The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-07

Senate bill, with House anich"'"oi
fixing the salaries Of the judges OF the sew
ral courts of the Commonwealth was 1ake.
IN. On motiono f Afr. Courtney the niii, WIFE
amendments. was laid on the table, and
ordered 10 be printed.
TIE JOINT ORDER.
On motion Of Mr.. GREAvEE. the Senate
proceeded to the execution of The JOINT order
IL pertaining to the election OF city judges
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Norfolk. nominated Mr.
Chandler W. Hill for the hustings judge
ship of the city Of Portsmouth:
GEoRGE TEhMnH nominated Major James
II. Remington, of Portsmouth. The joint
vote resulted as follows: Hill, lA3; Rem
ing:on, SO. Hill was declai cd elected.
Mr.. NoEMANp d. SMITH nominated Cap
tain 4. B. Guison as judge for the busting:
court of the city of Richmond.
Mr.. COURTNEY said it was with peculiar
pleasure that he rose to second the nomlna
ton of his colleague. He was sure Mr.
Guigon was peculiarly fitted for the posi-
ton, and the desire of the tizens gene
rally was unanimous in his favor.
The JOINT vote resulted as follows
Guigon, l05; Bond, "a.
Mr.. Guigon was declared elected.
Mr.. CHARLES CAMPBELL nominated Mr
Edward H. Fitzhugh rs q suitable canal
date for the judgcship Of the probate Of
chancery court.
.ir. COURTNEY seconded the nomination
The Joint vote resulted as follows: fltz
hugh, 81; Chandler, 50. Mr.. Fitzhugt
was declared elected.
NJ
don for the judgeship of the corporation
court of Fredericksburg.
Mr.. CAMPBELL seconded the nomination
The joint vote resulted asfollows Hem
don, l0l-thc wkolc Number cast.
Mr.. W. II. TAYLOR, Of Norfolk, Eomina
ted Mr.. W. II. Burroughs for the judgshil
of the city Of Norfolk, and read an extrac'
from the Norfolk ,Iour1al in support OF hls
candidate. Tie vote was rs follows Bur
roughs, 101 Bow,icn, 6.
Mr.. HARRIS nominated Mr.. L. III. hann
for the judgeship of the h,tstings court OF
the city of Petersburg.
Mr.. WOOD nominated Mr.. George +. Dog
gctt. The vote resulted: Mann, 90; Dog
gett, Is.
On motion of Mr.. HERSDoS the further
execution of the joint order was postponed
until Tomorrow at o'clock.
JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS.
On motion of Mr.. IIhRNDoE it was or
lered that one thousand copies &c printed
Of the act defining the Jurisdiction OF coun-
~ courts for the use Of the Senate.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COURT OF
APPEALS.
Az IIcp<n,<- ,,ra-aptr1 n hJll CIT hnrlY-
ing the Supreme Court of Appeals TO pro-
mote uniformity in the practice OF the
courts Of this Commonwealth, and brevity
and succiuctuess in all plcadings and pro-
cccdin.s in the said courts, and Of prevent
ing expense and delays, to prescribe rules
regulating practice and plcadlnEs: and Il
establish the forms Of pleadinsS and pro
cess. Referred.
INTERPRETATION.
The substitute proposed by the Finance
Committee to Senate bill amending the pro
visions of the Code in relation 10 acts of in
CORPORATION was agreed to. The substitut,
proyides that AL acts III incorporation shal
he in force for thirty days, and 10 longer
except such as are granted by the Lcgisl"
ture to railroads, turnfikcS, canals. Or othc
internal improvements, ami may at an,
time bc amended or repealed 1T the plea
sure of the Legislature. \ motion va
made, which Was unsuccessful, to read
| third time to-day.
| PETITIONS.
| Mr.. Penn, by leave, presented a Pctit,o
for the relief Of JOAN NJ. F,auc:s, shcriI
of Montgomery coanty, which Was refer
rcd.
Mr.. BLAND presented petition Of @. 0
Howard and others asking the attention q
the General Assembly to the claims Of th
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Colleg
to portion of the land script granted b.
Congress to Virginia. Referred.
Ga motion of Mr.. HARRIS the Senate ad
jourEed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at u O'Clock. PRAYER b,
Rev. DR.. Woodbridge.
CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY.
Mr.. BuDD offered ii resolution defining
ne the conSt,tutiona"lnaj0 rity of the llous.
| n ina iority Of those who may be at the time
actual members Of the House of Delegates
qualified according to law. This was sub
scquently withdrawn.
RESIGNATION.
The CHAIR laid before the House the re
aignation of Judge James Keith, to tax,
effect from the 9Th instant.
SALARIES OF JUDGES.
The bill fixing the salaries Of Judges o
the Commonwealth YVES taken up ant
passed-aycs, Il; noes, 80.
MILEAGE.
\ motion to reconsider The vote BY which
the joint resolution in relation to mileag,
was rejected on yesterday was carried
ayes, Gj; noes, 81. After some discussion
the resolution WAS passed-aycs, 10; noes
Is. The following Was the vote:
IEAS.--Arnctt, hshby, Atkinson. Alice Il ~
we'll cri>hy, l.. y. Bryant, Bad'. ,ku, khotder
| Chase. Cla. h, Cochran, on, Davis, Dodge Dag
ger, Ednun,isrn. Faye. n, FIc.z. t;"sney, |;
| ~. Graham. IlawN htrst, fa!n,e, iicn>luy. {. l.
Hodges. j. Q. Hodges, Jack, II, ;"hnston, Is.
| Lipscu,ni. Maddox, Marshall Mason, MaSS,y
MrUauli, Mcdonald. X. Il. miller, j. Il. Miller
). Norton, 4. Notion. Owen, rarranort, c. Per
krns. +. NJ. Pei kins, Porhain, Eagsd lie, Se:ttuu
,acarm4n' STEPHENS, Ia; lor, Terry IilIe,: Toy
Wiiiams w6oGso.t, WoaGnorti i YdunsN1v n'o"
| NAl>.-li. Bell, II. =. Bell, DvdektI, Boiling
brecklnridge. Hr,stow, W. A.. Bryau., Burgess
| ili'cIl, NpItS. 'au"hits, 81
| Il. Fulton, W. j Fulton, Gii.ne., Greer Hanger
Hatcher, H,rnsherser, I'm. Henson, Iiuigius }
| -. Joncs. Kelley. j. II. Kelly, Lovrnstein. i.a
| looti, Matthew, :lcCr.ch"n, Mclaughlin. u. j
Miller, MNrrci, tarnilI, rc.;tross poore. Smith
| ). Y. Souihl, shelton, StrOther, Htubas, TAomp
! son, q. Walker, Wtnn, Mr.. speaker 49,
| A motion to reconsider was lost.
| CITY AND CORPORATION JUDGES.
The election of city and corporation
| Judges being next in order us the specia
Joint order of the day, Mr.. McCAuLI
nominated Chandler w. Hill, ESQ, O.
Portsmouth, for the corporation judgshil