The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-01

IN the state,ana shas-their pay ought TO be
The bill Nus further discussed and tabled.
A motion to adjourn WINS pnt, aud lost ON
q recorded vote. XII
TIE 4PpRoPRI
AT .I1:1o the general appropriation bill
was taken up: s- - - 49,
Adionfneds Il 8$f
HOUSE OF. DELEGATES
The SPEAKER In the chair. Prayer py
Rev. W +. G.. Starr. IA
Z; asS w # SUNDAY LAWS. ~ 7 Il ~ -
Mr.. eaurcHr1gLD introduced tby re1uestl
hill to amend sections 10, ~, IL, and III o,
chapter Z of the Criminal Code, approved
March IA. 1878, to give mayors or ponce
Justices Of cities Jurisdiction OF certain
Sunday-law offences. Referred.
RAILROAD CHARGES y al 4 +.
The Committee for Courts OF Justice pre-
scented report concerning the true con-
Estruction Of the 18th section OF chapter u
of the Code, in relation to the limlt OF tolis
and freight on railroads in the state,
/" whether eight cents per, ton per mile ior
the Transportation OF freight, is to be con-
strued as limiting the maximum charge on
freight carried over the said roads, and re-
port that the true construction, OF the said
statute is that no railroad, chartered and
coming under the provision OF the same, has
any authority, to charge more than eight
cents per ton per mile on any freight what
FEVER except for distance less than ten
miles, and there the limit is at the maximum
Of eight cents per, ton per mile Tor ten miles,
and except where articles weigh less than
four pounds to the cubic foot, and in that
case the toll is on q cubic foot as four
pounds. :. ,....ai.it, -. 2.
The committee recommend the adoption
OF the following resolution :.,.--.---..
Resolved, That the maximum charge au-
|thorized by law on ireights on, all railroads
chartered under the general railroad law IS
eight cents per ton per mile. syaia.Es -
+ The committee believe that some leSisia-
ton on the subject is necessary. . Z ~,
Accompanying the report Is a scheauie o.
the present charges Of the seyera! ROADS OF
the State:
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
CHARGES for fifteen miles 5000 per ton in
stead Of SI.20; the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio, S12 instead OF S1.20; Richmond
and Petersburg, So instead of sl.36; the
washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern, 1920 instead OF s0c.; Rich
moud and Danyille, for fifteen miles, S12.60
instead OF S1.2O; the Richmond, York
River and Chesapeake, for fifteen miles,
$40 instead OF S1.2O; the Richmond, Fred
erfcksburg and Potomac, $3.50 instead OF
sI.20, for seventeen miles; Alexandria and
Fredericksburg, the same schedule as the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad. ...... E.,<... .l,..,,.... =, (;
These figures are from the tariffs. The
highest figures are from the highest charges
on the roads, and the smaller figures are
for the distance named above at eight cents,
as accorded by law. +. 4.s - G....
The Committee on Roads have been con-
sidering this subject, and have come to
quite different conclusion. They have sent
their report to the printer. g: .f ..
. COMPROMISE BILL.
Mr.. GRAVES offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the vote on Senate bill No.
1872, to settle the public debt, shall be taken
to-day at 10 O'Clock P. NJ, II not sooner
taken. $751;!
The House refused to refer-ayes, 4s;
noes, 60. Is.
The resolution was subsequently lost, not
two thirds voting for it-G0 to AZ.
Mr. HANGER held that only majority or
the votes was required.
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as it was in all essential respects equivalent
to ordering the previous question.
Mir. HANGER made an appeal from the
ruling Of the CHAIR, but subsequently with
drew it.
. .-. .-.-., SESSION EXTENSION. .."
Mr.. HUNTER introduced a resolution that
on and after tonight local bills be consider
ed at the night sessions. Referred. w.. ..l
,1fr al
the session be extended four days after
March Sd.
10 e. 80 PERSONAL.
The SPEAKER announced that Dir. MYERS
had been assigned to the Committees OF
Schools and Colleges and Propositions and
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..''' THE SCHOOL BILL.
Senate bin No. 10 TO secure to the public
free schools the money set apart by the Con-
stItution and laws for their benefit, was eN-
planned by Mr.. HENKEL and passed-ayes,
1903; noes, 0. :., 81. ... r ..-
... &c.. LIQUOR LAW. .. 49,.
On motion of Mr.. w. T. TALIAFERRo, OF
Norfolk, House bill TO repeal the Moffett law
and to reenact the old license law, with an
increase OF the rates 70 per cent, was taken
up. lie moved to make 1t the special order
for to-day Saturday at II O'Clock.
Mr.. ANDERSON moved to amend by
making it the order for Monday; so that it
would not interfere with the consideration
OF the public debt. t-
Mr.. TALIAFERR0 opposed the amendment.
Mr.. ROBINSON urged prompt action.
Mr.. ANDERSON withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. MOFFETT claimed that the law was
not failure, IS its enemies constantly as
serted. AS a complete and unanswerable
reply to them, he pointed to the report OF
the Auditor to show that, notwithstand ding
the opposition to the law aud the many OBJ
stacles with which it had 10 contend,
the revenue had been largely increased
rabout 80 per cent?. The same people who
are opposing this law now have been fight
ing 1t from the beginning. They would
have the license law replace the MotFett
law, and then, probably, in a short time
come here and ask that licenses be reduced.
Day after day, for over two weeks, the eff
fort had been made to perfect the Moffett
law in the Senate, where its old enemies
INSTRUCTED and delayed it. Mr.. MoFFETT
declared that he and his friends had done
all that was possible to perfect the bill, and
were still willing to meet its opponents i'll
fair fight. ~. =. ,....,.
Mr.. MoFFETT had the floor when. lat II
o'clock) the SPEAKERS gaye fell and the
special order was announced 80 ,....t...r.
-. THE DEBT COMPROMISE. .t...
Mr. BARBOUR spoke from - to 1 O'Clock
in opposition to the debt-compromise bill.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
+ At 1 O'Clock the constitutional amend
ments came up as the special order. 1
: An hour and half was spent in flibus-
teripg' by the oDroneuts Of the constitu-