The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-13


Critcher, Dutipd, Elliott, Eabank. Gayle, Greever
Griusley. Hairston- HerLdon, Hinton. MnrsnaiI'
Newberry, Penn, Sinclair, Slemp, spttler, Tanner
Terry Wood, Worthau-23.
MIR. DAWSON moved to strike out January
"a and insert January 90. Lost.
Mr. QUEsENBEaRY demanded the pending
question, on the original resolution, which
was sustained.
Mr.. PENN demanded the ayes ard noes,
and being, taken the resolution was at last DE-
feated by the following vote:
ATEs-Messrs. Allan, Beazley, Clark, Dawson,
s anss se ssyr Penp senp sSe
NoEs~Messrs. Bland, Claughton, Cochran n.,u
stou, Hurt, johnson, Maddox, Munn, r9we.s'
CUES. nberry. Sinclair smith, 1anner' Aeii y
Ward, and Wortham-21.
THE TAX-BILL.
Mr.. HERypoN presented a resolution re.
uuesting The Finance Committee to BRING 10
as soon as possible the present fax-olll VIII
such notifications and amendments as 10
their judgment will be to the interest OF Inc
Common wealth.
The resolution created discussion be.
tween Messrs. Penn, HERNDoS, and CocH'
RAN on the subject of the public debt, the
feasibility of taxing whskey and tobacco,
and the general condition Of the State.
Mr.. COCHRAN thought that the merchants
we're now burdened to the utmost-iudeed,
the whole people of this impoverished state
are taxed to their utmost. He feared tnat
the State would come to stand-still IN a
short time il the financial problem OF the
State is not solved.
old land yet. He thought MIR. COCHRAN nao
taken rather too gloomy view OF the con-
dition of the State.
Mr.. COCHRAN stated that the House Com
mittee on Finance were now considering the
taX.bill.
Mr.. RERspos asked to be allowed to with
draw the resolution; which was granted.
Mr. PENN asked to be relieved from fur
Their service on the Committee on Finance.
Dir. HERSDoN hoped that nothing he had
said had induced the Senator to ask to be
relieved.
Mr.. PENN said that nothing of personal
character had induced him to make the
request.
Messrs. SMITH and DUFFIELD urged Mr..
PENN not to press bis request.
Mr.. PENN was persuaded 10 withdraw his
request.
Mr.. SMITH presented a resolution request.
ing the Finance Committee to report at as
| early a day as practicable such financial
measures rs will be for the interest Of the
| State.
At the request of several senators the
| resolution vas Withdrawn. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| The House met at y NJ. Speaker HANGER
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. j. q. Tyler,
of the Christian Church.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. MCMILLAN: Bill to amend the'law
| in regard to the distribution Of the Acts OF
| Assembly.
BY Dir. LETCHER /: Bill prescribing the
mode of issuing grants upon surveys now or
hereafter to be made.
By Mr.. PIERsoN: Bill to provide for com.
pensation and mileage of members Of the
General Assembly.
By Mr.. WALLACE: Bill granting loan OF
arms Of the State to the principal of the
Fredericksburg Military Academy.
By Mr.. LETcHER: Bill fixing the price of
Treasury warrants for land.
Bv Mr.. LOWELL: Resolution of inquiry
into the expediency of changing the time OF
the meeting of the boards of supervisors of
the Commonwealth, at which accounts
against the counties are audited, from the
first Monday in December to the second
Monday in November In each year.
By Dir. LETCHER Bill requiring certain
lands to be entered upon the land-books Of
the Commissioner of the Revenue.
yMr. LETcHER Bill to amend the law
u regard to the lands lying west of the Al
eghaDy mountains.
By Mr. SWAMI: Petition of citizens of Car
ollne county for an amendment to tie las
IN relation to trials by judges in felony
cases.
BY Mr.. GORDON: Resolution Of irquiry
into the eypediency OF offering to each STATE
of the Union the appointment oil number
OF Safe students at the Virginia Military To-
slltue equal to The appropriation said States
may make 10 the Institute upon the basis CT
the appropriation made by thi, State.
REPORTED AND PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
House bill TO allow Communication to SOL.
diers manned in war in lieu of artificial limbs,
heretofore provided, with recommendation
that the Senate amendments be disagreed to.
Senate bill to confer upon the Corporation
Court of Alexandria jurisdiction TO remove
justices and constables of said city from Of
flee, With substitute.
The following were reported fav0rably:
House bill to create special court OF ap.
peals.
House bill for the relief of township cred.
itor:. .. g.,
House bill to provide for the appointment
of public administrator and guardian in
the counties and municipal corporations OF
the Commonwealth, and to repeal section III
Of chapter 126 of the Code of 1878.
House bill to fix tolls on the Leesburg and
Aldie turnpike.
REPORTS AGREED TO.
The Committee on Finance reported it in.
expcdent to legislste upon the subject of lay
ing tax upon appeals. The same reported
it ineypedient to grant further relief to Sam
uel Trenary, Of Frederick county, because
relief was extended him at the last session OF
the General Assembly.
The report in the case of Hammer us. Mas
Sey was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. BoHANNoN the report In
the case of White Is. Hudgin was passed by
and ordered to be printed.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment
of Messrs. BAGwELL, MORRIS of Campbell,
STRAYER, CROCKETT, aud GREER as the special
joint committee on the part of the House
to visit the Eastern Lunatc Asylum and H.
uuire into the origin of the recent fire there.
LET Us VOTE.
Mr.. WALL moved that the House proceed
TO vote upon the Centennial bill at 8 ?. NJ.
which was rejected.
SCHOOL-TAXES, ....m
Mr.. SMITH, of Fauquier, offered resolu'
ton requesting the Superintendent of Public
instruction to report to the House the
amount of State tax received for school pur'
poses in each county and city in the State in
and for the last school year. Agreed to.
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