The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-11

security, payable 10 tue No.i'"ohmea ea''h vi
Virginia, in penalty OF not less tfan one
hundred nor more than nVe hundreu DOL
lars, conditioned for the iaithful perform
ancc Of all the requirements OF this act,
grant such license; ana tbefeupon the
commissioner OF the revenue snaii issue
the same in such form as may DE prescribed
by the Auditor OF Public Accounts. IL the
County or Corporation Court SHAH refuse
to grant the application the tax shall be Ne
funded, and the party aggrieved may,
during the term at which such refusal -
entered, appeal to the Circuit Court OF said
county or corporation, in ternl-tlme or va
cation, aud the judge thereof shall take
cognizancc Of said appeal, ana may grant
the license upon the terms required by this
act. All bonds taken under the provisions
OF this act shall contain waiver of home
stead.
3. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Mr.. Riddleberger, regarding. this as an
other local-option proposition and as threat
ching diminution OF the revenue, op-
posed 1t.
Mr.. Koincr, on the contrary, held that
the taking OF this wise discretion from
the County Court was the cause, or at least
largely the cause, Of this local-option move
ment.
Mr.. Bailey Reldiuster) favored the bill,
knowing that IN some counties the judges
held that by the change Of the word "may"
to "shall" they had been diyested OF dis
cretionary power in the premises.
Mr.. Glasgow wanted the County Court
to have complete power in the premises.
and no appeal to be allowed therefrom.
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Monday.
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA RAILROAD.
The bill chartering this company (of
which p. A. Wexford, Esq, Is the first
named corporator) came up in the Senate
YESTERDAY, the question being upon agree
ING TO the amendment proposed by the
House. Said amendment required that
s1O0. 900 should be subscribed and $4,000
paid i'm, and that $4,000, either in cash or
acceptable bonds, should be deposited with
the State Treasurer before the franchises
should become vested. The friends OF the
bill accepted the amendment, and it was
agreed to, but motion was made to recon-
slider, which was pending at the adjourn
ment OF the Senate. The $4,000 named
will be returned to the company from the
Treasurer when the company gets under
weigh.
House Notes.
The House started of very well yester-
day morning. and for about an hour every
thing moved along with remarkable
smoothness, during which considerable
business was disposed Of,
PUBLICATION OF THE GENERAL LAWS.
The first measure to cause any discussion
was the substitute for House bill No. %,
providing for the publication OF the gene
raj laws, which came up on its second read
ing.
The bill provides for the publication OF
all general laws enacted by the Legislature
in some newspaper published in the city OF
Richmond. at cost not exceeding five
cents per line, the contract for the same to
be let to the lowest bidder. IL also pro-
yidcs that a copy OF such publication shall
be mailed TO each of the officers named i'll
the 5th and 9th sections OF chapter 10 OF
the Code. at cost, including postage, not
exceeding two cents per copy.
Mr.. Hazlewood said he Thought that i've
cents line was too much to pay for adyer-
tising the laws. He had had some eXpe-
rience in the newspaper business, and he
knew that il could he done for good deal
les and still leave margin for conSidera-
bic profits.
Mr.. Lyons thereupOn moved TO amend
the bill so rs to limit the cost OF publication
10 three cents per line and the mailing OF
papers to one cent per copy, which was
agreed 10.
At this point Mr.. Frazier got the floor.
and charged that the Democrats were try
ing to Kill the bill, as they tried to Kill
every mcritorious measure proposed 10y the
Readjustcrs, with amendments. This they
generally succeeded in doing with the aid
OF a few Readjusters who sided with them.
He said that this was done because the
Democrats didn't want the Readiusters TO
have the credit OF passing good laws.
Mr.. Lyons then made n motion To recon-
slider the vote by which the cost OF mailing
papers was limited to Ole cent per copy,
which was agreed TO.
MIR. Lyons urged the House 10 again
adopt the amendment. lie thought that
one cent a copy was enough to allow for
the papers.
Mr.. Coghill was opposed TO the bill and
would vote against IT,, no matter what
shape il was finally put in. But If 1t was
to pass, he wanted il improved rs much rs
possible. The other side had no patent
for drawing perfect bills, and If they could
pct MD from his side OF the House they
ought to accept it, and not Jump to the
conclusion that some improper motive
PROMPTED the offer. He contended that
the bin was unnecessary; that ii would
not accomplish the object for which
il was framed, and that il would result
/ in lob by which somebody would make
large amount OF money out OF the state.
In reply to the charge that the Democrats
were trying to defeat the bill, he said that
when the gentleman from Hcnrico (Mr.
! Hazlewood) suggested that the amount al
lowed for publication was too large the Re
adiusters thought it was all right, but
when the gentleman from Richmond (Mr.
| LyonsI sought 10 reduce the cost OF the pa
( pers il was all wrong. He regretted that
/ such spirit animated the opposite side.
Mr.. Frazier claimed that laws similar Ia
the one now sought to be enacted were III
force in many Of the other States, and that
! the results had been perfectly satiSfactor!
wherever il had been tried.
The bill was further diScussedby Messrs
j. c. TAYLOR and Evans, but the hour fol
the consideration OF the special order ar
rived before any conclusion was reached.
Mr.. Lyons's amendment of one cent lel
copy for the paper is still pending.
DAMAGE TO PRiyATs PROPERTY by CORPORA
! TI0NS.
At O'Clock yesterday the House re
suned the consideration OF the bin to pre-
> scribe a mode for the assessment and pay
ment OF damages to private property b,
corporations.
Ii will be remembered that when III
House adjourned Thursday the Dill hat
been amended so rs to provide for the as
sessment OF advantages and damages,
and also ''to allow an appeal TO the corpo
ration court from the award OF the commits