The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-22


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INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Koiner: Bill to prevent frighten-
ing Of animals. iniuring and killing OF
persons. and spreading OF fire by careless
moving of engines with steam on the turn
pike and county roads OF the State.
sUpERINTENDENTs OF SCHOOLS.
On motion OF Mr.. Berry, It was
ResOIred, That the Committee for Courts OF
Justice inquire into the status OF the lae county
superintendent OF schools whose successors n.y.
been nominated by the Executive and rejected nv
the Scra'e. and they are instructed to report by
bill or otherwise.
ISLE OF WIGHT.
Mr.. Crumpler offered the following,
which lies over one day:
Resolred tthc Hou.c Of Delegates concuIringl,
That the i;Oard of supervisors OF Isle Of wight
county he, and they are hereby authorized 10 make
special allowance to Judge x; H. kawies ioT ,"iu
Wight county during the sickness OF Judge {: Is.
Crumpler. the allowance not to exceed twenty-five
dollars for any one term.
NANSEMOND.
Mr.. Meredith offered the following joint
resolution. which lies over under the rules:
Resolred ule Hou.e of Delegates concuriug)
That the Board of supervisors Of NanSenOnu
county be. and they are hereby, authorized To
make a special allowance IN judge G. T.. Crumplcr.
Of Isle of Wight county. for holding one Term Oh
ness of the late Judge Nathn iel Rifdick. the al
lowance not 10 exceed S25 for holding said term
COUPON CASES.
A Joint resolution was received from the
House instructing Commonwealth attorneys
to appeal coupon cases, dc.
Mr.. Wickham moved to suspend the rules
requiring the reference OF the resolution to
4 committee. Agreed to.
Subsequently he called up bill on the
same subject reported from the Senate
Finance Commttee) with the view OF
proposing it As substitute for the
House resolution. The amendments re-
commended by the committee were agreed
TO. one suggested to Mr.. Wickham by the
chairman OF the Finance Committee OF the
House makes it a misdemeanor for Com
monweath attorneys falling to carry out
the provisions OF the act was pending when
Mr.. Koiner said that he hoped the bill
would not be passed to-day ; that he could
not take il all in ut once that he had been
in favor of scotchlng the snake, but really
this bill seemed little too radical.
Mr.. Wickham said the bill had been well
considered in committee. Here the Cen
eral Assembly has been in session eight
weeks and nothing has been done in the
coupon cases yet.
Mr.. Koiner said that he observed from
the reading OF the bill that an appeal was
TO be taken in every case: from every State
court and from The United States courts.
He wa, afraid that the costs in these appeals
would be more than the cost of receiving
the coupons. He wanted day to examine
~ lo al a
Mr.. Meredith said there were no costs
taxed against the commonwealth.
MIR. Koiner said: "What! Not in the
United States supreme Court
Mr.. Meredith said there might he there,
but not in the State courts.
Mr.. koiner thought the costs there Qn
the United STATES Supreme Court would
be very heavy. No doubt. too. the AttOr-
ney-General would want some additional
fees for services there.
Mr.. Wickham pressed the Senate to at
once pass the Senate bill as Il substitute for
the House resolution, but he could only
get "a votes TO suspend the rules; - were
needed.
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE.
Mr.. Wickham, from the Committee on
Finance and Banks, presented the report
OF the committee is TO special collectors OF
collateral-inheritance tax, which, on his
motion, was ordered TO be printed and re-
ferred ID the Committee for Courts OF JUS
tice for investigation OF legal questions.
The committee conclude rs follows:
Uappears to the committee that FIR number OF
years the law in relation both to the assessment
md collection OF taxes on collateral inheritance
has been uncertain and essentially deicCtlNC, ana
needs radical revision. Throughout the Common
wealth estates liable TO this tax have been tuly
| administered and funds and properly pa sea en-
tirely from the hands of tine persna representa-,
tive without ever any assessment oi thls tiN' anu
| of course without payment thereof "HcIh'
| these hduciares are To be compelled tand u 30
howl to pay into the state Treasury taxes which
| were never assessed upon property which theN
have long since delivered 10 The proper heirs
or legatecs aud. further. vile her they ought 10 o,
subjected To the heavy pcnal'Y OF /" per ctltuIn
per nnnum for their failure so To pay, Is Il matter
| on which this committee expresses no opinion.
As TO these special collector, II seems there wa;
no list OF assessments placed In their n5nus anu
no record evidence anywhere ~ 10 whdt taxes
they should collect, and hence they were chargea-
| bic with none. Rowing commissions were lSssee
by the AuCltOr TO :hcm To search the country anu
| finding omitted taxes. 10 assess ana collect WIN
/ no communicating officer Whatever. ana tncs'
collector, assumed the right to appoint their pr
vate agents or deputy collectors throughout lh'
| State-thc collector IN every instance bcihR tn'
| assessor, chargeable only with what his reports
| might show lac had collected. obviously this sys
tenn IS open to the grayest objections and invites
The law under which the Auditor acted permit,
him 10 appoint collectors for any county or cor
Wheeler these were arrears of taxes, whether th
| law authorized the appointment or two men fo
the entire STATE, whether the contracts with thes
| collectors as made were valid or beyond the Audl
tors authority, aud If invalid, what remedy sOul'
| be proposed. and how the existing laws should ID
amende are questions that this committee deslf'
| referred to The Committee for Courts OF Justice
| That committee. under authority 10 obtain infor
marion as To those points wherein Anditor Ailvh
| report l. seriously deficient, and being the prope
committee Ia pass upon The law questions lnNONt'
and herein suggested, and also 10 recommend Il re
vision Of the law touching the assessment ana COZ
lection OF this tax, can report more iuly. lncre
| fore we ask that this committee be Discharges
from the further consideration of the subject an
the whole matter Including this report be refer
| red 10 the Committee for Courts OF Justice
Respcctr lily submitted. 80 -
WILLIAMS G. WiCKHAM Chairman
INTERCHANGE OF BONDS.
Senate bill IA, to provide for the inter
change OF coupon and registered bonds
was called. 1t twas explained by Mr.. WicS
ham TO be u measure calculated TO adyanc
the value of the Riddleberger bonds, an
thus encourage funding and the final sci
Element OF the debt.
Mr.. Lovenstein said that 1t had bee
suggested TO him by brokers that some III
tie fee ought TO be charged for exchange o
bonds so rs to prevent the contlnu'
changing Of them. Under the Old ssys
TEN people would buy coupon BOND !
| the morning and exchange 1t Tor regis
, tered bond In the afternoon, perhaps, an
} so kept numerous clerks at work.
, Mr.. Kolner doubted the policy OF th
bill. II was out OF such exchange OF BOND
came Mayo's troubles and the conviction
Coleman OF q penitentiary offence. II
claimed that such work would always
done at some expense and mucn risk:
Mr.. Koiner was about concluding hisr
marks, when Mr.. Hurt (the President pr
$ tem.) announced the special order--ti
House bill requiring the payment