The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-26
General Assembly of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, May %, 1870.
SENATE.

The Senate met at II O'Clock M.-Mr. J.
A. WADpELL, President pro tenn, i'll the
chair. PRAYER by Rev. j. j.. Burrows, OF
the Baptist Church.
wRITs OF ERROR AND sUPERSEDEAs.
House bill No. 120, entitled an act to
amend and rcGnact section u Of chapter 1S2
of the Code as amended by the acts of
Sd March, 1866, and 24th April, 1867, III re-
lation to appeals, WritS Of error and super
sedeas, passed the House of Delegates not
withstanding the objections of the Co
vernon, was taken up, and the objections of
the Governor were read.
The roll being called, the Senate rejected
the bill bya vote of-ayes, .; noes, - !;
whcrcupon Mr.. FITZPATRICK (by leavc) in
trodueed bill amcndatory of the former
bill, and with the Objectionable features
stricken out which ION his motion), under
Il suspension of the rules, was passed and
communicated to House.
JURISDICTION OF JUDGES OF THE COMMON
WEALTH.
Senate bill No. 1873, entitled an act to
amend and rCGnact sections 6, 7, and II, OF
chaptcr 10 of the Code of 1860, i'll regard to
the jurisdiction of the Judges of the Com
monwcalth TO award injunctions, with the
amendments proposed by the House OF
Delegates, was taken up, and the amend
mcntS were agreed to.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. RIppIcK, from the Committee on
General Laws. reported, with q substitute
therefor, Senate bill No. s., to incorporate
the Eureka Lodge, No. 19j, of Ancient,
Free, and Accepted Masons, of Bridge
water.
The substitute was adopted, and the bill
as amended was ordered to its cngrossmcnt
and third reading.
The same committee reported without
amendment Senate bill No. $50, to author
iZe subscriptions to the stock of incorpo-
rated companies by the counties of Rock
| ingham, Augusta. Rockbridge, Botctourt,
Craig, and Roanoke, and the towns Of Har-
| risonburg, Staunton, Lexington, and Sa-
| lem which was ordered TO its engroSsment
and third reading.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of PittSylvania, from the
| Committee on Finance, presented Senate
bill No. 2O6, increasing the pay of the Sill
pcrntcndcnt of Public Printing for the
year 1870, which was ordered to its second
! reading.
The same committee reported with m
| amendment Senate bill No. 195, for the re-
| lief of the slreties of William Johnson, late
sheriff of AppomattoX county, which was
| ordered to its engrossment and third read
ing.
Mr.. COURTNEY, from the Committee on
Banks, reported without amendment Senate
bill No. 1S5, to incorporate the Farmers
Savings Bank Of Norfolk, which was ordered
to its engrosSment and third reading.
Mr.. RIDDICK, from the conference com.
mittee in relation to the disagreement OF
the two Houses in regard to the homestead
| bill, presented report recommending that
| the Senate recedc from its amendments.
The report being taken up on motion OF
Mr.. RIDDICK, and the question OH concur
| ring therein being put, was determined II
| the negatiye-ayes, 10; noes, 16.
The resolution to change the hour 0.
meeting of the Senate, being the unfinished
| having been modified ut the suggestion
of MIR. SNowDEN, Mr.. LATHAM (by general
| consenD withdrew the same.
RESOLUTIONS, BILLS, ETC.
Mr.. SNowDEN (by leave) presented bill
authorizing the Washington and AleXan
dria Railroad Company to extend thei!
road to or near the town of Fredericks
burg; which was taken up, ordered to it,
second reading, and referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Internal Navigation
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill No. 60, for the protection o
factors and merchants, being the special
order of the day, was, on motion of Mr.
HARRIS, taken up, amended, and finally
laid on the table.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAlLRoAI
.t COMPANY.
MI. SMITH, of Henrico, moved to take vi
| the bill to amend the charter Of the AleXan
dria and Fredericksburg Railroad Com
pany.
MIR. WADDELL, of Staunton, hoped thu
Senate would decline to take up the bill
He did not deem it eXpedient to discuss the
| bill to-day.
After some further discussion, the bill
| was ordered to its engrossment and thirt
| reading.
| PRESERVATION OF BOOKS OF COUNTY SUR
vEYORs.
| Senate bill to provide for the care anl
preservation of the books and papers o
| county surveyors, and for the appointment
OF special surveyors, was taken up anC
| passed.
| PEOPLES BANK OF NORFOLK.
Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Peoples Bank Of Norfolk was taken up anG
passed.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF PRACTICE.
| Senate bill providing rules and regula
tions for practice in the courts of the Com
monWealth was taken up and passed.
| AMENDING THE CODE.
Senate bill to amend section of chapter
161 of the Code Of Virginia, edition Of 1850