The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-15
GENERAL ASSEM- OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, January Y, 1870.
SENATE.

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SENATE
senator orssEssEkRy president pro lem
more. Ia the chair. No prayer. 81. !.
a number os House OtIls were t!sicG se eau
and referred =.
rsportsa ii substitute for Senate Dir ie' ~ 70
sell the canal TO the Rtchmon0. ana Az q, ~
ahany Railroad COMPS ana aiso 9 ,!I.s,,
authorize the Chesapeake ana Onio tsatiss g g
Company TO increase its eapltal stock /, -.
nrn ra bilT Is amend the ct}arte Of The
'a M n nuFp s 81 Halifax reported declaring
n inexpedient to ABOLISH the. Office oi Tom
missioner or Agriculture also. oil. Dill 20 IN
certornte The, Virginia Marble Company
z Mr. SurTH. from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported Senate bill to authorize tne
use os district school funds for certain PUT
sS's ccsr EaEEcs or BospHoL DERs. ,f' s /
aar. KoIEER presented Joint. resolution
authorizing The Governor to extend Enc
finao for the conference Of the bond hofaers
Tor ten days from the ed OF january u
sfIcf extension should be found necessary.
Agreed to, under, q suspense OF tue lu'es'
-Ts:fos 81 9 10 tsJbAtc VA Ans'isAtoA1'e
ON motion OF Mr.. MASSEY, Mr.. MURRAY
was granted one days leave of absence. /,
s' PREsESrgp AND gEFEREED. s 49,;
.By. Mr.. GAYLE: a bill to incorporate The
Porisnonth Library Associate Ion. 4 g. ..l II
s By Mr. NASH. a. bill for the RELIEF o.
Jobrfi T. Woodhouse, treasurer OF P ElHeess
Anne county.
!. By ME- NcNS :aA,bil concerning unlaw-,
ful fishing. = stf1 Il; .s6iisGiEIt. ihI2f.
a BY qMr. WATSON: A resolution as 10
what legislation IL necessary TO- better BE-
cure assessment of incomes and stnesbetter
collection OF tax thereon. 80. t,p5 :. hir3
Bv MIR. BETS: Petition of physicians Oh
Northumberland county, asking modlnca-
tion or reduction Of tax on physicians,
! By MIR. CHILRs: A bill to amend ana re:
enact section 81 OF chapter "a OF the Cooe Oh
1873, in reference to licensing physicians,
surgeons, and dentists; also, petition OF
members of the medical profession asking
protection. &c. Tn ~ @'t 49,.
By Mr. PAUL "A resolution making GER
tain inquiries OF the Committee on 'Punnc
institutions rs to the number OF cenVlcts
now in the penitentiary, number ana 9i-
mansions of the cells, and what (lf any Ie-
gisation is necessary for the better accolnno'
dation of the conyictS, DC. go
= By MFR. HURT of Pittsylvania: A JOINT
resolution instructing our senators and re-
uucstipg our representatives in Congress 10
vote for law prohibiting the running OF
railroad trains in the United States on sun"
dew. Lies over. ~5'I@ Gof%
;; Nv Mr., HAIRsTON.: A bill to amend Sec
tions IA and Is of an act to provide lot
working and keeping in order the ROADS OF
tho rono ry-poft N n-p~s"s'S~'s
By Mr.. LEE: Petition of citizens OF Cen
treyille district, in the county OF FAIRFAX,
against the passage Of House bill MOI, TO
submit the question OF repeating the fence
law, in whole or in part, to the voters OF
Mount Vernon and CeDtreville districts.
BY Mr.. .WALsToS: A bill to regulate the
recovery of damages in personal actions.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
ALP. M. the Senate took up the special
order-viz., Senate bill to submit to tue
qualified voters OF the State the question OF
holding a convention, &c..-reported from
the. Committee on General Laws with the
recommendation that it do not pass. ,t..
The bin was read. -....., ..,.r..
MIR. HURT Of Halifax moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, and spoke IN advocacy OF
his motion. ,.i..t .ssr-.s5 a. ....;te. 90.
Mr.. MASSEY advocated the bill, and urged
the Importance OF convention in order to
improve Constitution which, considering
its source and the circumstances OF its franz
ing, was pretty good one. ~, 49,.
Mr.. OUESENBERRY did not think this an
opportune time to consider the question !;
but it is too important matter to be whis-
tied QUITO the Senate by a motion to indie
fnitely postpone. The Constitution is COLI
fessedly unsuited to our wants, and be was
OF opinion that in the settlement OF the
debt question it would be necessary to have
a convention to fix the rate Of interest. He
went on to argue in favor of.the great inn
portance to the people Of reducing The cN-
Denses Of the Government to sum far be-
low 81 ,4OO,O 900. He believed convention
would within a week cut off these unneces-
sary expenses forced upon us by north
ern convention. 1t is not Constitution
of our own making. The Constitution
should be so framed as to bring the
expenses OF the government within an eco
nomical sum, certainly five or six hundred
thousand dollars less than the expenses Of
the government now are. He hoped 1t
would be the pleasure Of the Senate to lay
The bill on the table until the conference
with the bondholders is had.
Mr.. TYLER moved to lay the bill on the
table. -.
MIR. SpITLER demanded the ayes and noes,
aud, being taken, the Senate agreed to lay
on the table by the following vote:
AYEs.-Mcesrs. Bliss. Brooke, Chiles, Dickinson;
Elliott Eulkerson, Goode, Massey, MoultoDs Nash,
Norton Paul, Powell, Quesenberry' slemp' Splitter
NoEs.-Messrs. Belts. Daniel. Gayle. Griffin,
Hsson Hurt of aafaS hpE of sSh
yens, WalSton, and WOrthanl-l6. - @.3 's
~ House bill, with Senate amendments, au-
thorizipga the use of district school funds
for the payment Of teachers.
DEATH OF DR.. WALKER.
Mr.. GRIFFIN presented a resolution ex-
pressing the sympathy Of the Senate with
Lieutenant Governor WALKER Ia the death
of his brother, DR., Walker, and adjourning
the Senate as a further mark Of respect.
Agreed to unanimously, a.. '"'. g
Adjourned. ri . - = go, ~, T.
4, i.. T.. HOUSE OF, DELEGATES i
The SPEAKER In the chair. .,.I ,.5 - .
REPORTED FROM. COMMITTEES.
The following bills were reported from
committees :
Senate bill to Incorporate the Dan Valley
and Yadkin River Narrow-G Gauge Railroad
Company with. an amendment). House
bills :',To amend and reenaet an act to au-
thorize the construction OF turnpike road
in Princess Anne and Norfolk counties, APP
proved March ID, 1878; to incorporate the
Virginia and Statesville Narrow Gauge Rail-
road Company; to amend and reenact the
list section OF ain act to incorporate the Nor
folk and Berkeley Railroad Company. SEN
ate bill authorizing the rent OF the court
house oil Prince Edward county for lectures