The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-11
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sENATE.
The Senate met at IL M.--Mr. j. "A. WAn-
DELL, president pro tenn, In the. chair.
Prayer by Rev. J. A. Dearborn, OF the
Disciples Church.
DisTRICTlNG THE STATE FOR COUNTY JUDGES.
House bill No. 116, to amend and reanact
the second section of an act to district the
State for county judges, was taken up,
read twice, and referred to the Committee
for Courts Of Justice.
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
House bill No. 1lS. to authorize the trus-
tees of Roanoke College to borrow money,
was taken up, twice read, and referred to
the Committee on Public Institutions.
RELIEF.
House bill No. 124, for the relief of Samuel
r. Holt, sheriff Of Campbell county. was
taken UP, and referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CLERK OF THE
HusTINGs COURT.
House bill No. 141, defining further the
powers and duties Of the clerk of the HuS-
tings Court of Richmond, was taken up,
read twice, and, on motion of Mr.. COURT
NEY-the rules being suspended-read the
third time and passed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill prescribing the duty and COM
pensation Of county officers, being the I'm.
finished business ofyesterday, was taken up.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Norfolk, moved to lay the
bill on the table in order to consider the
bill entitled &c An act for the formation OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company" Mr.. TAYLOR said he hoped it
would he the pleasure of the Senate to take
81. III r,sir Of nj
the issue time enough had been spent in
waiting for this hill, and he thought 1t was
high time the bill should be considered.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK replied to Mr.. TAYLOR,
and hoped the bill would be passed by !; he
was opposed to the bill in toto, and so far
as he was concerned he hoped the bill would
forever pass away, and did not hesitate to
proclaim in open Senate and to the world
that it was monstrous in its propositions,
and he must oppose it.
Mr.. FRENCH, OF Bland, replied, and
urged the Senate to take up the bill in order
that it might be considered at once, as there
was very full Senate, and it was an ap-
propriate time for its consideration. -,
The question being upon laying the Dill
upon the table, the ayes and noes were
called, which resulted as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Carr, Davis, French, Herndon,
ior Of Norfolk, Terry: and Wood-is.
SoEs.-Mcssrs. Anderson Of Pittsylvanta Aus
TN Bsazley Gampbe, FtzpMasrie,s M oseer
Henrico. Smith Of Clarke. snowden, Taylor Of
Loudoun, Teamoh and Waddell-2l.
The Senate then proceeded to the consi-
deration of the unfinished business Of yes
terday. and the bill, after being further con-
sidered and amended, was ordered to its
third reading and passed-ayes 81, noes D.
THR GENERAL RAILROAD BILL.
On motion of Mr.. GRIMsLEY, the bill
amending various sections Of chapter 52 OF
the Code in relation to roads so as to make
the provisions of that chapter conform to
the Constitution was called UP and dis
cussed until $3.50 p. NJ, when,
On motion Of Mr.. PATTERSON, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met ut IL o'clock at the Bal
lard House.
BILLS REPORTED.
Bill to incorporate the Farmers and Me-
chanics Bank Of Farmville.
Bill to amend the Code in relation to
scholarships.
SYCAMORE CHURCH.
The committee appointed on the pur-
chase Of Sycamore church reported Il
on the subject between the
of Public Buildings, from
which it appeared that the Superintendent
insisted that the contract be submitted to
the General Assembly for ratification.
Mr.. THURMAN offered the following:
Resolved, That The contract for the pur
chase of Sycamore church be returned, ana
the Superintendent of Public Buildings be
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the terms already provided for in joint
resolution of the General Assembly,"
An animated discussion ensued and un-
dera call for the previous question the reso-
luton was adopted-ayes, 81; noes, 80.
A motion to reconsider was lost after con-
siderable discussion.
Mr.. PooRE offered resolution requesting
the Acknowledgement to inquire into. the
validity of the title of the property. Laid
on the table.
Mr.. DANIEL offered q resolution requesting
the committee of the House to report whe-
ther or not, in their judgment, the trtls-
tees were empowered TO convey the proper
ty. Laid on the table.
Mr.. McCAULL offered 4 resolution proyi-
ding that when the House adjourn it adj
journ to meet at the Sycamore church to-
morrow ut ~ O'Clock.
A motion to lay on the table was lost.
The resolution went over, the morning
hour having expired, and the House retu-
sing to postpone the special order Of the
day.
The CHAIR subsequently laid before the
House the contract for the purchase of the
church made by General NeWbery in ac-.
cordance with the resolution Of Mr.. THUR
MAN.
GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS.
The bill for the government Of cities and
towns being the special order of the day,
Mr.. KELLEY offered q substitute. Several
members desired to have the substitute
printed. The subject was therefore post
poned.
LIBRARIAN.
The bill constituting the office of State
Librarian, and prescribing his duties, was
taken up and discussed ut length, and final
ly passed by until tomorrow.
Mr.. CRENsHAw moved that when the
House adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet
at Sycamore church tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
THANKS.
Mr.. PooRE offered resolution returning
the thanks Of the House to Colonel j. L..
Darlington, proprietor of the Exchange
Hotel and Ballard House, for his kindness
in gratuitously furnishing the House a place
for meeting.
Adjourned to meet Mt Sycamore church
tomorrow at II O'clock.
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LOCAL MATTERS.