The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-03
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B TarsDAY, Aprila, 1879. .s
~ ssENATE. "a
Mr.. TuoxAs, president pro tenn, In the
,.,;a;,. NdSurnycr. E3
The PRESIDENT laid Before thesenate acoln-
munication, as follows:
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RICHMOND, April ], 1872

President -YIrginid. Senate :.,.
Sir,-The House of Delegates having passeu
n Hill amending The I'd section Of the l8oth
chanter of Code Of 1850, 30 as to make It the
duty Of the, Attorney-G General TO appear on
behalf of tl,e State In all cases III which she IS
marty pending, or that might be brought III
the Federal courts or before any judge thcre,
Of in the State of Virginia, am informed
that the Senate rejected this bill and am not
advised that anything is proposed III leu VI
II. The duties of the Attorney us
defined by law, do not require him 10 give
INV attention 70 eases in which the Stale Is u
marty nendinp i'm the Federal courts, or pe-
Fore tho Federal Judges. At the request OF
tha covernor and the General Assembly not
heinz Il, session, appeared for the State and
disrosed of fifteen cases in these courts.
There are now pending i'll the Circuit Court
NJ the limited States the following cases III
which the State is deeply interested-Yiz.,
rho United States us. The Richmond ana
DonviIIc Railroad Company, The State OF
Virginia Ell ais, j. w. GilbogaSh u 20. u.s.
state of Virginia, Commonwealth OF Virginia
ns.,J Barrett. sample-merchant, and CT pare
James A. Wells.
,rhe first case involves the claim OF the
State TO a debt for the Richmond and Dan
vile COMPANY, as l am informed, amounting
TO about SGO0.000. The second is to recover
AGAINST the State q Judgment for "a ,Oo0, WITH
interest on eight coupon bonds, which were
stolen from the Second Auditors ONCE IN
1875. The third involves the constltutlonality
Of orr revenue laws concerning sample
merchants, And the fourth the right OF Ju-
risdction on the part of the County Court OF
Henry county to impose fine upon Weis.
The Governor has enclosed the writs IN these
cases to me, but constituting the recent actlon
Of the Senate as an indication OF the WISH OF
that honorable body that's other attorney
should appear for the State in sud causes, !
hoo to saw, as the Governor Is now absent
and the Circuit Court commences lis session
to-day, that feel it to be my duty 10 make
this communication to you, and through you
to the Senate, that the Senate may MAKE ar
engagements with other counsel as may seem
to that honorable body agreeable. Inc
cases are too important and the responsibility
too great for me to volunteer as counscl I'D
them. Had the General Assembly maze IL
nv duty, I would have done so even without
compensation, but never having volunteered
in case T feel that / have no right to 90 so
when SO much is involved. Yours truly,
JAMES G. TAYLOR.
Mr.. PRIDEMoIE offered the following resp
luton
"Whcreas owing to the latenesS of the
period ut which the bill providing for the
additional compensation to the Attorney.
General of the State for services rendered
and to be rendered in the Federal courts
failed to receive constitutional majority OF
the Senate; and whereas there are now pend
ing in the said courts several causes in which
the State is materially interested; therefore,
be it
"ResoEred by the Senate, That the Attor-
ney-Cieneral he requested TO appear rs coun-
sci upon the part of the State in all cases IN
the courts of the United States in which the
State of Virginia may be Interested"
BILL INTRODUCED BY LEAVE.
The following bill was introduced by Mr..
TAYLOR, of Loudoun-ayeS, 10; noes, IL:
A bill to authorize the Board of Superyl-
sors Of Loudoun county to convene for the
purpose of considering the question OF a
general retssessment OF the lands in said
county.
TINE OF MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rockbridge, asked leave
to introduce bill in relation to the time OF
meeting of the General Assembly. Not
agreed to-aycs, II noes, 10. -
Adjourned. .~.