The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-21
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one ~ p sss .nnetesTty Me Gsaefdka Assemois
MI. IN ,Trens,Ifsasof this Gofnmos eaitii va
;sst,t,ated not to receive OF deposit OF foreign
;ns,,,s.nce companies certificates known Us
The west Virginia certificates"
Tb;s syas reiected--ayes, II; noesj ~. ii
The bill was then passed. =
.xrasM nssrs n{,pnneIly; Fitzpatrick. 'Frenen,'-
Graham, Greercr, Holiday. HuhdleS; MIN Iarrim
i,acklnd Martin, Nowlln IeT Tnrry. and
Ouesenberry, Rue, Robinson, Smith, pe'f'' "NN
: Nosssressrs Anderson Of rittsylvanaai A lpnn
son Of Koeks1sse Bea Stevens, Taylor ofLo
doun, and Wynne-n. A,-a -
rThis bill, in addition to instrlesing tac
Treasurer not to receive West Vfrs1nla ceref-
Gates MS securities or deposits for foreign hr
surance companies doing business IN VT
pinia. declares that this State isnot hdole J9r,
and ,ctH not pay any port,on o., me i lsn'sJ
debt of Tiraiafa as created ana dcnneu
HI, me- f,pdino bin and Represented ny We
.. ssc' ~" kuo,ru rs Fest Virginia c'rt,F-
cafes u,,,o for ia ron.
c,,rrance in mere verbal amendment, ''h"
will from thence go the Governor.
ryr REMOVAL. OF TIE PENITESTIAEY. -
Senate Joint resolution in relation TO tiie
removal Of the penitentiary, with tne nillenue
ments proposed by the House OF Delesaies,
was taken up, and the amendments were
agreed to. .--....s
Adjourned. .-..u ...
HOUSE oE DELEGATES.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer ny
Rev. DR.. Read, of the Grace-Street Presbyte-
rian church.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Under suspension of the rules: sehate
hills for the relief of the sllreties OF George >.
Cady, late sheriff OF Culpcper county; 10 III
CORPORATE the Guardians Savings BaiE, OF
Norfolk: to incorporate the Shenandoah
River Boom and Dam Improvement COM
many to create board of commissioners TO
receive the Fort Norfolk properly from the
limited States authorities, and for other pur-
noses: TO amend and reenactthe law IN rem
t;on to the fisheries of the Potomac ana zap
,uhannock rivers: to incorporate the klcli,
mond and Henrico Railroad, Turnpike, and
Graded Railroad Company; TO amena tne
14th section of chapter III of the Code OIL
1890. in relation to interest; to authorize the
Orange. Alexandria and Manassas railroad
Company and the Lynchburg and DanVu:e
Railroad Company to lease or otherwise ac-
muire certain railroads; to authorize the
Council of Petersburg to borrow money ana
issue and sell bonds of said city to an amount
not exceeding 5000, 900, bearing interest not
exceeding eight per cent. per annllm.
House bill, with Senate amendment, 10
prevent the destruction of cartridges ana
other game in the Commonwealth.
Repoted: Senate bill to incorporate aie
Roanoke Land, Immigration and Savings
Bank Company.
SEATS AND DESKS.
Mr.. j. T. BRowS offered a resolution IN Il.
strllcting the Superintendent OF fabne
Buildings to sell the seats and desks no"
used bv the House, and to substitute there
for new iron ones, so that all the members
ran he accommodated between the galleries.
If was. on motion of Mr.. W. L. JONES, re-
ferred to a special committee OF three 10 re-
mort tomorrow morning. COMMITTEE: W.
r.. JONES, J. L. BROWN, and RAMsDELL. z
ARTIFICIAL LEGS.
House bill to provide artificial legs for SOL
diers who lost their legs in the late war came
up, the question being upon agreeing TO the
Senate amendment, which provides That those
soldiers who lost their legs, but who, from
the nature of their wounds, cannot use an
artificial leg, shall have the value thereon III
money, and that those who have LOST arms
shall have money in lieu OF artlhcal arms.
After considerable discussion the amend
ment was rejected, falling to receive two
thirds vote. -
Mr.. SWAMI entered motion to reconsider,
and the motion was passed by.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Senate Joint resolution requesting the Gov
erpor to return to the General Assembly the
act providing for the election of electors OF
President and Vice-Pre sident of the United
States for amendment was concurred iii.
TAX BILL.
The tax bill, as it came from the Senate,
came I'D as the special order. Mr.. kEYSEE,
of Page, moved to make the tax on lands and
lots forty instead of fifty cents on every hum
dred dollars of the assessed value thereof
The amendment was advocated by McsSrs.
KEysER. CLopToS, O'FERRALL, and RiDpLEEAR-
GER, and opposed by Messrs. MATTHEW, Dan
TEL, HILL, BROOKE, CoGuILL, SrTHEELIN. and
PoAGUE. 1t was then rejected by the follow
ing vote:
Boiling, j. Carter. J.. j. Carter Copton. Coleman,
Delaney, Deneae, Douglas, Dnneey, Evans, Fitz-
Keyser, Lassiter, Paul Lighlner, Lip;comh, Mat
thcws, Mcmillan, Miller, Nickcns, Noble, Norton,
OFerrall Paige. Patterson, Payne, Pelrce, Queen,
Ramsdell, Ratl, Riddlelarger. Rogers, Roller, Rus
sci, Snidow, Stovall, Strother, Turpn, Van Auken.
and Wtlliams-i7.
NoEs.-Messrs. Speaker, Bagwell, Beaton, Booker,
Borland. Bouton, Brooke. j. 7. Brown. Burkiodcr
Campbell, Coghll, Cottrell, Cummings. DAME,
Donald, DooIcy Early, Elliott Fletcher, Garhier
Graves Gray, Hamilton, Iiardesty: licad Hill, lr-
vine, w. II. Jones, Jorgcnsen. Kelly, kinrhcloc
Lawson, Lewis, A. g. L@litncr, I.olcnstcin, Mat
thew, Minor Ecale, Nown, Parks, l'ni9ue. ScissCa
Snloot, Smith, Stephens. S"athali. $%V'in, S"crn
Subtle. Tulialerro, Thomas, Wall, Waits. aud Wat
son-5s.
Mr.. DEsEALE offered the following amend
ment: .
"Upon all bonds executed for the pur-
chase of real estate the tax Of fifty cents on
every one hundred dollars of such bonds
shall be paid by the landholder, and the
amount thus paid shall stand rs credit upon
the land taxed, and shall pass as credit upon
such land bonds, and the bonds thus taxed
shall be exempt in the hands of the holder"
Pending the consideration of this amend
ment, the hour for recess arrived.
Night Session. .'
The SPEAKER resumed the chair at o'clock
p. NJ. %"
BILLS PASSED.
House bills: To incorporate the Piedmont
Wine Company, Of Nelson county; to incor-
porate the Norfolk and Princess Anne Turn
pike Company; to incorporate the Norfolk
and SewelPs Point Railroad Company to
parmit the paonle of No,thlJm karland nnun+r