Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-09
ABOUT THE FUNDING.
The DEBT seTTLeMeNT BILL PaAC-
TicALLY READY TO BE REPORTED.
Taking Care Of the Obligations Outside
of the PooI-The Oyster Question-The
Blaoksburg Investigation, &c.

Taking Care Of the Obligations Outside
of the PooI-The Oyster Question-The
Biaoksburg Investigation, sc.
Both houses Of the General Assembly
| did a good days work yesterday and
passed a number Of bills.
! The subcommittee from the special
! joint committee on the debt settlement
/ appointed 70 draft bill carrying the
agreement into effect have practically
completed their abors. and it ia expected
the bill will be reported 10 the General
| Assembly tomorrow. The committee
| have been holding two sessions q day and
| have been all The time in correspondence
[ with representatives Of the Olcott Com
mittee. The trouble in the way Of the
committee hos been the question OF pro-
/ viding for the funding Of the obligations
not included IN tho OlcOtt pool. these
! obligations amount 20 some S5.OJD'uOJ
| The problem has been solved by pro-
viding that the Board Of SINKING fuud
/ Commissioners shall constitute funding
l committee here with power 10 fund On
/ the same terms as those charged by the
| Olcott Committee viz, 80 per cent. lhis
/ leaves 10 optional with those outside the
/ pool who hold securities to fund either
! through the OicOtt or the State committee
/ places an on the same footing a. 70 ex-
/ pcnsea. and prevents any penalty being a.
/ iached for not haUnc come into the pool
/ lie per cent. charged by the State Com
/ mission will 90 int o the Treasury to pay
! clcrk-hire, for printing Of bonds, etc.
To DISCUSS THE OYSTER.
! There will be o joint meeting Of the
/ Senate Committee on Fish and tame aud
/ the House Committee on tine Che'apcaka
/ ana Cos Tributaries Tn thc Senate chamber 81
/ O'Clock Nc0ncsIay night % consider the oyster
| question.
/ Tne senate Committee On Public Institutions
/ ans Education viii meet iu fhe senate chamber
Ne ilra .nY afternoon o iFesfi fft' inc ch"tSea
| nsairst the Hlardof Visitors Of BlacH-blrg CO..
/ logo. Tao board T.l meet a. the ONCE OF the
Superintendent OF Pablo iusfrlctl. % ms .lei-
/ noon to prepare their rcpor; o. De presented 90
| Whoa Inc bi.l 10 mako the Superintendent "
! Pubic Instruction % member 81 gtc'D OF thr
/ ulnIG5 81 fho diversity OF virginia anu we
/ NHnf D.mn ard Blind Institution came up li
! tae senate yesterday 70 was, on motion oi W.
| Flood, passed. by. II ia understood hat Dir.
/ foo' VIII antag0nilc DO.
! Mr .t''- hi1 requiring purchaser9 ~ rail-
rlf.f4 90 carry ont fhr contracts Of the roads fs
/ 90 branches ana lateral lines snd transporiaiiol
! ~ frrlrhfs er1 passengers, WIS. ON m0aon o-
/ Mr. TUNER, rncYmuttcd L" the senate 'pinihl--
to- for Courts of Justice, tnhi COMMITTED hatih
/ reported u favDrably under the IMPRESSION ihht
/ there was no opposition to 81 il ana pthcr nta-
! sure. VIII be- considered 10 special meeting ~
| tho committee to boz held 40 ths Exchange Hotel
! this afternoon no q o'clock. lni3 COMMITTEES T.
| very mu.n crowded Win work.
THE FERTILIZER BILL.
! A woll-afieuIeI meeting o. the ho1so Com
/ miucc 90 Agriculture ana Mining was h'i1 yes
/ tcriny afternoon, win Mr. d. =. MASON, tuc
| cIHirfnqn. presiding Nr. kO'ners i"rllil.r
hfI irurreiug % tax ~ % cents per ton upon the
! artirI.. was carefully considered. Tie commit
&c. after examining and discussing the biil ior
| nearly two hours, decided ~ report 10 Win an
| amendment changing the tax tiom tonnage
| to- q license tax of J -i4 cents per ton.
! Me.sr-. S. IS. Irnver- 5. ID. Irenshaw, ana
! several other fertilizer manufacturers VINO were
/ present expressed their satisfaction al the hill
| as nm,ulrd.
| Iho committee reported favorably the immi-
/ grafton bI prepared by the Board u Asgicui-
The senate Proceedings.
Tho Senate was called 10 order at noon by Tho
! Pre-lIrut yf0f uI., Mr. Hurt, and the proceed
| ln- opeued with prayer by Bey. Dr. t9lr.
| Tho fo loving hil.i were introduced ana re-
! frrrcd. By Mr. Washington, 90 protect tue oys-
| ter industry Of the Commonwealth 10y NJ.
Grctu. 90 amend tho Hct entitled an act 20 moor
| porlto the Bland Comfy Land, Improvements
! Ucya.trfneUf. ana lraI- pOrtatlon conn hlyi bl
! Ar Close. O. provide new charter for the Town
| ol Graham. Iu IaIcNc.l county; by Mr. hurt, 20
| authorize the town of Chatham 20 borrow money
! Tor public improvements; iy same. 20 nc1rpD-
/ rn'r tle pnutille ilr.-iuslrnnro company
Mr Ecuols presented lty request peiiiion
! from citizens %. Augusta ln respect 20 temper
| auee cg.-.Gtiou.
