The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-16

Z, ,,,eryssors Oh Charlotte count 70 make Q
law ssys for .H, @. Richardson, iaiier. 80
GsSv AR. sRITH Of w illiamsburg:gA Dill 10
antIo RE George w. Fitchett TO erect
.n;er-head on james river near eoiiege
creek. -, cn,,,.ao ~,
Asviuns, &c.) "A resolution as 70 the eA-
pedlency OF selling the, armory and penileh-
tiary spring lots.
THE HOUSE, TO MEET AT IL O'CLOCK.
Mr.. RARNEs presented resolution pro-
yidiug that on and after Monday the i9th
instant the House shall meet at II a: M'
Agreed to. ll il .g
FIXING THE TIME. 49,
Mr.. PopHAM presented resolution that
the House shall on, or before 8 O'Clock To-
day vote on the question OF the Clifton
Forge Railroad bill and the House suostis
tute.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG opposed the resolution,
and said 1t would consume more time
Mr.. PoPHAN argued In favor Of the reso-
luton. "a H., s..,l.i
MIR. MASSEY opposed the resolution;
| Mr.. LAMKIS moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Agreed to-ayes, 5l; noes, 90.
By Mr.. FOWLER: Bill to increase the
Jurisdiction Of justices OF the peace to one
| hundred d0lllIS. LaCeu VI tiio e@iSti@AAA'
THE TAX BILL.
On motion Of Dir. STUART the tax bill was
taken up, and made the special and conttnu-
ling order for Wednesday next at L O'CLOCK.
p3 ii PAY AND MILEAGE.
An Intellectual motion was made to take
ND the bill fixing the pay and mileage OF
members Of the General Assembly, in or
der to make it the special order for Monday
next go .
! - BILLS ENGRossED. --..'
A number Of House bills wcre taken up,
Twice read, and ordered to be ensrossed
and read third time.
| THE CLIFTON FORGE BILL. ..,.
| Mr.. A. I. CLARK was addressing the
House in opposition to considering private
bills out of their order in preference to bills
OF general importance when the hour OF l
O'Clock arrived, and the House took up the
Senate Clifton Forge Railroad bill and the
House substitute. :.
Mr.. SMITH Of Fauquier continued bis re-
marks in favor of the lease Of the canal.
MIR. ARMSTRONG requested Mr.. SMITH to
WELD the floor in order that he might make
a motion in regard to the bill.
Dir. SMITH consented.
Mr., ARMSTRONG moved to recommit the
bill to the special committee appointed to
consider the subject. ,
Mr.. PoPHAM favored the motion to re-
commit.
Mr.. MORRIS concurred i'll the motion to
recommit.
Mr.. LETcHgR called the pending question,
which was ordered.
The bill was recommitted-ayes, 60
noes, 49,. "
MIR. TALIAFERRo OF Gloucester moved
to reconsider the vote.
MIR. DooLEY favored the motion to recon
slider.
Mr.. LAcT was also opposed to the com.
|nlitment of the bill. He hoped the motion
to reconsider would prevail. ..-.
Mr.. JOHNSTON Of Botetourt thought that
it would be manifestly unjust to recomml,
the Senate bill with the substitute. He ia.
vored the motion to reconsider.
Mr.. SMITH of Fauquier gained the floor,
and spoke against the motion to recon
slider.
Mir. STARKE of Norfolk followed Dir
SMITH in opposition to the motion to recon
slider.
Mr.. PopHAM favored the motion to recon
slider, in orderthat the matter might be post.
poned until some future day, and the House
substitute perfected. -
Bfr. C0GHILL was speaking when the
House adjourned.