The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-18

On motion Of Mr.. GRIMsLEY, Mr.. MUIR
RAY was granted one days leave Oh aDsehce
ON accountof sickness. a@t.ss - ~. !. :.
IN motion Of Mr. HAIRsT0N, Mr.. GRIFFIN
was granted three days. leave or absence.
| ON motion OF Mr.. MARSHALL, AIR. W al
SION was granted leave OF absence for 1our
| dhys ,:{s 3EtF'sA1t lcn, iA:, - 15 ..'4 t'..
On motion of Mr.. NORTON, Mr.. BLISS was
granted leave Of absence for one day.
i&11 !" SCHOOL FUNDS.
Mr.. GRIMsLEY, from the Finance Com NIT
tee, submitted report OF the committee, IN
response to a resolution, concerning the
alleged diversion Of school funds, Whlch
was ordered to be printed. ,.i-3
PASSED. .<a
House bill to incorporate the Alexandra
and Fairfax Agricultural and Industrial
Association. .
House bill to provide for the erection OF
suitable schutes by the owners OF mill-dams
across the north branch of.the Shenandoah
river for the free passage OF fish.
~ SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate next took up Senate bill No.
1871. in reference to county organizations,
&c, which was discussed until z. NJ,
when the body took a recess until Z. NJ.
Night Session. . =
Senator QUEsENBERRY in the chair.
Mr.. SINCLAIR presented the following:
Resotued, That the Committee on Print
ing inquire into and report without deiay
the expense OF reporting and publishing the
debates OF the Senate; and furtnef. that
they be requested to report who Is the OF
fetal reporter OF the Senate; what duty he
discharges; what is his salary ana What
benefits accrue from the employment OF such
officer, and under what law or resolution he
derives bis salary. ,.t.i,
Dir. SINCLAIR spoke at length in advocacy
Of his resolution.
On motion OF Mr.. BLAND the resolution
was laid on the tablc-ayes, 20; noes, 2.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
House bill:No. rs, to authorize the james
River and Kanawha Company to make sale
and transfer of all its works, property, and
franchises, and to define the powers and du-
ties OF the Board OF Public Works in re-
spect thereto, was then taken up, on motion
OF Mr.. DANIEL. -
Mr.. HURT of Pittsylyania moved to amend
the first section SO as 10 require the Board OF
Public Works instead OF the proxies OF the
canal company to make the contract with
the Richmond aud Allegheny Railroad Com
pany. ..n- ,....--
MIR. MASSEY, Dir. JOHNSON, Mr.. DANIEL,
Mr.. SINCLAIR, Mr.. PHLEGAR, and Mr.. MAR
SHALL opposed the amendment. .-,.
Mr.. FULKERsoN and Mr.. HURT favored the
amendment. ~ ,
Mr.. FULKERSoN spoke at considerable
length in favor Of the amendment. .-
After long discussion MIR. BROOKE de-
manded the pending question, which was
ordered, and Mr.. HURTS amendment was
rejected by the following vote: = 49,
AYEs.-Messre. Hurt of Pltt,ylvanla, Powell, aud
SoEs.-Messrs. Belts, Bland. Brooke, Daniel: FL
TANNER, Tyler, and Ward-19. M -..-;,.. i.
Mr.. FULKERsoN stated that he had paired
with Dir. WoRTHAM, who would have voted
emo" Mr.. FULEERsoN would have voted
"Aye.",e ,..? ....- .....-.f.. -.
MI. FuLKERsoS moved to amend so as to
provide that the contract OF sale. &c, shall
be approved by the Attorney General OF
the State. .h.s....,..:
Mr.. BLAND offered the following as sub
st,ute for Mr.. FULKERsoN's amendment:
Provided that before any control shall be
assented to by the State proxies, it Shall be
submitted to the Attorney OF the
State for his advice as to whether the terms
Of the contract have been complied with.
Adopted. ,i =. al 1a,f -.': H..
Mr.. HURT OF P ittsYlyania moved TO amend
the seventeenth line. after described," to
read as follows: (Which shall be first
class railroad with steel rails, four feet eight
and half inches gauge, and equipped with
ample accommodations for all passenger
travel and freight transportation" r.
Mr.. LEE moved to amend, so as to insert
the words :: The same gauge as that OF, the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. ...~.-.
Mr.. LEES amendment was adopted, and
the amendment, as amended, adopted.
Mr.. HURT OF Pittsyivania moved.to amend
in the twenty-fifth llne,. after the word
company, by adding these words !: "Andtae
payment Of Il fair valuation OF all boats upon
said canal" Passed by, Iii s...g. ta
Dir. DANIEL moved to amend by adding
in the 132d line, after the word tide-water,
these words 6 And along the Lynchburg
level between the water-Works dam (Which
shall be preserved) above Lynchburg and
the first lock below Lynchburg." Adopted.
Mr.. DANIEL also moved to amend by in
serting in the 134th line, after the word tide
water. g or between the water-works dam
above LynchbuIg and the first. lock below
Lyncbburg." Adopted. > .s.a>..a
Adjourned. ..1.s.. Es-r..ty.
4 -'s'... hoSS1 Va I/IL1SNf4A LI.J.f
Mr.. HANGER in the chair ,-li'l"'-' -.
STATE REPOSITORIES.
House bill authorizing State Repositories
| to substitute new bonds for those executed
under existing laws, reported from the Com
mittee on Finance, was read first time. +,
FOURTH CIRCUIT. sl3> It1sn:
On>motion OF Mr. WILKINSON, House bill
| 263. for holding circuit. courts in the fourth
judicial circuit, &C.; was passed. -
PRESENTED UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES. I
BY, Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Accomac: Bill to ali.
thorize e. A. Jeffreys to erect wharf upon
| his land on Chincoteague, in the county Of
| Aecemac. !, ~ 81 ~ a.-ai.lL .sise-
BY Mr.. FINNEY: Bill to; furnish ,commu
tation to ene7legged soldiers on certain con
ditions. .,y.l, ,rsg ~ 3,;i l,'.Trs,< 3..,a.
na .il33.I5j LEAVE OF ABSENCE i,Sgyb1
was granted Messrs. cURLETT fifteen days
TAYLOR OF Fluvanna six days, ASHTON fiV'
days, You've three days, and HEALY ant
EDWARDS two days each. 80 &2n'. -!ss''iSiz!
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. : !, ~
To amend and reenact section 10 OF chap
ter. 126 Of The Code, In reference to persona
Representatives. -, III. 49,.
For the relief OF James X. Lowry, lat
collector Of g oodson township, In the coun
| ty OF Washington. r.. - ......
Providing Communication for D. Vest, o
RoGkbridge county, and Jesse Couch,
Bedford county, and others, one-legged sol
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