Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-03
TALKABOUTTOBACCO
THE HOUSE PASSES THE BILL RE-
voKING THE AMERICAN CON-
pANY'S CHARTER.
Governor jackson Thinks virginia should
Pay for T.rwson's Boat--msny Bills
Presented I'm Both Houses.

with PRAYER by Rev. DIR. George Cooper,
pastor Of the First Baptist church. The
DAVIS work was solely Of a routine chsrac-
ter and gave the nov presiding officer
splendid opportunity TO familiarize himself
with the mode OF procedure and the rules
governing the body. President Pro Ten.
John l.. Hurt during portion of the day
occupied seat near Major Tyler. so rs TO.
advise him when he wished counsel as TO
| how questions should be put. Major Tyler
| bids fair to make one Of the best presiding
officers that the Senate has ever had.
SHOULD PAY LAWSON.
The following letter which had been
Transmitted TO the presiding officer of the
Senate BY Governor Lee before tho latters
term of Office expired, was presented:
STATE or MAnYLAED,)
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
| ANSAroIds. December 10, 1889. J
To HIS E5cellency T1z,ugs lee, Goce'nor Of
| Virginia:
| Permit me to express my appreciation OF
| the action OF your State III so promptly re-
pealing the act of Assembly authorizing
| the lease of Hog-Island flats. ms - an
act If justice and our people VIII be mgr
| IL gratifed by it.
| DO Won not think, however, that your
Legislature should ut once reimburse the
owner of the schooner Hance Lawson,
which was run down by the tug Ida Au-
! custa? The owner Of the Lawson is poor
man AMI unable TO bear this loss. and am
| Informed that the weather at the time was
calm and that there was no effort MADE 10
arrest the parties. II this was Maryland
boat taking oysters IN the waters OF ner
own State and run down by the authority
| or approval of your State | think You viii
agree with me that it would be justice lor
your State to pay the damages.
With kind regards, am your ooedlent
servant. ELIHU Il. JACKSON.
The letter was referred 10 the Committee
| on General Laws as were numerous news
paper clippings bearing on the boundary
| line question which were sent 10 MI.
| Stubs by Governor Lees private secre-
| tary, Mr.. Mcleod, in response to letter
from the Senator from Gloucester asking
for data touching this subject.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. LawIess: To amend the Code in
relation to ballots and their reception by
| the proper officer at elections. This
measure is especially designed to apply to
| localities where there are governmental
stations, and provides that no ballots
shall he stamped on their back and that
| they shall only be handled by the yoters.l
| By Mr. Roberts To extend time TO
Charles M. Shannon. deputy treasurer OF
Smyth county. for the collection OF taxes
and county levies in his hands. .,
| BY M. Echols: Petition OF David Dull,
s, +. Pilson, John s. McCorkle, and Others,
citizens Of Augusta county, praying that
| the fees of constables, sheriifs, apd justices
| of the peace be increased. 49,
! By Mr. Little: To incorporate the Nlr-
| GINA Investment Company. ., -,
BY MIR. Mills: To Incorporate the AHA
pachian-Belt Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Sands: Enlarging the powers OF
| the Brook Turnpike Company In construct
| ing a branch road.
BY Mr.. Mills: For protection of fish IN
| the counties Of Lee, Wise, Dickinson, Bu-
chanan, and Scott.
BY Mr.. Turner: To amend tho Code IN
| relation to the commencement ana NUMBER
of terms of the circuit courts.
BY Mr.. Fowlkes: To allow the Lynch
burg and Durham railroad rebate In the
tax for recording mortgage.
BY Mr. Moore: To amend the Code IN
regard to the removal OF causes.
By same: To amend the Code in relation
to warrants for small claims.
| BY Mr. Lawless To authorize the Judge
of the Court of Hastings OF the city OF
| Portsmouth to appoint an additional COM
missioner in chancery.
BY Mr.. Sands: Repeating the act Ten
| iarging the powers of the Richmond and
Henrico Turnpike Graded-koad Company
| in constructing branch road.
| Bv Mr.. Lawless: 10 amend the Code in
relation TO the violation of the Sabbath.
| This bill provides that if anybody be
found at work except in household brother
works Of necessity or charity he shall for
| felt 50 for each offence. The bill excludes
| from its operation steamboat companies.
BY Mr.. Johnson: 10 incorporate the
Bent Mountain Iron, Mining. and Manu-
featuring Company; also to authorize SAID
company to construct and operate railroads
for the purpose of connecting their works
or mineral lands, or to connect the same
with other railroads, highways, or other
internal improvements.
! By Mr.. Moore: To authorize the con-
solidation of the Alexandria and Frede-
ricksburg Railway Company and the Alex
andria and Washington Railway Company
BY Mr.. Little: To incorporate the Chesa-
peake. Fredericksburg and Western Rail
road Company.
BY Mr.. Moore: To amend the Code re-
lating to suits to avoid certain convey
| ances.
By Mr.. Lovenstein: Petition of John w.
| Craddock and others for additional legisla-
! ton in regard to the collection of debts.
| BY Mr. Nance: To authorize the quail
| fed voters of Elizabeth City county TO
vote on the question whether the county
| bridge across Hampton river in said coun-
| ty shall be toll-bridge.
BY same: To authorize the Board OF
| Supervisors of Elizabeth City county 10
| borrow money by the issue Of bonds. to
rebuild the county bridge across Hampton
river. to repair or rebuild the courthouse
and clerks Office of said county, and to re-
| pair the public roads of said county.
By Mr.. Echols: To incorporate the town
| of New Hope in Augusta county.
BY Mr.. Lovensten: Petition of the
| Chamber of Commerce of Richmond in
relation to pilot-laws. This petition asks
the abolition of compulsory pilotage on
| James river
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
BY Mr.. Turner: To incorporate the
| Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans.
| THE leaders in this new organization are
| General John r. Cooke, Major n. V. RAN
| dolph. Colonel Thomas A. Brander. Colonel
w. I. Smith, CAPTAIN J. w. Maxwell, J. w.
| Thomas. and j. L. Krackee, Of Richmond !;
| Colonel j. L. Cecil. Colonel l.. ID. Starke,
| Judge I. S. Garnet, Captain Washington
| TAYLOR, Major Charles Pickett Major W.
f. Goster. DIR. j. w. Thomas, Major G. A.
Nash. aud Colonel j.. NJ. Henry, of Norfolk I;
and Colonel G. 7. Philips, Colonel W. H..
| Stewart, blalOr u. y. trOcktr. MAJOR ". -.
Richardson. Captain j. NJ. Binford, j. T..
| Baird. q. f. Edwards, and Rev. j. d..
Powell of Portsmouth. There are also
representatives of Alexandria, Leesburg,
and Lynchburg mentioned.
MASONIC HOME.
| Bv Mr.. Loyenstein: Incorporating the
Masonic Home of Virginia. [rhe movers
| in this are Major Alfred Il. Courtney. A. g..
Babcock, Judge Beverley II. Wexford, Jr.,
David j. Weisiger. j. Thompson Brown,
| William Lovenstein, Isaac S. Tower. John
! S. Elicit. and George II. Ray, of Richmond.
The object of the organization Is TO estab-
| lish and conduct an asylum or home for
the widows and orphans Of deceased Ma
sons and an infrmary for thereception and
| care OF sick and afflicted Masons.l This is
the bill agreed upon by the Grand Lodge
of Masons at theirrecen meeting here, and
its provisions have been published III this
paper.
GEvENUI-MARIyE SERVICE.
Mr.. johnson offered the following, which
under the rules lies over one day;
Resolped (the House Of Delegates concur
| ring), That the representatives in Congress