The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-02
rGEEbRaElSEBBEY, or VIRGINIA..
SATURDAY March or, 1877.
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SATURDAY March or, 1877
l f SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock, Lieutenant
Governor .THoAAs presiding.A-
CHARGES ON RAILROADS.
Senate bill fixing the rates to be charged
by the railroads for freight and passenger
transportation Vas taken up and passed. e.~
THE ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD.
The Joint resolution reported by the spe..
cisl committee to examine into the affairs OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company directing the Board OF ruoilc
Works to watch the proceedings IN Inc
United States Court against that road, ana
to take all proper steps to protect the IN
terest OF the State therein, was taken up
and adopted. ~s"..::. :.
THE wHrsKEY BILL AMENDED.
Under a suspension OF the rules Senate
bill .reported from the Committee on Fl.
nance amending the 1st and 18th sections Oh
the bill known as the [Mofett] whlskey Dill
was passed. Also bill reported from the
same committee fixing the compensation OF
the commissioners OF the revenue 1or col
lecting the revenue under the provisions OF
This bill at q commission Of two and bali per
centum within a town OF over 1000, ana
five per centum in the counties and towns
OF less than 1000 inhabitants.
.i; g. PASSED.
Senate bill imposing a fine on any person
or corporation, &C., sending tobacco to any
other warehouse than thas to which 1t Is
marked.
House bill to provide for the payment OF
claims due BY the State on account OF the
construction ofSthe Covington and Ohio
and Blue Ridge railroad. ...
House bill to amend section OF an act
in relation to the protection of sheep in the
counties OF Bedford, Fauquier, and Wythe.
go =" REJECTED.
Senate bill to provide for the collection OF
costs and charges OF publication OF orders,
&C., Of commissioners in chancery.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. W0RTHAM: Bill to amend and re-
enact section 81 Of an act incorporating the
city OF Manchester.
BUCHANAN AND CLIFTON FORGE RAILROAD.
The bill providing for the extension OF
the canal line by the construction OF the
buchanan and Clifton Forge railroad came
up rs unfinished business.
Mr.. LEE presented the bill for the lease
Of the canal, which was vetoed by the Gov
ernor, bv amending so as to make the main.
tcnance of convicts contemplated to be EN-
ployed on that Improvement "to be the
price OF their hire, and paid in SAID bonds
at fair valuation" as substitute Tor the
bill under consideration; which was re-
iected bv the following vote: -
AYEs-Messrs. Allan, Beazley. Bland, Clark, FL
lott, Hinton, Jones. Lee Maddox, M1hett, Ncwbcrr!
Powell, QIesenberry, and SseyensII4i n,Bo,d Eli.
bank, Fmney, Gayle, Greever, Ilair,ton, Herndon
johnson, Lawson, Smith. STitlcr, Terry, Ward, anc
WOrth5n-16. 5'
The question then recurring upon the
original bill 1.-THE Buchanan and Clifton
Forge railroad, On motion o. IMr. H1STo.
it was amended so as to provide that pas
sengcr charges on said railroad shall moi
exceed three and half cents per mile ant
freight charges four cents per mile, and as
amended the bill was ordered to its engross
ment. .t-
.-.. RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The Senate agreed to the House amend
ments to Senate bill providing for railroad
commissioners.
PARIS EXPOSITION.
Mr.. COCHRAN presented n joint resolution
requesting the Governor to appoint sever
commissioners to represent the State at the
Paris Exposition in 1873, provided that said
persons shall have no claim upon the State
for expenses incurred thereby.
The rules were suspended and the reso-
luton adopted.
TIE CRIMINAL CODE.
House bill in relation to the revision oil
the criminal laws was discussed at some
length on motion to take up and consider
The motion to refer was lost.
Mr.. GR1MsLEY moved to make the subject
the order Of the day for Monday; pending
which the Senate adjourned to Monday at IL
o'clock 4. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.
House bill to enforce the constitutional
amendments, with Senate amendments, was
placed on the calendar.
A number OF Senate bills were twice
read and placed on the calendar.
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