Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-28

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| Subsequently Mr.. Stubs called up tho report
| OF the Committee on General Laws, u whom
was referred that portion Of the Governors mes
sage referring 10 the Marylans ana virginia
| boundary line with direction 20 report Whe'
| legislation was necessary 10 settle the matter.
| The report was adopted without discussion. IL
reviews the history Of legislation on this subject
| and closes with the following preamble and re-
| solutions:
| Whereas uncertainty still exists a. 10 what "a
| tho real boundary line between tao states or
| Maryland and Virginia along the Po.omac river
| 10y reason OF the failure OF TIE nrbitrators mp
| pointed 70 ascertain the boundary line between
| SAID states 10 define and llmi the meaning OF
| tie term "headlsndn "a used IN said award, or
| 70 locate such "heailAndsn upCn the plat fied
| with said award In consequence .whereot the
| jurisdiction % caid States il SIN Ia doubt and
| litigation RnC conflict ia constantly arising on
| snid Potomac; end whereas II Is deemed proper
aud night that each state should exercise eLclu-
! siye Jurisdiction over that portion Of tho Poio-
! mac river TO tho channel adjoining each state,
| IL possible % com glish that end: therefore
J. BE IL Tes0lred bV the rnate Uhe House OF
| Delegates cOncuuingl, That ioint committee OF
| the General Assembly VI virginia 20 appointed
| two on the part OF the senate and three on tho
| part Of tho House OF Dolegates-io confer with
| Ike committee on ths part OF tho General As
sembly Of Maryland, 20 take into consideration
| the question OF establishing limo between
MARYLAND and Virginia in the POtom1 c river, run
| ming VITA or az near 10 the channel az possible,
| 40 "a to give exclusive jurisdiction 10 the sAid
states over inc iOlDLAdt hNlOliluS sun 'ldlH9 "a
| to said limo for all purposes; ana also to takc
! into consideration the boundary limo n0c IN dis
| pute between the two states. Inese committees
| are authorized T. frame such law or compact
| touching on those questions given thom in
charge and report such bill or compact % the Le-
| cislatures for ratification or rejection. should
| said committees not agree on law or cowpa, !
| 90 he reported they are authorized 30 report 70
| their Legislatures tho full proceedings Of the
| ?. The Governor Of the Commonwealth OF Vir-
giniR Is requested 70 transmit copy Of tho pre-
| am Die and resolutions Mt once 10 the Governor
| Of Maryland, requesting BIN 70 forward them 80
| the General Assembly Of Maryland, low IN ses-
| sion, and request concurrence IN the same.
| g. The joint resQluuon shall take onectir3m its
Mr.. Stubbs communicated tho report to the
| House.
| wOMAN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Mr.. Sands introduced a hill which, under q sus-
pension OF the rules, was placed on tho calendar,
| Incorporating the Woman's Christian Associa-
! ton OF Richmond. Inc corpoFaors ere Belle >.
| Bryan, sa,lo A. Parser, Mamie II. Quaros, IL
| len :. Rurlu. Susan T.. Pitcher, Euza J.
| Pleasants susanna c. Noting, Mary T. Minor,
| Catherine Coles simons, ANco I. Lyon, Mary
| A. Christian, ana Belle K. Williams. The
objects Of tho association shall be 10 promote tho
| spiritual and temporal welfare OF such INDECENT
Rnl dcIc ld0nt women ne II may sec III 70 ASSIST,
and especially Of such young women as must
| RELY on their own oXertions for livelihood. Tho
| association may acquire property by purchase,
Gift devise or beluesf, aud may hold real estate
In tho city OF Richmond or county Of HeuricO not
| exceeding three acres, and may lease, SELL OK.
| change, or cucumber any Of lts property, real
| or personal "a Il may SEQ at: provided. 10 shall
| not hold property exceeding $1,000 in value.
LICENSING or LAWYERS.
Tho bill prepared by direction Of the Bar As
! sociation Of the state aud presented by Mr.
| sands 10 regulate the licensing OF persons 20
| practice law in the courts Of this State, came up
| ON a motion 10 reconsider the vote 10y which Il
| was indefinitely postponed on the l2th OF Feb
| mo only important change which the bill
! contemplated making was authorizing judges
/ o. circuit courts before whom Applications fOI
licenses TO practice law are male t. appoint
| commissioners Of three attorneys praciicing IN
! their courts 10 conduct such examination either
In the presence OF the court or IN private, and
report the result 70 the court This courso was
made allowable, but not Imperative on the
Mr.. sands spoke In favor Of tho bill. and read
a letter from Judge Wexford endorsingit
Mossrs. Little, Blackstone, and iicaion opposed
the proposed change In the law and the mouon
70 reconsider was defeated
ASSESSMENT OF MINERAL LANDS.
