The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, February "a, 1877
SENATE.

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SATURDAY, February "a, 1877. i /
! II SENATE. w -.
The Senate met 1s Lieutenant Gov
ernor presiding. No prayer.
PASSED.
Senate bill for the relief OF A. L. McIntye,
OF Prince William county.
Senate bill amending the law IN relation
to mechanics liens. - G.,ltIest5I. 81 80
Senate bill for the protection OF sheep IN
Rockbridge county. ~ e-
Senate bill to authorize Elzey Evans to
erect wharf on Pungoteague creek.
s.! PRESENTED AND REFEREED.
By Mr.. QUEsENBERRY: Bill to amend the
Code Of '73 in relation to weights and mea-
sures. ,r-, -;.5f.. ar. u o..
zens OF Botetourt and Allegheny counties in
reference to the destruction Of fish In the
Jackson and James rivers. .....g.. :,
By Mr.. NEwBERRY Bill to amend the
charter Of the New River railroad. :.
BY the same: Bill for the formation OF
the New River Mining and Manufacturing
Company. o. 49,,
By Mr.. MARSHALL: Petitions Of citi-
zens OF Roanoke county against reestabllsh-
ing certain toll-road in said county.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. ..
By Mr.. COCHRAN: That the Auditor Of
Public Accounts be instructed to furnish
q statement showing the aggregate amount
of revenue derived from taxation on liquor
and the aggregate amount OF revenue de-
rived from taxation on tobacco.
BY Mr.. MoFFETT: That the Committee
on General Laws be instructed to inquire.
into the expediency Of requiring druggists
to endorse upon packages of medicines put
up by them the name of each ingredient
therein. ... 5sft .....1.~"
By Mr.. COCHRAN: That the Committee
for courts Of Justice investigate the ques-
tion3of the liability Of the Richmond md
Petersburg Railroad Company to taxation,
and il the said company be deemed y.them
to be so liable that they make provisions for
enforcing the liability by proper legislation.
- APPoRrIoNMENT BEFORE 1879.
The question OF apportionment was taken
up, the question being upon adopting the
report OF, the Committee for Courts Of JUS
tice, which declares that the membership OF
the General Assembly can be reduced
before November, 1870, in the opinion OF
the committee. ~ O.. IL p.
This report was amended by Mr.. JOHN
soN's resolution setting forth that said APP
portionment ought not to take effect until
the election to be held on the Tuesday sue
ceeding the first Monday in November,
1879, and as amended passed by the follow
ing vote: ......... ~. ...-..... ..... -..-.
AYEs.-Nfessrs. Allan, Cochran, -Critcher, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Elliott, Hinton, johnson. Zones Zones
Newberry, Powell, Quesenberry, Sinclair, Slelnp.
Stevens, Tanner, Ward, and Wortham-1S.
NoEs-Nlessrs. Beazley, Clark, Daniel, Eastman,
Eubank. F1nnev. HairstoH, tlerndon, Lee Marshall,
Mofett, Penn, Smith, Splitter, Terry, and Wood-16.
APPoRT1oNMENT THIS SESSION. .'
Mr.. SMITH offered the following Joint
resolution: ,......-.... ... ....-
That the apportionment authorized by
the constitutional amendments adopted at
the November election shall be made at this
session Of the General Assembly. 80. I'll
Mr.. MARSHALL moved to adjourn. Lost
ayes, Is; noes, II.
MIR. COCHRAN made an Intellectual effort to
secure q reconsideration OF the vote by
which the apportionment was fixed for.
1879. ...., u. 49,. ...,,... g. 80 -
Pending which Messrs. MARSHALL, En-
BANK, and QUESESBERRY made an unsuccess
full attempt to secure All adjournment.
Mr.. SMITH submitted O motion to take up
his resolution; which was lost. $780,.
The Senate adjourned at 1:30 z. NJ, on
motion OF Mr.. QUEsENBERRY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. J. William Jones, D. D.
BILLS REPORTED.
From the Committee ON Roads: House
bill to incorporate the West Point and
Northw estern Railway Company; to amend
an act to incorporate the Potomac and Ma
nassas Railroad Company.
From the Committee for Courts OF JUS
tice: A bill in reference to orders OF publ
cation bill concerning the trustees OF
the Richmond Female Institute.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Mr.. CONNER for five days.
JUDGE NICoI.'s CASE. 1
The report Of the committee in Judge
NicoPs case, dismissing the charges against
him, was taken up and agreed to.
PASSED. -.e
House bill to incorporate the Christians
burg Bank.
Senate bill to relieve William r. johnson
and others, of Petersburg, from political
disabilities.
House bill to incorporate the City Savings
Bank OF Lynchburg. 4 "i.. 81.
FIRST SESSION UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
On motion of Mr.. COGHIIL, the resolu-
ton from the Committee for Courts OF JUS
tice declaring that this is the first session OF
the General Assembly under the amended
Constitution was taken up, read, and
ordered to:be engrossed and read O third
time. 'it} ~ .t.41f ,~Ehi1on"" " - !"
- TOBACCO INSPECTION. re
Mr.. POWELL presented substitute for
the bill in relation to the inspection Of to-
bacco; which was passed by and ordered to
be printed. = j'.2,,.G.s >t'5@' ~" ~ :,
" G&j<.;" - aH.sWoRN IN. ".Ht1 ]" -. ~
Mr.. Il. O. PEATRoss, the newly elected
member from Caroline, was sworn in, and
took bis seat. ~. ''.''.', -.. - ~ -
NV. ~, +: THE LIQUOR BILL. ..'.. d,
> AT IL M. the House resumed the consid-
Grafton OF the Moffett liquor bill. i"
:; Mr.. WATTs's, substitute making the Ii
cense OF retail liquor-dealers half 7of what
it-now is was adopted. o.. i .zrs,~l.. 80
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved to amend so as TO.
tax wholesale liquor-dealers sixteen cents
on the gallon up to five gallons, and ten
cents on each gallon in excess OF five gallons.
The amendment was discussed at great
length. 5s.a3.,F yg;3.la s.r y..r,.s.,.i r..
Adjourned. .ajzzeH zeapla og.f j.. l,-E.l., y.
.i-rlsusG HEsAPEAKE' AND OHIO RAILROAD Z"
RECEIVERS OFFICE, 1,at
!. RICHMOND, VA, February "a, 1877. ~
TO the Editors Of the Richmond Dispatch,
= \ Richmond, I'd: !"t@iGE lag . =
Dear Sirs, AS bearing upon the affairs of