The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-12
PROTECTION.

was referred.
COUNTY COURTS.
The bill defining tho jurisdiction of
county courts was taken up as the order OF
the day. :.
The bill will DO published rs soon as 1t
goes through the House.
TOWNSHIPS.
The substitute for House bill providing
for tho formation of townships was then
taken up and discussed. 1t was passed ana
communicated to the House.
Mr.. COURTNEY moved a reconsideration
Of the vote by which the Senate agreed to
tho House amendment to the bill pre-
ecr;h;nc On oath of office, and discussed his
motion.
Pending it's consideration the Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at noon. Prayer by Rev.
Thomas L. Preston.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Union Bank
of Winchester; Senate bill to incorporate
the Virginia Marble Company House bill
to incorporate the Virginia and Maryland
Railroad Company; House bill for the re-
lief of the ~sureties of William Sample,
late sheriff of Russell county joint reso-
luton in relation to the early completion OF
the line of water communication betwcen
the Valley of the Mississippi and the At
lantic ocean with n recommendation that
the Senate amendments be agreed to.
The above bills were reported from com
mittees and placed on the calendar.
RrTTZ ys. NORTON.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons, having had under consideration the
p~etition of Charles w. Butte complaining
of the undue return of +. s. Norton M
delerate from James City and Williams
burg, reported that the sitting member +.
8. Norton, is entitled to the seat.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The bill defining the homestead, &c,
then came up, and after some remarks ny
MIR. McCRAcKES the bill as amended was
unanimously passed. Sent to the senate
COUNTY DGE
Senate bill No. 5, to district the State for
county Judges, was amended and passed.
The bill provides that for each of the fol-
lowing counties and districts there shall be
one county Judge:
Am nciHln'' Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta,
Bedford, Bland and Giles 81. Botet snrt,I BTn ms
C Cd,hs,el h"s cs4niine. ana Carroll M,St Charles h"s1 cily and
sew Kent, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Clarke,
Cnlpeper, Cumberland, Uinwiadle, E EihaIe,n
Floyd. Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Glouces-
ter and Matthews, Goochlald, Grayson. Halifax.
I IIIs OF W,f Hsn5i s,0es n ti1y: w n!shIthkha and ape CIV H"; Of
williamsburg, King and Queen and MiddieseA'
s Nins Nad,Ean and nse, c4 rsnisa M c2denSni L Mon'-
g0nery, Nanscmond, Nelson, Norfolk county,
northampton. N~orthumherland and Lancaster'
george and Surry, Princess Anne, PRINCE VII
lam: Rappah1nn sIf scott Koa s 7 HGek SmytH,
southampton, Spotsylvan!a, STAFFORD anu lNlns
George, sussex and GreeDesville, Tazcwell, " ASH,
Pulaski, York.
2. The following towns and cities, having
more than 5000 inhabitants each, are al
lowed on city judge: Fredericksburg,
Lynchburg, Norfolk, Petersburg, Ports
mouth, Stanton, Alexandria, and Winches-
ter.
The city of Richmond, having over 10000
inhabitants, shall have one city judge and
one Judge of probate and record.
This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
BILLS PASSED.
Providing for the printing and publish
ing of acts of private interpretations. Sen.
ate amendments cOncurred IN and the Dill
passed.. Sent to the Governor.
Joint resolution in relation to the water
communication between the Valley OF the
Mississippi and the Atlantic ocean. Sem
ate amendments agreed to. The joint reso-
luton passed and sent to the Governor.
An act granting q loan of arm to the
PRINCIPAL of st. Johns Academy, Alexan-
dria. Passed and sent to the Governor.
An act to incorporate the Old Dominion
Gold Mining Company of Virginia. Passed
and sent to the Governor.
An act to charter the Rappahannock and
Potomac railroad. Amended, passed as
amended, and sent to the Senate.
An act for the relief of the sureties of
Robert N. Ellis, late sheriff Of Amherst coun-
ty. Passed and sent to the Governor.
THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill No. 20, incorporating the Vir-
rinia International Land and Trust Com
pany, was taken up.
MIR. TURNER, of Rappahanncck (Mr. Nc
LAuGuL1S in the chair), submitted q series
of amendments, which we're ordered to be
printed.
The bill was then made the special order
for Thursday at l ?. NJ.
An act chartcring the fredericksburg |
and Northern Neck railroad was amended
and ordered to be engroSsed for a third
reading.
An act to protect the owners Of lost or
stolen registered bonds was dismissed.
REFERRED.
The following bills, resolutions, petit
tons, &C., were presented and referred:
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the salaries
of county and city judges can be constitu-
tionally charged on the treasures of the
counties, &c.
Mr.. TURNER, Of NATURALIZATION Of
citizens OF Winchester asking that the SEES
sions of the court of appeals be held at
that place.
Mr.. Decentralization of citizens of
Brunswick for repeal of the fence law.
Mr.. NATURALIZATION of Jacob II.
Grove for the renewal of certain coupon
bonds.
BY the same.-Petition of Mrs. l.. 0. B.
Branch for the same.
BY MIR. kElLEY.-Inquiring into the ex-
pediency of providing by law for the con-
version of registered into coupon bonds of
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