The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-17

|, c,osa,t nf Twelve and twshtY-four montns
e,s,, tho m tfIeatiou OF titesale Of the StalR
inserest In tteJJppcr Apponiattox Company
,othe boardof superintendent OF said com-
nany, and to ratify and confrm all acts uone
| In pursuance of the provisions OF the acts
approved March Goth, 1878, and feoraafs
Ser Senate bin To- provide forithe registration
of bonds issued by loca authorities ~ alo q
internal improvements was amcnoeu anu
advanced to its third reading.
Mr.. LovESsTg1N presented petition OF =.
WendIinser, George Governator, anu ~
Lobn1an, asking to be- relieved OF cestnit,
damages as sureties Of +. King, la1e Snei'''
of Surry county. c""."1
REJECTED.
House bill to authorize the Boaros Q. gu,
ncrvisors Of the counties Of Surry, Prince
George. and New Kent, 20 increase tue pay
If the iudces of their respective counties,
was read third time and re)ecteu.
ELECTION OF JUDGE.
At O'Clock the General Assembly pro.
ceefed TO the election of q judge of the -Four
teenth ;udicial circuit, to ill the unexpired
torn, Of Judge Alexander Mahood, resigned
Mr.. LEE nominated Mr.. Henry Z. Blair,
and MFR. MAaRUpBR seconded the nomina-
ton. ~. pohert
MIR. PETER CARTER nominated Mr.. ho9el,
T.. Montague, and Mr. GOODWIN secohoeu
the nomination. Lila name
At the request of Mr.. Montague DIS nat LII
was withdrawn. and Dir. Blair recelVeu Az az
the votes cast (l06 in the House,, ana was 40
clared elected.
Iu.sp op TIE pENITBNT1ARY. .no
LIT, au;ao for the lease OF the
.,;.o,t;nru came I'D and was discusseo
until 8 p. NJ. .,o hill md Mr..
OULp supported it.
.. reeuned the chair at 8 P. M.
nv following special orders were po''-
,,onad until tomorrow: - tho
p onsu Joint resolution in relation TO the
>,I,;oaoI Ercbeouer, and Senate Dill ,or tnG
onco1,rooement OF land purchasers anu uc'u"'
Sei House bill for the assessment, levy ana and
oiIao1inn of faxes on railroad, canal, aho
other companies, was postponed un'ii N"on
day. .. 0rsnerded, and
House engrossed bills taken up. The 1oilo"-
ing were ,
House bill giving the consent Oh Tue osa,e
r. the purchase by the United STATES Oh ger
tain tracts of land in the county OF Henrico
and town of Danville to be used ior MILL
tary cemeteries. :, ,,,u
House bill to provide for the payment OF
interest on the public debt was advocated
by Messrs. STUART, ANDERSON, CoGHILL, aud
MONTAGUE, and opposed by Messrs. FULkRE-
ION, ARMSTRONG, HoLBRooK, and CECIL.
The bill was passed by the following vote
hyrs,-Messrs. Allen, Anderson Arnentrout,
eeaion. Blair Bohanuon, Boykin. Branch. Brooks,
3rown, Campbell, j. A. Garter, Jack Carter, A. J.
lark, Cockerill. Coghill, Dooley. Fitzpatrick,
liood. Franklin, Friend, Gilman, Goodwin, Graves
harrison, Henderson, Hoenipgcr, Howard, Hudgin,
Hunter, Jett, Jordan, koiner, b. w. Lacy, y: d.
Lybrook, Magruder. Massey, McSiuilan,
iontague, Morrison, Mess, John L. Nash, y Neal,
build, Powell, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Sellers,
humate, Strother, Stuart, Swami, Tallaferro, ray
or Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Williams, VIM,
yithers, Young, and Mr.. Speaker-70
NOEs-Mcssrs. Armstrong. CECIL, Matt Ozark,
rank. T. 5. Gibson, Grayson, Haden, Halet HAM
ton, Harris, Hill, Holbrook, d. Hoskins, Lam
in, Lpscomb. Lucas, Moss, Nickens, Norton,
'endle.on, Spratt, Syphax, Turner, ana nltta-
er-24. .-. ..-.- . .-s-
Adjourned at 1915 P. NJ.
rIt was Mr.. GILLIAN, not Mr.. GILMAN, who
tated on "Wednesday that had be been pre-
ent when the vote was taken on the tax bill
e would have voted against it.--Reportef.J