The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-09
General Assembly Of Virginia.
FRIDAY, December s, ISL
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journal TO DC Teul ulilS was, w iho'ioh VI
Dir. NowLIN, suspended.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. GREENE: TO establish State re-
foriu school.
By MIR. WySSE: To increase the capital
stock of the Petersburg Railroad Com
pany.
By the same: TO expedite the execution
Of the will Of William Barrett, deceased.
By Mr.. HoLLADAY; To provide for the
appointment of q superintendent OF regis
tration and election in the city Of Rich
moDd.
BY Mr.. FITZPATRICK: To incorporate the
Norwood Mining and Petroleum Company
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. GREENE: Providing for the select
Ing of site for State reform school and
the erection Of suitable buildings thereon.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. LAckLAED: Joint resolution pro-
v!dipg for the raising of joint committee
to inquire into and report whether any, and
if any, what relief, consistent with justice
and sound policy, can be afforded to the
people Of this State against the collection
of ante bcltun, debts. Lies over.
BY Mr. johnson: Requesting the Sccrc-
tary of tie Commonwealth to furnish each
member of the Senate with copy Of The
Code of Virginia, to be returned at The end
of the session. Amended so as to include
Acts of Assembly and passed.
By Mr. ROLLER Joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution
in relation to usury, and providing for the
submission OF the proposition TO the quail
tied voters. Lies over.
By Mr.. ANDERSON, OF Rockbrldge ::
Amending the ninth rule 50 that the Com
mittce on Public Institutions shall consist
Of not less than five nor more thau eleven
members. hgreed to.
By Mr.. THOMAS: Instruclinc the Com
mitlce for Courts Of Justice to inquire INTO
the expediencv of amending the "a section
of chapter Ia OF the Code VI Virginia
Adopted.
By Mr.. NcwrIS: Instrlctin: the Com
mittee for Courts Of Justice To inquire iutO
the eypcdicncy Of amending "un act TO
smend and recnact sections ], 1, 8, 9, s, 10,
II. ELI. 10. %, and IS OF chapter 1G2 Of the
Code OF 1860, and To repeal sections and
Q Of said chapter, DIS to iuries generally"
Adopted.
BY Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun Instruct
ing the Committee tor Courts of Justice 10
inquire what arrangements are necessary
10 be made in laws now i'll force III relation
to the offence Of rape, or attempted rape.
Adopted.
By Mr.. KIRKPATRICK 1nstructinG the
Committee for Courts of Justice to inquire
into the eXpedicncy Of SO altering tho Slh
section Of chapter 1S6 OF Code Us to make
the lien of Judgment or decree i'm real
estate, rs against & purchaser thereof for
consideration without notice, date
from the time the same is docketcd in the
county or corporation wherever such real
estate is situated, huoDtcd,
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE FOR COURTS
OF JUSTICE.
To amend and rcenact an act approved
March 81, 1871, in relation to rule days for
county and corporation courts, and de-
claring when office judgments shall be final.
To amend and reGnact an act passed
February -, 1850, in relation to horse
stealing.
RULE AMENDED.
On motion OF MIR. Penn, the twenty.
eighth rule was amended 50 Is to provide
that the Committee for Privileges and Elec.
tons shall consist of not less than five nor
more than nine.
NEW COMMITTEE.
On motion OF MIR. TAYLOR, OF Norfolk. il
was agreed that q committee On rules ht
raised.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer
by lev. DR.. Woodbridge.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER announced the appoint
mcnt Of the following standing committees
Privileges and Elections Messrs. Cum
IIardesty, Wake, Radford, Griffith, Taiia
ferro, Scruggs, Bristow, Evans, and Z. h
Jones.
Courts Of Justtce.-Mcssrs. Brooke, Cog
hill, Dooley, Strother, Clopton, Borland,
Robertson, Booker, Gray, OFerrall, anG
Nesle.
Schools and Coleges.-Messrs. Hill
Pongue, Gilman, Watts, Gardner, Roller
Fulkerson, Neale, Scrugss, Fitzgerald
Jorsensen, Douglas, and Rufus S. Jones.
Agriculture and Mintng.-Messr.. Suth
erlin, Watson, Campbell, Bishop, Fletcher
stephens, Bernard. Ratclfl, a. B. Light
ncr, Graham, John &. Brown, P.J. Carter
and Dungey.
Manufacture and Mechanic Arts
Messrs. Critz, Head, Burkholder, FitHger
aid, Berger, Ratcliti, Dalton, Minor, Eus
sell, Ramsdel, and Hamilton.
Counties, Cities, and To,ons.-Messrs
Coghill, Lewis, TidLall, Elliott, Early
| Christian, Graves, Anderson, Jack Carter
Suttle, Russell. Evans, and Turpin.
| Immigration -MessrS. Parks, Loyen
stein, Berger, Fulkerson, Booker, Elliott
Allen, Roller, Lewis. Van Aukeu, AM
Jorgenson.
| Chesapeake and its Iributaries.-Mcssrs
Wall, keyser, Bsistow, James, Warner T
Jones, Bagwell, Kelly, Donald, McMullen
Wentworth, and Young.
| Propositions and Observation-Disclosures
Watts, Lawson, Robertson, Swami, An,lel
son, Graham, Paul Llghtuer, Kincheloe
Dalton, Noble, Young, and Paige.
! Roads and Internal Noc,qatton.
Walker, Wall, Hill, DeDeale, j. Thompson
Brown, Wharton, Kelly, Parks, Head
Campbell, Powell, Christian, and Ramsfl,.l
| Finance.-MeSSrs. Daniel, Cumming.
Matthew, Thomas, Suthcrlin. Bagwell, Dc
maid, Graves, Bouton, Sniduw, Douglas
and SouthalI.
ClatnS.-Me5srs, Strothcr, Smith, Cot
trelI, Williams, Bryant, Smoot, Allen
Gresham, Bcaton. Lassitsr, Delaney, au
Matthew.
Militia and Poitce.-Messrs. Elliott, Rad
ford, Warner Il. Jones, Doolcy. VFcrral
Ciopton, Bowen, Southall, Wentworth
Cox. and Nickens.
Asylums and Prisons Messrs. Lawson
keySer, Lewis, Wake, j. Thompso
! Brown, 4. Is. Lightner, Butler, BISHOP
Stephens, Van Auken, Norton, and Cole
men.
Resolutions .-Messrs. Thomas, Brooke
Clopton, Walker, Gray, Hardesty, Suite
Tallaferro, Irvine, St. John, Patterson
Ramsdel.
Enrolled BiNs.-Messrs. Loyen'teit