Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, William M. Walker, Walsh, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Wilkinson, Witmer, Wingfield, Witten, Wright, and Young-60.

The amendment offered by Mr. ROBINSON was rejected.

Mr. WILKINSON moved to insert "Danville;" which was rejected. Mr. MYERS moved to insert "Norfolk city."

Pending which,

The hour of 113 o'clock A. M. having arrived, special order

No. 5. House bill for the assessment of taxes, licenses, &c., and imposing taxes thereon for the support of government and free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, came up.

On motion of Mr. TALIAFERRO of Norfolk city, the special order was postponed until to-morrow.

No. 139. House bill to allow the liquor dealers in the city of Alexandria the option of conducting business under a specific license tax, again came up.

Mr. ANDERSON moved to insert "Richmond city;" which was rejected.

Mr. MUSHBACH moved to insert in 6th line of 1st section, after "act," the words "imposing a tax and;" which was agreed to.

Mr. WALSH moved to insert "Petersburg;" which was rejected. The question being on ordering the bill to be engrossed to be read a third time, was put and decided in the negative-yeas 42; nays 53. On motion of Mr. MUSHBACH, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Barbour, Bernard, Bland, John R. Carter, Crank, Farr, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Green, Grigsby, Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Hunter, Waddy T. James, Johnson, Kelly, Keyser, Lady, McCabe, McCaull, MeDaniel, Mushbach, Myers, Norton, Popham, E. H. Smith, J. Howard Smith. Southward, Spessard, Stevens, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, William M. Walker, Walsh, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witmer, and Witten-42.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Akers, Anderson, Attkisson, Bocock, Burger, Burnham, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Cox, Crutchfield, Davidson, Dickerson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Ficklin, Fry, Fulton, Graves, Gray, Hanger, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Henry, Henson. Hiner, R. D. James, Johnston, Jordan, Kyle, Lee. Lovell, Luck, McConnell, McCraw, McMullan, Moorman, Nelson, Pitts, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Robinson, Sandidge, Shannon, William B. Taliaferro, VanLear, Joseph Walker, Watson, and Young-53.

Senate bill No. 13. To provide for au inspection of cattle, being the unfinished business, came up.

Mr. TALIAFERRO of Norfolk city, moved to amend the bill by adding the end of tenth section, "provided that cattle brought from the counties in North Carolina east of the Blue Ridge, to be immediately slaughtered in the markets of Norfolk Portsmouth and Danville, shall not be inspected;" which was agreed to,

Mr. BERNARD moved to strike out in 6th section the words "not in excess of two thousand dollars, and shall pay any such excess into the treasury of the United States;" which was agreed to.

Mr. RAGLAND moved to insert after "state," in 13th line of 1st section, the following: "or to cattle brought from the state of North Carolina to a county adjacent to said state to be used for farm purposes, or to be slaughted in said county "-no quorum voting,

Mr. WATSON moved to adjourn; which was rejected-yeas 3; nays 81-a quorum voting.

On motion of Mr. WATSON, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bland, McCabe, and Spessard-3.

NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Akers, Anderson, Attkisson, Barbour, Bernard, Bocock, Burger, Chase, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Crutchfield, Dance, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Finney, Frazier, Fry, Fulton, Goode, Gray, Green, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Reuben N. Harrison, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Hiner, Waddy T. James, Johnson, Jordan, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle, Lady, Lovell, Luck, McCaull, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moorman, Parrish, Pitts, Powell, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, E. H. Smith, Southward, Stevens, William B. Tailaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, Joseph Walker, William M. Walker, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witmer, Wingfield, Witten, and Young-81.

Pending the amendment offered by Mr. RAGLAND, the hour of 12 clock M. having arrived, special order,

No. 20. House bill revising and amending the registration and election laws, and repealing chapters 6, 7 and 8 of the Code of 1873, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act, came up.

On motion of Mr. BARBOUR the special order was postponed for ten minutes.

