The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-18
GENERAL AsSEHBIl or VIRGINIA. G II, ].
THURSDAY January u, 1875 { 'l'

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TauaspAr January u, 1878.
SENATE.
L,eutenant.t AoYernor WAIkER nc s5etne |
chair. No prayer.
B Al number oil House bills were twice &c read ,i |
and appropriately referred.
4 House Joint resolution authorizing sne
Attorney.G General TO associate Win MN
co.lrlsel I'm the trial OF the coupon cases was
taken up, the rules requiring the feierence
on the resolution TO o; commltsee hasnns
been suspended on motion OF MI - fo -
{ Mr.. KofNER opposed the spending OF
$1,000 for the purpose narnea,laklns o .ae
thousand dollars from the children TO Zee
counsel. 3. Il ], u. 4 -. -. III
TO have the question disposed OF. ana ne
eo,,ld not see what objection the senate
Eco,1Id have to the passage OF the resolutloh
n Ne would meet the case. -. ],
Mr. HURT OF Pittsyl yania offered an
amendment, to be added at the END OF Tue
resolution, which provides that tue pay OF
fhe counsel shall come from the scnooi
Mr.. HURTS amendment was rejected
MI M SnrTn Of Nelson moved to amend the
resolution so as to give the appoihslns
nower Of the proposed connsei 10 tue gov o
ernor, on application OF the Atto OIL icy.
eral. ,,,,,a,;t,ta
Mr.. HURT Of Pittsylvania, as a stlDstl u,
nresenfed n proyiso that The Attorney-Gen-
eral shall not employ any counse. wi1 mou
consultinr Hon. ADRIAN FULKERsoN, Hon.
W. N. OussENBsRRY. and Hon. j. E. MAS.
/ The CHAIR declared the amen dment out
| OF order.
ayes, II; noes, 90.
Mr.. PHLEGAR moved to amend the reso-
luton SO as to include amy ana dtt coupon
cases that may be pending in the Supreme
| Court, or that may arise within two years.
| Mr., TYLER moved to lay the whole SUP
feet on the table. Lost-ayes, ID noes, y.
Mr.. DANIEL. moved to amend by striking
out that part Of the resolution IN reference
| to the appointment OF the associate counsei
by the Attorney General and insert clause
authorizing the Governor to appoint the
counsel (the Acknowledgement applying
tberefor). and contract for hisior their COM
| pensation. -
The next question was upon Mr.. DANIELS
amendment.
Mr.. BROOKE moved to amend by striking
out from the beginning Of the House reso-
linton to the word Unnecessary and insert
ing: ,.,.. t.,,o
Senate concurrins), That the Governor,
upon the application OF the Attorney-Gene'
raj of the State, il in the opinion OF the
ATTORNEY. General the public interest shall
so require, shall appoint such additional
counsel to be associated with him as said
Acknowledgement may designate"
After a long debate the pending question
was ordered, the ayes and noes caited ana
taken, and Mr.. DANIELS amendment re-
/ iected.--ayes, Is; noes, 70.
Mr.. BROoKE'S amendment was next
odopted. and the resolution as amended
was adoptcd by the following recorded
vote:
AyEs.-Messrs. Bland, Bliss. Brooke. Elliott. Full
| ktrsor. Grinfsley. Hinton, Massey, Murray, Nash.
Norton. Paul. Phlegar, Powell, Qucsenbcrry Shcr-
| rard, Slelnp, Stevens, Walston, Ward. and wood
| NoEs-Messrs. .Ectts, Daniel, Diskensen. Goode,
Tania koincr, Lee, Marshall, Mum, Sinclair, Smith,
] Tyler, and Wortliam-16.
The resolution as now perfected reads as
| follows and goes back to the House:
RESOLVED by the House Of Delegates the
Senate concurring), That the Governor.
upon the application Of the Attorney.Gene
lral OF the State, If in the opinion OF the At
torney-Generai the public interest shall so
require, shalLanpoint such additional coun-
sci to be associated with him as said Attor-
4 ney. General may designate to aid him in
1 the argument OF any and all questions which
j may come before the Court OF Appeals in re-
card to the receivability Of coupons in the
payment OF taxes or other public dues. and
| to contract in regard to the compensation to
be paid 10 such counsel: Provided, said fse
shall not exceed one thousand dollars, and
shall cover all cases that may be pending in
said court within two years.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. -s-.
Mr.. HINTON moved 10 take up and amend
| his Joint resolution fixing Friday the 18th
instant for the election of certain State
officers so rs to strike out Friday, January
18th, and insert Wednesday, 23d. Laid on
| the table.
A motion subsequently made to take up
was reiected-ayes, IA; noes, Is.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.WARD, from the Committee on County.
| City, and Town Organization, reported a
bill to incorporate the town Of Hillsboro', in
| the county of Carroll; to amend the char
ter OF the city OF. Richmond.
Mr.. HURT, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported bill to Incorporate the
Planters Tobacco Manufacturing Company
OF Bristol; to amend the fence-laW for Lou
doun county; to authorize. W. 6. Fergus
son to erect pier-head on James river,
with the recommendation that it do not
pass; also, substitute for Senate bill NO.
IS. -,
Mr. DANIEL, from the Committee for
Courts Of Justice, reported House bill to
amend. the law with reference to jurisdic-
ton OF justices of the peace, with the re-
commentator that it do not pass.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. SMITH: A bill to make the silver
coin OF the United States legal tender
within the State Of Virginia.
By Mr.. BROOKE: A bill providing for
the readiustment OF the public debt Of Vir-
ginia. s.'.
BY Mir. ELLIOTT: A bill to amend tue
charter Of the Straight-Sboot Railroad Com
pany, and to change its name to the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company,
and to extend its lines.
BY Mr.. HAlRSTON: A bill to amend the
act to provide for working conyicts on the
DanviIIe ana New-River railroad.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at II
O'Clock by Speaker ALLEN. Prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Steel, OF the Broad-Street Methodist
church. se
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.