The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-07
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1878.
Siaety.seeo,nd'I Day.

other property OF the State.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
afr. FULKERsoS presented joint resolu-
ton providing for the adjournment OF tne
General Assembly on Saturday the 9th In
slant. t.->
Mr.. FUI.YERsoN said he thought that the
hill for the revision Of the criminal laws,
the appropriation bill, and few private
bills. could be passed by that time. he
stated that by Saturday many members
would have left the city and the two houses
without a quorum.
Mr.. Hurt Of Halifax opposed the resoie-
ton. a
4 MIR. FULKERsoH moved that the rules be
in order to consider the resou..
tion to- day. Lost-ayes, IL; noes. IL.
PASSED.
Mr.. koINER presented bill to authorize
the trustees OF the Methodist church at
Mount Scion. in Augusta county, to sell
certain property and relnvest proceeds OF
sale. 80.
On motion OF Mt. DANIEL, Senate bill to
authorize the Lynchburg Virginia Guard
to uniform themselves rs they may prescribe
was taken up and passed under suspension
of the rules.
WARM-SPRINGS VALLEY RAILROAD.
On motion Of Mlr. SHERRARD, Senate bill
to incorporate the Warm-Springs Valley
Railroad was taken up, under suspension
OF the rules. and passed.
THE CRIMINAL LAWS.
The Senate next took up the bill to revise
the code of criminal laws. In the section IN
reference to the fees of iailors, &c the law
I'D 90 IN p,r0pjdp that thp ices
for keeping and supporting person in jail
for each day shall be forty cents; but when
there are as many as three and less than ten
persons IN jail thirty cents for each. When
there are ten or more twenty-five cents for
each person in Jail.
The effect of this amendment will be 10
make the iail-fees Of the sergeant support
him and his deputies, that portion OF the
section authorizing the Judge OF the Hast
ip@s Court to make an allowance for the
salaries OF the deputy sergeants, payable
out OF the city treasury, having been sLrlck-
en- out.
Recess.
Night Session.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to order
at s p. NJ.
The consideration Of the revision OF the
criminal laws was resumed, the bill read
the rules suspended, and passed
ayes, So; noes. |.
PASSED.
House bill for the relief of Harvey Lam
bert from the payment Of the fine OF 500
imposed by the County Court of Lee.
Senate bill to amend an act Incorporating
the Virginia General Manufacturing Com
pany introduced tonight by Mr.. DANIEL,
rules suspended, and passed..
TIE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The contested-election case Of Coleman
Us. Bliss came up as the special order. The
minority report Of the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections RENTING the case back
to the people was rejected. The majority
report of the committee, seating Mr. G. Il.
Bliss, was adopted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at | o clock
by Speaker ALLEN.
SONS OF ELIJAH.
Mr.. HAMILTON, under suspension OF the
rules, presented No. 371, House bill t. in
corporate the Sons OF Elijah, in the city Of
Richmond.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. SOUTHWARK one day,
EDMUSDs and WILMER two days each. CRANK
three days, BROWN four days, and PITTS five
days.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. LOWELL stated that had he been pres
ent when the vote was taken on agreeing to
the Senate JOINT resolutions in relation to
another regular session Of the General As
semblg this winter he would have voted for
Mr.. CoCHILL's substitute.
Mr.. WALKER would have voted for the
substitute offered by MIR. CoGHILL. but had
paired off With Mr.. TALIAFERRo OF Glou-
cester.
hlr. BoCoCK would have voted against
the passage of the BARBOUR bill over the
Governors veto, but had paired OF with
Mr.. M0FFETT.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The resolutions IN relation to settle
ment of the public debt came up-the pend
ing question being an amendment offered
by Dir. JOHNSTON (of Giles to the substitute
of Mr.. FOWLER for the resolutions of Mr..
FICKLEN.
Mr.. JOuNsToN's amendment was adopt
ed-ayes, IS; noes, 81.
Mr.. FowLER'S substitute was then adopt
ed-ayes, So; noes, 25-and the resolution
so amended passed in the form following
TMr. FOwLER'S preamble and Mr.. JOHN
SToN's resolution:
Whereas the General Assembly has eX-
pressed the belief that the present rate OF
taxation is rs high as can be borne without
destroying, Or at least greatly impairlng, the
industrial interests and recuperative power
Of the State; and whereas the present
General Assembly was elected with espe-
cial reference to reimbursement OF the pub
lie debt of the State so that the interest may
be punctually paid alike on all classes OF it
without an increase of the rate or aggre-
gate of taxation, so that said read!
nav be satisfactory and final, and public
agitation of the subject may cease; and
whereas the General Assembly, recognizing
its duty first to preserve and insure the con-
tinued existence Of the State, including
the public free-school system, is willing and
anxious to restore the former equality OF all
the public creditors by distributing ratably
among them the entire excess OF the public
revenues derived from the present rate OF
taxation. after the most economical admin
istration OF the State Government consist
ent with the efficiency OF the public service;
therefore
Resolped, That the Committee of Finance
be, and hereby are, instructed to report to
this House bill for exchange OF bonds OF
his State. TO the holders OF the coupon and
registered bonds OF the State the bonds to
be given in exchange to be either reg !stered
Or coupon, but the coupons not to be re-
ceiYable in payment OF any dues to the
State, TO be non-taxable and having so years
TO run, and bearing rate OF interest not
greater than 65-l00 per cent. on the hum