The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-21

to- .ho daY for the bill to be to-day fortni9h,,
,hich amendment he afterwards M'tnoie"'
and Mr.. WARp's motion was agrcea to'
OF STATE DEBTS BY THE UNITED
sTATEs GOVERNMENT.
Ar prsx from the special committee ap
.,oi,tod Yesterday to consider the Governors
1,,nss,rc and the Joint resolution In relation ie
tI,o assumption of the debts due by the State
n virginia and other States by the United
States Government. presented the following
report as q substitute for the or1Glnai resoiu
lion. which was taken up and discussed:
.Whereas the Governor Of Virginia has
transmitted to the General Assembly his spc
cial message recommending the assumption
and ravmcnt of the existing debts of all tht
States by the United States Government
therefore
-. Resolrcd on the General ASSEMBLY
Of Yir1n,G, Thai it concurs In the saic re
Communication of the Governor rs wise, JUST
and cxpedicnt.
az. Resolred, That the Governor be re
oucstcd to transmit copies of these reoolll
tons. together with the message, to the Gen
eral Assembly of each Of the States, ana re
quest their concurrence therein; and tin
our senator's and representatives in Congress
be requested TO give this nlattertheIr carDcs
and careful attention"
Sir. KlaKpATRIcx was on the floor ant
speaking in opposition 10 the report; "hei
Mir. GREENE interrupted the speaker, ant
moved to lay tic resolution cn the table
print. and make it the special order for to
morrow (F'riday) at 1 O'Clock.
RAILROAD DIETS.
Senate bill TO secure and provide for pay
ing the railroad debts OF counties, townships
cities, md towns in Virginia, being the Spc
cial order, was taken up and discussed, tht
question being on the passage of the blll
which, when put, was reiectea--ayes, ~
noes, i0-the bill requiring constitutions
vote.
TIE OYSTER BILL.
House bill for the preservation Of oysters
and to obtain revenue for tile privilege OF
taking them within the waters Of the Com
monWealtl,, was taken up and discussed, the
question being on the amendments proposed
hv the Committee onFinancc. The amend.
meuts were read and agreed to. The DlIl
was then read third tine.
Adjourned at 3:45.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. +. L. Preston, Of the Presbyterian
Church.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES.
On motion of Mr.. CLoPToE, House bill.
with Senate amendments, to incorporate the
Virginia Coal Company was placed on the
calendar.
REPORTED.
ff,o
Louisa Courthouse to incorporate the Rlch-
mond and Hanover Turnpike Company
Senate bill requiring the Joint committee for
the Norfolk county terriers to report and
make annual statements senate Dill direct
inc the Board OF Public Works TO sell The
States interest in the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted s!cssrs. LAsslTEE two days. and
SNIDow Zone day..
TIE NEW CODE.
House bill to provide for Il new edition OF
thc Code of Virginia was taken up out OF it
order and pissed unanimously.
House bill authorizing vacation orders IN
relation to bridges and roads was, on melton
of iIr. ELiloTT, dismissed.
PASSED.
House bill to prevent the placing OF Oh
strlctions in Sycamore creek, in the county
OF New Kent; House bill 10 amend section
|. CHAPTER 49,, Of Code. extending the lHrls-
diction CT justices in civil cases to SlG0;
House bill for the relief Of William 4. Grlgs-
nv, Of King George county; House bill for
the protection Of fish in Smiths river, Henry
county House bill to protect fish in Clinch
river: House hill to amend the Code i'll rela-
ton TO rewards for killing noXious animals
Uouse bill to amend the Code in relation to
the terms Oh the Supreme Court Of Appeals
House hill TO transfer the Junction Valley
.,rnnil;e to the counties through which it
masses: House bill fixing the mileage of mcn-
ters Of the General Assembly; House bill
TO authorize the voters OF certain counties to
vote upon negotiating loan 10 establish I;
steamboat line on the Raprahannoca river,
&c. Ilcusc Joint resolution instructlnS the
Second Auditor to pay interest on State
bonds held by the school trustees Of Prince
Edward county; House bill to incorporate
the United States Lithugraphic Stone Com
pany OF Virginia.; Senate bill TO incor-
uoratc the United States Gold and Silver
Amalgamatiug Company of Virginia.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr. QUEEN: 10 amend chapter PSI
Acts OF 1866, and chapters 81 and 2j2, Act,
O; lSCO-'70, in relation TO Clinch River Nuvi-
cation Company. BY Mr.. MATTHEW Of Lou
don: Petition of the holders OF certain
sterling bonds issued by the State Of Virgil
mia a, king payment Of interest on said bonds.
By Mr., +. LI6uTSER: Petition Of citizens o!
Bath county in relation to fish in Jackson's
aid CuwpaStGre rivers.
INTEREST or MONEY.
The hour of 7. N. having arrived, House
bill in relation to the interest oil money
came up us the special order, tie pending
question being the amendment OF Mr.
BROOKE.
MIR. O'FERRALL opposed the amendment
in Il speech of some length. He favored six
ner cent. as The legal rate Of interest, and
made an able effort in its behalf.
Sir. BDooKE supported his amendment al
some length, and said whether it passed Of
not, he intended to vote for the bill as il
came from the committee.
Mr.. GRAY also opposed the amendment.
It was tbcn rejectcd-aycs, Il ; noes, 81.
Dir. LovESsTElN moved to amend 50 as to
allow interest not exceeding eight per cent.
when the parties agreed. Rcjtcted-ay eS,
43; Eoes, g..
The Till was then amended, on motion OF
Mr. Brooke, so rs TO repeal the law allowing
savings banks to charge twelve per cent. in
terc>t.
Mr.. CLopToS. moved to amend Tie bill 50
us to allow persons who have borrowed
money ct IL rate over six per cent, and not cN-
cccding twelve per cent, and which will fall
due within the next twelve months, to Dor
row money within twelve months after the
passage of this act, to contract in writing at
a rate not exceeding eight per cent, to meet
their obligations, the contract not to be for Il
longer period than the said twelve months.
Rejected.
SIr r,ncuIlI moved 10 amend so that The