The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-10

or h..nsDs Tvs T;S and E1aKs ArRTtI ni1
taiued that aeonstitui al ~sote was 3nm
.1ssFhe PREsrpsSr announced ttiat'in hisopfn-
inn the biit reuuiredn constitutional ma1of-
ity. and having failed to receive sueh MAJOR
ity was therefore rejected ;.
MIR. LAWSON moved that the vote by which
the bin wasre1ecred- ogrecunsidereu. agreed
to-ayes. 81 noes, ID. a1T,z.4.f -T1Br.>3
The question recurring on the passage OF
the bin. Mr.. THOMAS entered motion for IN
appeaI from the decision Of the CHAIR on ne
rejection of the bill; whereupon, on motlon
of Mr.. LAWSON, tho bill was laid on Inc u
BILE. ;-.,f ~. :ai =. ),
ON motion Of Mr.. HoLLADAY, 1t was OF.
dered TO be entered uponthe journal thal
had he been present when the vote was 'aken
ON the passage Of the bill he would nave
voted in the negative. =.
Mr.. WYsSB made the same statement de
would baye-yosed against the Dill, IL
obedience to instructions from his const1tu'
ents. but against his own convictions: .ss::-:
is. ELECTION OF TREASURER. =.
All O'Clock the Senate proceeded, In con
junction with the House, to execute Int
mint order-the election Of a State treasurer
TO fill the unexpired term of Colonel JOSEPH
Mayo. JT.. removed from office. X. d. L
Hunter received III and T. @. Thoma:
Republican, Il votes, and Mr.. Hunter WA
declared elected for the unexpired term'
CENTRAL sLuNArIo ASYLUM. 49,.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. IsRh !
and LAWSON the committee on the part o.
the Senate under the joint resolut'on ap
nointinp q commission to examine esItaln
nronerty In reference to the permanent loc'''
lion of the Central Lgnatic Asylum
OLD CLAIMS.
Mr. I,,cx,syp presented bill to proYloe
eor tho navment OF claims due by the otate
ioi WV or the construction of the Gov
U ,roton and Ohio and Blue Ridge railroads.
Refarrad TO the Committee on FINANCE.
REAssEsSMEST or LANDS.
c,n.tc bill to provide for the rea|sessment
sc au rho lands of the Commonwealth ID nc
cordonrc with the Constitution-and In con-
nertion Herewith providing for boards Oh
en,,aIization-was ordered to enSrossmen1-
ayes, %; noes, 8.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II a. M.-Speaker HANGER
In The chair.
REPORTED PROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill to authorize the Lynchburg
md Campbell Courthouse Turnpike Com
many 70 transfer to the city OF Lynchburg
the portion of said turnpike road which lies
within the limits Of said city.
Senate bill to amend the Code in reference
TO the establishment of ferries and bridges.
Senate bill to incorporate the New River
md Piedmont Narrow-Gauge Railroad Com.
pany. .'""s.
Senate bill to amend the act incorporating
the Pittsy lyania and Patrick Railroad Com
pany, approved March 80, 1871. ,.' "-'
e.. coMMrrTEE APPOINTED.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. LevEN-
STEIN, SWAMI, and JORDAN, the committee
On the part Of the House to visit certain pro-
perty in connection with location for lu.
natic asylum. , ....... ,. ..-... t..s.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE .. g..
vas granted to MIR. Moss for six days.
Mr.. FOSTER introduced resolution in
auiriug into the expediency of amending
The Constitution of the State so as to allow
lotteries to be legalized.
On motion of Mr.. CoGHILL, the House
agreed to the amendments proposed by the
Committee for Courts Of Justice to Senate
bill providing for submitting to the people
eeItuin constitutional amendments in refer
snce to county organizations. The bill was
then advanced to its third reading and en-
grossment. ..'"~
-. ..... PASSED. i s
Senate bill to amend an act to tx the terms
of the circuit courts of the Commonwealth.
House bill to extend the time for the COL
lection of taxes, &C., to the counties of Bed
ford aud Franklin.
House bill to authorize the trustees of the
German chapel Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in Petersburg, to borrow
money and execute deed Of trust to secure
the same.
Several bills were then taken up and ad-
vanced on the calendar.
THE TAX B1EL.
The general tax bill came up and several
proposed and rejected.
The Clerk completed the reading of the
bill at 1885, when Mr.. RoUHD moved to
amend by providing that all taxes imposed
by the bill should be collected in coin Or
current money OF the United States.
At this point, the hour for the execution
of the joint order, the election of q State
Treasurer arrived, and the SPEAKER request
ed Dir. j. Fl. LACY to inform the Senate that
the House was ready to execute the order.
Dir. HUDGIN, OF Caroline, nominated Hon.
r. NJ. It. Hunter, of Essex. IL
Dir. B. w. LACY. of New Kent, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Hunter. 49,.
Mr.. PAIGE, of Norfolk, nominated Mr.. 7.
G. Thomas, of Portsmouth.
Mr. IF Alexandria, seconded the
nomination of Dir. Thomas.
The vote Of House stood: For Hunter,
81: for Thomas, IL. CSee Senate report
The consideration of the general tax Dill
was resumed. and the amendment proposed
by Mr.. ROUND was rejected-ayes, 10 /; noes,
The House then proceeded to consider the
section in relation TO the tax on incomes.
MIR. RIDDLEBABGYR offered d substitute for
the section. ...,- 49,. -..
On motion of Mr.. DooLEY, the section was
passed by. -.
Mr.. STUART offered substitute for section
1C4, which was rejected-yeas, 46; nays, 46.
At O'Clock the chair was vacated until s
Pm. .........-... ....-
Evening Session. ...- .
The SPEAKER resumed the chair at s p. n
The following bills and resolutions were
PASSED:
Senate bill to amend the charter Of the
Washington, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail.
road Company, with amendments.
Senate bill providing for submitting to the
people the proposed amendments TO the Con.
stitution of the State, with amendments.
House joint resolution extending the priv
lege of taking fish from the waters of the
Potomac river to the citizens of Westmore'
land.
[Tbe above bills 60 to the Senate.]
Senate bill to enable married women to