Mr. Stubs offered tho following ioint resolu
tlon, which was proiaced with Lengthy pream-
BILE
cOncurrlng), That IL shall DO the duty q the Gov
ernOr on March Is, 1879. or as soon thorealtor A.
| may be. 10 appoint n commission consisting OIL
three persons, whose duty II enall be - thoroueh
| ly investigate the quality, quantity. AMI condl
| ton Of Virginia mineral lands and coal beds and
compare the assessment with tho assessment oil
same quality IN other states or countries nnd e
| make report 20 the next meeting OF the Genera
| Assembly whether regular or calleil by bill Oh
| Otherwise, and 70 report whether or not new
system should be adopted, or II not, whether no
| present system should be continued, together
with any or all Information which may be helptu
! in order to intelligent legislation on the SUB
| saft
commission shall receive creator sum than :
per day for tho timo actually engaged.
| The resolution wont over under the rules and
Il Is understood that there Is not much meaning
IN Il
CoNTTsTED-ELCTToS CASE.
Mr. Rawlings moved 20 take up the resolution
| directing further Investigation in the contested
election case OF Duane re-. GarrelL He wanted
10 make IL the special order Tor Inc evening se5
Mr. Moore opposed this, and Mr.. Echols ex
| pressed himself as opposed 10 any more specia
orders which would hinder legislation and clio,
the calendar.
Mr. Mcdonald wanted TO know II the Senate
would allow this matter 20 50 over.
Mr Moore replied that he thought there was n
case before the Senate, but he wanted 10 pas
the matter BY until he felt able TO speak on The
Mr.. Jones said he saw no objection 10 takInl
the matter up and making Il the special orio
for to-day al 1 O'Clock. This was done.
THE DEBT QUESTION.
Mr.. wickham introduced the following, which
| was adopted:
ResoIrtd bv the Senate (rhe House OF Delegates
concur nI', That tho Governor OF tho Common
wealth, me Chairman Of tho Finance Committed
and Banks OF the Senate, the Chairman Of tins
Committee on Financ3 Of the House OF Dele
| gates and one member OF the Senate and on
| | OF the House Of Delegates ito DO elected b.
their respective houses be constituted a com
mission 70 receive proposals for funding tn
whole debt OF virginia upon the PRINCIPLES sc
out In tho act OF tne 18th February, 1881, pro
yided. however, that no proposal shall be ontor
| tanned which Is not supported by a deposit Il
cash Of not less than 81 100000 10 such Sepositor
as said commission may designate 70 insure n
| faithful perfOrance OF tho proposals II accopte
and ratified as hereinafter rei forth
2. ResOioed. That said commission be- ana III
same is hereby, authorized 30 sgrse. subject {
ratification by the General Assembly OF Nlr
ginia, upon The terms OF contract With 60
parties Offering proposal 10 fund the entir
debt of Virginia upon the conditions Aforesaid
provided, however, that no proposal shall be on
tertaned which departs from tbs set Of liih O
! February, 1852, save snd except that said pro
posal may provide another plan Tor sinkiu
fund not less favorable 70 tbs state than IA
present or n lower rate OF interest, or longe
, period for the maturing Of the principal. an
that IL be expressly declared that the prlncipa
|, Of the debt held by the schools and colleges 0
Virginia ut present shall not be affected, bu
that said bonds so held shall II sold or trans
, .erred by said schools or colleges be Ia ali re-
spcCk3 sub.cNh W boiA Va N'biNeA1 ~ Ao2@-
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Ataquarier past O'Clock tho Senate won
into executive session, and the doors remaine
closed for nearly forty minutes but nothing wa
done that II was deemed proper % give out 10
| publication. Tho communication which hA
been previously received from the Governo
through Secretary Mcleod, transmitting certail
appointments on the boards OF visitors TO n
| public institutions OF The State was taken up bu
, the names we're not passed upon, and resOlu
, ton was adopted directing the Clerk not % Civ
the lists TO the newspapers IL Is undeTstoo,
that the list sent In Is al amended one OF tina
| transmitted 70 the senate somo weeks ago, bu
which was never acted upon.
THE TAX BILL.
Upon the doors being reopened the tax bill
communicated from the House during IN
morning was taken up and referred 10 the Com
mitteo on Finance.
NATfoNAL-CEMETERY ROAD.
VI Mr.. Loyenstein presented n bin, which We
| pieced on the calendar, authorizing the Board O