The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA
THURSDAY, March 4, 1880.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, March 4, 1880.
SENATE.
The Senate met AZ IL O'Clock A. N.-Lieu-
Tenant Governor WALKER in the chair.
Mr.. ELLIOTT offered resolution that the
calendar be dispensed With, aud tnat Tor
fo.day only local and private Senate dis be
considered. Adopted.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The Senate considered the resolution re-
guessing the Governor 10 return to the
Senate House bill No. 154, authorizing the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company to
construct and work branch OF the road to
deep wafer on the Chesapeake bay, &c.
This resolution was offered by Mr.. Full
x gRsON several days since and laid over.
The resolution was opposed by Messrs.
KoiyER, ATKINSON, and CANNON, and was
pending when the morning hour expired.
CHANGE OF HOUR.
A resolution was adopted changing the
hour Of the afternoon session from L. NJ.
to p. NJ.
on THE CALENDAR. @.
The bill TO incorporate Jefferson Lodge,
knights OF Pythias. was passed.
A number OF other unimp0rtant local bills
were advanced and same passed.
The bill for the relief OF the securities OF
N. G.. Taliaferro was passed-ayes, %; noes,
z. Messrs. ELLIOTT and SMITH OF Nelson
advocated, and Mr.. PAUL opposed the bill.
After considering some other unimpof-
tant bids, the bill to authorize the Rich
mond and Danviile Railroad Company to
discharge its indebtedness to the State in
State bonds came up. This bill was dis
cussed at some length by MIR. DANIEL
against and Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER 10 favor
of it.
The bill was ordered to its engrossment
by a vote OF ayes 1S, noes 10.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bill fixing the pay OF tue Clerk Of the Sen
ate at $1,000 was passed.
Bill TO release L. w. Wimbish, late trea.
surer o: Mecklenburg county, from fine,
was passed.
The Senate was still engaged on the calen-
dar when the chair was vacated, at 8 Z. Nj.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate meta P. NJ, and proceeded
to the consideration Of Senate bills.
The bill to allow the Upper Appomattox
Company to discharge Its indebtedness in
bonds was ordered TO its engrOssment.
The bill appropriating $4,000 TO the
u orktown Centennial was rejected.
Mr.. CANNON moved to reconsider. and the
motion Was laid on the table.
The bill to authorize the State to buy not
exceeding five acres OF land for the pur-
poses OF the said Centennial was passed by.
The bill to publish the general laws in
some newspaper OF the State was passed
ayes, 81; noes, is.
The following were passed:
To incorporate Old Point Lodge, !. o.
0. +.
Te authorize the trustees OF the John
Wesley church to borrow money.
To incorporate Freedom Lodge, in the
county OF L0udoun.
To provide for submitting the question
Of liquor license or no license to the voters
OF the town OF Waynesboro'.
To allow the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company to discharge its indebted
Messages, %; noes. 8.
Mr.. DANIEL moved TO reconsider.
The motion was rejected by vote of
ayes IL, noes %.
passed and advanced on the calendar, and
the Senate adjourned at 7:20 z. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker LACY called the House to order
at ii O'Clock.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. PITTS: Bill entitled an act for
the protection OF duck blinds.
ASSESSMENT OF LANDS.
At IL O'Clock the House proceeded TO the
consideration OF the assessment bill, report
ed from the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. LADY in the char.
Mr.. FRAZIER moved to amend so as 10 re-
quire the assessors to "assess the cash
value" OF lands and lots.
Mr.. MoFFETT opposed the amen lment as
contrary to the Constitutions provisions.
Mr.. DUKE also opposed the amendment,
and argued that the land should be assessed
at its value upon the usual terms OF sale in
the neighborhood.
Mr.. BAILEY moved to dismiss the bill. He
argued that the sense OF the Constitution
was that the Legislature should determine
whether the basis of taxation should be the
cash value or not; the only way 10 get at the
value 1f land was to Sud what 1t would sell
for for cash. But he preferred the present
law to the pending bill, aud therefore fa-
v&rcd the dismissed OF the latter.
The amendment was agreed 10 on recorded
vote lResdjuste.s voting "Aye" general
ly)---ayes. At; noes, So.
Mr.. BAILEY called the pending question.
Nc. MosPETr asked him to withdraw it,.
but he declined.
The pending question was ordered on di- |
80; noes, rs.
The till.was dismissed.
Mr.. FARR moved to reconsider. and said
hat II tie bin was "pn,-up job" he had |
rood one, Ne it mended many defects ia the
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