The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-13

Mr. P 3 favored Mr.. FULKrssos's
a The amendment was rejected by the for
flowing vote
|.SAYrs-Me,ars. Bliss. Elliott, Fulkerson. Massey,
MonEon; Murray Norton, Paul, Quesenoerrs' spi'
lef saa Belts Bland Daniel 4 s.y, e
soode arinssy AntGs hsrs o. Malshs Phe
pySyan sacair Smith. Waston
Mr.. CHILEs, who would have voted
AVE- had paired with MIR, NAsH, WHO V
would have voted I" No. = s Us sa.ss
Mr.. MASSEY moved to amend 30 as 20 pro-
vide that the specific license tax ana tine
tax for use sos register shall pc pald Id
| money. Lost ayes, noes, Is:
Mr.. FULKERsoN presented q SUBSTITUTE lot
1.-THE bill--in substance the old law, e4cet ,,
ltbat the tax Is nearly doubled, and under u :
Its patron claimed the revenue Wouio
amount to 10000. =, -
/ Mr.. FULKERsoE explained bis Dill. ana
said 1t grew out OF the convention OF liquor
! dealers. z. .. II. ..f =: .i:f
/ The substitute was reiected-ayes, u:
noes. 90. The vote was recorded as follows;
AyEs.-Messrs Bliss, Brooke, Chiles, Daniel, Eul-
kerson, Gayle, Griffin, Hinton, Lee, Norpon' " az
sISIt, sau Belts Bland Elliott Goode,
Johnson Koner Massey Mentions M1s
spsIi,er III Tanner, r. ler, and Wortham-22.
The bill was then read q third time and
passed -ayes, q; noes, 2-Messrs. BLISS
and FULKERs0N.
ELECTION OF JUDGE.
/ Mr.. SINCLAIR presented joint resolution
4 for the election on Wednesday OF county
Il indge for Prince William county, to hll the
I vacancy occasioned by the death OF Judge
i Nicol. Agreed to.
4 - THE NEW DEBT BILL.
Il About hali-past 10 O'clock Mr.. BARBOUR
4 OF the House of Delegates, communicated
to the Senate the bill passed by the HoHss
TO provide for consolidating the public debt
and to pay three per cent. for eighteen years
and four per cent. for thirty-two years.
PORTSMOUTH CHARTER.
House bill to. amend the charter OF th'
CITY OF Portsmouth in relation to the ap
uointment Of ferry and police commissioner
was taken up, Mr.. GAYLE having the noor
Il Recess.
Night Session.
, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WALKER in the chair
The consideration Of the bill to ament
the charter of the city OF Portsmouth wa
Z resumed, the question being on agreeing II
the amendment proposed by the committee
] which provides for the submission to tn
: people, in May, the question whether or no
the City Council Of Portsmouth shall ap
point the commissioners.
Mr.. GAYLE moved to amend by adding t
: the amendment the words "upon the petl
} ton of 200 OF the qualified voters OF sait
CITY. one half OF whom shall be freehold
ers''-the effect being TO require the 1GdS
OF the Hastings Court to issue his writ
election, provided 200 OF the qualife!
!. voters, one half OF whom shall be freehold
: ers, shall petition for said election, &c.
Mr.. GAYLE spoke in favor OF his amend
ment. ;,
Mr.. GRIFFIN argued in opposition to th
amendment.
Mr.. GAYLs's amendment was adopted
ayes. II; noes, Is.
The amendment as amended was agrees
to-ayes, IT; noes, ID.
The bill was then passed.
!. THE NEW FUNDING BILL.
Mr.. TYLER moved to take up the neV
House funding bill.
/ Mr.. JOHNSON opposed the motion to tax
] mn the bill. He said the bill was an ute
fraud and false practice. Nobody woul,
: accent it. The only way to settle the que1
ton now will be to 60 to the people and tel
8 them that the debt question cannot be settle'
unless the Legislature will raise the taxes
. and thus meet the question fairly ant
sauareiy.
The motion to take up the bill by sus
pending the rule was reiected-ayes, II
: noes, lO-not two thirds.
PASSED.
Senate bill for the relief of Samuel
Adams, of Pittsylvania county.
Senate bill to authorize the Board OF Su
pervlsors to hire convicts for working tn
roads in Henrico county.
THE CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM. =.
Senate bill authorizing and directing th
directors of the Central Lunatfc Asylum t,
, contract for the erection, near the city o
Petersburg, OF suitable buildings for th
accommodation of the colored insane Of th
State came up on the calendar.
Mr.. HINTON moved to reconsider the Vot
by which the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed, in order to strike out an appropria
ton Of 100000, &c,
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. JOHNSON opposed the bill on tn,
ground that the State could not afford Il
appropriate so large sum at this time. HI
gave an estimate OF the financial condition
of the State from March to December /
1878.
: Estimated revenue, based on revenue to-
: same periods last year:
March. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $211,665 z:
April. ....... Observation-Disclosures. 1929 81
| May ..................... ........... $4,000 T.
June. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 577,046 a.
July. Observation-Disclosures. 12S,573 z.
August ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 101,711 9:
| Septem Der. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1884 II
October. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S6,719 s!
November ............................ 246,546 q
Total revenue TO be received. -. 81, s5a 1911 Q;
Out OF this revenue will be paid coupons
received for taxes.
Now, there were outstanding March
lst-coupons. SSU,I96 W