The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-06

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to acknowledgements Of deeds was passed.
,n.sfh.a INSPECTION LAWS. {, -, ~ ~
Mr. TAYLOR, OF Norfolk, presented pc
tition Of certain merchants and citizens OF
Norfolk asking the repeal or modification o.
Che inspection laws. ,,....; 49,, tr
e 80 F4i" THE cAPlToY.. -. si.tat,
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Leudoun, offered rcso.
ntion instructing the Superintendent OF
Public Buildings to remove the accumu'
lated rubbish over the portico Of the Capt.
tol. Adopted. s.in,tc .sn7,..I 2 ~ -
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, the report Of
the conference committee on the disagree
ment of the two Houses in respect to the
homestead bin was taken up. u - -
Mr.. DAVIS explained the report: -,
The only point of difference between the
House and the Senate, he said, was upon
the right of waiver. The report of the
committee contains the waiver, but IN
On. motion of MIR. R1pDIcK, the report was
agreed to-. - 2, -
Senate joint resolution extending the time
for making returns of the election held the
18th of May, 1870, was taken up, on motion
Of Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Pittsylvania, and ithe
resolution, as modified by the Committee
for Courts Of Justice, was agreed TO-
The following is copy of the resolution
as amended:i7~ s3i
q Whereas, at the election held the Goth
day of May, 1870, the judges of election
appointed for certain voting-places failed to
make returns thereof at the time ap-
pointed by law, be it ' ;"
ttt Resoloed by the General Assembly,
That the judges of election aforesaid shall
be authorized to make returns Of the same
In the manner prescribed In section 80 of
the act approved May IL, 1870, entitled
IAN act to provide for q general election
within thirty days from the day of said gem
eral election, as the commissioners desig-
mated by their county or corporation
court, to canvass the returns OF their
county or corporation may fix upon, and
the said commissioners shall be authorized
on the day thus appointed to meet at the
clerks office of the county or corporation
court and canvass the returns in the manner
prescribed I'M section 40 Of the act aforesaid,
and such returns and canvass shall be
deemed as legal and valid as if originally
done in conformity with that act"
n3 TERMS OF COUNTY COURTS.
On motion of Mr.. PENN, Senate bill to
amend section 2 of an act in relation to the
terms Of county courts was taken up, and,
under a suspension of the rules, passed. i
The section as amended is as follows:
s2. There shall be held in each county of
the Commonwealth, monthly, term Of the
county court, to be held at the times pre-
scribed BY law, and within the jurisdiction
hereinafter provided. The court may, from
time to time, change the day for the COM
mencement of the terms thereof, and may
designate two or more terms Of such court
for the trial of criminal cases, and two or
more terms for the trial Of civil cases in
which juries are required, and may desig-
nate the same. day for the trisa.i Of both civil
and criminal cases and thereafter, until
Otherwise ordered, all cases eognizable in
such court in which juries are required, eX-
-eept cases of forcible entry and unlawful
tletainers shall be tried only at such terms
as are, so designated. The, clerk OF such
court, within thirty days after any.change
has been made in the day for the commence
ment of the terms thereof, shall send copy
of the order making it to the clerk Of the
aouse OF Delegates P
t. CENTRAL LuNATIc ASYLUM. -@ss
Senate bill to establish the Central Luna.
tic; Asylum was taken up as the special
order. .asr ..,..Isse. y. & a...@
Mr. AUSTIN moved to amend the bill by
striking out the word !" colored." Lost
ayes, =; noes, "a.
The bill was then passed-ayes, Is;
noes, 8. ~ - .fr..'. @ d
GERMANIA LOAN AND LAND COMPANY.
House bill to incorporate the Gcrmania
Loan and Land Company was passed.
PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS. #.
/, Senate bill to establish n uniform system
of public free schools was made the specia
order for Monday next at O'Clock.
IS The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 O'clock. Prayer by
Rev. a. D. Pollock, of Warrenton.
,. ~. CONSOLIDATION. nse s@t
!: Senate bill to authorize the formation Of
the Atlantic and Mississippi Railroad Com.
pany was, under a suspension of the rules
REQUIRING its reference to q committee,
placed upon the calendar. ...., -
.,. BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bill to authorize the counties Of
Rockingham, Augusta, Rockbridge, Bote.
tourt, Craig, and Roanoke, and certain
towns, to make subscriptions to incorpo'
rated companies. IS LEn 81
House bill to incorporate Crib Lodge
No. 137, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, in the village of Hampton.
| Senate bill to amend the act of incorpo
ration of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company. =: ,tsa.';''''
/ WEST POINT AND HANOVER JUNCTION
E ;ae3 'se. RAILROAD COMPANY. .'''
Senate bill to incorporate the West Point
and Hanover junction Railroad Company
was taken up out of its order. The bill
provides for the construction of roaG
| from West Point to Hanover Junction
tWithin three years. The company may ar
range with the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road for the use OF its rolling stock, or il
may contract with that company for the
lease of its road for q period of not more
than twenty years.
After q lengthy discussion the bill was
passed.
T.! CONSOLIDATION. -
- On motion of Mr.. THURMAN, the rules
were suspended and the Senate bill author.
izing tho formation of the Atlantic, Missis.
sippi, and Ohio Railroad Company was
taken up. ,af 81
Mr., ARNETT offered as an amendment the
striking out of the words stother than the
State +" from the third line Of the third sec.
ton, relating to the arrangement with
stockholders ''other than the State" as to
the relative value Of their stocks. Mr.. Ar
NETT briefly explained the reasons for his
amendment. ,9t 80
MIR. Woop opposed the amendment as
striking at the life of the bill.
Messrs. BUDD and THURMAN followed in
opposition to the amendment.
Mr.. HUpGIN argued in favor of the amend
ment.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. ARNErr also offered the following
amendments, which were rejected:
/. Insert the words "and companies %
after the word " shares" in the second line
Of the fourth section.
2. Add to the fifth section the words
especially the law authorizing the Legis.
iatnre OF the Commonwealth to control,