The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, February IS, 1879.

by Rev. E. W. Warren, D. D., Of the First
Baptist church. - 80" :
A number OF Houeo bills were read and
referred.
The PRESIDENT laid before the. Senate a
communication from the Railroad Commits
missioner in response to. a, resolution, &c. /,
which, on motion Of Mr. WOOD, was tabled
and ordered to be printed. ..-.
Mr.. GR1MsLEY presented the response OF
Messrs. Leland and others in reference to
the funding associations. Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed. Published in
this paper Tuesday.] ::
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. MASSEY: a preamble and resolu-
tionsin reference to the public debt; which
were, on his motion, laid on the table and
ordered to be printed. ..s.a
By MI. GRIMsLEY: A bill to authorize the
county OF Madison to subscribe to the stock
of the Fredericksburg and Piedmont Rail-
road Company on certain conditions.
By MIR. DANIEL q bill TO incorporate the
Buckingham Railroad Company.
BY same: A resolution looking to the bet
ter care Of the Off painting OF the Storming
OF Redoubt at Yorktown, &c.
By Mr.. BETTs: a bill to amend the act
approved March 90, 1877, for the protection
Of game, DC. saa.a, s.,. " III, e#..' ,
l.rs. .s.g...s.s. i; PASSED. Fri. ~ <..al
Mir. Belts presented bill to amend and
reenact an act for the protection of game,
approved March 90, 1877, which was passed
under suspension Of the rules.
Senate bill to incorporate the Wcst-End
Beneficial and Social Society was taken up
and passed under suspension OF the rules.
!, Senate bill concerning unlawful fishing
| was taken up and passed, on motion Of Mr.
MUM, under q suspension OF the rules.
| 'EIs'* THE SPECIAL ORDER.
BY recorded vote the Senate next took
up Senate bill No. 16l, being the county-or-
ganizatlon bill, which was discussed,
amended, and finally passed.
THE PUBLIc-DEBT BILL.
On motion Of lhr. GRLMsLEY, the public.
debt bill was taken up. ........
Recess TO P. M.
NiSht Session. w
Senator QUEsEEBgRRY in the chair.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
Tue railroad.caual bill was resume d, the
question being on MIR. EURT's amendment
| to compensate owners OF boats, &c.
The motion was passed by. ..-,
| Mr.. FULKEKsoN moved to amend in the
| 2lst line, after the word company, by add
| ing these words Gas shown by the follow
| ing schedule" [Relates to debts of the COM
| panY. .2s@1 -.
After long discussion the amendment
was rejected-aYes. 8; noes, 16.
i Mr. FULKERsON now moved to insert in
the schedule the $4,000 debt guaranteed
by the State. Lost.
Mr.. LEE moved to strike out the words in
fthe section, .'of the first dignity" Agreed
to-aSes,- IA; noes, Is.
Mr.. FuLKERsoN moved to insert in the
32d line, after the words " shall be, !" the
words: 3ss Made the first lien upon the pro,
perty OF the Richmond and Allegheny Rail
road Company" f.s.- f,ij
Mr.. BROOKE offered the following as a
substitute: $ And constitute . lien (neXt to
those. already subsisting) upon the property
transferred by the james River and Kama
.wha Company to- the Richmond and Allc-
ghany Railroad Company, and the first lien
upon the aiter.acauired property OF said
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany." .s .ygir-
The pending question was called, and the
ayes aud noes taken, buta quorum did not
ansWer-ayes,s is; noes. 3. 3ts
Mr.. MASSEY moved to adjourn.
ttfl5IIs NONNs uSEsuuutO JIG yes dhu NoCs,
ana they were taken.
The Senate refused to adiourn--ayes, IL ;
noes, 8.
The Senate seemed now determined to
filibnster for the night lit being long after
IL o'clock-but Ear. PHLEGAR was called to
THE Chair by Mr.. QUEsEEB ERRY, who said
he was going home; and the question re-
curing on Mr.. RR0oKE's amendment, Mr..
QuEsgsBERRY moved to iours,, greed
TO-. ~ i 81 & -s,s / |
The friends of the bill found themselves
without q quorum BIZ. reason OF the leaving
bib.
The biH ean hardly be properly tconsidl
cred IS night sessio Membess Will NOT
Attend. - IS 81 80
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
The spGAKsR In the chair. Prayer by