The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-31
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or.1s7a. ia Teisrsncssto apeiaI pleas OF yet:
on 40 AFR KorsEn: Petition OF John Hamii-
ton 10 be refunded taxes Improperly col
By Mr. Lee: Resolution inauirins into
| the expedieucy Of amending section % Oh
chapter 80 OF the Code Of 1878, In reference
to exemptions, &c.
enact the 1Otl, clause Of section OF chapter
IS of the Code Of 1873, in relation 10 puohc
Bv same: Bill for The relief Of William T.
Albright, late sheriff of Montgomery.
By Mr.. HALE: Resolution inquiring into
the ey pedlency of reducing the compensation
of county superintendent of public schools
Bv DIR. ANDERSON: Petition of citizens
of Powhatan, Cumberland, ana Ameiia
counties praying that the General Assembly
do not part with the States interest IN the
Timer AppomattoX Company eXreps OH
certain conditions.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill No. so, authorizing the trustees
of the religious society in Frederick. county
known as United Brethren in Christ to sell
and convey certain property in Winchester.
House bill to abolish the office Of Superin-
tendcnt of Public Buildings, &C., with re-
comncndation that it do not pass.
House bill No. 80, to amend and recnact
an act to Incorporate the town OF New
bern, &c.
House bill No. 90, to amend and r'cnactt
section ! Of chapter l16 of the Code oi
1878. in relation to notaries public, with re-
commentator that it do not pass.
House bill No. 81, to prevent tue sale VI
Intoxicating liquors to minors.
The Committee on Schools ana CoheGc,
recommended that the semi annual reloit VI
the Board of Visitors of the virginia Miil-
tarv Institute be printed rs document.
| Agreed to.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
| we're granted Mcssrs. J. T. HosKISS ana lloL-
| raocK for two days each: MATT. CLARK, ono
| day: W1THERs, HILL, WILLIAM HosKISS. ana
LEE, for three days each and SELLERS lor
five days. ;o1 ,,o
| House proceeded 10 The cOnsiuciltioh VI 'hN
business OH the calendar. ..o.s.
House bill No. So. TO validate the rca $50
mont Of the lands of Washington co''u nc.
made in 1873, and TO authorize inc ,,,oS d,1r
of said county TO retain out OF INC '',rnU
,hc State for 1873. when collected, an ali,o" ,I
rnrnI r. the excess OF Tn" taxes gu. a., W, l.r
,nds or said county As assessed ~ s'in "" '
80 oror tho amount that woilid oc uu. W
,S'' .nI,,,t;on under the rta'SessLieht VI
1s-e and TO apply the anotIh' ~ i''"''''' ~
! Tho ,,ry,nrut OF county ic'lI>:
| Tue r'i n,," withdrew his motion 10 re-
MI. - ,In lii and his substitute for Sec
| ton !. ,d Ar Iru,o xv;tb,rny
~. .,mnndments to the first section, and
~ HARRISON offered an amendment in the
n,ture of substitute which provides that
the counties that failed to receive the bene-
III cf the rtasseS$ment made under the law
of March 1873 shall be authorized to do so
even though the assessors books were not
returned in the time provided by that law.
Mir. GRAVES offered all amendment to the
substitute providing that all the counties,
cities, and towns Of the commonwealth that
did not have their lands rcasscssed under
he act of March, 1913. shall be entitled TO
the same proportionate reduction is was
made i'm those counties that did have Il le-
assessment
Messrs. CoGuILL, LoSGLLY, and FuLKERsoE
supported the bill; Mcssrs. STUART, AMBER
son, DooLEY, and CRlTz opposed 1t, and pro-
nounced the act OF 1878 authorizing re-
assessment as unconstitutional, and urged
that if any rtasscSSment Is to be made the
whole State should have the benefit Of it.
The amendment CT Mr.. GRAVES was re-
jccted.
AYEs.-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, ARM
entroul Uaywel Banks, Bc,t0u, BOykil Grown.
Campbell, Clark A. D., Critz' ilonicy' hlmncy'
Franklin, Garduer, 81 ,son l.; Grave, Howard
brook, Nc slulian, Moore, Medley. lAnnill P,ndle-
ton, Powell, Round. Scruggs, Sellers slrotncr:
NorS.-SIessrs. Armstrong. Blair, Brady. Brooks
Carter j. A., Carrier Jack, Ccckerlls, C"ehill; ia
Goodw yin, 6 rilith, Haden. Hale, Hamilton, iiarri-
son. Henderson, Hin l!oeni1ser, h"lbrook; los
m m Inns, Long!ey. Loving, Lucas, Magrllcr,
Massey, ilc,ionigal. Moss Nash }. H., Nash ". A.
HicRci,s, Norton, OSeai Eiidlebarser ,hiG9Sers'
u ln ton, Whitaker, Williams, and 1oung-o3.
Mr.. POWELL moved the pending question;
which was ordered. The pending question
WAS upon the substitute Of Mr.. HARRISON;
which was rejected.
hYEs.-Messrs Armstrong. Flair. Brady, Brooks
J. A. Carrier, Jack Garter, CockeriIIc, Loghl,
r. :. Gibson, Gillian Goodwsn II, Griffith, Ilndell
Hale. Harrison, Henderson, liocnnger. ttolbrcuk.
d. W. Lacy, Lewis. I.ishtner, Lipps,, LomgIcy,
Sasi Sickens, RIddlcbargcr, Sellers, Spsait so-
vail. srothcr, syphnx, laliaftrro, Wharton, Whit
tuhrr, Williams, ana ohhG-4o. ~
NoEs.-M essrs. Alexander, Anderson, Ar1cG-
trout, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Boykin, Grown,
Campbell, a: j. Clark. Crank, Crliz, Dooiey, Fin
kins. Howard, Iludgin, james, Jett. Jordan, ko-
ner, j. ii. Lacy, Lamkln, Lee, Lucas. Lybrook,
Massey McMu.lan, Moore. Moss. Medley, norton,
U'Nc;, Ould. Panniil, Pcndleton, Powell, Roger.
Round, Scruggs, Shuma.e, stuart, Turner, Wallace,
Wcpn, VIM, Wager, and Alr. Spcahcr.-o1.
Mr.. NEELEy offered an amendment to the
bill lin the nature Of substitutc) providing
that for all purposes of taxation the yalua-
ton of lands us ascertained by the assess
ment made under the act Of July. 1870, shall
hereafter be taken as the basis, &c.
A motion to lay the bill on the table was
reicctcd-a! c., 81: noes, 10.
Adjourned.
"A Plea for sheep and Protest against
Dogs.