The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-01

which on his motion was ordered to be
printed.
LICENSE TAX ON OWNERS OF DOGS.
Senate bill to allow the supervisors or the
people of any county by vote to impose a
license tax on owners of dogs for the privi-
legc of keeping the same and for the protec-
ton of sheep in the Commonwealth was
" indefinitely postponed "-ayes, %; noes,
Z; absent, IA senators.
COOKE AND COLLIER.
Senate bill for the relief Of Cooke & Col.
ler and Lorenzo D. Collier, of Carroll
county, was taken up, on motion of MIR.
NowLIN. Being put upon its passage, it was
rejected for want of constitutional major
ity-[22 votesl--ayes, 10; noes, 8; absent,
81.
WESTERN TOBACCO.
Mr.. RAGLAND presented a bill to require
western tobacco coming into the State to be
inspected before it can be sold or offered for
sale Referred to the Committee on General
Laws.
PUNISHMENT OF PETIT LARCENY.
Mr.. HEREpoS presented bill to amend
and reenact the 9th section Of chapter 195 OF
the Code of 1873, in relation to the punish.
mcnt of persons convicted of petit larceny
who have been previously sentenced for q
like offence Referred to the Committee for
Courts OF Justice. ..',-....'
REJECTED.
Senate bill to amend section 10 of chapter
1T of the Code OF Virginia, edition of 1873,
in relation to clerks duty as 10 setting up
lists of deeds recorded.
Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act
TO incorporate the Howard Association
| Passed December 11th, 1850. .s4s.
4 - REAssEssMKNT.
| senate bill providing for the reassessment
| If lands in this Commonwealth as required
nv the Constitution, was taken up. ~.
| Mr.. PRIDEAoRE moved to indefinitely post.
pone. =, 49,, :,
Mr.. THOMAS moved to lay the bill on the
| table and make it the order of the day fol
Tuesday pending which, the Senate adj
lJourned.
House met at II A. M.-Speaker HANGEF
in the chair.
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE MAHooD.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
resignation of A. Mahood, judge of the
fourteenth judicial circuit, to take effect on
. the 1st day of April, 1874.
Senate joint resolution extending the time
for the final settlement of the Treasurer oil
Richmond city with the Auditor of Public
Accounts was read twice and placed on the
calender, the rule requiring its reference tt
committee having been suspended on mo
ton OF Dir. DooLEY.
The special order, Senate bill TO provide
for the lease of the penitentiary, was post
poned, on motion of Mir. NEELEY, until TO
morrow.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. BEAToN for one day
BRADY four days, and HosKtNs i've days.
!, TIE GENERAL TAX BILL
came up as the order OF the day.
On motion of MIR. OuLD, the bill wa
amended by providing that before licens
shall be granted to any person to sell liquor
by retail such person make oath befor
the clerk of the court, to be recorde
, in said court, that be will moi
either directly or indirectly, sell an
wine, ardent spirits, matt liquors, CIDER, O
Z any mixture OF any OF them, on any electo
: day, or on any Sunday, or to any minor
knowing him TO be such, or TO any othe
person for the use of minor, knowing it
! be for such use, without written permissio
2 of the parent or guardian of such minor
e The vote stood: Ayes, SIS; noes, 43.
Mr.. STUART entered motion to reconside
| the vote by winch the amendment wa
adopted. ...... ..
y Mr.. FOSTER moved to lay the bill on th
e table, which was rejected-ayes, II; noes, 8;
On motion of MIR. CLARE, an amendmeu
a to the 10Sth section was adopted providin
y that no commission merchant shall sell b
sample any hogshead or box of manufacture,
:, tobacco unless such hog,head or box offeret
= : for sale be deposited IN some place in tn
= city, town, or village where said tobacco
offered for sale.
Also, The following: All tobacco sold II
violation of this provision shall be take,
$3.50 for each hogShead or box weighing les
than 1900 pounds, and 10 cents per hundre,
for every hundred pounds in excess of /, so
pounds SO sold, to be paid by tae commits
sion merchant selling the sumo, and to b
ascertaned and collected BY the collector O
the city, Town, or village where said Tobacco
Is sold. s. /" -43 y
i INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. =
Mr. ROUND offered bill to authorize tn