The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-14
General Assembly Of Virginia.
MONDAY, March 10, 1871.

. SENATE.
Mr.. EDGAR SNowDEN, Jr., In the chair.
THE TAX BILL. 1861.
Senate bill, with House amendments, i'm.
posing q tax for support Of government
and free schools, was taken up and the
amendments agreed to-
EXTENSION AND COMPLETION OF THE cHEsA-
PEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Senate bill, with House amendment, for
the extension and completion of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, was taken up and
the amendment agreed to.
PENITENTIARY.
House bill to pay per diem, &C., due the
commissioners appointed for the sale and
removal of the penitentiary, was taken up
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
DEPUTY sHERIFFs AND COLLECTORS.
House bill to amend and reenact section
of chapter So of the Code of 1860, in rela-
ton 10 deputy sherlffs and collectors, was
taken up and referred to the Committee for
Courts Of Justice.
by, sm.... FREE SCHOOLS.
House bill to amend the 10th paragraph
of sections 7 and 9 of an act TO maintain an
uniform system of public free schools was
taken up, and referred.
WARM SPRINGS RAILROAD COMPANY.
House bill to incorporate the Warm, Hot
and Healing Springs NarroW-Gauge Rail
roud Company was taken up, and referred
to the Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr., FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported back, with an
amendment, House bill TO incorporate the
town of Ashland, in the county of Ham
over; also, House bill regulating fishing in
the waters of the Potomac and its tributa-
ries, with the request that the committee
be discharged from its consideration, and
that the bill he referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. PENDLEToN, from the Committee on
Public Institutions, reported back Qavor-
ably Senate bill authorizing the surviving
trustees Of the Lexington Male and Female
Academy to convey it's property to The dis.
trict in which it is situated for Tree -chool
purposes.
Roads and internal Navigation, reported
back bill to incorporate the Pittsy lvana
and Patrick Railroad Company. This bill
was presented this morning by MIR. PENN,
OF Patrick.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
The following bills, &C., were introduced
and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. WADDELL: A resolution fixing
the hour of meeting Of the Senate hereafter
at II O'clock. Agreed to-ycas, Is; nays,
u.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, of New Kent, it
was ordered that so much OF the resolution
inaugurating night sessio be stricken out
requiring a session tonight at O'Clock.
APPoRTIoNMEsT.
Senate bill apportioping the State for rep ]
resentation in the General Assembly was
taken up and passed-yeas, 10; nays, /.
SENATORIAL ELECTION.
House joint resolution fixing the time
for the election Of United States Senator for |
tomorrow (Tuesday) at II o'clock, and
rules accompanying requiring the counting
Of the vote to be III a joint session of the |
two Houses, was taken up and agreed to.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill providing for a new charter |
for the town of Charlottesville.
House bill making al appropriation for |
the pay OF repairs to the furniture of the |
Senate and House Of Delegates (SS15.09)
Senate bill designating the holidays to be |
observed in the payment of bills of exchange
and promissory notes. Ayes, %; noes, 5.
THE EDUCATIONAL LAND SCRIP.
Senate bill appropriating the funds arts |
ing from the sale Of the land scrip donated |
by Congress for educational purposes came |
up.
Mr.. ROLLER, of Rockingham, offered an |
to come in at the end of the 1st |
secton-the words, "and the New Market |
Polytechnic Institute (Which, after dis |
cu>Sion WAS reierted.
The question was then upon the adop. |
ton Of MIR. CoURTNEY's substitute.
Mr.. MASSEY moved to adjourn, which |
was agreed to-ayes, IA noes, ii.