The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-22
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III, Ia. thc Statc'of Virginia in the, Peters
,,,ro and Roanoke Railroad Company Wil,eh
transferred TO the city Of Pctcrsh,irS y!
,ct nasycd March Is. 1919. before the o'l,e VI
val, iriusfrr: aud if 50, whether sum ac-
cr,,c,, and unpaid dividends followed tue
,ranslcr of said stock; and u lh MS
on;nion tl,cv did not. he IS hereby
re,u,ircd 70 institute the proceedings iieces-
NV ia recover any amounts due the state.
Mr., T,yLoR of Loudnun presented frso-
l,,tion providing for The meeting OF the Sell
,,c hereafter mt II O'Clock, which, on motion
nr Mr.. Now11s, was laid on the tahlc-aycs,
IG: nccs, .. BY Dir. WYHSE: a memorial
from the Chamber Of Commerce OF Eiril-
moud. Bv Mr.. Penn A bill to amend the
net :, incorporating the Norwood Academy.
BY MIR. UEEspoN: 4 bill in relation to the
salc of property under DEGREES of courts.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills: 10 authorize the Bonrd Of
Public u crkS TO transfer the junction valley
TURNPIKE 10 the counties through winch 10
pass,,: for the protection OF li"h III Sn'tls
river. in the county Of Henry joint rc*Qll!-
ton irStructin~ the Second Auditor 10 Pay
intcrc.t oh State bonds held 10y the school
trustees of Prince William county.
ASSUMPTION or STATE DEBTS ny THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT.
Joint resolution expressing the concur
renee of the General Assembly in The
Governors recommendation Of the ASSUME
ton of Tie debts Of tue several States 10y
The Federal Government was taken up on
motion Of Mr.. Penn, the question being on
Tie adoption of the substitute proposed NY
a. EN,In Itnlntinng
Mr.. COCHRAN moved to adjourn. Lost.
MIR. PEHN moved to lay the resolutions Oh
the table. Lost.
Mr. FEENCn moved to adjourn, and MI.
GrrayER demanded the ayes and noes, anu
hcing taken the vote stpod-Hycs, 10; noes,
I3.
The CHAIR declared Tie Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF CELEBRATES.
Speaker lIANGER in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Thomas l.. Preston, oil
the Presbyterian Church.
REPORTED.
Senate bill TO amend section 81 oG III act
approved March -, 1872. prescribing the
duties Of cIiaiu township officers. dc.
..rnaie bill 10 amend sections > and 10 OF all
act passed ,Jantrtry 20, 1866, incorporating
Tie Johnston INSURANCE Company OF Dan
yi!ic, Va; Senate bill toaulhor,zr the rll:tct 8
OF Hamilton Lodge, No. 81, Ancient, Free and
Accented Nias"llS, TO borrow money Tor
crcrtin" n Masonic hall; Senate bill 10 pro-
vide for the valuation of life insurance poll
cics: Senate bill supplemental to an act to
appropriatc the income arising from the
proceeds of the land-scrip accrlling to
Virginia under an act o! Congress OF
July >, 1862 Senate bid to amend the act III
relation TO the investment of the proceeds
arising from the land-.crip; House joint re-
solution authorizing the printing Of 1000
COPIES of part I'll Of The la>t annlal report Of
SUPERINTENDENT Of Public instruction ;
House bill for tic appointment of trustee;
for the town of Colombia, III fiHNanli;.
county; House Till 10 amend sections and
) of an act approved M"rrn &, 1871, to
incorporate the town If Dublin; House Till
io provide for the PAYMENT Of il claim due
W. W. Newman for repairs {" The Staunton
and raikcrsLlIfg turnpike; 1Iou,c bill {"
regulate the sale Of Intoxicating IIqtirr> Iii
the township OF tic islands in Accon:ac
county.
INTEREST on TIE STATE DEGT.
The cummit;cr Of The House appointed to
confer with the bonlhoIdrr5 reported the
arcarint of. their proceedings, and also re-
ported a.lIl 70 provide for the payment o;
Interest on The public t,Chc in tnn~onancc
with lhc propositions agreed 10 III conference.
STATE STOCK ~ TIE RICHMOND AND DANIILLE
RAILROAD.
The SPEAKER laid before th" House Il COIL
ullnica;uii ilnH the Board OF Public y orkS
in Yr<puuSr 10 q resolution asking the amount
Of stock held ly the state III Tie Richmond
and i:nnyilc i!:;,Iroad Company. The coIiI-
nnsic!iinn slated:
"EI..i. 2!,rGn >lmlcs in The caliiIai stock
,r liz. richmond and hanyiIIc railroad have
been ;sall~i,lrcd TO sad c"!npany-viH.. on
,lr li!h December. 1870. 1000 share, AID
Oh the :ilSt august, 1871, 100 Sh1rcS we're
transferred ny order OF the Beard Of Public
WORKS in conlolutyto The act Of Assembly
approved July IL, 1870.
" Src0aJ. On lie 18th December there
was received from the Riciiinol'd and Dan
vii. Railroad Company state bonds which,
with the iItc,cst thereon TO that date,
amounted 10 800, U1J.1S. On the ilSt Au-
gust, 1871, said company, ly heir President
and Board OF Directors, cIailncd the right,
in accordance with said act OF Assembly
directing the sale CT said stock, 10 anticipate
the thea unpaid eleven INSTRUMENT, for tie
purchase Tie states stock therein. amount
inc t. the sum Of 81 ,o9;',92 10. 'iic Beard
OF iuhIic Works drriitd that the Ii-Et
,.t.i,nrd rs aforesaid WAS accorded by the
said act OF Assembly. Tie relate Of inter-
est on the said unpaid eleven instruments, to
II, discounted by reason of anticipating their
myuicut* amounted 10 Sij3 5000; and there
were received on the sad 3lSt of August.
1871, State bond; which, with The interest
due thereon 10 that date, amounted TO 80" :
- .@a.I. rIlLn" the total ;;ilplnt Of The State
Lon!: and accrued Interest thereon rrCriN al
IN settlement ni said purchase II o:iJ,0GG.
| . :. IHfl4y J inc humber ni &Nlrc- i'll the cap
l;:.l siuch OF said ititI!luond and DanriIl,
Railroad Company standing on hf"fr hook Oh
The / l!li July, 1870. III the Elmc ei the Sintc
was iWrnly.iu four thousand, :ISappCaIei iioal
:hc reports OF The said company To the Board
of Public Works for the years 1861, 1868,
1859. and 1870. No scrip l,r the said shares
has ever been Issued TO The State, nor tlo the
records of The Board show that they were
ever officially notified Of any increase of ihC
States interest in the said road beyond The
original subscription Of twelve thousand
shares, the only evidence Of such Increase
m.ing lunnd in the published reports Of the
company. In this connection II is proper To
state ihcrr is 10 record in hi, office ul any
notification. hy either proxy OF director OF
shc STATE. 1T any mcctiD" oi tlir stockholders
OF said company. under The act oil sd March,
1866. authorizing al in"rci,c "f lis capital
stock. [Signcd] ". y. CuLrMAS,
"Sccrctary Board Public Works.
Mr.. lIrLL moved 10 refer the co.nlnililir;l-
ton to 4 special committee 81 three, upon
which some discussion cnsucd between
sIr. IIir in favor Of and Mr.. SurnErLIs in
upjo>iliuu 10 it. The motion Was agreed TO.
anl Tie CnMr anpulItcd McsSiS. ILL