The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-08
General Assembly of Virginia.
NSEFY-FOURTII DAY.
SENATE.

acknowledgements MAEYE Id the cn'I'
A number Of House bills were read twice
and referred.
House bill to incorporate the Stafford Free
Bridge or Ferry Company was passed..
DUTIES AND COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS.
House bill entitled an act to amend and re-
enact an act prescribing the duties and COM
pcnsation of certain officers of townships
was taken up and considered until lao, when
it was laid on the table.
THE GOVERNORS VETO ovERRIDDES.
Mr.. RippLEBAEGER, from the House of
Delegates, communicated to the Senate the
passage Of the bill providing for paying ill.,
terest on the public debt.
On motion Of Mr.. HuSDLEr, the bill de-
c!arine what shall he received for taxes and
demands due the State was taken up.
Mr.. GREEvER called the pending ques-
ton, and it was ordered.
The I'LL was put upon its passage and was
passed, the objections OF the Executive not
withstsnding"
ArEs.-,Iessrs. Cochran, Fitzpatrick, French.
creme, Grecvcr. Grimsl.y, IIerndou, Holiday.
t!undlcy, Lakeland. .Nowlin, Perrin, rridcmore,
Qucsenherry, Kae. RotlnSon h"iiGr' Taylor oil Lou
Nors.-Ncssrs Anderson Of Eockhrdgc, Ecazcy,
Graham. johnson. Lewis, Martin, alcen, NoIton,
Nuytjng. and Taylor of Sortnlk~lo
NOT yoTiSC.-Mc5srs. Eoykn and .Mis3.u--o.
An1 hn Of 9 rittS In Con-
nT' 1 kfiEp'Sr lIs, h anJ Ihona nI'
Republicans in italics.
Mes>rs. HoLLArAY, TERRY, and WYSST,
who voted "ayc." stated that they had eX-
pcricnccd 10 change OF opinion, but had
made a compromise securing the passage OF
the interest bill, which they thought was the
best thing they could dos
TUE INTEREST ELL PASSED.
The interest bill just communicated from
the House was taken up and passed, (ayCs,
u nocs, G. and tie action OF the Senate
was ordered to be communicated to the
House.
The bill is az followsi
"Bc Il enacted by the General assembly,
That it shall be the duty Of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts to pay into the public
treasury, S,il4ject to tile Warrant Of tile Second
Auditor, so much Of the public revenue rs
the Second Auditor may certify to be rccc=-
sary to pay the interest on the public debt as
herein provided.
-. On the first dar Ct January, or as soon
thereafter rs may be, and on the first day o!
July, 1872, there shall be paid 9 (two) per
ccntum interest upon the principal Of the
public debt Learng Ali interest of & (siX) per
ccntum per annllln, as evidenced by bond.
issued under the provisions of the act ap-
proved March the 30th; 1871; and uron that
part of the debt braiingan Interest Of ) Owe,
per cent. there shall be paid at the same times
| one and twC-thirdS per cent, and upon two
| thirds of the debt the securities representing
which have not l2en charged since the 3tt
! day of March, 1871, there shall be paid like
interest.
rs. 1t shall he the duty of the Second
| Auditor, upon the presentation Of any cou
pom for the payment Of interest under this
act, to stamp upon such coupon the amount
Of interest paid thereon, and return the same
to the holder thereof
! a. The receipt of interest under the pro
visions Of this act shall be held and deemed
to he an acquicscence upon the part OF thu
| creditor in the provisions Ct an act ode
| caring what shall be receivable in payment
of public dues
"5. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage"
This bill now goes to the Governor for hi:
approval.
| TowNsn1p OFFICERS.
The House bill in relation to duties ant
compensation of township officers was passed
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED,
BY Mr.. NowL!s Bill to establish and in
corporate Pulaski Agricultural and Mechani
cal Association.
BY Mr.. COCHRAN: Bill to incorporate tho
Mechanics Union of tile city Of Staunton.
by same: To incorporate the Stauntor
Stribling and West Virginia Turnpike Com
pany.
BY Mr.. GREENE: Petition of voters o
Brandon township, in Prince George, for thu
passage of law requiring the reestabliSh
! ment Of fences,
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer b,
Rev. DIR. Edwards, Of the Broad-Strce
Methodist church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED on TIE CALENDAR
House bills: TO incorporate the town O
Edingburg, III Shenandoah county; to ey
tend the charter Of the Salem and New Cas-
tie Turnpike Company in the counties O
Roanoke and Craig; to provide for the ap
polntment OF commissioners in the county O
hanover to lay OIL townships and election
districts; to amend tue charter Of thc towl
of Danville; to amend and reenact the law
i'll relation to criminal procedure.
The following were placed on the calenda
under suspension Of the rules,
Senate bills' FORGETTING the rights and fran
chlses OF the trustees Of Willis river and to in
corporate the Willis River Navigation Com
pany; to protect the oyster beds Of the Con,
mohWeaith, with Senate amendments; t
SA.eao lhe TIM" .or the collection of taxes il
:.-..rsv,le township, Albemarle county; t
incorporate the Bristol Banking and 1nsu
rance Company; joint resolution (substitut
for Senate billy providing for revision Q
the assessment laws.
MATuRED COUPONS RECEIVED AT THE TREASURY
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
munication from the Treasurer of Eirgini
lin response to a resolution Of the House
cmbodying statement of the amount
matured coupons received at the Treasllr
to date. The total amount is S16,5I5-vZ
from J. Branch Gillian, collector Of Buck
ingham county, SS4; from S. F. G. Beai
treasurer of Fauquier county, SSi3; Somer
field BUlyn, treasurer Of Loudoun county
$2,5l4; Samuel c. Greenhow, treasurer G
Richmond, S4GS; 5. S. Dawes, treasurer c
Norfolk, ST., $3.50. These sums were all re
ceived in payment Of taXes for 1871, eXceI
the first, which was for taxes for 1870.
The communication was laid on the table
ADVERSE REPORTS.
The Committee on Finance reported it IL
eXpedient to legislate on the petition OF Joh
Henson, of F!uyanna, for the exemption G
certain school property from taxation.
Mr.. GRAY moved to strike out "ineXpedl