The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-21

county where raised, anu 10 none otueI Vi
otherwise, and report by bill to that emo.
z By Mr. ANDERSON: Joint resolution IN
viting immigration to Virginia.
BY Mr.. ASHTON = Resolution as 10 re-
ducing school expenses.
BY Mr.. FARR: Amendment 10. liquor
law.
4. &. REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Roads Mr.. PoPHAN
chairman, having had under conslderatloh
a resolution referred to them to inquire INTO
the expediency OF requiring raliroads 70
fence in tracks in order to prohibit STOCK
from being injured or destroyed by trains,
recommend that further legislation upon
the subject was unnecessary. Agreed to.
Bill to authorize the Board of Supervisors
of Elizabeth City to issue certain amount
I1f county bonds to build q bridge. From
Courts.
Bill to 9mend and reenact the Code in re-
Iation to the inspection OF flour adversely.
From Agriculture and Mining.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. LEE, HAMILTON, MUsH-
BACK, and ROBINSON OF Portsmouth, three
DAYS each; Mr. NORTON and Dir. ATKIssoN
two days each; and Mr.. BERNARD one DAY.
PAY OF MEMBERS.
Senate bill proposing to reduce the pay OF
members from $40 to $3.50 was referred to
the Committee on Retrenchment and Econ
olny under the rules.
=, Personal EXPLANATION.
! Mr.. SHR1yER stated that on yesterday, as
he learned from the newspapers, leave OF
absence for three days had been granted
him. There was mistake somehow, as no
.toJ RI
leave. Mr.. SHRIvER was understood to ask
that the in1lTnal of the House be corrected.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following Senate resolution came up
during the morning hour:
: Resolued 1.-THE House OF Delegates concur
riug). That the General Assembly will pro-
coed on Wednesday, January %, 1878, to
the election Of all the State officers elective
by the General Assembly, except the Audi
tor Of Public Accounts, Second Auditor,
State Treasurer, and judges OF the Circuit
Courts.
Mr.. PoPHAM, in view of the bills which
are now pending before the Committee on
Roads proposing to abolish the once, ana
speaking for the committee, asked that the
election of the Railroad Commissioner be
postponed.
Mr.. HARvIE inquired il it was proposed
to include the Commissioner CT Agricul-
turc.
Mr.. PoPHAM said no; that that officer was
appointed by the Governor.
Mr.. HARy1E, with the very highest respect
for the gentleman filling the office Of Rail
road Commissioner, thought he could be OF
very little service unless empowered to. CO.
cree the railroad companies to change their
policy OF discriminating against local freights
and depressing the Virginia people. He de-
clared that the Dmvile railroad when it
was q local road OF only 140 miles in length
was in a far better financial condition than
now, when it is connected at Atlanta with
the network OF southern and southwestern
railroads. II it were proposed to give the
Railroad Commissioner power to coerce
these lawless corporations, the gentleman
now filing the position would suit him adj
mirably. In relation to the Office Of Com
missioner OF Agriculture, Mr.. HARvIE con-
sidered the act creating it so much waste
paper; but during the session he hoped to
be able to vote for a bill to make this latter
Office OF value to the people.
Mr.. PoPHAM'S amendment was adopted.
Mr.. HENRY moved to strike from the re-
solution, ssthe Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts'' He did not know why this officer
shouldn't now be elected, as in the scope OF
the pending Investigation it could not pos
mr. HESRY's amendment was adopted on
division-ayes, 60; noes Motion to re-
consider rejected.
The resolution was then agreed to.
REAPPoRTIeNMENT.
The motion Of Mr.. STARKE to reconsider
the vote by which the House on yesterday
rejected his resolution to apportion the rep
resentatiyes equally among the congress
sional districts, as the members for each dis
trict may agree came up as unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. STARKE spoke in explanation OF the
resolution (Which, he said, he had offered at
the suggestion OF another:, and urged re-
consideration. He seemed to think that
this resolution and the one some time ago
introduced by him as to the printing Of
the Governors inaugural were opposed by
some gentlemen because he was the patron
OF them. He spoke Of Dir. MoFFETT's al
lusiens to him in opposing the resolution
for the printing OF the Governors inaugu-
raj, and commented thereon with spirit.
Mr.. MoFFETT explained that there was no
personal feeling in his opposition to the
Printing resolution, and that he was far
from meaning any discourtesy to Mr..
STARKE.
Mr.. STARKE accepted the disclaimer, and
said, "in the popular phrase Of the day "
Mr.. STARKE here came to a stand and de-
clared that be had forgotten the phrase.
[Laughter.]
Some one suggested " readiustment."
Mr.. STARKE said no, that wasn't it. In
statu quo was the thing; and after the ex-
PLANTATION Of Mr.. MoFFETT his former kind
feelings and relations to him would remain
in statu quo.
Mr.. STARKE spoke warmly and we'll in
favor OF his resolution and in defence OF
his own position before the body.
Messrs. BoCocK and TALIAFERRo assured
Mr.. STARKE that it was only from conVic-
ton Of duty, not from any personal op2o-
sition or want Of respect to him, that they
opposed the reapportionment resolution.
Mr.. DANCE explained the action OF the
REINFORCEMENT Committee.
MIR. STARKE was convinced that in voting
down his resolution there was no personal
discourtesy intended, and, having received
information that the Committee on Reap
portionment was about TO report, withdrew
his motion.
PUBLIC DEBT.
General ANDERSON offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the clerk OF this House be
instructed to furnish this House copy OF q
proposition Of the English bondholders to
General r. Taylor, dated December, 1875,
for an adjustment Of the public debt OF Vir.
ginia, and OF General Taylor's letters in re-
| ference thereto.