Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-07
THE BROWN REQUEST
BILL TO ESTABLISH THE FOUNDING
HOSPITAL or RICHMOND.
Proposed Amend ment to the State Consti-
tution-The New Library Build
ipg-stste Depositories-

Proposed Amendment to the State Consti-
tution-The New Library Build
fpg-stats Depositories-
Mr. Sands introduced in the Senate yes
terday q bill TO incorporate the Founding
Hospital Of the city of Richmond. The
corporators named IN the bill are Moses ID.
Hoge, &. V. Meredith. w. w. Parker. Z. A.
Catlin. and John Shelton Williams. who
shall constitute the Board of Governors
and hold Office for life or so long as they
shall be residents of Richmond, and the
institution shall be for white foundlings
only. The fund for establishing this
charity amounts to some $4,000 and was
bequeathed IN trust for that purpose TO
Rev. DIR. NJ. ID. Hoge and Rev. DIR. Joshua
Peferkin by the late DR.. y. Wilkie Brown.
DR.. Peterkln declined TO accept the trust
and the Chancery Court of the city appoint
ell Mr.. q. V. Meredith trustee in his place.
The bill provides that " the said corpora
ton shall have the power to receive into
its custody and retain under its exclusive
control and management any white found,
ling In the city of Richmond. Va, and
shall be invested with all the rights OF
parent or natural guardian over the person
of any child committed to its charge tor
the purpose of the protection and proper
training of such child also. that the mana
ger Of said hospital shall have the right. 10y
and with the consent Of the Board OF Gov
ernors. TO apprentice or put 10 service Tor
term of years any OF the founding IN
mates upon such terms and conditions as
in the Judgment of the board the welfare
OF the child may require"
PROPOSED CHANGE IN TIE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Mushbach introduced in the Senate
Joint resolution which was agreed to,
proposing an amendment to the tenth
clause of section 1 OF the Constitution.
The object of the proposed amendment
is to meet the difficulty that has arisen out
of the decision of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals IN the case of Miller as. the Com,
monweslth by empowering the General
Assembly by law to provide for the trlal;
otherwise than by jury, OF man accused
of e criminal offence not punished by
death or confinement in the penitentiary.
The proposed amendment will nave 10 De
published in q number of the newspapers
OF the State and certified to the next Cen
eral Assembly, which body NAV not see at
to submit II to the people, IN the event
that the Supreme Court of Appeals. upon
rehearinE of the case referred to, reverse
their decision.
NEW STATE LIBRARY BUILDING.
At meeting OF subcommittee or the
Joint Library Committee, held yesterday
morning. Colonel +. CT. Rufiin and Judge
Henry w. flOurnOy were appointed acOul-
| mittee 70 draft bill enabling commission 10
select site Tor, employ an architect, ana erecs
a now public building, which Is TO accommodate
the general Library, the supreme court, anu
law library, the two Auditors Oiices, the Irea-
surer. ONCE. the Attorney-Generaps ana the
Adj ltant Generals ofice, and the Officos OF the
| Superintendent OF Puoic instruction, SUPER
tend-nt oil Public Printing, and Commissioned y,
Agriculture. 10 Is also probable that rooms VIII
Q provided IN the building Tor the southern ana
the Virginia Historical Societies. The commas
sion may build In the CAPITOL iuate or purchase
u site by contract or conlemnatlOn' ana VIII con-
sist of the Governor, the two Auditors, the lrea-
surer and Secretary o. the Commonwealth. me
cost OF the building y 20 be betrayed out OF the
proceeds OF the ssle OF certain state properly Us
provided IN an act passed some years ago.
STATE DEPosIT0RIEs.
Mr. Cooke. OF Norfolk, introdu ced a bill In tho
House yesterday prescribing IN what banks the
money Of the state may be kept. The Dill pro-
vides that any bank Of circulation or OF deposit
and discount or any loan and trust company
doing a banking business, VINO shall deposit
with the Treasurer Riddleberger bcndsln excess
| OF s25, 600 face value, shall be deemed state
depository. The amount OF the Commonwealth
money deposited with such bank or BANKING IN
s,itution is not. however, 10 exceed 10 per cent
of the face value OF the bonds placed Win the
Treasurer. 1t is made the duty OF that oincal
as far as the same may be done CONVENIENTLY 10
distribute such with equal justice among the
banks complying with the provisions OF the Dill
For such deposits in excess Of s25,OOO : per
cent. interest Is TO be paid.
