The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-22
General Assembly of Virginia.
SATURDAY. March 20, 1879.
SENATE.

a Judge for the Eighth and Seventeenth Ju-
dicial circuits on Thursday next at O'Clock
was taken up and agreed to. 'a ~,
.~ COMMITTEE REPORTS. '-i
Mr.. QuEsEsBEaRY presented the report OF
the Committee on Privileges ana Eiections
in reference to Senator GRAHAM, Wnlcn, on
his motion, was ordered to be printed ana
made the special order for Friday next.
Mr.. WARD, from the Committee on Coun-
tv. City, and Town Organizations, reported
Senate bill to- incorporate the petersburg
Building and Improvement Company.
Mr.. PRIDEaoRE, from the COMMITTEE on
Public Institutions, reported Senate bli! 10
encourage intermediate grades of struc-
ton in the public schools. -,..,- .,....
''-' ~ BILLS PRESENTED, AZ. .... .-..
By Mr. QUEsENBgRRT: A bill to amend
sections and 5 of chapter 81 Of the Code, and
to repeal sections 8, 10, II, II, IL, Il, ID, and
1G of the actin relation to the assessment OF
the lands of the Commonwealth. J..
By Mr.. TAYLOR: A bill to amend the Code
10 regard to the powers of the city school
boards and school trustees. a.
By Mr.. BLAND A bill requiring one Of
tue Judges Of the Supreme Court OF Appeals
| to reside at the Slate capital, and to provide
additional compensation, &C.
By Mr.. HoLLkDAY: A bill to prohibit The
burial of conrlcts within the corporate linn
it's OF the city of Richmond.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to establish boundary line be-
tween the counties Of Snyth and Grayson.
Senate bill 10 change the time Of holding
the courts in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Thir-
teeuth judicial circuits.
House bill for the relief Of R. A. Wright.
House bill to incorporate the Richmond
and Mecklenburg Railroad Company.
House bill to authorize the sale OF the Pc
niteutary. lot, and erect suitable
buildings at the penientiary for the conhne-
ment and employment of the female convlcts
In the penitentiary.
House bill to authorize the trustees Of the
Jacksonville Male Academy to transfer said
academy, &c.
House bill to incorporate the B:oaddus
Female Academy at Winchester. &c.
House bill to pay John O. Steger for his
services in investigating the basement offices
of the capito-ayes, %; noes, 2.
House bill to authorize the Auditor OF
Public Accounts to withhold for limited
period the execution of judgment against
Jasper C. Hughes, &c.
House bill to authorize the board Of super
visors of Gloucester county to release part OF
q. Judgment against Jasper G.. Hughes, &c.
| House bill. for the protection of sheep ID
the county Of Powhatan.
House bill to authorize the sale of the com.
mons belonging 10 the city of Manchester.
House bill to require the county judge of
Princess Anne TO submit the question of con-
tnuing or repeating the fence.law in said
county.
House bin to amend an act declaring
Smiths river, in the county of Hepry, a
lawful fence.
House bill to amend the act to incorporate
the Richmond, Creighton, and Hanover
Turnpike Company, &c.
House bill to incorporate the Newport ana
Blacksburg Turnpike Company.
House bill to encourage intermediate grades
in the public schools.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of MIR. QUEsEsBERRY, Mr..
PRIDEMoRE was granted leave of absence
from Monday until the balance of the SEES
sion.
BILLS ADVANCED.
| Several Senate bills were taken up from
| the calendar and advanced to their engroSs-
meut and third reading.
CHANGE OF HOUR.
On motion of Mr.. EUBANK, it was ordered
that on and after Tuesday the Senate shall
meet at IL O'Clock.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 A. M.-Speaker
HANGER presiding.
House bills to amend the charter Of the
city of Richmond and for the relief of Henry
Hughes, of Gloucester county, were reported
favorably.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a com.
munication from the Attorney General In
reply to resolution of inquiry as to the suil
of the State against the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company, stating that the Circuit
Court of Richmond had decided that the
company is exempted by its charter from
taxation by the State, and that the case would
be taken to the Court of Appeals.
At II O'Clock the
| GENERAL TAX BILL
was taken up, and the following amendments
were agreed to: 49, .'r -"
Offered by Mr. OuLp: That an agent fol
the sale of any manufactured article or ma
chine of other States or Territories shall take
out separate license for each class Of arti
cles or machines he may offer for sale.
By Mr.. BRows: That the tax upon junk
dealers in any city or town shall be uniform
at $50; and upon any person canVassing fol
the purpose OF buying junk $50.
By MIR. PoPBAM: Strike out the tax of two
cents per gallon upon distllers OF whiskey
This was advocated by Messrs. GILMAN apt
CRlTz. and opposed by Dir. STUART.
BY Messrs. PoPHAM and CRiTz: Removing
all tax upon the distIlation of brandy.
Mr.. BROOKS moved TO lay the bill upon the
table. Rejected.
Mr.. FULKEasoN offered an Independent
section providing that in cases requiring s
certificate from the court authorizing Ii
cense 10 be issued for the prosecution of any
business, the collecting officer shall collect
the amount Of the taxes named in such Ger.
ticate in lawful money of the United States
aud write upon the certificate O receipt
showing that it was SO paid. The accept
ance of an5 one Of the privileges authorized
by this act by any person shall be a con.
tract between such person and the State,
subject to the conditions provided by law
but such contract shall not be binding on
the State unless and until the tax imposed
by this act upon such privilege shall be paid
Messrs, pooLEY and WILLIAMS spoke
against the proposition and Messrs. FULKER.
SON, PopHAM, and ARMSTRONG advocated it.
MIR. GRAVES called the pending question,
which was sustained, and the section was
rejected.
sir. FULKERsoy moved to reconsider and
argued the whole question again, to which
Mr.. DooLEY replied.
The motion 10 reconsider was agreed to,
an d the question recurring upon the adop-
ton OF The section it was agreed TO, as fol.
lows:
AYES. -Messri Alexander. Armstrong, Bickings,
inrk Car er Cecil, Matt. Slfrk. Cox, Grank. I r1E