The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-06
gEERaL AsSgllBIF Or VIRGINIA.
MosD4y March 5, 1877.

.ss - SENATE &
The Senate met BIT. 8l. Lieutenant
Governor THOMAS presiding. No prayer.
PRESENTED AMI. REFERRED.
e BY Mr.. HHgNDoH !: Bill defining the mode
.and4ime. fishing fn the otonae river
!. By Dir. EUDANK.: Bill in regard to, the
officers Of the Virginia Military Institute.
By Mr.. CLARK :yBilI for leYying special
tax, for The city Of Danville..
By Mr.. sLEMP Bill to amend the law in
relation to the De Bout Land, In Wise county.
BY Mr. Hurt. Resolution instructing the
Committee for Courts 6f Justice to inquire
into the propriety Of authorizing by law the:
Circuit Court OF Halifax county to order a
sale OF the real estate Of the. late Samuel
Street. Adopted. s., -
.,.,s tt, ~ PASSED. ,rl.,
Senate bill In relation to working and
keeping in order the roads IN Louisa county.
Senate bill to amend and reenact the 37th
section Of the 54th chapter Of the Code OF
1873 so rs to provide for the publication OF
statements of expenditures authorized by
judges Of the circuit and hastings courts:
Senate bill to amend and reenact section
Ii. prescribing general provisions In rela-.
ton to commissioners Of the revenue ana
the assessment of taxes on persons, pro-
perty, income, licenses, &c. The property
OF churches and all benevolent associations
is excepted.
House bill for the relief OF James NJ. Rob
bins, of Gloucester county.
House bill appropriating $4,000 Tor COM
mutation for soldiers MANNED IN war, I'D lieu
Of artificial limbs and eyes. fzt.
Senate bill authorizing the supervisors OF
Caroline county to borrow money to repair
the Jail in said county. -.a
~ - LEAVE OF ABSENCE. .s 4.
On motion of Mr.. CLARK, Dir. BEAzLEr
was granted leave Of absence for four days.
ADVANCED ON THE CALENDAR.
A large number of bills were ordered to
their engrossment. - ....
HOW He WOULD HAVE VOTED.
Mr.. JOHNSON stated that had he been pre-
sent Saturday when the vote was taken upon
the extension OF the present session he
would have voted in the affirmative.
Adjourned at LOO z. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. "
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Read. of the Presby-
terrain Church.
| NIGHT SESSIONS. e.
Mr.. LEWIS offered resolution for night
4 / w
| to a committee, the House refusing TO Slls-
| pend the rules for the present consideration
| OF the resolution.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT QUESTION.
Mr.. CLARKE, Of Campbell, offered resolu-
ton for the appointment OF committee OF
fifteen to make an apportionment of repre-
sentation, 10 take effect at the next general
election.
After debate, the resolution was adopted.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Mr.. FOWLER, by leave, introduced bill
to amend the charter OF the town of Good
son.
Mr.. S. SAITH, by leave, introduced bill
to authorize the erection OF wharf on
| York river.
| PROPOSED TAX on CIGARS.
Mr.. JAMES offered q resolution proposing
tax on all cigars sold in the State by retail
dealers Of not less than a half OF cent MOI
more than one cent apiece. Referred to the
special committee OIL the liquor-taX ques-
ton.
| BILL. PASSED.
House bill to incorporate the town Of
North Danville.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
| CLAl pItScUleu VII w llofluC III
an inspector Of roads in each magisterlal
district of the Commonwealth.
CLIFToN-FoRGE CONNECTION. .
According to the order CT the day, the
House at II o'clock resumed the conSidera-
ton OF the Senate bill to amend the charter
Of the Buchanan and Cliiton-Fo rge Rail.
road Company and the substitute therefor
authorizing lease Of the James River and
Kanawha canal for twenty years, on condi.
ton that the lessees complete the canal to
Clifton Forge.
Messrs. DooLEY, GIDDINGs, and CoGKILL
WILLIAM POWELL, STARKE, and WILLIAM
SMITH favored the canal; the latter
closing the debate.
Mr.. STUART presented his objections to both
schemes, and announced his purpose at the
proper time to submit bill to provide for
the extension OF the canal to Clifton Forge
| by the James River and Kanawha Company.
The substitute was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Armstrong Arthur. Aylor. Bar
ham. Carpenter, PeIcr J. Carter, G. L. Clarke;
| Coalc, Coleman, Comadorc Henry Cox. Richard
Fowsr Ganes GSson Greer Hale
Hall. Hamilton, Hoenniger, Hubbard; James. Jones
herrick, Leech, Lewis, Lipscomb, Lovensteln; Nc
P ', Poindexter, ". Powell Rains, .RobineIt
Scott, scruggs, siberl, James ". Smith, Robert
| VI. Smith, William Smith, Stark, Stoval Strayer
| Stumt, Terrell, Whitaker, and Woodbridge, 50.
NoEs.-aiessrs. Barnes, Belts, Bogart, Bohannon
Branch, Broaddus, Brooks. Burks,A. ]. Clarke, Clay
Coghiil. Dalton, DooIcy, Flske. Giddlngs, Gordon
| Cray, Howard. Johnston, Jordan, Kindrick, Lacy
l.etcher, Lowell, Mathew, McElroy, Nicely, Pierson
Ronald, shannon, Henry E, Smith, Sidney Smith
Walker, Watts. c. U; Williams, P. B. Williams,
| Witcher, Withers, and 9tr. Speaker-42.
Mr.. STUART, finding that the substitute
would be adopted and his bill thereby eX-
Guided, voted in the Affirmative. Mr.. CECIL,
who would have voted "Aye." had paired
of with Mr.. PoPnAM, and Mr.. Z. c. Pow
ELL, who would have voted "No," had
paired of with Mr.. FLOOD.
The Senate bill as amended by the adop-
| ton Of the substitute was then ordered to
be cngrossed for third reading-ayes, 62
noes, Al.
On motion, at 3 o'clock the House ad.
| journed.