The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-15

| BACK reported that the House was ready TO
adjourn.
Mr.. HURT: OF Halifax moved to indefinite
" postpone the resolution, and demanded
the ayes and noes, which were taken.
The Senate refused to postpoue-ayes,
| 10; noes, Is.
Mr.. Hurt Of Pittsylvania moved to lay
on the table. Lost on recorded yote-ayes,
| IL; noes, IA.
MIR. GRIFFIN called the previous question.
Mr.. HURT of Pittsylvaria demanded the
| ayes and noes.
| Mr.. DANIEL. moved to adjourn until the
| first Wednesday in December. Lost-ayes,
8; noes, IL.
On the motion for the previous question
Mr.. HURT demanded the ayes and noes.
The vote resulted: Ayes, IS; noes, 3-not
a quorum.
Mr.. SMITH moved call OF the Senate.
Mr.. HURT OF Pittsylvania asked to be cx-
cused from further service. Ruled out OF
order.
Mr.. BLAND raised the point that there
could be no legislation on the part OF the
Senate as the House had adjourned.
The CHAIR (AIr. QUEsENBERRY) decided
the point we'll taken.
On motion Of Mr. BLAND, the Senate lat
$3.50 adjourned until the first Wednesday
in December. So the minority defeated the
majority OH the question OF giving the
clerks additional pay.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker ALLEN in the chair.
The bill amending the general tax law
was passed. It makes no very important
changes.
A number OF local and private bills were
passed.
APPROPRIATION ELL.
The chair was vacated at 12a until l 'clock
to await tie conference Of the conference
committee on the disagrecing votes OF the
two houses in relation to the appropriation
bill. The House wanted to put in $1,000
as pay OF w. n. Newman, temporary clerk
in the Treasurer's Office. The Senate didn't.
The Senate wished 10 add an item to make
the salary Of their own clerk $1,000 per
annum. The House insisted that $1,000
was enough. The House held that
there should be turned over to the
school fund for arrearges due $4,000 quar-
terly. The Senate didn't agree to that. On
| these three points the conference delibe-
rated and determined to recommend in effect
that the salary OF Mr.. Davis, the clerk OF
| the Senate, be 81 600; that Mr.. Newman be
retained as temporary clerk in the Treas
urer's office at $1,000; that the $4,000 on
school arrearagcs be paid the school fund
quarterly.
There were, it will be observed, mutual
concessions. The House members yielded
their objections to the salary Of Mr.. Davis,
and the Senate members yielded their OBJ
lection to Dir. Newman being provided for
in the appropriation bill. The members Of
the conference construed the $4,000 scho oil
appropriation to mean that, in accordan &c
with the act recently passed, the money
should be paid to the school fund quarterly
when practicable.
The members OF the conference were Sem
ators MASSEY, GAYLE, and B. T. JOHNSON,
and Delegates BARBOUR, MOFFETT, GRAVES,
and STARKE. General JOHNSON did not agree
to the compromise in regard to Mr.. New
man. He stated that he should oppose that.
In other respects the report was unanimous.
The House agreed to the report, and it
was communicated to the Senate.
NEW FUNDING BILL.
Mr.. QUEsENBERRY communicated to the
House the fact that the Senate had passed
the new funding bill-the FoWLER-BOCOCK
bill. as it is sometimes called from the fact
that the preamble was the work of Mr..
e
promise was offered by Mr.. .BoCoCK. Mr..
QUEsENBERRY's announcement was greeted
with applause.
APPROPRIATION BILL, AGAIN.
Mr. BARBOUR submitted to the House the
report OF the conference.
The question being upon agreeing 10 the
report, Mr.. HANGER called the pending
question. Ordered.
The report was agreed to-ayes, ca;
noes, 5.
Mr.. STEVENS made the point, in effect,
that the pay Of Mr.. Davis had been raised
by the report OF the. conference committee
above the point first agreed upon by the
House; which increase had never been
passed upon by sixty-seven affirmative
votes, os were required.
The SPEAKER said the point was well
taken.
The agreement OF the House having been
communicated to the Senate, Mr.. HANGER
suggested that the matter had passed out OF
the control Of the House.
Much discussion followed.
Mr.. STEVENS moved that the bill be re-
called. Not agreed to.
He asked for the ayes and noes; but the
call was not sustained.
subsequently Tue HOUSE WAS luloILueu
that the Senate had agreed to the report.
Recess until P. II. -,-r5
!, ,ts.1sfs. Might Session.
Speaker ALLEN in the char.
j Two or three Senate bills OF private or
local character were passed. 81. -
The usual, order for the appointment OF a
committee on the part OF the House to act
with similar one on the part Of the Senate
was adopted. Ro The SPEAKER appointed
Messrs. HANGER, BARBOUR, and MCMILLAN.
] ,Airesolution introduced by Mr.. FICKLEN
for the appointment Of five delegates to act
with similar committee on the part Of the
House, and in. conjunction with the Gov
ernor, to set forthito the creditors the rea-
sons that ;actuatedth the General Assembly ia
the passage of the new funding bill, and to
secure their acceptance of the same, &C.,
&C., was discussed, and finally laid on the
table--ayes, 81 noes, 22-on division.
q THE GOVERNOR.
Mt. HANGER, from the committee. APP
pointed to wait upon the Governor. report
ed that they had performed that duty; that
the Governor expressed his qualification
that the General Assembly is ready to adj
j6irn flaughterl; that he hoped the mem
bers might safely return to their homes s