The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-01

Mr.. LAWSON, from the committee to wal,
rnnn ,hc Governor. reported that they had
performed the duty assigned them 'hat Tue
Governor had no COMMUNICATION 10 ulahe,
Inn bopcd that each and every member o.
tha General Assembly would have SAFE
return home.
END OF THB SESSION.
! Mr. Hor1.pAy offered the following:
| Resolved, That the House of Delegates ne
| informed that the Senate having completed
| tia business for the present session, is ready
| upon its part to adjourn until the first Wed.
! nesday in December.
sThe resolution was adopted, and Mr.. HoL'
L,pAY was ordered to Inform the House.
subsequently MIR. MONTAGUE, from the
House, informed the Senate that that body
was ready to adjourn.
ERA OF GOOD FEELING.
Mr. Now1lN offered the following (hr.
THOMAS in the chair): ...ss
Resolred, That the thanks OF the Senate
are due, and are hereby rendered, to the Pre-
sident of the Senate for the able, courteous,
and impartial manner in which he has pre-
sided over its deliberations.
MIR. STEVENS (colored), "the sole repre-
sentative of great national party now pre-.
sent upon this floor" seconded the resou-
tiop, aud made speech Of humor and good
feeling.
Tue resolution was adopted.
Lieutenant Governor WITHEEs handsome
IL acknowledged the compliment paid him.
On motion Of Dir. SMITH, OF Nelson, it
was
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Senate
are due 10 Hon. HENRY w. THOMAS, Of Fair
fax, for the faithful and impartial manner ia
which he has discharged his duties while
acting as president pro tenn. of the Senate !;
and that we all unite in high appreciation of
his great knowledge of parliamentary law,
and the ready ability he has displayed in
solving all complicated and embarrassing
questions presented for his decision.
THg OFFICERS.
On motion Of Mr.. NowLIN, it was
Resolccd, That the thanks Of the Senate
are hereby rendered to their efficient clerk,
his assistants, and to the other officers of the
Senate, for the faithful and courteous dis.
charge of their duties during the present
session.
On motion of Mr.. HoLLADAY, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at l. A. M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair.
Nir. ARMSTRONG offered q resolution d.
rccting The Superintendent of Public Build
ings to remove the chair now occupied by
the Sneaker of the House, to the State Ii
brary, and to procure suitable chair to take
its place.
MIR. TAL1AFERRo opposed the resolution.
and Siessrs. B. w. LACY aud GILMAN favored
il, Agreed to.
Mr.. LovESsTgIs moved n reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill to amend the
charter Of the town of Columbia was passed.
Agreed to, and the bill dismissed.
PASSED.
The amendment of the Senate to the act
incorporating the Hampton and Fort Mo1l-
roe Railroad Company.
Senate bill to incorporate the Richmond
Hotel Company.
Senate bill to charter the Bank Of Com
merce of Richmond.
Senate bill to amend the Law for the trans-
| fer of causes from the counties of Amherst
and Nelson to the court at Staunton.
Senate bill in relation TO the pay of sher-
| IFS and screeants, and to repeal section 90
of chapter 40 of the Code of 1873.
| Senate joint resolution authorizing the
| Auditor OF Public Accounts at his discre-
ton to suspend legal proceedings on the
| official bond of j. II. Phillips, treasurer of
| Surry county, so far as relates to the sum Of
3,l9S.OS, destroyed by fire in his dwelling
and Storeh0u>e.
Senate joint resolution requiring the Gov
| ernor aud Treasurer TO continue the invesli-
cation into the condition Of the basement
| offices and report thereon to the next Gene
raj Assembly, was reported favorably BY the
committee.
Dir. RIDDLEBARGER moved as a substitute
| that tue special committee (Of which he was
member) he allowed TO remain in session
for period not exceeding thirty days during
the recess of the General Assembly.
| Mcssrs. RlDDLEBARGER and BAGWELL, both
members OF the committee, made speeches in
support of the substitute, but it was rejected
| by a large majority.
| Mr. MCMILLAN moved to amend the joint
| resolution by providing that no person who
has been employed, or in any way officially
connected with any one OF The basement
said investigation.
Mr.. kIDDLEBARGER moved to amend that
amendment by adding "or any person who
is Interested as surety for any person who
has at any time made exchanges or pur.
cbases of bonds with the State" Rejected
Mr.. RlDDLEBARGER then moved that the
cost of the investigating commission, to be
Iappointed By the Governor, should be lin.
tied to 1900, which was also rejected.
The resolution as reported by the com
mittce was then agreed to.
At $50 2. NJ. tx chair was vacated unit
sP. NJ.
Evening Session.
Speaker HANGER resumed the Chair at {
Pm.
Mir. LoyEsSTEIN, chairman of The Com
nittee OH Enrolled Bills, reported that the
: Governor had approved all the bills not pre-
, viously acted upon except The act to incor
po-ate the Potomac Land and Improvement
Company.
Mr. CoGnILL offered resolution for the
appointment Of committee of two senators
and three delegates to wait upon the Gov
ernor, and inform him that the General As
sembly is ready to adjourn.
The resolution was agreed TO, and the
SPEAKER appointed Messrs. CoGHILL, MoNTA
CUE, and WILLIAMS US the committee on thu
part of the House.
The committee having reported that tht
Governor had no further communication Il
make to the General Assembly, Mr. ARM
STRONG offered the following resolution:
"That the thanks of the House are du