The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-29
General Assembly Of Virginia.
TUESDAY, March %, 1871.
SENATE, ,

SENATE. 49,,
Lieut.. Gov. MARYE In the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Henry Wall, of St. Johns Episco-
paD Church, Church Hill. ,
On motion Of Mr.. PENDLEToN, the rule
requiring the reference Of House bills to
Senate committees was suspended for the
remainder Of the session.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. LEWIS, from the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, reported back Senate
bill to provide for general registration OF
voters for the city of Richmond. s....
Mr.. GREENE, Of Petersburg, moved to re-
commit the bill on the ground that the bill
was not considered in committee, but pre-
sented as minority report.
The yeas and nays were demanded, after
more discussion on the motion to recon-.
nit, which resulted in its defeat-yeas, 9;
nays, IS.
MIR. CARR moved to lay the bill on the
table and make it the special order for Fri.
day.
Mr.. COURTNEY hoped the gentleman
would not insist on such motion.
Mr.. SMITH, of New Kent, called the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoun, arose TO a
point of order, stating that it was not com.
bill while the Clerk was calling the commit.
tee. .0..
The CHAIR ruled that the point was well
taken, and that as his attention had been
called to the fact, he directed so much OF
the proceedings as related to the discussion
Of the bill to be stricken from the Journal
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. WADpELL: A resolution instruct.
A -, f1,o IL Of hn 70
assistant clerk to aid him. after the adjourn.
ment, for q period of thirty days, whose
pay shall not exceed the pay allowed by law
l to the clerks Of committees.
By MIR. HERNDoE: A joint resolution re.
questing the Governor to return to the Gen.
eral Assembly Senate bill to authorize the
| Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company
/ to consolidate and execute mortgage for
six millions of dollars. Agreed to under q
suspension of the rules.
THE PENITENTIARY BILL.
Senate bill reported from the joint Com
mittee on Public Institutions appropria-
| ting $40, 1000 for the repair and enlargeme mt
| of the penitentiary, came up upon its Sc
cond reading. e..
Mr.. FRENCH thought it was bad policy to
appropriate this money, and certainly not
economy.
Mr.. Smith, of Henrico, spoke in favor of
the engrossment Of the bill. He thought
that the present mode Of punishment was
in no way reformatory.
Mr.. PENDLEToN was opposed to the bill,
as the removal of the penitentiary was ne
cessary for the Improvement Of the city.
After some discussion the question on
the engrossment of the bill was decided in
the negative-yeas, 10; nays, II.
prTIe pAsaFn
House bill to amend and reenact an act,
as amended and reGnacted, entitled AN
act to provide for general election"
Senate bill, with an amendment to the
title from the House, to establish and MAIN
tain uniform system of free schools.
House bill to authorize circuit courts Of
the Commonwealth to grant charters Of in
corporation, &c.
House bill, with Senate substitute, to reg.
ulate the sale OF poisonous substances by
druggists and others.
Senate bill providing for the payment of
interest and dividends on SO much of the
bonds or stocks guaranteed by the State,
held by colleges and other institutions of
learning OF this State, as may not be funded
under the bill providing for the funding of
the public debt.
Senate bill to prevent the sale of personal
property of sureties until the personal prop
erty of the principal is exhausted.
Senate bill to authorize the courts to de-
cree the sale of real estate in the county of
Prince George derived to Elizabeth G.
Starke.
Senate bills To authorize the advance
payment of the annuity (of $15, 000) to the
Virginia Military Institute and University
of Virginia appointing trustees for the
town of York and the county of York
appointing trustees and defining the
poor duties of the superintendent Of
and trustees of the Gloucester charl-
ty school authorizing the Superintendent
Of Public Instruction to appoint ANOTHER
clerk; to authorize the Board of Educa-
ton to suspend q certain section of the
school law for the present scholastic year.
.'. NIGHT SESSIONS.
Mr.. AUSTIN moved to suspend 50 much Of
the order as requires night sessions.
Mir. HERNDoN moved to adjourn.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun, demanded the
yeas and nays.
Pending the call of the roll the hour of
3 arrived, and MIR. WADDELL, who was at
the time presiding, declared the chair va
Gated until o'clock.
Evening Session.
The Lieutenant Governor in the chair at
8 O'Clock.
The roll was called, and twenty-five SEN
ators answered to their names. .
MIR. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun, rose to point
of order, stating that when the chair was
vacated this morning motion to adjourn
was pending, upon which motion the yeas
and nays had been demanded and the roll
was being called. He desired to know if
that was not unfinished business. Ill.,.
The Chair ruled that the motion upon
which the yeas and nays were being taken
was of a class which would fall under a
previous order Of the character which re-
uuired the chair to be vacated at o'clock,
and therefore there was no unfinished bu-