The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-15

House bill with Senate amendment to in.
corporate the trustees OF the Diocesan Mis-
soDary Society. ... .
House bill to authorize the board of su-
pervisors of York county to borrow money
to rebuild the courthouse and Jail of said
county.
House bill with Senate amendment to in
CORPORATE the Virginia Relief Association.
House Till making an appropriation to in.
crel.e the number of State cattle.pens in the
city of Richmond. ...
House bill to authorize the voters OF Mid
diesex county to vote on the question Of the
purchase of Urbanna toll-bridge in order to
make it free bridge.
House bill to amend section of chapter
u, in relation to official bonds.
NEW LUsArIC ASYLUM.
On motion of Mir. PRlDEMoEE, Senate bill
for new lunatic asylum was made the spe-
cial order Of the day for Wednesday week
at o'clock.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Senate bill to liquidate the public debt of
Virginia came up upon its third reading, the
question being upon the passage of the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Penn, the bill was laid
on the table. and made the special order Of
the day for Tuesday next at l O'Clock.
TIE LOUISIANA QUESTION.
House Joint resolutions on Louisiana were
taken up and referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
Mr.. QUEsEEBERRY presented series Of re-
solutions on the same subject; which were
similarly referred.
The special order of the day being the re-
solutions introduced on Saturday by MIR.
COCHRAN, OF Augusta, the question being Oh
agreriUg TO MIR. PENIS motion to postpone
indefinitely.
Mr.. PENN Withdrew the motion, and the
resolutions were referred to the Committee
on Federal itela'ions.
ADVANCED.
Anunlcr of bills on their first reading
we're taken up, ordered to their second read.
ing, and ordered to be printed.
A number of bills were ordered to be en-.
crossed and read a third time.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 12 M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Preston.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. RIDDLEBARGER Petition from the
Mayor and Council OF Strasburg asking in.
uuiry into the question Of compliance or
non compliance Of the Winchesterand Stras-
burg Railroad Company with their charter,
and praying legislation in the premises.
BY the same: Petition from the same ask
ing legislation authorizing the use of the
county almshouse by incorporated towns.
BY the same: Petition of citizens of
Round Hill Grange, Shenandoah county, for
dog-taX law.
By Mr.. FOSTER Petition of certain cit.
zens asking the privilege of fishing in the
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries at certain
times.
By Mr.. FuLKsRsoS: Bill to amend certain
sections of the Code in reference to the peni.
Tertiary.
BY MIR. MAaRUDER: Bill to consolidate
the existing debt Of the University of Vir-
ginia.
By Mr.. P. K. JONES: Joint resolution to
refund a certain sum Of money to the Peters
burg and Weldon Railroad Company.
BY MIR. ANDERSON: Bill to pay j. o. Ste.
ger for services in investigating the base
ment offices of the capitol.
By Mr. j. j. ALLEN: Bill to amend section
s of chapter 1872 of the Code of 1873, in re.
lation to judgment-iens.
By Mr.. TALIAFERRo: Bill to amend the
act to prescribe the time for holding terms
of the circuit courts.
By Mr.. MOORE: Bill to provide for appeals
from the action of district school boards in
certain cases.
REPORTED.
FdrordJly. House bill to authorize the
Chester field Land and Improvement Com
pany to construct railroad; House Joint
resolution in relation to the construction of
a free bridge between Washington city and
Alexandria.
THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
on the disagreeing votes Of the two houses
on Senate bill in relation to process upon in
dictments, information, and presentments,
recommended that the Senate recede from its
disagreement, and proposing an amendment
to the House amendment. Agreed to.
MORE REPORTS.
The following reports of committees were
agreed to: That it is inexpedient to legislate
on the subject of renewal Of boundary lines
between adjoining tracts of land; rejecting
the prayer of citizens of Carroll county for
aley"; rejecting the prayer of the BARRIERS
of Alexandria for law prohibiting the open
Ing of bsrber.shops on Sunday; and reject
ing the prayer of Rev. Norvall Wilson in re-
lation to the sale of liquor in Winchester.
PASSED.
House bill for the collection Of taxes and
county and township levies for the year 1874
was passed by vote of 81 ayes to Il noes.
PoooXoKE QUESTION.
The Pocomoke question came up as the
special order.
Mr.. BAGwELL discussed the bill with earn
estness and ability for an hour, during which
he held the close attention of the House and
the crowded galleries and lobbies. He stated
that Governor Kemper yielded to the de-
mands Of the Governor of Maryland In hot
haste and before he consulted the Attorney
General on the subject, and could not, there.
fore, have been influenced by the opinion of
that officer; and " asserted boldly that since
this bill had been pending before the House
Governor Kemper had personally approached
many members of the Legislature and en-
deayored to convince them that his construe-
ton OF the act Of 1874 was correct"
Mr.. CoGHILL offered substitute for the
pending bill giving Marylanders the right
to oyster in Pocomoke sound while the
boundary question is undecided.
Mr.. WILLIAMS denied that the Governor
had acted in hot haste, and argued that Ma
ryland had the undoubted right to fish in
the disputed territory, under the act of 1914,
until the boundary question Is settled, and
that the granting of the privilege will not
prejudice the arbitration.
at $40 P. III. MIR. WILLIAMS gave way to
q motion to adjourn, which was agreed to.