The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-16

ou ~ = ircornorate the Valley Live Stock Com
pany. s,,- g., .o,t,;,, ,.ona;rs tn
Continuinc the payment Of interest ana
to The incorporated colleges or other
srm;narics of learning IN the State. Approved
January IS. 1872.
Providing for the payment Of the debt duc
hy Washington College TO tho Literary
Fund. eo =,
In relation to the compensation ana ices VI
Justices OF the peace.
In relation to tho protest Of notes.
Excmpiin. lircmen OF LyncnoIlrs iioin
jury service. l9,.;,.
TO Incorporate the Washington, Clncni'
uati and 81 Loui, Railroad Company.
A MESSAGE FROM TIE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
WAS received through Mr.. BRooSE not!iylns
the senate thnt that body had passed Il resp
luton asking for committee of conference
j., rnp.rd TO tie disagreement OF the TWO
Uousr, on tie special Court OF Appeals Dill.
Tbc PKgs,rEyr appointed Nessrs. Penn
and TuOMAs on Tie Scnate,s part.
Adjourned.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer By
Rev. Dr.. Granbcry, OF the Centenary Metho'
dist church.
BlIIsREroRTED AND PLACED on THH CALENDAR
House bills: 70 provide for the election OF
certain township oGosfs ia Hanover county
to amend the Code in respect to appeals; &c
amend the Code In relation to wits OF JleT'
fneins: to provide for rs-diyislon OF tht
county or Shenandoah int townships; to
amend and reGnact the act i'll relation to tres
masses by animals. Also the following, with
the recommendation that they do not pass
House bills for the relief OF james Roberts:
oyerseor OF roads in R,lekersyillc township,
Greene county; to provide for the reslstra'
ton of voters in the townships of the Com
mnnwfa'ti; to provide for four days eXtIt,
work on the road. in Lee, Wise, Scott, and
buchanan counties, if SO ordered ny TIC
Board of Supervisors.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION PROPOSED.
Mr., SorruALL offered resolution instruct,
in. the speeia! committee now investigating
tho alleged funding bill frauds to investigate
also the charges that certain railroad bills
had been passed through the last Legislature
by means Of bribery and corruption.
The rules were suspended for tie consider
alton OF tic resolution, and it Wa then, on
motion Of Sir. FITzGEEALp, lid on the table.
HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion Of Mr.. BURKuoLpER it was Or
dcrcd That the daily sessions OF the House
Shall hereafter commence 1T II O'Clock 4.
L. instead vi - VI.
TIE CASE OF COLONEL JE.EINs.
On motion CT Dir. BooXuE it. was ordered
that John ". jenkins hc again brought be
fore the lar of the House and allowed in
opportunity Of pursing himself Of contcmpi
in not answering certain questions pro-
ooun,:etI to him by the committee OF invc5!i,
.ativn into the alleged funding bill frauds.
The y fitness was ta2n brought III BY tl!c
Sc.rr2lit-it-ArInS, and the question aGAll,
asked him hy tic Clerk. Ills reply was TINT
he still refused to answer Tor reasons Pre-
: iouSly assigned, ami di-c'aim@d any COLI
tr,!lpt. lie claimed tiIat there were but two
WAYS OF purcing hilnscit-yiz., ~ ans%er-
il. the Question or hy showing The Hous,
mat no contempt had been committed.
Mr. BOOKER moved th;.t the scr@cant-at-
-ArEls take the body Of the witness into Gus
tuGy and commit it to the Jail OF the city O!
Richmond Until the further order oi the
House.
alr. DaCwELL moved IS a substitute t!Et
The waite Ly which lie House r@!uscG 10 atlo"
Sir. jenkins u ;rzU2 .:!> Csc he RECONSTRUCTED.
agreed tc-;!Ee>, 50: Noes, -.
dir. BAawELL offered The following:
EcsoiceI, That the wit!ic>S be allowed
!m!f On hour - make hi; defence against ihl
ci.ar@c ci being in contempt Of this House.
ard 70 si,.tc his rC;Isoli; for refusing 10 give
;ilc evidence demanded by the special ccni-
~! tee
Mr. TAL!ArEFEo opposed the resolution,
Lccu..r, the action proposed without precc-
dent IN parliamentary history. JIG rcnar!ictt
Incidentally that il this Legislature had ANY
peculiar characteristic il Was tie desire to
shrink responsibility, and lie was tired o.
seeing the mamie stations Of such desire.
Mcs>r>. EAGwELL, SMITH, and DANIEL
Thought that justice demanded that The Wit
ness Should be heard III lis own defence.
i!cs>Ta Booker and CoGiilLL argued the
question from legal point vi view, and con-
tended that the witness WAS not upon trial.
He had lecn arTaigncd for contempt. The
House had adjuGged him guilty Of contempt.
The witnvss was still defiant; he should be
compelled TO answer.
Dir. BEooGE thought the question asked Il
proper one, bit thought the witness had 4
legal right to hc heard.
Hr. Z. Il. JoNGs called the pending que:-
ton. Ii was ordered, and tic resolution Q!
Nh. EAGwLLL was agreed TO.
Mr.. WALKER moved that the witness be
heard Tomorrow. Agreed 10.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills: To incorporate the Alexandra
Passenger Railway Company; to incorpo'
rate the town Of Newport in Giles county
20 Incorporate the Midway, Raphinc anC
Brownsburg Turnpike Company; to incor
Dorate the Suffolk Collegiate Institute; al.
lowing the Dinwiddie Methodist Episcopal
church to borrow money and eXecutca deed
Cf trust: 10 authorize the formation of The
Kew River Railroad Mining and Manulac.
turing Company; to incorporate the South
eln Trust and Banking Company; to incor.
polate the town OF Ncwburn, Pulaski county
10 incorporate the Franklin Bank of Rocky
Mount, Franklin county; TO incorporate St
patric!;'s Beneficial Society OF Lynchburm
to amend the charter OF the city OF Norfolk
to incorporate the James River and SUN?
County Railroad Company; to amend the
Code and acts in relation TO the penitcntiary
dUiIOl!.le tic NJGiti! Noiit VI '7l'oi'l ~ ali''
10 reirranyc TIC fence law boundaries: joint
resolution requesting Congress to furnish
Virginia her quota Of arms; concerning
change Of plan for Improvement Of Hiyann;
river.
TIE: FOG TAX.
Senate bin authorizing the supervisors OF
counties TO impose tax on dos came up Is
unfinished business.
Mr.. ScRuGGs moved to amend by pro
vision that each head Ola family shal! be al,
lowed to own and keep one dog free Of tax
Dir. STEVENS moved to amend the amend.
mcnt by eXempting hounds kept for fox,
hunting. This was lost.
The amendment Of Mr.. SCRuGGs was
agreed TO, AYES. 60: noes. 81.