The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-23
raofEsrs1N or RIsH.

! uniform rate Of :interss Tor sli The States I
and Territories.
PaorEersoN or RIsH. 49,
Is On motion Of Mr.. EILIorr, Senats bill for
The protacsicr OF fish In all the waters OF the
Commonwealth was taken up. Mr. FISNsY
presented 8. snbstis0te efes the btlt.. which
provides that no net, traps, &C., shall bs ses
aboue fide.Water daring certain periods = q
N III. ourssssraaasY I. moved u strike out
&c above eide. water.'' US s.
oh motion sof M. QugsasRERRr The bill
was laid on tde table. ss Il
AAsSpAssrs 10 THE CONSTITUTION.
Mi. PEsN presented q bill to amend the law
90, as TO provide for q separate vote ON the
proposed amendmcntst to the Constitution {;
which was placed on The calendar.ts - 8
! H. sits TEE tar BILE. elses 80 15'ss::ssa
The. consideration of the tax.bm was re-.
sumed. - sfint: 80 - $
] Mr.. DurprBrp moved to strike cut the
word gross" gross earningsl as 70 tax q,
stesTnsbip companfes, &C., snd frssrt !" net,
REJECTED. 2 %tSs q. a..
! Mr. GAYLE moved to strike out Gone"
and insert stt half OF one per cent 'son gross
earnings, &c. Lost.s[A
Mr.. DuFPIEnp moved 70 add Gprovisot that
steamships, &C., should not payaovert oBe
percent: ON net earnings. Agreed 10 ayes,
l5. noes f4ssS IS; ~ SIS 21Faa{H o$' -. lSs
Mr.. GAYLsymoyedt to exempt the Norfolk
county fefriesdrem taxation.oS 5S'aN .s.
MIR. CocHRAa moved, to add at the, end OF
Mr.. eGAYLEs amendme1te the words - Pro-'
yided that the said 4ferry-boats shall pay q.
specif,c tax of 5000 each. Rejected. 20, ''I'ai
Mr.. CooHnA An masedsto amend section SO
% to include sewing machines : agreed.
to.
MIR, COCHRAN moved to add in the section
IN relation to insurance companies the Worde,
"and mutual aid society companies" Agreed
Mr. JoHsscs moved to reconsider the, vote
by which the Senate yesterday agreed to Mr.
CLARK's amendment exempting dealers IN
d,ur, grain, and tobacco from the merchants
tax except on the capital employed in their
business: Agreed 10. ~ ~
The amendment was then rejected--'a yes,
IL: noes, 20. "a ''5fss s. =, &.
ar JoaNsox moved to strike out the 111th
and fish sections, imposing . tax On bar (.
bers. Agreed 70.
Dir. JOHNSON movedsto amend the 11a;h
section, In relation to tax On State bonds, 80 a.
to exempt foreign-held State bonds. Lest
ayes, 3; noes, q. .T't$saSA 81
Mr.. JOHNSON taen presented an amendment
taxing the bonds of: all incorporated com.
panies except banks and savings institutions
at the rate Of fifty cents on the market value.
Of such bonds Lost-ayes, 10; noes, 70. .
Mr. HURr moved to amend the I'd
| section Of the bill so as to rase the tax on
real and personal property from Fifty to sixty
he h1ss, rod Hn1lora. Tho
amendment was rejected by the following
| vote: ~ ..aD.a@t sfi5.s>
| AYEs.-Messrs. Hinton, Hurt, johnson, Tanner
a" NoEs.IsIeasrs. Besz'ey, Clark; uaughton, Coch-
ran, Griicher, Daniel, Dawson, Dufaeld. Eastham'
| Hairston. Herndon. Lstbrop, Lawson, Newberry,
Penn, rowelt Quesenbcrry. Sinclair, slenp, Smith,
| Splitter, stevens, Wood-28. 80 s"1a ls.L -
MIR. JOHNSON. moved to add section to
the bill SO as to tax the bonds OF all munich
pal CORPORATIONS, railroad and other trans
| portatiou companies, &:.c,s5 ,t.s 4. .,.. IL
| Dir, Penn presented an amendment pro.
yidirg that the tax shall not be collected un.
! less The corporations pay the interest," on said
bonds. 8 2 - az
The CHAIR announced that Messrs. Eu.
| BANK, DANIEL, and WoRFHAM would serve
on the part of the Senate on the canal con.
fereuce.bin. ? s-s''.,,. !" y -,
Pending further consideration Of the bill,
the Senate adjourned. 49, Si:'. -.
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
House met at lgA. NJ. No prsyer.e
=. PUT ON CALENDAR saay1<ia3
On motion OF Mr.. TALrAEBRRo Of Glouces.
ter, House bill providing for the extension
OF the James River and Kapawha canal, with
Sepa'e amendment, the Senate insisting on
ita amendment ~ hA% atsE
90 motion Of Mr.. CRUMf, House bill to in
corporate the PiIei Hospital, with Senate
amendment. 80 az .%E"@1'! Il re
REFORMS FRoM COMMITTEES. ~ ":,'
Senate bills to incorporate the Orange
Courthouse and Harrjsonburg Railroad Com.
pany; 10 incorporate the TaEewell, Smyth
| and Grayson .Marrow-Gauge Railroad Com.
pany to authorize the supervisors Of Bath
county to build turnpike road In said
county. UT VT - =. . !, : ~, =.
| a7r %s..TEE sogRr SYSTEM.
| Senate Joint resolutions to appoint spa
| cial committee to consider and report to the
next session upon the judicial system Of the
State, to alt, not exceeding fifteen days, in
this city, during vacation, with per diem,
came UP.
Mr. LACY moved to amend by striking out
the allowance Of per diems. Adopted.
I The resolutions were then rejected by q
very decided division vote. 49,, -.
/ rae EoAD.LAw. -
Mr.. EpMpNps offered q resolution directing
that 1900 copies Of the roadlaw be printed
for Distribute throughout the counties Of
the State. ~: r:e,>.f -, II =, s,,,. = ~ Is
On motion of Mr. HOWARD, it was amend;
cd by striking out 5000 and inserting 5000;
and was thea--passed. -'--:
! = SITE F0E NEW CENTRAL AsELuH. 3, - :
i Senate joint resolutions to <appointa spe.
clal committee 10 select . site for . new Cen
! trail Lunatic Asy lum came up asunEnished
business. vi. 20 IA @aa@ ss4 as .!tq--as' e,s
] .Mr. P.J. CARTER's amendment to strike
j cut 2sssouth Bidefof James rfver,n so as not
i to oonfine the com nittee to any section OF
/ the, State in their choice Of a site, was
The resolutions were then agreed to-. II
/ .lp.se - TIE CANAL BILL. - ! -
t On melton Of NIT ALIAFHRRo the canal
] bill was taken up, the Senate insisting on its
amendments and asking for committee of
i conference. The Senate resolution for com.
mittee OF conference was agreed to- -
l - PREsENrRn AND RRFEREER. -: =
/ BY Mr.. GnMAs.:. Resolution as to the ex.