The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-28
General Assembly Of Virginia,

General Assembly Of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, january q, 1915.
SENATE.
Lieutenant-G Governor WITHERs presiding.
PRAYER by Rev. c. c. Biting, D. d., of the
Second Baptist church.
RESIGNATION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR r. E.
wITHERs..
The President laid before the Senate a
communication from the Executive encles-
in. the resignation Of Lieutenant Governor
r. E. WITHERs, TO take effect on and after
March /, 1915.
On motion of Mr.. GREEvER the communi-
cation was laid on the table.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HERNDoN, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice reported Senate bill to
amend and reeaact section 80 of chapter SO
of the Code, as amended by an act approved
4th of March, 1874, in reference to sales: &C.,
for debts contracted prior to 1865.
MIR. PRIDEMoRE, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported, with substitute,
Senate bill to incorporate the town of Madi.
son, r the county of Madison.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
+ By Mr.. McRAE: A bill to establish a bu-
rcau of insurance.
By Mr.. LAWSON: A bill to incorporate
the Peninsula Land, Banki og and 1mmigra,
ton Company Of Williamsburg.
By Mr.. QUEsESBERRY: Joint resolution
extending the time for the Treasurer Of the
CITY of Richmond TO make his final settle.
ment to the 18th June.
Bv Mr.. EASTMAN: A bill TO authorize the
Supervisors OF Fauquier to adopt for any
district Of said county the law in regard to
working the roads in Loud0un county.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. THOMAS. at 1910, called for the order
Of the day viz: Senate bill to provide tor
the payment of the interest on the public
debt.
Mir. Thomas explained the bill.
The question being taken by ayes and
noes, the vote stood as follows:
AyEs.-Messrs Allan, Beazley. Bland, nuaield,
Eastiam. kubank, Evans, Finney, GrimSley, Hern-
ssa5eTry, RI Kigand, sni'h of Nelson Taylor
NoEs.~Messrs. Clark, Greever, Lakeland, Mad
dox, Massey, Moffett, Newberry, Patterson, Pride.
more, and Stevens-10.
Crltcler, Da sson, Graham, kirkpatrick, Lathrop,
Meem, howIin, Penn, kuc, Smith Of Russell, Ter
ry, anu W ynne-l3.
1t appearing to Mr.. EUBASk that the
bill had failed for want of constitutional
majority, he changed bis vote to "no." The
vote then stood-ayes, 10; noes, IL.
Mr. EUBANK moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was defeated. Agreed to.
On motion of Mir. EUBANK, the bill was
then laid on the table.
PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill TO amend sections /, 2, and of
an act approved April 80, 1874, for the as
scs>ment, levy, and collection of taxes.
Senate bill to authorize Griffin Hoffman,
of Acconac county, to erect wharf on Pun
colleague creek in said county.
Senate bill to authorize the Board Of Visit
ors of the Virginia Military Institute to
perfect the title to q house and lot sold by
their order.
Senate bill to. amend aud reenact the act
passed December IS, 1858, to incorporate the
Virginia State Agricultural Society.
Senate bill to authorize the formation OF
district colonization boards throughout this
Commonwealth.
Senate joint resolution to provide for the
printing of one thousand copies OF the joint
resolution extending the time for the collec'
ton of taxes, &c.
Stnaie bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge
of the Order of Good Templars OF Virginia.
Senate bill to confirm an act passed by the
LEGISLATURE of North Carolina to !ncorpo-
rate the Elizabeth City and Norfolk Kali.
road Company, &c.
Senate bill TO create board Of harbor
commissioners for the cities of Norfolk and
Portsmouth.
senate bill for the relief of BENJAMIN f.
CHM, of the county of Prince William.
Senate bill for the relief of John N. A.
Griswold.
BILLS ADVANCED.
A number Of bills were taken up and ad.
vanced upon the calendar to their engross.
ment and third reading.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
House joint resolutions relative to the
death of Mr.. MATHEW HARRISON, member
of the House of Delegates from Loudoun
county, were taken up.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoun, deeply sympa.
thizing with the just tribute to the memory
OF his deceased colleague which the resolu-
tons so appropriately propose, said he
should be untrue to the promptings Of his
own heart, unfaithful TO the constituency
which he represented, were he to fail on the
occasion of this sad announcement to ex-
press the deep sorrow which filled his own
bosom as we'll as the whole people of his
county at the sad death Of him, who, living,
was so highly appreciated by this people,
and, dead, will carry with him to his grave
the affection and lasting remembrance of sill
who knew him. He became acquainted
with him in early life. and knew him in all its
various relations. He knew him as husband,
as q fnther, counsellor, and he knew him
as friend, and of him it can be truly said
that he died as he had lived, an honest man
Gods noblest work. In his death we have
lost an associate and friend, bis own and his
native county have lost faithful and efii-
cient representative, and the General Assem-
bly, has lost one ever ready to maintain the
honor and integrity Of this old Common.
wealth.
But, Mr.. President, continued Mr.. TAY.
LOB, i am untaught In the language of eulogy,
and nay sad heart would shrink from the
task, but happily none is needed. Those
who have known our deceased friend best
are those who have and will ever appreciate
his worth most. Mathew Harrison is no,
more! These words will thrill With pain.
full interest every Virginian heart who has
watched the proceedings of this General
Assembly. But there is another, a narrower
and holier circle, upon which this dispensa4
tion of Divine Providence will fail with
peculiar weight, where those traits Of private