The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-27
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SATURDAY, March 25' 1911
SENATE.
The Senate met at - o'clock. Lieut. wv
MARrE In the chair.
p,,rs INTRODUCED.

800 .-.se.-,, BILLS INTRODUCED .,
~ Mr. GnrrNE. of Petersburg: a oli
py nronriatn oye-third Of the iana SCRIP
d ~ nptd nv Congress to the Hampton MOI
NAL and Agricultural Institute: heiH,.su
nv MFR. COURTNEY a JOIN. Iesoaasiion
asking Congress to aid by On applvp , ns,on
g, tha establishment OF the American print
; ~ IN" for the blind and the American
University for the blind. Agreed to under
a suspension Of the rules.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. GREEvEa asked leave of absence for
five DAYS for Mr.. Terry. .,
Mir. PENpLEToN said he should vote
against it. as several Senators were already
absent.
Mr.. LATHAM: ! hope the gentleman VIII
withdraw the motion, rs it Is oil Important
to have every Senator In his seat.
Mr.. GREErER: / will withdraw the mo-
ton. ...... .
Mr,LATHAM: Thank you, sir.
Mir. SMITH, of Henrico, asked leave OF
absence for two days for Mr.. COURTNEY !;
which the Senate declined to grant.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Sundry House and Senate bills from the
various committees were reported back and
placed on the calendar.
TIE PESITENTIARY COMMISSIONERS AND
THEIR PAY.
/ The Joint conference committee appointed
to consider the disagreement OF the Two
Houses of the General Assembly in relation
| To the nav Of the commissioners appointed
under resolution Of the two Houses to IN
uuire into the subject OF the sale and re-
| moval of the penitentiary, presented tnelr
report, through MIR. ANDERSON, OF fittsyl.
vania, their chairman, recommending tnat
| the Senate recede from Its amendments.
The report was taken up. and the Senate
| refused to concur in the report.
Mr.. LATHAM stated that he was upon the
committee and present when the subject
was discussed, and his impression was that
he had asked Col. GUY, one of the commits
sioners, how many days they had been EN-.
ployed, and Col. Cur replied that he did
not know, but that only two sites bad been
examined-the present location and Belona
| Arsenal.
Several Senators subsequently explained
their votes.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Accomac, moved to re,
consider the vote by which the conference
committee's report was rejected. This mo-
ton prevailed. -.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
ladoption of the committees report which
sresulted in the following vote yeas, ~
mays, 7.
The president ruled that, under the
constitutional requirement, the report had
been rejected, it not having received the
requisite number OF votes.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills in relation to scire faclaS; to
establish and maintain a uniform system OIL
free schools, with a substitute therefor
to incorporate the otto Bridge Company
to provide for printing the report, OF the
SUPREME Court of Appeals, &c.; as to the
Iappointment Of trustees; as to places for
holding court, DC.
Senate bills to exempt license butcherS,
&C., from license tax for canvassing for food
for man or beast to provide for the colec-
ton Of debts due the city of Williamsburg,
&C.; providing that more than one town
shin in the Commonwealth shall not bear
the same name amending certain sections
of the Code so as to make them conform to
the Constitution regulating the fishing. in
the waters of the Potomac authorizing
the surviving trustees Of the Ioylngston
Male and Female Academy to convey GER.
tain lands; to incorporate the town OF
Lovingston, in the county Of Nelson (; in
relation to the county levy; for the relief
of the late sherfts of the Commonwealth
to Incorporate the Charlottesville and SCOTS
vile Railroad Company to amend the 9TH
section Of the school bill; declaring certain
portions of the Rapidan river lawful
fence to provide for the incorporation of
building fund associations.
| Adjourned.