The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-01
authorizing tie formation Of che New Ever e.
Mining and Manufacturing Railroad SS splell.

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"a number Of bills were advanced on lug
e''. The SENATE was considering bill In rela'
tion TO the jurisdiction Of JUSTICES OF wy
neace when Mir. GRIAsLEY, at lo:zo, nofe1i
| to adjourn. ,.,.o.,
| and the vote was recorded as follows: ayes
| l6; noes, 10.
The CHAIR declared the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow ut II O'Clock. -.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No prayer.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr., GRAVES offered the following: /" Re.
soloed, That when the chair Is vacated to-day
at 81 Z. NJ it be. resumed again at 4 P. NJ. =
Mr. O'FERRALL moved to amend by add.
ing "and then tic vacated at 6 7. II. and re:
sumed again atSP NJ" Agreed to.
The resolution US amended was then
adopted.
TIE REPORT OF THE RICHMOND AND pANVILLE
RAILROAD INVESTIGATION
coming up as unfinished business, its further
consideration was, on motion OF MIR. RIDDLE
BARGER, postponed till s 7. NJ.
..... PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Hill rose to privileged question,
and had read from the Clerks desk an arll-
Gle from the Richmond Enquirer stating that
the special committee appointed to 1nvesti-
cate the transfer of the States interest in the
Richmond and Danyile Railroad Company,
&C., had met and agreed upon their report
before receiving answers to the questions
propounded to Colonel Buford, president OF
the Richmond. and Danville Railroad Com
pany.
mir. HILL said that it was true that the
committee had substantially agreed upon It's
report, which was based upon the records OF
the company and the official statements OF its
officers. The report was still open to amend,
meut, and would have been amended haa
the answers of Colonel Buford materially ai,
fected it, and he Or. HuL) had so Informed
Colonel Bnford.
AIR. Booker asked Mr.. HILL if the report
was not written and printed when thls con,
ver:ation took place between himself ana
Colonel BUFoRD?
mir. HILL: At that time, sir, the report
was not signed by the committee ana was
not In print.
RATE OF INTEREST.
The report of the second conference COM
mittee OIL the bill in relation to interest on
money and other thing was laid before the
House. They recommend that the senate
reccde from its amendments by way Off sub
stitute. which provide, that the general rate
of interest shall he sir per cent. per amman,
but allowing a rate not exceeding eight per
ceut,1a by contract in writing, with a for
fixture of all the interest exceeding str per
cent. when a greater rate Is contracted for
than is allowed by the bill. After some dis.
cussion bv Messrs. WALKER. OFERRALL and
R1ppLEBARGER the report was adopted by
the following vote:
Ayrs.-Mcssrs EagwelI, Beaton. Berger, Booker.
J. = Browa Burkhn!,ier. Butl.r. C!nphc!l, COT
tre CrItz, Daniel, Gonald D99e; tl. ,i:; -
s Gillian Gilman, Gresham. Head, lrVlnc, W. l.
Iis:tner Iovenssii, Miller, Minor Ne3ls, Noble,
Sow PyGs psnc resuf srofher sana
SWAIN, Sutherlin. SGtle, thompson, Iiaoali: hhik
er, Watts, Watson, Wharton, and Mr.. Speaker
'N61rs.-Mcssrs. Alien, Anderson Bishop, Bonton.
j. Garter, L. j. Carter Clcp'on, Gnlcman tual-
MINIS, dalton, Delaney, lleneale DonslaS, Eariy'
liam Gillian, Graham, Graves, Gray, Griffith, Ham
iIton, Hiirde>ty, Hill, p. X. Jones, K. ); Jones,
keyser hincheloe Mathew OF ioaoH mncan i ES
drbarger. Rogers, i:oler, Scngser. smith, stephens,
st. John, Taaferro, Thomas, Wall, and W'aihe-4'.
Mr.. BOOKER moved to reconsider, upon
which Mr.. O'FERRALL called tile ayes and
noes, with the following result: Ayes, 90;
noes, 80. So the motion to reconsider was
lost.
On motion Of SIr. ELLIOTT, House bill for
the relief OF the securities of Samuel II.
Phelps from the payment Of forfeited re-
cognzance was AIKEN up and passed.
APPROPRIATION ELL.
Senate appropriation bill was taken up.
MIR. BrRyno,pER moved to strike out $500
and insert $500 FOR repairs 10 the capitol,
State courthouse, &c. Rejected.
Mir. RlrDLEBAEGER moved to strike out the
appropriation OF SO, 900 to the Virginia Mill
ti,rv Institute. Rejected.
Mr.. HAMILTON moved to amend the bill so
as to give $4,000 to the Hampton Normal
School. rejected.
MIR. FREEMAN wanted $4,000 for that
school. Rejected.
Mr.. r. S. JOKES desired $4,000. Rejected.
Dir. w. r. JONES moved to amend the bill
by increasing the appropriation TO the East
ern Lunatic Asylum to $4,000. Rejected.
Mr.. PETER CARTER moved 10 amend the
bill by inserting SD 600 for The Virginia
Agricultural School and $4,000 for the Hamp-
ton Normal School. Rejected.
hir. FREEMAN moved to amend so rs to
give the Hampton Normal School $4,000.
Glr. WILLIAM GILLIAN wanted $4,000.
Mir. MATTHEW OF Loudoun called the pre-
vio,ls question. which was Sustained-ayes,
Al; noes, SO. So the main question was not
ordered.
The amendments were then rejected.
Az Z. u. the chair was vacated until
Pm.
Afternoon Session.
Speaker HANGER resumed the chair at 4
P. NJ.
PASSED.
The following bills were passed: Senate
bill to amend an act passed December 10Th,
1866, authorizing the Southwestern Virginia
Mining, Smelling, and Transportation Com.
PAW to construct a railroad from Kings
Salt w orks to point near Dublin; House
bill, with Senate amendment, in relation to
appointment of commissioners to define the.
boundary line between Virginia and West
Virginia; Senate substitute for House bill to
more effectuaIly punish enlightenment Sem
ate bill to authorize the Chesterfield Land
and Improvement Company to build wharves;
Senate bill to amend section II, chapter ISL,
of the Code, in relation 10 proceedings where
there is garnishee.
TUE APPoRTIoNAEST BILL.
Senate bill appropriating the public rev.
enue for the fiscal year 1S72-'73 was then
taken up, and passed by the following vote ::
AYEs.--3Iessrs. Allen. Anderson, Bagwel Eeaton,
Berger, Bishop, Rolling Booker SouI2n, BrisloW,
Critz, Cummings. Donald, Doclcy. Dougits, Early,
Elliott, Fitzgerald, Fletcher, Fulkersou, Gardner
James >. Gliittnl. Graham, Graves, Gresham,
JampS Jones.