The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
Ninety-eishth Day.
TUESDAY, March IL, 1878.
GIN TIE

SENATE.
Northumberland WALKER in the chair.
House joint resolution appointing A. B.
Magruder and James Barbour commission
to aid in pressing the claim of Virginia
against the United States for her services in
the war of 1912, &C., was taken up.
The resolution proposes to pay the gentle
men named one half of one per cent,Im.
An effort was made to suspend the rules
requiring the reference OF the joint resoiu-
ton, but failed. The resolution was then
referred to the Committee on Federal Relc-
tions.
House bill to declare the Common and
Select Councils or the city of Norfolk the
dermen was, referred to the Committee for
Courts OF Justice.
PASSED.
House bill to authorize the trustees OF
Black Lick Presbyterian church, in Wythe,
to sell their church property, &c.
House bill to approve, confirm, and ratify
the award made by the arbitrator appointed
to ascertain and fix the boundary line be-
tween the States Of Virginia and Maryland,
and procure the assent Of the Congress OF
the United States thereto.
House bill to define the limits of tide
water on the south side of James river.
House bill to authorize Shields s. Brother
to erect wharf on Occohannock creek.
House bill to authorize the First English
Lutheran church of Richmond to borrow
money.
House bill to authorize the trustees OF
Mount Pleasant and Thrasher's chapel, in
Roanoke county, to make sale Of certain
property.
House bill to authorize the sale of certain
church property belonging to the congre-
CATION of the Presbyterian church at Hall
fax Courthouse, &c.
House bill to amend the act to incorpo-
rate the Life-InSurance Company Of Vir-
ginia.
: House bill to amend the act declaring GER
tain streams in Charlotte county highways.
pervisors of New Kent county to borrow
money to rebuild the Jail.
House bill 10 authorize the trustees OF
certain school-property in the town OF
Marion, Smyth county, to make good and
sufficient title to the Methodist Episcopal
Church South OF portion of the school lot.
House bill to repeal the 4Gh section of an
act requiring the officer conducting the
election in Dinwiddie county to submit the
question OF continuing or repeating the
fence law in said county.
House bill for the relief Of r. 81. Thomp-
son, late collector Of Goodson township. in
Washington county.
Senate bill to amend the Code in relation
to the pay Of Secretary Of the Board OF Ed
ucation.
House joint resolution in relation to the
tax OF ten per centum imposed by the
United States on national and State banking
Senate bill to incorporate the Victoria
University, with amendments.
House bill to appoint board OF directors
for certain section Of the TazeWeil Court
house and Fancy-Gap turnpike, dc.
House bill to establish rule and table for
computing the value Of life estate Tor an
nuitY. !.
House bill to amend the act relative to
the fence law.
of a turnpike road in Princes Anne county,
&c.
House Joint resolution requesting Con-
oress TO grant pensions to soldiers and
Sailors. and widows OF sailors and soldiers
OF the war OF 1872.
Hol1se bin to amend the militia law.
House bin to repeal an act for The encour-
agement OF land. purchasers and actual set
tiers In. Virginia, &c.
THE MoFFETT-REGIsTER LAW.
Senate bill, with amendment from the
Committee oil Finance, to perfect tue Moi
fett-register law, was taken up and the
amendments agreed to.
a Mr.. MASSEY moved to amend the bill 80
as to put domestic tVirginial wine on the
same footingas malt liquor--in other words,
to require a tax OF half cent on domestic
wine. Agreed to-ayes, IA; noes II.
Mr.. TYLER moved to reconsider the vote.
Leagtby. discussion. Pending question
called and sustained, and the motion TO re-
consider was agreed to-ayes, 81: noes, II.
Mr.. MAssEY's proposed amendment was
thon rejected -ayes, II; noes, d.
N Mr.. GAYLE moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost. Ss IS aa4
4 Mr. PAUL presented apr0Yiso to be added
to the section imposing @ specific license
tax which provides that where dealer
sells only malt liquors he shall not be re-
quired 10 pay o. specific license tax. Re-
jeeted
s Mr. FuLEERs0N moved 10 amend the hill
SO as 10 provide tiaat the tax shall be paid In
lawful money os the United States.