Special order, House bill No. 30, to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of certain county officers, providing for the collection of taxes, and for the repeal of chapters 87 and 46 of the Code of 1873, approved March 29, 1875, came up.

On motion of Mr. BARBOUR, the special order was postponed for 10 minutes.

Special order, Senate bill No. 62, to amend and re-enact the 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 18th and 22d sections of an act entitled an act imposing a tax, and prescribing the mode of collecting the same, on the privilege of selling wines, ardent spirits or malt liquors within the limits of the commonwealth, for the support of the government, and to pay the interest on the public debt, approved March 30th, 1877, as amended by an act approved April 2d, 1877,

came up.

On motion of Mr. BARBOUR, the special order was postponed for 10 minutes.

No. 46. Honse engrossed bill to furnish commutation to one-legged soldiers on certain conditions, was, on motion of Mr. BARBOUR, taken up out of its order on the calendar.

The bill was read a third time and passed-yeas 104.

The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Akers, Anderson, Attkisson, Barbour, Bernard, Bland, Bocock, Burger, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Cox, Crank, Crutchfield, Dance, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Finney, Frazier, Fry, Fulton, Goode, Graves, Gray, Grigsby, Hall, Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Hmer, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle, Lady, Lee, Lovell, Luck,

McCaull, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Norton, Parrish, Popham, Powell, Pulliam, Ragland, Robinson, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, E. H. Smith, J. Howard Smith, Southward, Spessard, Stevens, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, Joseph Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witmer, Wingfield, Witten, Wright, and Young—104. ·

On motion of Mr. BARBOUR, the title was amended by inserting "and one-armed" after "one-legged."

Special order No. 20. House bill revising registration and election laws, &c., again came up.

On motion of Mr. MCMULLAN, the special order was postponed for ten minutes.

Special order No. 30. House bill amending act prescribing duties, &c., of certain county officers, &c., again came up.

The bill was read a third time and passed-yeas 81; nays 13.
The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Akers, Anderson, Bernard, Bland, Bohannan, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Cox, Crutchfield, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Farr, Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Finney, Frazier, Fry, Fulton, Graves, Gray, Green, Hall, II. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Henkel, Henson, Hiner, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnson, Johnston, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle, Lady, Lovell, Luck, McCabe, McCaull, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moncure, Moorman, Parrish, Pitts, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Robinson, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, E. H. Smith, Spessard, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, William M. Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, and Witten-81.

NAYS-Messrs. Peter J. Carter, Crank, Grigsby, Lee, Mushbach, Myers, Powell, Southward, Joseph Walker, Witmer, Wingfield, Wright, and Young—13.

On motion of Mr. MCMULLAN, the title was amended by striking out the whole of the same, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "To amend and re-enact an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of certain county officers, providing for the collection of taxes and for the repeal of chapters 37 and 46, Code of 1873, approved March 29, 1875, as amended by an act approved March 29, 1876, amending sections 15 and 30, and by an act approved the same day amending section 47, and by an act approved March 20, 1877, and by an act approved April 2, 1877, amending the 18th and 20th sections, and by an act approved on the same day amending the 30th section, and by three several acts approved March 12, 1878, amending the 7th, 6th and 29th sections of said first-mentioned act, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts incon

sistent herewith."

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. PHLEGAR, who informed the House that the Senate had passed House bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of district officers, and to repeal chapter 47, and section 1 of chapter 48, Code of 1873, approved March 26, 1875, No. 17, with amendments, in which they respectfully request the concurrence of of the House.

Special order No. 20. House bill revising the registration and election laws, &c.,. again came up.

The bill was amended.

Mr. ROBINSON moved to strike out in 5th line of 50th section the word "not."

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Pending the consideration of the amendment offered by Mr. ROBINSON,

The hour of 23 P. M. having arrived, the chair was vacated until 8 o'clock P. M.

EVENING SESSION.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. ROBINSON, was put-no quorum voting..

Mr. FRAZIER moved that the House do now adjourn, which was rejected-yeas 6: nays 66.