TESiTESIIARY MATTERS.
Whom toe bil amending the general ln"5
| g0yernIn: tlo pcuiteutary came up on iis miro
! rauI'ut. SIT. uur. moved that the vote hy which
! g. IS ordered to .'s eugrcs uent De r'."h-ia'f-
Cd. T4i- was agreed o., and SIR. hurt OF.
! rn amendment THAT One guards ba selected one
! frOfn each senatorial district.
| Ne-sr-. LJFcustoiu, Fairfax nnd Fiood antato,
! uizoI tho amendment ani Mt-7t9- iiui. 49,
| Thctll providing for the pay Of the Suporin-
] tanicut oi tle fcnitentarj, surgeon assistant
/ kerrrr4. aud Tor The appointment OF nttfon
! Uaa amended SD ns to Keep the pay 81 tne sur
| ceon al its pres ant figure, and passed.
Sir Hood offered o. substitute Tor INC "sHpply
! lien Bin" Tic substitute puts me zen on the
! pfoiuct ana personal property oi me plahl' lu-
sfe4d uf Oh the plant, ma gives tul7 Zen pitc'-
/ acuce 0f a mortgage so Tar as -Hid piolucl ana
| personal property are concerned tut does not
| affect the plant OF prior INC. .sl-e- Inc SUD
| stitute was ad.I tri AMI passed.
! Tho Din 90 amend tho charter Of the city OF
Richmond WAS passed. ny c@ink 10 we ansence
Mr. Lovcnsteiu said that he ana bis colleague
| were agreed GA the bin aud Woald cell IL up t.
BILLS PASSED.
Sanate BIl-: An act o amend nm act pre-
| tcrDur the time oi holding The courts 81 the
Seventeenth Judicial CircIit: 20 incorporate the
| Virginia BiooI-iior-e Association OF ltichmonl;
| fo iur.rl1rato the Richmond and Rlppahan-
| ~ .ck-Nalley railroad Company; % amend the
Code n relation 90 the collection ~ taxes que 10
| tle Commonwealth from notdues pubhci u IN
| corporate tho kucna Vista Chamber Of Com
/ Mclcn: 90 amend tGe COie IN relation 70 the
| corporate title Of the lunatic Gsylums Of the
| State; 90 amend M act 90 require the payment
/ of fees ou certain chartcrsj % amend an act ~
| cooperating the town OF NeBmarkeli u fatliy'
canHuu, ana adopt the charter Of the Gray
| National 1clautoglaUn Company Of richmond
/ 90 allow II. r. Parker % erect pier or Nhari IN
| front of Green's island ON James river: 20 au-
| thorize the Mutual Annuity Company ana the
| Interstate life A.sacatlIn 10 consolidate ana
/ form single i0ut-si0ck company; 70 amend
| and confirm tAc charter OF tie Mutual Annuity
| Company. go INCORPORATE the Virginia Christian
| Female Seminary; o. amend the CHARTER Oh
| Suffolk: 90 amend the Code ga regard 20 the ap-
| p1intucnt Of boards of directors and olicers OF
! lunauc atylums; 90 amend the Code relating 10
| the appointment OF directors ana surgeon OF tnc
| peuteutary: 20 amend the Code relating 70 the
! salaries of tina superintendent OF the Penitcn-
| tiary. surgeon, Keepers and clorks.
House Bills: To amend the charter OF SUFFOLK
| Female Institute: 90 amend the Code In regard
| To- the appointment ol n0iaries public; 70 au-
thOrize lhc Washington, Ohio and Western KAN
road Company TO make contracts OF lense aud
consolidation with other railroads for the relief
of James q. SOuthwOrd: 90 allow Major W.
| Pilchari % erect "a wharf or platform al Green
| barhYlc, Ac'Olnac county; 10 permit Johh II.
! Young ana samuel Peterson % uult wharf az
/ trecnbarNvlue: 90 authorize the district school
trustees ~ Buckingham 90 appropriate money
to build suitable huildngs for graded schools;
90 authorize tn school trustees ~ NOW Garden
IN hus-eu county, 20 sell certain school pro
perry. 90 amend tire Code IN reference 70
toU penalty shall he rcmittcd' when Ia
/ au aciou ur srir ia lft On recoshithct
tre p.nally is ajiu.Er1 10 Dc forfeited ;
prohibiting the running at large OF hcgs WITHIN "a
Certain district in Prince William county; Tor the
/ relefc i Rapi ahaulock School District IN hlnS
& n5sss county: Co. iu,orl ortte Ga" to"n OF tar-
flx. in Csc cOluty ol Fairfax; 90 make the Noflh
Ferk of Hul-,on river llWili fence III certain
par.s ~ Washington county.
PROM TIE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Amcs.qae was received from the Governor
trans Y,Iftiut TO- llc senate q Joint resolution 0I
| tle General A-s. mniy OF Maryland inviting a
conference of ih' Legislative bodies Oh tue we
| st..faa fo so.ure concurrent legislation tctNeen
ss.i >tate- regulating the taking OF oysters, nsn,
| ana ,.-e Isl IA the wafer. OF t-e Pot Iuhr ana
| Po.omose and requesting that "a time De SET Tor
/ tine visit 20 Richmond ~ he Maryland conierees
! named in the resolution. These conierees are