The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-08

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SENATE ss
The senate t1et at 10 M=-Mr. QUEsES-
HrRRY in the chair. No prayer.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill incorporating the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Cotton Exchan ge; Senate reso-
luton reimbursing James D. Brady for Inc
expenses incurred in contesting seat IN
the Senate fthe committee reported that 1t
Yves inexpedient to legisiate on the matter).
s. 49, PASSED. ,sa |. s.,
House bill providing for keeping in order
the roads In Clarke county.
Senate bill authorizing WestYille Baptist
church, in Matthews county, to borrow
money. s. II .fsc.
Senate bill providing for the establishment
OF public libraries in cities and towns OF
under 5000 inhabitants-ayes, 19;'hoes, IL.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. SMITH presented aresolution request
ing the Committee on Finance to report
upon the expediency of leasing out for a
term of years or selling the oyster-beds
owned and controlled by the State. Adopted.
By Mr. CLARK: Requesting the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections to inquire
into the expediency Of changing the times
for holding elections in cities and towns.
Agreed to.
- INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
nv Mr.. WORTHAM: Bill to incorporate the
Richmond and Henrico railroad.
By Mr.. MoFFETT: Bill imposing tax on
the sales OF liquors and wines, and pre-
scribing the mode Of collecting the same. 4
LEASE OF THE PENITENTrARY.
Senate bill providing for leasing the PEN
itentiary and hiring all conyicts therein at
the time Of closing said lease came up upon
its passage. Mr.. WoRTHAM moved to lay
on The table. Mr.. GREEvER said the Dill
had been pending in this body for long
time, and he hoped it would be disposed OF.
Mr.. EUBANK thought it was due to MIR.
JOHNSON, who was necessarily detaln ed
from his seat, that the bill should not be
pushed to passage to-day. The motion to
table was lost-ayes, II noes, IS. The bill
was passed. The vote was recorded as
follows: .....
AYEs.-Messrs Beazley, Bland, Clarke, COCHRAN
Moieti,, Newberry, Num-, Penn. Quesenberry,
lsmP sn spAt Allan Eubsnk, jones' stevens,
Tanner, and Workman.
VAN AuKEN's sCRETIEs.
Dir. HINTON presented joint resolution
setting forth that as j. II. Van Auken, late
treasurer Of Sussex county, had failed to
pay over to the State large amount due for
taxes collected while in that position; and
whereas it is believed that active efforts at
law may recover a large portion OF the
Resolved, That the Governor be
and he is hereby requested to appoint at
torneys to prosecute the States claim, and
that they be paid contingent fee out OF
what may be recovered. He asked that
the rules requiring it to lie over be sus-
pended. .--., .-,,.. -,
Mr.. ALLAN opposed such action. He
thought it but fair to give him an opportu-
niey to present substitute for this resolu-
ton. rs.n -.
Mr.. HINTON said that it was important to
press the matter at once. These sureties
were now making an effort to place their
property beyond the reach of the law. &c.
The rules were suspended and the matter
taken up. .. .. ..... -.
Dir. PENN moved to refer the subject to
report as speedily as possible. Adopted.
Mr.. COCHRAN presented resolution re-
questing the First Auditor to inform the
Senate as soon as practicable whether or not
the Judgment obtained by the State against
Van Auken and sureties in 1875 has been
docketed in all localities where the princi-
pal or his sureties have, or had, proper
ty, and the date Of docketing. Agreed to-.
VACATION FOR JUDGES.
On motion OF Mr.. HINTON, Senate bill
for vacation of tho judges OF
the corporation courts during the month OF
August was taken up. s. ..a.
Mr.. HINTON moved to amend the bill so
as to grant that privilege to the city Of Pc
tersburg alone. Agreed to, and the bill as
amended passed. ri, .,... ..... ..-
Adjourned at 2:45 P. NJ. s.- -.
.~e HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. J. Melville Jackson, Of
the Episcopal church, Essex county.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Bill to amend the Code in relation to the
manner Of summoning iuries; bill to pro-
vide artificial legs for Edward A. Snellings;
bill authorizing the commissioners Of the
sinking fund, at their discretion, to sell
such interest coupons as have been, or may
hereafter be, received by them; bill to all-
thorize the Secretary of the Commonwealth
to furnish the clerks OF the County Courts
Of Accomac, Northumberland, Westmore-
land, King George, Stafford, Prince Will
liam, Fairfax, Alexandria, and Loudoun
with copies Of the map returned by the
commissioners to arbitrate the boundary
line between Virginia and Maryland.
.- LEASING THE CANAL.
Mr.. SMITH OF Fauquier, from the special
committee on the subject, presented re-
port on the proposition Of Mr.. c. r. Mason
to lease the james River and Kanawha
canal, recommending the acceptance Of the
He also presented two bills
one authorizing the James River and Ka-
nawha Company to lease out their property,
works, and franchises for term Of twenty
years upon conditions which will secure the
extension of the water line to point on the
and Ohio railroad at or near
Clifton Forge; the other to amend the Code
in relation to prorating with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company. '~"'.,.s.'
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. BRoADDUs: Bill for the relief Of
sureties, guarantors, and endorsers; also,
a bill to amend and reenact sections 2 and
10 Of an act to incorporate the Washing
ton, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad Com
pany. .a4
BY Mr.. G. T. CLARKE: Resolution of in
ouiry into the eXDediency Of imposing q