The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-21

,Roads au.. Issernss NasigattoI. nsaostaa
without amend ment Senas6 Abil. " sncospe 3.
rate the Alleahany Inprovs nent ,em psnll'
Put on calendars A
rasrsnEsr on xoxsy,
House bin entitled San act III relation TO
interest ON money! being the unfinished
business Of yestertay; was tnken up.
The question being on agreeing TO the
motion heretofore offered by Mr.. SMITH, OF
Ne'son. to reconsider tho vote By which The
substitute proposed by the Committee on
Finance was agreed to, Mr.. SMITH, Of Mel
son, demanded the pending question and 1t
was ordered, and the motion TO reconsider
carried--ages, 81; noes, LIZ.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK offered the following
amendment to tue committees substitute
Add at end Of 4th section the words !" out II
shall DO lawful to receive any rate OF Interest
not to exceed eight per centum' per annum
which may be agreed upon by the original
parties TO- the contract, and bespecified IN
the bond, note, or other writing evidenclne
the debt" Rejected by the following vote
AYEs.-Mcssrs Connally, Dnfleld, Evans, Holl =
day, kirkpatrick, Lakeland. Maddox, Rsglana
Soss.--Messrs Beazley. BLIND, Critcher, East East
ham, Eulank Finney, Graham, Greeysr, Grims n,
Hundley, tathrop LAWSON. Meem, 6 aesenberry
smith of Nelson, smith OF Russell, Taylor, ano
Ward-23. -.
The bill and substitute was discussed al
length by Messrs. BLAND, COCHRAN, PATTER'
T SON. aud C. T. SMITH.
At3P. NJ. motion to adjourn was maze
and defeated-ayes, II; noes, 10.
The pending question was then oroeret
on the substitute proposed by the Commit
tee on Finance-making the legal rate siS
! ner cent. and the penalty for usury ioriellult
of both principal and interest-and the tote
on the adoption Of the substitute resul'ee a. a.
| follows: Cochran. Fin.
AYES -Messrs. Beszley, BLANC, G Eotfrtt. New
herrr. Patterson Prldemore, Quesenoerry' smi'p
W Rnsseii, Terry, and Ward-15. r,,,.,.,n
s.IMessr9. CrtcnIHi ,,,ndIcV. Kirkpatrick,
thson Iawson. Maddox. Mcem, agland Smitn
Of Nelson, Stevens, Tay loT, Thomas anu "
The question recurring upon the Dlll as IL
c,n,c from the House, Mr.. KlRKPATRlck pio'
nnscd an amendment allowing per ceh.: W
Ia CHARGED by special contract; penang
which. at $3.50. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II A. M.-SpeaKer LANCER
in the chair. ...s.-a-
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
NJ cprr,rH offered bill in reference to
Mr. BROOKS: A bill to authorize the Board
70 cnnnrvisors of Dinwiddie county to In
crease the salary Of the county Judge OF that
county,. a 49, roao :,
rol..ion TO township collectors. =. .-
Mr., HARRIS A bill to provide for aiding
:, the erection Of additional buildings for
the Hampton Agricultural and Normal
Institute.
Mr.. RAINS: a bill to authorize the trustees
of Jerusalem church, in Richmond county,
TO sell and convey certain real estate.
MIR. DooLEY moved a reconsideration OF
the vote by which the House agreed to the
report of the Committee ON Public Property
refusing to give to the
RICHMOND HowITzER COMPANY
go 900 bricks from the old armory. Agreed
to; and the following, offered by Mr. Doc.
LEY. was then agreed to: "ReSolced, That
the Committee on Public. Property be in
structed to report bill allowing the Howit-
zer company to take 10000 old bricks from
tue old armory grounds for the purpose OF
building an armory, provided that such
bricks can be obtained without pulling down
any walls or portions of the old building
now standing upon the said grounds, under
the supervision of the Superintendent of
Public Buildings" .........
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill to provide for the establish
ment of new school district in the county
of Carroll.
Senate bill authorizing the African Metho-
dist Episcopal church and congregation, of
Stauntop. to execute deeds of trust.
House bill to amend the act providing for
the assessment of the shares Of banks and
banking associations, and imposing a tax
thereon.
House bill to regulate the granting of Or
binary and other licenses in the town of
Jacksonville, in TaZewell county.
House bill to allow r. r. Farr, sheriff, and
the collecting officers of Fairfax county to
collect taxes, bills, and county leyies for
1860 and 1870.
House bill to release to the heirs Of David
Haroth the Commonwealth's right to GER
tain real-eState upon proof Of heirship and
irregularity of proceedings to escheat.
House bill to provide for taking the sense
Of the voters of the Commonwealth upon
calling convention to modify or change the
Constitution Of the Commonwealth, and II
decided in favor thereof, to elect the mem
bers and convene the same, with recon-
mendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. GOODWIN offered resolution propos-
ing that ministers of the several churches OF
the city, irrespective of race or color, be in
vited to open the House with prayer. Re-
ferred.
House joint resolution directing the pre-
sident and directors Of the Atlantic, Misssis-
sippi and Ohio railroad TO commence the
work on the road to Cumberland Gap, here
toiore reported with substitute and recon-
united, was reported back with the substi-
tute amended. ....... ....... .......s-...
Mir. VAN AuKEN presented report from
the minority OF the Committee on Roads ac-
compauied by substitute for the amended
substitute reported from that committee in
reference to the Cumberland Gap railroad.
On motion OF Mr.. RICHMOND, it was or
dered to be printed.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. HUDGIN, two days !;
MORTON, three days; and WHITAKER for five
days. .-........... .... ...-.... ..l...
Mr.. WALLACE offered the following joint
resolution, which was agreed to:
"Tbat the General Assembly proceed on
the 9th of March to the election of judge
for the county courts Of Stafford and hing