The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-07


which was taken up under suspension of
the rules and passed.
BILLS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Bills, petitions, etc., were appropriately
| referred upon presentation:
By Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge.-A
petition for the relief of Thomas McAllister
for payment of arrearages due him under
| contract with the Board of Public Works.
By Mr.. WoRp.-Petition of citizens of
Petersburg for charter for railroad from
Reamss Station to Brunswick Courthouse.
By Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoun.-Bill in
cooperating the Virginia Marble Company.
By MIR. LATHAM.-Resolution inquiring
into the expediency of allowing plaintiffs
and defendants in certain cases to give tes-
timony in their own behalf.
By Mr.. HAsKELL.-Memorial from citi-
zens of Mecklenburg protesting against the
proposed sale of Randolph Macon College.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at IL
o'clock. There was no preacher present
and no prayer. The Journal of yesterday
was read.
SfEIlAL SOhnli
The following special committee, ordered
by the resolution of Mr.. WoODsoS for the
preservation of fish, was announced-vlz.,
Messrs. Stubbs, Bagwell, Johnston, Budd,
Bristow, Potts, Woodwork, Thayer, and r.
s. Norton.
SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill to incorporate the Union Bank
of Winchester was read by it's title and re.
ferred.
Senate bill prescribing oaths Of Office was
likewise read and referred.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee of conference in relation
to the interest on money reported that the
Senate amendment be modified SO as to read
"And all such contracts entered into since
the present Constitution took effect are
hereby legalized." The following was added
as an independent section: "Any licensed
banker or broker, and any corporation au-
thorized by law to make loans or to purchase
or discount bonds, bills, notes, or other
money, may loan paper or discount any
bill of exchange, promissory note, or other
negotiable paper, at rate of interest not
exceeding one per cent. for thirty days, and
may receive such interest in advance. The
report was adopted.
The Committee on Agriculture and Mining
requested that the bill for the establish
ment of Bureau of Agriculture and I'm
migration, that General Tochman's report
on European immigration, and that the
resolution inquiring what legislation is
necessary to promote immigration, be re-
ferred to the Committee on immigration.
BILL REPORTED.
A bill to amend and re&nact section
chapter 2l0 Of the acts Of 1S66-'67.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. KEILEY.-Inquiring into the
expediency of repeating the tax on malt
liquors.
By the same.-Inquiring what provisions
of law are necessary for charter and
judiciary system for the city of Richmond.
BY the same.-Inquiring into the expe-
diency of reporting a bill to protect the
rights of manufacturers Of malt liquors in
the casks, barrels, &C., in which the liquor
is placed.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding into the
expediency of amending section 2 of act
passed March 3, 1866.
BY Mr.. PEATROss.- what legis-
lation is necessary to prevent the obstruc-
ton Of rivers by bridges. &c.
By Mr.. WALKER, of Misunderstanding
into the expediency of arranging salaries
of clerks in the basement department, and
of appointing additional clerks in the iu-
dietary department.
BY Mr.. MCCAuLL.-Directing the special
committee on the steamer Virginia to in
quire into the general capacity and fitness
Of the present Chief Inspector and Collector
of the oyster tax for the position he now
holds, and that the committee be author
lied to send for persons and papers.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. LovgSsTEIN.-A petition of the
citizens Of Henrico county in regard to the
fence law.
By Mr.. JACKsoH.-A petition Of the citi-
zens of Prince Edward county asking relief
for the debtor class of citizens Of the State.
BILLS REPORTED.
House bill constituting the Office Of libra
rian, and prescribing the duties of the
same, was reported from the Library Com
mittee with the recommendation that it do
pass.
A bill from the same committee to amend
and reSnact section IA chapter 10 of the
Code of Virginia.
THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill No. 5, in relation to districting
counties into judicial circuits, was taken up
out of its order and recommitted to the
Committee for Courts Of Justice.
Senate bill No. 8, in regard to amending
the charter and changing the name Of the
Alexendria, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail-
road Company was taken up out of its
order, and, on motion of BIZ. JOHNSTON,
passed by.
Senate bill chartering the International
Land, Loan, and Trust Company was taken
up, and was being read, when the hour for
the consideration of the special order az
rived.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The consideration CT the amendment
offered by Mr.. SoUTHALL, of Albemarle, was
resumed.
Mr.. KEITH, of Fauquier, obtained the
floor, and made an argument in favor of the
| amendment.
Mr.. BELL, of Augusta, proposed the fol-
lowing as independent sections:
gle. ANY householder or head of fam
| lily who shall have failed to select and set
apart homestead and personal property
| which he claims to hold as exempt from
levy or sale, according to the provisions Of
the foregoing sections, and who desires to
avail himself of the benefit of the exemp-
| tions provided for in this act against q
| creditor proceeding to enforce the lien of
his Judgment or execution, must file an
inventory, under oath, in the court where
the Judgment is obtained, or with the officer