The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-09

IL wa'rome here lin October and begin to
tanner with the election lRw we will have
the same confusion which marked the lust
election.
Mr.. FrTzpATn1cK's amendment fixing tho
day for reassembling on The first of Novem-
Der was then voted down. ...
Mr.. FITzpATRIoK then moved that when
the General Assembly adjourn 1t adjourn
sine die. This was also voted down.
Mr.. PENIS amendment was then carried,
and the resolution WAS adopted liking the
date for adjournment on the 9th of June,
and for reassembling on the 18th of October.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr.. PENpLEToN offered resolution.
which was adopted. providing that mere
after. arntil otherwise ordered, the Senate
shall meet at II A. NJ. each day.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
In rcply to {, question from Mr.. HERNDoN
Mr.. F1TzrATRIcK stated that the Finance
Committee had not yet prepared oil. nA,ns
compensation of township officers LOT Inc
reason that the House had not yet passed.
upon the Senate bill fixing the pay, OF
comfy officers. The salaries of township
officers would in great measure be gov
erncd Inv the compensation paid to county
officers. The committee did, however, pro-
pose to prepare such bill ut an carly Gay.
RoBgRTs's BREAcn-LoADER.
Mr.. HERNDoN offered resolution In
structing the Committee for General Laws
to examine and report upon the efficiency
of "Robcrts's Breach-Loading Gun " as
weapon of public defence, and II sucn eN-
animation be favorable, then said committee
will report further whether it is cxpedient
or desirable for the State to contract for q
reasonable number Of said guns for the use
OF the militia or volunteer companies, ana
if so. upon what terms such arms can be
procured. Adopted.
PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the bill to establish and maintain uniform
system of public free schools.
Mir, PENN moved to strike out the words
"betwccn the ages Of five and twenty-one"
in the clause prescribing who shall be adj
mittcd to the schools, and insert in lieu
thereof "above the age of seven" The
motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. AUSTIN, the 55th Sec
ton was amended by the addition Of the
following proviso: Provided, That the
schools so located shall be opened under
such regulations us that the scholars OF no
district shall be deprived Of the benefits of
a school,
MIR. AUSTIN moved to amend the 47th sec"
ton by striking out the words, " PROVIDED,
That white and coored persons shall not be
taught in the same school, but in separate
schools" and insert in lieu thereof the
words, /" Provided, That separate schools
mag be established for white and colorcd
persons" Lost-ayes, 3; noes, q.
[The following is the 47th section, which
has occasioned great deal of discussion:
" The public free schools shall he free to all
persons between the ages of five and twen-
ty-one years residing within the school dis
trict, and in special cases, to he regulated by
the Board Of Education, those residing i'll
other districts may he admitted Provided,
that white and colorcu persons shall not be
taught in the same school, but in separate
schools, under the same general regulations
as to management, usefulness, and cticien-
cy; but no person shall he allowed to at
tend any public school whose father, if he
be alive and resident within the school
district, shall not have paid the capitation
tax in aid of public free schools last assess
ed OH him, in pursuance of section OF arti-
Gle 10 of the Constitution, and section 81 OF
this act
Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved to amend tho
above section by inserting after the words
president within the school district" the
words and not pauper."
Mr.. AUSTIN moved to amend the same sec
ton by striking out all after the word "ctli-
cheney" to the end of the section. Lost.
Mr.. COURTNEY moved to amend the same
by adding the following proviso "Pro-
Uided, That if in any case the parent,
though not pauper, has neglected TO pay
the tax in order to prevent his child from
attending school, or from Indifference to the
welfare Of his children, the school trustees
for the district may, at their discretion, adj
init the child of such person without the
payment Of the tax.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the words ''or
from indifference to the welfare of his chill
dren," and inserting in lieu thereof the
words cor from inability to pay the same";
which amendment was accepted by Mr..
COURTNEY.
The amendment as amended was then re-
jectcd.
PENDING the further consideration of the
bill the Senate adjourned until II y. NJ. to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 o'clock. Prayer by
Rev. j. f. Edwards, ID. d.
HuSTINGs COURT GRAND JURY.
Senate bill amending an act authorizing
the Hastings Court OF the city of Rich
mond to cmpancl grand jury was, on mo-
ton Of MIR. KELLEY, placed OH the calendar.
1t was subsequently taken UP and passed.
This bill merely supplies deficiency in the
bill amended by it.
ON THE CALENDAR.
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
removal Of books over the portico Of the
capitol.
Senate bill to amend the act of 1870 in re-
lation to the terms of county courts.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. JOHNSON asked to have 1t entered
upon the journal that had he been present
yesterday he would have voted III Ihe III
tirmative. .
Messrs. KELLEY and CLARKE made a SINH
lar request and stated that they would have
voted IN the negative,
HOMESTEAD BILL.
The House proceeded to the considera-
ton OF the report OF the committee OF con-
ference on the homestead Dill. IL was
adopted-ayes, 81 noes, ~.
The report recommends the following
WI. Insert at the end of the third section
ain ALI cases where a debtor or con-
tractor shall declare in the body Of the
bond note, or other evidence of debt or
contract, that he valves as to such debt or
contract the exemption from liability of the
property which he may be entitled to hold
exempt under the provisions of this act,
the said property, whether previously set
apart or not, shall then be liable to be sub
jected for such debt or contract under legal
process, in like manner and to the same cX-
tent as other estate of the said debtor or
contractor provided, that when such debtor
or contractor is possessed of other estate
than that which he may be entitled to hold