The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
T3sirsy-sevensh Day.
FRIDAY, January IL, 1878.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Tiaufenant-G Governor WALKER presiding.
PRAYER by Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D..
OF the Monumental church.
A number of House bills were taken up,
twice read, and appropriately referred.
House Joint resolution for the election OF
certain officers on Thursday, january 18th,
was taken up.
Mr.. LEE moved to add Commissioner Of
Railroads. Agreed to.
Mr.. ELLIOTT moved to add Superlnten-
dent OF Public Instruction. Agreed to.
The resolution was referred TO the Com
mittee for Courts OF Justice on motion OF
Mr.. JOHNSON.
On motion OF Dir. DANIEL, MIR. MURRAY
was granted leave OF absence for three
days.
On motion Of BIZ. MARSHALL, ar. D1CKEN-
SON was granted an additional leave OF three
days.
THE AUDITOR AND TIE TAX BILL.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
n,unication from the Auditor i'll response
TO resolution calling for general appro-
priation bill, &C.; which was laid on the
fable and ordered to be printed. lie also laid
before the Senate a communication from
the Auditor in response to q resolution CALI
inn for a statement OF the number Of polls
returned for taxation, &C.; which was laid
on the table aud ordered to be printed.
coMMrTTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. BLAND, from the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, presented the crcden-
tials Of senators elected in November last.
Tabled.
RIr. DANIEL, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice, reported Senate bill to
incorporate the Virginia General Manufac.
turing, Shipping, and Produce Company,
with q substitute.
RESOLUTIONS. &C., PRESENTED AID REFERRED.
BY Mr.. DANIEL: A resolution calling for
statement OF the Indebtedness Of the
United States to Virginia and OF the State
O, Virginia to the United States.
BY Mr.. MASSEY Petition OF citizens Of
Albemarle county praying for relief from
taxation on account OF immense loss sus-
tanned by them in the great food OF Noyem-
rllast. ID 37tl ~
BY Mr.. GRlMsLEY: Resolutions OF the
town OF Gordonsville in relation to certain
amendments to the charter Of the town, 80
as TO make it Q separate school district, &C..
BY Mr.. JOHNSON: "A resolution calling on
the Second Auditor for amount of fines,
penalties, and forfeitures paid into his
office for the benefit Of the literary fuEd
each year since 1873, specifying the cities
and counties from which it has been re-
ceiYed, and why it has not been paid to the
Board Of Education since 1873, as stated by.
the ISuperintenae dent of Public. Instruction.
By MIR. FULKERsoN resolution that
the Second Auditor report to the Senate
the amount Of interest due ION the public
debt and funded at the, session OF the Legis-
lature OF 1856 '6I also the amount Of In
terest due on the entire public, debt on
March SO 1871.
THE SCHOOL BlLL-UEFIkIsHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill prescribing the manner in
which public free-soh0ol funds shall be col
iected, and requiring them 70 be paid to the
credit OF the literary fund, aud used only
for public free-schoof pHrposes, being the
special order Of Che day and the unfinished
business or yesterday. was taken up, the
question being on the adoption OF BIT,
JoHss0H,s amen mcnt-
/. Mr.; JOHEsoN spoke 10 advocacy Of the
amend he said this bill requires that
coupons shall not be received tn payment OF
money dedicated by the Constitution to
pubic schools. The qlIsatio lon has already
been decided i'm .Aptonl Us. right, and 4
here show the pleSd ings in The case and the'j
brief 81 the A1sosney-Gae neral Rho argued
10 Tor the Stase.. wing that precise
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