The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-31
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, March so, 1877.

HEAEkAL AhAEalbLl VI slnulNlA.
FRIDAY, March so, 1877.
~. SENATE. ia.
3, Senate met at II A. M.-Lieutemnt-Gov'
ernor THOMAS presiding.
STATES INTEREST; IN THE ATLANTIC. MISSIS-
-s... s1pPI AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Mr.. OUEsENBEERY moved to take up tho
report Of the special committee on the
States interest in the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad. ..
CERTIFICATE OF SENATOR.
Mr. DANIEL, from the Committee on Pri-
vileges and Elections, reported that the Ger,
titicate of election Of Mr.. j. X. JONES, the
senator from Charlotte and Mecklenburg,
had been examined and found correct.
and that the claims OF the person con-
testing this senator's seat had been with.
drawn. ..."5 Hn,
CITY OFFICIALS As CONTRACTORS. -
The second committee of conference mp.
pointed to take into consideration the dis
agreeing votes OF the two houses on House
bill prohibiting city officials from becoming
contractors to their corporations recon-
mend that the Senate recede from its amend
ments I'm relation to publishing the list OF
contractors, sums bid, &c.], aud that the
House agree to the provision that the bill
shall not apply to towns Of under two
thousand inhabitants. The report Of the
committee was concurred III.
'.. CHARGES oSRAILRoADs. ~...
Senate bill in reference to freight and
passenger rates on railroads was taken up.
The bill provides that no road shall charge
for passenger transportation over three and
a half cents per mile for first-class fare, to
which may be added five per centum forevery
ten miles for parlor, sleeping, dining-room,
or drawing-room cars; and for each sue
ceeding ten miles two and half per
centum additional. ....
The bill was amended in immaterial par
tlculars. .......'' 3. 3, :. .'.r.
r. The bill was ordered to its engrossment
by rs ayes to noes. e..
An effort to suspend the rules and pass
the bill to-day was lost. -.~-.
THE uovERNoR's VETO SUSTAINED.
The message of the Executive yetoins
KanawIia canal to Messrs. Mason. Ran.
dolph, sbanalan a. Co. was taken up, and
the Governors action sustained by the fol
lowing vote:
aea Na hss sR aad GsaeS os snd srTs
Num-, Quesenberry. and Spitler-l3. & ~
han Euaek Daey Gsse
Hinton. johnson, Jones, Lawson, Powell, Smith,
Terry, Ward, aud Worthaut7as. "G- g.!iur..
rThis action kills the BILL ~. L n!I
q In this connection Mr.. DANIEL presented
70, l,iN anaenlingthc charter Of the Buchanan
and Clifton Forge Railroad Company. ~
, Ametion was adopted for the Senate to
meet ut 10 O'Clock Tomorrow Saturday,
morning. 49, -. iii Sf'T~."3I : a3.tI ,."
4 ">a" }l HOUSE BILLS PASSED :-'..,,'.: =.
For The, protection, 81 sheep in August!
county. ." ~: @-",h i:.' |',.'i' - '.s5i:'
i increasing the pay Of county Judges Of
Richmond and NYestmoreland counties.
i Incorporating the Walters Union of the
city of Richmond. ri ,tit"'vG j.. -'..'
In reference TO injuries to burial-grounds
or lots of any memorial or monumental as.
ISOLATION. i;i.a ~ ''Y'at ~ ..''-a''' "t'-
For the relief of Richa1d Muire, OF GFou:
cester county. ...,,'..' --'..' {
Authorizing the Board OF Supervisors OF
Orange and Madison counties to become
purchasers OF certain turnpike.
Defining the duties, powers, compenSa-
ton, &C., of certain county officers. ".f
Requiring voters to produce receipt Of
payment, Of State capitation tax before
being permitted to vote 10. -: Ill.,. =
TO enforce the constitutional amend
ments restricting the right Of ! suffrage to
citizens who shall have. paid to the State
before the day Of election the capitation
tax required by law.,'yyA E'v2!V:N 50
70 amend and reenact section 10 of chap
ter g OF the Code of 1873, ainending,tthe
rfa, of sc,
pointmentio OF city engineerand taxation OH
: In regard to the right of property IL,
manures made ,in 1.-The ordinary course Of
husbandny.bya tenant erlessee.
To remove the political disabilities of Va.
Iasko Walden, j. b. Walden, r. A. Farm.
holt Jr., and George Richardson, of New
Kent county.
- Prescribing the compensation of certain
county officers for Me collection OF taxes.
For the relief Of David C. Hall, OF Lee
county. Ill s.a. 700 .s.esusf inca
II To amend and resnact the 1st and 4th
clauses of the act to give effect to compro-
mise OF the litigation In respect to the con.
structions and effect of the will OF Samuel
Miller, deceased .''<1i'i.'s.-' ~ 'Ssf"t u
TO amend an act prescribing general
provisions in relation TO commissioners Of
the revenue and the assessment OF taxes, &c.
For reassessment OF the property OF, j.. s.
Waterman, OF Fauquier county, and the
return to him OF certain money overpaid in
as taxes. .sF,.- .
PRESENTED AND REFERRED
BY Dir. ALLAN: Bill to provide for estab-
fishing q public 7ibrdry in Farmville.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL.