The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-11

by MIR. ALLAN & a. bill making the pay.
f1ent Of al insurance policy q lien on pro.
perty conveyed by deed OF trust, &c.
AN EXPLANATIONS.
Z afr. CLAREE stated that he had received a
letter from Mr.. HAlRsrog stating that ne had
seen several paragraphs 10 the papers ahonss
his having the small .poy; that bis sickness
bad been caused by vaccination; that he had
gone home to restore his health that he had
gotten web, and would leave for Richmond
this morning.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. b 81
Joint resolutions proposing amendments
10 the Constitution Of Virginia were taken
up. ssFSs
Sir. HKRaDoN made brief argument in
favor OF the amendments.
The question on agreeing to- the amend
nients was divided SO as to vote first on the
amendment relative to the elective franchise.
The amendment was agreed to--ayes, 70 !;
noes, 10.
The question being taken on the second
branch of the amendments viz. in relation
10 Eitnnial sessions vas put and agreed to-
ayes, 81: noes, 1.
Mr.. Johnson, Of Richmond, came into the
Senate after the vote on the first proposition
bad been announced, and stated that he had
understood that the special order would DC
considered at p. NJ; that that hour had
not arrived, and that if he bad been present
be would have voted "aye" or the question
of agreeing to the FIRST branch Of the propo.
sfsion.
Mr.. HERspoY presented a resolution In
str,,c ing the Committee for Courts OF JUS.
tice to bring in a bill submitting the two
propositions for the amendment of article 3
and of article 5 separately to vote OF the
people at the next general election.
Mr.. PENN moved to amend so as 10 yote
uCou the whole propositions. Agreed to. de
fgyored the amendments IS whole, but II
taken separately could not support them ALL
ToBAcco.TAx.
Mr.. SMITH presented the following resou-
lions, which. on motion OF Mr.. DANIEL,
were referred 10 the Committee Ga Agricul'
ture, &c.:
whereas tobacco, an agricultural staple,
has leep selected by the Federal Govern
ment as subject Of excise taxation, ana bas
been made TO bear an unequal burden OF
more than S250,000,000 tax in the last ten
years, of which the State Of Virginia has
contributed more than ST 100000 each year,
q sum more than three times her entire an.
nual State revenues;
And whereas The National Agricultural
Congress, when in session in September last,
in Cincinnati, demanded of the present Con-
cress, in behalf of the great tobscco States
of the Unior, that the present tax CT
tHeuty-four cents (24c.) per pound on manu-
featured tobacco, which is nearly three nun.
dred 1900 per cent. on the present value OF
the leaf, should be reduced in the interest of
sucn States, it having been needlessly ana
arbitrarily increased twenty five per cent.
(25) in the expiring House Of the last SEES
sion of the last Congress therefore be it 49,
Resclved by the Senate (the House concur.
ring, /. That our senators in.Congress be
instructed. aud our Representatives in the
House be requested, TO advocate reduction
of the present tax from twenty.four cents
TO - cents per pound on Manufactured
tobacco, the bill for such purpose to be
passed 50 rs 10 coufne the agitation of this
subject to the shortest possible period, and
thereby to create the least disturbance In the
tobacco markets. @as-' a,as
2. That the present system of drawbacks,
now applying to nearly all the forms OF
manu- factufe, be extended to llcorIce ana
other essential ingredients entering largely
into the manufacture of tobacco, SO that TINS
article of manufacture Qcorice) SHALL not
alone be the subject Of double duty at ten
f1O) cents pound in gold thereon under the
tar fl laws, and also ut tWenty-four cents
pound woen such licorice becomes incor-
poralsd with the manufactured tobacco,
thereby imposing an import and excise tax
both thereon to the great wrong and oppres.
sion of the tobacco trade.
8. That copy of this preamble and reSo.
lutions be forwarded by the Governor of
Virginia to each of our senators aud repre-
senlatiyes named.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate next went into executive ses-
sior. and confirmed the appointment OF
number of school superintendent.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF. DELEGATES.
The House met at II III. Speaker HANGER
In the chair. u
Senate joint resolution in regard to the
debt due Virginia by the United States for
advances, &C., during the war of 1872 was
placed on the calendar, on motion of MIR.
CARTER Of Loudoun.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill providing for the extension Of
the canal to point at or near Clifton
Forge.
House bill to provide for the collection OF
the revenue OF Lee township, 10 AccGmac
county.
House bill to amend the law in relation to
summonses in cases Of unlawful entry and
detainer.
The Committee on Finance reported it in
eypedieEt to legisaie upon the subject of
extending the time for collection Of taxes Ia
Albemarlc, and the report was agreed to.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. SIDNEY SMITH: Resolution Of in,
Quiry into the damage done TO the buildings
of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum by recent
fire, and what steps are necessary to be
taken towards rebuilding and repairing the
same.
By Mr.. FDMUNDs: Petition of citizens of
Halifax for increasing the county treasurers
Of the Con monWealth.
By Mr.. TAL1ArERRo of Gloucester Petit
ton of Jefferson Sinclair for refund of taxes
Botetourt in favor Of employment of cor.
yicts on public improvements.
BY MIR. P. j.. CARTER: Bill to amend the
jury laws.
By Mr.. LOWELL: Resolution of inquiry
into the expe diercy OF reducing the lmita-
tons of actions upon c0nstables' bonds fr( m
ten to five years.
BY Mr.. PIERsoN: Bill to amend the laws
for the protection Of sheep in Fairfax county.
By Mr.. HoENNIGER Bill to amend the law
In regard to the weighmaster of live stock
also, petition of butchers and others OF
Richmond for the passage Of the same.
ILgCTIoN OF JUDGES.
Senate joint resolution providing that the
General Assembly shall proceed on the 18th
instant to the election of city Judges of the