The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-23
General Assembly Of Virginia.
TUESDAY, March %, 1870.
SEN ATE.

SIsN a l
The Senate met at - Mr.. PENDLE-
TON in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. J.
A. Dearborn, Of the Disciples Church.
Committee REPORTS.
Mr.. HERNDoS, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported a bill creating
Nh additional circuit and redrranging the
first judicial circuit. Agreed to. He, from
the same committee, reported also bill to
prevent the sacrifice of real property sold
under DEGREES.
PETITION.
Mr.. \. r. COURTNEY presented Il petition
from the butchers and commission mer-
chants of Richmond asking the removal of
the scalchouse. Referred
ENABLING ACT.
Mr.. ANDERSON withdrew the resolution
which he offered on Monday inviting Judge
Chase to be present at the hearing Of the
complaint of George Chahoon rs. Henry x.
Ellyson and others, to be tried tomorrow be-
fore Judge Underwood in the Circuit Court
IF the United States for the district of Viz
ginia.
ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI, AND OHIO RAILROAD.
An act to authorize the formation of the
Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio railroad,
being the unfinished business Of Monday,
was taken up and discussed.
Mr.. w. II. TAYLOR took the floor, and
proceeded to argue the claims and aavan-
tages to be derived from the passage of the
bill and the formation of the road. He
did not think that justice and fairness
would he dealt to the people of Virginia by
the adoption of Mr.. FITZP ATRICK's amend
ments, and he did not desire to see other
hands claim and control so great work of
Improvement. He deemed it to I've seri-
Gus matter to yield to outsiders and to give
up the franchise of this great road to par
ties who were not native and to the manor
born-who were not Firginians-the
proper persons to control such line.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of LoudOun, moved to post
ponc the bill on account of the unavoidable
absence of the senator from Bland (Mr.
FKENCH), who desired to speak in advocacy
of the bill. Withdrawn.
Mr.. MAsSIE renewed the motion post
poning the bill until Monday next. Car
ried-ayes, %; noes, Is.
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Senate bill No. So, fixing the salary Of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, was,
on motion of Mr.. SS0wDEN, taken up. The
bill provides that the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall receive the sum of
$500 annually, commencing February
18th, 1870. Bill being put upon its pas
sage, passed-ayes, 80; noes, 0.
RESOLUTION.
BY MIR. PENS.-That the Senate proceed
on Thursday, March oath instant, to elect
President pro TEN. of the Senate. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Penn stated that it had always been
customary to elect President pro tenn. to
serve in the absence of the Lieutenant
Governor.
BILL PASSED.
Bill to rearrange the first judicial circuit
of the State aud to create an additional
circuit.
CIRCUIT AND CITY JUDGES.
A message was received from the House
presenting the following resolution:
Kesolved by tie House Of Delegates
THE Senate concurriny), That the General
Assembly of Virginia will on Friday the
18th day of March, 1870, at / o'clock +.
NJ, enter upon the election OF judges of the
circuit courts of the Commonwealth in their
numerical order as arranged by the Con-
stitution, and Immediately thereafter upon
the election of the judges of the city courts,
and that the election of the aforesaid
judges shall be special joint order from
each day thereafter at the hour aforesaid
until ali of the said judges are elected"
Mr.. HARRIS moved to strike out "cir-
cult" and insert county,"
MIR. WApDELL offered 0 substitute for
both,