The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-17

table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. KEEN offered aresolution, which was
agreed to. authorizing the Committee on
| Finance to inquire into the expediency OF
increasing the compensation OF com"''-
sioners of the revenue. Adopted. A..
Mr.. GRAY offered resolution insIruo'i;u !.
tho Committee for Courts Of Justice 70 IN
auire as to what legislation rs ne e. .h -.
specting telegraph companies ~. ., .ne oo'
r. rrotsction of the interests Of the Com-
"1 M. Trrs nressnted the petition Of Ger.
IT .;.;,ans Of the town Of Danville pro.
.a..;no against tho extension Of the cor.
,,oraye limits Of that town; which was re.
ferred to the Committee on General Laws.
Senate bill to amend and regnact the Sd
and 9th sections Of the act to provide for
the incorporation Of building fund associa-
tons was taken up, and the substitute pro-
posed by the Committee on General Laws
was adopted. The bill was then ordered
to its engrossment and third reading. :.
Mr.. BOILING, by leave, introduced bill
TO reanact and amend section IL Of chapter
1874 of the Code of 1860, in relation to the
printing of records in the District Court OF
Appeals which was read once and Or
dered to its second reading.
Mr.. TROUT, by leave, introduced bill
authorizing railroad companies to sub
scribe for and hold stock in the Virginia
Express Company. The bill was finally
amended, on motion Of Mr.. TROUT, so as to
bring all railroad companies which should
subscribe to the proposed stock under the
provisions of the general railroad law in
regard to the tariff of tolls. The bill, as
thus neutrality-suspicious., "a nays, 4.
Mr.. MCRAE, by leave, introduced bill
to incorporate the James River Marine
Railway and Ship-building Company. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Roads ana In
ternal Navigation.
Mr.. OULD, by leave, introduced bill to
authorize the James River and kanawha
Company to borrow money. Referred to
the Committee on Roads and Internal Ma
vigation.
Mr.. OULD also introduced bill to amend
the seventh section of an act entitled IAN
act incorporating the stockholders of the
James River and Kanawha Company
passed March l6, 1882: which was referred
TO the Committee on General Laws.
Mr.. OULD moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Senate yesterday rejected
the bill for the relief Of William o. Hurt,
of Bedford county. The motion was
agreed to, and on his further motion, the
bill was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Boiling called up the House joint
resolution abolishiDg the office of Register
of the Land Office, with the Senate sub
stitute therefor.
The subject was discussed at length,
and pending its consideration the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Molly, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Journal of yesterday was read.
The Speaker laid before the House do
cument from the President Of the James
River and Kanawha Company, in reply TO
to letter of the Board of Public Works
making inquiries into the number OF offi-
GERS in the employment of the company,
and their salaries, whether the expenses OF
the company could be reduced, &C.. which
was ordered to be printed.
PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. GARRETT offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolced, That the Committee of Public
Property be instructed to report as speedi-
" as practicable bill providing for the
sale of oil public property except such as
is occupied for the necessary purposes OF
the Government, and the application OF
the proceeds of such sales to the payment
of the public debt.
The question being upon the reference
of the resolution, Mr.. GARRETT asked that
it be at once adopted. There were propo'
sitons pending for the appropriation OF the
property of the State in railroads to the
prosecution of their schemes, and it wa:
quite proper that those who advocated the
appropriation of that property to the pay
ment of the public debt should have be
fore the House bill for that purpose.
The House by decided vote referred
the resolution.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
AT the request of Mr.. EVANS, acquiescet
in by the House, it was ordered to bt
recorded on the Journal that had he beef
in the House at the passage of the resolu
tons rejecting the constitutional amend
ment he would have voted for the rsSo
lutions.
| BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bills were rea'
third time and passed:
A (Senate) bill in relation to the exten
sion of the Petersburg and Richmond ant
Petersburg railroads through the city o
Petersburg;
A bill to amend section Is Of chapte
1856 of the Code of Virginia, in relation t.
costs in civil cases;
A bill to enable the Union Manufac
turing Company of Richmond to borrow
money;
A bill to incorporate the Virginia Man
ganese Company; ,
A bill for Furnishing injuries to burial
grounds;
A bill TO punish certain offences agains
public property;
A bill Incorporating the Bloomsgrov'
Quarrying, Mining, and Manufacturing
Company;
A bill to incorporate the Buckingham
Slate Company of Virginia;
A bill to amend section 20 Of chapter Isl
Of the Code of 1860, in regard to terms o
circuit courts;
A bin to amend section Of an act au
thorising the City Council Of Alexandria t
issue bonds to fund the arrears of interes
on the debt of the city;
A bill to amend section of an act pass
ed March 8, 1866, concerning organization
Jurisdiction, and proceedings of the Cour
Of Appeals; and
A bin providing for the reprinting ant
binding Of certain volumes Of the report
Court Of Appeals.
| REJECTED.
Engrossed bin to amend and reenact TIT
It'll section of chapter IA of the Code
Virginia was read third time and re