The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-23
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TUESDAY, January % 1878.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL -kiefite nant
Governor WAI.XsE presiding.

1850
SENATE.
The senate met at 10 M.--k ieutenant-.
Governor. WAI.gsIs presiding.
REPORTED FROM COMMITS
House bill to aneHd Tire Code OF 1919, in
raiatton To- fees of commission efs III chai-
cery: House iofnt resolution requesting
Congress- to grant pensions TO the sailors
and soldiers and tho widows OF the soldiers
and sailors OF the Mex lean war. Senate bills
10 amend and reGnact the Code OF 1873, in
reference to allowing commissions to the.
General Agent OF the Penitentiary /; PROVO.
ing for the lease of the penitentiary, with
ar,end nents; TO amend the law to PROVIDE
for the working OF penitentiary eonvicts on
the DanvilIe aud New-Rtver railroad; 10
purchase a buriaf-place for convicts IN the
penitentiary outside Of the corporate limits
Of Richmond.
PRESENTED, &C.
nv Mr.. HuET OF Pittsylyania: Petition OF
Joseph Pannill, Of Campbell county, asking
for q divorce from bis wife. Referred.
BY Mr.. GRIFFIN: A Joint resolution di-
rectinn the Joint Committee on Constitu-
tional Amendments TO inquire into the ex-
pediency OF so amending the Constitution
as toereauire the election for county, city
aud town and district officers to be held at
the regular November election Tor State OIL
GERS. Rules suspended and adopted.)
Nv MIR. HINTON: joint resolution provid-
ing for the appointments of communicative
upon the part OF the Senate and three from
the House-to investigate the alleged viola
tions of the railroad laws, with power to
send for persons and papers and to make
report OF their proceedings to both houses.
.tThe rules were suspended and the resolu-
ton adopted.)
aa THE CANAL. BILL.
The report OF The special committee APP
pointed on December 18th, By the Senate,
to ascertain and. report whether the bill
providing for hiring convict-labor to the
James River and Kanawha Company had
been signed by the presiding officers OF the
two houses before being presented to the
Governor came up as the special order. The
report OF the committee say 'that certain
| exhibits tend to show that there was no
intentional wrong on the part OF those
who committed the error" The ques-
ton was upon adopting the minority
report, submitted by Mr.. MARSHALL, sus-
tanning the action OF the Governor and the
clerks Of the two houses OF the General AS
| sembly in the premises.
The report sets forth: 'srhat the clerk Of
| the Senate, the clerk Of the House OF Dele
gates and the keeper OF the rolls, and Gov
ernor Kemper. have, in this matter, prompt
| w and properly performed their respective
duties in accordance with the rules, statu-
tory law, and tue Constitution, and that no
wrong or error was committed by any one
concerned in this transaction
Messrs. HUFF OF PittsyNania and MUIR
RAT favored the majority, and Alessrs. MAR
SHALL and PAUL ADVOCATED the minority re-
port.
Dir. PHLEGAe offered the following Us q
substitute for both reports: That in the
opinion OF the Senate there is nothing in
tile circumstances attending the presenta-
ton to the Governor OF the bill in question,
or in the manner OF time OF the approval
thereof by the Governor, that requires any
action by the Senate.
Mr. PHLEGAE's substitute was iost-aycS,
16; noes, 81.
The minority report was adopted, and the
vote recorded as follows:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Bets, Blaud, Bliss, Brooke, Dick
enson Elliott, Gayle, Griffin, Hairslon Hinton, Lee
Marshall, Massey, Moulton, Nash, Num-, Paul,
Phiegar. Powell. Qucsenberry, sherrard. .slemp.
Sith stsvsas' Tanner Tyler w"s'0n Ward ana
EoEs-Messrs. Cilcs, Fulkerson, Hurt of Pitt
sylvania, hoiner, Murray, Norton, anu "ocG-7.
THE CONTESTED SEAT.
Mr.. BLAND, from the Committee OH Priv
ileges and Elections, moved that the ma
iority and minority reports OF that commit
tee in the contested case OF Coleman Us.
Bliss be printed. Agreed to.
MECHANICS LIENS.
On motion OF Mr. PHLEGAR, Senate bill
amending the law in reference to mechan-
ics' liens was taken up, the rules suspended,
and passed. This amends the present law
so as to provide that sub-contractors shall
not acquire lien for greater amount than
is due the principal contractor at the time
such lien is filed.)
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker ALLEN in the chair.ss No prayer.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill to provide fence law for the
county OF Loudon and to repeal an act en-
titled an act relating to fences, and for the
protection OF crops, approved January Is,
1866, in so fer as it applies to the county Of
Loudoun; Senate bill to incorporate the
Virginia General Manufacturing and Pro-
duce-Shipping Company; House bill in re-
lation to weights and measures; House bill
to incorporate Lebanon Academy; House
bill to incorporate the United Ocean Club
OF Norfolk; House bill to incorporate the
corporation Of st. Georges Hospital for the
United States ana Canada; House bill to in
corporate the State Grand Lodge Of knights
OF Damon OF Virginia (adve,Sely); House
bill to amend section OF chapter 102 OF the
Code, granting rewards for killing panthers,
wolves, &C.; House bill to incorporate the
Virginia Midland Mining and Manufactu-
ring Company, approved March 80, 1915.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. CLARKE two days and
JAMES Of Franklin four days.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. JAMES: Bill to amend and recnact
section Of chapter Of the Code OF 1878,
in relation to the registration OF voters.
BY Mr.. j. HOWARD SMITH Bill to amend
and reenact tue 9th section OF an act to
| incorporate the Virginia Manganese Com
pany.
BY Mr.. NELSON: Bill to regulate the work
! ing OF the roads in Prince William county.
BY Mr.. w. 7. TALIAFERRO Bill to incor-
porate the Vance Manufacturing Company
| OF the city Of Norfolk.
BY Mr.. GREEN: Petition to remove dis
abilities of James G. Scott and e. G. Spill
man.
By Mr.. C. p. McCABE: Bill for the relief
of William Beans, Of The county OF Lou
doun.
By Mr.. FRY: Bib to legalize the donation
to Walkers church and Methodist parsOn-
age, in Madison county, by the will OF f.
B. Waller. ".'.
BY Mr.. LADY: Petition of merchants Of
Rockbridge asking amendments to revenue