The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-19
General Assembly Of Virginia.
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SATURDAY. February il. 1872.
SENATE.

SATURDAY. February il. 1872.
SENATE.
The observation-disclosures in the c!'a'F' NO
PRAYER. ,c,, t,,o 11orso n
! DELEGATES b7 M-. CuMN'NGN, WHO r';'a :Ieu
10 ;nc %A!!atc. in response 10 Il lcso'u'',"'
! ~ruat,, ill To amend 1Ac cN"!1ci ~ '.!0
| [,r,,i,!, md Great y c.teru i.aiaroai Com
| r1ny. ~.. +t,o ,.o,o -,
..,:,h aid lin vas cnrr1sSrI and read Il
ti,ir,, fup was Reconstructed, and the bill was
t.cn laid OF tAc ;H!e.
ELLIS REPORTED From COMMITTEES.
bill 10 amend act: 10 pvori2" ior cen
,ygl election; iioUSc Ill 10 incornorat" the
~,uto! Collegiate Institute; senate biIs (ad-
rc-,ciy rerprtcll To provide additional iaeisi-
les tor t;c education of the blind OF the
STATE !!ougc bill (,sith Il substitute tAcrciogl
n.~iQiuS Code i'll relation To pilots.
ELLIS rrTsENTED AND EErERl:ED.
~ Dir. Penn: Dil in reference TO the un-
raid iANes Ter tie !uars ci lSGG, loJ', l6GS,
ana l>9.
~ ,Ir. THn>cu: Sill 10 incorporate the
town OF S4,idoa. il the county "f Bland.
!v li.. Tr1MAs: D:!l TO Incorporate tic
Piedmont Improvement Company.
RESOLUTIONS or INQUIRY INTRODUCED AND
ADOPTED.
Bv II. TuoAAs: II :.ny legislation is need.
q 70 facilitate the collection Of ilnconto5tcl
.ic.nand, against tlcccdent>' estates, and WEai
proof sh&l re sufficient to authorize the pay
.,cn1 of such demands ct l.IVci:lIcS.
Ty NJ. Ovrs@NgriEY OF provilinga more
tr, -Ct,'np,i Dt ;lIC
ca,,isa;:on s2n0cl tax II ~! cases.
Ilru2cE CASE.
Senate Till to authorize TIC Circuit EouIl
Of C;!lpcpcr co,,i.ty 70 hcal and determine I'!t
rctit:on 6. >;!!le5 ". B4rrr, ot said county
era divorce q Uiac!,iV n!Ca;ridicH:!, VAS pass
ri.---.iyrs, -? noes, :.
TIE rgHai5 pffr QUESTION.
House Iii o..t.l,ul can act 20 amer: ant
gs.i}ay; Section ID oG the act Of tie GIT.
lIarcI,. 1871, entitled s;n act to provide :2l
The ,r.yncu;a.i,; .isiu.isy q tic public Ge,t,'
! ..cj.ig ,hc unfinished business OF ycSI"rt;a!
>va, Jaicn u,,-:i,o question being OH agree
/ iYa 10 tie substitute proposed ~ Nr. Cos
%ALlY (ninoriiy rc;acr) tor TIC Substitute tl
! .lr. liCNAs for lt!c bill.
! Mr. kIrsrArEicK made IN exhaustive ant
! inr;Tulc argument 81 1Wo bours' duration /!
OPPOSITION TIC bill md pending Substitutes
! .,l.d in advocacy OF The execution Of all tn
! provisions ol tic funding Iii, which, ne IL
,,,l.A. gor.d bc done w.tH0ut additional II,
| ,p0a la.iGs. I..e coupon feature OF Tx
Finding IN. lie cuI.2G0Cd, WAS !Irencai&D!"
