The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-29
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA ll] Il
ypnSsspAY, March %, 1S1
SENATE.

h, n n I, net in relation TO the sale OF the Stute
interest In the Upper AppomattoX Com.
pnuy were concurred In; another report OF
tho conference committee on House DIN
allowing communication for soldiers malmed
in war IN lieu Of artificial limbs was con-
Cured in. 81 @1:r o. u
u PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. MoFFETT Bill to provide for the
Of rooms for committees OF the
General Assembly on part OF the portico
Of the Capitol.
By Mr.. HURT: Bill 10 correct the erronc-
Gus assessment of cotton-lands belonglnSto
Alexander Bruce, in Halifax county
sf.t - PASSED. .s.. .''h
Senate bill in relation to the unlawful
catching OF fish in the waters OF the: COM
monwealth. .....,-
' THE wHIsKEY TAX.
House bill providing mode OF taxing
donors known rs the Moffett bill, Which
was rcportcd from tho Finance Committee
this morning with amendments, was taken
Mr. JOHNSON made an Intellectual attempt
to amend the bill so as, to allow the whoie-
sale dealers to sell in quantities down 10
pint without having 10 pay the tax imposed
by the bill upon retail dealers.
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amend so as not to require bar-kcepcrs ana
rat,;l dealers to execute bond before
county or corporation Judge for the faithful
compliance with the provisions OF the mca-
sure.
Mr.. JOHNSON attempted to amend so rs not
to REQUIRE that the "bell-punch " should be
first stumbled to the cities, as it might give
the counties some advantage OF the city
dealers. Lost.
Mr.. DuFrIELp moved to strike out two
and half cents on each drink OF liquor ana
insert one cent.
Rejected, and the vote recorded as fol-
lows: ..... ....=s
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Cochran, Gayle, IIcrndon, Hin
ton, johnson, Jones Maddox: Terry; and WariIe.
Da MosSI Esthsm. Elliott, Enbank. Finney Greever,
irnslcy, HARRISON, Hurt. Lawson, Moiictt, New
b. TTE S1nn ro anS
mir. DUFFIELD explained that he was
paired off with Mr.. PENN, who, had he been
present. would have voted against the
BILL
Mr.. JOHNSON then moved to exempt beer
and all malt liquors from the provisions OF
the bill. Voted down by the following
vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Cochran. Dawson. Gayle. john
son. Jones. Lee, Maddox, Mum, and Wortham,9.
Eastman. Elliott. Eubank, Finney, Grecrer. Grtms-
ley. Hair>ton. Ierndon, Hinton, Hurt, Lawson.
Moet' Newoetry roTe Tsrrx ar W S!s
26.
Mr.. DuFrIEID moved to strike out one
half cent on malt liquors and insert one
quarter OF cent on each drink.
Mr.. COCHRAN then moved to amend the
bilr so rs to require tax Of forty cents on
the first five gallons. Rejected by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-AIcssrs. Cochran. Dawson, Euhank, Gayle,
fern,lon, Hinton. Johnson, Jones, Powell, Terry
Ward, and Wortliam-l2.
NoEs.~Mcssrs BeazIry. Bland. Clark, Critchor,
Dickenson:, E.sthsm, Elliott, Finmsy' Grl,nsley'
Num-. Qucscnbcrry, Slcmp Smith, Splitter, and Tan
ner-21
The question of adopting the amendment
of the committee not eXempting druggists
who sell quantities up to pint upon ply
sicians' prescriptions from the provisions
Of the bill was decided in the negative by
the following recorded vote:
AYEs.-AIessrs. Cochran, Dawson, Eubank, Gayle,
Iairston, johnson. Lee, Maddox Powell Terry
NoEs.-Me:srs. Deazley. Eland; Clark. Critcher'
Dickenson, EaS ham, Elliott, Fmney, Gree.er'
berry, Sann. Quesenberry, Siemp, Smith, Splitter,
and Tanncr-21.
Various motions were here made for adj
iournment-some until tonight at O'Clock
and others until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
Thursday morning. The friends Of the
measure lat o'clock) finally yielded to an
adjournment to the usual hour to morrow.
Up to the hour OF adjournment no amend
ment had been adopted.
Mr.. DuFFIELD explained that he had
paired OH with Mr.. Penn, who, had he
been present, would have voted against
the bils and lie DUFFlELD) would have
voted for it.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No prayer.
Various bills from the Senate and House
bills from the Senate, with amendments,
were referred to committees CT placed upon
the calendar-;laong the latter the bill to
authorize the gratuitous distribution OF the
Physical Survey Of Virginia, and the bill
to establish the Bureau OF Agriculture.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. CLAY, by leave. introduced bill to
amend the act requiring SheriGs to deliver
orders to oycrsecrs of roads. Placed Oh
the calendar.
Mr.. STUART presented the memorial OF I.
committee OF the visitors and governors OF
William and Mary College asking for some
relief for said institution. Referred.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
Mr.. Nicely offered resolution to allow
thirty-minute speeches during the consider
alton of the reports from the special COM
mittee to investigate the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal matter. After debate the reso-
luton was rtiected-aycs, "a; noes, sc.
BLACKsBURG COLLEGE.
The vote by which Senate bill making an
appropriation to the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, at Blacksburg, was re-
iected was reconsidered. The further con-
sideration OF the bill was then postponed
until tomorrow.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
lish the Department Of Agriculture, Mining,
and Manufacturing for the State, were con-
Cured in.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the Code and certain acts in
relation to debts contracted prior to April,
1865. -,
To incorporate the Bridgewater Healing
Springs Company.
ton to iudgment-liens.
70 confirm the charter Of the New River
Bridge Company.
TO repeal the fence-law in Chesapeake
magisterial district in Elizabeth City county.
Repeating the Cd section OF the act to in
| corporate the town OF Waterford.
| Concerning the control OF the court
houses in Northumberland and Pittsylva-
| MIA counties.
| TO incorporate the Danville District
Camp-Meeting Association. s..... +.
TO remove the political disabilities of Y.
| Walden and others. g.. ss--.r,