The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
Extra SessiOn--.Sixteent Day.
TUESDAY, March IS, 1879.
SENATE.


Senator QuEsESBERRY in the chair.
A number OF bills were reported from
committees.
MIR. PHLEGAR presented bill to amend
the act to provide for transportation OF con-
ycts aud insane, and their guards; at re-
duced rates.
Mr.. PAUL presented bill to incorporate
the trustees of the United Brethren in
Christ, Dayton, Rockingham county.
Mr.. MASSEY presented bill to prescribe
the terms on which convicts shall be hired
to counties, cities, and towns, and internal
Improvement companies.
Mr.. SMITH presented bill TO repeal an act
to complete the organization OF the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad, touching the
condemnation OF stock in certain other rail-
road companies.
Mr.. SMITH presented bill authorizing
State repositories to substitute new bonds
for those executed under existing laws.
Mr.. PHLEGAR presented the report Of the
special committee appointed to investigate
the charges against DR.. Ruffner in reference
to the Educational Journal.
The Moffett-register bill was resumed.
The speciic-license tax was reduced from
S75 to $50, and from $3.50 to 800.
An amendment was also adopted re-
quiriDg the pay ment OF the specific tax to
be made in advance. 800.
An amendment was adopted requiring
one-ffth OF the tax under the act to be paid
in lawful money Of the United States for
the benefit of the free schools.
An amendment was adopted giving one
third OF the fine in case of violation OF the
law to the informer.
Pending further consideration OF the
bill the Senate adjourned.
-, HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER in the chair. Prayer by
Right Rev. Bishop keane. OF the Catholic
Church.
A number of bills were reported from
committees. -..--
The following report was agreed TO:
The Committee on Counties, Cities, and
Towns have had under consideration sum
dry petitions for and against the removal OF
the courthouse mixing and Queen county,
and report the following:
Resolved, That it is inexpedient to legis-
late on the subject. ..
SUBSTITUTE FOR MoFFETT REGISTER.
Mr.. WATSON offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on FL
nance be instructed to examine particularly
the machinery and working OF the Davie &
johnson register, and report as early rs
practicable as to the eXpediency Of adopt-
Ing the same in lieu OF the Motfett register.
Referred.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. McCABE Bill for the hiring OF
convict labor and the leasing of the peni-
Tertiary to the Washington, Cincinnati and
St. Louis Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. ATTKIsS0N: Bill to amend and re-
enact an act entitled can act to amend and
reeuact an act for The protection OF game.".
BY Mr.. OGLESBY: Bill to authorize the
sheriff Of Wythe county to return to
Alonza Grinpell the amount OF judgment
on reeognizance recorded in the Circuit
Court Of Wythe. = " go ~
ELECTION LAWS. .5.. a,cr;
House bill No. 20, "revising and amend
ing the REGISTRATION and election laws, and
repeating chapters 6, 7, and OF the Code OF
1873, and all acts or parts OF acts in conflict
With this act" was, on motion OF Mr.. JOHN.
sT0N OF Giles. taken up oat Of its order on
The calendar. ~ h..@ - +. = s
Mr.. JOHNSTON OF Giles m owed to post
,one thebill aud make 1t q special continn-
ng order. for Monday next at II O'Clock
4. M. 80 ...:i.....:. s. \ "a
Dir. HANGER moved to amend the motion
~ striking outs Monday next at X O'Clock
\. M.'''tana inserting Z. Thursday next at
Mp; which was agreed tor
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