The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-21
= w m ARE THE MUsKErs ?

1sa5. and the value thereof. en-
Cd What disposition. has been made :ol
the snme. md the na1ses Of the conpanies;
III aSIiom fine sdf1fe hive been issued: ~,
H1gd what is tie, present condition , q suet
arms'and accot 81 .a. slly sssrtp no
n + a 5srs iron what Mr., EcFoIs sale
that the State officers were notable ah 70 ac
aA' aobgE BILLS BILL Z. PASSED s. = {
4 utbor;zing the, classification of the storl
% the Norfo!k Library Association ~
:, To incorporate the Good Iemplars ne
lief Association Oh Londoun county,,
I TO amend and reenaet ahe Isl section o
an act, approved March II, 1878, incorpo
rating the Vance ManufacturlnS COMPANY
oil the city of Norfolk. ia2 Il ~" -.
To protect buzzards., ,TT@E nini: =.
APPEALS, &C.. = @2'
House bill 81, ..to amend and reenac
section ID Of chapter It's Of the Code. 0.
1878, in relation to appeals, writs OF error
and supersedeas,' came up on its passage
4 Mr.. LACY, OF New. Kent, declared thai
the bill proposed to make very undesira
BILE change in the law. - -,
Mr. HENRY took the opposite view.
After some discussion the bill was recon-
mitted. Z! .y-sa i@.5.s ~ .'-t =" ii.
n,ia CHARTER OF RICHMOND. ~
The bill proposing to amend the charter
OF the city Of Richmond so that 1t may bt
lawful for the city in 4 certain event to &C
quire the property and franchises OF tbs
canal company, was amended, on motion
OF Nh. HENRY, and ordered to be en-
crossed" 1''5- 80 .'+
:. "l'' =. COUNTY OFFICERS.
- Mr.. FOWLER offered the following: ~"
Resolved 6v the General assembly, That
4 Joint special committee Of three on the
part OF the House of Delegates and two on
The part Of the Senate shall be appointed tc
revise the laws regulating the fees OF coun.
ty officers, including the clerks OF both
courts, sherifs, constables, commissioners
Of the revenue, and justices OF the peace,
and to report the same, incorporated in one
act, for the purpose Of uniformity Of changes
and convcnienceS OF reference. -
Agreed to. ..... -...,
THE RAILROAD BILL.
When the hour Of l O'Clock arrived AF.
PoPHAM, chairman of the Committee on
Roads, moved that the special order (canai'
railroad billy be postponed until 125 to-mor'
row Tuesday, as the pamphlet containing
the information about the debts and fran
chises of the canal company, for which the
House has been waiting, had only Deen
placed upon members desks this morning.
5's RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
House bill No.. IS, proposing to abolish
the Office OF Railroad Commissioner, came
up on its engrossment. ~. -.
II was reported from the Committee on
Officers and Offices, and Mr.. P0PuAM Cat the
request OF Mr.. BoCoCK, who was absent)
moved now to send the bill 10 the Commit
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation.
Mr.. SuELBURNE opposed the motion. lie
wished. in the interests Of economy, to have
a vote at once. ,,..r a-..... III ,g.e 49,.
Mr.. w. 3. .TAL1AFERRo favored reference,
and stated that the railroad companies, not
I" the. people OF the State Of Virginia. pay
the expenses OF the Office. .is.,,. -,
Mr.. SuELBURNE contended that after all
the cost came out OF '.the people Of the
State Of Virginia." especially the shippers
Of way-freights. .r.e. ,'.f> -. Ii,
Mr.. STEVENS opposed Mr.. PoPHAM's mo-
ton. .,s.,., ,......4 r,r. .,.. ."@. ...,. 49,.
Mr.. TALIAFERRo spoke again in support
of the notion. -; ,,5..... -a.-- Ga,. -,
Mr.. FRAZIER desired the bill passed. BE
thought that as the Commissioner was paid
by the railroad companies the Commits
sloner would be inclined to serve them
rather than the people. RI
Mr.. DICKINSON OF Russell said that
while it was asserted that this office cost the
people nothing lie had yet to hear any one
claim that the office had ever benefited him.
AS far as he could learn the Commissioner
was of no service either to the railroads or
people. ..- :.
Mr.. EDMUNDs (who. by the way, is chair
man OF the Committee on Retrenchment
and Economy hoped, in justice to the Com
missioner, that the bill would be sent to the
Committee on Roads. He read from re-
port Of the Committee for Courts Of jus
tice, made last session, that the tax on rail-
road companies to sustain the Commissioner
was constitutional and lawful. He claimed
that through the instrumentality OF the
the cost of transporting luna
ties and conyfcts had been greatly reduced.
): Mr.. GRAVES asked II the Commissioner
had done anything to reduce the local
ireights. -. ~, m;
Mr.. EDMUNDs replied that he was not 10
formed. -. .'..,.--o. -.fr
MT. HARRISON Of Sussex stated that the
Commissioner had been in active contro-
yersy with the roads on this subject, and
that be had found additional Legislation
would be needed to effect the needed re-
form. When that Legislation Is had, the
Commissioner pledged himself to enforcett.
. Mr.. MoFFETT thought the Office 40 i'm
portant one, and hoped that it would be
given fair trial. ~ - .'.''i....
Mr.. FRAZER asked Mr., MoFFETT if he
didn't think that when u man got on the
wrong line The sooner he took the back-track
the better. -.
Mr.. MoFPETT answered. Certainly; but
that he was not convinced that we were on
the wrong line. He believed that in attack
ing these odious and unjust Determinations
in freight we were on the right track. Ie
thought that the Commissioner should have
enlarged powers, so that he might have The
opportunity OF serving the people better.
He wished the bill to besent to the Commit
tee on Roads. ''i
Mr.. FOWLER doubled the wisdom of the
bill. He contended that the Commissioner
cost the State very little; had done good
deal in the way OF getting cheap rates for the
transportation OF 1unaties and. conviets, and
had done much work in the way OF settling
disputes Of which the general public knew
nothing. Unless iticould be shown that the
Commissioner was obstructing the public
service be should hesitate to vote to abolish
the office. He favored colnmittal. y
Mr. STEVENS again urged that the Office b.
abolished! r Glzi@#S 'li',i - i.t.''& ~. ~
i Mr.. EcHoLs strongly advocated the mo
ton Of Mr.. POPHAM. He insisted that there
had not vet been time enough to give thu
Commissioners fair tfial.. iit' - - ~
Mr.. MGCABE spoke, Id favor OF the bill.1I
was the office, net the OFFICER, that he WA
aiming att iS's'@ ii:;'s.st5- 's''5;.s.4 *
4 mir. WALSH moved the pending question
Ordered. re y !,"E ,.a..5sf !, z. z.
! The vote 90 sending the bill to the Com
mltteei on Roads and Internal n a9igatior