The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-30
General Assembly of Virginia.

refuta,ion Of them tomorrow.
General Assembly Of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, juno %, 1870.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock-Mr. WAp-
Dell, president pro tenn, in the chair.
ESTABLISHING COURTS.
Senate bill to establish court Cor the
county Of James City and the town of VIII
Harrisburg, with House amendments, was
taken up and the amendments agreed to.
The bill now goes to the Governor.
BILLS EEroRTED.
Senate bill to prohibit tho taking OF fish
for the purpose OF manufacturing OIL or
manure.
House bill providing for the payment Of
$1,000 to James Lyons for professional ser
vices.
House bill to incorporate the Martins.
burg and Potomac Railroad Company.
EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. ANDERSON, from the Committee on
Finance, to whom was referred the rcsoiu-
ton allowing one dollar additional per dem
to the second assistant clerk, committee
clerks, and Sergeant-at-Armso Of the Senate,
during the present session, presented re-
| port recommending that the resolution do
| not pass.
} THE RECESS AGAIN.
Mr., ANDERSON, of Rockbridge, offered Il
Joint resolution that the General Assembly
(the House of Delegates concurringl ad-
journ on the 18th of July, 1870, and re-
assemble on the 10th of November, 1870,
the members not to receive per diem during
the recess nor mileage for attendance to the
adjourned session. Also, that the joint re-
solution passed Tuesday in relation to adj
journment be rescinded.
Mr.. ANDERSON moved suspension OF the
rules to take up and consider the reSolu-
lions. Rejected-ayes, II; noes, IA.
RE-pIsTRIcTING THE STATE.
On motion of Mr.. PENN, the Committee on
Privileges and Elections were instructed to
inquire into the eXpediency Of re-district-
ing the State for the election Of members Of
Congress.
EDUCATION OF SOLDIERS CHILDREN.
MIR. ANDERSON, OF Pittsylvania, from the
Committee on Finance, presented Il report
declaring it inexpedient to legislate on the
subject of petition asking for an appro-
priation Of $1,000 for the education of the
children Of deceased and disabled soldiers
OF Virginia.
BILLS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. RrpDIcK.-A bill to define the
limits of the CLOVER parish of Nansemond
county," with reference to the poor of that
parish, &c.
By the samoa bill to authorize the
Hartford Steam-Boiler and Insurance Com
pany to do business in this State without
making 8 deposit of securities with the
Treasurer of the State.
BY Mir. TERRY.-A bill to incorporate the
Southside Banking Company.
By Mr. ANDERSON, Of Pittsylvania.-A
bill to amend and reenact LIST section of the
act fixing the times for holding the corpora
ton courts of the Commonwealth.
By the samoa bill to amend and re-
enact 7th section of an act fixing the sala-
ries Of the judges of the courts of the Com
Rionwealth.
BY MIR. MAssEY.-A bill to incorporate
the town of West Point.
RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE.
House bill amending and reenacting an
act to incorporate the trustees of Randolph
Macon College, and ratifying the removal
of said college from Boydton to Ashland,
was taken up and passed.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Senate bill prescribing the duties and
fixing the compensation of certain town.
ship officers was taken up, further discuss
ed, amended, and passed.
JUDICIAL SALES.
The House amendments to the following
bill were concurred in, and will 60 to the
Governor for his approval:
"An act TO regulate judicial sales and pre-
rent the sacrifice Of property.
81. Belt enacted by The General Assembly,
That all judicial sales of real estate under
DEGREES or orders hereafter rendered for the
payment of debts contracted or liabilities
Incurred prior to the 10th day of April,
1866, shall be upon credit Of not less than
three nor more than six equal instruments,
payable annually from the day of sale, eX-
cept for so much as may be necessary to pay
the cost of suit and sale, which shall be
required in cash. The defendant ut any
time before the rendition of such decree
may, by writing filed among the papers Of
the cause, waive the benefits of this section,
and the court is empowered to make such
waiver for all persons under disabilities.
"2. No commissioner OF any such judi
cial sale Of real estate as lis mentioned in
the preceding section shall either at the
first or second exposure of such real estate
to sale sell the same for less than three
fourths Of its assessed value, as ascertained
by the last official assessment made for the
purposes of taxation, with this restriction ::
The powers and duties of the commission
ers and the court shall remain precisely the
same as they now are. The said commits
sloners shall always return with his report
of sale an official copy of the said assessed
value of said real estate.
SO. This act shall be in force from its
passage" -.>
GENERAL TAX BILL.
Senate bill imposing taxes for the support
of government and free schools, and to pay
the interest on the public debt, was taken
up, considered, and amended. :
An unsuccessful motion was made to
strike out the tax of sixty cents on each one
hundred dollars Of real estate.
An amendment setting apart one-siXth of
the tax on real estate for the public free
schools was agreed to. ..
Pending the further consideration of the
bill the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
ON THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to amend the I'd section of the
act districting the State for county judges.
House bill amending the charter of the
academy in New Market, Shenandoah
county.
Senate bill to authorize the Governor to