The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-13
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SATURDAY, March ii, 1870.


SATURDAY, March Ii, 1870.
SENATE. ...-..........>.
lieutenant Governor MAaYE in the char.
PRAYER BY Rev. IL. Lansing Burrows.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Senate bill amending and reenactlng an
act In relation to county treasurer, T the
Eouse amendments, was taken up, anu eiie
amendments agreed TO.
-.--~. ASHLAND.
House bill incorporating the VOW .a Tho oct
land. in the county OF hanover ANY, a,d "a.
omendatory thereof, was taken up. "1o
ferred TO the Committee on 1eueiA Laws
ryScHBuRG DAMS.
House bill to authorize the Guy VI 10y " md
hurp IN buld dam across .'aihcS ~. ~
IN imnrove the water-levcl below the same,
and to issue bonds to pay for the same, Was
taken up and amended so as 70 fequiie
fish rack. and finally passed.
FREE SCHOOLS.
Uouse bill entitled Gan act to provide a
system for public schools in the cities OF
the commonwealth, and to provide uni
form system of free schools, was taken up
and referred to the Committee on Public
Instruction. ........-.
Mr.. GREEN, from the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, presented minority
report on the subject Of reapportirnment.
Mr.. HERNDoN, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice reported back House bill
in relation to the maintenance OF llieglti-
mate children also, bill authorizing the
trustees of the public schools Of the county
of James City to collect certain school iunds
and use the same for the benefits OF the
public free schools OF said county also,
bill to provide for the collection OF debts
due the city Of Lynchburg for which NOTES
were taken payable to the Mayor, Record
er. and Aldermen, by the present corpora
ton of said city also, a bill to provide that
interest shall not be recovered upon debts
contracted prior to the 10th day Of April,
1865, for the period commencing the lIth
day of April 1861, and ending on the 10th
day of April, 1865. aas.a.
Mr.. PENN, from the same committee, re-
ported back joint resolution concerning
the eligibility of certain persons to q seat Ill
the General Assembly.
MIR. FITZPATRICK, from the COMMITTEE on
General Laws, reported back Senate bill to
provide d new charter tor the town OF
Charlottesville also, joint resolution III
relation to an international Exhibition OF
Industry and Arts.
MIR. WADpELL, from the Committee on
Finance. reported back bill approprla-
ting the public revenue for the fiscal year
1901. Also, bill to amend and re.
enact the Sd section of the act entitled an
act supplemental to the act providing for
the collection of the State revenue and
county levies for the year 1870, approved
january 9th, 1871. Also, an act to provide
for the payment of the witnesses examined
by the special committee in regard to the
charges preferred against Judge Mahood.
Also, to amend and rcGnact the 2tSh chap
ter Of the Acts of 1866 'G7 so as to provide
for the payment Of interest upon the Daw-
son fund. Also, an act for the relief OF j.
G: Gibson and others, sureties Of George
S. Cady, late sheriff of Culpeper county.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and
appropriately referred:
By. Mr.. LATHAM:
"Res0lued, That OIL and after to-day the
President shall vacate the chair ut O'Clock
and resume it again at s O'Clock, and upon
doing so the roll shall he called, and the
Clerk required to furnish the list of names
to the daily papers of the city,"
Mr.. AUSTIN moved to amend so as to
strike out the words ''to day" and insert
"Monday'' in lieu thereof. The amend
ment was agreed to, and the resolution, as
amended, then adopted-yeas, 81; nays,
(HAMLETT and Moss,)2.
BY Mr.. FRENCH: A bill for the relief of
sheriffs and other public officers whose
official receipts and papers have been
destroyed by fire or otherwise.
BY MIR. FITZPATRICK: A bill to amend
and reenact an act approved 18th July, 1870,
entitled "an act tor the relief Of the late
Sherltfs Of the Commonwealth.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Virginia
Insurance Company.
Senate bill to enlarge the accommodation
of the Central Lunatic Asylum, and appro-
priating $4,000 therefor.
REINFORCEMENT.
Senate bill Reproducing the State for
Legislative representation, reported from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
was taken up.
Mr.. GREEN, of Petersburg, from the same
committee, presented the minority report,
which he offered rs substitute for Senator
PENIS plan.
On the question of the adoption OF the
substitute the yeas and nays were ue
manded, which resulted in the reJectlon Oh
the substitute-yeas, I; nays. ~.
The question then REQUIRED on sne . en-
grossment and third reading OF the ptii'
which was ordered by the following so'e'
d.is%9 CT Kockbridge, Beazley, Campbell. Court
ney, Davis, Fitzpatrick, French 1feeEeT, MN I'm
ssy Herndon Sohne9n, Penn, snoWden, Jr,
FAVOR Of Loudoun, Tay Tor of Norfolk Terry,
anM ~ .aDMMessrs. Austip, Carr, Greene HAM lett.
T,arhrop, Martin, Moseley, Moss, smith OF New
Kent, and Teamoh-lo.
AR. MASSEY moved to reconsider the vote
nv which the bill was ordered to its en-
grossment.
The Senate refused to reconsider.
An Intellectual attempt was then made to
allow the bill to be read a third time to-day.
g;<4 F1LIBUsTERING.
Mr.. CARR moved to adjourn; which was
lost-yeas, 70: nays, IL.
Mr.. HERNDoN moved to take up out of its
order a bill in relation to the obstruction of
navigation in the Rappahannock river
which was agreed to-yeas, %; nays, 8.
Mr.. HARRIS moved to adjourn which:
was lost-yeaS, 8; nays, D.
MI. TAYLOR, OF LOudoun, moved to take
up the Dill to incorporate the town of Mid,
dleDurg, In the county of Loudoun; which
was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to
be engrosSed.
MIR. WADDELL moved that when the Sem
ate adjourn, 1t adjourn to meet this evening
at TX o'clock which was lost.
MIR. SMITH, Of New Kent, moved to adj
journ. Lost-yeas, IA nays, 10.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved to take up the
bill to extend the corporate limits of the
town Of Manchester which was agreed
;to-yeas, %; nays, 8. -..
The bill was then passed-yeas, 20 ;
nays, 0.
Mr.. ROLLER moved to take up the bill
incorporating the Rockingham Trust Com
pany.
MIR. HAMLET moved to adjourn which
apraed fn=YeaS. Is Ii