The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-13
EElERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
Etghtl, Day.

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Eighth Day.
WspsEsDaY, December y, 1877.
r SENATE. --,.-.
senator SMITH, Of Nelson, presiding:
prayer,by Rev. George C. Vandefsiiee, Of
fhe Manchester Msthodtst church. s-e. .,.-.
{ {, 80. THE CANAL B1LLs.1
iHouse bflr to authorize the Council OF the
c,tv az Richmond TO- loan, certain sum 10
Tho James River and Kanawha Canal Com
nany in bonds or money was taken up. -
MI. JOHNSON moved to suspend the rules
recurring the reference Of the bill In order
to consider the bill to-day. Agreed to-.
MIR. JOHNSON moved to amend the bill by
striking out the word g canal" ~--rs,,f.
MIR. HURT OF Pittsylvania moved to lay
the bill on the table. He said he desired to
have recalled the, bill passed yesterday, and
ordered to be communicated to the House,
in relation to the use OF conyicts In repair.
Ing the canal. -...s....E i.,,is..t;r.,
Mr. PHLEGAR said he understood That the
Governor had approved the bill, and 1t was
too late to get it back. my,
Mr.. HURT said he did not see how that
could be, because the CHAIR ruled yester-
day that the bill should be communicated
to the House to-day; that body had adj
iourned Yesterday when the Senate ordered
the bill to be sent over, and as it was now
only few minutes after IL he did not see
how the Governor could have received the
bill. ~ /. ..I.,t.
The CHAIR explained that the. rules OF the
Senate had Yesterday been suspended, and
the Clerk, by his order, had sent the bill to
the House, and that il the Governor, had
signed the bill the only way to get at it
would be to request the Governor to re-
turn it to the Senate if it had not passed
from his hands. ,...,-5-.-.., nj vi. 80.
Mr.. JoHNsoS's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. HURT withdrew his motion to table
the bill. ,...fr.. ....s .g.tif
The bill was passed. ..,...s u.
Mr.. Hunt of Pittsylvania presented re-
solution requesting the Governor to return
the bill to the Senate. .-.l...-
Mr.. FULKERsoN, as substitute, presented
Joint resolution, which MIR. HURT accept
ed, requesting the Governor, in any contract
he may make with the company, to stipu.
late that the expense, Of maintaining such
conyicts shall not exceed the rate per capita
Of maintaining the conyicts in the peniten-
tiary; also requiring reports of expense OF
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month, under oath. .a...
A motion to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Roads was made. ~;
Mr. HURT of PittsylvaDia addressed the
Senate in favor Of the resolution. BE re-
GREETED that he had withdrawn his resoll-
ton. He bad been credibly informed that
the Governor had signed the bill between
IL and ~ o'clock. and probably half an
hour before the House Of Delegates met.
He thought such bot haste was dangerous
to the interests Of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. MASSEY said that he did not doubt
that the Governor would so frame any con-
tract made for the hire of the convicts as
to fully protect the State; but he agreed
with the Senator from Pittsylvania that
there was no occasion for hot haste in the
matter. .. ..-..,.
Mr.. DANIEL spoke in favor Of the motion
to commit to the Committee on Roads.
Mr.. JOHNSON said he had the satisfaction
yesterday of being the only senator who
voted against this precipitate legislation.
. Mr.. HURT Of Pittsylvania: voted With
you, sir. 1.
Mr.. JOHNSON :.Wel, sir, it was not so. re-
ported. -'',""
Mr.. JOHNSON then went on to discuss the
importance OF guarding against precipitate
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to follow the rules Of the Senate
have bills Of q public character printed and
referred to proper committees. He had no
doubt that under the bill just passed the
Governor would make a contract so as, to
protect the interests of the State. -.
= MIR. HURT OF Pittsylyania said il the re-
solution was printed and referred it would
defeat the very objects of the resolution.
He appealed to his friends to put a stop to
such legislation. He was here In the inter-
est Of retrenchment and reform, and IL such
bills s.the one rushed through yesterday
were to- be passed without careful con-
sideration there would be no end to the bur-
dens put upon the Commonwealth. He
hoped the motion to refer would not pre-
vail. .1l~sh@ .ia'i2ia= $50. - 80,
On the question OF agreeing to the mo-
ton, Mr.. LEE demanded the ayes and noes,
and, being taken, the Senate agreed to re-
fer-ayes, %; noes Is. '''l' -
Mr. HURT presented resolution request
ing the Governor not to enter into any con-
tract under the bin, passed yesterday, au-
thorizing him to furnish conyicts for work
upon the canal, until P. III. Friday.
Mr.. DANIEL moved to refer the resolution
to the Committee on Roads. -.
Mr.. FULKERs0N said he understood that
the bin was sent to the Governor before
breakfast; that the first duty that he per-
formed to-day was to sign that bill. He
didn't want any more 'sirreyocable con-
tracts" such as the funding bill.
Mr.. HURT now withdrew his resolution.
He said he had assurances that satisfied him
on the subject: ~ .. ............,
Mr.. BLAND renewed the resolution. ~
The resolution to commit was agreed to-
ayes, 49,; noes, To- ... rs: -,
a. RESOLUTIONS, &C., REFERRED. ,....
BY MIR. HURT OF Pittsylvania: A. resolu-
ton requesting the Auditor to furnish a
statement> OF penitentiary expenses since
1854. Agreed to- r,a - d.
BY Mr.. LEE: A bill to remit the collateral
inheritance-tax on two lots in Alexandria
city .bequeathed to the Conference Of St.
Mary Of the Society OF st. Vincent OF Paul,
by Dr.. Francis j. Murphy, deceased.
By same: A bill to provide for keeping
the paupers in the county OF Fairfax.
By Mr.. MASSEY: A joint resolution for O
committee to investigate the journals Of the
two houses and see whether any public
! documents were improperly omitted from
either. Agreed to. 49, .s,.a..., .... 49,.
Messrs. MASSEY and ELLIOTT were ap-
pointed. ......-- ..-,,
BY Mr.. SPITLER: A bill to extend the
time for the collection Of State and county
taxes, and to rebate the penalty for for.
| fixture of payment of same.
By MIR. SMITH: A bill to amend and re.
enact sections Is, 10. 20. and 81 OF chapter
13 Of the Code, and to fix the compensation
Of members and officers OF the General AS
sembly on the basis as paid in 1850.
BY Dir. MURRAY: a bill to amend and re-
enact an act in reference to judgmentrliens
approved April 2, 1877. .,.ng .
BY. Mr.. NoRToN:. a bill to incorporate
the Virginia Merchandise and Shipping