The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-14
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4 ssnasa g,uEesNBgssy presiding.
M sSeTESs presented O Bill 20 insor9e ~
,.ats ~ ociation oF the Sons Of OF;
as,a nifu s,s RichmoflG. Referred.
~. nc. r,sslon Of Mr. HUT OF PistsF
ss,ate f,iiss ID amend section go OF Goa pteE
ia Il INA Code Ell 1874, In relation 20 re
c 80 md disbursfng school funds g y
fsIrer, mr.. Tho question being on agfeesnR 70
ina a,bstitufe proposed by the ihmitsee.
THE st1bsti tuse was adopted
Mr. FuTxgfssoN moved to Lay the Dill oI
fs,e table and make Ii the special order lot
Friaay atst i. III. Lost
q The kill was laid on the table.
THE, AILRoAD-CAHAI. BILL.
thTr. I've moved that the Richmond and
aiJefyhafv railroad bill be taken up IN order
IA make 1t the special order for Friday Of 4
O'clock. 80, go, -
MI. HURT OF Pittsylvania said that there
was matter in connection with the Dill that
ought TO be considered in committee, and
he would ais q substitute, move that the Dill
be recomr1fttcd to the Committee on Eoads.
Mr.. SNcLAiR urged that the motion or
lMr. LEE should be adopted. =,
The motion to .take' up the Dill was
adopted.t stiEi3 ss5ls53S ~. : !. ~
issNr.LEE then moved that the bill be made
the special and continuing order for Friday
at Pm. III ,,!sist3s
Mr.. HURT of Pittsylvania, as substitute,
moved to feco l to the COMMITTEE on
- -ekI
5 MI Mr.s ! LEs, i motion vas adopted.
= Mr.. HuRT said. he supposed that this was
a denial Of, his request to have an lnVestiga-
The CHAIR said that the Senate bad laid it
on the table. fixed the time for its consdera-
tiop. and the only way the Senator could
reach il would be to- move to take up the
|bill, and, il that is carried, move to recon-
nit ~ ~ Azgt}i. af ,.ttto5a u So.
Mr.. HunT moved to take sp. Agreed to-
ayes, 19; noes, 10.
Mr.. HURT OF Pi.tsylyania moved to recon-
mit,to The Committee on Roads.
Mr. KoNER suggested the Committee Tor
Courts of Justice, rass it was legal question.
Mr.. HURT acquiesced.l f..ii4 il
/ Mr.. SINCLAIR wanted to know what the
legal point was. l., ars,iEi> ..4re! :i.tt. II
MI. Hurt declined to give the iniorma-
ton before the Senate. i.@r * .sga 81.
| A, long debate ensued as to whether the
bill should be committed to the Commlttee
on Roads or. Courts of Justice.
Mr.. LEE said that it was hardly probable
that the bill could be reported back to-mor-
row If, It. was ,recommitted. He thought 1t
was placing the bill at, o. disadvantage now
to take the action proposed after the bill had
already been fixed for consideration.
!. Mi. MASSEY argued that it was doing the
bin an Injustice not to recommit when there
was q question involved. ;.
i Mt. MARSHALL argued on the other side.
Mr. JOHNSON said that the motion was
,di!atory, and,hs operation would delay the
consideration of the, bill. II; a
Mr.. HURT said the Senator was mistaken
that it was part his motion to instruct
the committee to report the bill back Fri.
day. y. ,,3,a4M. ...,a s.ai.uia~ =,
Mr.. JOHNSON went on to argue that il
there, is question of law TO be considered
let the question be put In writing and the
answer and opinion be had; but don't send
the bill back to the committee.
!. Mr.. MASSEY argued again in favor OF re-
committing. mac .ry.4yj
=, Mr.. SINCLAIR spoke in, favor Of the bill
out-apd-out, and urged the Senator from
PittsyIyania to come out and say what his
legal objections are. .4y,l!.s
" Mr.. BRooKE said be wished to vote intel
ligently, hut would not vote for measure
that would produce unnecessary. delay. le
thought the point made, by. Mr.. HURT was
one that deserves consideration, and il the
committee is required to report back to-
morrow he would favor the recommitment
OF the measure. 81 ~ H'"
Mr.. HURT finally agreed to tell what the
legal objection was-yiZ., the question as to
whether the State had the right to sell the
canal without the consent of the State OF
West Virginia, as she was interested in q
measure in this work OF internal improve !
ment. There was a question, too, of con-
tract under the funding bill, by which 1t
was claimed that the proceeds arising from
the sale of internal improvements should
be applied to liquidation OF State bonds.
Mr.. MASSEY said he was now satisfied
there was no good reason to recommlt the
bill, and would vote in accordance with
such view. 90,
MIR. DANIEL. said that this very question
had been twice decided as being no impede
ment to the sale Of works OF internal i'm
= ..t,h. ...'' o..
:, MIR. DANIEL argued at length to show that
could not properly arise in the
argument on this bill; nor could the ques-
ton as to the funding bill properly arise
here. He was therefore opposed to the re-
committall OF the bill. We ought not to
delay so important measure by bringing
up this tWice-told tale. 49,"
Mr.. LEE said he supposed every senator
was now satisfied that the bill ought not to
be recommitted.
The Senate refused TO recommit.
The bill was then made the special aud
continuing order for Friday at II O'Clock.
1.-THE UPPER APPaMATTox COMPANY.
Mr.. DANIEL, from the select committee
I'd the passage Of the. bill Of last session in
pany.. submitted report and the following
resolution: :, = .e...
ResoEued by the Senate, That In the judg-
ment OF the Senate no improper influences
were exerted by Senator W. E. HINTON to
procure the passage OF the act Of March 20,
1877, to extend O credit of twelve, and
twenty -four months from the ratification OF
the Sale OF the States interest in the Upper
Appomattox Company to the Board Of Su-i
perintendents OF said company. ,,,,'.,,f.-, /
The resolution, vas unanimously agreed
IL, &c - 9oI7G lgsEs,c RECALLED led '97 = | 1
Mr.. JOHNSON introduced joint resolu.
tion recalling House biltto amend. the CHAR
ter OF Richmond so as to allow the city to
buy the James River and Kanawha canal,
&c. - .,,;s I'll t,,t ~ f..r3,,,; al, ..g:s,f.,
Mr. GAYLE moved to amend so as to in
Guide the Portsmouth Water Company.
/, The resolution was agreed to. .s-.
.9t1!as I, .s3lC5ifIi PASSED. Il y gia.
Senate billoto incorporate the Bank Of