Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-03-07

of claims. "Any person other than those
licensed for the purpose who collects claims
for COMPENSATION shall be deemed collect
ing agent and shall pay license OF $40.
Agreed to-
Mr.. Figgat called attention to the tact
that the tax of per cent. upon the recelpts
of all theatrical performances In addition TO
he regular license was restored IN thls Dill.
Mr. Catlett moved to make the license
tax for each person appearing as counsel
hefore legislative committees $l0 instead of
800. Adopted.
Mr. Elan offered an amendment making
a miniature race course liable to the same
license as merry-gorounds, &C. Adopted.
Several proposed amendments were re-
iected, among them one by Elan to reduce
the State tax from 40 to 80 cents, which was
rejected by vote OF ayes 90; noes 45.
and third reading by vote of 46 ayes to 2S
noes.
motion to put it on its passage was de-
feated. it recurring two thirds vote.
COMPLETING THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation bill as passed by the
House on Friday was received from the
Senate with amendments.
The House refused to concur in some of
the Senate amendments
CONFERENCE.
Senator Lovenstein communicated 10 the
House the passage of a resolution ASKING
committee of conference on the Disagree
ment between the two houses on the ap-
preparation bill.
The Chair appointed on the committee
on the part of the House Messrs. Buford'
McGruder, and Morton.
It was after midnight before the commit
tee made its report. In it they recommend:
1. That the appropriation to the literary
fund for public school purposes in 1889 Dc
$50, 500.
2. That the Senate recede from its amend
ments appropriating $40, 900 for the support
of convicts unemployed and insert 80, ooO.
Q. That the House agree to Senate amend
ment appropriating $500 to repairs of the
basement of Capitol and approaches thereto.
4. That the Senate recedes from lts
amendment increasing its appropriation
from $4,000 to $4,000 to the Soldiers
Home.
5. That the Senate recedes from its
amendment in regard to the Southwestern
Lunatic Asylum.
6. And that the House agrees to the Sen
ate amendment in regard to the appropria-
ton for keeping the Capitol Square in order.
7. That the House agrees to the Senate
amendment concerning the Blacksburg
| College.
8, That the Senate recedes from its
amendment in regard to payment of inter-
est on the public debt.
That the Senate recedes from its amend
ment continuing the Board of Sinking Fund
Commissioners to the purchase of Riddle
berger bonds, and the House inserts ''aud
bonds of the United States"
The report was agreed to.
DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY.
The Senate bill providing for the dis
tribution of money appropriated to educa-
tional and eleemosynary institutions" came
up, and provoked much discussion.
| The House dismissed the bill and refused
to reconsider.
| SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
| The conference committee on the dis
agreement between the two Houses on the
pension bill at midnight made report,
which said that the Senate had receded
from its substitute, and the House agreed
to insert $50 instead of 800, and that a
widow should be unmarried and be bene-
ticiary only 80 long as she remained un-
married and resident of Virginia.
Agreed to.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
/ For the relief of Jacob Fisher and Robt.
E. Stuart, of Highland county.
For the relief of Lillias D. Womack, a
lunatic.
To make jackson river, in Allegheny
county, lawful fence.
Amending the charter of the town of
Charlottes
| JOINT RESOLUTION.
In the Senate Monday, Mr.. Rhea intro
duced joint resolution that committee
composed of three members of the Senate
and five members of the House of Delegates
be appointed to 60 before the proper COM
mittees of the Congress of the United States
at an early day after the adjournment of the
present session of the General Assembly and
urge upon said committee the great import
ance to the educational, agricultural and
manufacturing interests of the people of
Virginia
! 1. OF favorable report and the early
passage of the measure known as the B lair
Educational bill.
2. The abolition of the tax upon tobacco
and fruit brandy.
8. That no reduction whatever should be
made in the duty upon foreign ore.
4. The said committee shall recsive no
|
under the resolution. Agreed to.
/ THE TAX BILL.
i. Gen. Wickham said it was the impress.
sion that the House would agree to extend
the session two days, and he would, there
fore, move that the bill be referred to the
Finance Committee, which was done.
The Senate then went into executive
session to confirm certain appointments
recommended by the Governor.
SENATOR HOUSTON SEATED.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions today presented their report in the
contested election case of w. N. Ellis con-
testing the seat of Senator D. F. Houston.
The question being on agreeing to the
resolutions reported by the committee:
First, that W. M. Ellis is not entitled to the
office of senator from the Fourth Ssnatori-
al district. Agreed to by the following
vote-Ayes, %; noes, 6.
In the House a number of private and
local bills were passed.
THE TAX BILL.
At l o'clock the Tax bill came up as
special order and it was passed. The pass
age of the bill was at once communicated
to the Senate.
EXTENSION OF THE SESSION.
| The joint resolution of the Senate that
the present session of the General Assembly
be extended for period not exceeding ten
days from March 5, came up.
| Not having received the sixty votes as
required, the resolution was defeated.
Mr.. Magruder was the only Democrat
who voted against the resolution. The
Republicans voted solidly against it.
Messrs. James Barbour and R. L. Smith
were absent.
The chair was then vacated until 10
O'Clock at night.
Both Houses met at 10 o'clock IN, and
after the usual vote of thanks and extra
pay to clerks, pages, &c, adjourned sine die.