The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-11
d tiding Tor conference OF the creditors Of


The Angustterm Of the Corporation Court
81 the city oil Petersburg.
8 By MIR. WALLACE: "a bill to amend aud
regnact section 8 Of chapter 145 OF the Code
es 1919, relation to Injuries for actions.
BY Mr.. G0oDE: a bill TO provide for
and making the boundary line
between the counties of Mecklenburg and
Charlotte. 80
{ STATUS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
. The Senate joint resolution as to the status
Of the General Assembly came up and was
raad, as follows: 81.
Resolued BIZ the General Assenbly.of FIR
ginia,. That the present session is. session
in accordance with and BY virtue OF tne
Joint resolutions approved March II, 1873,
entitled HJoint resolutions constiulng GER
tain sections OF the 9th, article OF the consul
tuition, as applicable to the sessions OF the
General Assembly," and the act approved
March 70. 1878, entitled San act to amend
the act approved March 80, 1877, in relation!
to the meeting OF the General Assembly,"
The rule requiring reference was sus-
pended. .
Mr.. HANGER offered as substitute for the
Senate resolution the report OF the joint
committee that :. the present session OF the
General. Assembly is legal and constitu-
tional, and that it's inexpedient to leSislate
further on the subject" g
Mr. FAUNTLERoY opposed the substitute.
He bad good deal to say about :. Whlpper-
snapper editors and bondholding parti-
sans' attempting to create the opinion that
the General, Assembly has no right to be
here, &c. s.-s .sE...-
Mr., W., B., TALIAFERRo supported the
substitute. .,
THE OFFICE OF TREASURER. ,4
A communication was laid before the
House from the Governor stating that
through "inadvertent omission y OF Mr..
Hunter to qualify within the time prescribed
by law, there IS q vacancy in the office OF
Treasurer. ss-i
Senate resolution for an election of Urea
surer to-day at clock was received, and
the matter of the status OF the General AS
sembly was passed by to allow the treasu-
rership to be discussed.
Mr.. BoCoCK said that the Governors mes
sage did not sufficiently explain the matter,
and hardly did justice TO Dir. Hunter.
That Mr.. Hunter did not, as might be sup
posed, forget to qualify within the time
prescribed by law; that, on the contrary,
he had consulted with the Governor and
General about it, but was told
that after his return from certain visit it
would be time enough to quaiify-that IS to
say, to give bond. Being misinformed as to
the time, Mr.. Hunter put off qualifying too
long.
General ECHoLs defended the Governor,
and declared that there was no Intention on
his part to do injustice to the venerable
statesman who fills the Office Of Treasurer.
The House agreed to go into an election
at o'clock. -.
At O'Clock the two houses proceeded to
the election OF Treasurer.
Mr.. BoCoCK placed in nomination Hon.
r. M. T. Hunter. In doing so he disclaim-
ed intention to reflect upon any one, but
did mean to say that in this matter Dir.
Hunter had done nothing to impair his
character as an officer and man.
Mr. Hunter was elected.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE --
was granted Mr.. sTARKE one day, and Mr..
MCMILLAN three days.
~. . RECESS RESOLUTION.
Resolution of the Senate for Christmas
recess from the Goth OF December to the Sd
OF January was referred to the Committee
OH Resoiutions-ayes, &C; noes, 55.
COUNTY JUDGE.
The House agreed to Senate resolution to
elect county Judge OF Floyd on next Thurs
day. '....- .a
MoFFETT REGISTER FOR CIGARS. -.
Mr.. AsHToM's bill "imposing a tax and
the mode OF collecting the same
on the privilege Of selling cigars and cigar
cites within the limits Of the Commonwealth
for the support of government and to pay
the interest on the public debt" was placed
upon the calendar. This bill proposes to
use the Moffett register for the collection OF
this tax. "
STATUS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The House returned to the consideration
of the status of the General Assembly.
Mr.. HENRY opposed the Senate resolu.
ton. In speaking of the Governors pro.
clamati0n for an extra session he stated that
the Governor, before issuing it, bad con-
suited some Of the most eminent legal minds
OF the State.
Mr.. LADY thought the General Assembly,
by its action last winter, had settled this
whole matter.
Mr.. BoCoCK, while conserving to the COM
mittee's report, had all along held the opin-
ion which is expressed in the Senate reso-
luton. lie would have been satisfied to
take the report if it had been accepted
quietly. But now that the fight had been
commenced. he would meet sword with
sword. He discussed the question at
length, and asserted that if the General AS
sembly declare that the members are emit.
tied to $3.50 instead of $3.50 no one has the
right to interfere. He thought, in view of
the fact that this Legislature bad reduced
criminal expenses, cut down salaries, and
voluntarily reduced members pay, they
could not be- charged with profligacy.
Mr.. FAUNTLEROY criticized Mr.. HENRY
fo7 his unnecessary eulosy OF the Governor
for issuing the proclamation for an extra
session. He declared that he never for
questioned the Governors motives;
nor had he aimed ridicule at him. It was
but a decent presumption that when the
Governor signed the resolution Of last win
ter that he had no doubts about the right of
the General Assembly to meet this ses-
sion.
Mr.. CoGHILL thought that the best that
could be done was to adopt the substitute
OF Mr.. HANGER-the report OF the joint
committee He vas afraid to have the Gen
eral Assembly decide the question. There
was danger in any course that might be
taken.
Mr.. WALKER Of northumberland offered
an amendment to the substitute-in effect,
that the session is legal and constitutional
because held under the Governors call.
Withdrawn.
The substitute of Mr.. HANGER, that the
session is legal and constitutional, was
adopted by the following vote:
.AYEs.-Nfrssrs. Adams, Anderson, Ashton, Bar
hour Bernard, Bohannan, r j. Carter, Coghill,
Cox, Crutchfeu, Dance, Dyer. Edmunds, Ffnney,
Fry. Goo1e, Graves, Green Hall, Hanger, Hard sly,
Henkel. Henry, Hiner. r. d. James, johnson, ohm
ston, Jordan. Kyle, Lady, Lowell, Luck, McCabe
McCaull, McCraw, Moncure. Norman. Mushback,
Pitts, Popham, Puliiam, Ragland, Reese, E. C.. Ro-
h.nc r Py1 Cow