Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-06

made prior TO 1890 and approprlatihg
"a ono or so much less money as may uo
necessary for thispurpose. Inc pni seh.ss
that In some Of the county court-nouse55
there are exceedingly yaluaolc papes's . nIt
Records which would throw great hght
,non bistory' but they are OF any time
liable 10 be destroyed by fire or mutilated
In other ways. IL authorizes the secIs 5i
tarv OF the Commonwealth 70 have an
such volumes or papers copied. torwaroeu
10 Richmond, aud placed among INC VI
cbives OF the State. =, ..aoa
This movement was originally intended
10 apply only 10 Northampton county,
where there IL a complete record rom 100 ,9
20 the present time. so deep an ihteiS ~.
having been manifested In tne ma.!eI ~ ~
monument gentlemen from all sections OF
VIRGINIA. Mr.. wilkins and others VINO are
nrshinc this cOmmendable undertaking
nave decided % mako the law a genera
one. MIR. Griffin Callahan, OF fhhhusl-
mia whose ancestors were nom tno
fastern Shore, has taken On active interest
m the advancement of this idea and u may
be said that the movement Is largely que
10 him.
nuIs INTRODUCED AND REFTBEEo.
The following bills were introduced and
appropriately referred: A..
Nv Mr.. Hunter: TO incorporate the
Riyermont Street Railway company on
Iynchburg. Va. The capital stock OF lhe
company shall be not less than SSy'VOo ailSi
NAV he increased 10 any sum not exceed
INC 5000 900. The corporators OF the COM
Many are Nessrs. Charles Nj. Blackford'
Peter j Otev. J. II. Adams. watkins H..
Moorman, Edward 5. Hutter, ana W. H.
Nv Mr.. Lewis: To repeal section Y OF
an act entitled IAN act 20 provide Guar Guar
ter for the town of West Point approVeu
May 2, 1887" H.. ~
Waidrow, deputy treasurer OF G Dutna nnd
county, to levy and collect state anu
county taxes.
Bv Mr. n. u. b. Stewart; To incorporate
the port Norfolk Electric Railway Com
many the capital stock TO be not less
Than so. 900 nor more than $500, 1000. Inc
cornorafors are to be W. III. Stewart, OF
Portsmouth: s. NJ. Cooper, of CINCINNATI
w w. Mason, of Norfolk. .
Nv Mr. Letcher: To amend section
of the charter Of the Lexington Develop
ment Company.
SEPARATE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
The following, offered by W. L. hertoot'
was referred: r.,
ties. Cities, and Towns lwhen appolnteil
be requested to inquire into the rlgnt anu
exped1ency of dividing the counties OF
clarke and Warren into separate Judicial
districts and report by bill or otherwise.
Clerk Bigger stated that Davis the pho
tographer, invited the members TO come TO
his establishment and have their pictures
taken. gu, D.
Hubbard. Dunlop, g. 5. Thomas Farlsh'
Parsons, and Brown Of Bedford were grant
ed leaves Of absence.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
MIR. Kent of Wythe, was ordered 10 an
nounce TO the Senate Gt l2:30 sthat the
House was ready 10 proceed with the JOINT
order, the election or county Judges.
The House then proceeded with the
election in accordance with the JOINT re-
snlntion PASSED several days ago. The
foilowinc were nominated: Caroline, +. q.
Mnncure, bv Mr.. HudgIn; Dinwiddie,
Branch ]. Epes, by Mr.. Thompson; Char
iotte Bovlin Green, by Mr.. Shepperson
Essex. Thomas T.. Blakey, by Mr.. Camp
bell: Fauquier. passed by; FLOYD, W. j.
Howard. by Mr.. Nolan; Grayson. Robert l..
Kirby, by Mr.. Bourne.
Mcssrs. Brown, OF Botetourt, and George
r Carter. of HenIico, were requested 10
renresent the House in counting the vote.
The next SIX Judges were then noml-
mated a. follows: Halifax, W. II. Bar ks
dale. by Mr.. Hall; Hanover, Samuel 9.
Redd, by Mr.. Cardwell Mr. Ryan in the
chair; Henrico. y. Q. Minor, by Mr. Car
ter; Isle of Wight, George Il. Atkinson
by MIR. Wright; King George and Stafford,
Charles II. Ashton. by Mir. Mason; hing
and Queen. John G.. Dew, by MIR. Jones.
Messrs. Fps and Steel were appointed
to count the vote.
A VISITOR TAKEs The FLOOR.
One of the members at this luncturt
asked a leave of absence for another mem
her. but ne was declared out Of order a.
that time. He had hardly taken his sea
when a corpulent individual, with rustic
air about him. spoke up III sepulchral tone
and said: mir. Speaker, 1 don't know
whether am IN order or not, but wan
to ask about the judseship Of Powhatan.'
Every one looked around for the strang'
orator, and il was finally realized that n,
was one of the spectators behind the rail
inc. who. inspired by the proceedings o
the body, saw mt to address the, Chalr
The individual who granted hnnsel
the privileges of the floor" comes iron
the grand old county which bears thI