The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-08
Gii;EIERa ass BaBLY or YIRgkllhE 4. 4.
'WspsEspAy March Z, fs77
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, Marcn {, IoIi.
s s2s SENATE. 81
rbe Senate met ats12 M.-Lieutenant.
xoyernor THOMAS presiding. No prayer.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
nv Mr.. NnwaERRYs Bill to amend and
re:;nact sections "a and "a OF the Code Of
1a73. II, relation to common carriers.
nv AFR COCHRAN: Bill to- amend the law
In relation to the assessment OF taxes, &C.
$500 PROJECTIONS or FISH. e.. .. I ,...:
House bill for the protection Of fish in oil
the waters Of, the, State above, tide-water
came up. the question being upon the Sen"
nte's receding from its amendments to the
bill excluding the county Of Bland, and all
streams flowing into the States OF Tennessee
and kentucky, from its provisions. la,.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments.
Senate bill authorizing the payment OF
SIXTY dollars to John Y. Mason for aiding
in the prosecution Of six criminals.
RELIEF OLA COLLECTOR
House bill for the relief OF James B.
Eastman, late collector, of Rockingham
county. Was taken, UP, discussed, and upon
the question Of its passage was rejected,
bnt subsequently reconstructed and tabled.
-, PROPERTY; OF MARRIED WOMEN. ~ 60
Senate bill securing to married women
the property acquired by them after or be-
fore their marriage was taken up.
Mr.. DUFFIELD move to amend by providing
"that, nothing. contained in the bill shall
deprive the; wifeeof the power to create
without the concurrence OF her husband a
charge upon her sole and separate personal
estate as now allowed by law."A D"s fE...'<,
Mr.! EUBANK, proposed to further, amend
the bill by providing that no debt contract
ed by. a married man shall be recoverable at
law unless the. aeritten consent 'of the wife
shall have been first obtained. I 1917 .@''=-:
The Chair ruled the amendment out o!
order. ~ 5t@. *. - ~, ~,
Mr. EUBANK gave notice that nc would
offer it hereafter rs substitute for the bill.
The bin was opposed by Messrs. DANIEL
and MARSHALL, and favored by Messrs.
BLAND and GAYLE. Mr.. CRJTCHER had1the
floor in favor of the proposition, but yield
ed to motion to adjourn. .t'. y.
80 HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. Charles Fl. Read, d. D.,
of the Presbyterian Church. - ~... 5li
Various bills from the Senate were read
by their titles and appropriately referred.
.-..tg. BILLS REPORTED. :-" -. +" E.
Bill to carry into effect the amended Con-
stitution with reference to the exercise of
the right of suffrage reported back from
the Committee of Privileges and Elections
with an amendment in the nature OF sub
stitute); TO amend and reenact sections ID
and 90 OF the act providing for the collee-
ton OF taxes; providing for the reassess-
ment of a tract of land belonging j.. S.
Waldman, OF Fauquier county 800 ..:'..55
PRESENTED AND REFERRED. -
! By Mr.. LOWELL: Bill to incorporate the
Warren Mining Company. l.-s .r ...:' ~. :.
n PLACED ON THE CALENDAR. ~ 8, ST.
Mr.. GORDON; by leave, introduced bill
to provide additional compensation for the
surveyors and commissioners charged with
the duty Of marking the boundary lines be:
tween the county Of Louisa and the coun-
ties of Fluvanna and Albemarle. --a:5
Mr.. SIBERTy by leave, introduced joint
resolution authorizing the Treasurer TO
contract for vault. 7'h: ~'' t!a4 aI
r ~. i; CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM. ~ " -
Mr.. ALLEN offered a resolution directing
the Committee on Asylums to inquire and
report whether the property now, occupied
by the Central Lunatic Asylum may be
again leased, and on what terms. The reso-
luton was referred to the special committee
appointed to select a site for the said asy-
luln,, and the report heretofore submitted
was recommitted. .r-~.n
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE BoUNDARY-LINE.
The SPEAKER laid before the House mes
sage from the Governor, responsive to a
resolution of the House, in regard to the
Il fad hn, 10 hotyvpan q States
OF Virginia and Tennessee; which was read
and referred to the Committee for Courts OF
Justice. 41t%@. =, :.'..'i... ". 49,
TIE wATER-LIEE.
Messrs. BERRY and MASSEY stated that if
they had been present when the vote was
taken they would have voted for the substi-
OF the Clifton-F Forge Railroad Company. !,
they been present they would have voted
againstft. ........ .....
VAN ,AUKEN's SURETIEs. ... ..,....,
The House resumed the consideration Of
the unfinished business-viz., the motion to
reconsider the vote rejecting the Senate
Joint resolution directing a prosecution Of
the States claim against the sureties Of Van
Auken, the defaulting treasurer, Of Sussex
county. After debate, the motion to recon-
slider was agreed to-ayes, 81; noes, &c.,
The subject was then laid aside. ,c,, re,s
! .g4.@..-- BILLS PASSED. ''-.. = "
: House bill to amend the Code and certain
acts in relation to the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. This bill is q sequence to the
bill authorizing the lease OF the canal Ia.
House bill imposing taxes on persons,
property, etc. s. ua.t:l.. 7n, a,&s ~ ,'.u.
]. THE WEST POINT RAILROAD. ".' -
The motion submitted yesterday to re-
consider the vote ordering to its engross-
ment the bill to charter the West Point and
Northwestern Railroad Company was, after
long debate, agreed to by the following
vote: ,.~,;.-,..,, ..,y,s ,- ..- ~.
AYEs-Messrs. Allen, Arthur, Aylor, Carpenter
Curiett, Dooiey,f Flood, Fowler, Gaines, Gilman,
Gordon, Gray, Hamilton, Jsmes, Johnston, Jones,
Kellam, Kerrickr Leech.. Leteher, Lewis Loven-
stein, McDannaId, MCMILLAN, Moncure, Morris,
Smith W. Smith, strayer. Stuart, W. T: Tahaferro,
Terrell, Watts. Q. u. Williams, z. B. Williams,
Witcher. Withers, aud Dir. Speaker-47. r.. s.-r. 81
NoEs.-MesSrs. Armstrong. Barnes, Berry, Bo-
hannon, Branch: Burks Cecil, G. T. Clarke; Coma
Hosnniger, Howard, Kindries, Lacy, Lamkin, Lem
mon Massey, McElroy Neely, Page. Parsons, Paul,
Peatross, Popham, w. Powell. Purcell, Rains, Robi-
nett. Scott, Scrugss, II. r. Smith, J: W Smith s.
Smith, w. b. TalfaIerro, Wallace, WALKER, Vhita-
ker, White, and Wsoldridge-44.
Adjourned. eaf~a Ia +: >t"a s'.. .'s.-E
PRESIDENT HArEs's PoLIcY.-The Wash
inpton CORRESPONDENT of the New York