Nr. THOMAS Mmde strong aIr7nient il L;
yo. nr his substitutes; a,:ar w!!i,.h tic Scn2tt
agfcurmed until !, o,o.ocs Monday.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
ljo.sc uly; at /! o'c!oci. \. I.-Spcako
i!A.GEe III tie chair. Prayer J.. TIE icy
II. Grauhery, OF the Methodist Church.
rIi,.y .ErcE1Cp A:,o IIACEp or TIE CALENDAR
Senate ills: 10 Incorporate Ike New Narkc
Bank OF Virginia; TO incorporate lie Danl
Il Bcrrysilc; for Tie relief CT Eati:an!,;
.riucc, OF Loudoun county; to amend III,
:ct concerning the ayTlcut o. interest ID tll
,:.corpolatcd colleges aid other scDl.narcs 0
,.u1ling il tie S,;ta; providing for the pay
.ucn. G. lie debt d;ic by Washington Coley'
80 the Literary fund.
House ri!ls Fertile relief Of The srrctics 0
=. :. Ece,,cr, late sheriff OF Russell county
imposing taxes for the support OF Govern
ineni and free schools, and 10 pay the lnteres
on tie pl;llic debt.
! LEAVE OF ABSENCE
we're granted 1lcssrs ScRudcs, SNooT. P. }
,rArrEp. and riowLiH, for four days each
'rlrBALL and LEsD, three days each; iEHc
and l<IrUs JONES, two days caca; ana NIL
lEE ana hADEoRD for Ole Gay e.lci.
rod TAX.
! On motion OF Mr. DEHFAIE, Mr. RR,rLF
n,rG-r's bill to authorize the supervisors {
certain counties to impose lax On dogs VIZ;
.aI.a,, I'm ont of its order.
}! Nc.rPcAGrE moved to amend by addin
RocEbridec to the counties named III ID
bill Agreedto.
Mr.. DlSEALE moved to add Montgomery
Ntnrico, Caroliac, Rockingham, TazewcI
,n,ne,.st, Nelson, Fairfax, Matthews, Chan
!o;tc, PRIME u ilIIE, Cuipepcr. Agreed Il
NJ. BAGwgLL moved 10 amend by &d1Gn,
"anv OTHER county that chooses to avail itse
u tic benefit Of this act.' Lost.
On motions seNeEllly made, FauQ,iel
Orange. Princess : me, SmytIlc, Louis;
.Aibclnarle, Stafford, A'luvanna, SpotsyiTuni;
: Alexandria, Campbell, and Bedford, We,
: also aGdcd to those nainal in the bill.
Trne counties originally named wcl
frederick, Shenandoah, Page, and Clarke,
Mr.. TURIN moved 10 make the tax mt !es
! than fifteen cents nor Tl0Ic :Ean thirty cc!t
per dog. Iciec.ed.
, MeSSrs. Hill and ASDETsoN declared thei
:. opposition to tie ill beeause they believe
it Unconstitutional.
The bill was then ordered to its cncros:
: lnent and third reading.
: TAX on TOBACCO.
Mr. LoyENsTEN (under u suspension OF IL
=. -uies) introduced joint resolution ask!n
!. congress to make tic lax on tobacco III
lu.1n. 1t was placed Oh the calendar,
CASE OF JENKINS.
Mr.. Booker called up the question Of pr
ri!tgc III the case Of tie witness John v
{ JenG;ns. charged with contumacy.
f Mr.. RlDpIEBAEGEU offered resolution
discharge the witness from custody, and {
discharge the special committee from IN
consideration Of the subject OF inquiry-riZ
the alleged bribery and corruption III connet
ton with the passage OF tie funding bill.
! The resolution was favored by MeSsrs
BROOKE and GRAY, and opposed by Aessr:
BOOKER and DooLEY.
Sir. WALL asked that the question b
divided, which was done.
The question being UPON agreeing to thu
part of the resolution which discharges I'll
prisoner, it was agreed to-ayes, AZ ;noes, =:
The second paTt of the resolution (di:
charging The committed was then agrees
to-ayes, 80; noes, SO.
ELLIS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Ry Mr.. HssuToS: Bill to regulate the sci