The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-27
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at 10 A. N. Speaker TURNEl
I'm the chair.
RULE SUSPENDED.

RULE SUSPENDED.
Mr.. GRAHAM, Of Rockbridee, moved that
the rule requiring the reference OF bills re-
turned from the Senate to committee be
suspended for the remainder Of the session;
which was agreed to, and the following
bills
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
House engrossed bills, with Senate amend
ments: To amend the Code in regard to
discharge of accused from imprisonment if
not indicted in certain time; to amend
the Code as to the qualification OF deputy
sheriffs and collectors.
Senate bills To incorporate the Bank of
Commerce, at Norfolk TO authorize the
extending of the Norfolk and Princess
Anne canal to incorporate the Rockbridge
and Allegheny Railroad Company; 10
amend the general free-schoOl law; to au-
thorize F. W. Jet to erect a pier-head on
Hampton bar; to incorporate the Norfolk
authorize the trustees of the public schools
in James City county to collect certain
funds, &C.; to amend the act to incorporate
the Botetourt Springs Institution, of Buc-
hanan; to incorporate the Mechanics
Savings Bank OF Lexington to prevent the
obstruction Of the navigation Of Rappahan-
mock river by stakes or otherwise /; to pro-
vide for q State board for the equalization
Of the valuation of the real property in the
State; to incorporate the town of Stras-
burg; to appropriate the public revenue
for the fiscal year 1871 to incorporate the
Pittsylvania and Patrick Railroad Com
pany; TO amend the act to incorporate the
Southern Protection Insurance Company,
of Alexandria.
ANOTHER PUBLIC GUARD BILL.
MIR. HILL introduced bill to organize
and establish State guard, and to repeal
chapter SO of the Code of 1860 which was
read and placed on the calendar.
CONQUERED IN.
Senate Joint resolution asking the return
to the Senate of House bill to amend the
charter of Front Royal was concurred in.
BILLS REPORTED BACK.
The following Senate bills, heretofore re-
committed, were reported back:
For the protection Of the oyster beds of
the Commonwealth.
To provide for the funding and payment
of the public debt-from the Committee for
Courts, &C., with the following report !:
That, in their Judgment, the public secu-
rites OF Virginia are liable to interest for
the period of time embraced in the late
war, except so far as the same has already
been settled, either by payment, or by IL
new obligation under the funding act of
lS66'67."
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Messrs. HANGER, BELL of Matthews, and
LovENsTEiS, were appointed committee
TO confer with the Senate committee, on the
disagreement of the two Houses, as to the
bill to pay the per diem and expenses OF the
penltentiary commissioners.
THE PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE.
The SPEAKER announced the following
committee on The part Of the House to visit
Philadelphia to confer with local commit
tee us to the centennial celebration of the
Declaration of independence and the Inter-
national Exhibition Of Industry and Arts,
to be held there In 1876: Messrs. COCHRAN,
WOOD, WooDsoN, STUBBs, and LoyENsrEIN.
Mr.. THOMAS, the author Of and mover in
this matter, declined to serve.
TIE PUBLIC DEBT.
Senate bill for the funding and payment
OF the public debt again came up, the ques-
ton being on the adoption of the amend
ment heretofore offered by Speaker Turner.
MesSrs. SoUTHALL OF AlbemarIe, CocH-
RASE, GUY, MAHoon, and PoPHAM spoke
against the amendment, and Messrs. STUBBs.
WooDsoN, and B. F. JONES (colored) in favor
Of it.
At 2:3o P. NJ. the House adjourned until
Monday ut 10 A. NJ. IA