The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-24

mr.. W00D60N mOVeu W QUA ~. 80 ..aort
the s bill at eea she sn snkiagg fund.- &C.
Altar some debate, Mr.. PoPHAM moved
70 PASS by the further consideration OF the
bilf until to morrow; which was agreed TO-
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To provide charter for the town OF sa'
lem, Roanoke county.
To authorize the Rector and Board OF
Visitors OF the University Of virginia TO
issue bonds and discharge their floating deot
and maturing obligations.
To amend the act to incorporate com
pany for improving the navigation OF Inc
Rivanna river.
To amend the charter Of the city OF Rich
mond, with amendments.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
Senate bill in relation to the PUBIC
Printer and public printing was taken up
and amended by fixing the salary OF the
Public Printer Mt $1,000 per annum. IN,
stead of $1,000. The bill was then passed
by.
DISMISSED.
Senate bill for the relief Richard Tuck,
of Halifax. from a fine of $500, imposed by
the Circuit Court of that county IN loo''
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
House bill to provide for the final pay,
roent of the EXPENSES of the Constitutional
Convention was rejected-yeas, Oh nays,
24-the bill failing to receive constitutional
vote.
reconsidered, and the bill passed by.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To Incorporate the Richmond and Hen
rico Railroad, Turnpike and Graded Road
Company. -.
To extend the jurisdiction of police JUS
tices and justices of the peace IN certain
cases. .c
Scottsville.
'A TO - Incorporate the Otter Bridge Com
pany. j., or,,,-
ipal cases and change Of Uenue.
To repeal as much of the act to dlVlde
counties into townships as provides that no
town of 5000 inhabitants shall be included
in township.
To protect fish in Roanoke river, west OF
the Blue Ridge, and in Albemarle county.
To amend the Code as to places OF nold-
ing courts. ..5 ,too1.
to Young & Dickinson on certain conul-
tions.
TO provide for the printing of the reports
of the Supreme Court of Appeals and Tor
70 amend the Code of Virginia as to the
appointment of trustees.
To authorize new registration IN BROOK
vile township. -
Academy, in Shenandoah county, to sell
certain lot of land.
TO Incorporate the Mechanics Associa-
ton in the city of Lynchburg.
THE ELECTION LAW.
House bill to amend and reenact certain
sections of the general election law, &C.,
came up.
o'clock arrived, and the chair was vacated
until 8 P. Nj.
Night Session.
Speaker Turner resumed the chair at 8
At roll.call the following absentees were
noted: Messrs. Andrews, Atlee, Bagwell,
Bodeker, Bradley, l.. H. Bryant, Clark,
Coles, Daniel, Davis, Edwards, Fretz, Gill
mer, G. w. Graham, Haynie, Jackson, B.
+. Jones, p. X. Jones, Lawson, Maddox,
Mason, K. A. Miller, F. S. Norton, L. Nor
ton, Patton, Popham, Read, Seaton, Segar,
Smith, Strother. Thurman, S. S. Turner,
Wentworth, White, and Wood-56. 1O1
present.
PUBLIC GUARD BILL DEFEATED.
Mr., HILL moved to postpone the uDtin-
ished business for fifteen minutes, so as to
take I'D House bill for the reorganization of
the Public Guard. The motion was agreed
to. and the bill heretofore once rejected,
and motion TO reconsider agreed to- was
AGAIN put upon its passage. 1t was de-
feated-aves, &c noes, 81. 1t required
constitutional vote 60 ayes) to pass it.
THE GENERAL ELECTION Law.
The unfinished business was resumed,
being House bill to amend various sections
OF the general election law, with the motion
of Mr.. BELL, Of Augusta, to strike out Sec
ton 81 of the bill, which requires the voter
to have his name written on the back OF his
ballot.
Mr.. HEssLEY spoke against the motion.
The question being put, the motion to
strike out was carried BY GS yeas to % nays.
Other amendments were adopted.
MIR. WALKER, of Westmoreland, moved
to amend the 9th section by providing that
the election of members of the House of
Representatives of the United States shall
be held on the fourth Thursday Of Septem-
Der, 1872, and every second year thereafter,
so as to not have the election occur on any
State election day.
MIR. STUBS moved to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment was adopted, ana
spoke in favor OF his motion at length.
The motion prevailed by AZ yeas to 80
nays.
On motion of Mr.. PoPHAM, the House adj
journed at 10h 2. NJ.