The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-13

der for "Wednesday at j K. N.
PASSED.
Senate bill authorizing the committee 60
which was referred Senate Bill No: ~, To
hermit counsel for claimants to certain land
10 appear before them without paying the
tax required by law OF counsel appearing
before legislative committees.
The motion was discussed at considerable
length and finally agreed to.
THE DOG. ..a
House bill to allow any person to have his
dog listed for taxation, &C., committed tc
the Committee for Courts OF Justice yester-
day and reported to the Senate this morn:
ing with amendments, was taken up and
discussed at length.
. Various amendments were proposed.
MIR. GRIFFIN moved to indefinitely post.
poue the bill. Lost.
Mr.. GAYLE presented a substitute for the
bill, which was rejected.
Various amendments were proposed and
rejected.
The committees amendments were
adopted.
The bill was rejected.
A motion to reconsider was made.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. II. A. Topper, Of the Baptist
Church.
The following House bills were reported
from committees To authorize the use OF
convict labor on the grounds OF the State
Agricultural Society,"; to incorporate the
Alexandria and Fairfax Agricultural and
Industrial Association; to incorporate the
Grand United Order of Sons and Daughters
of Zion OF the State of Virginia; to amend
and reenact an act entitled an act to com
mission officers and cadets Of Bethel Acad.
envy, Fauquer county; to amend and re.
enact the 18th section OF an act pre-.
scribing the duties, powers, liabilities,
and compensation OF certain county officers
providing for the collection Of taxes, and
for the repeal Of chapters 81 and 46 Of the
Code Of 1873, with reference to the receipt
of county warrants for county levy; to pay
the Judges OF the Commonwealth their sal
aries and caileage, fixed by law on the 18th
Of March, 1873, during their several terms
to amend and reenact section 8 OF chapter
1874 of the Code Of 1878, in relation to. the
mode of enforcing recoveries Of money on
execution for the protection OF sheep IN
the county OF Bedford; to amend and re.
enact section SO Of chapter 81 Of the Code
OF 1878, to provide FOR tue care and mamie.
nance of harmless lunatics outside OF the
iails and asylums Of the State mir. Pull
LIAM's billy. ..... f.. ,...-. a.
RELIGIOUS, INSTRUCTION. AT THE PENITEN-
.. TIARY. ~a.t.t yr- s...
The Committee on Asylums and Prisons
reported a joint resolution introduced by
Dir. ECHoLs) that in rebuilding the wor k
shops OF the penitentiary arrangements be
made for the accommodation Of the prison
ers on the Sabbath day in the religious ser
vices conducted by the chaplain and by the
Sunday.school Association Of said pcniten
tiary, recognizing, as the General. Assem-
bly does, the great value OF the religious in
struction given to the conVicts for year:
past by gentlemen who have. voluntarily
contributed their time and services to tina
end" .".e rt t0-.r -:.'.~ .,f.. '.t& a'''",
THE COMMITTEE ON GAME. ...' +
The SPEAKER announced the following
Committee OH Game, in accordance with
resolution adopted Friday: Messrs. Hun
TBR, SHUMATE, SHRIvER, SHELBURNE, SPEs
sARD, DAVIS, HALL, HENSON, and CURLETT
.ta THE RIVER ROAD. ..@ @
The Committee on Roads reported g:
bill to authorize the James-Riyer and Ia
nawha Company to make sale and transfe
OF all its works, property, and FRANCHISE
to the Richmond and Allegheny Company
and to define the powers and duties OF TN
Board Of Public Works IN respect thereto
This is the bill about which so much ha
been said before committees.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED WITHOUT READING
BY Mr.. FULKERsoN: To amend and re
enact section 80 OF an act approved Marcl
81, 1876, in relation to tax on sample-mer
chants. ....,,.. ...-....... ..,~
BY Mr.. SYKES: A bill to incorporate th
Lake Drummend Masonic Temple Assocla
ton, OF Deep Greek, Norfolk county, Va.
BY Mr.. WALKER Of Northumberland:
bill to amend and reenact the 9th section 0
chapter II OF the act approved March IA
1878, relative to crimes and punishments.
By Mr.. WILKINSON: A bill to levy tn,
in the city of Danyile.
BY Mr.. ECHOLs: A bill to enable th
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company t
increase its capital stock for certain pun
poses. ---.>------.-.---------
By Mr.. CURLETT: a bill to increase th
revenue from oysters aud to prevent dredg
ing in the rivers of Virginia.
by Mr.. LACY: A bill to allow Barne
Brothers, OF New Kent, to erect pier i
Chickahominy river below" Binn's bar"
BY Mr.. OGLEsBY: Abll to amend and n
enact section 3 of an. act entitled IAN az
to Incorporate the w ytheville Mining, Mar
ufacturing Hotel Company" 4iti .a..G.
Bv Mr.: ATTKIss0N A bin to amend til
act approved November. 1870. entitled s a
act to incorporate the James;Riyer Bride
Company ! -. S...s,,.,.,
/: by Mr.. SHELBURNE Petition OF either
OF; Pulaski county for; n local option law,
|. BY Mr.. WATSON: a bill to, amend and i
enact section 95 of chapter SO Of the Coo
OF 1873, relative to crimes and punishment
l;4a.. 81. SENATE BILLS PASSED.. D.iisHtIa
Tnstructing the, Attorney eneralta COL
test the coHstitHtienality oil the act entitle
an act to authorize the formation OF the A
tlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Cor
pany, In so far. as Iit disposes OF certai
claims of the State for loans to the Norfol
and Petersburg, Southside, and Virgin
and Tennessee Railroad Companies. [Th
| is Senator sSMITH's bill. Mr.. DANCE state
to. the House, that the AHerney-Gener
wished the bill passed at once as the en-
will come. up for hearing in the Unite
States Circuit Court on the 10TH $50;
|. I To amend and reenaet the fifth section
the act to incorporate the Medical College
Virginia. passed + February %, 1854. Ia
lows diplomas to be granted to graduates
pharmacy G0s ;.Fss
TAX on OYSTERS. sti8a.
The House agreed to a resolution, offere
by MIR. GRAVEs. instructins the Commute
t,i, flles gissaYeoke &c.. to inquire, into III
Fexped ieacy Of requiring all persons nj