The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-12

twenty days II 1t would be the means OF
carving out the plan for the completion OF
the James River canal.
Mr. CRrrcHER withdrew his motion to
commit.
Mr. HINTON moved TO strike. out January
81 and insert February Is.
Mr.. NEwBERRY moved 10 lay the resolu
ton on the table. Agreed to.
JAIL FEES.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate q
communication from the Auditor OF Pnolic
Accounts lin response to reSoiutlon) CIV,
ing a statement of jailors' fees for the perlo
o. twelve months ending both June, 1919
D4nyille. 1854; Lyncbburg. 81, 4S1 10; Nor
folk, So 3OS; Petersburg, S5,404.23; PORTS
mouth, S2,199.60; Richmond, S23,9S6.0o.
ON motion of Mr.. EUBAsK the report was
tabled.
a number Of bills were ordered 10 be en-
crossed. u
Adjourned al l 40.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES -
The House met at II NJ. Speaker HANGER
In the chair.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
rs Mr.. FLOOD: Bill to amend the law In
regard to the appointment of State Assayer
and Chemist.
By Mr.. PRICE: Bill to protect the rights
Of lItigaHts.
Bv Mr.. GRAY: Bill for the relief of the
ia.c sherifls and other collecting officers oil
the Commonwealth.
By Dir. MATHEW: Petition of citizens of
Loudoun county praying tue repeal OF an act
in relation 10 fences and the protection OF
crors.
~ Dir. PRICE: Bill for the destruction of
animals and birds Injurious 10 agriculture.
By Mr.. ALLEN: Bill for the relief Of the
trustees of jacob B. G3lliday, late treasurer
OF Shenandoah county.
By Mr. CKUMr: Bill to regulate the prac-
lice of medicine and surgery by the appoint
ment OF State board Of examiners.
BIZ Dir. LAMKiE Bill TO amend the law in
regard 10 the pay OF jurors.
By Mr.. KgLLAM: Resolution as to the ex-
pcdlency OF cxempins from taxation for q
limited period capital invested in manutac,
turing cute tpriscs.
Be- Dir. JauSsToS: Bill TO incorporate the
Birmingham Coal aud Iron Company.
By Mr.. JAMES Bill 20 amend The law in
regard 10 wtits of tieri tdcias.
BE- Mr.. EDMUSD Petition OF citizens OF
II ilifax county for additional pay to county
t.casurers.
THE EASTERN A'YLUM.
The Committee on AsyiumS reported ups q
resolution iii regard to the recent fire at The
Eastern Asylum rs fellows:
" Resolred (thc Senate cOncurring), That a
ipint committee, consisting OF five delegates
and three senators, be appointed for the pur-
pose of visiting, as soon as practicable, the
Eastern Asylum, and inquire into the cause
and extent 0fthe recent fire at that asylum,
and what amount Of money will be necessary
to repair and rebuild the same, and report TO
the General Assem- bly,"
Agreed 10.
House Joint resolution to ascertain the
number OF luuatcs confined in the jails of
the several counties Of the State.
House bill to incorporate the Richmond
Institute, Of Richmond city.
House bill TO incorporate West Point
Commercial Company.
House bill to amend the act Of july 8,
1870, to incorporate the Richmond Educa-
;ional Association.
II rlse bill TO authorize the Potomac
Bridge Company TO borrow money and issue
bcuQs tDCfclOr.
REDUCTION OF PER DIEM.
The question Of the reduction Of per diem
Of members came up on q report OF COM
mittee asking to be discharged from the con-
sidcralion of the subject, aud was uuder dis
cussiou when the Centennial bill came up as
the special order.
THE CENTENNIAL BILL.
When the bill making an appropriation oil
ten thousand dollars for the expenses OF
transportation and exhibition Of Virginia
manufactures, minerals, Sc, al the PhIla.
delpha exhibition, came up, Mr.. CLAY, III
view of the long time that had been spent in
the discussion OF the Centennial bill, aud t0l
the purpose of saving the public money aud
the time Of the Legislature, offered resOlu.
ton providing That the House should pro-
coed to vote upon the question at 8 O'Clock
Z. II.
Mr.. MATHEW raised point Of order by
which, under the rules Of the House, the
Speaker ruled that MIR. CLAY's proposition
could not be entertained.
Tue merits of the bill were then discussed
by Messrs. WITCHER and CECIL, who opposed
it, and Mr.. BERRY in favor of its passage.
Mr. CRUMp said that as chairman OF the
committee which bad reported the bill be
desired to close tie discussion, but would
give way 10 any members who desired to
speak on the bill.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Fauqucr, said he would like
to speak, but not until tomorrow (Wednes
day, and would then give way to u motion
TO adjourn.
At halEpast p. NJ. Mr. c. u. WILLIAMS
moved recess until ) O'Clock 2. NJ. Re-
j:ctcd.
llotions to adjourn were made and re.
jpc.e the vote in each case being taken by
division and by ayes and noes.
Mr.. HOWARD called the pending question,
which Was upon tie motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House refused 10 adj
vance the bill to It's engroSsment. The call
was not sustained.
Mr. PoPHAM moved to adjourn. The vote,
taken by division, was largely in the atiirma-
tive, but Mr.. LETCHER called the ayes and
noes, and the motion TO adjourn was lost by
tie vOte-aycs. 55; noes, 55.
After further iillUustering, continued until
2:5j 7. d., the House adjourned.
{, d. l., 10