The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-10
General Assembly of Virginia.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 1870.
SEN ATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met at Il o'clock M.-Lieut
Gov. j. L. MAYBE In the chair.
Prayer by Rev. J. L. Burrows, of the
Baptist Church.
The President announced the following
standing committees:
PToihges and Elections.--Messrs. Penn,
Harris, Fitzpatrick, Lewis, Green, French,
Davis, and Moss. -. -
Courts Of Justice.-Messrs. Herndon, Rid.
dick, Courtney, Anderson of Rockbridge,
French. Penn, Pendleton, Smith Of New
Kent, Hamlet, Roller, and johnson.
General Ld1cS.-Messrs. Riddick, Grims-
ley, Fitzpatrick, Patterson, Taylor of Loud
oun, Perrin, Austin, Davis, and Smith OF
Henrico,
Roads and Internal Observation-Disclosures,
Taylor of Norfolk city, Snowden, Terry,
Roller, Owen, Courtney, Greever, Hern.
don, and Carr.
On Fsnance.-Messrs. Waddell, Anderson
Of Pittsylvania, Campbell, Smith of Clarke,
Latham, johnson, Harris, Green, and
On Banks.-Messrs. Courtney, Owen,
Davis, snowden, Beazley, Kendrick, Lewis,
Martin, and Moseiey.
On Federal Relations.-Messrs. Davis,
Roller, Anderson Of Pittsylvania, Grims-
ley, Terry, Taylor of Norfolk city, Carr,
Smith of New Kent, and Teamoh.
On Public observation-disclosures. Pendle.
ton, Beazley, Taylor of Loudoun, Anderson
of Rockbridge, Smith Of Henrico, Massey,
and Robinson.
On n1tgration.-Messrs. Anderson OF
Herndon, French, Smith OF
Clarke, Terry, Smith of Henrico, Perrin,
Lathrop, and Martin.
On County, City, and To,cn Organizations
Messrs. Grimsley, Roller, Davis, Campbell,
Lewis, Taylor of Norfolk city, Greeyer,
Austin, Moss, Fitzpatrick, and Smith OF
Henrico.
On Enrolled Bills.-Messrs. French,
Anderson of Pittsylvania, Snowden, Camp.
bell. Lathrop, Perrin, Smith Of IIenrico,
End Hamlet.
TO Examine the Clerks Office. .-Messrs
Courtney, Fitzpatrick, and Taylor of Lou.
doun.
Joint Committee ON Executive Erpendi.
Harris, Smith of Clarke, and
Austin.
Joint Committee on the Library.-Messrs.
Johnson, Anderson of PittSylvania, and
Smith of New Kent.
Joint Committee to Examine the Office OF
he auditor Of Public accounts. Messrs.
w L Cilu, duu ndSscf.
JOINT Committee to Examine the Second
AUDITORS Ctice.-Messrs. Campbell, Gree.
yer, and Green.
Joint Committee to Examine the Reals.
'er'S OHce.-Messrs. Patterson, Kendrick,
and Martin.
JOINT Committee to Examine the Treas
arer'S Cfce.-Messrs. Latham, Owen, and
Carr.
Joint Committee to Examine the Bonds OF
Public C1fcers.-Me>srs. Pendleton, French
and Smith of Henrico.
Joint Committee ON the Public Printing!
Messrs. Anderson OF Pittsylvania, and Smith
IF New Kent.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Mr.. RIDDICK offered the following joint
which lies over under the rules:
g Resolued, (thc House of Delegates con.
,urring,) That Tuesday, the 10Th instant,
be fixed upon as the day upon which the
election for United States Senator shall be
held to lill the term commencing on the 4th
of March, 1871"
Mr.. JOHNSON offered the following pre-.
lmblp and resolution; which was agreed to
''Whcreas great and needless expense and
loss are inflicted on the Commonwealth of
Virginia by reason Of the time consumed
by the courts in the trial of petty misde.
meanors Therefore be it
Resolued, That the Committee for Courts
of Justice be instructed to inquire and re.
port as to the expediency Of so legislating
AS to provide for 4 more expeditions and
less expensive trial OF such cases."
Mr.. FITZPATRICK (by leave) presented
Senate bill No. 9 for the relief of Robert J.
Echols, guardian of Lewis Z. Sterling, {.
and Susan V. London, which, Oh his mo.
ton, was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. HERSDoN offered the following pre-.
amble and joint resolution, which, under q
OF the rules, was referred to the
Committee OH Finance:
"Whcreas this State has, for more than
five years, made every honorable effort to
procure settlement with West Virginia OF
its proportion OF the public debt incurred
before the separation ofthe two States-all of
which efforts have proved unaYailing and
whereas it is essential to the financial in.
tercsts OF Virginia that said settlement
should be obtained as soon as practicable,
and this State being unwilling to proceed ut
law against West Virginia until all other
means are exhausted; now. therefore,
"Be it resolved by the Senate the House
Of Delegates c0ncu1rin9), That the Cover
nor OF this Commonwealth be, and he is
hereby, authorized to tender to the State OF
w est Virginia an arbitration of all matters
in dispute between the two States; and es-
pecially all matters touching full and final
and dapportionment between said
states Of the said public debt. And in the
event of the acceptance of such arbitration
BY West Virginia, then the Governor is au-
horized to appoint as arbitrators on the
part of this State the Hon. George Ii. Pen
leton, of the State Of Ohio, and the Hon.
Judge Benjamin II. Curtis, of Massachu-
etls, who shall meet any two arbitrators
elected by West Virginia not citizens of
West Virginia said arbitrators to call in
titth should they deem it advisable 80 to
10, or should they fail to agree.
The decision and award of said arbitra-
ors to be final and conclusive between the
wo States on all such matters Of contro-
'er>y."
MIR. SMITH, of New Kent, by leave, pre-
ented Senate bill No. 10 to repeal section
S, chapter AL, acts Of 1870, in relation to
ouds, which, on his motion, was referred
o the Committee for Courts Of Justice.
On motion of Mr.. HARRIS, the following
esolution was agreed to:
" ResolUed, That so much of the Cover
.or's message rs refers to the organization
# the militia of the State be referred to the
Committee on General Laws"
Mr. TAYLOR, of Loudoun, offered the fol-
owing joint resolution, which lies over
lnder the rule
" Resolred (the House of Delegates con-
urring), That the joint committee on the
library be instructed to inquire which Of
he Virginia reports are out of print, and
lso to inquire into the expediency of allow
ne any publisher to reprint the same and
make report !" which was agreed to.
By Mr.. JOHNSON:
"Resolued, That so much of the Gov
rnors message as refers to the subject of
nance be referred to the Committee on
'inance.' Agreed to.
Mr.. GRIMsLEY (by leaVe) presented Senate