The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-24
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sTHbssDA January %, 1910.
Il aENAVE.

ali 10 what iB the true H1eaning aEltihstfss =
ri the PROVISION dn the ars the I'm p q
March 1878, prescribing the niafiler 1n
which saiarfesrf natfre suf tsle isnefaf
Aasan,hly shall be ,paid -r-lf the rule thefeip
nrescrfbcd atishsfiSes the accounting o.,
ffcers TO issue certificate OF attendance an4
Warranls Tor d. ffacti UHal. part OF sne weex!y
salary-and II aoy 20 what extent. tfeiesr
red to Committee for Courts OF sJustiee.
Mr.. MASSEY presented Dill 20 yee uasillSs
Taxation. Referred y j: 4 t5stl !!
Mr. DANIEL presented q Tesolutlos M ~ % %
WHEELER the General assembly has ths Tigns,
ITO authorize tax on rafiroad ana canal
companies By counties, oitses,s and town :,
Mfr. GoopE offered bin to amend. the
charter Of the Richmond md Msckieaours
RAILROAD Company .g Referred :, ~ 81 !.
By bIr.. SLEaP: AZ bill TO proVlde ZOE sns :
jregistratton of voters dH the scounfleS OF
Lee and Buchanan! ~ Referred. s..s !
E By,A r. MASSEY IN Tes1luS1on IN selatlu,.
to prepayment3of Clerks FEES &C, q nuef
teerfain circumstances Referred e. o ar
By Mr.. DIdKENs0Y: Dill ado pa oD,n y.
county judges from being intereslsaan , ~,
firms prnctieiDg law in COURTS winch .l p
ARE ;udgeslto Referred. ,i.,,s
SUNDAY TRAINS. t;,,a
Mr.. HuRr Of pfttsyfy lila moved to take !.
nm his font resolution requesting Con:e '
10 pass d law prohibiting the running Il g, !,
railroad trims throughout. the Ih Iies !
States on the Sabbath-day Agreed o.,
Mr.DASIEL spoke in oppositttoyns 70 tn e
resolution, on the ground that Congress. nag
no right to do any such thing Il. 3a,,
MI: HURr spoke AZ favor q Shls fes ESQ.
ttion.l ,,o,,,foi
expressed BY Mr.. DANIEL, and Of me lll-
policy OF giving the United states GoYern u.
ment any more power put anougat tna'
Virginia might Iegislatte herse1 on tue suH-
I'M Mr.. GAYLE agreed with Mr.. DAS1EI. that
tta nrinci1jIe was wrong, and he was not
viking TO give color to it. The running of
trains IS matter Of police, and he was ur--
willing TO concede:to Congress any enlarge
nent Of IT'S power. which is is already TOO
large. 49,, 81. 80. ~. ,1;,1t Dtat
ton so as to request Congress to amend the
mail laws SO as to obYiate the Necessity of
transmitting the mails on Sunday. ~,
: Mr.. P uL thought the amendment would
not obyiate the difficulties in the way, and
argued pointedly, to.show that the resolution
should not be passed. - 80. -,
Mr.. BLAND presented AN amendment TO
Mr., MAssEY's amendment, SOFAS to prohibit
the running OF steamboats,, and, in fact. all
water craft, from - O'clock Saturday night
until IL O'Clock. Sunday night. &c. 80. -
MIR. DANIEL moved TO indefinitely post
pone the resolution, and spoke in favor Of
his motion. go - ~ ,,4,i Xxi
MI. Belts opposed, the resolution, rHe
Thought no good would come Of it., and that
it, was a matter that should be left with the
States. ~ - a.. -, ,,'e
Mr.. HURT accepted Mr.. MAssEr's amend
ment. - ,.,-,.....,. ,.,,...,.. .,.,-.
Mr.. PHLEGAR moved the previous ques-
ton, and 1t was ordered.
