The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-26
General Assembly o. vlfgiDls..
MospAs, April s5 1910.
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sThe seusts met ats1a M Senator Pm.
:DrEroH in the chair. NC prayer.
SALARY. OF ATToRNEY-sEHEnAL.
Senate bill In relation to the salary Of the
Attorney General was taken up. FL u
Mir. ANDERSON moved to strike out the
,wortIs = sa n a=circutt Judge "
and insert 1000. ..s. ;;.-.s
Mr.. Pnxa moved to substitute g y, 800 >
g the salary pending tho confederation Of
which the bill was laid on the table.
REGISTRATION.
Mr.. FITzp ATRICK offered bill providing
that in the counties and towns where re-
gistration cannot be commenced and COM
pleted IN the time prescribed by law regis,
tratlon may be commenced on the second
Tuesday In May on three days notice.
Laid over.
/ ,.,,-oa THE RoAD BILL. -, ..,..;rs
On motion of Mr.. GRrNsLEY, Senate blu
No. III, amending various sections OF the
Code In relation to roads, which was on lis
second reading on Saturday, was called UP,
read by sections, and amended. :.,1 &
Adjourned. ~ - r.
so HOUSE OF DELEGATES. y. 4
The House met at 10 o'clock.
- ~ SALARIES or JUDGES. ~. ..
The Senate joint resolution providing for
the appointment Of committee Of confer
ence in relation to the bill providing for sal
aries Of judges was agreed to. -;
..e ga. BILLS REPORTED. =s
From Courts of Justice: Bill to repeal
certain sections Of the Code In relation to
subscriptions by counties to works of inter.
nal improvement. a.A
From Finance Bill for the relief Of 8.
P. Holt, sheriff Of Campbell county. ~
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
From Finance !: Reporting inexpedieney
OF reporting bill for the relief Of Joseph J,
Prince. Agreed to.
CALL OF THE HOUSE.
When the House adjourned on Saturday
O call Of the House was in course Of execu.
ton, and was postponed until Monday.
The call was resumed. ANDREWS, Of Surry,
was the first member brought up.
He said that he was absent on the ground
that he was confined to his room by indispo-
sition. --... .- - -
Mr.. BAawEII moved that the member
be required to give an excuse for his
general absence. &..s. $3.50. -.e~.E -
Some discussion ensued upon this, during
which, by direction Of the CHAIR, The re-
port of the COMMITTEE eli House Expenses
In relation te tie she resolution offered by Mr..
EAxEsMAN was read. The committee re-
ported that they knew Of no law that COW
cred the absence OF ANDREWS, anu tney
asked that the matter might be referred 70
the Committee on Rules. :,
Mr.. BXGwELL withdrew Dis motlon, IL
being judged out of order. -"
MIR. MATTHEWS moved to require the
member from Surry to make payment OF
the Sergeant's fees. -
Mr.. BAGwELL asked If it would be just to
do this if the member was sick.
Mr.. MoCAULr asked If the member from
Sr1rry was not sick by his own fault. If he
would state to tho House that he was not
sick by his own action he would vote to ex-
cuse him. a- s.s ..-4
ANDREWS stated that he was not sick from
intoxication, as was well known().
He was excused. -..
Dir. MoCAULL moved suspension Of tho
call. ...
Upon this there was considerable discus.
sion, and the motion was lost and the call
was proceeded with.
Mr.. Bowen was excused on account OF
sickness.
Motions to suspend and postpone were
again made and lost, and the call proceeded
with.
Mr. BURGESS explained his absence, and
was excused.
The call was then postponed.
ELECTION BILL.
The election bill was then taken up and
considered. The clause requiring the name
to be written on the ballot was stricken out
by an almost unanimous vote.
CORPORATION COURT.
On motion of Mr.. GEORGE WALLER, the
Senate bill fixing the time for holding the
corporation courts of the Commonwealth
was taken up and passed.
Adjourned.