The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-18

IKIREPATaICk, C0HHALLx, ahu DuFFlnstDs ~"
opposed sby Messrs. THoAAs, PHipExoRS
PENN, TAYLOR, and CRlrcHsR. .,.
Mr.. THoNAs's substitute (maktng secIion
103 and 1O4 OF the bill, as It came noni VI
House. harmoniolls) was adopteo.
MIR. KIRkrArRick's substitute tptoposlp!
TO levy merchants tax upon capiea, 81.
ployed instead OF upon merchan's p"A
cbases) was rejected. - 49,.
Arna-Messrs Cochran, Connslly, d S
f fss ky'nhs oa ass''s Sae;ssSsrr Taylor
"SoRs-ae.srs Bea.'ey Bland Criticize n,.;as uund
ham, Eusank M ftnneS Fsdem0r'
R9acland, Stevens. Terry, and Thomas-ie :,
Several amendments were offered ana &c
iected. and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met OF II A. M:-speaker LANCE
IN the chair. Prayer BY Rev. Dr. Iuppof'
REPORTED PROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill to extend the time for repalrin
md reb,,ildipg mills and machinery ourne'
during the war, with an amendment
senate bill securing to married women o.
property acquired by them before OF a''e
marriage, with substitute. a...s.
Senate Joint resolution allowing iust Ie,
time for George W. Myers, collector OF oe :,
fersonton township, Culpeper couhy,; -
return DELINQUENT lists OF taxes, &C., WIZ
recommendation that it do not pass. ro,;e. n
Senate bill for the relief Of the sule.'Is "
s;Ias r johnson, late sheriff OF I'D
mock comfy. with an amendment. ~,
senate bill to regulate the grah!ius y, " ~
binary and other licenses IN BIC 'o"A "
TefTrrsonyilIe, Tazewell county. p.r
senate bill to provide for paying 70 Do.
inc brothers Il Co., the amounts ao'ah'eo
by them to the State. .,.t;o, n
senate bill to amend the Ia" IN rela'ion ~
the registration Of voters. -, p;.,o,d
senate bill to incorporate inc hlcnnaon''
Hotel and Dramatic Company. ;.
Senate bill prescribing the manner ~ II.
which the records Of the Supreme court "
Anncals shall be printed, and PROVIDING ior
I.tting the same to contract, Win ameno-
ments. r.,
House bill reducing into one the several
acfs in relation to the seat Of Government OIL
This Commonwealth, providing for the Gus
tody and care OF the property OF the state Ia
or adjacent thereto. and for the sale OF part
of said property, with substitute.
House bill authorizing the Register OF the
Land Office to correct error IN land war
rants.
House bill for the protection Of sheep In
The county OF Prince William, by tax on
dogs.
Niche, of Charlotte comfy.
LITTLE SISTERS OF THB POOR.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Doc
.EY introduced bill to incorporate the Lit
lie Sisters of the Poor, Of Richmond.
A Senate bill of the same title was after
wards passed under suspension OF the
Jules.
LgAvB OF ABsBNoB
No. granted to Messrs. LEWIS and Brooks
or one day each, BHATos two days, HoLBRooK
i've days, and an indefinite leave to Mr.
ALEXANDER.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
NELLY, was agreed to:
80 That for the remainder Of the session,
when calendar business is before the House,
he roll shall be called, and each member pre-
ent may call UP bill for consideration,
provided that it shall not interfere with any
special order now made"
JUDGE OF GLOUCESTER.
On motion of Mr.. TALTAFRRRo, a joint
resolution was passed fixing Wednesday the
ed instant, for the election Of judge for
he county Of Gloucester.
EXPLANATIONS.
Messrs. LOVING, NBELRY, FOSTER, P. j.
CARTER, VAN AUKEN, and P. x. JONES stated
hat had they been present when the vote
vas taken on the passage of the bill to pro-
tide for the payment of interest on the pub
ic debt they would have voted in.the afir-
native; Messrs. W. A. NASH and Cox, that
hey would have voted in the negative; MIR.
loss, that he voted in the negative.
RECONSTRUCTED AND PASSED.
The vote by which the House rejected the
I'LL for the relief of j. L. Boswell, admins
rator, &C., for work done on the Covington
nd Ohio railroad, was reconsidered and the
ill passed.
VETO MESSAGE.
The SppAKER laid before the House mes
age from the Governor yetoing the act to
.lloH the voters Of the town Of Suffolk to
ect supervisor. He says:
"The bill authorizes the voters of Suffolk,
It the regular election of supervisors of Nan
emond county, to elect a supervisor for that
own; and it provides that the person so
elected shall have the powers aud be subject
% the laws pertaining to supervisors Of the
county, and he is to be member OF the
county Board Of Supervisors.
s:The second section of the seventh article
Of the Constitution provides: Each county
of the State shall be divided into so many
located townships as may be deem
ed necessary-notI less than three: Provided,
that after three have been formed no addi-
tional township shall be made containing
less than thirty square miles, In
each township there shall be elected annually
one supervisor. - The supervisors
of each township shall constitute the Board
of Supervisors for that county,
"The Constitution expressly declares of
whom the county board shall be composed !;
that is to say, Of one supervisor from each
of the townships. Upon the we'll known
rule OF construction that the expression OF
one or more is an exclusion Of all others, the
membership Of the board is .constitutionally
limited to the supervisors Of the townships
proper. No one but the supervisor Of
township can be member of the board,
and no township can be represented by
more than one supervisor. II the town OF
Suffolk is held to be part OF the township
within which it may be situate, then the
bill would authorize two supervisors for
that single township. But 1t tue town OF
SufEolk ia not embraced within any toHn
shin the bill would introduce into the
board of supervisors Of the county mem
Der neither representing nor elected by the
voters Of any township.
"It cannot be supposed that the object o
the bill was to constitute the town Of Sutfolt
new and independent township Of tht
county of Nansemond, or, even if such were
the case, that the town Of Suffolk embrace!
the thirty square miles requisite for the for
nation of an additional township in tina
county. For these reasons it is held that ;