The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-01
THE LEGIsbATURE.
RICHMOND, March 1.


Mr.. Waddell, the President pro tenn, in
the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hardin.
A communication from the clerk of the
House of Delegates, notifying the Senate
of the passage of large number of Senate
bills, was read.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS
AGREED TO.
To bill amending section 81, chapter 43
of code in relation to the fees Of clerks in
criminal cases.
To bill for relief of the collector of taxes
for the county of Page.
To bill appropriating money for extern
sion of Eastern Lunatic Asylum.
To bill to amend and re-enact section
80, chapter 1S4 Of code as amended, con-
cerning the allowances of certain officers.
To bill to amend and re-enact chapter
134 of the code in relation to the recovery
of the possession of real estate. 1.-THE
above bills now go to the Governor for
APPROVAL
SALES OF REAL ESTATE.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, by leave,
Dlll lOE btic dsStSSIlltuG vi u LAX
of one-fourth of one per cent. upon certain
sales of real estate, which was referred TO
the committee on finance after a second
reading.
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, from the
committee on immigration, reported with
amendment Senate bill for the establish
ment of bureau of immigration. Placed
on the calendar.
THE TAX BILL.
Mr.. Snowden moved that the further
consideration of the tax bill be resumed.
Agreed to. The bill was then taken up,
amended 10 some unimportant particulars,
and ordered to engrossment.
RELIEF.
A bill for the relief of the sureties of
James M. Wise, late sheriff of Wise county,
was introduced.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Waddell moved to take up Senate
bill No. 1856, for the extension and com
pletion of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road.
Mr.. Snowden objected. He desired to
have an opportunity to present some
amendments.
Mr. Herndon was in favor of taking up
the bill now. Mr. Waddell did not pro-
pose to put the bill beyond the stage of
amendment to-day, but would like to see
it advanced as far as possible
Mr.. Snowden contended that more time
had been spent this session in considering
railroad bills than in all other legislation
together. A similar bill had been intro
dnced in the House and the probabilities
were that both bills would be under con-
sideration to the exclusion of other impor-
tant measures. He called attention to the
fact that there were twenty vacant seats in
the chamber
Mr.. Pendleton thought because num-
ber of Senators chose to vacate their seats,
to go home to attend to their private b usi-
ness to the neglect of their public trusts, it
was no reason why the Senate should re-
fuse to do its duty towards this railroad
company. He was the more disposed to
favor it, because it was the first bill they
had brought before this Legislature, and
because they had come here without the
artificial aid of lobby
The Senate took up the bill.
The bill and the substitute proposed by
the committee were then read.
Mr.. French opposed the adoption of the
section in the substitute which allowed the
construction of branch from Staunton to
Washington, ON the ground that it practi-
cally destroyed the franchises recently
granted the Shenandoah Valley railroad
company. Here we close.l
5 House of Delegates.
House met at II A. M. Mr.. Hanger
in the chair.
After some debate and attempts at
amendment,''a "a resolution was adopted that
the hour Of meeting after tomorrow should
be 10 A. M, and adjourn at P. NJ daily.
Several bills were reported.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs.
r. A. Miller, Breckenridge, and White.
RULE SUSPENDED.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, the rule
was suspended, and Senate bill to amend
the act concerning the duties and ompen-
sation of officers of cities and towns of
over 5000 inhabitants, put on the calen-
dar. bas f
M ADVERSE REPORT
The committee on banks. currency and
I commerce, to whom was referred petition
of citizens of Fredericksburg asking that
the office of harbor master of that city be
abolished, reported that they deemed legis-
lation inexpedient. Concurred in.
THE SPECIAL ORDER,
being the bill to provide for the organiza-
ton of the militia, came up, and was post
poned for sufficient time to permit the
taking up, out of their order, of several
House bills, which were read second
time and ordered to engrossment
THE MILITIA BILD
was then taken up. 1t was read and amend
ed in several particulars after which the
bill reported by the House committee, as
a substitute for the Senate bill, was also
read, amended, and adopted.
The question recurring on the passage
of the bill as amended by the substitute, it
was passed by vote of 81 yeas to 81
nays.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
For the relief of Robert J. Echols, guar
dian of several minor children named Lon
don.
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