The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-28
ruIes in relation to commissioners Of the
reyenue and tiYe assessment OF taxes; &c.

revenue ana the nsSessWeHGot taAcsj NC
!. PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Mr.. GILMAN presented q bill to authorize
Christ church, Richmond city, to borrow
money: which was placed on the calendar.
DISPOSED OF.
, sundry motions on the calendar to pass
by, dismiss, or postpone were taken up and
disposed OF.
SAFE FOE THE TREAsunER's OFFICE.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to build
a safe burglar and fire-prooD in the Trea-
surer's office was taken up and amended so
as TO strike out $4,000 and insert $4,000.
Other amendments were agreed to, and the
bill was then ordered to its third reading.
ONE THOUSAND IN GOLD.
The CHAIR laid before the House COM
munication from the Governor, enclosing
correspondence between the Executive OIL
fee OF Virginia and Hon. Edward II. fltz,
hugh, late Quartermaster-General, and
United States Attorney L. i. Lewis, in re-
Iation to 81 900 in gold which had come
into his possession during the war, and
which. by permission Of the Governor, he
had paid into the Treasury Of the State.
Mr.. Lewis. attorney for the Eastern district
OF Virginia, on the oath instant, demanded
this money from the State, on the ground
that he had been instructed by the authority
at Washington to make the demand, &c.
Governor Kemper replied: "Acknowledg-
ing your communication, / reject the de-
mand it presents" Referred.
.. PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. MCCAULL: A bill to incorporate
the New River Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
BY MIR. PURCELL: A memorial Of the
Mayor and Council Of Manassas for an
amendment to the charter Of the town.
THE LIQUoR-BILL.
The consideration OF the MoFFETT liquor
bill was resumed at II O'Clock.
Mr.. BARNES presented the following in
lieu of the 18th section; which was re-
jectcd: Manufacturers or distillers OF
liquors shall also be licensed and pay such
tax and have such privileges as are now re-
auired and allowed under the provisions OF
the existing revenue laws OF the Common
wealth.
The House refused to strike out and In.
sert by the following vote:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Ball, Barham, Barnes, Belts, DO.
CART, Bohannon. Brlstow, Broaddus, Coale, Coma.
dorc, Crank, Dalton. D0olcy, DYER, Flood. Gilman
Gordon, Hall. Howard, HUBBARD, Jones, kindrick
Male Page ssr iI9Pham
j. W. Smith, Robert NJ: Smith, Stark, Stovall, W
T. Taliaterro, Talley, Wallace, Whitaker, G. U
Williams, Young, and Air. speaker-44.
SOES.-MeSsrs. Armstrong. Arthur, Berry, Branch
x T. Clarke, Coshi!, coleman. Henry, Cox, Craig
Gaines, Gibson, Gray, Hale, Hamilton, Ilocnnigcr
James Johnston, kcrrick, Lacy, LEIGH, LENNON
hstsher Levi Lowell aSsey MsCau orI Nc
Nicely, Peatross, Price Purcell, Scrnggs, shannon
Henry f. Smith, Sidney Smith. William smith
| Straycr. Stuart, William Is. Taliatcrro, Terrell
Watts, White, and Woodbridge SIS.
4 motion to exempt from taxation liquor
distilled from fruits was agreed to.
a motion to reconsider was lost by re-
corded votc-ayes, A; noes, 81.
On motion of Mr.. ARMSTRONG, the tax or
cider was stricken ollt.
A section fixing the penalty for viola
t Etc" of any section at not less than $50 MOI
more than 5000 was adopted.
The blank in relation to the name OF the
register was filled with the name Of Nor
FETT.
Mr.. BoHANAN moved to amend by adding
an independent section appropriating $1,000
to buy the registers in order to carry out tht
purposes OF the act. LOSt-ayes, A !; noes
50. The vote was recorded as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Barlram. Barnes, Belts, Bohannon
Broaddus, Brooks, Carpenter Cecil, Coalc, Crank
Dabbs Dalton, Dooley, Fiskc Fowler, Gilman
Howard, James, Jones, Keam. Kin,lrick, Lacy
| I.amkin, Letcher. Lipscomb, I.ovensiein. McElroy
poindextcr, William Powell, Price. Rains, Ronald
Il. Taliafrrro. W.T.. Taliaferro, Whitaker, White
c. u. Williams, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-44.
| NoES.-8IesSrs. Armstrong, Arthur, Ball, Berry
Bogart, Branch Burks, p. j; Carter. Coghill, Cole
man, Comadore, IL. Cox, Craig, Crockett. Davidson
Dunn. Dyer, Flood, Gibson, Gordon, Gray, Hale
| Hall, Hamilton, HUBBARD Johnston: kerrick, Leech
nald, Mcmillan. Moncure, Morris, Male, Nicely
Page, Paul, Peatross, PlcrSon, Popham, Purcell
Smith, William Smith, Strayer, Stuart, Talley, Ter
rcll, Wallace, Watts, Woodbridge, and Youne-59.
Mr.. LETCHER now presented substitute
for the bill, saying that he desired to have {
law on the subject that was Objectionable
The bill was ordered to be printed
Adjourned.