The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-30
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SENATE. $50
senate mctat IL A. M.--Lleutenant-tfosy
crnor THOMAS presiding, -
A number Of House bills were taken VI
md read. --..-sr-.~


lien docketInf the county clerks office OF
Albemarie.
House bill to incorporate the Warren
Mine Company. .@-.f. - :,
House bin to incorporate the Danyllle
District Campaigning Association, ia the
county OF Pittsvlrania.
House bill to confirm the charter OF the
New Market River Bridge Company.
House bill repeating section s OF an act
approved - to incorporate the town OF
Waterford, in Loudoun county. r.
House bill to amend the charter OF the
town of Goodson, In reference to the town
sergeant. ,..-., #. \ ,.'., :,
House bill to incorporate the, town Of
Rustburc, in Campbell county. L..
House bill to incorporate the bfloSe"atei
Healing Spring Company. 49,, ~
House bill to authorize the trustees OF
Martha Washington College to borrow
money. ~ - c,,ou
House bill authorizing the town or Guar
lottesville TO erect dams, reservoirs, and lay
watcr-pipes In said town. .....
CRIMINAL LAWS.
Mr., GR1MsIEY presented the report OF
the Joint committee for the revision OF the
criminal laws. .a.r-
motion to take up lHe Icpolb anu "o'
vance it on the calendar was rejected.
Ey-CoErEDERATE OFFICIALS .-..
The Committee for Courts OF Justice re-
norted resolution directing the Attorney
General to appear az counsel for Judge e.
r.. Fitzhugh and certain other State officers
who were paid various sums OF money III
April. 1865, by the then Governor OF the
State. in the suits now pending in the Fed
eral courts.
GOVERNORS VETO OF THE CANAL BILL.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate com
munication from the Executive, retoins
Senate bill for the lease Of the James River
and Kanawha canal, and bis reasons
therefor.
The message was read by the clerk ant
ordered to be printed.
THE wHISKET BILL.
The bill imposing a tax on liquors came
up as unfinished business.
Mr.. JOHNSON called up the amendment
proposed by the committee providing thai
..no royalty for the Use OF the same (bell'
punch) shall be paid by the State" The
amendment was lost by the following vote
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Cochran, Daniel, Dawson. Eu
bank. Gayle. lIair>lon, Hinton, Johnson Maauox
Sors.NMcssrs. Beazcy. bland. Clark. Crltcher
Easiham Elliott, Finney, Grccser. Grimslcy, iiern
don, Hurt, LAWSON Lee Mofctt HewnSrrS, sunm
Quesenh"rrE, Slehlp' Hiniii' Spiliei' A"hh'i' "n'
Ward-22.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to amend ny author
iziuc the Auditor to adopt any other regis.
ter or method of registering the consump'
ton OF liquor that he may find best to carry
ont thpintents OF the bill. The motion to
amend was lost.
Various other amendments were Offered
anl rejected. 1884,.
Mr. CLARK then called the pending ques.
ton. which was on the third reading OF the
bill.
MIR. EUBANK signifcd his desire to pre-
sent substitute for the whole bill, and
moved reconsideration OF the vote by
which it was ordered TO its third reading
that he might be enabled to present his
substitute. -:
Mr.. BLAND opposed the motion to recon
slider us one intended to kill time, but init
mated his willingness to accord to the gen
tleman the request he desired il he and
others of those unfriendly to the bill would
signify their intention OF not filibusterine
and stavug off vote on the bill.
Mr.. GRlMsLEY favored the motion as :
matter of courtesy to the senator from Bail
EUBANK) and other opponents OF the mea'
sure.
Mr.. HINTON denied the right Of the scna
tor from MIddeseX (BLAND) to make terms
to senator's upon aay question OF courtesy
and he declined to eutcr into any such com
pact as the gentleman (BLAND) referred to,
and he refused to say whether 1t was his in
tcntion to tilibuster or not.
The vote ordering the bill to its thire
reading was rcconsidered, and Mr.. EUBASE
presented his substitute for the whole pro
position before the Senate, which he sale
he thought would bring in more revenue
than the bill under consideration. lie. hat
always been in favor Of tax upon whis
key, and from the best calculation he coult
make he was satisfied that his substitute
would bring al additional revenue to tht
amount now raised by ardent spirits o
$685. 900. AS an ordinary-keeper himself
he would pay eight times as much az he1noN
pays under the present tax bill ~
The question on adopting this substitute
in lieu Of the original was rejected, and LII
vote recorded as follows: .. .-
AYEs.-Messrs. Cochran. Daniel, Eubauk, Gayle
uairston, Hinton, johnson, Maddox, and Terry-9
NOEs.-M-s<rs. Bcazley, Bland, Clark, Critcher
Dawson. Eastman, Einney Grecver, Girl msley Hem
don, Hurt, lawson. Leg Moitet'' New9G ,d Mun
Tanner, Ward, and Wortham-G3. .'"
The bill was then read third time ant
passed by the following recorded vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Beazlev. Bland Clark, Criticize
Dawson, Eastman, Elliott, Finuey, Greeyer, Griins
ley. Iiairston, Herndon. Hurt, Lawson, Lee, MOI
sp Sii Tsnner, Ward ti, and WortiiamG25.
NoEs.-Messrs. Cochran, Daniel, Eubank, Gayle
Hinton, johnson, Maddox, Powell, and Terry-9.
mir. DufFiELD stated that be was pairet
with the senator from Patrick MIR. PENN
who, il present, would have voted for tn
bill, and he Or. DUFPIELpl would hay
voted against it, ....l. q. 49,. ...
CHARGES FOR TRANSPORTATION on RAILROADS
Senate bill defining the charges on rail
roads was pending on question OF maxim!
it the order Of the day for tc-morroy
when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
4 number of bills were reported fron
committees anu placed on the calendar.
F.. LEAVE OF ABSENCE b.. o.
was granted to Mr.. CoGHILL for two days
and indefinite leave to 'Messrs. KENDRlcl
and HALL. Application for three days
leave for Mr.. WILLIAMS, OF Richmond, ant
two days for Mr.. PoINDExrER, was re
iected.. s''.- - .',.
NEW BUSINESS.
The Conference Committees report il
relation to the agents OF corporations be
coming contractors with SAID corporations
&C., was disagreed to and a new committe
appointed. ... ....;.. ...4 ~ :al,ro
Mr.. HUBBARD presented a bill to, authorize
the James River and KanaWha Company Il
provide for connection OF ITS line. O
works by canal between Buchanan aud tn,
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; which VA
placed on the calendar. ,s~. 5lp ,..;p, E,
7" Mr.. LACY presented a bill to declare I