The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-27
General Assembly of Virginia
FRIDAY, March 60, 1915.
SENATE.


Lieutenant. Governor THOMAS in the CHAIR.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Moorman.
AGREED TO AND HOUSE BILLS
PASSED.
House amendments to Senate Dill TO au'
thorize the James River and kanawha Com
papy to execute mortgage. DC, aud TO suo-
scribe to the capital stock OF the Clifton
Forge and Buchanan Railway Company,
were agreed to. ,,.u
thorize the city of Richmond to subscribe 70
the cap;tal stock of the Richmond ana Ifses
Allegheny Narrow-Gauge railroad were
agreed to. or-
porste the town Of Falls Church were as'eeo
Senate bill, with House amendments, to
nroyide for the election, quallncaIlon, anu
eampenSation OF certain county olucels was
taken I'D and the amendments agreed 10, eA
cept the sixth amendment, which the oenale
struck out and reinstated the original sectio1
az it went from the Senate, which PROVIDES
nenalty of five per cent. for falling 10 pay
State and county taxes by December Isl.
The following House bills were passed I'd
der suspension of the rules:
House bill to provide an ARTIFICIAL leg 'o'
W. 2. Smith. .,
House bill to provide commutation-pay &c
John =. Bass for loss Of leg.
House bill to ameAd and reenact tne Isl
section of an act 10 incorporate the GREENE
Humane Society, and for other purposes.
House bill for the relief Of the suretles O
Samuel Triniry, late sheriff OF FredericF
county. 49,,
Honse bill in relation to submitting the
question of subscription to the Cilttol
Forge railway by the city of Richmond;
House bill to change the time for holding
the courts in the Tenth judicial circuit.
House bill to amend the charter OF the city
of Richmond. a..
Senate bill to confirm the action OF I'M
Board of Directors OF the Upper Appomat
tox Company in the issue of certain oonds
House bill to incorporate the New Rive
and James River Railroad Company.
Senate bill to amend an act entitled an &c
10 amend the charter Of the town OF Farm
vile, &c.
House bill authorizing the Judge of Sus
sex county to submit the question OF repeal
ing or continuing the fence.law in Wakefield
to nship, in said county.
INTEREST ON PUBLIC DEBT.
House bill to provide for the payment o
the interest on the public debt was taken "
and passed by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Allan: Beaz'ey, Bland, Cochran
F FrsDs Finley, Grimsley, Hernaon, Hoaday
Huudey, Kirkpatrick, Lawson, Massey, Mecn
Moffett, Nowlln::, Quesenoerry, Ragaand' Smith
Nelson, TAYLOR, Terry, and Ward-Z7.
SoEs.-Messrs tireever, Lakeland, Lathrop, an
Newberry-4.
lThe bill now goes to the GOVERNOR
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. SMITH of Nelson. from the Commute
on Privileges and Elections, presented mi
nority report in the case Of Senator Graham
% motion of MIR. ALLAN, the report Wa
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HUSDLEY, from the Committee o.
General Laws, reported without amendmen
House bills to amend section II Of chapte
81 Of the Code. in relation to contributln
members OF volunteer artillery companies
to amend section 90 OF chapter Ga of th
Code, in reference to tolls on ferries an
bridges.
INTRODUCED.
By Mr. MEEM: A resolution that when th
Senate adjourus to-day it adjourn TO meet
! 10 A. NJ. tomorrow and every day there
after at that hour until otherwise ordered.
| MFR. EUBASK, as substitute, moved tina
the chair be vacated at z. NJ. and resumed
at s P. NJ, and that on aud after to-morroS
The Seuate meet at 10 A. NJ. Adopted.
BY Mr.. QUEsENBERRY A bill TO amen
the charter of the Border Grange Warehous
and Supply Company. 80, .
By MIR. KIRKPATRICK: A bill to regulat
the appointment Of boards of public instltu
tons, &c. Calendar.
By Mr.. BLAND: A bill to provide compen
>ation to the treasurer for receiving, safe
keeping, and di,bursing the deposits OF in
surance companies.
BIZ Mr.. MCRAE: 4 bill directing the com
missioners of the sinking fund TO sell th
States interest in the Richmond, Fredercks
burg and Potomac Railroad Company.
THE LUSATlc. AsYLuMs BILL.
Mr. BLAND moved to postpone the speca
order for ten minutes in order to vote on tn
bllI to enlarge the Eastern and Western Lu
matte A>yIums.
Mr.. TAYLOR demanded the ayes and noes
and bcirg taken, The Senate agreed to post
pone--ayes, 10; noes, S.
Mr.. klRKpATRIcK read, by way OF arSu
ment, an amendment providing for an ap
propriation OF $4,000 in order to start th
new lunatlc asylum, to be located at Lynch
burg. under certain conditions, appointment
Of 4 board of directors, &c. He then moved
that the vote by which the bill had beer
ordered TO its third reading be reconsideret
| in order that he might otler bis amendmen
as compromise.
| MIR. TERRY bad concluded his remarks il
opposition TO an appropriation tor lev
asylum, and Mr.. MCRAE was addressing Il
Senate 10 favor OF charging the presen
asyIums when the time expired, aud III
CHAIR directed the senator TO take his seat
THE TAX BILL
was then taken up, the pending question
being on Mr.. McRAE's amendment. presented
| Yesterday, ia relation to the S100.taX OIL
| licensed merchants, which being taken wa
agreed TO.
Mr.. CocHRAs presented an amendment t
the section in regard to peddlers, providin!
that persons who shall peddie lightning.rod
shall be taxed as other ,eddlers- Agreed to
MIR. ALLAN moved to add at the end OF th'
section in relation TO tax on read estate auc
tioneers the following: "No incorporated
town of less than five thousand inhabitant
saall have power to charge greater amour
and rate of tax on auetioneers or common
criers than is charged usder the State law.
Rejected.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to amend the section ir
reference TO common criers by adding that
no incorporated town shall discriminate il
the rate of tax of either auaioneer or com.
mon criers against nonresident applicants
for license. Agreed to.
A motion by Mr. kirkpatrick to amend
the G3d section, in relation TO the tax on the
manufacture of ardent spirits, so as to tax the
distillaton of fruits, &C., was agreed to
ayes, IS; noes, II.
MIR. KIRKPATRICK moved to amend the bill
htrr. ir..t int ha al,