The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-13

F,stien Finne7. FoWeT Goode, Graves. Gray, Green.
Grissby, Han, d. a. Harrison, Healy, Henkel' HinsT'
Ha9,sT Lee Govs I4ce cMa
Ian, Mofett Moncure, Norman, Mu.hbaGk, Nels9r'
Norton, Pace Pua Eagspd Reese, sheI5nru e
sSSnsss ssyse, William s. Tsiaferro Warner
TaIiaScrro, Andrew J. Taylor, Trout, Van Lear
M %sie, HOMES H. White, Winsheid, wisten.
Wright. and Young-S8.
EoEs.-Messrs. John r Carter, Crank fIaGz.rd
Smith. stevens, William Taylor, Winner, and Mr..
Speaker-13.
Mr.. ATTKIssoN, who was at the moment OF
the calling OF the roll absent on account OF
sickness OF relative, would have voted
AYE"
BARBOUR.
THE BRIDGES ACROSS JAMES RIVER.
Senate bill to authorize the city Of Man
chester to purchase Mayors bridge was
When Senate bill "to amend an act en-
titled an act to incorporate the James-RlYer
bridge Company" 80 as to allow tolls to be
charged on the Free bridge, &c, approved
November 5, 1870, came up,
MIR. ANDERSON moved to pass by.
Mr.. PuLLIAM suggested that 1t WOULD De
well TO commit. Done and agreed to; and,
as was desired, the bill is probably killed.
THE JoHNsoN-PoE CASE.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill allowing pay to Messrs. Field, Sea-
well, and Forbes for services in the John
son-Poe matter. They have each received
$3.50. The bill proposes to give each 5000
more, and to pay Messrs. Seawell and Forbes
$3.50 each as retainer. e., 81, 900 total each
for Messrs. Seawell and Forbes, and $3.50
for past services of General Field (now At
torney-GeneraD, and, in addition, ten per
cent. to Messrs. Seawell and Forbes for
whatever they may recover from General
johnson and the Messrs. Poe. What the
counsel asked was $1,000 each, and $1,000
retainer for Messrs. Seawell and Forbes.
The bill was ordered to cngrossment.
ARREARAGEs TO SCHOOL FUND.
House bill requiring the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts to turn over to the Second
Auditor at the end Of each quarter $4,000,
to be applied to payment OF arrearages due
public-school fund, was passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. FAUNTLERoY the APP
preparation bill from the Senate was post
poned until the night session and ordered
to be printed.
A DEFECT IN THE SALARY BILL.
Mr.. EDMoNDs moved to take from the
calendar a bill proposing to remedy a de-
feet in the salary-reduction bill; which bill
might violate a provision OF the Constitu-
tion by proposing to reduce the mileage Of
the Supreme Court and Circuit Court judges
during their present term. e., after 1st
July. In the discussion it was intimated
that the Governor would have to veto the
salary bill unless this action was taken. The
motion of Mr. EDMoNDs failed, several men,
bers declaring that the Governor might veto
the bill if be saw tit; that they wouldn't
help him out of his difficulty.
The bill does not, however, repeal all Sec
tions OF the present law in relation to judges
drawing their mileage; and therefore they
can, it is thought, draw their present mile
age under laws other than the salary bill.
CANAL BILL.
One OF the numerous canal bills came up,
and was advocated by Messrs. CoGHILL and
BoCoCK, and was, on motion OF Mr.. LADY,
postponed until Thursday-last day Of ses-
sion.
Chair vacated.
Night Session.
Speaker ALLEN in the chair.
The consideration OF the appropriation
bill was commenced. The Committee OF
Finance proposed several amendments to
the Senate bill-among them an item OF
s. 500 to be expended by the State Board OF
Health. Messrs. FAUNTLERoY, 81. Il. HAIR
RIsoN, Cox, and MoFFETT, spoke in favor OF
the amendment, and Messrs. LACY and
BLAND against it. Itrequired 81 affirmative
votes, and only got At, and was Therefore
rejected, on division. A recorded vote was
demanded and ordered, resulting: Ayes,
As; noes, 46.
Mr.. W. N. NEWMAN.
The next amendment proposed by the
committee was s'For the employment OF
Mr., W. N. Newman, temporary clerk in
the office of the Treasurer, at $1,200."
Mr.. Newman has been temporary clerk
in the Treasurer's Office for number of
wears. The Senate cut him out Of the ap-
preparation bill last year; but the House
put him back, and the Senate receded from
its position. This year the Senate cut him
out the bill again.
Mr.. MoFFETT said that Mr.. Newman was
indispensable in the Treasurer's office, and
had read ut the clerks desk letter from
Mr.. HUNTER to that effect. Mr.. MUsHBACK
asked why the salary Of Mr.. Newman was
not reduced along with the other clerks,
said that to his knowledge Mr. Newman is
doing $4,000 worth Of work, and he sup
posed that the committee were OF opinion
that he was already receiving little enough.
Mr.. MoFFETT also spoke OF the valuable in
formation Dir. Newman had given commit
tees Of the General Assembly in connection
with the public debt investigations.
Messrs. LACY and w. T. TALIAFERRo
1lrfro6 tho adoption of tho omaD6mppt IT
appeared that the place was not authorized
by any law except appropriation bills.
General ECHOLs and Mr.. JOSEPH WALKER
favored the rejection OF the amendment.
MIR. STEVENS moved to amend the amend
ment OF name omitted temporary clerk
in the office of the Treasurer, $1,000"
Mr.. DANCE called the attention OF the
House to the fact that the new law requires
the Tresurer's Office to be kept open from
8 to 5 O'Clock instead Of from 8 to 8. II
four clerks could do the work there in six
hours, three could do it in eight hours.
Therefore he thought this clerk unneces-
sary.
The amendment Of Mr.. STEVENS was
adopted.
The vote on the committees amendment
thus amended resulted-ayes, 81; noes, 81.
The amendment not having received the 81
votes required by the rule OF the House was
rejected, and Mr.. Newman's name was left
out the appropriation bill.
OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
In addition to the $1,000 allowed the
Auditor for clerical service by the salary
bill this bill proposed to add $4,000. The
House Finance Committee proposed TO