The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-10

badly vote for Mr.. kIRKPATR1CK's substitute,
and said that he preferred doing violence to
the apportionment act to doing violence to
the Constitution itself.
Adjourned, by vote of 20 to Is.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Hogc, of the Second Presbyterian
church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to amend the Code in relation
to judgment liens.
House bills for the assessment OF taxes on
property, persons, income, licenses, &c; TO
amend the charter of the town OF Ports
mouth; to appropriate the proceeds arising
from the sale OF the agricultural LAND scrip.
EDUCATIONAL LAND SCRIP.
Mr.. GILMAN. of Richmond (by leaye), pre-
scented substitute for House bill No. II,
which was ordered to be printed. The
original bill provides that the proceeds
arising from the sale Of the land scrip
donated Virginia by Congress for educa-
tional purposes shall be equally divided be-
tween the University of Virginia, Virginia
Military Institute, and the Hampton (colored)
Normal Institute. The substitute OF MIR.
Gilman proposes to divide it between Rich
mond College, Hampden Sydney, and the
Hampton Normal Institute.
COST or ENGRAVING THE NEW BONDS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munications from the Treasurer, Auditor of
Public Accounts and Second Auditor Tin re-
sponse to resolution of the House calling
for the same), giving the information III their
possession relative to the cost OF engraving
and printing the bonds issued under the fund.-
ing bill. Ordered to be printed.
. JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL.
Another communication was read from the
Auditor of Public Accounts giving detailed
statement of the amounts received by the
state from the James River and Kanawha
Canal Company from 1850 to 1860. Ordered
to be printed.
FUNDING BILL INVESTIGATION.
The SPEAKER appointed the following COM
mittee to investigate the charge that the pas
sage of the funding bill was effected by
bribery and corruption: Meisrs. Smith,
O'Ferrall, Booker, Fulkerson, ard Ramsdell.
Messrs. VAN AuKEN and Cox desired it to
| be entered on the journal that had they been
present on yesterday they would have voted
! Tor the appointment Of the above committee.
MEMORIAL FOB REPEAL OF COTTON TAX.
Mr.. O'FERRALL presented q memorial to
| Congress for the retunding of the cotton tax
| of 1SG5-'66 and '67, which was ordered to be
placed on the calendar under suspension OF
| the rules. [Similar memorials have been
adopted by nearly all the southern legislatures
| on the ground that the tax was unconstitu-
tional and oppresSiVe.]
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC PRINTING.
On motion of Mr.. RIbDLEBARGER, the House
resolved, the Senate concurring, to go into
the election of the Superintendent Of Public
Printing Oh Friday next.
STATE DEFosIToRIEs.
On motion of Mr.. BROOKE, a resolution
was adopted calling upon the Treasurer K
report to the House: LIST. In what banks
and in what am cunts the funds of the Com
monwealth are deposited. I'd. What security
exists therefor.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to legalize the charter Of thu
Charlottesville Wollen Mills and to legaliz,
| all acts done Hereunder.
/ House bill to amend and reenact the &C
providing for the resissessnent of land
throughout the Commonwealth.
PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
The House refused to order to its engross
ment aud third reading House bill repeating
the section Of the public free school act which
I requires the payment of the capitation tax by
the parent before the admission Of a child t.
| q public school ,u..
| WARRANTS FOR SMALL CLAIMS.
Senate bill to amend the act concerning
warrants Cor small claims and providing thu
manner Of appeal was taken up and amend
ed; after which, on motion Of Mr.. GlLMA
(who wished to prepare an amendment eX
emptins the city Of Richmond from its pro
yisionsj, the bill was passed by.
BILLS, SC, REFERRED.
By Mr.. MCMILLAN. Resolution inquirins
as to the expediency Of requiring legal no
tees to be published in the paper having thu
largest circulation in county.
By MIR. WAKE Resolution as to the eXpe
diency Of requiring railroad companies tt
| transport wood at reasonable charges and IL
reasonable time.
Bv Mr. j. r. BRowS: Bill to amend the
Code in relation to the penitentiary.
By Mr.. MATTHEw: Resolution inquirine
who pays the tax on property sold under de
cree Of court.
Adjourned.