The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-25

| Fredericksburg, was taken up ana The
amendments agreed to.
Senate bill, with House amendment, to re-
quire steam vessels navigating James river
to sound their whistles on rounding bends.
&c., was taken up and the amendment agle d
! to.
| COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HERSDoE, from the Committee 70,
Courts OF Justice, reported House bill to
amend the Code in relation to trustees.
Mr.. DCFFIELD, from the Committee ou
Roads, reported House bill to incorporate
the James River Railroad Company.
! MIR. HuSDLEY, from the conference com
miltee on the diSagreeing votes of the two
; HouSes in relation to the duties, liabilities
and compensation OF certain district officers
&c., presented 4 report; which was agreed
to.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. NoNLlS: A bill 10 confirm the &C.
ton OF the stockholders Of the Upper Apo.
mattoX Company in regard TO the issue OF
certain bonds.
By Mr.. WARD: A bill for the relief of the
>urcties OF Samuel klnniry, late sheriff oil
Frederick county.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. MEM. Mr.. STEVENS was
granted leave of absence for four days.
ELLIS ADVANCED.
A number Of bills on their second reading
were taken up and advanced to engrossment
and third reading.
PASSED.
Senate bill TO amend the charter of the
town of Ashland by the addition Of the 18th
secLloG was taken up and passed.
THg TAx.FlLL.
On motion OF Mr.. COCHRAN, the tax-bill--
the special order Of the day--was taken up.
MIR. ME4A presented resolution prohibit
Ing any nc gber from speaking but once on
any one section, and for longer period than
fifteen minutsa.
MIR. BLAND moved to amend by striking
out fifteen and Inserting thirty.
Mr.. QUEsEEBEsaY moved to lay the resolu-
ton anu amendment on the table.
Mr. MEEM demanded the ayes and noes,
and being taken, the Senate refused to lay
on the table-ayes, 10; noes, 10.
The amendment was rejected.
Dir. TAYLOR presented an amendment that
no senator snaIl speak longer than fifteen
minutes unless allowed by the Senate. Lost
The resolution was then agreed to--ayes,
Is; noes, IL.
The Clerk was about to read the bill By
sections, when Mr.. MoFFETr moved to pass
by the second section, 10 relation to the tax
90 land, &C.. (the FULKERsoS amendment
rom the House.) The subject created q dis
cusSlon of some length.
Mr.. GREEvER demanded the ayes and noes
On tie question of passing by, and being
taken, the Senate refused to pass by-ayes,
IA; noes, Is.
The second section was then read.
Dir. HERSDoN moved to amend the section
BY inserting in lieu thereof the section as it
came from the committee originally, which
provides simply that there shall be 8 tax,
IF the assessed value thereof (landS), the pro.
leeds of one-tifth Of which shall be applied
% the support of the public free-schools of
he Sta.e.
Messrs. BLAND and QuEsENBERRY favored
he motion to strike out, and Mr.. PATTERSON
opposed it.
The question being taken by ayes and
hoes, on motion of Mr.. QUEsESBERRY, the
senate agreed to strike out Dy the following
'ote:
DAWSON. Eastman. kuDs.k, Evans, Flnney, Grlu s.
ey. Herndon, Holiday, Hundey. kirkpatrick,
.awsoD. Massey. McHae. Meem, Qursenh-rry,
mi h OF Selson Tas lor, Terry, aud " ard-23.
hoEs-hIessrs. Greeycr, Lakeland, Maddox, Aof-
cit, Newberry. Palters N. and hue-7.
ABSENT OK NOT VOTING Me-srs Allan, Critcher,
'utbeId 0raham. Latlirop, Aowlin, Prnu. Pride:
lore, Raeland, Smith OF RUSSELL ana Steysns-i1.
The following senators voted in the ses.
on OF 1s72-'73 for suspendiug the further
Indiay Of Line public debt, and 10 repeal the
,ceiyabiity feature. over the Governors |
10: MessrS. COCHRAN, GRIMsLEY, HUND.
~. MASSEY. QUEsENBERKY, SMITH Of Nielsen,
AYLOH, and WARDS.
MIR. Taylor Of Londuun voted for the fund.
g bill in April, 1871, when it was passed
, the General Assembly.
MIR. IAYLoR moved to reconsider in order
chGca the GIt,eT. Las.
4le consequent aAe4calcn: proposed TO