The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-21

ASt = CALENDAR. 2 = 10
House bill appropristing $4,000 for print
ing the documents of the Southern Hlstorl-
cal Society was dismissed on motion OF mr..
| BoHANNoN. @h f.#
House bill to amend the act in relation 70
certsin county officers and the collectlou 81
taxes came up on the amendment. Oh NJ.
| PopHAa, to provide that there shall DE Do
distraint for taxes prior to March 10 OF eacn
year except in case of parties ABOUT 70 az
| scoud, &c. After much debate the amena;
mept was adopted ty Do ayes TO 43 noes ana
the bill was ordered to eDgrossment. a mo-
ton to reconsider was defeated.
House bill to amend the act in relation 70
certain county officers 80 as to authorize tue
Auditor to appoint collectors. &C., was DIS,
missed, on motion of Mr.. LACY.
House bill to provide for the appointment
of public fiduciaries or administrators, &C.,
was dismissed, on motion of Mr.. DAVIS.
=" TAX BILL.
House bill imposing taxes, &C., was passed.
A motion to reconsider was defeated ana
MIR. CRUMp was named to communicate the
passage of -the bill to the Senate.
AZ .s.,- RoAD-LAw. !
House bill to amend section % Of the gen.
eral road.law was dismissed, on motion OF
Mr. HOWARD. -
DISTRICT OFFICERS.
House bill to provide for the election or
appointment Of additional district officers
| being put upon its engrossment was re-
jected. ...l....s s...... ... IL
PAY AND MILEAGE.
House bill to amend the Code in relation
to pay and mileage OF members Of the Gene
raj Assembly came up.
Mr.. LEWIS moved 10 strike out $40 per
session and insert $3.50.
Mr.. SrRAYER moved to insert $3.50.
| Mr. HUBARD moved to insert $500.
/ MIR. LEWIS withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. HUBARD's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SrRAYER desired to Withdraw his
amendment, but it was objected to.
MIR, BoHANNcN moved to make the pay Per
session 1925. Rejected.
MIR. STRAYEn's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. MAssIE offered as substitute 8 bill
reducing the pay OF officers and employ e' 10
all departments Of The Slate government nj
; teen per cent. Rejected. " -
The bill, without amendment, giving the
1 President of the Senate and Speaker of tht
House each 5000, and members OF the Gene
rsl Assembly each $540, per regular session
and the President and Speaker each eign
dellars per day and members five dollars pc
Cav for any extra session; mileage, ten cent
per mile, to and from place OF meeting, wa
J then ordered TO be eDgrossed by 80 ayes t
, II noes. ~ .sD
On motion of Mr.. NEgLEY, the chair wa
!. vacated at 2:20 p. M. till 7:30 P. N.
Night Session.
The chair WIS resumed at 7:30 P. M.
The county treasurers' bill blouse bill No
20), on motion of Mr. POWELL Of Franklin
wa. postponed until tomorrow at P. NJ.
House bill in relation to the appointment
of State assayer and chemist was laid on tb
table, on motion Of Mr.. Powell OF Frank
lin. s:.
House bill to amend the act to authorz
the Board of Public Works to sell the Stale
interest in the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company was passed
By, as were number of other bills. =
Several House bills were ordered to en-
grosslnent and third reading.
House bill (Mr. LETCHER's) to impose tai
on dogs, and for the protection OF sheep, SC.
came up: ...
Mr.. CRockETT spoke at length and with
great force in support of the bill and in be-
half Of sheep. husbandry.
HALE ueituuCu tuc LUG uCtCuU
ers of sheep against beafs. wolves, foxes, sc
MIR. TERRELL. said that he would vote tol
: the bill If it were amended so as to exempt
one dog for each housekeeper or head Of {
family. "
. MIR. J. a, CARTER also spoke for the BILL
MIR. GORDON advocated the bill as meR,
sure necessary to the resuscltstion of Eir
gipia. .s...-s...... III. :.... ..... .g...s ...s !.
q MIR. PoEsDsxrgR opposed the bill because
he considered that he thus represented tht
wisaes Of bis constituents. ..-.s'#
On motion of Mr.. A. I. CLARKE, the bill
VISA postponed till Monday next by vote o.
40 ayes to "A noes.
y-.f;;. q AN INVESTIGATION ASKED.
Mr.. CURbEFF fose to acquisition of persona
privilege, and demanded that committee be
}appointed to investigate The charge made by
snms of the press of Richmond that he had
sedueed young lady.
| He was ruled out of order (Mr. BAGWELL
| in the chair, as the matter spoken of can
/ only bs reached by resolution offered 10
the morning hour. -
BILLS DISMISSED.
House bill to prohibit the taking or catch
| Ing of fish with pound-nets was dismissed
90 motion of MIR. TALrAFFERRe of Glouces.
| ter. @i5S1 ..,.a ~
House bill to amend the Code 10 relation
to weighnaster of livestock was considered.
MesslS. HoRNNIGgR.' GILMAN, and KHLLAM
supported the bill. II was opposed By Messrs.
| ARMSTRONG aud srRAYER. Mr.. ARMSTRONG
moved to dismiss. 49, ,a7,,. IVA - -,.st.
The bill was dismissed after long debate
Adjourned at 1920 P. NJ. on motion Of
Mr.. Howard. =. s5.