The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-08
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!, Notes, from the, Gyaxnftoy

81 .se,rM.0teSi ffoH the, Capitol. Rjt1l
/. In the SenateJ erdag, Mr. Bland OBJ
iectingt to- Mr. Enlkerson' 'sf,bflE ITO fxfhe
bouD diary lines. Of ttbe townsof, Goodson he.
cause 1t might bring about an ,armed COLI.
sion between this State! and Tennessee, Dir.
Fqlkersen proposed toiinserts the following
I. Provided, that In the event ahe passage
oi this act shall result in a war between the
States ,ot y Yirginia and Tennessee, the citi-
zensi Of Middlesex county shaH be, and they
are hereby, declared exempt from military
service. during the existence OF said war ;
but nothing in. this ,iproyiso shall iisqualify
any OF the citizen spiders OF said county OF
MiddleseX from serving during such war
between said States in the gHarternaasters',
,eommissary, and Hitrg iandi Detery depart
mems. sLI LiEo 9Eti .@IiGsd oi .&W ot'N
The bill was passed without,the proviso,
after an amusing debate.J aai @EiGfn1e
In the Senate on "Wednesday, on "a .aues-
tion to protect the churches. Mr. Paul made
q strong speech for the, congregations and
the bouses OF worship II aim. t13s5 ~! !;
Il Mr. Brooke said Tin an nundertone)th the
Senator from Il Rockingham fMr. Il Paul.
thought that he; like the lother Paul. had
," I" care Of, all the churches upon him y !;
whereat there was good laugh. i, ;tat.
III The following bill was passed by the, Gem
eral Assembly Yesterday 81 ~. .l,tant :
BE II enacted by the General Assembly,
That the Governor be and Is hereby auillo-
rized to borrow, on behalf OF the Common
wealth, from the, State repositories, a sum
or sums OF money not to exceed S200, 900 In
the, aggregate, at rate of interest not ex-
ceeding six per cehtum per annum, to be
refunded on Or before the 18th day OF June,
1879, and for the paymentof which at matu-
;rity the revenues Of the. State are hereby
pledged. .;st, nh .s1oy s&:i,si-.Ji!
This act shall be In force from its pas
sage. ao .ain;tz,. gAg .s4t.! 44t"i,s.t
i, The House, committee having charge OF
the subject will at 10a A. NJ. to-day vote on
the Free-bridge bill. No one bas appeared
before the committee to represent specially
the interests OF Richmond. AS the City
Council Of Manchester is urgently pressing
the bill, it will not beso very strange il the
committee report it, II they do there will
be, q big fight over it in. the House, as many
businessmen OF the two, cities. are OF
opinion that to erect toll.gates on the bridge
will be greatly to- their, disadvantage, and
when they find there; is real danger they
will strongly appeal to their rcpresepati
Mr.. John Bell Bigger, clerk OF the House,
wrote note to that body yesterday ex.
pressing his regret that on account Of sick
ness he bad been compelled to be absent
from his post frequently this winter but
that having undergone radical treatme1t!he
now believes he will soon be able to return
aud continue4at work! The House misses
Mr.. Bigger very much. htlny courtesy and
Industry, particularly, he Is mo1el officer.
: The Senate; yesterday irecommitted the
amendments tothe Motfett liquor law The
signs, are that the iaw will be allowed to
stand Just as it is. Its friends seem, to- be
as .powerless to !amendait las they yIwisb) as
its enemies are to repeal it. ri lssti!eantri,