The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-30
The Lieutenaut-G Governor In Che chair.
MOUSSE AMgNDMsNTs AGREED TO-

tics of the Joint committee apPoiii''u W -
,,e.,i,,,tn the basement officcs-ln enect "
,Ilow the committee TO sit after the lerlnl''"-
ton of the present sesSion-Was tahem w.
Mr.. TuouAs offered therefor the iolio" ny
substitute, which was adopted-aScs' ~ ::
noes, 6: .,,1h, That
| Rssolyed BIZ the General AsSem0ty, nav
the Governor Of the Comhol'" o"
| pcther with the Treasurer, DC authoi!H. =.
en1 reourcd With the aid OF sucn e1peitsa %
thcv may deem necessary to employ lot ', ,'a
nurnosr' 70 examine and report upon .no
| ipnn,l;,ion and management of affairs III thc
h,semrrt Of The capitol, and that they oe IT,
n,,;rna IN rcnort 10 the next Generai AS
LILY The results Of their Investigation,
9th such recommendations as they may
deem proper.
Sent to the House.
PASSED.
House bill to amend an act entitled an ACT
to provide charter for the city Of Winches.
ter. approved April 2, 1874. 80
Senate bill to amend and reenact section ~
Of chapter $50 of the Code Of 1873 IN rela'
ton to pay Of sheritrs and sergeants-ayes,
81; noes, 2.
DANvILLE RAILROAD GAUGE.
House bill authorizing the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company to cnanSe
its cauge"-in effect giving it said right if
the company will reiinquish exemption from
taxation after 1880, and upon twelve months
notice from the Board Of Public Works, lay
third rail (makinga track Of uniform gauge
with the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail-
road Company from BurkeYil!e 10 Rlcn-
mond-was taken up from the table.
MIR. KIRKPATRICK moved an amendment
recurring the company TO relinquish its right
OF exemption from taxation Immediately
upon accepting the provisions Of this act.
Messrs. K1RKPATIcK, TERRY, aud BLAND
supported the amendment in brief speeches.
Messrs. THOMAS, HUSDLEY, and CRITcHER
opposed the amendment, and argued in favor
of the passage Of the bill just as it came from
the Hou>e.
MIR. MorPErr bad the floor at ?. d.,
when he gave way to motion that the chair
be vacated until 5 O'Clock. The motion was
made and prevailed.
Evening Session.
The Lieutenant Governor resumed the
chair at o'clock.
The consideration of House bill "to au-
thorize the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company to change and regulate gauge OF
its road" was resumed.
Messrs. TERRY and MoFFETr spoke IN Ia
vor of the amendment offered by MIR. KIRK
PATRICK at the morning session.
Mr.. Thomas spoke against the amendment
and in favor Of the bill as it passed the
House.
The amendment was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYmS.-Messrs. Allan, Bcazey, Bland, Cochran,
Seison, Smith Of Rmsseil, Stevens, Taylor, Jerry,
" Sohs any Clark, ccnnaly, Critcher Daw-
son, Easrha,n, Eubank, EVANS Graham, Holladay'
ouesenierry, Kagiand, and Thomas-17.
mfr. THOMAS moved that the bill be indct-
niteIy postponed, as the company would not
accept the bill so amended. The motion
was carried, and the bill was thus killed for
this session.
LATERAL RAILROAD BRANCHES.
Mr.. BLAND made an Intellectual motion to
take from The table Senate till proposing to
| repeal the law allowing railroads to construct
lateral branches ten miles in length.
| APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate agreed to all of the House
amendments to the general appropriation
bill. The vote on striking ont the $1,000
for Hampton Normal and Agricultural Col
lcge resulted-ayes, "a noes, II.
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
For relief Of G. GuYernator, c. Weudlin-
GER, and E. Lehman, securities of Fernando
King, late sheriff Of Surry county.
To amend an act entitled an act to incor-
pora;e the Richmond Harmonic Association.
For relief of sureties of John r. Pharr.
For protection Of sheep in Prince Will
liam county.
Declaring Bull run lawful fence from its
Junction with the Warrenton pike to its
Junction with Occoquan river.
TO declare the north fork of Clinch river,
in the county Of Scott, navigable for RATS,
hatboats, &c.
To amend the charter Of the town OF
Scottsyille, approved March 29Lh, 1871.
To amend and reenact section of an act
entitled an act to incorporate the town OF
Luray.
| MIXED JURIBS.
;. Mr.. GRAHAM made an Intellectual attempt
to have taken up a bill to give the colored
people right to serve upon juries. In sup.
port of his motion he made lengthy
!, speech.
II BONDS OF OFFICERS.
The Committee on Bonds Of State Officer:
reported that all the bonds were in dut
form except that Of the Superintendent O
: the Penitentiary, which they consider in
!. formal. Adopted.
t Adjourned until II tomorrow.
+ HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
G House met at 10 A. M.-Speaker HASGEl
e | in the chair.
q The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. RlcHMoSD
e BROOKS, and LoNGLEY as the committee O,
t the part Of the House to visit Kentucky ant
i ascertain the probability of obtaining rail
road connection at Cumberland Gap.
3 On motion of Mr. A. I. CLARK, it was re.
, solved that the order for night sessions b,
u rescinded.
: On motion of Mr.. LovRhsrErS, it was re
: solved that when the House adjourned to
i day it should adjourn to meet tomorrow a
O'Clock p. NJ.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The appropriation bill came up as unfin
ished business.
MIR. BAGwELL moved to strike out the ap
c preparation of $1,000 to the Hampton Nor
e NAL and Agricultural Institute.
G Messrs. BAGwELL and ANDERSON supported
} the motion, and Messrs. FosrgR and Pc
3 TER CARTER opposed it.
! The motion was rejected:
+ YEAS. Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armstrong
| BagWell, Bea ton, Bohanuon. Boykin, Brown, Camp
bell, j. Armistead Carter, jack Carter, A. j. Clark
Cockerille, Coghlll, Crank, Davis, Dooley, Fit2
. patrick, Franklin, Friend, Fuikerson, Gaines, 81
l tnap Hidden Henderson IfnnD