The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-12

the personally. and from such unjust pro-
ceedings he is now driven from bis nome at
an advanced aye without shelter or susie
nance Of life. s.sa
By Mr.. HANGER; Resolution as to new
registration in Stanton.
BY Mr.. DAVIS: Bill to regulate the mile
age Of circuit Judges. 5..
By Mr.. EcHoLs: Resolution Us to leas-
Ing out the penitentiary.
FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill to authorize reassessment
OF the lands throughout the commonwealth
that have been injured by the late freshet !;
House Joint resolution for distribution OF
Afaury's Survey; House JOINT resolution re-
questing Congress to grant pensions to Inc
soldiers OF the Mexican war; house Eli TO
amend the third section Of an ACT to lncor-
porate the st. PauPs Church Home house
| bill to prevent the sale OF cotton between
certain hours; and House bill toincorporate
the st. Paul's Church Home for the Aged
and Infirm.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD.
The following, offered by Mr. SOUTH.
WARD, was adopted:
ResolJed. That the Auditor Of Public
| Accounts be instructed to report to this
House whether the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company holds any real estate
| within the limits OF this Commonwealth
used for any other than railroad purposes;
| il so, how much, where situated. and what
amount OF State taxes have been returned
delinquent on such property.
| THE FUNDING Bull AND BRIBERY.
Mr.. POWELL offered the following, which
was referred ITO the Committee OF Flnancc]
| nv vote of the House:
"Whcreas many OF the people OF this State
are opposed TO the execution OF the terms Oh
the act OF March 81, 1871, commonly known
as the sfunding BILL" because OF the COM
mon belief that the passage OF said act was
procured ty bribery or other means outside
OF Legitimate legislative methods; therefore
be it
"ReSokvsd, That n special committee OF
nine be appointed, whose duty it shall be
| to inquire into, ascertain, and report to this
House what improper, corrupt, and fraudu.
| lent means and appliances, it, any, were used
/ in and for procuring the passage OF SAID act.
"ResoIUed, That said committee shall have
power to sit during the session OF this GEN
eral Assembly, and shall have power at any
time to send for persons and papers by
them deemed necessary for the inquiry men
| toned, and the chairman or acting chairman
!
he is hereby empowered, to administer oaths
to all persons brought before the committee
for examination, which oaths shall require
such persons to answer truly all questions
4 asked them; and on their failing to answer
such questions truly, and answering the
same falsely, they shall be liable to prosecu-
ton and punishment for perjury according
, to law
The Committee on Propositions and
| Grievances reported favorably Mr.. Hun
TIERS resolution providing for special
committee OF thirteen members on game.
Dir. HANGER, as q member OF the Com
mittec on Propositions and Grievances
the committee now having charge OF the
subicct-would not oppose the resolution
III Mr.. HUNTER would promise not to ask
ffor clerk for his committee. Laughter.
Mr.. HUNTER promised that.
The resolution was adopted by the neccs-
sary two-thirds vote.
MORE FUNDING BILL.
Mr.. POWELL moved to reconsider the
vote by which the funding-bll resolution
was referred with the purpose OF having
the measure Immediately acted upon), and
he demanded thereon a recorded vote !;
which was ordered Ton division) -ayes, 1S;
noes, sc.
Mr.. BoHASSoS raised the point that the
motion was not in order.
The SPEAKER ruled that the point OF order
was not we'll taken, as MIR. POWELL had
asked the Judgment OF the House on his
resolution, and the House had voted to re-
fer it. It was that vote which the member
desired to have reconsidered.
The roll being called: the motion to re-
consider was reiected-ayes, 81: noes, So.
SO the resolution Soes to the Committee
Of Finance.
! GAME ONCE MORE.
Mr., HUNTER moved to reconsider the
vote on the adoption OF the game resolution,
with the view Of having the motion rejected
and the question finally and forever set
tied.
Mr.. PETER CARTER spoke against the re-
consideration. He said it was the desire of all
new members OF the Legislature to do some
thing grand. The member from Alexandria,
in quest Of glory, had searched not only the
records OF this State, but OF all others, to
find something to hand his name down to
the historians with other great men. He
hoped the House would not deprive him OF
the great glory to which he looks forward
to from this resolution by a reconsidera-
ton. The motion was rejected.
MAURY'S PHYSICAL SURVEY.
General TAL1AFERRo's resolution for tile
distribution OF. Maury's Physical Survey
| five copies to each member Of the General
Assembly and the balance as the Board OF
| immigration NAV determine--was agreed
to-ayes, ZIG; noes, 0.
ESSEX COUNTY.
House bill "for the extension Of the time
| = H., np tj,o in,
county, and for the relief OF the taxpayers
81 the same" came up.
Mr.. WARING explained that good many
citizens OF the county rendered their taxes
before the 1st OF December; that the pro-
Der officer was not then prepared to receive
! them, and that they would not now pay
their taxes without the rebate being allowed
and the penalty omitted.
The bill was then passed.
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES.
The bill OF Mr.. GRAVES to amend the law
in relation TO the jurisdiction OF justices,
with the substitute reported by the Com
mittee Tor Courts OF Justice, was taken up
and briefly considered and then passed by.
The substitute extends the Jurisdiction in
cases Of damages to 800.
PUBLlC-sCu0oL FUND.
The following House resolution ;offered
BY Mr.. GRAVES) came up in regular order !:
Whereas the Constitution OF the State is
mandatory to the effect that the capitation
tax and an annual tax upon the property OF
not less than one mill nor more than five
mills on the dollar shall be appropriated for
| the support OF public free schools Of the
State: and whereas it appears from the re-
D,,hJ ;o re- k1,of