The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-05


PAM. sud receive Saiary ss such Of =, Oo0
i Der ann,im In violation OF sectio OF tnt
act OF Assembly entitled 6 an act 70 sutnol'
iza an increase of the caplttl stock OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg aud fotonss
Railroad Company. ana otnef puLposes,
passed March 10, 1910, which Is 10 these
words: s'That the president OF SAID com
/ oany shaiLrecaiFe @ salary OF net exeeeaipe
$4,000 In full Of oil services be may render
the company either In the management o.
| lie ordinary concerns, as also In the negoti.
afion of loans, or In the performance Of any
other duty or business Of the company; nor
/ sbsll he hold any other office of profit 10 the
said or any other railroad company"
| Third, To procure and furnish TO the
Sara,e evidence Of the Incorporation and or.
eanjz,,fon of said Potomac Steamboat Com.
n,nv. and comics Of the reports to and the
proceedings of the meetings of its stockhoid
ers since The year 1865, 1t appearing by the
renorts Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and potomac Railroad Company for the
years 1861 and 1862 that the Potomac Steam.
boat Company as 1t existed before tue wal
was practically dissolved by the seizure, on
the 10Th of April, 1851, of all ila steamboats,
by the United States Government, and the
receipt of compensation therefor, and The
division of slid compensation among the
stockholders.
Fourth. To procure and furnish to the
Senate a list of the stockholders of said Pc.
tomac Steamboat Company and of the OFF,
GERS thereof, with an account of all dividends
declared and paid by said Steamboat Com
pany during the last six years, in order that
il NAV appear what persons have received
and divided the moneys bestowed as afore
said out OF the treasury of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany.
F,fb. To inform the Senate whether the
1923, 500 of Potomac Steamboat Company's
stock and convertible bonds held as invest
mcnts az aforesaid may not be sold, and the
s212,3 44 OF bonuses and subsidies aforesaid
NAV not be recovered, and the proceeds
| thereof be declared as u dividend among the
holders of common stock OF the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Com.
pany, including the Common wealth.
Sixth. TO inform the Senate whether the
debt of S11O,S57.95 alleged TO be due to the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company by the Potomac Railroad
Company may not be collected by requiring
the subscribers to The stock of the last.men.
toned company to pay up the arrears due
upon the stock subscribed for BY them re-
spectiyely, and the proceeds of such collec
ton he declared as dividend among the
holders Of the common stock OF the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac Rail-
road Company, including the Common
wealth.
Seventh. And also to ascertain and inform
the Senate whether the contract of the Rich.
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company with Che Potomac Steamboat
Company binds the former to continue tt
pay to the latter the bonuses or subsidies
which during the last five years have ave
rsyed more tLau 50 900 per annum.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the resolution
was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
Senate bill to amend the law for the pro-
lection of game was taken up and passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
At u NJ. the House was opened will
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bledsoe, Of the Method
list Church. Speaker HANGER presided.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. STARKg Petition Of Thomas a
Hprdy to obtain from the State by purchase
or grant Il certain waterloo in the city OIL
Norfolk.
By Mr.. Brooks: Petition Of citizens oil
Chester field county asking that the question
of removal of the county courthouse be
submitted to the people.
By Mr.. DAVIS: Resolution Of a meeting
Of citizens Of Dinwiddie county in reference
to the tobacco.inspecti0n laws.
Nv ~ a n o -.
pcdicncy Of amending the laws Of evidence
so as to allow parties to testify in their own
behalf in certain cases.
By Dir. MATHEW: Bill to amend the char.
ter Of the town OF Waterford, in Loudoun
county.
By Mr. BRIsTow: Petition of citizens OF
Middlesex asking that oysters may be taken
with "scrapes" in certain waters of the
Commonwealth.
BY Mr. CRUMP: Bill to incorporate the
"Pinel Hospital" for the insane and the re.
clamation Of inebriates and opium-eaters.
By Mr.. TALIAFERRo: Bill for the relief of
Thomas G.: Cooke, late collector of Ware
| township, Gloucester county.
|. By Mr.. CLAY: Resolution iDquiring into
the cXpedieucy of amending the law 80 as
to allow mileage to jurors in criminal prose
| cutiOns.
! SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment
of Messrs. LETCHER, SIDNEY SMITH, anG
| PRICE us special committee to carry out the
| inquiry instituted by Ex-Governor LETCHER
as 10 the comparative expenses OF Govern
ment in 1860 and 1915.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill 10 enlarge the powers Of tht
Mayor and Council of the town of Big Lick
Roanoke county, and House bill to amend
the charter of Richmond Harmonic Associa.
ton and change its name, were reported
favoraby from committees.
DIsMIssED-REcoMMITTED
House bill to amend an act approved
March 80, 1875, prescribing the duties
20 wers, and liabilities of certain county
officers, was recommitted after considerable
discussion.
House bill for the relief Of John Pedin, O
Stafford county, was dismissed.
| PASSED.
House bill to amend the charter of tAI
Ettrick Manufacturing Company, Chester
field county.
House bill to amend section of an &C
approved March Is, 1874, to sell the com
mons Of the town Of Woodstock.
House bill to prescribe the times for hold
ing the courts of the Twelfth and Eighteent
circuits was postponed until next Tuesday
on motion Of Dir. LEWIS.
Adjourned at 2:20 P. n.
(For the Dlspatch.l
High Taxation.
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