The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
Fourteenth Day.
TUESDAY, Decemb er Is, 1871.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at II
O'Clock by Lieutenant Governor THOMAS.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Warren, OF the First
Baptist church.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
A bill was reported by Mr.. SPITLER, from
the Committee on General Laws, with
amendments, to incorporate the Virginia
General Manufacturing and Shipping Pro-
duce Company. a.,@
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported bill to amend the 5Sth
section OF chapter IS Of the Code of 1873.
in relation to the admission OF pupils to the
public schools. ..,.e. !.
From the same committee, by the same ::
A bill prescribing the manner in which pub
lie free-school funds shall be collected, and
requiring them to be placed to the credit Of
the literary fund, and used only for public
free-school purposes.
INSPECTIONS OF TOBACCO.
Mr.. HINTON introduced bill to amend
and reenact the sixth section OF an act re-
lating to the revival Of the laws In regard
to the inspection OF tobacco and warehouse
charges, to insure the proper delivery OF
tobacco to consignees, and to repeal all acts
LIST OF January, 1877, so as to provide that
the samplers OF tobacco for such public
warehouses be appointed by the Governor,
with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
in January or February, 1878.
Mr.. HINTON moved suspension OF the
rules to pass the bill, but two thirds not
voting in the affirmative the motion was
lost.
The same motion was subsequently made
and again lost.
TIE JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL.
Mr.. HURT OF Pittsylvania, from the spe-
cial committee on the James River and Ia
nawha Canal bill, presented report, which
stated that Governor Kemper approved the
bill before it was signed by the presiding
officers OF the Senate and House. The re-
port was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. MARSHALL. said he would offer at the
proper time minority report.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.
By MIR. FULKERSoN: A bill to prescribe
the mode Of collecting taxes on licenses.
BY the same: A bill to amend and reen-
act sections and OF an act for the assess
ment and levy OF taxes on property, &c.
By Mr.. GRIFFIN: A bill to amend and re-
| enact section Is OF an act entitled an act in
relation to the pay OF county superintend-
ents Of schools.
BY Mr.. SLEMP: Bill to prevent the OBJ
struction OF water-courses Of Wise and Lee
counties. ...... OK
DoG-LAw REPEALED.
Under suspension OF the rules the Sem
ate passed House bill repeating the law Of
last session for the protection OF sheep, &C.,
in the county OF Lee.
Mr.. FULKERsON said so unpopular was
the law that the member of the last House
! who had it passed was forced to leave the
county and go to Texas.
CONFERENCE WITH BONDHOLDERs.
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Richmond, offered the
following:
Whereas the honor of this Commonwealth
and the interests OF her people require that
the public debt should be paid according to
| the plighted faith on which it rests, by con-
| fidence in which it was created; ana Wnere-
as interest thereon has fallen In arrears, ana
| by reason of past legislation great lnequali-
| ties have been created in the condition OF
the public creditors, nil of whom have equal
claims upon the honor and respect Of Viz
ginia; and whereas 1t is impossible fol-. Vir-
ginia, with due regard for her often-reite-
rated pledges. to make any arrangement as
to any OF her creditors without their free
and full appreciation and consent; and
whereas this General Assembly is DESTROYS
| Of making a proposition to them for q set
Element Of the debt due them which
shall be just and honorable to the Com
monwealth, and shall place them all on an
equal footing. and be satisfactory and ad-
yaneageous to them, and which shall also be
strictly met and complied with when ac-
copied; and whereas In making this propo-
sition the advice Of some OF the great autho-
rites in finance Will be Of great value, and
i it's believed That any plan which shall he
4 offered by Virginia to her cred tors, APP
Il proved and Ieconimend ed by such authors
4 Hes, viii be satisfactory and accepted
By Them and Whereas the B house OF
I Barring has been the hereditary friend OF
u Virginia, and the house of Rothschild.