The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-08
HOUSE OF

The House met ut II o'clock.
Several reports of committees asking the
transfer of subjects to other appropriate
committees were submitted and agreed to.
BILL REPORTED.
House bill appointing q cattle inspector.
House bill to amend the act Of July, 1870,
providing for the assessment Of lands
throughout the Commonwealth.
House bill for the relief Of debtors and to
authorize the adjustment OF debts upon the
principles of equity. Reported, withthe re-
commentator that 1t do not pass.
PENCE Law.
MIR. P. K. JONES offered a resolution in.
structtng the Committee on Agriculture to
report q bill for tho protection of crops.
referred, the House refusing TO suspend
the rules.
ABSENCE EXPLAINED.
The CHAIR explained the absence of the
member from Prince George county, VINO
was sick Mt his home in Pennsylvania.
TEE FLooD-aovERNoR's MESSAGE.
A message from the Governor was here
read. which will be found In the Senate
proceedings above.
The Senate having communicated Its re-
solution in relation to this subject the com
munication was taken from the table and
he Senate joint resolution concurred In.
Under this the chair appointed the follow
ing committee on the part of the House
Messrs. Kelley, Turner of Warren, Daniel,
Bradley, and Jones Of Albemarie.
MIR. KELLEY stated that as the subject was
not one for reference to my committee, 1t
aad been suggested that q meeting of The
members of the Assembly from those dis.
tricts which had suffered should be held In
he Senate Chamber after the days session
was over. He announced that such a meet
ing would be held, and moved to Lay the
communication on the table for the present.
Carried.
PRIVATE CALENDAR DAYS..
On motion Of MIR. MCCALL, the rule set
ting apart Fridays and Saturdays of each
week for private calendar days was sus'
pended forIthe remainder oil this session.
REPUTATION.
The Joint resolution In relation to the re.
| quotation of public and private debts was
passed.
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
House engrossed bill prohibiting the car.
| wing Of concealed weapons WIS taken up
| ind discussed. The bill provides for a fine
| Of $50 (one-half to be given to the iuformer,
md imprisonment for not more than twelve
/ months for the habitual carrying Of con,
sealed weapons. The bill was passed.
OFFENCES AGAINST REvENUE LAWS.
| House bill to amend the Code In relation
o offences against the revenue laws by com.
| m%isAioners was taken from the calendar.
| md ordered to be engrossed for third read
| lug.
DISMISSED.
| A number OF House bills on the calendar
| were dismissed, their subjects having beer
| llready disposed of In Senate bills.
1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
House bill to amend the Code IN relation
| to orders Of publication was taken up irou
| the calendar, and ordered LOT engrossmen'
| and third reading.
CITIZENSHIP.
| House bill prescribing who are citizens O
| this state was taken up, and ordered fol
| sngrossment and third reading. The pro
visions of this bill have already been pub
lished.] =. l,.
a number Of bills were taken from the
calendar aud dismissed.
DISPOSED OF.
Senate bill amending 4cta in relation L
| the jurisdiction OF the corporation court Q
| the city of Norfolk, and creating the office
Of Judge OF said court. Passed. ~.
Senate bills prescribing as to the name,
Of committing, the estates Of lunatics anC
conflcts to the public curator, were dis
missed.
JURY BILL.
Senate bill to amend certain sections O
the Code Us to juries generally was take,
up and passed. This bill has already beer
published.1 sls.-
BERLIN BRIDGE COMPANY.
joint resolution giving the consent oftlt
General Assembly to the Berlin Bridge
Company TO erect q bridge over the poto
mac between Frederick county, Md. ant
L0udoua county, was ordered to its en-
grossment, together with an amendment
offered by Sir. MATTHEws providing agains,
encroaehmcnts upon rights 1nf eifizena o
Virginia.
| Adjourned.