Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-15
THE COMMERCE BILL.
MUCH DISCUSSION ovEa III IN THE
HOUSE YEsTERDAY.
Chesapeake and chic orgsnization--Delin
quent officials William and Mary Bill
Passes the senate-1he
Firemen, Go

day at II O'Clock NJ. by President pro
team. John l.. Hurt. There was nc
prayer.
The bills passed by the House on
Monday were all placed or the calendar,
the rules requiring them to go to com
mittees.
REPORT ADOPTED.
Mr.. Ryan informed the Senate that
the House had adopted the report OF
the Joint committee on conference re.
commenting that the House recede from
its amendments to Senate bin to incor-
porate the Mt Vernon Avenue Associa-
ton. The Senate concuned in the re-
port.
TRE FIRE DEPARTMENT
A message was received from the
House of Delegates by Mr.. Buford, who
informed the Senate that the House had
passed the bill to amend section 90 OF
the charter Of the city Of Richmond con
corning the Fire Department.
On motion Of Mn Ellyson the bill was
placed on the calendar, where a similar
bill presented by Mr.. Loyenstein was
already pending.
ELLIS PRESENTED.
Mr.. Koiuer, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported several relief bills and
presented one for the relief of Lillian
ID. Womack, lunatic, making her free
patient.
Bv Mr.. Koiner: Petition Of doctors
of Augusta county and the city of Staun-
ton for the repeal OF the provisions OF
the law which permit en- examination be-
fore three members OF the Board OF Ex-
aminers in vacation.
BY Mr. Duane To authorize the sill
pervisors of Dinwiddie county to In
crease their levy for school purposes.
BY Fir. Griges: To authorize the
Board of Supervisors Of Prince Edward,
Cumberland and Amelia counties to in
crease the salary of the overseer OF the
poor
by Mr.. Mcdonald (by request: For
the relief of =. Payne, W. Crismond,
@. Griffin, T. Triplett, p. Triplett, and
\. Brown, for misdemeenorS
BY Mr.. Mcdonald lby request: To
amend an act to authorize the city OF
Fredericksburg and certain districts in
Stafford and King George counties to
purchase or lease SCOTS bridge and
make the same a free bridge.
BY MIR. Dalton To authorize and
empower the Council of the city Of Nor
folk to issue bonds not exceeding $50, 600
to build q maIket-hOuse.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO REORGANIZATION
Mr.. Hodges offered the following:
Whereas there appeared in the public
press of February T., 1883, an advertise
ment of Drexel, Morgan & Co. Of the
plan of reorganization of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company therefore
be it
Rceo'rcd Jy the Sonafc (the House Of
Delegates concWring), That the Board
Of Public Works be, and are hereby, in
stiucted 70 ascertain as early AS possible
if said plan of reorganization proposes
to ignore the 1921 shares Of stock now
held by Virginia by issuing new stock
which is to be preferred, and new bonds
which are to be first-mortgage bonds ::
and if so. what relation Nirglnia's stock
Will bear to the new stock and bonds 50
issued, and report to the General As
sembly at an early day.
Mr.. Hodges asked that the rules re-
curing the resolution to lieoyer one day
be suspended that it might receive I'M
mediate consideration.
Mr.. Heaton, opposing the suspension,
said that this subject would come up for
consideration at l o'clock, and facts
might come to light that would obyiate
the necessity Of this resolution.
Mr.. Hodges said it was apparent from
the advertisement that Virginia would
be ignored, and the Legislature could
not act too hastily.
The rules were suspended and the re-
solution adopted without division.
RECONBuTTED.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmuuds the fol-
lowing bills passed on Monday, we're re-
considered and recommitted TO the Com
mittee on Agriculture, Mining, and
Manufacture
To further define the duties and en-
large the powers OF the Commissioner Of
Agriculture.
For the relief of farmers against spu-
rious and worthless fertilizers.
The bill to amend the new Code in re-
lation to the lien of vendors. mechanics,
and others was, on motion of Mr.. Berry,
taken from the hands of the Committee
on General Laws and referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice.
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND OHIO.
Mr.. Echols informed the Senate that
the House had passed a substitute for
Senate bill repeating the act limiting the
charter of the South Atlantic and Ohio
Railroad Company and to legalize sub
scriptions and contracts and all corpo-
rate acts which said company may have
performed since the lst day of Deem
Der, 1887.
Mr.. Rhoa stated that the substitute
but re-enacted the charter of the COM
pany and made this road pay the same
hire for conyicts that is paid by other
railroads.
The substitute was adopted.
DELINQUENT OFFICIALS.
Mr. Harrison introduced a resolution
requesting the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to inform the Senate at what time
he will he able TO respond to the Senate
resolutions in regard TO the Indebtedness
of officials or those who have been Off
Gals of the Commonwealth, and what
additional clerical force, if any, will he
necessary to enable him to furnish the
Senate with the requisite reply. 1t was
adopted.
Mr.. Harrison subsequently learned
that the Auditor will report to-day, and
had the vote reconsidered and the reso-
luton laid upon the table.
PAY OF TREASURERs.
Mr.. Twyman's bill amending the law
fixing the compensation of county and
city treasurers, heretofore fully reported,
came up on its passage.
MIR. Williams opposed the bill. He
said it was an unnecessary increase Ill
the expenses of the State, and the
measure would operate iniuriously in
that it would, by increasing the compen-
sation, offer the treasurers an induce
ment to keep the taxes unpaid until
after the 1st of December.
Messrs. Twyman. Koiner, and Harri-
son ADVOCATED the bill, and it passed by
the vete of "a to 7.