On motion of Mr. WILKINSON, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Crank, Fauntleroy, Henkel, McCabe, Robinson, and Spessard—6. NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Anderson, Bohannan, Burger, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Evans, Ficklin, Frazier, Fulkerson, Fulton, Goode, Green, Grigsby, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Reuben N. Harrison, Healy, Hiner, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Kyle, Lady, Lee, Lovell, Luck, McConnell, McCraw, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Norton, Oglesby, Pitts, Ragland, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, J. Howard Smith, Stevens, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout. Van Lear, Wallace, Waring, Watson, Smith J. R. White, Wilkinson, and Witten-66.

The amendment offered by Mr. ROBINSON was agreed to-yeas 49; nays 36.

On motion of Mr. ROBINSON, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS.-Messrs. Adains, Anderson, Attkisson, Bernard, Bohannan, Peter J. Carter, Cox, Crank, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Edmunds, Evans, Ficklin, Goode, Gray, Grigsby, Hanger, Hardesty, Healey, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Hunter, R. D. James, Jordan, Lee, McCabe, McCraw, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Norton, Myers, Oglesby, Pitts, Ragland, Robinson, Ryland, E. H. Smith, Spessard, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, William M. Walker, Walsh, Waring, Watson, and Wilkinson-49.

NAYS.-Messrs. Speaker, Burger, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Frazier, Fulkerson, Fulton, Green, Hall, Reuben N. Harrison, Hiner, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Kelly, Kyle, Lady, Lovell, Luck, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Sandidge, Shannon, J. Howard Smith, Stevens, Van Lear, Wallace, Smith J. R. White, and Witten-36.

Mr. CRANK moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment offered by Mr. ROBINSON was agreed to; which motion was rejected--yeas 40; nays 50.

On motion of Mr. WALSH, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Burger, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Crank, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Frazier, Fulkerson, Fulton, Green, Reuben N. Harrison, Henkel, Hiner, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle,

Lady, Lovell, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Norton, Oglesby, Sandidge, Shannon, Shumate, J. Howard Smith, Stevens, VanLear, Wallace, Smith J. R. White, Witmer, and Witten-40.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Attkisson, Bernard, Bohannan, Peter J. Carter, Coleman, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Edmunds. Edwards, Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Goode, Gray, Grigsby, Hall, Hardesty, Healy, Henry, Henson, Hunter, R. D. James, Jordan, Lee, Luck, McCabe, McCaull, McCraw, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Nelson, Pitts, Pulliam. Ragland, Reese, Robinson, Ryland, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, William M. Walker, Walsh, Waring, Watson, and Wilkinson-50.

On motion of Mr. ROBINSON, the bill was amended by striking out in 7th line of 50th section the word "appears" and insert "does not appear.'

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to strike out the 50th section as amended; which was agreed to-yeas 60; nays 30.

On motion of Mr. WALSH, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Akers, Burger, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Crank, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Evans, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Fulton, Green, Grigsby, Hanger, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Henry, Hiner, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle, Lady, Lee, Lovell, Luck, McCaull, MeConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moorman, Nelson, Norton, Oglesby, Parrish, Ragland, Reese, Sandidge, Shannon, Shumate, Spessard, Stevens. Trout, Smith J. R. White, Witmer, and Young-60.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Attkisson, Bernard, Bland, Bohannan, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Edwards, Ficklin, Goode, Gray, Hall, Hardesty, Healy, Henson, Hunter, Jordan, Mushbach, Myers, Pitts, Pulliam, Robinson, Ryland, William B. Taliafarro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William M. Walker, Walsh, Waring, and Watson-30.

The bill was further amended.

The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time.

On motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochlan 1, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1879.

On motion of Mr. BLAND, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

A communication from the Senate by their clerk, was read as follows:

In Senate, March 27, 1879.

The Senate have passed House bills entitled an act to incorporate the Cumberland and Willis river railroad company, No. 74; an act authorizing the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, of Doe Hill, Highland county, to dispose of real estate belonging to said society, the proceeds to be applied to the improvement of said church