The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-11
UOISE OE DELEGATES

SATURDAY, March 9Th. 1881.
The House was called to order a IL O'Clock
by Mr.. ToaLIN, OF KING William, and OPENED
with prayer by Rev. MI WILLIS of the Bap-
tist Church.
ir"ory C0mmisS sSioners Mr.. HAYA0xD of
feTed Il resolution reques ting the Arnory
Commissioners TO report to the House the
amount OF bonds they obtained from the
Board of Public Works under the provisions
OF the act appropriating $500, 900 to repair the
Armory and to purchase arms: whether thew
sold the bonds, and, if so, whe ther at par or
at That discount; and also to render an ;,c-
count OF their expenditures, and for what
purpose, giving items and prices, and, if they
received the whole S5G0,U0 of the bonds what
part thereof has been expended, and what
disposition have they made of any part thereof
not expended. Adopted.
Nit'tuFg OTcers.-Mr. HOLLOWAY offered a
resolution, 10 the effect that the House. on
the 18th inst. proceed TO the election of Ma
Jor and Brigadier Generals of Va. Militia
Adopted
Bus Passed. the charter of the
city of Richmond, extending its corporate
hmits;) authorizing the Merchants Bank of
Lynchburg To establish Branches at certain
places, viz Rocky Mount, Franklin county
Goodson, Washington county, Abingdon, in
Washington county, Lebanon, in Russell
comfy, and Princeton, i'll Mercer county.
SheFtFS Conan htsstoas.-A message was re-
ceived from the Senate through M NASH
that that body had passed joint resolu tion
ptylng the Sheriffs q per centum for speedy
settlement of revenue.
CpringtOn and OHIO Railr0uf. Mr.. CRryp
moved 10 reconsider the vote by which The
bill concerning the Coyington and Ohio Rail
road was defeated yesterday. He wanted to
otfer Il substitute tor the bill. The rules were
suspended, and the House agreed TO recon
slider the vote. The bill was then carried
back 10 its second reading. Finally motion
prevailed to lay the bill and substitute on The
table The substitute offered by Mr. CRUMp
reads as follows:
Ukefeas, the contractors on the Covington and
Ohio Railroad ara sustaining great loss In conse-
quence OF the depreciation of State stock mainly
caused by our political troubles. and will be COM
PEELED to abandon their contracts, without some
relief and ii being manifestIy to the interest OF
the taxpayers of the state that the work on the
Covingtop aud Ohio Railroad should not be su,-
pended Therefore.
BE it Reso,ued, y tie General assembly of Tirsiaia
and instructed 10 Increase the price Of the work
10 per cent: TO the contractors on the Covinston
and Ohio Railroad ProriGed, That said increase
shall only be allowed to The contractors now en-
gagged in the construction of said road and prori-
deG, further, that said increase shall only con-
tinue until the hrst day Of December, 1891
Virginia and Maryland Boundary Line
A communication was laid before the House
from the Governor. lie says:
al appointed Col. AxaCs MCDONALD, whom /
considered we'll qualified for the service, an agent
to proceed to En- .iand obtain from thence all
record and documentary evidence tending TO
certain and establish the true line of boundary
between Virginia and The States of North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, and Mary nd. | communicate
herewith an able and elaborate report made by
him
The House laid the communication and ac-
companying documents on the table. One
thousand copies were ordered to be printed
for the use of the House
Tar Bill -On motion, the House proceeded
10 consider the Tax bill, which was ADVANCED
10 its engrossnent.
Adjourned.