The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-22

vana a % cot,r,t for the remission
81 n finenf s1l,t) imposed by the Counsy
co,Irt Of snifi county upon i noHas a -.
Beatty at the August term. JUS ~ SO
Nv Mr.. JAMES Resolution as TO repeal
ing authority Of county courts 70 grant M
functions. ...a,,tio,, - ,o,v
nv Mr, NELsos Bill to regulate the
working OF the public roads IN the, county
Nv Mr.T4IIaEERRo Of Norfolk: Bin to
incorporate the United States ocean Ciuo'
OF Norfolk. a.. Cow
n,;ttoa On, Eyncutiye Expenditures be IN
structed to inalire into the expediency Oh
% amending the 9th section OF chapter 70
of the Code IF 1873 as to authorize the SUI
nerintendent of Public Buildings to FUR
.nish coal for the Office OF the Attorney
Bv Mr.. HARyIE: Communication from
the Commissioner OF Agriculture OF the
Tinted States for the Paris Exhibition IN
relation to the products OF the State.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House Joint resolution to authorize the
Attorney General to employ assistant cout-
sci in certain cases, with Senate amend
ments; House bill declaring Meherrln river
lawful fence, &C., with recommendation
that the House disagree TO- tse penang
amendment; House bill to reileve ). Kamey,
William Scott, aud William Panton, from
the payment of certain fines assessed against
them by the Corporation Court of Danville;
House bin to incorporate Franklin city, in
Accomac county; House bill to amend and
reanoct section al of an act to provide for
working and keeping in order the roads OF
the Commonwealth, approved March 20,
1875. so rs TO authorize the county OF war
rem TO levy tax not to exceed fifteen cents
on the hundred dollars. of property.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
communication from the clerk OF the House
of Delegates in response to resolution OF
the House instructing him to furnish copy
of the proposition on the part OF the English
bondholders, through General r. Taylor,
dated December /, 1875, for an adjustment
OF tile public debt Of Virginia, and OF Gen
eral Taylor's letters in reference thereto,
&c. Ordered to be printed.
PUBLIC REYENuEs.
The following, offered by Mr.. HENRY,
was agreed to:
Resolued, That the Auditor Of Public
Accounts be directed to report to this
House how he has estimated the revenue
for the current year, giving the sever al
amounts from different sources, and also
what addition, il any, will be made 10 said
estimate from the revenue which Will be de-
rived from the tax on liquors. as
NORFOLK sLAUGHTER-HOUsEs. E.
House bill to authorize the Select and
Common Councils OF the city OF Norfolk to
regulate the erection, establishment, and
maintenance OF slaughter-houses and slaugh-
ter. pens for said city was, on motion OF Mr..
ROBINSON of Norfolk, recommitted to the
Committee on Counties: Cities, and Towns.
SALE OF COUPONS.
Mr.. STEVENS offered the following, which
was referred by vote 10 the Committee OF
Finance:
RESOLVED, That the Committee OF Finance
be instructed to inquire into the eNpediency
OF repeating an act approved the 18th OF
March, 1877, authorizing and empowering
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, al
their discretion, to sell certain coupons and
invest the proceeds in bonds OF the State Of
Virginia.
MAJOR HOTCHKISS'S LECTURE.
The following, offered by Mr.. kEYsER
was adopted:
Resolued by the House of Delegates, That
the use of the hall of the House OF Dele
gates be rendered to Major Jed. HotehkiSs
on Thursday night, January oath, for the
purpose of delivering his lecture On Fir.
ginia-Its Geography, Geology, &c.
HELP FOR THE ATroRNEY-GENERAL.
Senate amendments to the House resolu.
ton authorizing the employment OF coun-
sci to aid the Acknowledgement in the cou.
pom cases before the Supreme Court were
agreed to. .'s-
INSPECTION OF FLOUR-NoRFoLK.
House bill No. 60, introduced by Mr.
TAL1AFERRo of Norfolk, to amend and re.
enact section 10 of chapter sc OF the Code,
in relation to the inspection OF flour Tex
cepting Norfolk from the operation Of the
act), reported unfavorably, was dismissed.
SENATORIAL. INTERRUPTIONS. .
Several bills and resolutions were COM
municated to the House by senators, there.
by interrupting the proceedings OF the
House, under the erroneous impression that
said bills or resolutions would thereby be
advanced.
THE CLAIM AGAINST 1HE tEDEhAL uob ERS-
MENT-A PREAMBLE CRITICIZED.
The preamble and resolution proposing
to employ A. 3. Magruder to prosecute the
claim Of Virginia against the United States
Government for advances in 1912 came up
on the calendar, having been reported FROM
the Committee on Federal Relations.
Mr.. FAUNTLEROY moved to amend by
striking out "each and all" and inserting
"most OF them, il not all the States, have
been paid.'
Mr.. WALKER Of Westmoreland moved to
recommt to allow Mr.. Parker, who has
been the agent Of Virginia in this matter
for twenty years, to be heard. He also OBJ
iected to some Of the statements in the pre-
amble.
Mr.. FAuNTLERoY spoke in favor Of the
resolution, and stated that Mr.. Parker,
in his report recently made, urged
that an additional agent be appointed.
Mr. Green, OF Washington city, who has
been associated with Mr. Parker, has been
paralyzed, though not in a way that affects
his mind. Hence the necessity for this adj
ditional agent.
Dir. FAUNTLERoy believed that we would
obtain over million dollars on this claim.
Mr.. WALKER OF Northumberland said he
understood bill for the payment OF Viz
ginia's claim had been favorably reported
by the United States House Committee on
Military Affairs. He desired to know why
an additional agent was now needed.
Mr.. FAUNTLERoY read from one OF Mr..
Parker's reports that he would be glad TO
have either Hon. R. NJ. T. Hunter or Hon.
Judge Critcher associated with him.
Mr. WALKER Of Westmoreland read the