Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-19

for the use OF the reformatory.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFEhkED'
By Mr.. Buchanar: To amend the code
Of Virginia. 50 as TO provide when Judge
OF county or corporation court iais 70
hold Same. what Judge may do so' wheh
the Governor IS 10 designate judge 10 90
so; his pay and mileage.
BY Mr.. McIiwaine: To amend the char
ter and extend and define the boundaries
OF the city Of Norfolk.
by Mr.. Turnbuil. TO provide for the
working, opening. and keeping In repair
OF the roads and bridges in the county OF
Brunswick
nv Mr.. Maynard: TO amend the Code in
relation TO the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College, changing the name
OF the institution to Virginia School OF
Technology.
By Mr. Withers: TO amend the Code
OF Virginia in relation TO warrant-book.
BY Mr.. Jones: To incorporate the Ma
tura Bridge Railway and Improvement
Company.
BY Mr. Mason: To suspend the time for
rcdeemng lands sold for taxes and bought
by the Auditor, in cases where proceed
ings in equity have been Instituted by
parties interested in such lands
The following Senate bin was passed:
OF Winchester.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO amend an act authorizing the boards
Of supervisors to levy dog-tax.
To amend acts in relation TO school
trustees IN Appomattox and buckingham
counties.
To provide for working roads in
Buchanan and Dickinson counties.
w he n SnnerVicOrG
Dickenson county TO increase County
judges salary.
Empowering the Board OF Supervisors OF
Buchanan county to Increase the County
judges salary.
To amend an act TO provide new
charter for the town Of Clintwood, In
Dickinson county.
To amend an act in relation TO slaugh-
ter-houses In the city Of Norfolk.
TO authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of
Henrico county to adopt sanitary rules.
To allow Luke c. Lewis to erect
WHAT.
To provide for working and defining GER
tain roads in Fairfax county.
To amend acts in relation TO roads in
Fairfax county.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The body in executive session confirmed
for the University of Virginia made by
the Governor Monday. as follows: r. T.
Irvine. of Big Stone Gap; Joseph Bryan,
of Richmond; w. r. McIlwaine, of Pc
tersburg. and Daniel Harmon, Of Char
lottesville.
AR Fairfax made a motion, which was
adopted, providing that the body hold a
night session, but ii was afterwards with
drawn.
House OF Delegates.
The bill to amend the Code In regard
10 the rates Of pilolage came up in the
House yesterday. and Mr.. Reddy renewed
his motion to recommit. Messrs. Cabell,
Saunders, and Harwood advocated recon-
initial, and Messrs. Cooke. Coles, and
Foster opposed the motion.
During the course of the discussion
Mr.. Digs took The floor and referred To
circular-letter written by Colonel Lamb,
OF Norfolk, and said that Lamb sat in
Norfolk and merely pulled the string,
and like, supple jacks the hands OF the
Republicans on the floor of the House
went up with one accord. Mr.. Stovall took
exceptions to this, and interrupted the
gentleman from King William severely
arraigning him for the allusion TO his
party. Mr.. Diggs invited him to say all
he desired, and then, after Mr.. Stovall
done during the two years of its su-
premacy. air. Digs replied that 1t had
been try.ug 10 remedy the effects Of The
devitry that the Republican party had
been guilty OF during the past twenty
years Mr. Stovall attempted to reply,
but his party friends pulled him down
I'm his seat. Before sitting down, however
he calculated. II the member from King
william attempts to assail our side Of the
House, ne will End he's got devil OF
job on his hands"
The Speaker. after referring 70 TIE rules
Of the House, ruled that a motion to re
commit having been made on this bill
Saturday, another motion 20 recommit
10 the same committee could not be en-
tertained. Mr.. Diggs appealed from TINS
ruling but every other member or thS
House voted to sustain the Speaker. Mr..
Saunders then moved 10 refer the bill
20 the Con >ttee on Banks, Currency
and Commerce. and his motion prevailed.
THEY WILL NOT BE STAMPED.
The bin TO require all convlct-made
goods TO be stamped as such was con-
sidered at length and discussed In us
every phase by various members;
Mesgrs. BRYANT. Cabell. Berkeley, ana
stoyau advocated the bill, and Messrs.
II. S Powell and Ready opposed 1t. III
was claimed by those opposed TO the
hin that 10 pass ii would mean thal
the convicts should remain idle. Mr.
pitcher offered an amendment that the
S,inerintendent of the pen'tentary be IN
structad TO organize baseball and FOOT
han Yeams among mis- prisoners, and 10
challenge the various other institutions
OF The state to send teams TO play theHi'
This motion created some laughter, ana,
on motion Of Mr. Bryant. patron of the
hin. II was dismissed, by vote oil o.
ayes 10 l6 noes.
AMEND THE CITY CHARTER.
Mr. Reddy offered in the House three
hills adopted by the Chamber OF COM
merce providing for amendments 10 the
charter of Richmond. The bills were re
ferred TO the Committee on counties
Cities, and Towns, and Will be taken Up
nv that committee tomorrow morning
The FIRST bill amends the act approved
Nav "a 1870. as amended on August JIG,
tS74 so as to provide boards OF light and
finance commissioners for the city and the
manner of creating said boards, and pre-
ecribiug the powers and duties thereon. IL
urovides that the Light Department snail
he under the direction and control OF a
hoard TO be called The Board OF Light
Commissioners of the city OF Richmond,
TO be composed Of three persons TO be Sc
lected by the Council from nine persons
nominated NY the Board Of Public Int
rests. This board shall fix the salaries OF
the officers and employees of the Light
Department They shall farther have the
mower TO try any violations by said en-
ployees and to prescribe the punishment.
'rhe provisions of the bill are very vOlu-
noinous. and cover twelve pages of close
Iy-typewritten matter.
The second bill amends the charter of