The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-18
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SENATE.

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the aracestreet; Presby terrain cbnfcn.
The Senate receded from It's amenamen,
TO HoaSeT Bill to provide Tor reassessmenl
}gf lands in the Commonwealth injured %. .,
late foods, &c. The bill now gees 20 INT
Governor.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a com
mnnication from the Auditor OF Public Ae
counts In response TO q resolution caIlink
for information as to allowances to clerks o.
courts. &C., n hicli, on motion OF sMr. I'd Az
sEy, was laid on the: table and ordered 70 Of
printed. -.
MIR. CHILEs was granted leave OF absence
for three days. -. | Z. 81.
was granted four days leave OF absence.
81 Mr.. WARD presented a petition OF the SUI
pervisors OF Frederick county praying thai
the property OF the Winchester and Poto
mac and Wis chester and Strasburg Railroad
Companies be subjected to local taxation
Referred. +. -. =. ,
By Mr. PAUL: "a bill to amend the Code
in relation to construction OF statutes. he
ferred.
b By Mr.. DICKINSON: A bill to furnish
convict labor to the counties OF Wythe
Carroll, and Grayson, to work upon the
Wythe and Grayson turnpike road. Re
ferIed.
By Mr.. PAUL: Petition Of citizens oil
Rockingham county praying an amendment
to sections 80 and SO OF chapter 1872 OF the
Acts OF 1876, fixing the tax on sample-mer
chants. Referred.
~ PASSED.
House bill to incorporate the State GranG
Lodge, knights of Damon, OF Virginia.
House bill to authorize the trustees 81
Davis school district, in Shenandoah, to sci
a certain lot OF land, &c.
Senate bill for the relief of John E. Sill.
vers, late township collector Of Auburn
township, in Montgomery county, and his
sureties.
Senate bill to provide Communication to sol
iiers MANNED in war who have not hereto
fore been provided, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
On motion Of Mr.. HURT OF Halifax the
bill to establish department Of agriculture
was taken up and made the special order OF
the day for Wednesday next.
THE TAX-BILL.
The BARBOUR tax bill was taken up.
Mr. FULKERs0N moved to rescind the or.
der by which the Senate agreed to vote on
80; noes, 10.
Mr.. FULKERsoN moved that the vote be
taken on the bill on Wednesday before the
Senate adiourns. Agreed to.
Mr.. MASSEY indicated his intention OF Of.
fering an amendment to the bill to the effect
that the tax for the privilege OF selling
wine, ardent spirits, or malt liquors, i'm.
posed by the act approved March 80, 1877,
shall be collected only in lawful money OF
the United States; and the revenue accru-
ing therefrom, together with the revenue
from all other sources not heretofore men,
toned in the act, shall be applied-frst, as
much thereof as may be necessary, in addi-
ton to the provision for that purpose in the
first section of the act, to defray the neces.
sary expenses Of maintaining the govern
ment of this Common Wealth and second,
to pay interest on the public debt in such
manner as will do equal justice to all classes
OF public creditors.
Mr.. FULKERsoN continued and concluded
his remarks in advocacy Of the bill.
At the conclusion Of Mr. FULKERsoN's
remarks Mr.. PHLEGAR moved to amend the
bill so as to except tile application OF the
capitation-taX from the payment Of the in
terest on the debt and general school pur.
poses. $50
MIR. BLAND next spoke in opposition to
the bill, and had the floor at 2:45 P. NJ,
when be yielded to motion made by Mr.
SINCLAIR to adjourn.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER called the House to order al
IL O'Clock. Prayer by Rev. DR.. E. w
Warren.
QUESTION OF LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
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The Committee for Courts of Justice have
according to order, had under consideration
Senate Joint resolution instructing the
House bill sc, entitled can act to amend
and reanact section 8, chapter l5, Of the
Code, 1873, in relation to the construction O!
Statutes" and being Of the opinion that the
communication to the House OF the rejection
by the Senate of the bill concludes further
action by either House on the said bill, they
therefore recommend the adoption OF The
following resolution
Resolued. That the Senate joint resolution
be disagreed to.
Adopted.
Motion to reconsider rejected.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr. CARTER OF Loudoun: Petition o
citizens OF Loudoun county as to liquo,
license. a.
ByMr. CARTER of Loudoun: A bill EN-
towering notaries public to act as justice:
Of the peace in criminal cases, and fixing
their compensation.
BY Mr.. CARTER of Loudoun: A bill Il
regulate the assessments OF property in thu
county Of Loudoun, and fixing the compen
sation OF assessors of same.
BY Mr.. KYLE: A bill to furnish convict
labor to Carroll, Grayson, and Wythe coun
ties.
BY Mr.. COLEMAN:
ReSolUed, That the Committee on Coun
ties, Cities, and Towns be instructed to in
quire into the eXpedency Of providing b!
law for a special election in the county @
Lunenburg to fill a vacancy in the offices
county and circuit clerks in said count.
occasioned by the death OF Henry q. Bos
well.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. RAGLAND two days and MI
FRENCH three days, and indefinite leave TO
Mr.. NICHE.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. ADAMS stated that he would hav
voted "Aye" on the Barbour bill, but ha'
paired off with Mr.. CoGBILL.
Mr.. ASHTON stated that had he been pre-
sent he would have voted 'No" on tn
passage Of the bill,
MEMBERS GENERAL AssEMBLY-THEIR TERN
On motion Of Mr.. WATSON, it was
ReSoiUed, That the joint Committee OF
Constitutional Amendments inquireinto tn
propriety Of electing legislative members TO
four years.
sUPERNTENDENTs OF SCHOOLS.
On motion Of Mr.. EBMUHDs the Superin
tendent Of Public Instruction was requeste