The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-18

| by the General Assembly Of Maryland with
| the very agreeable duty of presenting 10 tne
General Assembly Of Virginia resolutions ol
the General Assembly of Maryland felatlls
TO the adjustment of the question OF BOUNDARY
between the commonwealth of Virginia anu
the State of MARYLAND. We have the honor
n renuest that your ExceIency will INFORM
thu General Assembly Of Virginia that we
,w.i, thnir Measure and convenience as 10
tbe time and manuer of their presentation.
"With high regard, your EXceiiency>s
obedient servants,
"IsAAC y. JONES,
"JAMRs w. DENNIS,
"JouN. w. DAVIS"
On motion of Mr. NowLIN, the Governors
communication and accompanying paper
we're referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations.
Mir. CoGH1LL, Of the House, Informed the
Senate of the passage Of bill by that body
providing tor the appointment Of special
committee of the two Houses to receive the
Maryland commissioners and extending to
them the courte lies of the two Houses. The
resolution was concurred in by the Senate.
Messrs. FIsNEY and MoFFETT were ap-
pointed on the part of the Senate under said
resolution,
NEW BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. NowLIN, it was resolved
that the resolution heretofore adopted by the
Senate prohibiting the Introduction Of bills
and Joint resolutions after the 18th instant
be, and the same is hereby, rescinded.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. NowLIN: Bill 10 repeal an act
passed January 30th. 1867, to incorporate
the Southern Association for the benefit OF
the widows and orphans Of the southern
States.
By Mr.. HBRNpoN: Bill releasing the
States interest in the estate of Frederick
Davis to bis son Theodore HaroLte, or other
proper hers-at-law.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. QUEsEN-
BERRY and NowLIN the committee on the
part of the Senate under JOINT resolution for
the appointment of joint committee to eX-
anime and report upon bonds exchanged
under the Funding Bill"
GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON.
Onmotion OF Mr.. COCHRAN, it was resolved
that a committee Of three he appointed to
wait upon General John B. Gordon, United
States senator from the State of Georgia, and
invite him to privilege seat on the floor Of
the Senate.
The President appointed Messrs. CocH-
RAN, HUNDLEY, and THOMAS.
PASSED.
House bill to amend the LIST, Sd, and 4th
sections of the charter Of the town of Ash
land, with substitute.
Senate bill to amend and reGuact section
81 of chapter Of acts of 1866, in rela-
tion to the release Of taxes prior to the year
1865.
Senate bill authorizing the African Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Staunton to mort
gage IT'S real estate.
NO QUORUM.
During the consideration of the bill for
the sale of lands delinquent for non.pay-
ment of taxes (which was ordered to en-
grossmebtl the Senate at one time r z. NJ. ]
became without a quorum.
Mr.. PRIDEMoRE gave notice that whenever
the thing occurred again he meant to move a
call of the Senate.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II A. M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair Prayer by Rev. j. q. Tyler, of
the Christian church.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Mr.. Brooks offered a resolution Of the
Clinton Agricultural Club, OF Cumberland
county, approving memorials Of certain other
agricultural clubs in relation to the protec-
ton of sheep.
Mr. GRAYsos: A bill to regulate the grant
ing of ordinary and other licenses in the
town of Jacksonville, In Tazewell county.
Mr.. U'NEAL: A bill to incorporate the Vir-
ginia Turnpike Company (which proposes to
construct turnpike from Alexandria city
to some point on the Potomac at or above
the Long bIiogel.
Mr.. STRoTHER: A bill to amend the char
ter of the town of Culpeper.
Mr.. GUILD: A bill to dispense with secu-
rity in the trial of certain controversies be-
tween the State and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company relating to the tax
alton of the property, earnings, and indebt-
edness of said company.
MIR. U'NEAL: A bill to extend the corpo.
rate powers of the German Banking CON-
| pany Of Alexandria.
MIR. TAL1AFERRo: A bill to release to The.
odore Haroth the right of the Common.
wealth to certain real estate.
| REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Public Property re-
ported it iuexpedient to legislate upon the
subject of furnishing sixty Thousand bricks
| from the old armory to the Richmond HOWit'
Ter companr. Agreed to.
| Mr.. GRIFFITH offered resolution pro.
vidng that the Speaker appoint COMMITTEE
| of five, who should be instructed to report
q bill with the folio wing provisions That
| all moneys now in the treasury Tor which
may hereafter be received from what.
ever sources) not otherwise appropri.
ated aud not necessary to detray the
current expenses of the State government
be constituted part of the sinking fuHd
| for the redemption of the State debt a. ascer-
tanned by The act of March 80, 1871, and
commonly known as the funding bill and
that the commissioners of the sinking fund
as des.gnated in said act, be instructed 10
invest such moneys 80 transferred to said
fund in bonds Of the State of Virginia at
| their present market value.
The House refused TO refer the resolution
to committee.
MIR. ANDERSON moved to lay the resolution
on the table, which was rejected.
AYEs.-aiessrs. Anderson. Banks, Beaton. 30.
hannon, Srowa, Camp6eil Carter u; Al, CLARK e.
sou. HENDERSON, hudgiu. HnIer, koiner, Lac, tB.
NJ, Lewis. Lowell. LUVensteln. Loving. Magruder,
s
hoES.-MeSsrs. ,Armentrout. Armstrong, Brady,
Carter sJaek Carter tPslsr J Clark l.,st.l, Coz
~ Gibson Il. s.. ao o Grasson: Grim d 3
Haden. Hale, Hamilton, HarIis, Hill, Holbrook
Iosklns, Militant Ho,4ins lJohn .. Howard