motion of Mr.. Heaton-
ReS0Ned, That the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth be requested to furnish
the Senate with a list OF the State Board
of Medical Examiners.
Mr.. Heaton said in view of the wide
spread interest felt i'll the examinations
held by this board he thought it we'll tor
the Senate to have this information.
SCHOOL LAWS.
A message was received from the
House OF Delegates by Mr.. Dupuy, who
informed the Senate of the concurrence
Of the House in the resolution providing
for the appointment OF a joint commit
tee TO consider and revise the school
laws.
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