The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-28
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, February p, 1877.
SENATE.
The Senate met q II M.-Lieutenant-Gov'
ernor THOMAS presiding. No prayer.

The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Executive transmitting
correspondence from Judge L. Ii. FitZhugh
and the United States District Attorney IN
relation to the sum Of one thousand dollars
in gold paid to the former while acting rs
Ouartermaster-G General Of Virginia by the
Auditor Of Public Accounts, on the day OF
the evacuation OF Richmond. .t
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON the CORE
spondence was referred to the Committee
for Courts OF Justice and ordered to be
printed.
THE FIRST SESSION UNDER THE AMENDED CON
........ sTrTUTION.
| House Joint resolution declaring that this
is the first session under the amended Con-
| stitution came up.
MIR. WARD moved to amend the resolution
| by providing that the salary contemplated
by the Constitution should commence at the
| present session, which should not he more
than $500 per annum.
MIR. HERNDoN moved to amend so rs to
fix the salary to take effect at the first bien-
NAL session.
Mr.. SMITH held that the salary system
should 90 into effect now.
Mr.. SINCLAIR thought this resolution
adopted by the House was rather begging
the question.
Mr.. SMITH raised point OF order. He
claimed that the amendment offered by the
Senator from Frederick Or. WARD was
not german to the matter at issue.
MIR. ALLAN did not believe that this was
the first session under the new constitu-
tional amendments, but he should vote for
the amendment providing for the salary to
90 into effect at this session.
Mr.. HERNDoN's amendment (fXing the
salary at the first biennial SESSION. was lost.
Mr.. WARDS amendment was also rejected,
and the vote recorded as follows:
| AY-Es-Mcssrs Allan. Dickinson, Elliott. John
son, lawson Lee, MarShall,' Newberry, Num-.
Quesenberry, Semp, Tannrf. Ward, ana Nor-
NoEs-Messrs Beazley, Crltcher Daniel, Daw-
son, Eastman, Euhank Grimisev' HnirSton: Hsrn-
Smith, and Stcrens-16.
Th" question then recurring upon the
House resolution, declaring this to be the
first session under the constitutional amend
ment, it was lost by the following vote:
son. M Eastham Enbank, Finnev Hairston merndcn,
Jones' Lawson, Mottett, aud Smith-l3.
field. Elliott, Gayle, Griinsley Johnson. Lee. Mar
shall, Newberry, Num-, Powell, Quesenberry, SIN
clair, Slemp Tanner. Ward, and Wortlam-l9.
DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE HOUSE WOULD TAKE 1T.
Mr.. SMITH stated that he did not know
how the members of the House would con-
struc the order of the Senate directing that
the action of the Senate in rejecting the
House resolution declaring that this was
the first session under the amendments
should be communicated to that body to-
day (Tuesday.) He did not know but what
if this should be insisted upon the House
might place the Legislature in the position
of refusing to take any action in the matter
and refuse to extend the session Oh Monday
next, when the constitutional limit OF the
session would expire. He therefore moved
to rescind the resolution directing the COM
munIcation of the action Of the Senate to-
day.
Mr.. SINCLAIR opposed such action, and
he thought the Senate should adhere to it's
action.
The Senate agreed to rescind the order
by the following recorded vote:
AyEs.-Messrs Beazey; Cochran, Cri'cher. Dan
ie Dawson, ELLIOTT, E MG1 finney, Grlms ,1t
Num-, Powell, Slcmp. Smith-19.
NoEs.-Messrs Allan, Dickinson, Gayle. Hair
Tanner, Ward, and Wortham-11
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY MIR. MARSHALL: Two petitions OF the
citizens OF Botetourt county against the
lease of the James River and Kanawha
canal, with accompanying resolution APP
proving the course OF the General Assem-
bly, in relation thereto.
BY Mr.. MARSHALL: Bill authorizing the
lGovernor to commission james III. Lane, the
conmandant of Blacksburg College, with
the rank OF colonel. [Rue subsequently
suspended, on motion OF Mr.. MARSHALL,
and passed.
BY Mr.. LEE: Bill to amend and reGnact
section of chapter 112 Of the Code of 1873,
relating to liens given on property exempt
ed under the SD section OF chapter 80 of
the Code of 1873.
BY Mr.. NEWBERRY: Bill to amend section
Is Of an act in relation to the distribution
CT the Journals OF the House and Senate.
BY Mr.. WORKMAN: Resolution of the
Faculty Of the Richmond Medical College in
relation to abolishing the office OF vaccine
agent. .......... 90 -......-. 81.
| ,-. . ..-.., PASSED.
Senate bill providing for the sale of the
Code of 1875.
House bill in relation to weights and
measures. 49,.
PROTECTION OF FISH ABOVE TIDE-wATER.
House bill, as reported from the Joint
Committee ON Fish and Game, providing
for the protection of fish in all of the waters
! III Tue Dtalc aDONc IlQc-NattI, Caule up as
the special order.
| The question Of adopting the amendment
CT Mr.. PENN, excepting the streams running
within twenty miles OF the North Carolina
line, was rejected.
| Mr.. NEwBERRY moved to amend the bill
so as not to embrace the waters in the
county OF Bland and the streams running
out of this State into Tennessee and Ken
lucky. Agreed to.
The bill, with this amendment, was
passed-ayes, IS; noes,2 (Messrs. QUEsEN-
BERRY and WoRrHAM).
| FACILITATING BUSINESS. .-.f f...
| Mr.. EUBANK moved that when the Senate
adjourn to-day it be to meet hereafter at ii
O'Clock A. III. Rejected. ~
THE RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
I & ss6 LIABLE TO TAXATION. 7. s3'.ts -..i'
On motion Of Mr.. COCHRAN the report OF
the Committee on Finance in relation to the
liability Of the Petersburg Railroad Com
pany to taxation was taken up. The report
of the committee instructs the Auditor of
Public Accounts to assess the real and per-
sonal property OF said road for taxation,
and in case the said company fail to pay the
amount SO assessed against its property the
Attorney. General is to take legal steps to
enforce the collection Of the same. The re-
port was adopted.
NATIONAL CEMETERIES. .t
The bill in reference to national cemete-