The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-08
General AssemNy Of Virginia:
FaiDAr, Oct. 7, 1870.
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FRIDAY Octs : low
SENATE.
The Senate met at moon. Leleutenaht'
Governor MARYE-i In thetchafr. NO prayer
MESSAGE FROM rHE GOVERNOR.
The President presented the following
message from the Executive
IsR1cnMoNp, Oct. Z, 1870.
" To the General Assembly Of Virginia:
" MANY valuable lives have been lost ana
/ much suffering produced by the late mn'
%precodented fresh In the James ana She-
nandoah rivers, and their tributaries. am
NOT aware that any organized effort Aas
been made In tho State to aid Inc 0estteute
md minister TO the wants OF the suffering.
Generous tenders of material aid, ana eX-
pressions OF heartfelt sympathy from differ
mt nortions of the country, both North
md South, have been already received by
me. II the members ofthe General Assem-.
Div from those portions of the State visited
w this fearful calamity will ut once form
themselves into a relief committee for the
purpose Of collecting means and distrtbu
ting the same to those most worthy and de-
serving, mnch good may be accomplished.
81 shall be most happy to co1perate with
such committee when formed III every way
in my power. su;.
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On motion of MIR. SNowDEN, the commu-
~nication was referred to a joint committee
# three on the part Of the Senate and five
on the part Of the House. Committee
Messrs. Smith, Of Clarke =; Owen, of Lynch
SSowDEN declined to serve, preferring that
members from the districts which suffered
oy the food should be appointed
BILLS I]NTRoDUcED.
By Mr.. RIpDIcK !: To authorize subscriIr
ny the counties of Princess Anne, Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Norfolk city, Nansemoud,
'sle of Wight, Sussex, Southampton,
1reensville. Brunswick, ~Lunenburg, Meek
lenburg, Halifax, rittsylvsnia, Henry. Pu-
laski, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth. and Wash.
ington. Referred to the appropriate COM
mittec.
By Mr.. COURTNEY : TO amend section 4,
chapter 1852, as amended by act OF Assem-
bly, passed December II, 1866, In relation to
indcnnifSing bonds. Referred.
rion |, chapter Is of the Code, IN relation to
the time Of meeting Of the General Assem-
bly,. Placed on the calendar.
BY MIR. GRIMsLEY : Appointing trustees
for the town Of Carrborough, In Prince
William. Referred.
Bv the same 4: To amend and reenact chap
ter 81 Of the acts Of Assembly Of 1896,
authorizing county courts to borrow mo-
ney. Referred.
By Mr.. AUSTIN: Amending the fence law.
Referred. ~
ADJOURNMENT.
MI. SMITH, of Henrico, offered o resolu-
tions providing for the adjournment Of the
Senate over Saturday, which was agreed to.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
Mr.. TEAAoH introduced a resolution In
curing into the expediency Of repeallug so
much of section 14th Of the act passed Feb.
.uary 90. 1860, az allows courts, In their
discretion, to punish petty larceny BY
stripes. |
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave Of absence was allowed Aessra.
MosELEY, AUSTIN, and PERRIN. |
The President stated that Mr. GREENE, OF
Petersburg, was detained by sickness.
MIR. HERSpoN stated that Mr.. LEWIS was
kept at home by injuries received from a
all from q horse.
SUPREME COURT OF FPEALs
Senate bill to amend and reSnact section
} of chapter 49, In the subdivision of an
ict entitled San act to amend the pror1-
,ions of the Code in regard to the Supreme
Court of Appeals so Is to make them con-
form to the present Constitution approved
June %. 1870, was passed.
Adjourned, |