The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-31

GRAVES, and the neutrality-suspicious. Dill
taken up and passed ayes, 03 noes, IL.
Mr.. TAriAFsaRo called up thebiil to appro-
priate 10000 to pay the expenses OF recelT-
ing and erecting The Foley statue OF Stone'
wall Jackson. Passed-ayes, SO; noes, IA:
Mr.. TALrArERRo called up Senate joint
resolution in regard to-the- Foley statue.
Passed. .....- s..
Dir. PorHAM called up
THE GENERAL TAxBILL.
Mr.. JACK CARTER moved to lay on the table
and print the Senate amendments. Rejected.
Mr.. FULKERsos moved in place of the tax
of 80 cents on the 800 worth of real pro-
perty. one.fifth of which shall 60 to the pub.
lie free schools, to substitute tax OF ~
cents on the 500 and q special tax Of 10 cents
on the 800, payable in lawful money OF Tue
United States.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
vote recorded as follows: White Republic
cans in small capitals, and colorcd Republl-
cans in italics:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstron Jack Carter Cecil
Mat. Clark. Cor, Crank. Fnney, Flood tnlkersoii'
Gibson. gillian. Good,cyn Grayson; haren' ftae .
Hamiuon rris, H MillIam Ho aay IaI gGhS
l. EMMoN Lighlner. Lips LIPscoMB; LHmgeg'
Lucas, Massey, MAY, McGoSIGAL. McM MiaI
John l.. Nash, W.. A. SAsH, 1'.nen": ~, aVs'
Svp HH1: TUNER. Wallace WHARTON, Whitaker,
NOE SoEs.N VI Allen. Anderson, Armentront'
Bsgwell. Barnes, Beaton, Bohannon Branch
Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Gar,er petT J., Gar
e. + SaTf Foster. Gerke.F enkS Canes
Graves, HENDERSON. Hoenipger: Holnrook, Hndxiu'
Hunter R"s J@n 5 MagTc4 k"'nsT on hswe,
Moore. Morrison. Moss, O'NEAL, Ould, Popha N,
RIddlebarger. Sheets, Shumatc. STROLLER, Stu1Tt,
Swami. Tallalerro, Tayl.r' iiiiams '''N' -" I'LL
''s AH H OF, NOT VoT1SG.-Messrs. Alexander,
Banks, BRADY, Cri'z. Friend, Gardner, !. olnson'
riith jet vorI r. 9 Metev' chmond, THOMAS
Webb, aid Weatrr-2u.
Mr.. R1DDLEBARGER moved to recommlt
The bill.
Mr.. WHARTON moved to reconsider the
vote BY which the amendment was agreed 10.
Messrs. CRrTz, WILLIAMS, and RIDDLEBAR.
GER urged the House to reconsider.
Mr.. RIDDLEBARGER withdrew the motion
10 recommit.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to
ayes. 81 noes, A..
Mr.. MASSEY called for the ayes and noes,
which were recorded as follows: Ayes, 6O
noes, sc.
The question then recurring upon the
adoption of the FuIkerSon amendment II
was rejected-ayes, 6 noes, 80.
Messrs. CRITz, NORRIS, and LOVING, VINO
did not vote at all when the amendment was
first submitted, voted in the negative, and
Mr.. YAGER changed to the negative.
On motion of Mr.. RIDDLEBARGER, the Sem
ate amendment increasing tue tax on ordna-
ries from SO to SO, and making the keeping
of bar.rooms and ordinarieS separate prlVl-
lcgeS, was disagreed to.
The other Senate amendments were agreed
to and the bill returned 10 the Senate.
SALE OF CORPORATE RIGHTS.
House bill to prevent internal improve
ment companies from selling or leasing their
corporate rights or powers was taken up.
Mr.. POWELL moved to reconsider, and
made au earnest speech against the bill.
The House agreed 10 reconsider, ara MI
RlppLEBARGER gained the floor in support of
the measure.
Mr.. WILLIAMS followed on the same side,
and Messrs. CRlrz, POWELL, aud CECIL
against.
Mr.. POWELL said railroads already have
too great influence in the Legislature, and
this bill would enable existing roads TO mo.
nopolZe still more Of the time Of future
Legislatures.
Mr. GRAVES called the pending question.
The cali being sustained, the bill was re-
jec.cd-ayeS, SO; noes, IS.
PASSED.
Senate amendments 10 House bill to au.
tholize the Governor to extend the lease vi
the arlnory grounds were agreed TO.
Senate amendments TO the general appro-
priation bill were agreed To.
House bill for the relief OF Henry Hughes,
OF Gloucester county.
House bill to amend the law in relA.
ton to subscriptions TO the stock OF Inter-
nal Improvement companies.
Hcu bill to submit the question Of fccce-
law 10 the voters Of Ccntrevil!e township.
Fairfax county.
House bill to Incorporate the Grand
Lodge of Good Samaritans aud Daughters OF
S ,maria.
House bill to incorporate the McGil Ly.
ceum.
House bill to incorporate the Prince Ed
ward Academy Company.
House bill to amend the charter OF Ran
dolph. Mucon College.
House bill to authorize Charles W. Walker,
late collector of Pcari>burg township. Giles
county, 10 collect unpaid taxes for 1871.
House hill to provide an ARTIFICIAL l"g for
j ohm NJ. Davis, or Communication therefor.
REJECTED.
House bill to increase the number and pay
of the guard at the penltentiary was advo.
Gated by MeSsrs. LovESSTEIS, GILMAN, and
MASSEY, and opposed by Mr.. POpuAM, and
was finally rejected.
At $3.50 Z. NJ. the chair was vacated until
$50 Z. NJ.
Night Session.
The SPEAKER resumed the chair al ) L. u {.
CHARTERS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
muulcaliou from the Secretary Of the Com
monwealth transmitting list OF charters
granted b. the circuit courts during the past
year, cjpics Of which have been flied in his
Office.
DISPOSED OF.
House bill for relief OF the sureties O.
Alexander Scott, late sheriff of Caroline
county. Senate amendment concurred in.
Senate bill to amend the Code in regard 10
assessing the lands of the Commonwealth
WAS amended and passed.
House Joint resolutions TO carry into effect
the recommendations of the joint committee
in regard to the bonds Of the Commonwealth,
the plates. &C., failing to receive constltu'
tonal majority, were rejected.
Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Border Grange Warehouse and Supply Com
pany was adopted.
Senate bill to amend the Code in relation
to the peni,entiary ito hire out the shops,
convicts, &C., dispense with the agent or
storekeeper, and restraining the contractors
from selling their manufactures ty retail at
the penitentiary) was passed by, on motion
Of Mr.. ANDERSON, and virtually killed, by the
following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Allen, Anderson. Barnes, R,Gk.