The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-25

ally interested In tire ". ~ -
lpeeus,iarp staDipo ONT OF the iio1LeiL.1sn.
punch, SO That no undue weight miglt DC
riyen tofwflat s11gh mefnb ers 0rs o1Deers may
say in hehalf. oG this mode Of 9ns
MnI7y members upon this MOT arg u q 1Iae-
cfdsd as TO-. the spron per co tlrser ~ pursue
when tais important SUBJECT comes pf ~,
this Houssfor aetioDs And, sald OF. liz liza.
1zfER 20 for one, Set iid like to know When
member gets the floor whether be is speak
ing for the interest Of the State or his own
racket. which. Mr.. SPEAKER, you know,
would make q very material difference rs 70
effect OF such speeches. am sure It W Quiz
with me. y
i by q; Yote (onl dWisinn( of ayes az, noes
40, the House referred the resolution to the
proper standing committee.
Mr.. MoPFgTT desired to nakeFa personal
Er. aSaER moved to reconsider the or
der of reference. SO that the question Mlgnt
bte disposed Of here o,day. Agreed, 70: ~,
Mr.. MoFFEfT took pleasure jn Saying that
there. was no fact whatever in comp sctlt2u
with The history Of the register Bhie!T was va
He and Mr.. Deaftii had assigned the patent
for Virginia to the State grntuitously, with
one condition only, that the State pay the
charges for getting the ppterlt. -.,,,,,.
|. I'm Ifeplyio a1questioh by Mr.. FRAZIER,
EMr. boFrtsfT said that the State Of Virginia
had no interest in the register outside Ell the
State, and that there %ereia score ef'eem-
petitors in the tiefd--Hewnrrtt be glad to
have theFfuiisst inquiry, and would take
great pleasure In allowing q regular com
mittee OF this General Assembly to interview
himself. PA Virginia the patent beiongeat TO
eBhafstates Outside OF The State to him tsir-
takeFFSfT) and anufnbef Of other gentl emesn1!
ITGOhfihotion' efaMY: J6RD4N the resolution
twas iafd ION tie tabFe. pa DIR" hoETsh9 so,i
hoztnEtktn,E ASR, fGhA9soS 1ttRRypikE 'nG,
fa On, motion 81 Mr. FGLToS, House, bill %
amend and reenact the first section OF an act
| to furnish convict labor to work on, the RAJ
Highland Grayson, turnpike was ta age up
and passed.! .hgj2sox.. p1,l aau I3jt!- |
EANQTRER TICTORYilFoR MR.. WHITElt OF HAM
l,.iraus IrpD 5ss!sost OVER. AZ 70" Li!)1 I :
EofThe inbird -bill'' was, discussed by Mr.:
WHITE. ofHanover and Mr. HUNTER .oi
rG,@ -2@.-'i a1i:it NJ =
.Thefbill1as reported from the committee
was as follows: rma2 s@&!: (" ~! 81 /
An Act TO rresnact and amend the act e7ti-
ID lied al, oct for the protection Of game,
approved lNarch ~ 1878, so as toread T.. as
| g t6RoWs::e =, i" :. ~ ..a%.
r11!6 Bgf;it enacted by the General ASSEMBLY
! 1fiiVt7yi7;d,3 That it shall not be. lawful for
any person to kill or capture, or offer for
sajc, Or Buy any partridge or quail between
tie 15th, day OF january and the Goth day Of
October tf each year; nor shall it be lawful
to'take or destroy, the eggs at any time, nor
shall IT. be lawful to capture partrftges' at
any time BY means Of nets and traps ofanY
kind, until after the expiration OF two years
t ffonf the passage Of this act. 49,. ,..,,.
f. srnThis act shall be in force Its pas
EHSMhf, Nj. tWStthTE offered a substitute cmbody-
ing the following propositions: .,..i,. .,t
g.s,iTbat 1t Shall not be lawful for any per-
son TO Kill or capture, or offer Tor sue ;; or
buy any partridge or quart between the first
/ dSX 81 February and the, first day Of Noyem1-
Der q each year; nor shall it be lawful ior
any person to destroy theegss Of cartridges
N's And any PEE. person yioatin gthc PROVISIONS
Of this act si1ai1f Be gtilty OF q mis- demeanor,
aid be fined not lesSS than ten noEsmore than
;; :, Thfs act Sian be il force from its p9 as-
s a! acts and BATH .S Of acts III IT, conflict
with this act are herebyrfpealed. ,..a.,,.
of The House, yielding to Mr., WHITES argu-
aneht, adopted thhSe}ssp6tstitnte and ordered
the bill to engrossrnert.h : 49, 49,
|. Mr.. HANGER moved to reconsider, as the
BILL would allow, the destruction Of birds in
great umbers BY nets and traps. -, ,.,;
T MI MoFEETT supported this, Hiotion.-,,"..
Nj. LACY opposed IT,, on the ground that
Mr.; WHITES bill would put farmers on, an
equal footing with sportsmen. !;
The bill was. under, consideration at !
O'Clock, when the. SPEAKER announced the
special order. -. - ...,..
o. The special order was postponed half an
hour. -.
The motion to reconsider was, lost OH di-'
.yision-ayes, 40; noes, 3d. ., ,...,t. d.. ,
mo-; ~ THE RAILROAD BILL. sif,-irra.
oI The consideration of the canal-railroad.
bill was resumed at 1880 O'Clock, the pend
ing question being the substitute for the bill
heretofore proposed. by Dir! BoCoCK. 20 -
|. Mr.. W.T.. TALIAFERRo was entitled to
the floor. but yielded to Mr.. CoGHILD, who
has Just recovered from spell! OF sickness,
and who wished att once to address the
Dir. iCoCrlE yielded to Mr. BERNARD to
offer the following "UnI1" ,"-'l ~. ~,
Strike out ALI Of the eighth subdivision
of section after tue word switch" in the
fourth line, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:r's The works, property, ard
franchises OF ttelJanes River and Kahawha
Company are hereby authorized to be con.
veyed. x faitHre- to buiit said railroad;
within too years from The ddte Of the eIpi-
ration of he fine aforesaid Shall work "a
forfeiture of said works, property, and fran
chises. and also OF the works, property, and
franchises OF said railroad company, to said
James River and Kanawha Company : Pro-
yided, however, that such forfeiture shall
not prejudice the rights OF any creditor OF
SAID railroad company and upon such for
fixture said james RlYerand KanaWha Com
pany shall thereupon be revived and re-
stored as corporation, with all OF. its rights,
| privileges, and franchises Just as they eX-
listed at the date Of the passage OF this act"
This is the, amendment heretofore sug-
gested by Mr. BERNARD, with 4 modifca-
ton, as seen By the words in italics. ~ -.
+ Dir. COGHILL again yielded 10 allow the
Senate resolution proposing a special com,
mittee to prepare plan for conference with
the creditors to be acted upon. a., i
The resolution was taken UP and agreed to.
I z MI. CoGHIIL showed from the reports OF
I the canal company that since the close OF
the war the most sanguine hope was only
that tho canal could be preserved until the
/ United States Government or other parties
took hold OF it, and completed connection,
either BY raR or water, with ,the .Qblq riYer.
Everybody connected with its adminjst1f-
| ton, has deliberately resolved that the canal
can no longer be maintainea' in its present
condition, aud that some other. and different
scheme imGs6fb adopted, ,Unless somothin
! Is nuiojS ~ done If mist he sold The .cretl-