The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-03

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| GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA..
SATURDAY, March l, 1879. ?
80. SENATE.
T;eutenaut- Governor MAKER IN the
chair. PRAYER by Rev. Charles Il. Read
d. D., of Gluce-S.rcet Presbyterian church
A number OF House bills were reported
from committees and placed on the calendar
PASSED. ..-... ;.
House bill to provide for submitting thu
question of liquor license or no liquor II
cense to the qualified voters of Glade
Sprine, in the county Of Washington, a
the first election for district officers. and a
every subsequent election for district OIL
GERS.
Senate bill to amend and reenact an ac
passed March "a, 1871, to incorporate thf
town of Luray, in the county OF Page, &c
House bill for the relief Of Thomas e
Gravatt. OF the county OF Caroline.
House bill for the relief OF A. T.. Nook
lar, late deputy sheriff OF King william
county.
: Senate bill authorizing the payment Of
1925 to james A. Lipscomb, chief OF pc
lice OF Manchester. -" ~
Senate bill for the relief of John A. Spill
man and Robert Frazier, OF Fauqulel
county. ..t.+.,
Senate bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge
of the Sons OF Sobriety OF the State OF Wiz.
ginia.
House bill to amend section OF chapter
10 OF the Code, in relation to The public
printing. ..... .....- &C.. ....
TIE APPROPRIATION BILL"
The Senate general appropriation bill was
taken up. An amendment was adopted lor-
bidding the expenditure OF more than soO
in any one year TO any one State proxy IN
works OF internal Improvement.
The sum OF 500 was put in the bill to
nav the salary of the secretary OF the Board
of Public Works. '.s
An amendment to appropriate $1,000 TO
construct and maintain trout Matching.
house on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
road, and s., 1000 to construct shad-hatcil-
ing-house on the Rappahannock river, Gre
ated a warm discussion.
Mr.. HURT Of Halifax proposed to amend
the amendment so as to appropriate $500 to
replenish the waters OF Roanoke, Dan,
Staunton, and BaniSter rivers with such hsh
as inhablt those waters. Rejected.
The amendment proposing to establish
the trout. and shad-hatchery was adopted
ayes, "a; noes. 10. --.-.- fry
An amendment was Incorporated appro.
priating $3.50 for fuel and lights for Attor'
ney-General while absent and actually on
duty. >,
An amendment, proposed by the Commit
tee on Finance, increasing the. appropria
ton for clerical services in the Auditors
office in addition to regular allowances, ere
ated a warm discussion. The committee
stated that last year the Auditors office wa:
cut down more than twenty per cent, ant
| now it was proposed only to put the com
peusation at what other clerks receive.
Mr.. HURT OF Halifax moved to recon-
nit the bill to the Finance Committee. -
Mr.. MASSEY moved TO strike out $3.50;
rcIerical services for Auditory and insert
So, 900 Agreed to-ayes, 10; noes, 10. +.
An amendment vas adopted in the SIS
| line providing that the physician to the city
iail OF Richmond shall not receive greater
amount than $1,000 in any one year. T.:
After the 42d line Mr.. HURT moved to
amend by adding $500 for the propagation
of fish in the waters Of the Roanoke and its
tributaries. Agreed to. ~
! Mr.. HURT moved to strike out $4,000
annual appropriation to the University OF
Virginia, and insert $4,000. Agreed to-
ayes, IS; noes, IA.
Mr.. DANIEL moved to reconsider. -;
Mr.. DANIEL made pretty little argument
in favor OF his motion to reconsider. .,a
Mr. DANIEL, in support OF his motion to
reconsider, urged that no harder blow could
l. ftn ,t,hI lilo frnn cshn l.
than By cutting down the appropriation to
stone to the arch of the free-schools, and
they would crumbe around it il it were
struck down. The University was the nur.
sery: of teachers; and to good schools good
teachers were indispensable. He did mol
wish to see our schools looking for accom-.
pished teachers in the graduates Of Harvard
Yale, and other northern colleges Of high
reputation. 4e wanted our teachers to be
men having reverence for our institu'
tons and our history, and imbued With
the ideas which our. State cherished
Strike down the University, and your
teachers will soon be supplied by strangers
It was penny-wise pound-fooliSh "policy
to undermine this noble monument Of our
,ciyilization-this well-spring Of nutriment
to the school system OF the State. While
generous men OF other States. were testify
ing their admiration by muniticent dona.
tions, let us not Withhold that local support
which was needful to utilize and to en-
courage them. To starve the University
would be public calamity. and the entire
school system would starVe with it. / ~.
The motion to.reconsider was agreed to-
ayes, 80; noes, II. e.IH.,D y31yE
MIR. DANIEL moved to insert $1,000 il
lieu OF 100000 The motion was agreed to
and S25, 1000 was inserted. -. ,g,
Mr. HURT OF Pittsylyania moved to amend
the appropriation OF $4,000 to the Aiilitar!
Institute aud insert $4,000. =. -.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to amend the amend
ment SO as TO insert S22, 300. al %}fs ~;
Mr.. HURT accepted the, amendment pro
posed by Mr.. JOHNSON. and it was agrees
| to--ayes, 10; noes, 10. 49,, ID :.
mfr. SMITH moved to reconsider the Yot
/ by which S25, 1000 had been inserted to to
university. - i.,y. ...-e3
Recess to8P, NJ. 5 s -sf
Night Session. ti
Lieutenenl- Governor WALKER presiding
h.! The appropriation bill was resumed. MI
SMITHS motion was ruled out OF order, th
| bill was ordered to be engrossed. and the
passed under suspension OF the rules. I.
i1ls t,gs ftb TABLED.
House bill to amend the act approves
March ID, 1878, for the protection OF game
came tup onsstne calendar, was discussed a
great length, and was finally laid on the to
bleY-ayes, 7;rnoess 1s.I SIsfF
80 81 i stif REJEeREp.. 8f3lg & 40,
ii House, bfll t5s amend the q itlinal spdeiil
Irelation To feesaM justices and Others 5dj
e. E ~ aanfend section n, of chspts