The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-15

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Richmond Railroad-Proceedinss In the
House, -.
II seems that the action by which Lieu
tenant-Ciovernor Lewis parted with sena-
tors on Thursday after the reapportionment
bill was defeated was reconsidered. After
all the "good-byes" and "God bless you,
Governor" and all that, Mr.. Lewis reap-
peared ON the Senate floor yesterday as
ready rs ever TO cast his vote in case OF tie
for his party measures. Ii he ever serious
ly intended to quit the city he changed his
mind. Maybe he was indulging In joke,
or, possibly. he received information that
his services might yet be valuable here.
At least about the time when his presence
was noticed the absence Of Mr.. Hale from
his seat was observed. The report about
Mr.. Hale was that he was down town with
that experienced legislator Hon. Abram
Fulkerson, and that the two were endea-
voring 10 frame a new congressional reap
portionment bill which would satisfy Ma
hone and could be conscientiously support
ed by Mr.. Hale. II being well known that
in such case such bill could pass the Sem
ate, there was no little fldgetiness among
senator's and hdbitufs Of the chamber.
Once during the session OF the Senate Mr..
Hale was In the chamber, but he did not
stay long.
The Mahoneites are the most sanguine
people in the world. They believe that
"the General" will yet work a reappor-
tionment bill through.
BY the way, one who ought TO know de-
clares that Malone never said he thought
g.. t...f
mistake. A senator is under the impress
sion that Malone did tell him so, but may
have beea mistaken.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
The following, introduced by Mr.. Thur
man, lies over i'm the Senate one day, the
Senate having refused TO suspend the rules:
ReSolred (the House OF Delegates con-
curring), That the General Assembly adj
iourn sine die Wednesday the 10Th instant
at 10 o'clock =. NJ.
NO RECESS.
Mr.. Wingtleld Of Albemarle offered
resolution that when the Senate adiourns
to-day yesterday it will be to meet on
Tuesday next at II O'Clock. Rejected
AyFs.-Messrs. Atkinson. Christian, Fdmunds,
IIeaton. Hurt. smith, Thurman, Twyman, VIII
iams. Wineheld Of Hanover, and Wingheld OF AL
bemarle-1l.
Diggs Elliott, Fletcher, Glasgow, Jones, Lowell,
Martin, Mayo, Newberry, Norton. Rawles, Riddle
berger, stevens, Walker, Webb and Wood-20.
BILLS DUPLICATED.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered resolution the
House concurring that the Committee on
Enrolled Bills he discharged from the fur
ther consideration OF House bill 70. 1G,
entitled "An act to authorize the trustees
OF the Baptist church OF Danyille to sell
certain property and reinvest the proceeds
in other church property and said bill
be returned to the keeper OF the rolls. The
resolution was adopted. Mr.. Lovenstein in
bjs explanation showed that two bills iden-
tical in all respects had been passed-one
was started i'm the House; the other in the
Senate. Hence the desire to suppress one.
Most of the time OF the Senate was de-
voted TO the assessment bill. Mr.. Thur
man presided, and the bill was passed, and
will be sent back TO the House for concur
renee in Senate amendments.
The House Yesterday.
The bill to create the Office Of general
commissioner of sales came up on the mo-
ton 20 reconsider the vote by which SEN
ate amendment limiting the compensation
OF commissioners to $4,000 per annllm, and
providing that the excess OF that sum
should 20 to the public free schools, was
agreed to. The House refused to recon-
slider. The bill will now 20 back to the
Senate, the House having disagreed to sew
eral OF the amendments made by that body.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
After several bills on their second read
ing had been disposed OF, Mr. Lady moved
that the rules be suspended for the pur-
pose of taking up House engrossed bills
and passing them. Mr.. Lady explained
that the Senate had finished up all the bills
sent over by the House.
Mr.. Hanger opposed the motion. The
appropriation bill was one OF great pubic
importance, and ought TO be acted on in
preference to anything else.
Mr.. Lady's motion prevailed. and the
House went to work and cleared the calelr
dar OF fifteen or twenty engrossed bills.
TIE RICHMOND AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD
COMPANY.
The bill to incorporate the Richmond
and Washington Railroad Company came
up on its second reading as the special
order.
This bill names Messrs. Duff Green, OF
Stafford, j. l.. Powell, Of Spotsylyana,
Stitb Boiling, OF Petersburg, and Edward
ID. Christian, OF Richmond, and such three
other persons rs may be associated with
them. as corporators. The capital stock OF
the company is to be not less than $1,000
600. divided into shares OF 800 each.
The 4th and 5th sections read as fol-
lows:
4. In order to carry out the purpose OF
this act and to promote the public service
herein contemplated, said Richmond ana
Washington Railway Company Is hereby
authorized and empowered TO form ana
operate line OF railroad from the city oil
Richmond to Washington, or to point
opposite thereto on the Potomac river; and
in order 10 form such continuous line II
NAV acquire the right to own or operate,
by lease, purchase, or otherwise, the works
property, and franchises OF either the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company or the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Railroad Company, or botl
OF them, or the whole or any part OF ti'
Alexandria and Washington, or any othel
railroad or railroads which can be used Iol
fhe purposes, and build so much road a
NAV he necessary, when combined VIII
what ia so purchased or acquired, to form
and comnlete the continuous line rs afore
. said. and il no such lease or purchase o
either the Richmond, Fredericksburg ant
Potomac railroad or the Alexandria ant
Fredericksburg railroad is effected, then !
NAV build its entire road from Richmont
: to Washington city, or a point opposite OF
t the Potomac river; and in the event OF tn
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potoma
: Railroad Company being acquired by lease
: purchase. or otherwise, for the purpose o
forming the continuous line, the propert.
: so acoIired shall be subject to taxation
: and in the event that the Richmond, Fred
5 ericksburg and Potomac railroad shall no
be acquired by lease, purchase, or other
! wise, so as to form part OF the continilou