The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-22

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The iainfster administers to our spir1tuai
necessities; bnt to the farmer alone can We
look FOR anything tending to our mateIial
ENHANCEMENT. Look at the manufacturers
n this large city, and see from now lew icy.
smoke sis coming. Mr.. KoISER then went,
an 10 discuss Id humorous way the SID Sud
ieet. and wound up by saying tnat ne
Thought the views OF Mr.. TyLEE haa iDee en-,
warned l,y@ presiding over the large bodies
al, bovine aristocraey Ii, bis country: 8. =.
4 f,bs motion 10 lay on the table vas los6;
y: The bill offered fJy Mr.. PHLEGAR to aDoi-
isf tie Board was Defeated by the oit '' :.
ing vote: ~. ..s; s,.5; q. ~ s,
Bliss Ph,esaf, sDitier' Tyler IA, ana
SoEs Belts Bland, Brooke, Chs'es; 1sHn s
TEL Dlckensop, Elliott. Fulkerson, Says, wss,
Hrt Of Hallax JohusSR, h9in Paul onesenberry
siScairs semp, smith, Walston, Old and Wof--.
Mr. Tyler moved to las the; resolution 3,
the table, declaring it inexpedient TO apo o4
ish the Board. Lost. 81, .;s.< hel3.s,... ~, -,
The report declaring it mex pedient 70
abolish the Board was then adoptea on "a. =
recorded yote-ayes, y; noes, -,
On motion Of Mr.. BLAND, Mr. LEE WIS
granted three days, leave OIL absence.
Adiourned at 800 2. III.
HOUSE OF DELEGAIGo.
h. The SPEAKER in the chair. : 81, go
-. ii'REpoRTED FROM, COMMITTEES ;.
~ House Bills: To amend and reenaet sec
itfon 8 OF chapter .145 Of the Code OF 1873,
In relation to actions for injuries adverse
'iyl: to amend the charter OF .Sutolk; TO
amend the, charter OF ,Danyille; Tor the
draining Of land and cutting Wafer-courses
In lie County OF Accomac adversely; to
authorize the County Court to release g. 5.
Meem of payment, OF district road-tax;
Jomeniiur the law 10 regard to district Off
GERS: to empower the Board Of Supervisors
of Augusta county to levy tax in aid OF
the Augusta Memorial Association for the
Confederate dead. -, ..,,r,. at ..l -,
Two or three Senate bills were reported
and acted upon. H.. 40. ..1uo =. rr.,
PRESENTED AND REFERRED WITHOUT READING.
4 By Mr.. KYLE: ..a.@s.I E5n'o.-,a""i& 2:
.Resolved, That the Committee on Re-
trenchment and Economy inquire into the
tpropriety Of abolishing theappr opriation to
the.State Library. ta1ici - 'tiG 81.
BY Mr.. KYLE: ls.. .Gi ~ b., lii - :.
ResOlved. That the Committee on Asy-
Iums and Prisons inquire what1leglslatlon
is necessary to effect lease of the peniten-
tiary. i ra.3 " =. "*' ga. 80,
By:Mr. EDMUNDs: A. bill toamend andre
enact section OF chapter Of the act ap-
proved March IA, 1878, revisingIthe crimi-
nal laws in reference to the regulations rof
the sale OF poison. s.li !..i..' W ~.
By Mr.. CoGHILL A bill 10 amend and re-
enact section 10 Of chapter l26' OF the Code
OF 1873, in reference to personal represen'
tatives. Is e... r2au: - as'tis3
] BY Mr.. FULTON: 3e 1uT -,
! Resotued, That the joint Committee on
Constitutional Amendments Inquire into the
eXpediency OF SO amending article 7, section
OF tie Constitution, as to, provide that tue
the qualified voters OF the district instead OF
the county, as now provided ION. I ~,
p BY MIR. JOHNSON OF Accomac: A bill in
relation to hauling seines, &C., in the waters
Of Accolpac county. ., ,,.r., .1t6r.tvt;- -
+ By Mr.. KEYsER A bill to amend aud re-
enact the 18th and 30th sections OF chapter
rs Of the Code OF 1875, in relation to the
pay Of school officers. ..t..,, ~,
+ : By Mr.. MCCABE: A bill for the relief OF
Samuel e. Carr, surety for Joseph A. Carr,
late collector OF Leesb1irg township, OF
Loudoun county. , ...i ,...
THE PAY OF THE JANIToR. ....~
On motion of Mr.. BLAND, 1t was -" :.
.Resoiyed, That the Auditor. OF Public Ac-
counts be requested to inform this House by
what authority the janitor was paid So per
diem, as stated in Document No. III OF his
annual report for 1878. i3l..:sti; u -.H $50.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO BILL: H., -.
The Senate bill to elbow the. Chesapeake
and Ohio railway to increase, its capital
stock. in accordance with the plan OF re0r-
canization, was reported, with the recon-
rnendatlon that the House disagree to the
amendment OF Mr.. HENRY, subj the
stock to taxation, &C., offered when the bill
was first before the House:
Mr.. HENRY, having given the subject full
investigation, coneurrcd in the recommen-
daGion Of the committee. ,.
The bill was passed. -
sH MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATION. p F.
Senate bill amending the charter OF the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was
passed. 1t provides for the appointment OF
a board of visitors to serve without pay.
This relieves the Association OF the obliga-
ton TO nav the expenses OF the board, as at
present, and subjects the State to no cost.
j. .,.,,.-,sf..s .f,.. PERSONAL So = -
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. DANCE
for one day. '+.' =. 80, ~
It was announced that Messrs. HALEY.
HARDEsTY, and WRIGHT were detained from
their seats by sickness. ~" 'sis- 3" ~
~ -. THE. cANAL-RAILRoAD BILL. ~ a.
AT 1st O'Clock the House proceeded to
consider the special order" to authorize
the James River and Kanawha Company to
make sale and transfer Of al its works. pro-
perty, and franchises to- the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad Company, and to define
the powers and duties Of the Board OF Pub
he NVorks."J Tf&'t:' ,'aAnN5@ - "a -
gMEgBoeocK said that he had spent seve-
raj DAYS in examination OF the papers COM
nected with this bill, particularly the, report:
OF the president, and had made notes there-i
ON as to matters to which he meant to REFER
But on his way to the Capitol he had lost,
the notes, and therefore felt something like,
a man going into fight without pow der,
He had sent friend to look for the papers,
and while he.couid not compare it with ia
sons search for the Golden Fleece be hoped
he would be successful. In the mean time
be would proceed to explain the bill, and
answer, as best he could from recollection
OF them, some OF the objections he had
heard thereto. ~. =
Mr.. BococK explained that this was NOT q,
bill to charter a company, but to authorize
acontrnct. The railroad company was char
tered Mt the last session, and upon making,
estimates ascertained that they could better
build the railroad along the James, tyer
Valley, than across the country ); which lat
ter tMr. B0cocK had himself much hoped
would be practicable. Ascertaining that.
fact, however, they approached the canal
company. This coniract-prep ared by the.
canal company-was the result. i ~
i AR. BocoCK next showed how unjust was
no 4 arYna that this;