The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-13
niu t. the committee on Finance. 7
IN rsrsTEp ASp REFERRED


E,srorr. Petition of A. A. Nor
ION and ois. nsking to be reicascu ~ at> ~ ;,
,;es OF 5. Ii. Phelps from the payme a,, - n
forfeited rccognizance a'iu 'no
= tax on merchants license. o;,;.,o,s of
,,I 10y Anne COUNTY to prohibitthe shooting
- ,yi,d fowls from batteries, boats, DC, &C.
" Rv Mr.. LrrscoMBr Petition OF citizens OF
Cumberland county to repeal Tue lence ~" .
By Mr. BOILING: TO enable tne lrus.ecs
Of the Presbyterian church OF Lunennufe
county to receive Request under Inc VIII o'
John Stokes, deceased.
TIE TREE RAILROAD ELL.
Tho free railroad bill came up as speclal
order, with Mr.. SuTHERLIN OH the floor, VINO
smoke IN favor of The measure.
The hour of 81 P. NJ. having arrived the
Sneakers hammer fell, and the clair was
vacated till to night at O'Clock.
Night Session.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
following communication from the senate:
"Resolrcd. That committee OF confer
cnce be appointed, consisting OF nine meln-
bers on the part Of the House ana I'VE lroh
the Senate, to consider the disagreement be-
tween the two Houses in relation 10 House
bill entitled IAN act in relation 10 tue in-
tcrest OH money or other thing.
The resolution was agreed to, ana Inc
SPEAKER appointed the following committee
on the part of the House: Messrs. CoGniLL,
ELLIOTT, CUMMINGS, GILMAN, BROOKE, ATS,
\. L. LIGuTSER, j. G. GILLIAN, and SouTH-
ALL.
THE FREE RAILROAD BILL.
When the House adjourned this morning
Mr.. SUrHERLIS had the floor. lie resumed
his remarks, and after thanking the House
for their attention concluded.
Mr.. BOOKER then obtained the floor, ana
proceeded at some length to favor his SUB
stitute. Dir. BOOKER was listened to with at
tention by the House, and spoke warmly ana
argumeutatvcly in favor of his substitute
for thrce-quarters Of an hour.
Mr.. WATT moved TO lay the bill on the ia
bic. Disagreed to.
Arrs-SI"ssrs. Beatou, Bishop, Boiling. Eoriand'
Burk holder Campbel Coghi sotrelli; Nun mugs
panci po!d Eio't Grth Warner + Joncs,
E Laiii lawson. Lewis. Matthew, Mcmillan
Minor, Munscy zeal, S9rt n, owen Smith Ws;l ST. ST.
Waits, Watson, Wharton, Williams, and Mr..
NiNAYs-Mcssra. Berger. Booker. Bristow;. Brooke.
J. Thompson Brown. Bryant. Rutcr, Fetcr.. Carter,
Colcm III, Cox, Cri;z. DOolcy, Douglas, Dungcy,
Earv Evans, Fitzgerald, freeman, Hamilton,
lie d, Irvine Rufus SJoncs. Kelly. a. b. Ll2htncT
Paul l.i.!acr. Lipsccmhc. Lnrepsicin, Matthews,
Miller NIb!c Nowlia. ,'Fprrali. Patterson. Payie
Perkins, Poa2uc, Powell. Eadford, RansScl
katifr. Rddlrbar9er, Robertson, Rogers, :cicr,
Sangstcr, Scrilggs, Stephens. StTothcr, Suthcriin
Suttle, Talalcrro, Turl'in, Van AuAin. onIig-al
Mr.. O'FERRALL moved to amend thc..1>
section of the Booker substitute so rs 10 add
to the other conditions upon which the
Judge should grant a charter THAT the
public necessity should demand it. The
amendment was agreed to.
Mr. IRVINE offered the following amend
ment. to come in at the end Of the 81 sec.
ton. which was agreed to-:
"Prori0ed, That any railroad whose CHAR
ter cXclDpt> 1t from taxation shall release tic
said exemption Eefore ayailns itself Of tie
provisions OF this bill. And lTorldcQ tHr-
her, That il any railroad Incorporated under
the provisions OF this bill shall purchase OF
become consolidated with any company eX-
enpt from taxation by its charter, such eE-
cmption shall cease from the dale 0! such
purchase or consolidation"
Mr.. WALLER took the tloor and proceeded
at some length 10 oppose the substitute. AT
10 Z. III. he gave way to an adjournment.