The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-10
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY; January 8, 1877.
Z SENATE.

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Tie Senate met at y .M.-Eieutenant-
Governor TiIoMxs pesiding. No prayer.
-. ,DEIISerEsr. PoLL-TAX PAYERS, -
:. The CHAM laid before the, Senate stater
ment;from the Auditor of Public Accounts
giving detailed statement OF. the number
Of delinquent poil-tax payers Tor 1915 IN tue
State, il pursuance to resolution adopted
by the Senate. The communication states
that there are S24, 4Sl.44 due from white poll
tax payers, and s37, 112. 60 from eelored poll
tax payers. Total, SCI, 1910. ,HH;lar !. -.
On motion of Mr.. GRIMsLEY, the state
ment was tabled and ordered to be printed.
i., : COMMITTEES ON FISH AND GAME. -5|.
The CHAIR announced the following men,
bers on the part of the Senate OF the Joint
Committee on Fish and Game: Messrs. FIN
NET, ELLIOTT, LEE, DUFFIELD, CRITCHER,
HAIRsToN, and NEWRERRY. =. -g;.5.g".,
!, On motion OF Mr.. ELLIOTT, the report OF
the Fish Commissioners was referred toithe
special Joint committee. .:,r.. r =. ..-.a-
vi. ... !, Fl PASSED. a..
House bill to abate the rigors OF the fence
law on the line Of two counties one only OF
which has adopted its provisions.
! House bill to amend the charter OF the
Roynl Land Company Of Virginia, and to
enlarge the corporate powers and franchises
of the same. -. j.
Senate bill providing an economical
method OF working the public roads and
streams in the counties Of Dinwiddie, Motto
way, Henrieo, and Nelson.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. GAYLE: Bill to provide for the
punishment of persons making, mendlng,
or having in their possession implements
adapted and designed for breaking and en-
tcring buildings and other repositories OF
personal property.
STATES CLAIM AGAINST J. II. PLATT. s..
MI. HERNDoS, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice, asked to be discharged
from the further consideration OF the Senate
resolution? as to the nature OF the State s
claim against j. II. Plat as surety for j. n.
Van Aukep. The subject was referred to
the Committee on Finance, 49," +. "a .
CONVEYING. CoNvIcTs TO, THE PENITENTIARY.
Senate bill providing for more eeonoml-
cal mode Of conveying conyicts to the ipenl-
Tertiary was taken up, on motion OF MIR.
JOHNSON. tt;1or;i, : .r;t;ia q :t.G't- : ''
Mr.. PENN opposed chan ing the law so as
to place. the removal rof, prisoners in the
hands OF. the guards'of the ;penitentiary and
not in the hands. OF the sherltfs, as is the law
now, lie did not think it was an economi-
cal.mode. The mode proposed, he thought,
would necessitate an increase of the peni-
Tertiary guard. "Iv1r ..,,r.>t. ~,
Mr.. QUESENBERRY favored the bill. He
said it had been well, considered by; the
Committee on Public Institutions, and con-
sidered good plan, r.tVt ;...v,i,Ii .,.s., .ilCi
Mr.. JOHNSON was satisfied that the addi-
tion to the guard would be very little; and
If, rs provided in this bill, q detailed ac-
count Of the expenses, Of each prisoner con-
yeyed to- the penitentiary is submitted to
the Legislature annually, there would be
no leakages in such costs for such expenses.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to commit the bill to
the Joint Committee OH the Revision of
Criminal Laws. ..,J,,,f i,ag .;a... (.
MI. GRINsLEY thought the proper dispo-
sition Of the, bill would be to commit it to
the. Committee. on Revision of Criminal
h; Mir. SMITH favored favor that disposition Of the
subject. The bill was SO. referred. i>a,..a:
THE BUCHANAN AND CLIFTON FORGE RAILROAD.
i QnImotions Of. Mr. EUBANK, Senate bill
incorporatiug,fthe Buchanan and Clifton
Forge Railroad, Company was taken up. -
Mr., HINTON, rhoped that the gentleman
would postpone the consideration ;of the
bill. until q day next week. He desired to
vote for the measure, but there were many
papers to- be examined toenable himtto vote
intelligently.I,E ,i2,f9M;Ga1d zaF sgeGrT i
Mg. EUBAGK: explained that thet bill iisim-
ply authorizedth the hiring OF %! number Of
penitentiary eenYicts,p not TO exceed one
hundred, to this companyupon certain con-
,ditiens; and this bill having been before
the, Senate all the: session, ample time had
been afforded to. collect figures and facts. q.
Z Mr.. JOHNSON said the bill WAS one OF the
first the calendar, and he could not see
why the gentleman should desire any, fur
ther postponement.
i Mr.. HINTON. moved that the bill be made
the special order Of the day for. Tuesday. !.
Mr. EUBASK safd that the gentleman Mr..
H1ST0N) had offered the same arguments
upon this subject when it first eame'llp aud
had failed, and he hoped that he would not
now be more successful. =. ;.strss, z,s...f4.
Mr.. HiSToN said the senator's from his sec
ton had not TIE ability OF the gentleman
from Bath, and be hoped, in view Of that
fact lie. would aeGord them more time.in
which toi eIllig htep tl.eIls elEeszu upon this
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