The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-23

C0nStltuVOD, cts dSfCeu ". mr.
By Mr.. EAsrRtM: 4 bill for the 7e'iel OK
SiIas B. johnson, late sheriff OF kapPaHSn'
mock county. Placed en- the calendar.
BIZ Mr.. GIsMsLBY,: A bill TO lncolPolAe
the Virgins Midland Mining and AaMaou-
ring Company. Placed on the casenaae'
lstBIs PASSED.
The following House bills were Tssseo
under SUSPENSION of the rules:
To renesl eersaiu portions OF the act 10 IN
CORPORATE the Otter Bridge Company, 10 the
county of Bedford.
Tn nroyide for an increase OF tue scneol'
fund of Prince William county.
For the projection Of sheep Ia the County
OF Alternate. ,.a,t
Association. -,
Church Home. o,to ,;or
TO authorize Willis j.. Lee 10 erecta pier
ar wharf on Nausem5nd river.
The fe}lewiug Senate bills we're passed:
a,Iowt,r- C.. Beverly Turner to erect
nier or gharf at Burls bay, onJaxDes rTer.
r. secure iron ship-building Saras ia anu
s,eamsh;n communication between the state
of Virginia and Europe. =
To Sraend the 1st section OF an act 70 lu'
cornerate the Norfolk aId Princess Anne
Narrow Gauge Railroad Company
To incorporate the Petersburg Building
and Improvement Company.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Rosse Joint resolution proposing amend
ments to the Constitution, paving oeeh It.
turned, was taken up and discussed.
Mr.. NowL1N moved to lay the resolutions
on the table.
Nhe CHAIR put the question, and declared
that there wss not a quorum voting.
Mr.. RAcLANp moved to adjourn.
Er. NowLIs called the ages and noes, and
being taken the Senate refused to ADJOURN
ayes, 5 noes, II.
The CHAIR announced that quorum was
present.
rThe Joint resolution In relation to amend
ments to the Constitution were then tabled.
THE TAX BILL.
iHouse bill to provide for the assessment,
levy, and collection Of taxes communicated
this morning, was, on motion Of MIR. Now.
s,y. taken up, read twice, laid on the table,
amendments ordered to be printed: and the
bill N .de the special order for Tomorrow at
Z O'Clock.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 A. M.-Speaker
HANGER presiding.
The following bills, &C., were
REPORTED.
Farora5ly.-S Senate bill to authorize the
CITY of Richmond to subscribe to the capital
stock of the Richmond and Trans-Alieghany
Railway Company, with amendment; House
bill in relation TO q vote of the people of
Richmond on the question Of subscription to
the Buchanan and Clifton Forge railroad;
HOUSE bill to amend the law in relation TO
subscription to stock Of internal improve.
ments: House bill to prevent Internal i'm
provement companies from selling or leasing
corporate rights or powers; House bill for
the relief of Samuel Trenary, late sheriff OF
| Frederick county.
| PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Hun
TER introduced bill to authorize the COun-
Gil of the city of Winchester to borrow mo-
ney; which was placed on the calendar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
An indefinite leave Of absence was granted
to MIR. ALEXANDER.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. b. w. LACY: Bill to prescribe the
times for holding the circuit courts Of the
Eighth judicial circuit.
By Mr.. GILMAN: Resolution inquring into
the expectancy of action by the General AS
scmbv in reference TO the celebration of the
passage of the Meckenburg resolutions pro-
posed by the State authorities and passed by
the people of North Carolina.
ADVANCED.
On motion Of Mr.. OuLD, the bill to estab.
!ish an insurance bureau was taken up and
ordered to its eDgrossment
On motion Of Mr.. MONTAGUE, the bill re.
curing one Of the judges Of The Court of
Appeals to reside in Richmond city was taken
up out of order and advanced TO ito third
residing.
EIGHTEENTH CIRCUIT.
The Senate amendments to the bill to d.
vide the Thirteenth circuit and to create the
Eighteenth judicial circuit, were disagreed
to.
Mr.. WILLIAMS entered motion to recon.
slider the dsagreeing vote.
At Il.SO A. NJ, the bill for the
LEASE OF TIE PENIrENTIARY SHOPS
came up as the special order, and was dis
cussed by MIR. FULKERsoN until P. H., when
THE TAX BILL
came up on its passage.
MIR. BAGwELL made an argument against
its passage with the amendments which had
been Incorporated in it by the ant.funders.
The bill was then passed by the following
vote:
AYEs;z1Messrs; Armstrong, Bickings,, Bohannon.
Brady j Garter. Cecil NJ. Clark, COckerlle Coghii
Cox Crank, Criz. Fiuney, Flood, Franklin, Full
ketson, Gardner, +; Gibson, C ilam, Gilman, Good.
ris. ". Hoskins, James. ). Il. Lacy. Lamkin, Lee,
Lennon, Lewis, Lightner, Lips. tipscomb,
ris, Nickens, Norton, Panniil, Pendeton. Popham,
Powell, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Round sc,uggs, Sci.
ersi SprsMtt, stSya strothsr, syphax, Turner,
NoEss;;IMessrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout
Campbell, j.. A. Carter, Peter j. Carter, Dooley
Fitznatrick. Graves, Henderson. Hoenniger Hol-
Lovisg, LyGIook. Montague, Moore, MOSS, Neeiy,
Uuld, Sheets, Shumate, Stuart, swami, Taylor,
VIM. Withers. and Mr. Speaker-36.
Mr.. JACK CARTER moved to reconsider,
and Mr.. GUILD, having obtained the floor,
explained that be could not vote for the bill |
in Its present shape, and made brief argu-
ment against it.
The motion to reconsider was rejected.
PASSED.
House bill to consolidate, reeStabish. and
regulate the Sinking Fund Of the State of
Virginia.
House bill to provide for the payment of
interest Oh the public debt was discussed by
Messrs. ARMSTRONG, STUART, and Others, and
.dsaneed TO its third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. ANDERSON, House bill
0 AMEND the charter of the city of Rich.
nond was taken up out Of order and ordered
0 its epgrossment.
At $50 Z. NJ. the chair was vacated until
o'clock p. NJ. !