The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-15
GRNERAL ASSEMBLY, or VIRGINIA.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
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nn ,ns THOMAS In The chair. Noprayer.
. passssrsD AND REvEFRED.
nv Mr.. WoRTHAM: Concerning the trns-
tees OF Richmond Female institute.
By same !: Petition OF citizens OF Rich
mond asking that the charter q said clty
bc amended as TO- the mode lof selecting
tho Board Of Police Commissioners. -.,-.-....
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
/ Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege: Senate resolution directing the Az
General to proceed against the sure
ties OF Joseph Mayo, Jr., late treasurer;
Senate bill authorizing the investment Oh
moneys OF the Lee Monument Fund
House bill to amend section 10 OF 'cnapter
90 Of the Code Of 1878, in reference 70 Tue
completion OF railroad line; from tne
waters OF the Chesapeake to the ONO rtsel''
The Committee on Roads reporteu oeh
ate bill to amend the act to Incorporate tue
Buchanan and Clifton Forge raliroad' WIZ
the Recommendation that the senate aSlee
TO the House amendments House nlil 70
incorporate the Potomac and Manassas ran
rood With the recommendation that 1t DO
not mass: Senate bill to release portion q
the Christiansburg and Floyd turnpike roaa
to supervisors oil, Montgomery county. i.
~, PASSED, u .e 80 ST.
Senate bill incorporating the town OF
Burkeyille, in the county OF NottoWay. 81.
Senate bill amending and reenaeting sec
ton 10 OF an act incorporating the Plnel
Hospital. ,..*3tI' ~. 's.i-
49,, u, RESTORING LOST BONDS. .sti F'..
Senate bin to provide method OF settling
the accounts OF the banks Of Rockingham
and Berkeley in regard to their outstanding
circulation, came up, was discussed NJ
length, and passed. .',.>S1
: ANOTHER CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
= The communication from the House In
FORMING the Senate that that body had re-
fnsed TO recede from its amendments to the
hill for the protection Of fish, and asking Tor
another committee OF conference, was taken
IN The Senate agreed to another confer
ence committee, and the CHAIR announced
Nessrs. OUEsENBERRT, SrITLER, and DICK
pnsoy MS members of the same on the part OF
the Senate. 81.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
Senate bill in relation to the appointment
os a railroad commissioner came up as un-
finished business. t..s.s ..
The question being on amending the bill
so as to make the salaries OF the commits
sioner and his clerk payable By the railroad
companies instead OF by the State was agreed
TO. and, after some other amendments, was
passed and the vote recorded as follows:
AYRs.-Messrs. Allan, Beazley, Bland, Clark,
GIcheI pnc arsha os
Num-, Penn, Quesenberry, Slelnp, Smith, Spatler
Ward and Wortham-23. -. -.
zey. Gayle, ee-.insley, zones, Lawson, and Pow
ell-a. -. ,e.. t.I. .t .-. .'s-
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES LIENS. ..,. 81
Senate bill giving lien to all railroad
employees upon the gross earnings OF such
corporations came up on the question OF
adopting the House amendment extending
the same lien to furnishers;oi all material to
said roads necessary for running trains.
Tae amendment was agreed to.
Adjourned ats p. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. a. ~.
Prayer by Rev. l.. A.. Gibson, OF the
Episcopal Church. ,:.ass ,-.'... rrr'.
81 s., THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. 80
A report was presented from the COM
nittee on Rules declaring that the best way
to facilitate business is at all times to trans
act it in regular order, and that it may be
advisable to have night sessions, COM
mencng Monday, 10Th instant. The report
was adopted. '''.'
i .. THE LIQUOR TAX. -..
On motion OF Mr.. DAVIS, leave was
granted the special committee on this sub
ject to sit during the sessions OF the House
and report bill at any time. . -
Subsequently Mr.. DAVIS, from the COM
mittee, submitted a substitute for the Nor
FE'rT bill, retaining all the material features
OF said bill; but Increasing the proposed tax
on drinks to q cents. ..,,.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED. ..,.
BY Mr.. C. U. WILLIAMS: Bill prescribing
the manner Of preparing records for the
Court Of Appeals. 49,
BY Mr.. CRAIG: Bill authorizing the Gov
ernor to hire out conyictS.
BY Mr.. LACY: Bill to remove the political
disabilities OF Valosko Walden and others, Of
New Kent county.
BY Mr.. BARNES: Resolution Of inquiry
into the eXpediency OF hereafter calling re-
ports of the decisions Of the Court OF Ap-
peals "Virginia Reports" and requiring
them to be numbered. ''s-.''
BY Mr.. MATHEW Petition Of citizens
of Waterford, in Loudoun county, object
ing to any change in their charter. Also, a
reAonstrance against eXempting said town
from the local road tax.
PROTECTION OF FISH.
The report Of the conference committee
OH the bill known as the fish bill was dis
cussed and reiectcd-ayes, So; noes, 80.
On motion OF Mr.. RONALD, new COM
mittee OF conference was asked for.
81 BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.
: On motion of Dir. STRAYER, the vote or
deling to its engrossment the bill to estab-
lish department Of agriculture was recon-
sidered. The bill was then amended so as
to restrict the appropriation to $4,000. The
bill, as amended, was again ordered to be
engrossed. :. 49,, ..............
SENATE BILL PASSED
To prevent the obstruction by oyster or
clam-shells OF the navigable waters Of Acco-
mac, Lancaster, and Northampton counties,
with amendments. ,...... g. ... ..
, ,...;., HAUNSTEJS'S HEIRS. ~ . 81.
House bill for the relief of the heirs Of
Solomon Haunstein, heretofore rejected and
reconsidered, came up again on the ques-
ton of its passage, and after discussion was
again rejected-yeas, 27; nays, so. ID"
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