The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-18

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] DIV DIV Mr. ssnrdsDr Bill to assess dogs o.
The valuation placed on them " 'pe'1
Ry Mr.. sHErBuRsE: Bill TO amend see See
stn, & chanter #102 OF the Code OF 1850
r s in9 & l,ounty, OF twenty-five cents 1of.l
aver hawk He'd in The Common V easta.,s
Nv MI. HUNTER: Bill TO amend Tue ~.
entitled an net to incorporate the Arlington
tnrnrike. passed Aprii is. 1885,. s.. I,
By Mr. FrNNEY Petition OF trustees !. "
certain hallin Onancock, Accomae "
asking act Of incorporation. q 8
8, II,y,poRMATIoS ABOUT THE PUBLIC DEBT litl,
:rba sppaKEa Ibid before the House COM
ronnication from the Second Auditor giving
Certain information upon the standing Of
tbe interest !. account. Referred TO tne
Finance Committee.
nae. RxMoSET1zAT1oN OF SILVER.
AFR. NICHE offered the following, ana
asked the Immediate Judgment of the
J Resoiped, That the Committee on Federal
relations be instructed to prepare ana re-
mort; as early as practicable q suiLa2ie lhe,
mortal. addressed to the representatives OF
virginia ia the Congress OF tue Qniteu
states, expressing the sense OF TINS HOUSE
in favor or the reconciliation OF s,rVer.
THE House refused to suspend the rules,
and The resolution was referred TO the COM
mittee on Federal Relations.
THE AUDITORS REPoRT-DELAY.
Mr.. HENRY offered the following:
Rpsolred. That the Auditor OF Pubic
Accounts be directed to furnish to TINS
House. the tabular statements described as
documents accompanying his annual re-
mort, or so many Of them as are printed, at
as early day us practicable.
Mr.. HENRY stated that the Auditor prom
ispd in his report thirty-6ye documents:
Though the session is now bali over, not
one OF these hus been seen, though they are
all important in the consideration OF the
questions now before this House.
The resolution was adopted.
Personal EXPLANATION THE WING.
Mr.. TAL1AFERRo Of Norfolk read an edi-
torial article from the Wing, as follows:
"On Monday, Mr.. Taiaferro OF Norfolk,
who was chairman OF subcommittee 10
ascertain the status OF the public debt,
made statement in the House, which was
pronounced encouraging Subsequently,,
il is reported, when he submitted his state
ment to the Finance Committee it was
found full OF errors, and was recommltted
TO him. The following paragraph in the
DISPATCH OF Tuesday refers to the state
ment made the day before by Dir. Talia-
ferro, which was called Encouraging
f There follows the paragraph headed
Financial."l
An amended report based on this
sfurther investigation was presented TO
the Finance Committee by Mr.. Taliaferro
on Tuesday, and was again found errone-
Gus, and again referred to the committee.
We have not heard the result of the further
inquiry which followed" &c.
MIR. TAL1AFERRo said the statement Fin
The Whiq was false. The facts were as fol.
losvs: The report prepared by him as chair,
man of the subcommittee on finance was
not twice recommitted to him. Upon sub
hitting it it was found incorrect in the FOL
lowing particulars-yiZ., the commissions
for collecting the revenues and the amount
due to the free schools (Which Mr.. Smith, q
clerk in the AUDITORS Office, came before
the Committee Of Finance and kindly
stated was an error Of his own in giving
tie information asked for on these subiaets)
The other matter was asceriained bysStr
TALIAFERRo in reviewing his work to have
occurred from double entry Of the Interest
due on the taX-receivable. coupons.
A coloquy between Mr.. BARBOUR and
Dir. TALIAFERR0 followed.
Mr.. BARBOUR objected to these statements
concerning the public debt being injected
into proceedings before the question was
properly before the House. Alludingto
remark of Mr.. tTALIAFERRo about the fol.
lowers on the floor of the Richmond Whig
he said that he didn't understand exactly
what the gentleman meant by that expires
sion. X. i. ~ - or ~
Mi. TALIAFEIRo replied that he spoke OF
the Wing rs the organ of the forcble read
justers.
MIR. BARBOUR said that he was not 4 fol-
lawer of the Wing. He didn't get his fig
ures from the Wing. He got them directly
from the record, except those obtained
from the gentleman's own report, and with
the information before him he would say
that it would be at the peril OF our honor
to undertake to pay even three per cent.
"@ HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Torepeal the law making the North Anna
river lawful fence.
For the relief of Gideon W. Jones, OF
Warren county ITO return sum erroneous
ly paidl.
TO amend sections l and 2, chapter 146,
Code Of 1878, i'll regard to the limitation OF
an entry on or action for land.
To amend and reenact the 9th section OF
chapter 1872 OF the Code Of 1878, in relation
to the enforcement Of iudgment-liens [al-
lows court to enforce single Judgment
lien for $40 or less].
For the relief OF the Conference OF st.
Mary, of the Society OF st. Vincent OF Paul,
in the city of Alexandria, with Senate sub
stitute.
ROANOKE NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Senate joint resolution instructing the
Attorney-Gen to institute proceedings
in the proper court to ascertain whether the
charter of the Roanoke Navigation Company
has been forfeited, was put upon the calen.
dar, upon motion Of Mr.. EDMUSDs, and sub
sequentIy passed.
Adjourned.
We cannot resist the temptation to pub
lish the following letter. 1t repays us for
much labor: