The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04
General Assembly Of Virginia,
THURSDAY. Nov. 3, 1870.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Tho Senate met to-day Mt 10 A. RI. MIR.
w.ppELL, President pro tenn, in the CHAR.
REPAIRS TO HALL OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House bill making an appropriation OF
q 038 for repairs to the furniture OF the
House Of Delegates was taken up, and
PASSED under suspension OF the rules.
PRINTING.
The joint resolution occurring the Sill
perintendent Of Public rintIng TO nave
printed with the bound acta of Assembly,
for the present session, Tho State Constitu'
ton, was agreed to.
RELIEF PRAYED FOR. ..
Mr.. SMITH, of New Kent. presented the
nefItion of W. A. Warren and others, Gil.
zens OF James City county. praying the
relief of the said Warren Of debt alleged
to be due the Eastern Iunattc Asylum.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
were granted Messrs. ANDERSON, OF Pltts!l
yania. three days; SMITH. OF denrlco'
three DAYS: FITZPATRICK, residue OF the
session and SMITH, of New Kent, Tor t"e
days. o,
House bill to suspend the collection o.
toves from the sufferers by the late heaVy
rains beine the unfinished business OF yes
terdav II was taken up, and the penang
Question being on reconsidering the vote
nv which the Senate refused to order the
bill TO its third reading. 1t was, on MOTION
of Mr.. Ftp ATRIcK, laid on the tabie.
TOWN OFFICERS OF STANTON.
Senate bill to legalize the qualiicatloI
and acts of certain town officers IN the Tow !
Of Staunton was taken mp, read the thlro
time. and passed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the removal of certain causes IRON
the Circuit Court Of the city of Alexandra
TO amend and reGDact certain section'
and 10 repeal certain other sections OF the
Code as to juries generally
NO EXTENSION OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. SSoypEN offered the following joint
resolution:
Resolued, 1.-THE House Of Delegates concur
rinq), That the present session OF the gene
raj Assembly be, and is hereby, EXTENDED
till Monday, the It'll day OF November.
The rules being suspended, the reSolu'
ton was taken up and rejected. Ayes .;
noes, p.
On motion of Mr.. F1TzPATRIcK. it was re-
solved that when the Senate adIourns To-
day it adjourn to meet ut u o'clock Satur'
day.
ACTS OF ASSEMBLY.
On motion Of Dir. RIDDlCK, as amended
by MIR. ANDERSON, OF PIttsylvanla, 3,oW
extra copies of the Acts Of Assembly were
ordered to be printed and placed i'll the Ii
brary for sale.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 O'clock.
Mr.. Fl. NJ. BELL offered resolution ad.
jourping the House until Saturday at Il
O'Clock. Agreed to.
Mr.. WooDsoN offered ii resolution declar.
ing it ineXpedient to adjourn sine die until
the bill imposing Il tax on oysters should
have been passed.
MIR. MCCAuLL offered a resolution extend
ing the privilege Of the House to Hon. JET:
ferson Davis. Adopted unanimously.
A number Of bills were passed by AND
dismissed, and the House adjourned.
An important bill was introduced in the
Senate Wednesday by Senator j. AMBLEF
SMITH to provide for the taxing of whiskey
that may hereafter he imported into this
State. At the last session Of the Legisla
ture bill was passed taxing all whiskey
manufactured in the State 2S cents pei
gallon, and allowing ardent spirits to be
imported into the State free from taxation
This law has almost entirely destroyed the
p,opufort1,ra IF u hjekpC in This State. IL Il