The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-06
General Assembly of Virginia.
- TUESDAY, April ), 1870.
SENATE,

SENATE.
The Senate met at II o'clock M-Mr. j.
A. WApDrLL, President Pro tenn, in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. Joshua Peterkin,
D. D., of st. James's Episcopal church.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Pittsylvania, from the
Committee on Finance, reported q bill
without amendment blouse bill No. 74),
entitled I" An act for the relief Of Francis
V. Sutton, ST., Of the city of Richmond -;
which was passed.
He, from the same committee, who have
had under consideration resolution in
curing into the propriety of requiring all
banks, insurance companies, and others:
hereafter chartered, to invest n certain per-
centage Of their surplus capital in bonds of
the State, beg leave to report that 1t is
inexpcdiate to legislate upon the subject,
and respectfully request to be discharged.
He, from the same committee, reported
with an amendment to the bill (Senate bill
No. S2) to amend and and re@nact chapter
POS of the act of 1866 and 1867, entitled
" An act for the relief of the late sheritfs
of the Commonwealth"
BILLS, ETC.
Mr.. KENDRIcK, of Scott Thy lcave), in
troduced bill to amend an act incorpora-
ting the Clinch River Navigation Company;
which was referred.
COTTAGE ToLL-BRlpGE COMPANY.
MIR. TAYLOR, of Norfolk (by leave), pre-
scented a bill to amend an act Incorporating
the Cottage Toll-Bridge Company; which
| was referred.
PETITION.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, of Nelson, presented o
petition of James l.. Hubbard and others,
praying that Tye river, in Nelson county,
be made lawful fence. Referred to Com
mittee on General Laws.
BOSTON AND VIRGINIA soAPsToSE COMPANY.
Senate bill incorporating the Boston and
Virginia Soapstone Company was taken
from the calendar AID passed.
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Senate bill incorporating the Virginia
Historical Society was taken from the cal
endar and passed.
RELIEF.
The Senate substitute reported from the
Committee ON Finance to House bill for the
relief of the late sheriff Of Pulaski county
was called up, but on motion was recon-
United to the same committee.
House bill for tue relief of John n. FAINT,
reported from the Finance Committee with
out amendments, was laid on the table for
the present.
ELECTION OF CITY JUDGES.
On motion of Mr.. Penn, the House was
informed Of the readiness of the Senate to
proceed to the execution Of the joint order
but at this stage message was received
from the House stating that that body had
postponed the execution Of the joint order
until tomorrow, and asked the concurrence
of the Senate. Agreed to.
EXPLANATION. .-...
Mr.. COURTNEY rose to an explanation,
and stated that the Dispatch had given him
credit yesterday for resolution which was
offered in that body, calling on the clerk to
report the names of all absentees, the cause,
etc. BE did not desire to take the credit to
himself, as he was opposed to all such re-
solutions rejecting on senators. I'VE should
have given Mr.. SNowDES the credit of the
SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING.
In reply to O resolution inquiring into
he expedieney of enacting more stringent
avs for the suppression of gaming 10 all
ts ramifcations, the COMMITTEES On General
Laws report resolution declaring the
opinion that the laws of the State are
liready sufficiently stringent, if properlys