Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-21

tee on Finance be instructed to ascer-
tain and report by bill or otherwise the
amounts which should be allowed the
members Of the special House commit.
tee to investigate the affairs in the First
Auditors Office, appointed by resolu-
tion adopted by the House Of Delegates
Of Virginia November 20, 1884.
BY MIR. Sebrell :: To incorporate the
Murfreesboro' Railroad and Telegraph
Company.
BY Mr.. Arnold To provide more
efFectual system for the collection of
delinquent taxes on lands, and record
thereof; and for this purpose to amend
the Acts Of 1894 and to repeal chap
ter l37 Of the Acts passed at the extra
session, 1884.
COMMITTEE on THE DEBT QUESTION.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson, chairman Of the
special committee appointed to consider
the debt question. asked that the COM
mittee be discharged.
Mr.. Hay did not think the committee
ought to be discharged unless some rea-
son sufficient is given therefor.
The House refused to discharge the
committee.
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Stuart offered the following:
Pesolred. That at the evening sessions OF
The House hereafter the private bills may
be called up by men bers, when recognized
by the Chair, without motion to suspend
the rules. and so much OF Rnle NO. 80 DE
suspended during the residue OF the ses-
sion at reads as follows: " But no snch com.
municatlon shall be mace In relation 10 any
action OF the House while II remains open
for consideration
Mr.. Figgat moved to amend so as
to provide that the roll Of members be
called alphabetically, and each member
when his name is called be allowed to
call up one private bill. Agreed to.
The resolution, as amended, was then
agreed to.
HAMPTON NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Joint resolution introduced in
the House by Mr.. Curlett providing for
the appointment of committee to in
vestigate the affairs of the Hampton
Normal school, which has been report
ed, was agreed to.
THE UNDERWRITING BOARD.
Senate bill authorizing a board con-
sistiDg Of the Attorney-Genera, Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, Auditor
Of Public Accounts, Second Auditor,
and Treasurer, to allow the tax-collect-
ing officers losses and expenses in
Cured in collecting or attempting to
enforce or settle taxes due the Com
monwealth, came up on its passage.
Mr.. Waddill said it seemed to him
that the bill opened a fearful hood-gate
upon the Treasury. lie would oppose
any measure such as this, which would
swamp the finances Of the State.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson claimed that the
bill was well guarded and prote tive to
the State. lie cited the case OF a man
who recently came here to sell goods.
He rendered coupons in payment of his
license-tax, which were refused. lie
then, by advice of his counsel, proceeded
to sell his goods without license, and
the authorities refused to arrest and
prosecute him therefor, having no Sc
curity for the payment Of the costs OF
such proceeding.
Mr. Buchanan believed the bill a
proper and right one, and hoped it would
pass.
Mr.. Franklin moved to pass the bill
by. Rejected-ayes, "a; noes, 4S.
The bill elsewhere published then
passed-ayes, 81 noes, p.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
To incorporate the Lynchburg and
Southwest Railroad Company.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To provide for the opening, altering,
changing, and repairing of the roads in
the county of Appomattox.
70 amend and re-enact the law in re-
lation to the charter Of the town of
North Danville.
AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURE, AND
MINING.
The first special order was the House
bill to increase the usefulness Of the
Department Of Agriculture, Manufac-
lures, and Mining.
The first question was the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill
was rejected.
Mr.. Saunders hoped the House would
reconsider and pass the bill and make
the appropriation asked for.
Mr.. Hay warmly favored the bill.
lie thought the Legislature ought to give
the farmers one thing that they want
grant one request-and he furthermore
believed the vital interests of the farm
ing community would be affected if the
bill was not passed. Large appropria-
tions, he said, had been made for other
industries, and he thought it nothing
less than fair that the agricultural de-
partment should be protected.
The House agreed to reconsider
ayes, Sc; noes, II.
Mr.. Tayenner earnestly urged the
House to pass the bill, which had re-
ceived due and careful consideration at
the hands of the committee and had been
reported favorably upon. The inter-
ests Of the farming, manufacturing, and
mining departments of the State de-
manded this appropriation as their due,
which was a mere pittance for the pur-
pose asked.
Mr.. Wise was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Wescott was also opposed to the
bill, although a farmer himself, believ-
ing that it would accomplish no good
results.
The bill was rejected-ayes, 4S {;
noes, 2S-failing to receive constitu-
tional vote C5l members.
PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION OF
VIRGINIA.
The next special order was the bill
to incorporate the Pharmaceutical AS
sociation of Virginia, which came up
on its third reading.
Mr.. Matthews proposed several mi
nor amendments, which were agreed to-.
Mr.. Bolen proposed to amend the
bill so that it would not apply to couu-
ties which have no towns of 1000 in
habitants.