The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-27
:, = ;e,,tonant.G Governor In the chair.

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and lager beer.
~ OPERATION OF RAILROAD COMPANIES.
ur NpvRpRRy offered the following,
which was adopted: Do,as
g Pesolred, That the Committee on ROADS
o,d Internal Navigation be discharged from
.ho further consideration Of House bill NO.
IoI entitled an act TO regulate and protect
~. oneration Of railroad companies In thls
| State"
session of the Senate, was, on motion OF Mr.
THOMAS, laid on the table.
| REPAIRS TO EXECUTIVE MANSION.
House bill entitled an act making an ap-
| nropriation of $4,000 for repairs to and re-
furnishing the Executive Mansion, was taken
up. on motion of Mr. QUEsENBBRRT, and was
passed--ayeS, 20; noes, 0.
PASSED.
| Senate bill to amend and recnact The LIST
section Of an act approved IaTcl II, iS74,
concerning the fence law il the counties of
AIbemarle, King William, SUSSEX, and Surry.
CEREBRAL APPROPRIATION nILr.
Senate bill appropriating The public reve-
nue. for the fiscal year 49, 81! was ta.:cn up.
The appropriation to the rani;entiar7 for
support of convicts was reduced from
| $4,000 to $4,000; the appropriation for
salaries to superintendent, &C., was reduced
| from $4,000 to $4,000; the appropriation
| for pay of interior guard was reduced $500
| the pay OF exterior guard from 1850 to
S13, 800; for manufacturing, from $3O, 900 to
$4,000. Three thousand dollars were given
the Eastern Lulatic Asylum for the care of
twenty-five additional inmates $4,000 TO
Hampton Normal and Agricultural School
for one year. /
The bill was ordered to engrossment and
third reading-ayes, %; noes !.
The bill was passed by vote or p ayes
to noes. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met Mt 10 4. I.-Speaker HANsRR
in the chair. Il
Prayer by Rev. George C. Vanderslice.
REPORTED rRoa coIAlTTsEs.
Senate bill requiring vouchers Of payments
ma de by the First and Second Auditors, and
providing for canceiug the bonds redeemed
By the commissioners Of the Sinking Fund.
House bill authorizing the Governor to
annul contracts in bring out cauvic:S.
House bill to Incorporate tie Gacitc!
Building Fund and State Interest Com
pany.
LBAvB OF .Bss;IH
was granted to Mr. GRIFFITH for sn iaded-
mite time. The House refused to grant
leave of absence to Mcssrs. B. ". LACY,
CRITZ, HOWARD, and HARRISON.
Mr.. MASSEY entered motion to recon-
slider the vote by which Senate bill to au-
thorize the Fredericksburg and Gordonsyilie
Railroad Company TO connect with the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at or near
GordOnsyille was ordered to its third read
ing.
Senate joint resolution providing for he
appointment Of :: cn!an:tiec OF two sena-
tors and three delegates 20 viJ:5 e!;e :ti.i: vi
Kentucky and ascertain, il possible, Tie pros
pect of obtaining :! connection OF toe rail-
road system of Kentucky wish lie Tirsiaia
system at Cumberland Gap, and to report TO
the next General Assembly, was agreed to,
with Ell amendment providing that the COM
| mission shall he no charge upon the State
Treasury.
TIE GENERAL TAX ELL
| was taken up, on motion of Mr. GRAVES.
Mr.. A. I. CLARK moved to postpone the
consideration of the general tax bill until
| next Thursday. He said he did this because
| it contained the odious and onerous tax
| upon merchants, and thought it would be
| better TO 90 back to the old tax bill than TO
enact such unjust legislation.
| Sir. ARMSTRONG said this tax was just and
equitable to all parties concerned. This
clamor came from the cities, and was made
without reasonable cause of complaint.
Mr.. GRAVES called the pending question,
which was upon the motion to postpone. |
| The call was sustained and the motion re-
jccted.
The amendments of the Senate were read
| and agreed to.
Mr.. FuLKERsoN moved to dismiss the bill,
| but was ruled out Of order. THE bill was
sc Mt to the enrolling celk, aud now only re.
gu Tres the approval of the Governor to be-
| come laW].
RAILROAD TAX BILL.
On motion of Mr.. RlDDLEBARGsR, the rail-
road tax bill was taken up.
The House disagreed to the Senate amend
! ments to the 18th section, reducing. the tax
on foreign steamboat companies, and agreed
| to other Senate amendments.
PASSED.
Senate bill for the relief of William E. l..
| PEBBLES and BENJAMIN F. Palnatary, sureties
of J, D. Tatum, late collector of Temp!eton
township, in Prince George county.
Senate bill for the relief of Warner Eu-
bank, guardian of John S. Eubank, of Lam
caster county.
Senate bill to incorporate the Richmond
Caledonian Club.
Senate bill to authorize the Fredericks-
burg and Gordonsvilc Railroad Company to
connect with the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road at or near Gordonsville.
Senate bill to Incorporate the Warm
Spring Company.
Senate bill to incorporate the James River
Coal Company. ...
Senate bill to incorporate St. Mary's Cath
Ollie Benevolent Society of Fredericksburg.
Senate bill to authorize the Register of the
; Land Office to correct an error in land war
rant.
The chair was vacated at p. d.
| Evening Session.
i. The Speaker resumed the chair at 8 O'Clock
P. N.
House bill to authorize the
: RICHMOND AND DANyILLB RAILROAD COMPANY
, to change and regulate the gauge of Its road
+ came up as unfinished business. FL.
! Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to amend by making
the company liable to taxation from the time
they avail themselves OF the benefits OF the
l privileges granted under the act.
Mr.. LAMKIN said he thought no section
e of the State ought to object to the passage Of
y the bill if Richmond did not.
MIR. DooLEY said he had been threatened
; with opposition against this bill because Of
! his vote on the railroad question before the
House last night, but he did not expect It
from Frederick county. The adoption Of
the amendment would render the bill in-
operative and valuelesS. This was ems
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