The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-29

yTRGirlA hEi"hio.
-, motion Of Mr. Thurman, Senate bill
~, ~" Yao,,lota the sale OF the Virginia Re-
,orts - was called up and ordered 10 be
,r crossed. ,.,.,, a., ,,rosent
.,nopsiye style OF printing the Virginia
narnnrts and 10 cause them to be printed
! n,iooiter in n style that will enable the
:, a,e 10 sell them at about g per volume
,,u. ot anv rate. they are not be sold be-
low cost.
Adjourned.
Iouse OF Delegates.
rho House of Delegates met ut III
Stuart in the chair. No
prayer. -u, po,,
Mr.. Marshall offered the following reso-
luton: $50, % oo,, ,bo roll
ot 70 O'Clock, and as each members n%ne
Is called he shall be allowed To take UP one
bill" -,
uR. GREEN on wIsE's KITCHEN.
Mr. Armistead Green, colOre3 delegate
from petersburg, arse to q personal priv
iiooe lie said that yesterday morning
yvben several members rose to a personai
,,riviIece. and alluded to the published re-
,,,orl,s made by Congressman-lt-Lar John
: Wise I'm regard to receiving negroes IN
Lie Kitchen. that he had remained IN ms
seot and that il might have been tnougnI
;rom this that he endorsed the words OF
Mr. wise. He wished to say that so lar us
i,n u,os concerned he had never had any
n w with Mfr. Wise in his life. Mr..
Wise like other white men, never nI'i III!
use for Il negro except lor poi.lG", Lit pa;
noses. q give him just rs much creuit
for this speech about negroes as na,J
ever gwen him for anything ne eyer s.,u
before. and so far as bis Kitchen, nl' pau
Tor. or his stable Is concerned, nave iie,eI
intended TO visit him in either saiu MI
Green as he resumed his seat.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr. Pollard. Of King and Queen, reIer-
r;ng IN the resolution offered by Mr.
Green. Of Stafford. yesterday touching
HE drawing mileage at the extra Ses-
sion while a member OF the last House,
said that the statement was utterly false.
He was in Richmond at the time the scs-
SLOW was ordered, and did not apply Ior
mileage.
CALI. OF MEMBERS.
Under the provision OF the Marshall
resolution the Clerk proceeded to call the
roll. and the following bills were passed:
senate bill incorporating the PlltsDurSh
and Virginia Railroad Company.
Senate bill to authorize the common
Council Of the city Of Manchester TO a'l,
thorize persons or companies to construct
street railway.
Honse bin to amend the charter OF La
fayette Lodge, No. /, ]. o. .. f.
To amend the act Incorporating tne O91'
Fellows Building Association OF Norioik'
incorporating the trustees OF Washing
ton Lodge, No. ., |. o. .. +.
10 authorize a subscription by the cry
Of winchester. in money or bonds, TO tn'
stock or bonds OF the Washington, ono
and Western Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Anglo American SUI
phur Company Of Virginia.
Senate bill TO incorporate the Liberty
Improvement Company.
Senate bill to incorporate the RichnohI
| Firemen's Association.
Senate bill to amend the charter OF th'
town of Luray.
Amending the bill incorporating th'
Shenandoah Iron, Lumber. Mining, anC
| Manufacturing Company.
For the compensation Of Elijah simpson
for services rs inspector OF the Puhh'
warehouse from Ist November, 1881, t'
January, 1881. ..,. A.,
Senate bill exempting from taxation TIT
nronerty OF the Baldwin-Augusta Fair &
| long as used for fair purposes.
TIE GENERAL TAX BILL.
The special order, the general tax bill
was taken UP and discussed.
The amendment introduced by Mr
Kelly. reducing the tax on land, &c., iron
forty to thirty-fiYe cents, was adopted by
vote OF 81 to 81.
On a motion to reconsider the vote b.
which the bill was passed, Mr.. smith bl'
terly opposed the reduction. tie was re
piled to by Speaker stuart (Alr. Ellis In TN
chair in favor OF It.
Mr.. Cardwen spoke against the reduC
ton, and was answered by Mr.. Marshall
Of Craig.
Mr.. Muniord replied TO Mr.. Marshall.
To Mr.. Nuniord's remarks in oppos'
ton to reduction, Mr.. Gibson replied, d(
claring i'm favor Of reduction.
KelIy spoke in favor OF the reduction.
The hour OF 3 o'clock having arrived
the chair was vacated until 8 O'Clock.
Night Session.
The House met at o'clocli-Speake
Stuart in the chair.
The general tax bill was the untnlshe
business, and the motion to reconsider IN
vote bv which the reduction OF the tax o
land. from 40 to 80 cents, was the questio
under consideration.
MesSrS. II. j. Evans, OF Richmond; "
A. Anderson, OF ROckbrldge, ana NJ
Dan Trigg, opposed the reduction and 4
vored the reconsideration OF the vote I
, which it had been ordered.
Mr.. Jonas ;. Kelly and Mr.. j. w. Ma
shall opposed a reconsideration, and +
vored the reduction OF the tax.
After a lively and interesting debate
vote was reached. the question was reco
sidered, and the amendment providing Il
the reduction OF the tax was defeated by
, vote Of ayes ~, noes 40.
After numerous amendments the bi
which has been so long considered, W
) ordered to its third reading.
ELECTORAL BOARDS.
: The Clerk read the list of names agree
. upon In the Senate joint resolution a
| ing electoral boards i'm the respective citi
, and towns in which they reside. 10 accor
ance with the provisions OF an act In for
February IA, 1884. The resolution rea
as follows
RESOLVED THE House OF Delegates co
: curring), That the persons whose nam
appear upon the papers hereto annexed
r a part OF this resolution be. and they q
hereby. elected and appointed TO compo
< the electoral boards in the respective cou
>. ties and cities In which they reside In 3
cordance with the provisions OF an act
3 force February IA. 1884, entitled IAN &
r to provide for the manner OF choosing !