The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-08
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ayes. 2s; noes, II.
fThe committees report (substitute) pro-
yides tbat6 per cent. shall be the legal rate
of interest, but that per cent. may be
charged by special written contract. men
usury is pleaded, the lender can recover on'y
his principal with G per cent. and pay the
cost of suits. IF 10 excess OF or y per
cent, he can recover it within one year.
The House bill restores the old law, except
that interest is forfeited In plea OF usury.!
The pending question was then calico
upon the passage Of the bill, and discussion
en- :ucd, various senators speaking within inc
five minutes allowed under call Of tho pend
ing question.
Mr.. TERRY, at 3:35, moved to adjourn.
Lost-ayes, 16 noes, 20. :,
The bill was further discussed, and finally
at $50,
Mr.. TAYLOR of Loudoun demanded the
ayes and noes on the pending question:.
The roll being called, the pending ques.
tion was ordered-ayes, 90; noes, 10.
The question.was then on the passage OF
the bill; and Mr. FIrzfATRIcK demanded the
ayes and noes which being ordered the vote
was recorded as follows, and the bill passed
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Anderson of Pittsylvania,, Boy
IL,
day. Johnson, kirkpatrick, LathroP, Marin
zorton, Nowlln. Nuttiug, Penn, Perrin, Robin,
son, Stevens Taylor Of Norfolk, Terry, ana
SsoEs.-Mcssrs. Anderson of Rockbridge Beazley,
Cochran, Fitzpatrick French, GreeVer, driInsley'
Hndlcy. Lakeland, Meem, Quesen9srry, Rl1 oi
Ward-l7.
Mr.. LATnRoP at 4 O'Clock moved to adj
iourn, and Mr.. FRENCH called for the ayes
and noes. The vote stood-ayes, 81 noes,
10. :,
The CHAIR declared the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow ut II o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
. Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DIR. MinDigerode, of the Episcopal
Church.
: UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
The following bills were put on the calen-
dar under suspension of the rules: On
motion of Mr.. TALIAFERRO, Senate bill TO
amend-an act in relation to the time OF meet
ing of the General Assembly; on motion OF
Mr.. GRESHAM, Senate bill for the relief OF
John Pollard, OF King and Queen county.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
From the Committee for Courts Of Justice:
Rcporting adversely 10 resolution for pro-
yiding by law that all tenancieS shall be held
to he tenancics for one year, terminating on
the 1st of January, unless agreed upon by
contract, &c. The report Of the committee
was agreed TO.
- MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. PEARcE offered joint resolution ap-
pointing committee of three from the House
and two from the Senate to investigate the
charges made against the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association in regard to the charges
made for visiting the grounds, and that the
committee be empowered to send for persons
and papers and report TO the House.
The resolution was agreed TO.
LIMITIHG DEBATE.
: Mr.. PoAGuE offered the following:
Resolved, That after to-day no member
shall speak longer than ten minutes ut any
one time except by unanimous consent"
MIR. EVANS moved to amend by striking out
ten aud inserting thirty minutes. Rejected.
Mr.. FULKERsoN moved to strike out the
word "unanimols." Agreed to.
Mr.. 7. J. CARTER moved to dismiss the
BILL Rejected.
Mr.. NORTON moved to lay on the table. Re-
jected.
Mr.. DEsEALE moved to amend by adding
" except the discussion on the tax bill, the
assessment bill, and the interest question"
MIR. RIpoLEBARGER "And the free railroad
BILL"
The resolution was opposed by MeSsrs.
ROBERTSON, DANIEL, w. II. JONES, and Doc
LEY, and advocated Ivy Messrs. POAGuE and
LAWSON.
The hour of II NJ. having arrived, the spc-
cial order, being the
was taken up. Mr.. DESEALE being entitled
to the floor. proceeded to advocate at some
length the passage Of his amendment offered
yesterday. Mr.. DESEALE made an eloquent
yindicliou Of his position Oil the debt ques-
ton. The amendment was then rejected by
large Vote.
Mr.. GRAY spoke at some length in favor of
the bill as it now stands.
Mr.. O:FEREALL opposed the bill. 1t was
passed by the following vote: Ayes, 60;
noes. II. The vote was recorded as fol-
lows:
AYES.-AIrssrs. Bagwcll, Bcaton, Eerger, Bernard,
Bishop, Boiling. Booker, Borl.nd Bouton, Bri5tow,
Brooke, j. Thompson Brown, BurkhOldcr. Campbell,
Coghill, trimmings, Daniel Donald. Dooley, Early,
Elliott. Evans, Fitzgerald, Fletcher, Fulkerson,
Gardner, Gilman Graham, Graves, Gray. Hardesty,
Head, Irvine, Warner I. Jones, keyser, Lawson,
Lewis. Alexander i. Llghtncr, PM .; Ligh'ner'
Nealc Parks, Payne. Poasue, Powell. Robertson,
Rogers, Roller, Scrugss, smith, SInoot, st. John,
Slroher Southal!, Swami, SuLheriin, Suite, Ialia-
fcrro Thomas. Thompson, Tid6all, Wall, Watts,
NAYs-Me,srs. Bowen Jack Carter, PeterJ: Car
Eli iIa mn Rnfs s. Jones Lassiter Lips
coInbe Norton, UFcrrall, Paige Patterson, Pelrce,
Perkins katlift, Turpin, and Willams-2l.
FREE RAILROAD ELL.
On motion of Mr.. SUTnEELIN, Senate bill
to provide for the creation and regulation of
railroads in Virginia was postponed until
Tuesday.
TIE FENCE LAW.
House bill amending the act authorizing
the qualified voters Of townships and coun-
ties to vote on the repeal of the fence law
was, on motion of Dir. BAGwELL, dismissed.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. GRAHAM: TO reduce the number
OF House pages to three and doOrkeepers to
two. BY Mr.. 1IDBALL: TO authorize the
corporate authorities of Winchester to bor-
row money. BY Mr.. SMITH: To authorize
the County Courts to declare water-courseS
lawful fences. BY. Mr.. BAGwELL: TO au-
thoriZe the trustees Of the parsonage pro.
perry for the Atlantic circuit Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South to sell the same.
BY Mr.. GRAHAM: TO repeal section of an
act fixing the salaries of the Judges of the
several courts of the Commonwealth and
pay of the reporter of the Courts of Appeals.
! House adjourned at Z. NJ.
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The Jurisdiction Of the County Courts.
! BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VAR
s.... March 4, 1873.