The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-14

bcrs prcsent shall be required to order the previous
question: but majority may require an imme-
may be; and no member shall be enflflfd to the
hoor until such vote Is had aud determined.
Rule :66-Amendmept: The previous question
now be puty II fcarred, its effect shall be 10 put
an end 10 all debate and bring the House to an I'm
ing, then upon am mendmenss reporied 1y Commit
tee. IL any, then upon pending amendments, and
then upon the main question; and 40 ember shall
House at The time Of ordering the main question
Is put and decided. II upon The motion for the
previous question the main question be not or
aesed, & debate may continue as III the motion had
Rule 6s-Amendment: The yeas and nays upon
any question may be called for at my time before
proceeding U any other question or proposition
but beng once refused, shall not again be demand
Rule 6s-Amendment: Upon division of the
House on any question, member who is present
and fails TO vote shall. the demaudof any other
member. be counted on the negative OF the ques-
tioD, , ana when ne yeas and nays are taken the
present who fails 10 vote at the first calling of his
name second time immediately after TIE calling
or his name, and II said member, then being pre-
sent, shall fail TO vote said second calling Of his
name. he shall not be recorded, and shall, on the
demand OF any other member. "a addition to be-
tered upon the journal as present aud not voting.
But no member who has an I'm mediate and special
personal Interest in the resnlI of question shall
Rule Amendment: The IuIcs Of the House
ss.,: not se changed suspended except by a
iained by an actual division of the House, and
upon motion TO suspend the rules Of the House
me mover shall he allowed two minutes TO state
MS reason for his motion, and one member opposed
10 the motion shall be allowed Ike time to OBJ
ject.
On motion OF Mr.. Pollard the House
agreed to pass by and print the amend
ments.
FILIBUsTERING.
The House calendar Is crowded with
bills involving the interest OF great num-
ber OF citizens and OF the State at large
and yet, although the session Is rapidly
drawing to close. with every prospect
that large mass OF important business
must go over even under the most favora-
bic circumstances. the minority OF the
House is obstructing legislation by every
conceivable dIlatory move known to par
Iiamentary procedure. For days past little
has been done save to call the roll OF the
House. The patience of the majority
sitting and working day and night-in
their efforts to push business is commend
able indeed.
One OF the tilibustering schemes recoiled
on the mover. Mr. McCandlish moved to
take up out Of its order House bill No. POI,
whose patron was Mr.. Ross (COalitionistl.
The House voted aflirmatively, took the
bill up, and in spite OF flibustering dis
missed It.
RAILROAD PRIVILEGES.
Senate bill No. 13j with amendments
from the Committee on Roads,, authorizing
railroads incorporated bv this State to in-
vest in and operate railroads and trans
portation lines OF this or any other State,
was taken up.
The amendments were TO strike out in
lst section the word contemplated" and
insert the words lin process of construc-
tion," and add at the end OF the lst section
the following proyiso:
And provided that such roads be not parallel
or competing lines
Mr.. Anderson offered substitute TO take
the place OF the original proviso:
That no railroad company shall acquire or
hoid any OF the capital stock, or acquire or hold
or guarantee any Of the bonds or other obligation
Oh or extend aid to, or lease use, or operate the
works or any other railroad company incorpo-
rated under the laws of the State the line of which
Is not actually connected with its own line, or Is
parallel TO competing line with Its own line.n
These amendments were defeated.
Mr.. Trigg offered the following as an
additional section:
"Any company which shah elect TO avail Itself
OF the provision of this act shall be thereby held
20 have agreed 10 pay all taxes. dues and demands
that are due the State or that may be hereafter as
sessed IL, In lawful money of the United States,
and not In coupons
This was adopted.
A motion to dismiss, by Mr.. Pollard, was
defeated.
The bill passed TO its third reading, and
ut 1880 O'clock the House adjourned.