Another bill will be Introduced containing inc
same provision with tho exception that "olcott"
will DO substituted for Ridileberger bonds.
DEBT SETTLEMENT BILL
The subcommittee OF the Special Joint COM
mttee on the debt agreement appointed 70 draIt
| bill carrying the agreement INTO eheet nope 70
| be able 10 report early in the week. The matter
| OF providing Tor the obligations not included IN
| the pool caused the delay.
Mr. Marshall was SO unwell yesterday that by
the advice OF DR.. Barnes he left tho Senate ana
retired 10 his room at the Exchange
Mr. Peters had yesterday a curious reinlnder
OF the fact that he bears the reputation OF being
| an orator. lie received letter from student
| in q college In North Carolina appealing 10 MN
most pathetically 20 come TO his rescue In
| medal contest by furnishing him with speech.
| The writer said he knew hr. Peters could az up
something nice and patriotic mat Wouil M lns
bill. Mr. Peters declined the honor ana adflsed
| the student TO write hts own speeches.
| The Governor. Senators Fairfax and hcDon-
| AID and Delegates Mason, Brown, and Letcher,
were entertained Tuesday evening ~ ulnher
| given by Mr. and Mrs. James X. Werth hrs.
| Werth Is a daughter OF the late Commodore
| Mathew 4. Maury and the senators referred 10
were prominent IN the passage OF the pint reso-
luton memoriaizng the Fresidens ana So u
| gress 10 erect a lighthouse on tho kip-Raps III
| honor OF Maury. Senator'S Jones and Little, VINO
| were also invited, we're prevented from being
| present By business engagements.
| Mr.. Sol. l.. Bloomberg nrst assistant Nlerh OF
| the Senate, entertained at handsome supper
| FRIDAY night Northumberland Tyler, sena-
| tors LOyensfein, Little, and Blackstone, and
| Rev. DIR. l.. y. Callscn
VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATORS.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia ErenIag
| Herald writes 10 that paper from this city;
| "For a week have been studying the Legis-
| lature OF the State. You would think that one
| who has been a good deal about Harrlspurg
| could have exhausted the subject IN a day Inc
| body il small, the procs edings simple, and the
! senators and members Obviously earnest anu
honest There lies the perple1ity. Inc careful,
sincere, and painstaklng methods when prevail
| here contrasts 30 strikingly with the happy-go-
lucky pace at Harrisburg that this seemed a
| curiosity.
"strangely enough the proportion Of young
men in the Senate Is greater than IN the House,
| and no Philadelphia court csn show keenef Or
cleaner-cut body OF gentlemen within the charIn-
cd circle OF Its bar than sit in this Senate chan-
Der.
| eatos fftv-two are farmers. There arc only
| about ffteen lawyers and the balance arc net-
| chants and manufacturers Oh course, ia pody
| thus cor, instituted there Is not much time wasted
Ia talk and singular 70 say, Vi tue 'elA'us u'i''
the lawyers do the least"
Proceedings of the Senate.
The Senate was called TO order at l2 o'clock
BIZ Senator Loyenstein.
The following bills were introduced and refer
red: BY MIR. Echos (by request, TO incorporate
the Lewiston Monotype-Machlne Company; by
Mr. Sands, 10 incorporate the James-tiYer
Academy: by Mr.. Tyler (by requesD, 10 release
tho Old Point Nilla-Site Company IRON payment
OF additional tax on its charter; by Mr.. McDO-
maid. a bill 10 amend the act to incorporate the
Southern Negro Asylum; by MI stuDus, 70
authorize /. J. Christian and }. L. tarreh-
han 10 buld a wharf on the Mattaponi
river: by Mr. Tyler, 10 incorporate the hampton
| framing school for nurses; by same. 10 author-
| ize the Board OF Supervisors OF Elizabeth CITY
county 10 ex pend he surplus funds In the hands
of the county treasurer not Otherwise appro-
priated in improving public highways OF the
county; by Mr.. Gose. 10 change me eo,pofs A.
| nams Of the town Of Jenersonyille; by Mr.
sands. 10 incorporate the Founding Hospital ol
the city OF Richmond.
PETITIONS PRESENTER.
| Petitions asking tor temperance Legislation
were presented by kessrs. Gordon and Stuobs-