The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-24

In the House yesterday House bill com
pelling the city of Richmond 10 pay por
tion OF the war salt claim of Henrico coun
ty-the same to be in proportion TO th,
amount OF property and population takeI
IN by the last act extending our corporate
limits mp.
Messrs. Chamberlayne and Lyons spoke
in favor OF committing the bill TO the Com
mittee for Courts Of Justice.
Mr.. Gibson spoke in favor OF the bill anC
against The motion.
Mr.. Witt thought the county Of Tenrico
should be paid something on account OF
this claim, but that fair proportion Of the
cOunty's assets within this annexed terri
tory should be credited 10 the annexed
population now citizens Of Richmond.
Mr.. Hopkins spoke in favor OF the BILL
and declared that the claim is a just one.
Mr.. Lyons pointed out that if the city OF
Richmond has 10 pay one thir OF the coun-
tv debt she should have ono third of the
county assets. He contended that the Chan
eery Court had decided the case on its
merits and against the county OF HenricO.
| Mr. Hopkins said the case was not &c.
cided on its merits.
Mr.. Gibson stated that the bill was re-
ported from the Committee on Counties,
|
kinSOn, senator from Richmond.
Mr.. Lyons expressed surprise that Mr..
Atkinson should have had this bill reported
without giving representative OF the city
opportunity to be heard, il happening that
the city OF Richmond has no representative
on that committee.
The bill was pending at / O'Clock, when
the canal-rairoad bill came up rs a special
order.
There is a disposition on the part of the
Readjusters TO make the city pay this claim.
1t Will take direct. clear, and explicit state
ment OF .f0CtS to keep them from so voting
and it may be that will not avail.
| There is now involved some three or four
thousand dollars.
CANAL RAILROAD.
At O'Clock yesterday the House pro-
cecded to the further consideration OF the
| bill Il allow the james River and Kanawha
Company to build a railroad along the
whole or portion OF its line, &c,
| Mr. MushbGch was entitled TO the floor
and he spoke at considerable length III favor
OF the motion OF Mr.. Mofett TO strike out
the 4th section providing for the transfer OF
the State stock to the company on certain
conditions. Mr.. Mushbach c0ntended that
this bill was not sufficiently guarded, and
| in that respect 1t compared unflYorabiy
with the bill of last year.
Mr.. Wilkinson in the chair.
Mr.. Gibson followed in opposition to the
Dill and Mr.. Lady in favor Of 1t, after which
the House adjourned.
THE MOFFETT LAW.
The House Finance Committee met yes
tcrday morning FOR the consideration Of tie
| . 1t s,,ll- y
Moffett liduor-register law and reestabli>h
ing the license system; but no one wa:
present who could give any sort Of accurate
information as 10 how much the new law
will produce.
The members OF the committee are per-
fectly willing to repeal the Moffett law, but
they declare they must have something III
its place which will yield just as much reye
nue.. The committee called upon the Audi
tor TO inform them how much revenue, IN
his opinion, Mr.. FulkersOn's bill will pro
duce, and then adjourned until this morn
ing.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Frazior Of
fered the following:
ReSOlued, That the Finance Committee OF
this House is instructed to report Senate
bill No. a to this House tomorrow morn
ling. with their recommendations as to The
same. ~
Mr.. Farr opposed the resolution. The
committee has had the bill only lew Gays
Mr.. Chamberayne did not think the reso
luton unreasonable.
Mr.. MOncit said that he had caused NJ
DELAY; the delay came from another quar-
ter altogether, and was intended only 10 ge'
lanswers from the Auditor to certain writer
interrogatories. Mr.. Mofett declared tha
l., in ,o or
not those OF a leA slator
Mr.. LOyenstein, though as much in iayol
of the repeal Of The Moflett law as any one
was opposed to the resolution.
Mr. Hanger proposed that the resolution
be passed by: to that Mr. Frazier con
sented, and accordingly that disposition
was made of it.
| VENTILATION OF THE HALL"
The ventllating pipes put into the ball o
the House under dire ction OF Mr. a. l.
West have notably improved the air OF tina
place. For perfect VentilatlOn, however
double the present number OF pipes l
needed. There is now one twelve-inch pip
in each corner Of the hail. a draft IN 1t i
created by means OF gas-iets, and the lou
air Is discharged above the Capitol ROOF.
There is still great complaint about win
members are suffering from colds contracted
by that means.
sUPMEME COURT REPORTS.
The following is Major Daniels pendin
hill to prescribe the style OF public alton ant
the price OF sale OF the reports OF the Su
preme Court Of Appeals:
l. Be it enacted bythe General Assembly
pbat hereafter the Superintendent OF Pun
lie Printing shall cause the reports OF I'd
decisions of the Supreme Court OF Appeal
70 be published in a style conforming I
: that Of the reports OF the decisions oil In
: Supreme Court of Appeals OF the Unite
States. with reference TO paper, marSlht
references, and binding, and that the sal
renorts shall be sold OH account OF the stat
,, at a price equivalent to l0per centum abov
the actual net cost OF publication to til
I State. .,.,;,,
.. 2. This act shall not apply TO the public
!, tiop OF the thirty first volume OF GrattaL
Reports, but shall apply to the price OF SAT-
3. This act shall be in force from It's pa
sage.
DUAL GRAND LODGE.
Mr. Wits bill to incorporate Dual Gran
Lodge OF Independent Order OF Good len
J plars OF Virginia has been reported from u
| Committee on Propositions and Grlevance
and nroyides that Robert McNaughtOn, "
e II. l.. Combs, s. G.. Furgerson, Josep
+. Louis, Leroy NJ. Lee, Thomas w. Ca'n,
Y IW. Gaines, Philip Peyton, aaron Ialte
e son. w. C.. Jackson, and all others VINO al
now or may be hereafter associated VII
e them be, aud they are hereby, constituted
! body polite and corporate oy lie Ilailie al