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

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steh amount $50 due the p1pllc ss s.,ss -
uIofsIliy, ana shnlI Gu loans oms -
.e srss money that is paia ilto s.se
~ apan,iinr n,rTher consIG eration OF the Dill
the senate-adio arned =
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tho SPEAKER Of the House called tine
body to order ut III O'Clock. n o prayer,
"a on rnotionof Mr. slREEy. Senate Dill 10
authorize the construction OF afs2 .I,
across the Rappahannock. river was p 4ill''s
upon the calendar. 20
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Ry Mr. CIAnKs: Bill in relation to wills
Nv Mr.. ASHTON: Resolution as to taxing
cigars one cent each. ,u,
nv Mr.. ROBINSON OF Norfolk: ). Bill to au-
thorize the Board OF Supervisors OF Ellza.
beth CITY. county to issue certain amount
Of county bonds to build bridge.
By Mr.. FuLKsRsoN: Bill to protect sure
ties on official bonds. *
By Mr.. MoNCURE Resolution thaI tne
State Vaccine Agent be required 10 make
report for the years 1874, %, g, ana rs
soon as possible.
By oIr. WALKER of Westmoreland: kes-
olution as to taxing liquors bought IN olneE
States bv consumers OF Virginia.
By Mfr. CRANK: Resolution as to exempt
ing native wines from the operation OF tue
Moffett register.
By Mr.. HAMILTON: Bill as 10 outlcs Oh
treasurers and collectors.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill 5, in relation to wool-groWlng
in the county Of Lee; Senate Dill 2S, Id re.
lation to inspection OF tobacco; house Dill
25, in relation to jurisdiction OF 1ustlces.
with substitute therefor; House Dill 81,
for protection OF fish above tide-Water, Wild
substitute therefor; House bill %, to
amend laws in relation to recordatlon OF
fiduciary accounts; House bill to lncorpo-
rate the town OF Hillsyil'e,in Carroll county.
PAY OF MEMBERS.
House bill 81, fixing the compensation OF
members Of the General Assembly on the
basis OF the law Of 1860, was favoraly re-
ported from the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform.
DISMISSED.
Senate bill No. 5, to amend the act to en-
courage wool-growlng In Lee county.
THE BUCKINGHAM SEAT.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions-DIr. HANGER chairman - reported
unanimously that JAMES y. FIcKLEN (the
sitting member), and not D: j. Woodhn
(the contestant, is entitled to the seat Tor
Buckingham county. Agreed to. Notion
to reconsider rejected.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munication from the Auditor in response to
a resolution as to the assessments upon the
railroads for the expenses or the Railroad
Commissioner, DC.
The auditor, after giving the assessment
upon each road, says:
All OF the foregoing [asseSsed] companies
save the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Company have paid into the Treasury the
sums as aacertained as their proportion OF
assessment, making the sum OF Jl,7C0.eo,
leaving a balance due from the Seaboard
and Roanoke railroad Of $4,000. All Of
said companies paid the assessments in cur
rency, and not in coupons.
It is proper to state that these companies
have paid under protest.
The expenses Of the department are as
follows:
Salary Of the Commissioner per annum.. ..S3 ,0gg
Salary of the clerk per annual. l,500
Office expenses ooo
Total $4,000
This sum WAS prorated among the COM
panics according to their gross receipts.
The payments made from the Common
wealth to the 10th day Of January, 1878, are
rs follows:
To T. H. Carter, Commissioner, salary. az, 100 e.
TO 81 e Lee 1asts 81 Goe Al
Total. ,7ss 90
The amount paid by the railroad cempa-
mes 10 onte os q, na;s 7SS Ss
q eaAs,. o .,.,,o,, titnrns 8 ae1 e6