The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-03


GENERA ASSEMBLY on VIRGINIA
SATURDAY D i February l67B.
SENA TIE.
q Iietrtenant. Governor presiding
PRAYER bT ReY. j. w iilfam Jones. y. D.s
81 IN Trsntion az Mr.. GnIEsIN, Mr..s DANIEL
wns PRINTED leave OF absence for two days.
e an motion az ar. sHERaARD, Mf. PoWELL
1,ras grsr,tad leave on absence Tor tsso DAYS.
s;1Ir.PAUrl presented % bill 10 amend ana
resr,act section 10 OF tEie:act Tor the assess
smert of taxes on persons. property IN
comes. licenses, &C., and imposin taxes
thereon for the support OF the Government en-
and free schools, and to pay the Interest on
the public debt approved March ~, isso.
Deferred. 3. 4 /, 81 10. a,s.h;o
state from infectious diseases. feparIe9 H.
yorably from the Committee on a grl !.ll.
ture. Mining, &C., was taken UP on n,olioI
of Mr.. TYLER, who made an earuesD app 'es
10 the Senate to pass the bill. !. ), !.
Mr. JoHxsoN raised the point slhas o. su .
bill lis contrary to the Constitution % tae
WrsWALsToN moved to commit the bill
to the Committee for Courts OF e'tis.ice.
Agreed to. 80. - -
pvh hot If would be expedient 20 REQUIRE
fhe clerks or courts OF the State to endorse
mi executions issued by them for the TecoV-
ery OF money that the judgments or DEGREES
an which they are. founded were or were
NOT. as the case may be, rendered OF otner-
wise on obligations which contain waiver
OF the homestead act. Referred.
Senate bill TO incorporate the Virginia
marble anu 1I1uiug OonpanJ. -.
Senate bill for the reminding books OF re-
cord.
Senate bill to incorporate the Portsmouth
Water Company. =,
House bill to incorporate CentreVille
Grange, No. FOG, of Princess Anne county.
House bill to incorporate The Salome
Cemetery Company, near Middleburg, Lou
doun county.
House bill to protect buzzards.
REJECTED.
House bill providing for submitting OF
repeal Of the fence law in whole or In part
to the voters OF Mount Vernon and Centre
Vile districts, in the county Of Fairfax.
House bill to provide a fence law for the
county OF Loudoun, &c.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at
IL O'Clock.
The following bills were reported from
committees:
House bills: Allowing further time to
John q. Chichester, treasurer OF Fairfax
county, to make his return OF deinquents
and insolvents for 1877; to authorize the
city Of Alexandria to compromise tne ae9t
of the CITY and to issue bonds in accord
ance with the terms Of such compro-
mise, and prescribing the modes IN
which the payment of the, interest on
such bonds may be enforced; to au.
thoriZe the erection OF pier or wharf
on Lyons creek, in the county OF surry, re-
ported from the Committee on Roads ana
internal Navigation to confne the criminal
jurisdiction Of the Hastings Court OF the
CITY of Richmond to the corporate limits OF
said city with recommendation that 1t do
not pass); to amend and reenact section q
OF chapter II OF the actapproVed March IL,
1878, to revise the criminal laws.
FAuoUIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Mr.. GREEN, under suspension Of the
rules. presented NO. 209) House bill to
amend and reenact the Sd section OF an-act
entitled an act to incorporate the Fauquler
White Sulphur Springs Company, approved
April 4, 1877; which was read first time.
CHANGE OF HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion OF Mr.. GRAVES it was
Resolved, That on and after Monday next
the House will meet at II O'Clock A. n.
Motion to reconsider rejected. |
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED WITHOUT READ
ING.
By Mr.. MusHBACH: Petition OF citizens Of
Alexandria In relation to fence law for q
portion OF Alexandria county.
By Mr.. JOHNSTON Of Giles: Petition OF
John W. Smith and others. OF Newport,
Giles county, asking exemption OF property
in said town, and Of citizens OF said town
from payment OF county levies.
! By Mr.. HENKEL: A bin to render more
efficient and economical the inspection and
analysis of fertilizers, and to amend the
laws in relation to the inspection, analysis,
and sale Of the same.
By Mr.. HUNTER: A bill to prevent and
prohibit hoe.pens, and the keeping OF hogs
therein, within half mile OF the corpora
ton limits Of the city Of Alexandria.
Bv Mr.. TALIAFERRo OF Gloucester: A Dill
to amend and reenact section OF chapter
100 OF the Code, as amended by an act APP
proved February 90, 1878, in relation 10 I'M
lawful fishing.
By Mr.. ROBINSON: A bill to amend and
reenact the Sd section of an act entitled an
act to incorporate the Portsmouth Insu-
rance Company, passed February II, 1852.
DEBATE ON cANAL-RAILRoAD BILL.
Mr.. PoPHAM offered the.following:
RESOLVED, That the House proceed to
vote on the pending amendment, known as
the BERNARD amendment, to House bill, at 2
O'Clock: P. NJ. on Tuesday, 4th instant, and
that speeches be limited to five minutes on
all subsequent amendments to said bill.
Mr.. HENKEL moved to strike out :" five
minutes" and insert "ten minutes"
Agreed to.
Motion to reconsider reiected-ayes, Al
noes, 55.
OF absence was granted Messrs. MooRMAN,
MCCABE, SMITH Of Albemarle, CRANK (irom
Monday, EVANS. and DANCE Ifrom Monday,
two days each, HALL and VAN LEAR three
days each, and SMITH OF DlnWiddie i've
days.
RIyEs GsURPATIoN.
At 12s O'Clock the Rives usurpation reso-
luton came up as the special order.
Mr.. PETER J. CARTER spoke in favor OF
his substitute, and had the floor when the
hour of / O'Clock arrived. I'D
The SPEAKER's hammer fell, and the
House proceeded to the consideration OF the
next special order z
q n THE CANAL-RAILRoAD BILL.
W The pending question was the amend
ment known as the BERNARD MoFFETT