The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-11

Excess OF receipts over expenoltures..p So1 90
am, very respectfully,
WILLIAM +. TAYLOR,
Auditor Public Accounts.
Referred to Committee on Roads.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS ON THE 18th.
Mr.. MCCAULL offered the following:
Resolved 1.-THE Senate concurring), That
the General Assembly will proceed on
Thursday the 18th day Of January next, at
/ O'Clock p. NJ, to the election OF the fol-
lowing officers in the order named: Secre-
tary Of the Commonwealth, Register OF the
Land Office, superintendent OF Public
Printing, Superintendent Of the Peniten-
tiary, and Penitentlary Storekeeper.
The House refused to refer.
MFR. POPHIM moved to strike out Thurs
day the 18th, and insert Friday the 18th.
Rejected.
The resolution was then agreed TO. Mo-
ton to reconsider rejected.
COMMITTEE ON GAME.
Mr.. HUNTER offered the following:
Resolved, That a special House Commit
tee on Game, to consist OF not less than
thirteen members, be appointed, to whom
shall be referred all questions relating ex.
clusively to game.
The question being on the reference OF
the resolution was decided on division
ayes, A noes, 43.
Mr.. HUNTER demanded Il recorded vote.
| The demand was not sustained.
PASSED.
| Senate bill to authorize the county OF
Rappahaunock to unite with the counties
Of Fauquier and Culpeper in constructing
a bridge over the RapDahannock river.
House bill No. So, to amend and reenact
an act entitled an act to amend section %
of an act for working the roads OF Loudoun
county, approved March ID, 1877.
House bill No. AZ, for the protection OF
wild waterfowl in Accomac county.
! House bill No. As, to amend the act Tor
protection of sheep in the counties OF Clark,
Frederick, and Charlotte, approved March
| 6, 1874.
House bill to incorporate the Altoona
| Coal and Iron Company.
House bill to amend charter OF Marion
Female College.
House bill in relation to compensation ci
county officers.
REORGANIZATION OF OFFICES.
Senate Joint resolution for the appoint.
ment by the Governor of three commission
ers TO propose plan for the re0rganlzauon
of the Capitol and certain other o1fces was
amended so as to allow the commissioners
until February 18th to report.
Mr.. j., D. JOHNSTON moved that the pay
| OF each of the commissioners be 500 In.
stead of $3.50, as proposed.
Mr.. PoPHAM spoke in opposition to the
amendment, contending that $3.50 Woaid be
only moderate compensation. The effect
| OF the amendment would be to prohibit
gentlemen from the country from accepting
appointment on the commission, and make
it possible only for city gentlemen to serve.
| Mr.. CLARKE moved to amend the amend
| ment by striking out $3.50 and inserting
5000.
MIR. I'D. JOHNSTON contended that $3.50
would be fair pay for one months labor, no
matter what the power or experience Of the
expert to be appointed. ANY person likely
to be selected would probably have plan
almost digested In advance, and all that
would DO necessary would be to write it
out. Probably the plan now Ia use in the
Federal departments would be the one
agreed upon. He hoped that the public
money would not be wastefully and pro-
disally expended here when we are not
paying what we owe schools and colleges.
Mr.. CLARKE claimed that the commissions
ers would be at work abouta month; that
they would have plenty to do; and that
they ought to be paid o sum about equal to
the pay and mileage OF the members OF the
General Assembly for month.
| EIr. HARRISON OF Sussex thought that this
was the place to commence retrenchment
and economy. he favored the $3.50 amend.
Ement. IS. ~ b. z, j q.
little enough pay for tho exp rtness and e e