The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-03

!" TIC Committee on Fioance recomne ndeds
.hatrshe petitions Of W. Aa. Green, OF Aipe-.
marie county, asking relief from lab y.
security of the late sheriff Of that county, DC
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re.
commended TINT the petition OF CITIZENS Oh
MONTGOMERY for the relief of John t. Walters
from certain penalties be rejected.
! From the same Thatit is tnexpedient 10
leeislate as proposed by the resolution 70
amend section 5 of chapter 43 OF the Code
of 1873 so as 10 Increase the fees OF Justices
of the peace. 5E2s :,
From tie same That it is unnecessary 70
Ieeislate upon the subject of amending the
Code in reference TO the resale OF lanes, &e'
From the same: That it is ineXpeolent TO
amend the bill for the care and control or IL
Legitimate children, sc. Passed by.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Mr.. WALLACE for three DAYS
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. GRAVES: Resolution requesting
rho Auditor of Public Accounts TO procure
and annually transmit to the General Assem-
bly a tabular statement of the levies CT the
State. the counties, townships, &c.
nv Mr., DooLEY: Bill to authorize ques-
t;ons ne to the construction Of the revenue
laws to be certified to the Supreme COURT
of Appeals. ~oo,aot;no
the Auditor Of Public Accounts 10 lurn'su
the House of Delegates certain Information
in reference to public improvement coipp''
mics in which the State has an interest.
Rg Mr.. WILLIAMS: a joint resolution hllu I.
netition to the United States GoVernneh.
for public lands to be devoted to puoile ifee
Bv MIR. LOWELL: Memorial of citizens Of
Warren county asking additional leSisialion
to suppress drunkenness.
THE REAssEssMENT QUESTION.
Az unfinished business; the bill to validate
tho rtSsscssmept of lands in Washington
county. Sc, with amendments, came up
The motion of Mr.. POWELL for the pend
ing question was rejected. Mr.. lowell
urged that the bill be dismissed rs UNJUST
and unfair. ,,o,t of
Mr. BAGwElL favored the amendment % %
Mr.. NEELEY to return to the asSesSinonr
1870. and drew an amusing contrast t po'm o,,,,.
the assessment and the tax pald ny 'no
ties of Warwick and Buchanan. - tbo
Mr.. ARMSTRONG opposed the reL'it' T. ~ LUZ
assessment of 1870, aud denoup'oo ~
monstrous proposlllon' .,,o Committee on
Mr. STuARr said that the oolnln.s.oo W.
Finance did not propose 10 ra'se lereuuo ~
increasing the tax on E'llus one ,en., no'
from taxes on wills key, merchants lieehses,
iro,n 49, now subjects. lie believed that il
anu AN. 49, rnppt Of 1870 was too high in any
Luz. Luz If the State it was in all sections, but
p pa thought it n fair valuation, and ii any
nornties had a rea ;sessment all the counties
should have IT.
Mr.. W. A. NASH would rather vote for an
percentum than to return to the
assessment of 1870, because the latter Woaid
place a fictitious value upon LANDS ana
throw the burden Of taxation upon land
owners.
Mr.. NEELEY followed in support or his
and Mr.. HUDalNs against re-
turn TO the assessment Of 1870.
Mr.. POWELL moved the previous question J;
which was ordered, and the. amendment OF
Mr.. WILLIAMS to the substitute offered by
Mr.. NEELEY was rejected.
Dir. CoGHILL moved to amend the suDstl'
tute offered by Mr.. Medley by striking out
all after the word Assembly" and insert
ing in lieu thereof the following That the
coIlnties of the State which have had rCsi-
sessments made Of real estate in pursuance
of the provisions of the act to amend and re-
enact an act providing for the rtassessment
of lands in the Commonwealth, pissed Feb
ruary LIST, 1872, so as to enable those coun-
ties in the State which failed to avail them
selves of the provisions of said act to do so,
which became q law March Ii, 1873, but
which failed to have their rca'sessment
books returned on or before the 1st day OF
July, 1878, and thereby have failed to Cd.
tain the benefit of such rea'ses>ment, shall
be entitled to the benefit oil such reassess'
ment for 1873; and the Auditor of Public
Accounts is hereby authorized and directed
to issue such directions to the treasurerS OF
tile said counties as will enable them to make
the collections of taxes for the year 1873
conform to such rea;sessmenf.'
Adjourned.