The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-24


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near Ora fton.f Referred to the Commi''ee
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- %e-'' 80 STANDING COMMITTEES.
mharu,,p announced the following stand
/ ;,s committees, which completes the list
Enrolled BiNs.-James NJ. French, Thos.
| p FITZPATRICK, Edgar Snowden, Charles
Camrbell, F. W. Haskell, William K. Per-
rim. Normsnd Smith, and J. W. D. Bland.
federal RELATIONSHIP. M. Davis, John
F.. Roller, Abner Anderson, Daniel A.
| Grimsley, William r. Terry, Walter II.
Taylor, b. G.. Carr, J. A. Smith, George
! Teamoh.
JorNT CoaMrTrEEs.-Os Executive Er-
penditures.-Marcus A. Harris, william D.
Smith, William P. Austin.
First auditors 0Fce.-Jos. A. Waddell,
John E. Penn, and E. W. Massie.
MSecond auditors 0tSce.-Charles Camp
bell, James 8. Greever, Franklin Wood.
| Registers Office. = James Patterson,
George II. Kendrick, William 7. Martin.
Treasurer's 06ice.-Thomas H. Latham,
Robert L. Owen, David G. Carr.
To Examine the Bonds Of PA6Ec W.
GERS. Edmond Pendleton, Jas. NJ. French,
and Normand Smith. *@
PRINTING. Anderson, A. K. Court
new, and Franklin Wood.
additional Members to COMMITTEE on
Pririleqes and Elections.-Messrs. French,
Davis, and Wood.
Adjourned until IL o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at noon-Speaker TURNER
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Peter
kin. ..
BILLS REPORTED. :.
To pay the expenses of the Board OF I'M
migration not resident in the city OF Rich
mond;
To incorporate the North Loudoun Turn
To incorporate the Woodstock Manufac-
IN amend the charter Of the Union Bank
| of Richmond;
Amending an act making appropriations
to the University of Virginia.
The above bills were reported from COM
mittees, read a first time, and placed on
the calendar. $685.. ..a. ,--,-.
|, IMMIGRATION. e. ~.--
On motion Of Mr.. WALLER, Of Westnore-
land, the Speaker was authorized to sp'
noint two additional members OF the Com
mittee on Immigration. The SPEAKER ap.
nointed Messrs. NJ. II. Clark and J. c. Hill
under the resolution.
COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS.
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN was excused from
serving on the Committee on Counties,
Cities, and Towns, and Mr.. Woodson, OF
Craig, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
THE LIEUTENANT-GovERNoR BILL.
The Senate having failed to agree to the
House amendment to the bill providing 1or
filling vacancies in the Office of Lieutenant
Governor and Attorney-General MT. Ar
NETT moved to suspend the rules tor the
introduction of resolution recedlng Iron,
the amendment. TIE motion to suspend
was lost, and the subject was again re!er-
red to the Committee on CourtSot justice.
THE ENABLING BILLS.
The Senate bill "legalizing the acts OF
existing officers of the State, and authori-
ling the filing of vacancies in certain Of
fees" on it's second reading, was consi-
dered.
Mr.. CRESsHAw submitted an amendment
nroyidinr that the officers authorized to
continue in the exercise of their duties un-'
I'll otherwise provided by law shall, in adj
dition to renewing their bonds, take the
oatbs reouired by the act of Congress ad-
hitting Virginia to representation.
Mr. PopHAM addressed the House in OPP
| position to the amendment.
The Senate bill was then, on motion OF
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN, passed by, and the house
bill having the same object made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow at O'CLOCK.
RAILROAD BILLS.
The bill concerning the Alexandria, Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad Company,
on it's second reading, amended and ORDER
ed to be engrossed for third reading.
The bill to incorporate the winchester
and Luray Valley Railroad Company, on
its second reading, was amended ana als-
cussed by Messrs. ARNETT, WooDsoN, kE1-
LEY, KELLY of Spotsylvania, and McCAULL.
BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the Richmond and Peters,
burg Railroad Company to borrow money.
Sent to the Senate.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the Go
vernon relative to the qualifying oaths re-
ouired of persons now holding office or
elected or appointed to Office. [See Senate
proceedings.l
REFERRED.
The following bills, petitions, resolutions,
&c., were presented and appropriately re-
ferred:
| By Mr.. WALKER, of Westmoreland.--An
act to amend and reenact the second Sec
ton of chapter 1873 of the Code.
By the same.-An act to amend and re-
enact the ninth section of chapter ls6 OF
the Code.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures inquiring
into the expediency of exempting from tax
alton property used by the Odd-Fellows and
Masons exclusively for charitable and edu-
cational purposes. ..
By Mr.. ADMINISTRATIONS of citi-
zens of Fairfax for tax on dogs.
| By Mr.. BuRGEs.-Inquiring into the ex-
pediency of legislating to prevent the fire.
ouent accidents by the use of kerosene.
By Mr.. WooDWoRTH.-Bill to regulate
the hours of labor per day.
By Mr.. JONES, of Albemarle .-Petltlon
of Orville Allen for relief.
By Mr.. WALL.-Bill for the relief of the
sheriff of Pulaski and his sureties.
1 Bv Mr.. NORTON, of York.-Resolution III
L. ~. o,l1o,4;or IF rnrnpup on ova-