The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-01

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A number of House bills were twice read
and referred.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. DANIEL, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported Senate bill
amending the 18th section Of chapter 1913 OF
the Code, in relation to securities on fdl-
ciary bonds; also, House bill to authorize
the CITY council of Alexandria to compro-
mise the debt Of the city and to issue bonds
in accordance with the terms Of such COM
promise, &c.
Mr.. HURT, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported bill to submit the ques-
ton Of repeating the fence-law to the voters
OF Brentsyillc and Manassas districts, in
Prince William county, and Beaverdam,
Ashland, and Henry districts, of the county
OF Hanover.
Mr., SpITIER, from the Committee on Gen
eral Laws, reported that it was ineXpedient
to legislate on the subject OF n resolution as
to what relief can be afforded to the suffer-
ers by the late freshet: House bill enabling
the trustees of Moore's Swamp church, in
Surry county, to sell portion of their
church-lot to trustees for the Independent
Order Of Good Templars; and bill to incor-
porate the Onancock ToWn-Hall Company,
In the county OF Accotnac.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. MASSEY: Petition of A II. Yam
cey, administrator of Oliver Hale, deceased,
OF ,Albemarle county, Va, for relief.
By Mr.. FULKERsON: Petition Of Mrs.
Harriet N. Dunn for relief.
BY Mr.. JOHNSON: Report of the Commit
tee on Reapportionment; which was or
dcred to be printed.
By Mr. DICKINSON A resolution asking
to withdraw certain petition of citizens OF
Wytheville in relation to extension OF limits
OF said town. Agreed to-.
By Mr.. SHERRARD: A bill for the relief Of
Michael Houlihan.
By Mr.. DICKINSON: A bill to amend the
act to authorize the construction, alteration,
and repair Of roads in the counties Of Car
roll and Grayson.
REAPPoRTI0NMENT.
The report of the Committee on Reap
portionment was submitted and made the
special order Of the day for Monday.
TOBACCO LAWS.
On motion Of Mr.. HINTON the rules were
and Senate bill defining the to-
bacco laws (which has already been pub
lished in full was taken mp.
Mr.. HURT OF PittsylyanIa moved TO amend
tbe bill MS to provide that where owners OF
tobacco send their tobacco to any public
warehouses without instructing their COM
mission merchant to store said tobacco in
some public warehouse, the sad commits
sion merchant may store it elsewhere.
Mr.. HINTON said the result OF the adop-
tfon of that provision would be to create
two warehouSe-charges on the tobacco. ifss
Mr.. HURT OF Pittsylrania explained that
he only wanted the farmer to have control
OF his own tobacco. He had motives for
Offering this amendment, he said, that he
did not now choose to explain.
Mr.. MASSEY agreed with Mr.. HURT that it
was right TO allow the planter to have con-
troll Of his tobacco, but he did not thinkthe
offered would secure that end.
Mr.. HURT Of Halifax hoped that the
amendment would not be adopted. he was
sure, he said, that it would not accomplish
the object desired by its patron.
The amendment was lost-ayes, 8 GMessrs.
DANIEL, JOHNSON, and HURT OF Pittsylya-
nial; noes. 80.
and the bill passed.
93 LEAVE or ABSENCE.
On motion OF Mr. FULKERsoN,i Mr. KeIN-
CIR was granted leave Of absence for three
days.
REC 0NsIDERED.
ION motion of Mr.. NUNA, tue vote by
which the re&pport TONNE emit bill WAL made
he special order OF the day for Monday
vas reconsid Tered, and the blu made the