Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-17
NO STATE HOSPITAL.
All Three Of The Bills Defeated In the
Senate Yesterday
FLOODS SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
Mr.. Pattsson's Bill to Sue West virginia
In = Friendly Wsy-Corstitutiona
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Elected.

Amendment--Minor Elected.
The General Assembly put IT. a good
days work yesterday. Both branches held
long sessions, and disposed of a good teal
of work both Of local and general cha
racter.
The Senate was called to order at noon.
and the proceedings opened with prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. Cannon.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Harrison: To authorize the city
OF Winchester to Increase It's bonded debt.
BY Mr.. lie Cato: TO appropriate $50
10 nav counsel fees in a certain boundary
question.
BY Mr.. st. Clair: To amend the charter
Of Graham.
BY special subcommittee Of Finance
Committee: To provide for the equallza-
ton OF assessment for taxation OF lands
and personal property.
BY MIR. Lecato: For keeping In order
the roads OF Accomac county
BY Mr.. Little: Amending the charter OF
the Fredericksburg and Winchester rail-
road.
BY Mr.. Barnes on. H.: To provide for
correcting OF assessment OF certaib' iahds
of ]. II. Sands in the county OF James
City.
BY Mr.. Buchanan: To increase the
Southern Development Company.
BY Mr.. Barnes on. HI: To amend the
Code In relation to the appointment OF
surveyors and superintendent OF the poor.
BY Mr.. jackson To provide for the pay
ment of debts due by commission mer-
chants.
BY MIR. Williams: To prescribe the
amount of recovery from any insurance
company or association in case OF damage
or loss by fire, water, lightning. cyclone
tornado, or otherwise.
BY Mr.. Watson: To incorporate the town
Of Crewe, In Nottoway county.
BY Fish and Game Committee: To de-
fine by straight lines the low-water mark
of Fox Island.
BY Mr.. Wells: To incorporate Shoe
maker College. In Scott county.
BY Mr.. Watson: To authorize the SUPER
visors of Nottoway county TO increase the
salary Of the county judge.
BY Mr.. Barnes on. H.: To make 1t law
full to adopt marks of designation for
saw-logs piles, hewn timber. etc.
JUDGE ELECTED.
At 12:45 the Joint order dhe election OF
n Judge Of the Court of Law and Equity
for the city Of Richmond was taken up,
and in the absence OF the senator's from
Richmond and Henrico Mr.. Little nomi-
mated Judge f. c. Minor. who. receiving
all the votes cast, was declared elected.
At O'Clock the special order-the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Flood for the
Wickham West Virginia debt resolution
was called up.
The substitute eliminates the suit fea-
ture from the resolutions and reduces
the matter to an adjustment through a
conference OF commissioners. The sub.
stitute was adopted by a vote of 80 to 0.
NO STATE HOSPITAL.
The next special order was the Till for
the relief of the durable sick poor of the
State. which appropriated $4,000 10 the
Virginia State Hospital.
The bill was reported from the Commit.
tee on Finance, with the recommendation
that II do not pass
Mr.. Hurt moved to amend the bill by
reducing the appropriation 10 1900 an
nuaIly. and providing that not more than
$50 be spent on patients from any one
senatorial district, the appropriation not
to be used III Ill the grounds and buildings
of the hospital shall have been conveyed
to the State.
The amendments were agreed to. and on
the question of engrossing the bill Mr..
Hurt spoke at length in its favor.
Mr.. Hurt said that this was no new
movement. Several years ago he intro
Int a
a State hospital, for which he accepted
a substitute offered by Mr.. Ellyson, VINO
was then the senator from Rlchmohu.
He paid high compliment to DR.. Nc
CURE, argued the necessity of passing the
bill, and plead with the Senate TO dis
agree TO the committees report
The bill virtually brought up the other
two hospital bills, and Mr.. Morris, the
senator from Albemarle, made n strong
plea for the University Hospital bill, and
also put in a plea for the Medical Col
lege Hospital bill.
Mr.. Mushbach the patron of the state
Hospital bill spoke in favor of the bill as
originally presented. He said there were
three competing propositions before the
Senate, and the fight was for who should
get the $4,000. He had introduced the flrst
bill. ard he thought 1t should be first
come. first served. He moved to recon-
slider the 5000 amendment.
This was agreed to, and the vote Deing
taken on concurring In the committee
report ii was concurred in-ayes. Il; noes,
8. The report of the committee on the
other two hospital bills that they do not
pass) was then concurred in. II had been
the intention of MIR. Barnes, Of Nanse-
mond to speak TO the Medical College
Hospital bill, but 1t was a foregone con-
clusion that all three measures were
downed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TO incorporate the town Of Saltville,
L., Il .,xI 1, I'm,
To amend the Code in relation TO oys-
tiers, the registration of tongers. taxes TO
be paid on implements for taking oysters,
etc.
To encourage immigration into the Com
monwealth of Virginia and TO promote
sales OF land within the Commonwealth
to immigrants.
To amend the Code making dogs listed
for taxation the subject OF petit larceny
and trespass The bill provides that hunt
ing dogs shall be the subject Of petit lar
ceny whether tagged or not.
To amend the charter of the Cardwell
Machine Company.
To give the assent of the State Of Vir-
ginia 10 the provisions of an act OF Con-
gress to apply portion of the proceeds
of the public lands to the more complete
endowment and support OF the colleges
for the benefit of agriculture and me-
chanic arts. One third of the money re-
ferred to will go to the Hampton Nor
College.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To correct an alleged erroneous assess
ment of the lands Of the Engleby Mineral
Mining Company. in Wythe county.
To extend the boundaries Of the city OF
Portsmouth.
To regulate the killing and capturing
of deer and other game in the counties OF
Allegheny, Bath Highland, and Augusta.
To amend the charter OF the city OF
Portsmouth.
To regulate the capturing. hunting
buying, or selling OF partridges. wild tur-
keys, and pheasants in Albemarle county.
TO amend an act 10 provide for the
working of the roads In Northampton
county.
To authorize the County School Board
of Albemarle county TO allow additional
compensation TO the County Superinten-
dent OF Schools on account OF his extra
duties In connection with the Dawson
school fund in 81 county.
Adjourned at 3 o'clock.
House Of Delegates.
In the absence OF Speaker Cardwell
Mr.. Ryan presided over the House yes
terday There WAS no Drayer.