The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-17
General Assembly of Virginia.

| General Assembly of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY,, March 10, le'o'
SENATE.
The Senate met ut II O'Clock.
CONSTELLATION.
| Mr.. ANDERSON. of Pittsvlyania, intro
urel n bill for the consolidation OF tue
| ,ranrc and .alcxaudria railroad and I'd:
| i.vnchburg uul Danvillc ruilroads. ke-
ferred.
| BOUNDARIES.
Mr.. JcH<snN offered bill providing for
| the apIointment Of commissioners for the
rctracing II the boundary lines between
Virginia aud Morylani on the eastern
shore.
FAY Ok MEuHEK-.
The bill fixing the pay and mileage Of
| members WAS taken up. The bill gives the
| members seven dollars per day, the speak
| crs of both Houses ten dollars Ter day, anu
allows ten cents per mile mileage.
| Mr.. SMITH, Of Heniico. moved to amend
Ibv giving the members five dollars per
Law. the Speakers eight dollars, and allow
light cents mile. He subsequ ,ntlT with.
lrew the amendment s" far Or it concerned
he speakers.
Colonel OWEN opposed til" amendment
| and said he cam. tosthc Legislature win
| The understanding that the PR dt.H wac
| be six dollars. He was not III favor oi
either increase or reduction, but lhsiS'el
IN letting the amount remain ~ II Is.
| Mr.. PEsuIEToS also opposed the redhe-
| tion.
| Mr.. SgITn's amendment was lost.
Mr.. ANrrRSnv, Of litrsylyaDlu, moved
| to amend by striking cut seven dollars nnd
| inserting six dollars. This was carried.
Mr.. OWEN novrl L. strike cut ten cents
ma insert twenty in relation 10 mileage,
90 that the whole law might remain as It IL.
Carried.
Mr.. BLAND then offered ns substitute
% the whole subject Of mileage provision
:hat the members should receive the actual
expenses incurred in travelling to and from
| ;heir homes. Lost.
Mr.. lIArErs then moved TO strike out SIG
The pav Of the Speakers and insert s..
Mr.. OWEN favored this, ar be WaS or-
posed On principle to changing the law "s
stood. The amendment was lost.
The bill was ordered to third reading
Il now stands unchanged except III relation
to the pay Of the Speakers.
BErR CASH.
Senate bill in relation t. ~" sale. u,c,
md disposition Of butts. hogslicuds, barrels,
caeks. and kegs, used hs the manu- !actur"r~
II malt liquors, Vas taken VI nn1 FHrSct'
PRIVATE. RELIEF.
| The bill for the relief of the surcties OF
! {. G. CundiG, late sheriff Of Lancaster
county, vas taken up ard PASSED.
SACRIFICE ~ PROPERTY.
Senate bill to prevent the sacrifice d per-
| sonal property at forced sales was taken ur
| and discussed.
Pending i;s consideration, the Senate
| adjourned.
The absence Of Senators WADDELL, Mas
Sic, and MARTIN, wus oecaSiuucd by reason
| Of sickness.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tie House met ~ u o'clock-Mr. Wrun,
Of Halifax, in the clair. Prayer hy Rev.
Or. Bet,clhem.
Mr.. Brup then took the chair.
| BILLS REPORTED.
House Joint resolution asking lvryr.Ss 10
| extend the provisions OF the bankrupt act
concerning the fifty per cent. clause.
| Senate bill for the relief Of X. \. Cosbill
and others, suretics of Robert v. Snead,
late sheriff of Amherst, with amendments.
| Senate bill to incorporate the Richmond
and Coalhell RailroGd Company, Will
amendments.
Senate bill 10 incorporate the Southwest
I4ondoun Turnpike Company, with amend
mente.
Senate bill to 'listrc, the State for county
judges with a recommendation that tic
!Iouec adhere to ite amendments.
Tie above bills We're reported FROM COM
mittees and placed on the calendar.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Privileges md Elcc-
tons reported it inexpcdiem to le2i>la!e in
regard to the expenses of Il person contest
IN Il seat in this House. Agreed to.
The Committee on Banks, Currency, ETC.,
reported it inexpeiient to lcgislate at pre-
sent amending the act passed April 20,
1867, making certain banks depositaries Of
public money. Laid OF the table.
RHEACH OF PRIVILEGE.
Y. II. BRisHY (cC,orcl), Of New Kent,
| offered the following, uit.cr suspension Of
| ,he rules:
| Whereas WILLIAM II. ANDREWS, who
| sometimes occupies u scat in this hall us u
delegate from Surry county, has been pub
! licly rcrrlnanlel in this hall FOR conduct
! unicc0ming a member Of this House and
whereas the aforesaid WILLIAM II. An
| rRAws did commit a migrant breach of
privilege by striking with cowhile an
officer Of the General Assembly while III
| the proper discharge Of his duties there
| fore he it
Eesolred, That the said WILLIAM II.
and is hereby expelled"
Mr.. McCAULL moved, as q substitute, that
a special committee be appointed to investi-
gate the charges against Mr.. ANDREWS;
which vas agreed to.
| The CHAIR appointed the following COM
mittec under the resolution Messrs.
! Brisby, Morgan, Faycrman, Stevens, X.
q. W. Jones, Norton of james City, aud
Alexander Owen.
| EETERKEp.
The following bills, petitions, resolu-
| tons, &C., were presented aud referred
Bv Mr. PEaTRUSS.-Bill TO amend and re-
enact section of chapter 62 Of the Code.
Mr.. BELL, of Augusta.--Bill to inccr-
porate the Augusta Fire Company, of staun-
ton.
Mr.. FuLToS.-Of the expcliency of so
amending the 10th section of chapter l26
Of the Code of 1860 as to make the conceal
ing or harboring of runaway apprentice
penal offence.
Mr.. FRETz.-Petiton for rcliefo George
W. Buttz, late sheriff of Prince George.
Mr. JACKSON. -hiemOIial Of citizene Of