The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-25

ha Federal Government DusincSs'
.. Be Il further enacted, That any tele-
,raph company or line shall be subject, for
INV non-observance or violation Of the
,erms Of this act, to q fine not less than
300 nor more than $500 for each offence,
by motion before any OF the
circuit courts of this Commonwealth saio
flnes to be paid into the Treasury OF the
Commonwealth. :. q.
3. This act shall be In force from It's
passage. .f. ~, e..e at
sh o'clock, adjourned.
- HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Journal and message from the oe,
nate were read and bills from tne Sona'0
we're referred. 49,. vere
Bills reported from committees "efe
placed on the calendar. ahr
Sundry enrolled bills were reported ny
Tho Committee on Enrolled Bills as having
bean duly enrolled and signed.
Tho renort of the Committee on courts
of Justice adverse to proposition 70
amend the law concerning licenses to prac-
&C. Ia w was read and concurred in.
The report of the same commlt1ee az
verse to the establishment OF propa'ss
courts for counties and cities was feau
and concurred in. hoct
with their recommendation, resolution
which had been referred TO them pro
no,inp to institute an inquiry whether any
of the banks which are deposltaries OIL
nublic money have been making loans al
greater rate than is allowed by law. Inc
House adopted the resolution.
The CHAR laid before the House COM
mnnication from the Auditor OF fuDiic
Accounts in relation to the vote OF the
State on internal improvements Whlch
was referred.
The following resolutions wero intro
duced and referred:
By Mr.. GARNETT.-Resolued, That the
Committee of Finance be, and they are
hereby, instructed to report bill relieving
all bills of exchange, negotiable notes
and all paper strictly mercantile from the
operation of the statute forbidding o
larger rate of interest than six per cent
By Mr.. KEILEY.-Resolued, That the
Committee of Finance inquire into thu
expediency of reporting bill authorizing
the internal improvement companies
the State to borrow money at such rate a
they may see fit to give.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA COMPANY.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
communication from the Board of Publ
Works enclosing a letter from the PreSl
: dent of the James River and kanaWh
: Company in reply to a resolution OF IN
quiry as to what effect the recent rcduc
ton of tolls on the James River canal ha
produced upon the receipts OF the com
pany. 1t appears from this letter that TN
canal having been blocked up with &c
there has been only one month under III
diminished tariff. This month shows
tonnage of 1878 tons, the receipts
which were s9,639.66. Under the forme
tolls the receipts on this tonnage woul
have been $l4,4S7.34-a difference
$4,S47.6S.
Mr.. Ellis says that the tolls were reduce
by the stockholders in meeting with u
.. view of stimulating production, and th'
in one month it is impossible to determir
how much of the aggregate tonnage WI
influenced by this policy. The loss of r.
venue, practically, has been upon "throue
: freights." On the single article OF Goa
however, on which the toll was reduce
L from two cents per ton per mile descen
ing, and one cent ascending, to five mi
per ton per mile both ways, the quaint
= transported on the canal during the mon
y was 8,O57 TONS during the same month
u 1865 it was only 2,7l0 tons. The col
parison of revenue showed loss in rev
nue. on this tonnage of s263.66. While
j., .-s--.r,-.-~.. pr vuuvrruu riIf
0 further largely and steadily increased, al
/ thus compensating benefit be deriv
9 rom the reduction in the rate of toll.
The communication was referred to Il
u Committee on Roads.
J RESOLUTIONS
> were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. SEAwELL.-Into the expedient
of amending the I'd section of the act pr
, viding for the adjustment of liabilities, &t
+ passed Sd of March, 1866, for the purpo
of removing any doubt as to the meanil
Of said section.
, By Mr.. W. F. B. TAYLoR.-A resolutic
proposing to tax "confrmed bachelors
for the support of widows and old maids lie
dependent by the war.
BY Mr.. STRAUGHAN.-Intot the exped
, ency of providing by law for a codificatic
Of the laws of the Commonwealth.
BY Mr.. TROUT.-Into the expediency
changing the time Of holding the Circu
Courts in the counties of Roanoke an
Craig.
BY Mr.. PATTERsoN.-As to how much
the appropriation of last winter to the in
provement Of the capitol remains une,
pended.
BY Mr.. BooKER.-Into the expediency
authorizing the Register Of the Ian
Office to employ clerk.
| BILLS
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. DAVIs.-A bill to amend the &C
in relation to fences and for the protectio
Of crops, passed 26th January, 1866.
By Mr.. Ola *, Of Pittsylvania.-A bi
to establish hollands warehouse, in tn
town of Danville.
BY Mr.. WooD.-A bill to extend tn
corporate limits of the town of Charlottes
vile.
| BY Mr.. EvANs.-A bill to incorporat
the Virginia Steamship end Packet Com
pany.
BY Mr.. BRowNING.-A bill to amend tn
4th section OF chapter al of the Code o
Virginia, in relation to usury.
By Mr.. GooDE.-A bill amending ant
reenacting the 4th section Of an act en-
titled an act amending and reenactiny
the 18th section Of chapter 157 of tn,
Code, in relation to the Office of iudg,
of the Hastings Court of the city of Ports
mouth.
By Mr.. CRUMP.-A bill to authorize the
real estate of infants to be sold for theil
support.
By Mr.. CRUMP.-To incorporate the Ho
Springs Company, in the county of Bath.
By Mr.. CRUNP.-A bill to incorporate
"The Virginia Steamship COMPANY.