The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-12

Senate bill for the hiring out Of peniten.
tiary convicts came up, the House Insist.
ing on It's amendments.
On motion of Mr.. SNOWDEN, the Senate
receded from its disagreement and the bill
passed.
Adjourned until tomorrow Mt IL o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. ~
The House met at IL o'clock. No prayer.
LAND SCRIP.
The correspondence between Auditor
Taylor and the Commissioner of the Land
Office ut Washington was read and ordered
for printing.
NATIONAL ASYLUM FOR DISABLED VoLUN-
TIERS.
Mr.. JACKSON submitted letter from
Hon. James II. Plat, member of Congress
for the Petersburg district, asking the pas.
sage of resolution inviting the Board OF
Managers of the National Asylum to locate
q branch of that establishment in the State,
and to cede to them jur;sdiction over
tract of land not exceeding 500 acres ior
n location. Accompanying the letter, MIR.
JACKSON submitted resolution in accord
ance with the above. Under suspension
of the rules the resolution was placed on
the calendar.
BILLS, ETC, OFFERED.
By Mr.. ARSETT.-An net amending an
act districting the State for county judges.
The bill leaves out Winchester from the list
of those towns entitled to a city judge.
Under suspension of the rules, this was
placed on the calendar.
By Mr.. GEORGE GRAHAM.-Resolution in
relation to relief Of Martha Washington
College.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures in rela-
ton to the discontnuance of the operations
of the fence law.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING in relation
to the obstruction of the passage OF fish Ill
James river.
BY Mr.. J. B. MILLER, Jr.-Bill amend
ing chapter 50 of the Code, in relation to
county property.
By MIR. MCCAULL.-Resolution fixing the
election of the judges for Roanakc and
Pittsylvania as the next joint order.
SENATE AMENDMENTS NoN-CoNCURRED IN.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendment to the bill fixing the
salaries of the city and county judges Of
the Commonwealth, and asked for q COM
mittee Of conference.
The House insisted on ite amendment to
the bill authorizing the Governor to hire
out conyicts.
SALE OF PESITENTiARY.
House bill in relation to the appointment
of commissioners to inquire into the expe-
dicncy of the sale, etc., of the State pcni-
tertiary was passed.
ELECTION OF JUICES.
The morning hour having expired, the
election of judges was entered into.
Mr.. BURKH0LDER nominated Mr.. James
Garland for hastings judge of Lynchburg.
Mr.. THURMAN endorsed tie nomination.
The vote stood Garland, -.
Joint SSts, Whole number: ll9--Gar:1;
land, 10.
MIR. ARNETT moved to postpone lndeh-
nitely the further execution of the joint
order in relation to the election OF Judges OF
cities and towns. there being but one more
to elect, and he for Winchester, and bill
to repeal that portion of the act IN relation
to CITY Judges being now on the calendar.
The motion was carried, and the House pro-
ceeded to elect county judges.
Mr.. HENRY BELL nominated Richard l..
Henly, ESQ.,, for judge Of the counties OF
York and James City and tie city OF Will
liamsburg.
The vote stood {: Henly, 81. Joint vote:
Whole number, ll7-Hcnly, III.
Mr.. BRlSTow nominated Mr.. J. ii. Z.
Jones for judge of King and Queen and
MiddlescX.
The vote stood Jones, 50. Joint vote:
Whole number, 1lG-Joncs. 10; b. +.
Bland, !.
Mr.. MATTHEW nominated Major Charles
3. Ball for Judge Of Loudoun county.
Mr.. MADDOX nominated Mr.. William b.
Downey.
The vote stood: Ball, n; Downey, IS.
Joint vote: Whole number, l3l-Ball,
III Downey, 10.
Mr.. McCAULL nominated Flavius jose
plus Ribblc, Esq, for judge Of Roanoke
county.
The vote stood: Ribble, 7G.
Joint vote: Whole number, 9S-Ribble,
9S.
Mr.. CLARK nominated Mr.. John Gilmer
for judge Of ittsylvania.
The vote stood Gilmer, 50.
Joint vote: Whole number, l05-Gilmer,
105.
The further execution OF the joint order
was postponed until tomorrow.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
House bill in relation to the collection OF
State, county, and town taxes, and officers
fees, was taken up and ordc' cd to its en-
grossment.
BILLS DISPOSED or.
Bill to incorporate the North Loudoun
Turnpike Company was ordered to its ell
grossment.
Bill providing for the payment of per
diem, etc., to commissioners for the adjust
mcnt of the public debt with the State OF
West Virginia was passed. Adjourned.