The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-17
o'clock BIS Speaker Prayer. hy ks y:
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] TO mark the lIloutl, Of York river to a,l-
thorize the Select and Common Councils OF
Norfolk TO regulate the erection, establish
ment, and maintenance OF slaughter-houses
and slaugbter.pens for said city to pur.
cilnse burial-ulace for coryicts In the ne1ii--
Tertiary outside Of tho corporate limits OF
Richmond: 60 amend and renact the first
section OF an act entitled an actor the pro-
lection Of fish in the waters OF the Conf
monwealtll above tide-water, approved
March 81, 1877 with a substitute).
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr. Cox: Resolution as to appropri-
ating $4,000 to the State Board OF Health.
By MI. McCAULL: Bill for the relief OF
Johh O'Connell, formerly member OF
Company c, Twenty-seYenth virginia res'-
Irent.
BY Mr. e. c. ROBINSON: Bill to amend
and reenact section Of chapter 200 OF the
Code Of 1873 in relation to grand luries.
By Mr.. JOHNSON Of Accomac: Bill to au-
thoriZe the trustees OF the South Atlantic
Circuit Parsonage property to borrow
money.
By Mr.. McCAULL: Bill to authorize the
treasurers Of counties, cities, and towns OF
the State to retain the school-taX out OF the
revenue collected By them.
By Dir. HUNTER: Bill to impose tax
upon gamc-dogs known exclusively as
pointers and settlers.
BY Mr.. EDMUSDs: Bill to amend the as
sessment law.
By Mr.. ATEIssON: Bill TO amend and re-
enact an act tn amend section - OF cnapter
lis OF an act to provide Charter 1or tne Guy
of Manchester, approved March ~, 1914.
BY Mr.. WATSON: Resolution tnat the
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
he requested to inquire into the cXpedlency
OF so amending said instrument as TO re-
uuire the members OF the Legislature 70 De
elected 10 serve four years instead OF C"o.
By Ir. -IooRMAN: Resolution IS TO pro
Y,ling BY law for the punishment Oh petis
larceny in all cases by stripes.
BY Mr.. GRIGsBT Petition OF the cltlzens
of Lyrchburg in favor Of e. a. Wlnsnela
as circuit judge.
TIE TREASURER AND HIS CLERKS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munication from the Treasurer in relation
to the salaries OF the Treasurer and his
clerks.
"1o the Speaker Of TIE House Of Delegates
of Virginia:
I'm response to the resolution OF INQUIRY
sent bv your body Oh lie 18th OF December,
1877. and addressed to the Treasurer Of the
State. oce leave to submit the following
reply:
..Thc character OF accounts kept hy She
Treasurer have never heretofore, nor 90
they now, embrace individual accounts sH-
eept rs items of payment of appropriations
to- which such items pertaia: hence l cMl-
not satisfactorily answer TIE interrogatorles
in relation to the other branches OF the GOV
cr.ment, nor fully chose CT the Treasury
for the year 1860.
.-In addition to the salary OF $1,000 tiXea
by law, the Treasurer was BY joint resolu-
ton of 1852 allowed for cou1tersigning the
notes of the independent banks compensa-
ton not exceeding Sc for every 1000 notes,
to lie paid by tho bank requiring him 10
perform that duty.
by the act OF 1852 the salary OF the firs5
clerk in the Treasurer's' Office was fixed a5
81 100; that OF the second clerk, $3.50. The
act OF 1864 authorized tie Treasurer to-
aDpoint Il third clerk with Il salary OF SI52;
and the act OF ID Of April, 1860, says
:Th3' clerk Of the banking department.
shall. be allowed, in addition. to the amount
now receiycd, S409, to be paid bya per-cen.
tunl: charge on the capital OF the inde-
pendent banks [ am enabled, from pcH-
sontd knowledge, to state the present force
of the Treasurcr's- Office, with the salary Of
the Treasurer aad each employs, as fol-
lows: Treasurer $1,000; first clerk,
81, 900: second clerk, $1,000; third
clepll, $1,000; and temporary clerk .Sl,2G0.
81 would desire to say, n further eXpih-
nation OF this rapport, that the duties en-
tailed by the act of 3Oth OF March, 1871,
called the funding bill, ard the several acts
regarding deposits by foreign insurance
with the Treas arer OF the State.
have greatly Increased tie clerical labor OF
this office. R.M. T. HUN1ER, Treasurer:
On motion Ct Mr.. JOHNSTON OF Giles the
was ordered to be printed.
nEAyE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. BLANo for two days, and
Mr.. HEALY Tor five days.
Personal.
Mr.. Cox stated that the Scrgeant-aa-Arms
was detained from his post by sickness.
THE COUPON CAsE-HEi.P FOR THE ATTORNEY
general.
Mr.. BARBOUR, froal the Finance Commit
tee, submitted the following:
Resc!ueG (the Senate concurring), That
the Attorney General of the State he author
lied, if in his opinion the pubic interest
shall so require, TO associate with himself
such additional counsel as lie may deem
necessary to aid him in the argument OF any
question which may come before the Court
OF Appeals in regard to the FeceivabilIty OF
coupons in the payment OF taxes or other
dues, and to contract in regard TO the COM
pensation to be paid to such counsel.
Mr.. HENRY did not oppose the resolution,
but wished limit fixed to the fee to be
paid
Dir. BARBOUR said that was lett to the At
torney-General; very properly, ne mani
tanned.
mr.. HENRY thought that it would be pre-
ierrable to the Acknowledgement to have a
limit fixed.
Mr. HENRY suggested ., 900 as s'lttlcient.
SIr. BARBOUR named 81, 0OO.
Mr. HENRY accepted the latter tigule, and
moved an amendmentto that effect.
Messrs. MoFFETT and DICKERSoE (of Rus
selN thought the matter had better be lett
to the discretion OF the Attorney General.
As much as $1,000 might not be needed,
Mr.. DICKERsoN thought; but il suggested
here it would certainly be spent.
Mr.. GRAVES offered an amendment to the
amendment that said fee shall not exceed
81 900 for counseFs assistance "tOr all
cases" [of the nature referred to.]
Mr.. GRAvEs's amendment was agreed to
ON diyisiou-ayes, 62; noes, 81.
The amendment OF Mr.. HENRY as amend
cd was then agreed to, and the resolution
ordered to cngrossment.
1t was subsequently passed.
INSURANCE COMPANIES DEPOSITS.
House bill REQUIRING the deposits with the
Treasurer to be equal to five per cent. OF the
capital stock [not assets] Of the foreign COM
panies desiring to do business in Virginia,