The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-14
General Assembly Of Virginia.
FnibsY, nafeh 10, 1874.
SEyArE.
The Lieutenantyfoyetnor In the chair. j
Drawer hr Dsg T)Fsl{ Charles Minnigeroue

N : A. :
The Lieutenant,a oyetnor In he chair. /
Prayer By nes. DE-. Charles Minniserode'
OF this city. s''' y = =
Tbs resolution for the appointment o. !.
committee OF conference on the o'sas' ee ~, :
votes Of the two Houses In relation " w.
House Joint resolution appointing Jo.n'
committee to VISIT certain properly III Son.
nection with location for sunatlc asylum
was taken UP and agreed to. Tue IkE.-
nrxr anpointed on the part OF the senate
Mrssrs. kiRKrATRIcK and FisNBy.
FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr., CRyrcgER, from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported
without amendment Senate bill to incorpot'
rate tic Blacksburg Railroad Company, In
the county of Montgomery.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported, with substitute therefor,
bill for the relief Of Cock d Collier and
Lorenzo D. Collier, of Carroll county. Also,
without amendment, Senate bill for the re-
lief of the surp!ies of William Sample, late
sheriff of Russell county. Also, Senate bill,
without amendment, for the relief OF war
ner Eubank, guardian of John l.. Euoank,
Of Lancaster. Also, without amendment,
House bill for the relief of the estate OF IL
liam NJ. Hume, deceased, late sheriff OF Eau
Quier, and bis sureties.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. DAWSON Petition OF the memoers
of the bar and county judge of James Clty
county and Williamsburg asking ior rea'
sonablc and Just increase of sherlfts ices.
By Mr.. DUrFIELD Senate bill concerning
the docks and wharycs in the borough OF
Norfolk.
By same: Bill to authorize the Councils OF
NorfoM city to drain or otherwise improve
certain low or marsh lard, and 10 chanse
Back creek in said city.
By Mr.. HoLLApAY: Bill for relief OIL VII,
liam G. Moncure, William McGruder, ana
others. .
Bv Mr.. EUBASK Gill to provide charter
for the town OF Lexington.
PASSED.
Senate bill to amerd and rcCaact section rs
of chapter 81 Of the Code 1915, I'D rciAuoheo
proceedings on report oil commissioners Vi
roads. :,
Senate resolution this day introduced by
Mr.. OUEsEsBERRYl requesting the Keeper OF
the Rolls TO return to the Senate Iouse Dill
No. 221, entitled an act to amend 1st, Sd, ana
4th sections of the charter Of the town OF
Ashland.
IMMIGRATION.
Senate bill for the encouragement of land
purchasers and actual settlers in Virginia,
and to repeal an act approved March ~,
1873, entitled an act for the encouragement
of immigration came up aud was put upon
its passage. The vote rcsulted-afes, Il;
noes, IA.
Fer want of a constitutional majority liz
yotcs1, which is necessary to appropriate
money, the PRESIDENT declared the plli re-
'jected.
Mr. GRyMsLEY moved that the vote last
taken be Ieconsidered.
IJpon that. DIR. TAYLOR called the eyes
and noes, and they were ordered, and the
voted upon reconsideration resulted-ayes,
20; noes, 9.
On motion of Mr.. GRrMsLEY, the bill was
aid on the table.
FENCE LAW. |
Mr.. RAGLAND presented the petition of
citizens of portion of Red Bank township |
skiing for the privilege of voting to retain |
,r abolish the present fence law as it applies |
O portion of said township; which, on his /
notion, was referred to the Com mittee on
General Laws.
THE VETOED PETERSBURG CHARTER.
AT - O'Clock Dir. MoFFETT called for the /
rider Of the day-the consideration OF, the
Petersburg charter and Governors veto.
Mir. QUEsESBERRY moved that the vote
lpon sustaining the veto be taken at 3
o'clock.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to amend so that the
'ote should be taken before the Senate adj
burned to-day.
Mr.. QUESENBERRY accepted the amend
nent, and The motion was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. PRIDEMORB speeches
we're limited to one hour.
Mr. HUNDLEy said that he must reiterate
is regrets that the Governor in presenting
is objections to the bill had not seen bit to
ontne his utterances to the bill as it affected
petersburg. The position taken by BIN was
new departure from the well-settled policy
f the Legislature, and there were three
leas i'm the message which he would not
nls combat here but before the people as
}pg as he could raise his voice. he dis
anJcd from the view that the will OF the
opulace must prevail not only in munich
alities. hut throughout the Commonwealth,
nd Le equally dissented from the PROPOSE
inn that the king could do no wrong. 1t
md heen limited that the Governor has eX.
ressed the opinion that parties are III |
baotic condition, and new parties about
0 spring up.
Mir, COCHRAN asked Mr.. HuNDLEY to give /
,is authority for that statement.
Mr. HUsDLEY said il Mr. COCHRAN were |
personally aggreved he would not hesitate
q piye him his author, but as 1t was he dld
,ot feel 1T liberty to, do so.
MIR. uUSDLEY denied the proposition OF the |
Governor that the "tWO races are now so
nnaltesaby Incorporated together in the
body polite" and said that carrying out
hat idea Governor kemper, if be were a
OF Congress, would have TO vote for
the ciyil-rights bill. He maintained that the
Petersburg charter. was in no respect uncon-
stjtutional, and that the city Of Petersburg
was the creature OF legislative authority, aud
at all times subject to the legislative will. He
read quotations from eminent legal au-
thorties sustaining this view, and criti-
cized sharply Governor kcmper's higher
law" overriding the Constitution and
wel-settcd Conservative principles. Mas
sachllsets, New York, and Maryland had
pursued a like policy, aud for similar reasons,
in governing some Of their cities. The un-
derlying principle of the Conservative party,
which has held its inccngruous elements TO-
gether, has been that the State should De
afforded a good government, and that the
bands of those fresh from the snackies VI
slavery should be stay ed. The Conservative
party was to interpose its power and protect
the weak snd helpless.
If this bill laid the axe at the tree of lib.
erty he would ask his friend the senator
from Augusta) what could be said OF the
enabling act, for which be (the senator from
Augusla) voted? The Object of that act was
t. put out the incompetent and put in the