The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-22
THE LEGIsLATURE.
RICHMOND, February %.
Senate.

Senate.
The Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar:
Appropriating money to defray the ex-
penses of replenishing the fresh water
streams of the State with fish with amend
ment)..
To aid the Virginia immigration Society
with amendments).
To turn over the Southwestern turnpike
road to the counties through which it
passes.
To extend the jurisdiction of the corpor-
ate authorities of towns containing less
than five thousand inhabitants.
Imposing taxes for the support of the
government, and to pay the interest on the
public debt
THE BooKsELLING INVESTIGATION.
The committee of privileges and elec-
tions reported that they had examined a
number of witnesses under the resolution
charging them to investigate into the al
legged sale Of copies of acts of the assembly
by members of the Legislature, and that
they found no facts to warrant them in tho
belief that books had thus been disposed
Of
GRAND JURIEs.
Senate bill to amend and -enact Sec
tions, 2, 8, and 5, of an act entitled can
act to amend and re-enact chapter 206 of
the code as to grand juries," this day re-
turned from the House with amendments,
was referred to the committee on courts of
justice.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced by
leave, then read and referred to appropri-
ate committees
By Mr. Roller--To incorporate the Rock
ingham Banking and Trust Company.
BY Mr.. Fitzpatrick TO incorporate the
Virginia female orphan school.
House of Delegates.
House met at II A. M. Speaker Turner
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. DIR. Broad
dus, Of the Baptist church.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bills to incorporate the Confer
ence of ST. Mary of the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul, in Alexandria, with a
recommendation that it do not pass for
the relief of the collector of taxes for the
county of Page, with an amendment.
House bills to incorporate the Me-
chanics Association in the city of Lynch
burg; in relation to fence law in Campbell
county, with recommendation that it do
not pass to amend the law providing for
the collection of the State revenue and
county levies for 1870; to amend the act
of 1887, continuing the payment OF interest
and dividends to the incorporated colleges,
&c., of the State to amend the code in
relation to the partition of lands with
Senate amendment,) with a recommends
ton that the House do not concur in the
amendment.
wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
A motion, by Mr.. Bowden, that the
House adjourn out of respect to the mem-
ory Of George Washington, this being his
birthday, was rejected-ayes 81; noes So.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Kelly, of Spotsylvania, rose to
question of personal privilege. He said
that had he been present on Monday, when
the vote was taken on the passage of the
Alexandra and Fredericksburg railroad
bill, and had then known the sentiments
of the people of Fredericksburg, as he now
does, he would have voted for the bill and
then resigned his seat, or he would have
resigned before the vote was taken.
BILL PASSED.
Senate bill TO authorize the trustees of
Manchester to renew certain outstanding
bonds and renew the existing mortgages to
secure the same, was passed
OYSTER TAX.
Senate bill imposing tax on oysters,
was under discussion as we close.