The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-24

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e 1nSsI an acsos,ntant. adopted.
-. awe, MrssygsIppr AND ONO RAILROAD.
Mr. RoYKY.p oifared resolution request
tao - The Committee of Roads to solicit from
Mssssrs. mink and Perkins, receivers Of tne
Atlantic. Mississippi md Ohio Railroao
Company, responses 10 the following ques-'
tons: ~
tina road for the six months ending 3lsS De-
cember, 1875, and the current expenses. LOT
the same period.
3. The OUTLAWS during the same period ZOE
4. The number and character Of accidents
during the same period, ana tue conse,
nuences OF each as to lie, property, ana
damages sustained by the company, IN
Guiding that to the property OF the road .eaaal-
to be stated separately. :..:,,,o,
The rites of local and through travei
separately stated and charged as compaltu a
with the rates charged previous 10 tueif
| management. ,ooo, ond
throuph freights, az compared with those
CHARGED previous to their management
be separately stated. ns.- ID.
Referred to the Committee OF Roads. ~
s,f THE BASEMENT OFFICES. .,;.g.
Mr. Gay. from the committee to exam,
inc the Auditors, Second Auditors, ana
Treas,,rers offices, presented lengthy re-
mort ON the mode of keeping accounts 10
said offices. the amount Of labor: performed
bv The clerks, ETC.. which was laid upon the
table and ordered to be printed. ....~
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Rv Mfr. BALL :: Petition Of citizens OF Al
exandria demonstrating against the pro-
posed amendment of the charter OF tha'
Nv Mr., McCAuLL: Resolution OF inquiry
into the expediency Of requiring rallroads
to fence In their tracks in order to prevent
stock from being injured or destroyer ny
Rv Mr.. CoGH1LL: Bill to amend the Code
in reference to orders OF publication.
nv MIR. LAMKIN: Petition OF one hundred
and fifty citizens OF Botetourt county In
favor Of the extension OF the canai 10 oi'r
ton Forge. ,or The
sale OF the old courthouse in AleNanolia'
THE TENNESSEE bOUSpANi'
Mr.. CoALE offered a resolution, which
, was adopted, requesting the Governor &c
communicate to the House the condltlon "
the question of the boundary between FH'
ginia and Tennessee.
RESOLUTION REJECTED.
Mr. p K JONES offered a resolution pre-
scrib;no the manner in which private Dllis
on tbe calendar may be considered. he
iected. vn 49,.
The reports of the majority and minority
~ the Committee on Asylums and Prisons
in relation to the education OF the dear ano
dumb, were further discussed. Ine mi
nority report, which favors legislation OF
the subject, was adopted. g..
LIoUoR-TAx BILL. -.
The consideration OF the bill known as
"t the NIoffett liquor-taX bill " was resumed
The pending question was on the motion tc
reconsider the vote rejecting the proposed
amendment to reduce the tax on drinks
from two cents to one cent, and was decided
in. the affirmative-ayes SO; noes, A.
A proposition to fix the tax at three cents
was rejected. =.
The question REQUIRED on the motion OF
Mr.. LoyENsTEIN to fix the tax at one cent
and was decided in the afirmatiye-ayes
So; noes, Al. The vote was recorded as
follows: -..
ayEs.-sIessrs Ball, Barham Barnes, Branch
Broaddus Brooks, Carpenter Cecil. A. /: Clarke n
~ Crsnk' Dabbs. Dalton, Dooley, Dunn, Over
Edmunds, Nske. Flood, Fowler, Gaines, Gilman
Gray, Hamilton, Hoenniger Howard, James, 1ones
Poindexter, Popham, William Powell, Rains Rob-
nett Scott. scruggs Sibert, Simpson; Henry Sn5n
II. Williams, p B. williams, Witcher, Woodbridge
and Young-5S. 1900, -.,,r porrv
| po1s-t Rnrks Peer j. Carter, Coleman, Richard
Crockett Dayason PALS G1F eeeh
H ane ni etcber' Lewis, Massey, Mathew, Nc
Csui, McEiroy, Moncure, Morris: Nicely, Paul u
Price Ronald, Sidney Smith, William smith
Strayer, Stuart, Terrell, watts ana af' epe1Aei
Al. -'
On motion, at $50 P. NJ, the House adj