The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-21

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taken, ana resulted as follow
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Sshnson Mass1al,; Nmss anIssar ss'sn
NoEs.--Msssrs hiss Cnses Elliot.; TulNkeT.eT,
Grimsley Hin.sn John Hurt. he eIn,.
Murray, Nas orton PaHis foSei'' siei ~
Splitter, and Sfsyens-1 Y.
The CHAIR voted g Aye, z and the amen q
ment was adopted.
Mr.. WATSON said he would have Yoted
q Aye,p but had paired with hir: fLER.
General Lee said he would have voted
.s.Aye,o but had paired With Mr. Ill oHER-
RARD. 5s5. Il. i
On agreeing to the amendment as amend
ed the ayes and noes were taken, ana the
amendment rejected BY the following vote
AYES = Messrs. Belts: Bland, Daniel, Gay' e,
shali. Num-. Phleear, QIesenberry, Tanner, ana
"SoEsIMessrs Dlis Brooks. Clilcs; Dieken on
Eott, FnIk erson, lirimsley Hntor hnrt S Of PITT
sylvania, Koincr. Massey MnrTaS. Nash, srens
Paul Powell slcssl' smith, spalter' s.e'eA''
/ Mr.. MouLTos said he would have voted, ]
g No., but had paired with Mr. GRIFFIN.
who would have voted Aye" :.
Mr.. WATSON would have voted Aye, =
but had paired with MIR. TYLER.
Mr.. LEE would have voted AYE, : but
had paired with Mr.. SHRRRARD.
Mr.. SMITH moved to amend the preamble
by adding utter the word 'simpracticable
tie words seat present. so as to read that
."it is impracticable ct PRESENT. to increase
taxation" Lost-ayes, Is; noes, 10.
Amendments to the preamble presented
by Messrs. HURT Of Pittsyiyania and SMITH
OF Nelson were agreed to.
Mr.. HURT OF Halifax moved 10 strike out
the entire preamble. He was opposed to
the bill.
MIR. HURTS motion to strike out the pre-
amble wasreiected by the following vote:
AYEs.-A1essrs Belts, Brooke, Daniel, ,, Gaye,
Vania, johns IN, Koiner, Marshall, Num-, Phlegar'
Onesenbcrry, Tanner. and Wortham-l61, ,.
Elliott, Fuikerson, Grimsey, Hinton Massey dur
spiiler, Stevens, Ward, and Wood-20.
MIR. JOHNSON moved to amend the bill so
as to provide that the law shall be In force
until repealed by the General Assembly.
Agreed to.
MIR. DANIEL moved to amend BY adding
IN the seventh line after United States the
words :. or in coupons made by law and
decided by the Supreme Court OF Appeals
I 10 be receivable for all taxes" the effect
being to make the taxes receivable either IN
money or coupons.
The amendment was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Belts, Bland, Daniel, Gayle, Gayle,
Goodc Harsron, Hurt Of Halifax. johnson, hoiner,
Mum. Sinclair Tanner, aud WorthaI1n-HIS3: ,.oso,
Elliott, TuIkerson, Gr1msley, Hinton Hurt OF ptl-
syIyania. Massey. Murray Nash, Norton; ta aIi.
Phlegar, Powell, Quesenberry, Slemp, smith, op''-
| Ter, Stevens, Ward, and Wood-23
Mr.. BROOKE presented an amendment to
the bill as follows:
s. Nothing contained in this act shall be
construed ms interposing, or Intended to
/ interpose, any obstacle in the way OF the
creditors Of the State in asserting any legal
rights they may possess, or to compel their
acceptance OF any compromise OF such
rights without their full concurrence and
consent, it being the intention OF this Cen
eral Assembly, by the provisions OF this
act. to relieve the present financial rmbar-
easements of the Commonwealth with full
purpose, il practicable, and with the con-
sent OF the creditors, to secure an ADJUST
ment OF the debt OF the State upon fair and
! honorable principles.
! The amendment. was agreed to by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Belts. Bland Brooke, Daniel,
Dickinson, Gayle, Goodr HAN ston Hur, OF h s,l
fax Hurt of Pitisyvania, johnson, Marshall: Muir
Tann Mrn and i Wosrtha@S@ usSs
NoEs..Messrs Bliss. Chiies Eo' P Pnke ro
eli, Semp, Splitter, Stevens, Ward, and Wood-16.
The bill was then ordered to its third
reading. !.
The question then being on the:passage OF
| the bill tue ayes and noes were taken, ana
| the vote resulted as follows:
AYEs-Mcssrs. Bliss. Brooke, ChiIes. Dickenlson
Elliott, Fukerson. Grimslcy, Hinton, Massey, Muir
ray, Nash. Norton Paul. Phlegar. Powell, Slemp,
HoEs.NMessrs Belts. Bland, Daniel: Gayle, Goode
HARRISON, Hurt OF Halifax Hurt OF pits! ,Tana
johnson, koiner, Marshall, Num-, Quesehoerry,
Sinclair, Tapner, and Wortlam-I6.
General LEE would have voled .'No,"
but had paired with Mr. SHERRARD.
The vote was about to be announced.
when General JOHNSON raised the question
that the bill required constitutions! ma
jority.
The CHAIR requested the senators claw
yers) to give their views on the bl!--as to
whether it required constitutional vote.
Several senators addressed the Senate on
the question.
The CHAIR decided that constitutional
vote was not required, and declaped the bill
passed.
Adjourned at 5 p. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER called the House to order
at II O'Clock.
A number of bills were reported from
committees, among them House bill to en-
teIfd the franchises OF the James River and
Kanawha Company, and to provide for the
sale OF stock held by the State OF Virginia
heretofore reconmitted to the Committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation, with
amendments; and House bills amending
charter and extending limits OF Portsmouth.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY DIR. WALKER of Northumberland
bill for the sale of certain claims OF the State
of Virginia against the Government OF the
United States to the James-Rlver valley
Railroad Company and the Potomac and
Ohio Railroad Company upon certain con-
dtions.
By MIR. TAYLOR OF Henrico: Petition OF
Edward Cannon to refund license-taX.
By Mr.. WALSH: A petition from the mer-
chants OF Petersburg, Va, asking that the
cities. counties, and towns OF the Common
wealth be authorized to levy proper tax
upon nonresident sample-merchants.
BY MIR. WALKER OF Northumberland
A bill TO amend and reenact the 18th sec
ton OF chapter 1S7.of the Code OF 1873, in
relation to seduction.
By Mr.. BERNARD: A bill to amend and re-
enact section 81 OF an act entitled Gan act for
the assessment OF taxes on persons, pro-
perty, incomes, licenses, &C., and imposing
taxes thereon for the support of the govern
ment and free schools, and to pay the interest
on the public debt" approved March p,
1874 z