The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-31
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THuaspAY, January 81, 1879.
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THUaspAx January 80, is79. s
SENATE
phe ], ie,,tenans- Goyernor In tslechnar Z
PRAYER by Rev. j. wv illiarn Jones. Dbl.
4 number Of House bills were sssice read
and rpferred ~
"a number 81 bills were reported from
s,n,niffers and placed on the calendar.
= Mr.: Chm,Es presented d bill to amend the
art ia, regulate the working Of roads ~
Chesterfield county Referred. - ].
D Mr.. FuLKERsoy presentessa bill to amend
t.,e charter al the town Of Got dsop, nx11ng
the southern bonn dary-line OF salu to Low.
Mr. LEI presented petition Of citizens OF
T.n,,io1in county asking for the repeal .oI
chapter 231 Of the Acts Of 1s57-'s7s. he
Mr.. SMITH Of Nelson presented q bill to
iexen,s,t. the compensation of Jurors Tor ser
vice II, the courts Of this State from attach
meut, levy, or other process, except ZOE
taxes. Referred MI li9i9i'if. = 49,
PASSED. 90 .stlsffs. -.
b House bin Tor the relief Isaac =, Parks
and Jesse L. Pafks as surettes. q OF .gohh
Parks, OF Grayson county: .-...,. - :.
House bin TO amend the charter cha q the
so Senate al bilIiwith House amendments for
}cornpensation to Virginia soldiers manned
in the war was s.. taken Up and Il. TIE amend
: ls Senate e biif with House amendnents) to
protect the charitable institutions o. o. the
State. '' Z = - -; se,s,,f t;.Gf
THE MorFETT:REG IsTER TAX BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the Mofett-regieter lax bilI-the Question
being ON the motion To- make the SPECIFIC tax
one half 81, what it Ct IS in the proposed ~
section. - ~ 1.as D ~, II,
IA noes, 16. :~t;sf Ee:Id, ta..tt -
!, Mr.. ,CHILEs presented an amendment 10
strike out in the. 7th section, second me,
after, the word . him. the words SIN jad-
vance,, and insert after the word dollars,
i'm the thirteenth line, the following !:
$ Which specific license-tax shall De pala
in two instalments that is to say, one hall
OF the amount so required shall be paid by
the applicant upon obtaining such. license,
the remainder OF such amount to be paid at
the expiration OF half Of the term OF his
lcense:" Adopted.
Mir. JOHNSON presented an amendment So
as to require persons who sell malt liquors
alone not to register same, and to pay only
specific tax. Reiected-ayes, 10; noes,
Mr.. PAUI, presented an amendment to the
7th section requiring the specific license tax
to he paid in current money OF the Unlted
States. Lost--ayes, 10; noes, 10.
MIR. GAYLE moved to strike out the TIN
section. s">
Adjourned.
=. HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER in the chair.
The following were reported from COM
mittees: SIT t"ii3 -! 49,.
Senate Bills: In relation to subscriptions
to works Of internal improvement; author
izing the Board of Supervisors OF Loudoun
county to increase the salary OF the county
Judge; 10 expedite proceedings in court;
in reference to obstructions to highways,
&c.-all adversely reported. y ;.
House Bills: To provide for the use; OF
convicts on the public grounds of Rich
mond city: to provide for appointment OF
special constables to execute attachments
and warrants of distress: making legal the
vote of the qualified voters OF Danville fa-
yoring subscription Of $4,000 to the cap
ital stock; OF, the Dan River and Coalfield
railroad, and to make the same applicableto
the Dan River and Yadkin Narrow-Gauge
Railroad Company adversely. "a -. f.
~ INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. . '.s'.
By Mr.. MUsHBACH: A bill TO authorize
the Odd-FeilowS' JointStock Company OF
Va, to borrow money and exc
cute one or more deeds OF trust upon its
property. -. {:
By MIR. BQHAHAN: A, bill to, repeal sec
lions II, II, 13, IA, 16, and II, and to amend
and reenact section Is, Of an act entitled an
act for the preservation Of oysters and to OBJ
tain revenue for the privilege of taking
them within the, waters Of the Common
Wealth., ..r.,n3Y e-.igr ! .r.,ti.
:, By Mr.. JORDAN: A bill to authorize the,
erection OF pier or wharf on Lyons creek,
in the county of Surry. - re- yE
By Mr.. JOHNSTON OF Giles: A bill to arl-
thorize school trustees to permit unused
and unoccupied public free school-houses
to be occupied by teachers other than those
employed by school trustees. = Il I
BY Mr.. GRAVES: A bill for the relief Of
Richard Crenshaw, OF Bedford county, Va.
BY Mr.. GoODE: A bill to. empower the
Board Of Supervisors of the county OF Char
lotte to make levy to pay counsel for SER
vices in defending, the suit OF Stuart, Blu
chanan g. Co. ~, '@c -..sa.3+ :.
BY. Dir. HANGER: .s.%.
ReSolved, That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice inquire and report whether the
S1S0,000 Of bonds Of this State Issued TO
The james River and Kanawha COmpanyln
1862, and by that company sold and refund
ed by the act Of March /, 1867, to be as
sumed by said company, are valid obliga-
lions either of this State or OF the james
River and Kanawha Company, and whether
any legislation is necessary to protect the
State or the holders Of said bonds in their
rights. i..ss .@s.i
Of absence was granted Messrs. LUCK three
days and REESE six days.
PASSED.
Senate bill imposing certain duties upon
county and corporation treasurers and other
collectors OF State revenue, and fixing the
penalty for failure to perform them.
CANAL-RAILRoAD.
AT o'clock the House resumed the con-
sideration Of the railroad bill, the pen ding
question being upon the adoption Of the
amendment of Mr.. ANDERSON, Of
to the substitute Of Mr.. b.
COCK. .,r...- 81. +
Iusert after section 10 a new, section, as
follows - $50; .
. II. And it shall be lawful for the James
River and Kanawha Company. il major
ity of its stockholders in general meeting
so elect, to sell and convey all its works
and franchises to any persons other than
the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company: provided that such sale and con-
yeyance be made subject to all the. proy-
sions and conditions Of this act to which
the Richmond and hlleghany; Railroad