The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-03

PRAYER by Rev. T. l.. Preston, of the
Presbyterian Church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE
CALENDAR.
House bill to make Staunton river law
full fence from the gap of Smith Mountain
to Halesford bridge.
Senate bill to amend an act to incorpo-
rate the charter of the town OF GOodSon,
with amendments.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr., KEysER submitted resolution fixing
the hour OF meeting of the House, on and
after Thursday next, at II O'Clock. 1t was
rejected.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. LAWSON, BARTLETT,
F. NJ. PERKINS,, and BRIsBIE, Tor three days
each, CAMPBELL and BURKHoLDER for four
days each, HORTON for eight, MAssIE for
five, and BURGESS for two.
RILLs DISMISSED.
House bills to prohibit the running Of
freight cars on the Sabbath in relation to
the courts of the Commonwealth, and pre-
scribing the time for holding the same.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. TUNER: Bill for the extension
and completion Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad.
By MIR. WILSON: Bill to authorize the
County Court of Dinwiddie to repeal its
order adopting the provisions OF the fence
law.
BY Mr.. JOHNSTON: Memorial of meeting
of citizens of Alexandria against the bill
amending the city charter.
By Mr.. WooDsoN: Bill to amend and re-
enact section I'd of the act of March l, '67,
"ror the completion of line or lines OF
railroads from the waters of the Chesa-
peake to the Ohio river.
By Mr.. McCAuLL: Bill appropriating
money to Washington Cemetery, Mary
land, for the interment of Confederate SOL
diers.
RECoMMITTED.
On motion Of Mr.. WALKER, of WestmOre-
land, the vote by which House bill pro-
viding for the maintenance Of illegltlmate
children was dismissed, was reconsidered,
and the bill recommitted to the Committee
on Courts.
House bill to prevent the destruction of
game out of season was defeated by 81 nays
to SIS yeas. The vote upon its passage was
then reconsidered, and the bill recommlt-
ted.
On motion of Mr.. WooDsoN, the report
of the Committee on Roads, &C., adverse
to the petition of citizens of Allegheny
county for a remission of certain land DAM
ages, was recommltted.
House bill to amend the fence law.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill to amend the charter Of the
Albemarle Insurance Company.
THE PUBLIC GUARD.
House bill to amend and reenact the act
establishing the Public Guard was taken up
on its second reading.
MIR. FAYERMAN submitted an amendment
providing that in enlisting members OF the
guard no distinction be made on account OIL
race or color.
Upon this the yeas and nays were or.
dered.
MIR. CRENsHAw asked to be excused from
voting on this amendment, and was about
to give his reasons, when
The SPEAKER decided the member out Of
order.
The vote resulted Ayes, =; noes, -,
So the amendment was lost.
MIR. BAGwELL asked that members not
voting be recorded in the negative.
MIR. CRENsHAw objected.
The SPEAKER decided that, under the
rules, MIR. BAGwELL had right to make the
sHAw's vote to be recorded in the mega
tive.
Mr.. WHITE objected to this ruling, and
spoke Of it as unjust. He was ruled down
for indulging in improper and unparlia
mentary language.
Mr.. JACKSON objected to the bill on the
ground that it established standing army
| in time of peace.
The bill was then ordered to its engross.
ment and third reading.
Adjourned.