The resolution" was. Indefinitely post
.poned--ayes, 90; noes, 4: ~, .s;..@..s.is[1
III. !. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. ,s....,,.r..
j On motion OF Mr. FuLKERsoN, Mr.. BROOKE
was granted three days leave OF absence.
On motion of Mr.. ELLIOTT, Mr.. HAIRS
TON was granted five days leaveof absence.
1H THE MoFFETT-REGlsTER LAW
Att ?. NJ. the Moffett- register bill and
amendments, being the special order, were
taken UP on motion OF Mr.. GRIMsLEY. .,..
Mr.. NASH moved to postpone the bill un-
til Monday, and make it the order Of the, day
for NJ onday next at 2. NJ III .,r, ,J;:t,
Mr. GRMsLEY opposed the motion. TN
MIR. ,FtLKERsoN favored the motion to
postpone. J, III $50 o~nar rr,, ,tt,s, 400
MIR. QuEsENBERRY hoped there would be
an expression OF opinion on the part Of the
Senate as to which method of taxation is
preferred. He hoped there would be no
more delays, but that the, Senate would go
on an nerfept the law ,,. -
Mr.. GAYLE hoped it would be the plea
sure Of the, Senate to grant The, very mode
rate request asked for to postpone the bill
until Monday. ,., ,.,,,...,. ), ,f.,U,I. ......
" Mr.. GRIMsLEY, said q sense Of public duty
required him to insist that the consideration
of the bill should not be postponed.
Mr.. CHlLEs favored the proposed post
ponemeut aud gave several reasons for it.
Mr.. Hurt Of Pittsylvaniai thought the
Senate, in justice to the committee, ought
to 20 on with the consideration OF The bill
and the substitute prepared by Mr.. Full
KERsON. 7.s. ll.sa-.=.n ,.gi..e.
= Mr.. FULKERsoN said his proposition met
with the appreciation of all the liquor-deal-
ers of the State. 1t provides for consider
able increase in the license-tax, and for its
payment in money. 40 - l&as
Mr.. NASH withdrew his motion to post
pone, and the clerk was about to commence
the reading Of thebill when Mr.. PAUL re-
newed the motion to postpone. He said
that Mr.. NASH had not asked anything at
the hands of the Senate this session, and he
Thought it 1but'fairi that the Senate should
grant IL. Sr z O. bai9b""5. :j:i' !. .a5Fa.;t.
Mr.. MARSHALL called the pending ques-
ton; which was ordered. z 81
F. MIR. FULKERsON demanded the ayes and
noes, and SO the Senate refused to postpone
by the following vote: r3 . ies12 <l.t3.
AYEs-Messrs. Bliss. Cbfies. Daniel, Fuikersoni,
Gayle; Mash, Norton, Pau, Sherrard slemp, Ward,
i @ Il ;1
s MadpV RasgaE 9ussennsrry Smith spi'sF
The bilswas then rI read By the clerk, sec
Mr.. MASSEY moved to strike out III tie
second section these words: elf the county
court, shall refuse, to. grant the application
flor 1icense1 the party aggrieyed may du-
ring the term at which sucl, refusal is en-
tered appeaito the Judge OF the circuit court
OF said county In term-time or vacation, and
the Judge thereof shall take :cognizance Of
| said appeal, aud may order the county court
/ OF said county to grant the license upon the
/ terms required by this act.'' - -
The Senate refused to strike out the right
of appeal-ayes, G.; noes, 90.
J Mr.. SMITH OF Nelson moved to amend in
the twelfth line by adding the requirement
OF un oath to be given by the dealer, &c.
ILost-ayes, g.; noes, 20. 2@1 20
f. MIR. GAYLE moved to strike out these
words In thej2d section ~ Alt bonds taken
under the provisions OF this act shall con-
tain waiver OF homestead. y Lost. Ssstt
F. Mfr. HURT Of Halifax moved to amend the
9Th section SO as to make fine tax half cent on
malt ]io,lors las n Oyy instead ne one cont nc