The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-10
General Assembly Of Virginia.
MONDAY, May 0, 1870
SENATE.
The Senate met at - M.--Mr. j. A; "4p.
DELL, President pro tem., In the cnalf' NO
PRAYER.

CONGRATULATIONS
A communication was received from tne
House of Delegates asking for commlttee
If conference In relation to the disagree
mont n, nf the two Houses on the bill to amend
the Code In relation to appeals, Wr1ts OF
error, and supersedeas. Agreed TO. Inc
President appointed as the committee on
the part of the Senate Messrs. Herndon,
Riddick, and Courtney.
SHERIFF OF PULASKI.
ON motion of Mr., IREAvsR, the vote BY
which House bill No. al, for the reiiei Oh
the sheriff of Pulaski county and suretles,
,was rejected was reconsidered. On bis fur
ther motion. the vote by which the bill was
ordered to its third reading was reconslaerrc
ed 4; when, on motion of MIR. IAYLoh, y.
Loudoun, the bill was recommltted 10 'ne
Committee on Finance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. GRrxsLEY, from the COMMITTEE on
General Laws, reported, with an amenu-
ment, Senate bill No. 20 to incorporate Tue
James River Bridge Company.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Norfolk, from the COM
mittee on Roads and Internal NaVlghtlon'
reported Senate bill to incorporate the Cot-
tage Toll Bridge Company.
SHERIFF OF RICHMOND COUNTY.
On motion of Mr.. LEWIS, the VOC w
which House bill No. IS "for the Lellel VI
the sheriff of Richmond county anu SURE,
ties y was rejected, was reconsidered, ana
ON his motion the vote by which the PHI
was ordered to its third reading was also
reconsidered; when, ,.u
On motion of Mr.. SNowDEN, the PHI was
recommitted to the Finance Comnlttee.
BANK OF THE OLD DOMINION.
Senate bill for the relief of the Bank of the
OLA Dominion was called up, read thlrd
time and passed. Ayes, q; noes, y.
SoTARIEs PUBLIC.
Senate bill No. 1G0, to amend and reenact
section /, chapter 1870 Of the Code, (edltlon
of 1860, in relation to the appointment OF
notarics public, &C., &C., was taken up ana
passed.
DITIEs AND COMPENSATION OF COUNTY offF
GERS.
Senate bill No. 159, prescribing the duties
and compensation Of county ofhcers, was
taken up, amended and discussed until alter
5 o'clock, when on motion Of Mr.. SNowDEE,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at u o'clock at the Bal
lard House.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bill amending section 81, chapter
81, Code of 1860, in relation to acts of in
Act Incorporating the Boston and Vr-
5nia Soapstone Company.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Courts of Justice
reported, in response to resolution III
luiring into the expediency Of requiring
trustees to give security as hduclarles, that
N their opinion no legislation was neces'
sary upon the subject.
The same committee, i'll response to q
resolution providing that any member could
re- oister his name by writing to the registrar
If his township upon said letter being
endorsed by the Clerk of either House of
he Legislature, asked that the same be
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
THE same committee reported that they
had had under considerations resolution in
nuirinp whether OF not this session of the
tIeneral Assembly closes by constitutional
limitation on the Sth instant, and beg leave
TO report that, in their opinion, this is the
first and only session of the General Assem-
bly under the present constitution
whether viewed as continuation OF the
session commencing on the 9th OF october,
1869, or as commencing onthe Sth OF Febru-
arv, 1870; and, therefore, by virtue OF the
Constitution, the General Assembly is IN
restricted in the time OF Its continuation.
RESERVATIONS.
The CHAIR laid before the House the re-
sirnations Of Messrs. GEORGE W. AsHBY,
G.. X. ATKINSON, r. c. PAREAMoRE, and u.
j. MILLER.
RELIEF MEASURES.
Mr.. COCHRAN offered resolution requi-
ring the Committee on Courts of Justice to
report tomorrow Senate bills to regulate,
judicial sales and prevent the sacrlhce OF
property, and to prevent the sacrllcc OF
personal property at forced sales.
Mr.. WHITE offered an amendment TO re-
quire them also to report whether or not
any other measures of relief are eXpedlent
or necessary. The resolution as amended
was adopted.
BILLS DISPOSED OF.
House bill for the reliefo S. P. Holt, late
sheriff of Campbell county. Passed.
Bill authorizing the trustees OF Roanoke
College to borrow money.
Bill to amend certain sections OF acts OF
1907 in relation to dividends to colleges and
other seminaries of learning. ordered to
engrossment.
Bill to further define the powers and du..
ties Of the clerk Of the musings court OF
Richmond. Passed.
Society of Alexandria, Va. Passed.
Bill to amend and reanact second section
of act to district the State for county judges,
and repeating that portion allowing WIN
chester corporation judge. Passed.
Bill authorizing the Rivanna Navigation
Company to borrow money. ordered to
it's engroSsment.