The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-06

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from committees and placed on the calendar !:
Prov a charter for the city Of 6taunton !;
- incornorats the Piedmont Improvement
Eom1nsr,y. ia amend The charter OF lhe hlcn-
mond9 Land, s Mining, ana Manutaotu r!ng
Comnanv:sto. amend the csiartersaof the
Farmers and Merchants Loan and Trust
Company, of Norfolk. Also, the foiioW1nS
House bills: TO amend the Code With, REFER
once to commissioners in chancery; 10 1ncor-
porate the, Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton of Alexandria; requiring the second
Auditor to issue bonds Of the State 10 Roper
& AfcAlister; for the relief OF John ID.
DiCges, late sheriff of Matthews county to
amend the law in relation to the office OF
Attorney General; authorizing the scnool
trustees Of Washington district, Alexandra
county, to use district school funds for the
pay of teachers. .
ADVERSE .REroRTs.
The Committees of Finance and Chims
reported adversely upon the petitions OF w.
E. Taylor, for reimbursement Of amount ex.
pended by him in assisting the sherl1 OF
Norfolk county in executing Writs, ana OF
John Henson, Of Fluyanna, for the exemp-
ton of the Fluvanna Female Institute from
taxation. The reports were agreed to. .
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munication from the Auditor OF Public &C
counts in response to resolution transnL-
ting a statement Of the whole NUMBER OF
clerks now employed in the severa! Depart
ments of the State Government, WIN the SUI
ary paid to each. In addition to those au-
thorized by act of February q, 1911, the Iol-
lowing are employed: Aide-de-camp or the
Governor, at ST. 100 per annum; Governors
clerk, at 81 900; two clerks OF tue superin,
tendent OF Public Instruction, one at =! ,Zoo
and one at $1,000; temporary CLERK OF tne
Secretary of the Commonwealth, at 81 200 !;
and temporary clerk in the Treasurers Of
flee at 81 200. The temporary clerk in the
Office of the Secretary Of the Commonwealth
is paid out of the civil contingent funo, ana
that in the Treasurer's office is PAID out OF Inc
fund for expenses OF funding tue Puouc aeu,'
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Messr.. GARDNER, KINCHELoE, and Rid
p1EBsEGER stated that had they been present
on Saturday they would have voted for the
passage of the bill repeating the coupon tea.
ture Of the funding act, notwithstanding the
objections Of the Governor.
EXECUTIVE EXPENDITURES.
The Committee on Executive Expendl-
lures presented the following report: =,
"Your committee feel satisfied from their
investigation that the fundappropriated under
the direction of the Executive has been Ju-
diciously and properly expended. The total
amount thus expended during the year was
81, 810.55."
The report was ordered to be printed.
On motion of 11r. MATTHEW the considera-
ton of the House tax bill was postponed
until Friday next.
TAXES FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. s..
Senate bill regulating the assessment, i'm
position, and collection Of taxes for the main.
tenance of public free schools BIZ county and
school districts, was amended and ordered TO
its third reading.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
House bill prescribing the duties and com.
pensation of county officers was taken up and
considered until the hour for the recess ar
rived.
Night Session.
The SPEAKER to ok the chair at s o'clock.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
House bill to prescribe the duties and com
pensation of township officers was further
amended, and ordered to its engrossment and
third reading.
PILOT LAW.
House hill to amend the law in relation tc
pilotage was taken up, and the question
being upon agreeing to the Senate substitute
for the same, it was agreed to. A motion tc
reconsider was made and rejected. [The bill
abolishes compulsory pilotage on the Jane:
river, and allows vessels to engage tugs
without licensed pilots. 1t now goes to the
Governor.l
CLAIM OF DR.. WATKINS.
House bill to pay DR.. T. B. Watkins fol
his services in examining artificial limbs fol
the use of citizens Of Virginia who lost tbeil
limbs in the late war came up in order. Its
passage was advocated by Mr.. LovENsTEIs
and opposed by Mr. DONALD and others.
Mr.. DONALD moved to dismiss the bill
which was agreed to.
Later in the evening the vote by which
the bill was dismissed was reconsidered, ant
it was then passed by.
| DOG TAX.
| The Senate amendments to House bill al
thorizing the supervisors of certain COUNTIES
to impose tax on dogs were agreed to.
| DISMISSED.
House bills: To allow sherifs SIS day fol
attendance on circuit courts; to amend th'
act for the protection Of fish in the Shen IN
doah river and its tributaries; to amend tn
homestead law.
| Adjourned.