The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-15

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fs6 Senate to sag itself 81 adaVsfng the mo-
4 don Of Sir. HAND. .,,a
4 Mr.. cHILEs :aYowed BIS frien dship for Inc
j ,a;Iroad bin, bsis thongbt Ii right and 1ust
that air. H6a7's investigation should pc
4 had. IS. z 49, !, -,
Mr. SMITH OF Nelson presented a. SUD
stitute for Mr.. BLANDs motion, 70 tbe elie e,s
sfthat the Senate win vote for the raiiroao pm
i before II votes on the pub :dept plll.e.. ~
4 smoke in favor of bis resolution.
A Mr.. HURT OF Pittsyl vatiia hoped the Ell p.
ate would vote down othresoiu tions. iae
public debt ought to be disposed OF oeloie
A ANYTHING else. He didn't intend TO tnroW
anythinS in the way to prevent an carly
4 vote on the railroad bill, bus could not vote
I, MIR. BROOKE presented ~ amendment 10
/ 1.-the substitute, 10 read aslfollows:s ,z'
4 Resdlued, That the Richmond ana ave
giiauy Railroad bill be made the order OF Tue
day for tomorrow Saturday at IL O'CLOCK,
and the continuing order Tor future Gays
between rhe hours OF II and O'Clock untii
completed. tf4. sn"t!5 =. ,..... 80
!. j. Mr. BRooKE argued in favor OF has feso.
LUTON on the ground tbas buth the utps
question aud the railroad bill could be dis
.cussed daily until disposed OF. %
lIeANr. BLAND made an out-an d-out speech
for the bill, and in opposition TO senators
who will allow local interests to 51pnuence
them in this great matter. He had been
,water.line mans until he found ne was IN
error. igI@ .e,a5 - :.
/ Mr.. BLAND accepted Mr.. sMETH's substi-
Itute. 49, sW ss3t9ir- l.s.'htt.
!, Mr.. MASSEY favored Mr.. SMITHS motion.
Mr.. HURT Of Halifax presented substi-
|tute for all other prcposit1ons-a resoiution
/ providing for night sessions on ana. AFTER
Monday, during which the railroad OIL can
be disposed Of. ,.
Mr.. LEE came to the rescue again. and
made an argument for the early considera-
Lion OF the railroad bill. He reminded the
Senate that it had been distinctly understood
that after disposinS OF LDc county-organl-
zation bill the railroad bill should come up.
He favored Dir. SMITHS resolution.
Mr.. GRIFFIN called the pending ques-
ion. Ordered-aycs, 30; noes, g..
Dir. BRooKE's proposition was then voted
upon-vgz., to consider the railroad bill
every day between II and l o'clock until
disposed Of, commencing on Saturday.
IL0St-ayeS, IL, noes, 20.
The question was then upon Dir. SMITHS
proposition to vote on the railroad bill be-
fore voting on the debt bill.
Dir. HURT OF Halifax was about to present
his proposition to have night sessions on
and after Monday to consider the railroad
bill. when
Mr.. MASSEY demanded the pending queS-
ton. Pending question ordered.
Mr, SMITHS resolution to Vote on the rail-
road bill first was agreed to-ayes, 10; noes,
II. .,.s-. ..
Mr.. HURr OF Halifax now presented his
resolution for night sessions on and after
Monday to consider only the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad bill.
Mr.. SMITH thanked Mr.. HURTfor tile reso-
luton. Hc was glad 10 have the opportunity
to explain himself. He then went on to
explain bis position on the public debt; to
give the obstructionstS turn; to de-
fend the railroad bill. and to make very
earnest speech in favor of Mr.. HURTS reso-
luton.
Mr.. FULKERsoN made speech in opposi-
| ton TO AIr. HURTS resolution, and said that
the Senate was now worked as much as II
could stand. He denied that he was an OBJ
structionst, and insisted that Mr.. SMITHS
party are obstructloni>ts. ...
MIR. HURTS resolution LOT night SESSIONS
was adopted.
Mr.. BROOKE moved to limit speeches on
the railroad bill to fifteen minutes.
Mr.. FULKERsoN said if he is to he limited
| to Il speech OF fifteen minutes on the rail-
road bill he'd like to vote on it now. 1t
would be impossible for senator to make
lnplete argument on this bill in so short
| time.
| Mr.. BROOKE replied on the other side.
| Mr.. BLAND moved to amend so as to limit
speeches on amendments to fifteen minutes.
Adopted. -. ...
The resolution as amended was then
adopted. .....
So the railroad bill may come up to-day
at II O'Clock, but at all events is to be voted
on before the debt BILL
Mr.. SMITH of Nelson. Mr.. BLAND, Gene
raj LEE, aud other senators who favored
the resolution, disavowed any purpose what
ever to delay action on the public-debt pro-
position, which they intended TO support
| cordially but contended that the Richmond
and Allegheny Railroad bill was entitled
under all the rules Of courtesy and parlia-
mentary law to be first disposed OF, and
senators had day after day so agreed. There
was no purpose on their part to subordinate
the debt matter to the railroad bill. They
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portance than all other public measures
before the Legislature, but that there was
ample time to consider both, the railroad
bill ranking second in public favor.
..-. THE SPECIAL ORDER.
The county-organization bill was then
taken up and discussed until 2:t5 z. NJ,
when the Senate went into executive ses-
sion over the confirmation OF visitors to the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Blacksburg.
The Governor appointed General Fitz
Lee, Judge John A. Meredith, and MIR.
Thomas Edmunds of Halifax, and the Sen
ate confirmed the appointments utter long
and stormy session. ST..
Adjourned at $50 2. II. ""t
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Nh. HANGER in the chair.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES. ..
House bills to amend the act to incorpo-
rate the James-River Bridge Company; 10
amend an act prescribing the duties, pow
ers, liabilities, and compensation OF certain
county officers; providing for the collec-
ton of taxes, and for the repeal OF chap
tiers 81 and 46 OF the Code, &c. with re-
common dation that it do not pass; joint
resolution providing for the payment
| OF the expenses OF the committee
appointed to accompany the remains
OF the late DR.. L. C. Robinson to his home /;
to allow Hiram c. Wierman, OF the county
OF Lee, to sell ardent spirits without paying
! State tax with recommendation that it do
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