The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-27

Al
y Mr. HuspLEy then moved to amend the
18th section by adding at the end Oh Tue Sc'-
ton the following proviso: tho
/" Prouided, Thatthe rents and pronLs OF LUG
proceeds of the property of institutions heIe-
in mentioned derived In any manner tnele-
from shall not be exempt from taxatlon.,
Mr.. AsprRsos, of Rockbridge, moved ID
amend the amendment by inserting III neu
thereof the following proElso: ,,;,,
e pror;ded hoaccrer, That nothing nerelh
contained shall be construed TO exempt from
taxation ony lot or building partially or
Wholly ,,sed for any private purpose unless
tho nrofits arising from such use arc appiie.'
r. n,,hIic, charitable, benevolent, or literary
nurnoses." Rcjccted-ayes, IA noes, 10.
Mr. O,.EsESBERRY moved TO aDourh.
Agreed to-ayes, 10; noes, L.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. W. a. Campbell, Oh 'the
Manchester Presbyterian church.
BILLS, &C., REroRTED AND PLACED on THE
CALENDAR.
Senate bills authorizing Stephen Bond,
late sheriff of Carroll county. to collect taxes
advanced and paid into the treasury by nm,
which were assessed in 1859; to incorporate
the BridgeNatcr and Rawley Springs Turn
nike Company; to incorporate the Bridge
water and Mount Crawford Turnplke
Comnsny. House bills to incorporate
tho lanes River and SurTy County Railroad
COMPANY: for the relief of the sureties OIL
Rcn,amiln Robinson, late sheriff OF Greene
comfy. to amend the law in regard to au:lli-
doncd turnpikes.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tious presented n report reviewing INC iesti-
monv in the Goochland contested elecu0h
case. and concluding with resolution &c
clarinc that Henry Turpn (Rcpublcan), the
sitting member, is entitled to the scat from
Goochland. The report was agreed 10.
The report Of the same committee III eile
L,lncpburg election case came up rs un'ih-
isbcd business, the question being upon agree
ing TO the minority report, which declares u.
NJ. jennings (RcpublicaD entitled TO inc
seat. After remarks in opposition Lhcreto
bv Messrs. CRlTz and DANIEL, the report was
rejected
The majority report, which declares the
election illegal and void, was then agreed
to-ycaa, 81: nays, q. ......
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
On motion Of Mr.. WALKER, Senate bill re-
nrolp" the Sth section Of the act directing
the Board Of Public Works to sell the States
interest in the various internal improvement
Of the Commonwealth was taken
up under q suspension Of the rules. After
considerable debate, 4 motion to recomnit
the bill made by Mr.. klNcHELoE) was lost.
The bill was then passed. Of this bill is
t1,o nrn1lOcpl
on the 9th of February will be postponcd.)
EDUCATIONAL LAND SCRIP.
The bill for the distribution Of the proceeds
of the sale of the educational land scrip came
I'D as the continuing special order.
Mr., BROOKE offered the following under a
suspension of the rules:
"Rcsolued, That the following plan for set
ting all questions connected with the land
scrip fund now pending in this house be, and
is hereby, agreed to The roll shall be called,
and each member, as his name is called, shall
indicate his preference for one of the schemes
which have been submitted. The PROPOSE
tien or scheme receiving the least number Of
votes shall be dropped, and the process con-
tinucd in like manner until but one shall re-
main, which then stands for the adoption or
rejection of the House. in the consideration
and decision of which no proposition or
scheme so dropped shall be renewed"
The proposition was rejected:
The consideration Of the bill was then re-
sumed, the question being upon the adoption
Of Mr.. GnMAS's substitute, which divides
the fund between Richmond College, Hump
den Sydney, and the Hampton School.
Mr.. FITZGERALD moved to amend the sub
slit,lte by striking out Hampden Sydney
and inserting Roanoke College, ana forcibly
presented the claims of the last-named irsti-
tuition.
Mr.. BAGwELL proposed to strike out Rich
mond College and insert Margaret Academy,
in the county Of Accomac.
MIR. STovALL spoke earnestly in favor of
Richmond College and Hampden Sydney.
NJ. WILLIAM GILLIAN was particularly anX-
iolls that the colorcd people should not be
overlooked in the distribution.
Mr. BAGwELL's amendment was rejected,
receiving only two votes.
The amendment Of Mr.. FITZGERALD lin fl
vor of Roanoke College, was agreed to
yeas, 55 nays, SO.
Dir, Hill moved to alaend by striking out
Richmond College and Roanoke College.
This amendment was rejectcd-yeas, 81
nays, 81; and a motion to reconsider was
lost.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. r. S. JONES: Resolution as to the
expediency of reducing the official bonds Of
township collectors.
BY Mr.. MCMILLAN: Joint resolution au'
thorizing the employment Of counsel toasss!
the Acknowledgement to defend the Interest
of the Commonwealth in ccntcsting the con
stitutionality OF the coupon feature Of tht
funding bill.
BY Mr.. BAGwEIL Referring so much Of
the message Of the Governor as refers to the
boundary line between Maryland and Fir
ginia to special committee.
BY Mr. HEAD: Bill to take the sense Of the
qualified voters Of the Commonwealth on thu
ratification or rejection of the amendment tt
the Constitution in respect to usury.
BY Mr.: ROBERTSON Petition Of James e
Moore praying for compensation for services
as commissioner of the revenue for Pocahcn
tas county in 1861.
BY DIR. CoGnILL: Bill for the relief of join
NJ. Chapman and Thomas L. Slaughter.
BY Mr.. LEWIS Petition Of citizens 0
Prince William county for removal of thu
courthouse.
On motion Of Mr. STRoTHER, the House ad
journed.
An Act to Amend and Re.Enact an Ac1
Approved March FL, 1871, in Relation
to the Rule Days for County and Cor
p,nsa 3nr, GApv rtS and necID n rsip.- " ,, OF