The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-04

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
WEDNESDAY, January 8, 1877.
... SENATE.
The Senate met at l2 NJ, with Mr.. QUE
sESBERRY, president pro fempore, in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. D. W. Warren, OF the
First Baptist church -.e..
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES. .s,,.
Bv Mr.. FINNEY (from the Committee on
Counties, Cities, and Towns: Senate bill
to amend and reenact sections 2 and B
OF all act to provide for the working Of the
roads in the counties Of Shenandoah, Page,
and kingham-passed; authorizing the
Board of Supervisors OF York county to
allow S. q. Cooke the amount Of taxes
assessed against him for county purposes
for the years Of 1865 to 1871, inclusive
subsequently passed Senate bill to provide
the manner in which the compensation OF
the treasurer OF the county OF Henrico shall
be fixed. The committee report that IL Is
inexpedient to legiSlate upon the subject.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. FINNEY: Bill concerning disputed
bounds OF lands.
Bv Mr.. JOHNSON: Bill to provide an eco
nomical plan for making county roads in
the counties of Henrico, Culpeper, and
Nelson.
BY Mr.. SMITH: Bill to amend and reenact
section / OF chapter IA OF the Code OF 1873,
as amended by an act Of April Is, 1874, in
relation to the meeting OF the Legislature
$50 as to provide for meeting in January in
stead Of December).
By Mr.. DUFFIELD: Bill to amend section
of an act to Incorporate the Norfolk and
Princess Anne Turnpike Company. ....
By the same: Bill changing the shares Of
the Dismal Swamp Land Company and re-
organizing the same. ..- ,-......... ..... a..
| ORDERED TO BE ENGROSsED. j.
Senate bills in relation to the tax on auc-
tioneers; to protect John H. Goodloe, trea-
surer Of Nelson county.
BUCHANAN AND CLIFToN-E0RGE RAILROAD.
Mr.. BLAND presented resolution re-
questing the president Of the James River
and Kanawha Canal Company to report to
the Legislature what amount has been sub
scribed by that company to the Buchanan
and Clifton-Forge railroad, how and by
what means said subscription is to be paid,
whether in bonds Of that corporation; and
if so, what is the market value of said bonds,
and what amount of coupons OF the first
and second-morteage bonds OF the James
River and Kanawha Company, past due and
to mature, have been subscribed to the
stock OF the said railroad, with the names OF
each OF the bondholders. Agreed to-.
Adjourned at 1890 P. M.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No player.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. WILLIAMS: Bill to authorize the
trustees of the Third Presbyterian church
to borrow money and give deed OF trust.
BY Mr.. KENDRICK Petition Of the bar Of
Russell asking that the number OF terms of
the Circuit Court be reduced from three to
two in each year in the sixteenth judicial
circuit. "a 'a.s.: -
By Mr.. WALLACE: Resolution OF inquiry
into the expediency Of allowing holders Of
coupon consol bonds to register the same.
BY Mr.. LEWIS: Resolution of inquiry
into the ;expediency OF so amending the
present law as to make it conform to the
recommendation OF the State Board Of I'm
migration. In. se,r., c..,-esf IL .s.e, .is.t...
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section of chapter SO OF the Code OF 1873, in
quent lands. .rr.- .c..r .r.sf
BY Mr.. LEWIS: Bill to authorize the
County Court of Clarke to establish toll
gate on the Ashby's Gap turnpike.
By Mr.. CLAY Bill to amend the Code so
as to reduce the bonds OF ministers of the
gospel. ~
BY Mr.. FLOOD Bill to amend the law in
relation to the inspections OF tobacco.
BY Mr.. WALLACE Bill to provide for the
meeting OF the General Assembly on the 1st
of January, 1878, and every two years there
after. .i'
i:7e BILLS REPORTED. Fl
To amend the charter Of the Little Sisters
III. Sears, treasurer of Matthews county,
time to make his return Of delinquents and
insolvents in the revenue OF 1876; to
amend the act to provide for working and
keeping in order roads OF the Common
wealth with recommendation that it do
not pass. ~ -. ~: :,
$50 .,,.,ss. ADVERSE REPORTS. :, :: -
The Committee on Finance presented a
report declaring that it is inexpedient to
legislate on the application Of r. A. Bur-
roughs and G. a. Windsor for compensa-
ton for services as assistant assessors in
Norfolk in January, 1876. The report was
passed by. t3E1 : X 1870. - ,s;-
ma ADMISSION TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ,s2,e. I
s The House resumed the consideration of
House bill No. %, to amend the, Code Of
1873 In relation to admission to the public
free schools. !5a4a ~ - s,ag1lss--.r u
u The pending question was ON the motion
OF Mr. GORDON to strike out so much Of the
bin as requires the prepayment Of the CAPT.
tation tax .sI,.:y ..s :rt:-sa %Gnii0E
q a. lengthy discussion ensued, Messrs.
G0RDoN, POINDExTER,i ARMSTRONG, ALLEN,
SMITH, and D0oLEY advocating the amend.
ment, and Mr. MCMILLAN opposing 1t. 81
Mr. TALIAFERR0 moved that the bill and
amendment be laid upon the table, Mega
lived. I,s5s .a7s.zs:sl3 Il. ra4 cttsst-rs3il
! Mr.. LEWIS moved that the bill be recom-
mitted to the Committee for Courts of jus
tice to inquire Into the. constitutionality OF
the present laws! IS tg7i.azes, Tl.2yas
The amendment was finally agreed to, and
the vote was recorded as folloWs
YEAs-Messrs. Allen: Armstrong, Bolmnnon,
Brooks, john a. Garter, Clay Coale, Comad0re,
Henry Cox, Crank. Dabbs, Dooiey, Edmunds, Flood,
Fowler, Gibson. Giddings. Gilman, Gordon. Hnnail-
McGaull, ~. 8. NORRIS Nicely, Paul, Pierson, Poin-
dexter, P0phan, Price, Rains, Robinett, Scott Shan.
non, Il. NJ Smith, w. Smith, siarke, stovall, Stro.
Eher, T2IleY, Terrell. Wall Wallace Whitaker;i