The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-16
General Assembly of Virginia.
FRIDAY, December IS, 1871.
SENATE.

Providing for furnishing to the colleges
Of the State in which law schools are esslp-
lished surplus law publications.
To amend and reenact section IL oil cn''i't'i
Isl Of the Code of 1850, with reference 10
sales under attachments.
TIE BARRETT WILL.
Senate bill entitled can act to expedite the
execution of the will of William Barrett, &C.
ceased" with the amendment proposco ny
the House Of Delegates, was taken up, anu
the amendment agreed to.
PRACTICE AND rLEADiNGs, &C.
Tho President laid before the Senate q
communication from the president OF the
Court of Appeals in response to re5oiu'
tion of the Senate asking for information is
70 publication of rules regulating practice
and peadugs, &C.; which, on motion oil MI.
GnEEvER, was laid on the table.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. GREEvEH, from the Committee on Fi'
nance, reported without amendment House
bill for the relief Of Il. 5. Gay, late captain Of
the Public Guard. Subsequently passed.
Also. Senate bill to authorize the payment
or TWENTY-FIVE dollars to James f. Pcndieton
late clerk of Smyth county, for services ren'
dcrcd. :,
Also. Senate bill to provide for the collcc'
tinn of the revenue of the city of Norfolk
for the wear 1871. Subsequently taken up
ON motion of Mr.. ". II. TAYLOR, and passed
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Authorizing stephen Bond, late sheriff Of
Carroll county. to collect taxes advanced anc
paid into the Treasury by him.
BY Mr.. BEAzLEY To establish STATE
Board of Health.
RESOLUTIONS OF EFFICIENCY PRESENTED AM
ADOPTED.
By Mr.. LAKELAND As to amending sec
ton of chapter u of the act passed harci
,. 1866. allowing parties to testify as WIZ
uc,scs in their own cases, so as TO permit TIT
evidence Of the parties themselves TO he gl'c!
by deposition in all cases where the dcpoSlI
lions of ether witnesses are allowed to DC rc'o
in evidence under the law.
By Mr.. KIRKPATRICK: TO inquire into TIC
cxpedicncy Of so amending section d. OF III,
act approved May II, 1870, as to dispense
with the useless expense OF publishing '"'
certificates Of election therein referred 10.
BY Mr.. COCHRAN: Whether or not Frcdc-
ricksbllrr and Danvil!c have sufficient Pnl'u'
Iation under the Constitution to entlticel'ilc
Of them to 4 city judge.
HYGIENE, &C.
Mr.. BEAzLEY, by leave, presented ili'''."-
ri from the American Medical Association
in reference to the establishment OF Sciioo>
of hv"icnc. &c; which was referred 10 Tic
Committee on General Laws.
REMISSION or FINE ASKED.
Mr.. HERHpoS presented the petition OF
simon Iiir>h for the remission of Il fine
which. on his motion, was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
4 message WAS received from the House OF
Delegates by Mr.. LovENSTEIN, who informed
the Senate that that House had adopted 4
Joint resolution fixing Monday, 18th instant,
ut O'Clock, for the election of county judges
and state officers; which was taken up, on
motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, and the question on
agreeing thereto was determined i'll the mega
tive.
INTEREST DUE INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.
Senate bill continuing the payment OF in
tercst and dividends to the incorporated col.
lorrS or other Summaries Of learning in til,
State was taken up OIL motion OF Mr. GREEN,
and rccommittcd to the Committee on Public
Institutions.
UNDERSTANDING.
Senate Till to amend and recnact an act
passed February 18th. 1866, in relation &c
horsc-Ste;lling. was taken up, read the third
time, when Mr.. LAKELAND moved that The
vote by which the bill was ordered to its ell.
@rosSncnt and third reading be rcconsidercd
which was agreed to. Mr.. LAKELAND then
moved to amend hv making the punishment
not less than three years Imprisonment in the
ppnitcnLimy OF death. at the option OF the
jury.
The motion was lost. and the ill was or
dercd to engro:smcnt.
BILLS ORDERED TO ENDORSEMENT.
Senate bill to amend and rrclrict section IL
Of chapter 1919 of the Code of 1860, concern
in- crimes and puniSlimcnt>.
Senate bill to amend and rcClact section
Of chapter Iii Of the Code Of 1860, in rela-
ton to the removal OF causes to another
court.
ANEW STAMP ACT.
On motion of Mr. THOMAS, it was resolved
that the Auditor of Public Accounts be re-
qucstcd to furnish the Committee on Finance
with detailed statement of the subjects upon
which, in his opinion, stamps may be placed
rs a new element of revenue.
SENATE PRINTING.
Mr. KIRKPATRICK offered 4 resolution
amending Rule 90 so that all bills originating
in the Senate shall be read Oh three separate
days, and after they have been reported by &
committee shall be printed i'll case they be Of
Il general nature.
After some discussion. the resolution was
referred to the Committee OH Rules.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER i'll the chair. Prayer by
Rev. c. G. Biting.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar:
House bill to authorize deputy clerks 10
take Acknowledgements OF deeds by married
women.
House bill to amend and rcCnact section I
of chapter 49, of the Code, i'll relation to
costs III the Court of Appeals.
Senate bill to incorporate the Norwood
Mining and Petroleum Company.
Senate bill to amend and rcenact the char
ter of the town of PowclltOn.
Also, the following House bills:
To amend and reclmct the act directing the
Board OF Public Works TO sell the States in.
tcrcst in the various internal improvement
companies, with Il recommendation that the
House agree to the pending amendment.
Proyidin" for the rc;isscsSment of lands IL
the Commonwealth.
Providing for the payment of the balance
of expenses of the late Constitutional Con.
vcntion, with recommendation that it do not
pass.
To amend and reenact the act in relation tc
the protection of religious meetings and fol
preservation of order ut the same.
TO amend the charter of the Radford Iron
Company.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
The Committee for Courts of Justice re