The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-24
THE LEGISLATURES.
RICHMOND, March "a, 1871.
Senate,

MT. WaQoell In the chair.
The remainder Of the session of the SEN
ate was occupied principally in the second
reading OF bills.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill appropriating the public reve-
nue. for the fiscal year 1S70-7l, was passed.
Incorporating the Southern Protection
Insurance company, of Alexandria.
Incorporating the town of StrasburS,
In the county of Shenandoah
Incorporating the Pittsylvania and Po-
tomac railroad company.
To authorize the trustees of Stanton to
sell certain lot of land.
Authorizing the Judge of Campbell
county to order new election 10 Brook
vile township.
Amending the charter of the town of
Scottsvile.
CHARTER OF RICHMOND.
Senate bill, with House amendments,
amending the charter of the city of Rich
mond was taken up, and amendments
agreed to.
THE MILITIA BILL.
Mr.. Grimsley, from the committee of
conference on the disagreement of the two
Houses on the militia bill, made report
recommending the Senate to agree TO the
House substitute.
BILLS INTRODUCED
By Mr.. Roller-To prescribe the duties
| and powers of the superintendent of the
| poor and surcties of the Gloucester Charity
school.
By Mr.. Snowden-Appointing trustees
for the town of York, in the county of
York.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE coNsTITU-
| TIoN.
Mr.. Pendleton offered joint resolution
| proposing an amendment to the consti tu-
ton by striking out the % section and in
sorting the following;
"The House of Delegates shall be elect
ed biennially by the voters of the several
cities and counties, on the second Tuesday
in October, and shall be distributed and
apportioned as follows" &c.
House of Delegates.
House met at 10 A. M. Speaker Turner
In the chair.
UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
the following biIA5 were placed on the
calendar without reference to a committee:
House engrossed bilN with Senate amend
ments-to amend the code concerning war;
rants of small claims to allow further
time to the owners of certain lots of land
in Columbia, Fluvanna county, to build
on and improve the same.
Senate bills to amend the act prescri-
biDg the duties and compensation of town.
ship officers in relation to collectors; to
amend the acts of 1866 and '67 SO as to
provide for the payment of interest on the
Dawson fund to amend the act to iucor-
porate the Piedmont aud Potomac railroad
company.
A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
was ordered to settle the differences between
the two Houses as to House engrossed bill
for the payment of per diem and expenses
due the commissioners appointed for the
sale and removal of the penitentiary.
REPORTED.
Senate joint resolution for the purchase
by the State Of Elders portrait of General
Lee, was reported, with recommendation
that it do not pass.
Senate bill to amend an act incorpo-
rating the town of Powelltown, Amherst
county.
House bills to amend the code in re-
gard to the Supreme Court of Appeals,
with recommendation that it do not
pass to authorize the county court of
New Kent to resc;nd all order heretofore
made by said court in regard to fences.
House bill, with Senate amendments, to
authorize certain county courts to rescind
orders made by them in regard to fences.
ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Keyser offered a joint resolution
that the General Assembly shall adjourn
On Wednesday, the 28th of March, which
was rejected.
A resolution by Mr.. Edmondson, doing
away With to-night's (Friday's) session,
was also rejected.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
| Senate bill to provide for the funding
and payment of the public debt of the
State, came up, as the special continuin g
order-the question being on the adoption
of the amendment proposed by Mr.. Wood
son, to strike out all after the eracting
clause to the section providing for sink
ing fund, &C. which amendment, after
some debate, was rejected. as
The bill was being still discussed as we
close.
Message of tho President.
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