The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
Eighteenth Day.
SATURDAY, December 90, 1879.
SENATE.


Senator ELLIOTT in the chair. No prayer.
Mr.. HURT moved that the reading Of the
journal be dispensed with.
Mr.. KoINER objected. Nobody Is infa'li-
BILE, he said, and be hoped it would be read,
as mistakes might creep in.
Mr.. HURT said the reading would occupy
an hour; that the journal is always printed,
and the Senator FROM Augusta could read
il when printed, and IL there were any
errors they could be corrected.
Mr.. FULKERs0N. thought 1t best to read
the Journal.
Mr. HURT withdrew his motion and asked
tbut no entry be made on tue Journal OF his
notion.
The Journal was then read. Aquorum
was present.
House bill to amend the charter OF the
Savings aud Insurance Company OF Vir-
ginia was taken up and passed under q
suspension OF the rules, on motion OF Mr..
HENRY.
House hill to authorize the trustees OF
the congregation Of Beth Ahaba. OF the
city OF Richmond, to borrow money, was
taken up, on motion OF Mr.. HENRY, and
passed.
number of House bills were twice read
and appropriately referred.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. FINNEY: Aresolution requesting
the Committee on Fish and Game to inquire
what legislation Is necessary to protect the
fishing interests Of the State.
By Mr.. HENRY: A resolution calling
upon the Second Auditor and Treasurer TO
inform the Senate what expense has been
incurred Ia refunding the debt under the
McCuiloch bill.
By Dir. SMITH OF Nelson: A bill to au-
thorlze Smithteld Lodge, i. O.. o. F., TO
borrow money. . ....- 1919.
BY Mr.. PAUL: A resolution as to the
mode Of sppoisting the employees In the
offices OF First aud Second Auditors and
Treasurer, s,s4 sr.
JANUARY INTEREST ON THE NEW TEN-FoRTIEs.
Mr.. HENRY presented the following joint
resolutions. which lies over under the
rules: 81.
| Whereas it is represented to the General
| Assembly that sufficient sum of money
can be borro& wed at the rate OF six per cent.
| per aunum to pay the interest due the lst of
january, 1880, on the bonds issued under
the act Of March %, 1879. and also the
amount needed 10 pay the arrearages to the
aSyaums without the issue OF certificates
under said act, il the loan be authorized by
this Assembly; be it
ResotUed or tie Senate (the House of Del
egates concurrings, That the Auditor OF
Public Accounts be, ana he is hereby, au.
|thorized and directed to borrow the amount
needed for said purposes, at the said rate of
Interest, the. same to be repaid out OF the
revenues OF the State.
l the eA0FFETT-sssalsTER LAW.
| Mf. HgNRY presented communication
from Judge g. L. Christian to Governor
Holiday on slle subiec. OF the Moffett-reeis-
ter law, WHICH, on his mosDn, was ordered
TO be printed
sUPERIxgENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
The CHAIR laid before the SENATE COM
munication from the Superintendent OF
Public InSlruelion in response to resolu-
tion OF the Senate. giving the names and
terms OF Office OF the superintendentS OF
schools of the State; which, on motion of
Mr.. SMITH OF Nelson, was laid on the table
aud ordered to be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. LOWELL the Senate adj
i0Hraed, ii F.ss.s.:.: 1 j. ID .zs.
.5ts.:s I A Z HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker LACY IN the chair. Prayer By
Rev, W, g, Starr. .s I. ;,.z i. II
parieaS gentlemen who, were not present
al mol calls stated I'D &c. bad they been In
tseiK seats ftsysWopsd have. voted 81 their
l3aet Sass $50 is ssss 81 ~
saMf. R TY sasksd deaves taxRithd draw AEeR
the Clerk Gftee the. petition ei R sRaa.