Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-02

could proyfue lot sne eiec'ioh VI oei'
gates TO such convention, and the same
could be held in the summer Of 1887.
The chief object of the bill is to have
constitutional convention and allow the
people TO take some action upon the
debt question, and to provide by con-
stitutional amendment to repudiate the
debt IL il is not funded within a certain
time.
THE TAX BILL.
Soon after IL o'clock Mr.. Koiner
called for the special order-the tax
bill. This bill was presented on
Saturday by the Finance Committee.
and was prepared by sub-joint com
mittee consisting of Messrs. Lovenstein
and Meredith, OF the Senate, and Dsbney
and Miller, of the House.
The bill is substantially the same as the
one offered a. every session VI tie General
Assembly. IL changes the tax on insurance
companies so as TO provide for payment oil
n tar on assessments OF mutual companies.
II exempts small telephone companies from
the special tax ofsl00 and lDcreases the tax
on sample merchants 10 sl0O.l
Mr.. Wickham wanted to amend the
bill by limiting the amount at which
boards Of supervisors may assess the
property Of railroad companies for
county taxes to 81, 500 per mile instead
of leaving it at $4,000 per mile as
now.
This provoked considerable discus
sion, and was finally defeated.
Dir. Heaton offered substitutes for
two sections Of the bill, which in effect
reduce the rate Of taxation from forty
to thirty-fve cents on the slee worth
Of property-ihis change not to affect
the school tax. Adopted.
Mr.. Mccormick moved to reconsider,
and Mr.. Keezell moved to pass by the
whole measure and make it the special
and continuing order for to-day at II
o'clock. Agreed to.
TIE SCRIP BILL.
A message was received from the
House Of Delegates, through Mr.. A.
Fulkerson, who informed the Senate
that the House had passed bill to au-
thorize the Auditor Of Public Accounts
to borrow money to meet casual de-
felt in the revenue, to pay the interest
on her past liabilities, and to create u
sinking fund to pay the principal Of the
debt.
Mr.. Rhea subsequently moved to
take the bill up and place it on the cal
endar. The ayes and noes we're or
dered. and the Senate refused to sus-
pend the rules for this purpose, so the
bill was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
ANOTHER COUPON BILL.
Mr.. Wingfeld called up Mr.. Rhea's
bill to prevent frauds upon the Com
monwealth and the holders Of her Sc.
curities in the collection aud disburse-
ment of revenues, and to repeal section
ll2 Of an act approved March Is, 1881
entitled an act to provide for the assess
ment Of taxes, &C., and to repeal an
act approved February !, 1854, entitled
an act to regulate the granting OF Ii
censcs. &C.. and to repeal an act APP
proved February %, 1884, entitled an
act 10 regulate the granting Of licenses,
&C., ard presented substitute therefor.
The substitute Is intended to obyiate tn
difficulty suggested In the original bili-thai
the re.eDactment OF Coupon Killer No /.
rerJnfim may ALLOW question 10 be raised
before the United states Supreme Court by
which incidentally the Judgment OF the
court affirming the constltutionality OF Cou-
pom Killer No. l may be reversed. IL Is
thought best that every bill touching the
debt should be separate ana dlstnc,
measure BY the substitute IL is provided
that whenever a coupon is rendered for
liscense il shall be received for verihcation.
&c.l
The bill was made the special order
for to-day at P. NJ.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Board Of Edu-
cation which required action III execu-
tive session.
On motion OF Mr.. Hurt the Senate
went into executive session, and while
therein confirmed the nomination Of j.
ii. Patterson as superintendent of
schools for Danville, rice F. F. Bowen,
who declined to qualify.
When the doors were re0pened Mr..
Lovenstein offered a resolution, which
was adopted, resembling so much Of the
resolution providing for night sessions
as restricts them to the consideration of
local bills.
Recess at 3:l5 p. NJ.
Evening Session.
When Lieutenant Governor Massey
resumed the chair at p. NJ. Mr..
Keezell introduced bill appropriating
$4,000 for replacing buildings and
making other improvements at the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum. He briefly
explained the bill, and said that under
the present arrangement the female pa
tents at this asylum are oyer-crowded,
and the appropriation is to provide adj
ditional accommodations for them and
for fire apparatus.
Mr.. Koiner thought some Of these
unfortunates might be accommodated
at the new asylum to be built at Ma
rion, Smythe county, and the State be
saved this appropriation at present.
lie thought the appropriations at the
present session Of the General Assem-
bly, had aggregated as much as the
Treasury should be made to bear at
present.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Mr.. Stubs presented bill, which
was placed on the calendar, prescribing
the times for holding the courts Of the
Ninth Judicial circuit.
EXAMINING COMMITTEE.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Wing
field and Jones on the part Of the
Senate as members Of the joint COM
mittee TO examine the State securities,
bonds, &C., deposited in the basement
offices Of the Capitol.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. Causey introduced a resolution,
which after being modified was adopt
ed, providing that the Senate should
proceed to consider House bills in their
order on the calendar. Under this rule
the following House bills were passed {: