The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-26

,nbl;c Accounts to sell the three steam tug
oats owned by the State and used IN pro-
Getting the oyster and fish interests, &c.
Senate bill to Incorporate the virginia
iidaud Mining and Manufacturing oon'
,any.
THE TAx.BILL.
Senate bill to appropriate SUM vi nonGs
O enlarge the Eastern'and estesu t.uha.'I
Asylums came up upon the caiehus', a n;u
was discussed until noon, When INC 1".o'',
.ame up as special and continuing eroer, an"
vas considered as far as the 18Th sectlon
tax on merchsutso, which, on molloh VI
Mr. DuFsIan, was passed by.
Mr.. COCHRAN moved to strike out III Tue
section relative to the tax on sampe'neI
chants the following: " Nor shaft IL DC raw
fnl for aaY manufacturer or licensed mer'
chant, as aforesaid, to purchase gooos' ac.,
from any supplementary WITHOUT nIs'
havins, seen the license and power OF attor-
nov reosjred of said sam pletnerchant by tue
neyt succeeding section. Any MANUFACTURED
or licensed merchant who shall IN any way
u;oIate this section shall for every offence
nav a Sne of one hundred dollars, one-hah
IF which fine shall 60 to the informer, unuel
the rxovisions, restrictions, and hmitat.ons
described in this section in the case OF ih'
formers against sample. merchants"
JUDGE ELECTED.
pondino the consideration of the above
sont;on the Senate preceded to the eXecu-
,;nn Of the Joint order, having fol its Object
the election of Judge for the Eighth ana
Seventeenth judicial circuits. Hon. Il. l..
Montague was chosen for the Eighth, be
ha ving received 1874 votes that were CAST.
For the iudgeship of the Seventeenth ]u'
dicial circuit Hon. George T. Garrison was
elected, he having received llo-a n1'joi''y
of all the votes cast.
THE TAX-BILL RESUMED.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. COCHRAN
was agreed to. ~, so,.;or
!, relation 10 tax on mple.merchants Dy
striking out the words Except iicensea
merchants or manufacturers, who shall pay
a tay of S25."and insert after the amendment
nronosed by the House the following pro-
v;so provided, however, that nothing 10
this or the preceding section shall be con-
strued to require any licensed merchant or
manufacturer who has paid license.taX OF
not less than 500 to pay an additional tax
for selling or offering to sell, either BY him
self or his agents"
rTbe effect of this amendment, if adopted,
would be 10 allow our merchants, after pay
ing their specific tax Of 500, to traverse the
safe AZ sampie.merchants do, and sell 10y
sample, &C., without 40 additional taxi
Mr.. DUFr1ELD said that the supplementary
il allowed by law to sell any,ohere in any
city or any part of the State, while our own
merchant is restricted from selling goods any
where except at his own store. This, he
urged. was a great discrimination, and an
unjust one, to our own merchants. lie hoped
that the commercial element of the State
wouId be stimulated, and that the amend
ment would be adopted.
Mr.. BLAND wanted the Senate to pass by
the section in order to perfect it.
Mr.. MoFFErT endorsed Mr.. DUFFlELD's
views.
Mr.. MEM moved to adjourn.
The CHAIR ruled the motion out OF order.
Mr., QrEsESBERRY moved to reScind the
rule by which the Senate had agreed to re.
strict senators to fiIteen.minute speeches, ana
one speech only on each section.
Mr.. MEEM again moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mfr. QuEsEHBERRy'S motion to resclnd was
lost.
Mr. GREEyER moved 70 adjourn.
Mr.. MCRAE demanded the ayes and noes,
and being taken the Senate agreed to adj
l6; noes, IA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 A. M.-Speaker
HANGER presiding.
The following bills were reported favora-
bly,: House bill appropriating the public
revenue for the fiscal year 1SI4-'I5; House
bill to provide an artificial leg for j. NJ.
Davis, or Communication therefor; House bill
to prevent the voters Of tue city Of Winches-
ter from voting for certain county officers of
Frederick county.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Mr.. YAGER introduced bill TO fix the
times of holding the courts Of the Eighteenth
judicial circuit; and Senate bill to amend the
charter of the town Of Ashland, on motion
Of Mr.. MCMuLLAS.
TO BE ELECTED.
House Joint resolution providing for the
election of a Judge of the Eighteenth judi
cill circuit on next Saturday was passed un-
der q suspension Of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. GRAVES, the Superin-
tendcut of Public Printing was directed to
cause two thousand extra copies Of the gene.
raj road.law to be printed for distribution
among the members Of the General Assem-
DIV for the Use of roaG-overseers throughout
the State.
PASSED.
Senate bill to authorize the James River
and kanawha Canal Company to exc
cute mortgage, and to subscribe to the cap
-. go ka ptn bnp Nd
Railroad Company, and to authorize the city
of Richmond to guarantee such subscription
in whole or in part, with amendment.
For the relief OF the sureties Of AleXan-
der Scott, late sheriff of Caroline county.
House bill for the relief of the sureties Of
r. z. Morgan, late sheriff of Clarke county.
House bill TO amend the charter of the city
of Richmond (the Anderson billy.
House bill TO provide for the payment Of
interest on the public debt.
REJECTED.
House bill to require one of the judges Of
tue Court of Appeals to reside in the city of
Richmond, and to increase bis pay, was dis
cussed, and rejected ayes, IS; noes, 40.
alr. NEELEY moved to reconsider, and Mr..
POWELL moved to pass the motion by.
Mr.. PowELL's motiou was rejected but
the saecial order for IL n. came up immedi.
ately, end cut off further action upon the
bill.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr. .OULD: Bill prescribing the mode
of preparing records in cases for the Court
OF Appeals.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
House joint resolution proposing amend.
ments to the fourth. sixth, tenth, and twelfth
articles of the Constitution. came up on its
second reading. Especial order.1