The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-09

n Etanntop. Huguata county,, In reference
q, Jfcausest on boarding hoiise s 9, q
3 RylMr. TFIfxISsax. a btu 70 amend l, anu
ysslssscf sectioh os chapter ~ OF tne So1o
81 IRA i'll RELATION ITO furlsd poN'eis'
ard dsities III Justices.
Is. Nv M. Ta0BT !. 80 ;.
Rssolued, That the Committee on ssss
iArsds internal Nayfgat inquire into ~
expedtsncy of providing Pc staw .naa .any
.nersn1 emi5loyed By any rail road COMPANY.
II sshs faSa who shall be disabled py any
in;uries received While ipsaet service ~. VI
said snmnany that the same wages snali 10;
mid hin, durinc such disability aa before.
a. nv Mr.. UkKrER Of Loudoun a Dill, 70
iireneaI an al 10 amend and reenact secsion
"a 81 elaDter Ell Of the Code OF 1879, 10 i,.l re-
parff 10 abandoned tnrrptkes. .,,ss.a,T.
nv Ar. sHUxLTB: Petition OF c1sizens OF
MINER Fauat1ier fl regard to amending Lne
0onsfitution 80 as 70: allow taxes for TEE ~
school purposes to be retained ana ls. uis-
bnrsed Il, the county where collected.
{ BYshfT. GRAVES: = 80 ~
Resolued That the Committee Tor Conrts
of Justice, inquire INTO the: expeaiensy 81
increasing the Jurisdiction Of cireule auo s'.
: Nv Mr. WILKINSON /: Petition Of =. " /.
Maftox 10 have powers as trustee refohea.
s.,,.f RoBBERY'' OF SCHOOL FUNDS. -
ION motion OF Mr.. J0RDAN1t was
Resoiued % the House of Delegates; Isl.
Ttstdnasmucb as the explanation made ny
fine Superintendent OF Public instruction
lin response to. resolution OF the HOUSE re-
ouesting him TO explain, &c.s is net salts. |.
factory, therefore he Is hereby requested
to explain 20 the House when, hoW ana DE
whom The diversion OF choof funos was
made. and TO what g other and dlHerent op-
|jeeis; tie public-achool funds have nv been s
a Isas That fbe Superintendent 81 Public
instruction be and is hereby required 10
furnish to- this House an explanation OF his
|ann0uncemenGi i'm the September no: OF tne
E'ducat ional journal, |" OF course TINS ROB
Berry Will not be allowed to continue much
longer" Also, to explain to this House
"the cause OF the well-known trouble"
and when. how, and by whom this rob-
berry" Of public schools was committed. {
RAILROAD CUAPANIES IN ucr AobA'
! On motion Of Mr.. HENRY, it was
ResoEued, That the Auditor OF Puohc Ae-
counts be requested to furnish this House q
statement Of the railroad companies IN rae-
fault in payment of taxes and Tor Wnat
amounts. and what steps have been taken 70
collect the sums for which said companies
are in default. .,-o
..s,s How MUCH INTEREST WE CAN PAY.
Mr.. ROBINSON of Portsmouth offered the
following, which was adopted:
Whereas there exists much doubt as to
the amount Of interest on the State debt the
present rate Of taxation will pay, nearly
every member Of The Assembly having his
own peculiar method Of figuring; therefore
be it - q
Fesolucd, That the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts be directed to report, officially, what
amount OF interest the present rate OF taxa
ton will pay. r.
HOTCHKIss's SUMMARY.
The following resolution OF the Senate
was adopted by the House after several pro-
posed amendments had been disposed Of
RESOLVED by The General Assembly, That
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth be and
be is hereby instructed to furnish to the
United States senators from Virginia so
many copies mot exceeding SOY Of the
Geographical and Political Summary OF
Virginia, by Major Jed. Hotchkiss, as they
may apply for.
g. This joint resolution shall take effect
from its passage.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Granting loan OF arms of the State to
the Principal of the Suffolk Military Acade-
my. =s-1 y
TO authorize the Board OF Supervisors OF
Amelia county to pay counsel employed by
them to prosecute certain suits in behalf OF
the county. ,2.st .
To provide for The protection Of fish in
the Appomattox river. 49,.
To incorporate the Bangens Hydraulic;
Mining and Manufacturing Company. j
To amend the charter Of the city Of Alex.
andria. ss7@ 3
To amend and reenact an act approved
March 8, 1875, declaring South Anna river,
in Louisa county, a lawful fence.
PUBLIC-DEBT CONFERENCE.
At 1 O'Clock the House proceeded to the
consideration OF the special order-the joint
resolutions reported from the Committee OF
Finance providing for conference OF the
creditors of the State with the Committees
of Finance OF the House and Senate, and
declaring the basis 1.-THE BARBOUR bill on
which a settlement Of the public debt can be
made" For these resolutions Mr.. ECHoLs
had offered O substitute requesting the Gov
ernor to call conference OF the gentlemen
who lately made proposals for settlement
Of the debt
MIR. BARBOUR stated that the resolutions Of
the Senate OIL the same subject were before
the Finance Committee this morning and
would probably be acted upon and reported
to the House tomorrow (Thursdav).
Mr.. ROBINSON of Portsmouth moved to
postpone the special order until Friday at
O'Clock. .s--.l $500
The motion was opposed by Messrs. HAN.
GER, ECHoLs, and ANDERSON, and favored
by Messrs. BARBOUR and HARvIE.
Mr.. ROBINSON modified his motion so as
to provide for postponement until to-mor-
row Thursday.
Mr.. HENKEL spoke against postponement.
Mr.. GRAVES called the pending question,
which was ordered.
The motion to postpone was carried
ayes, GO; noes, IS.
4: So the special order was postponed until
tomorrow (Thursday) at O'Clock.
Adjourned. .,3 ,aet-#,..aa s. -. ,
Commissioner Of AsrfcuEture---Dre
ge~1a PoIHard's Report.
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