The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-30
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SATURDAY, Jan. 2s, 1911.
= M SENATE.
Mr.. PATTERSON, of Franklin, in the cna'r


-. IoUDouS ROAD BILL.
Senate bill, with House amendments, 70
amend and reGnact sections ana 10 Oh an
ACT i'm force 14th January, 1871, enIltied " an
act n amend and reenact an act passed
February 18th, 1856, amending IN act for
'yorking the roads of Loudoun county %
was taken up, and the amendments agreed
to-.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. PEynLEToN, from the Committee on
Public Institutions, presented the follow.
ing:
Senate bill to amend and reGnact section
12 Of chapter 81 of the Code of 1850 in re.
ation to certain debts due the Virginia
Military Institute.
Areport declaring it ineXpedient to legls'
late on the subject of resolution instruct
ing the committee to inquire into the eX'
pediency of reporting bill making pro,
visions for the colored deaf and DUMP ano
blind.
A report declaring it inexpedient to leg
islate on the subject of resolution In
structing the committee to inquire into the
cxpediency of amending article ., sectlon
"a, of the " School Law" and sundry pell-
tons from literary institutions OF the STATE,
asking a portion Of the land scrip luhd uo'
mated by Congress, asking that the com
| mittee be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the same, they having uet t,;n
mined on report in reference 10 IAe "i'
tribution Of the fund referred 10.
BILLS, ETC., PRESENTED.
The following bills, &C., were presented
| and appropriately referred:
BY MIR. SMITH, of Clarke: A bill to all.
| thorize the qualified voters of the county OIL
| Shenandoah to vote on the question OF re-
moving the county courthouse to The town
| of Edinburg, and in connection thereWltn
| Mr.. SMITH, Of Clarke, presented the petl-
ton orctizens ofthe county of Shenandoah.
| By Mr.. COURTNEY A resolution instruct.
| ing the Committee on County, City ana
| Town ORGANIZATION to inquire what amend
mcnts of the "act prescribing the duties
and fixing the compensation OF o1nceTs III
cities and towns Of over tive thousand IN
Ihabitants," approved July II, 1870, are ne
| cessarv to fix the penalty OF the bona OF a
city treasurer for collecting state taxes anu
| revenue. and the tribunal before which said
| bond is to be given: to define more dis
tinctly whether separate bonds should be
Given by a city treasurer for the collection
ortbe State and the city revenue; and to au.
thoriZe n city treasurer to get out OF his Of
fec TO collect licenses and to enforce pay
ment thereof. and to report by Dill or othef-
wise.
By Mr.. OWEN A bill to amend and re-
enact section of an act entitled IAN ACT
TO amend an act authorizing John Lynch,
ST.. to build toll-bridge across James
river at the town Of Lynchburg, and lor
other purposes" passed February Ii, lolz.
TIE TOWN OF GooDsoS.
Senate bill to amend the act to incorpo-
rate the town of GoodSon was taken up,
and ordered to its engrosSment and third
reading.
OFFICERS FEES.
Senate bill amending and resnacting sec
tions Is and IL of chapter 1S4 of the Code
of 1860 in relation to the fees OF sheriff,
sergeant, coroner. and constable, was
taken up, and the amendments proposed
by the Committee for Courts OF Justice
agreed to.
Mr.. AUSTIN moved further to amend the
bill by striking out in the clause "For keep
ing and supporting any person confined IN
Jail. for each day, forty cents, the words
"forty cents" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words "thirty CENTS" which was lost
ayes, s NAYS, IS.
Mr.. SMITH. of Henrico. moved to amend
the same clause by adding the words "and
where the average is less than five he shall
receive fifty cents" when
Mr.. Moss made an unsuccessful motion
to adjourn, and Mr.. SMITHS amendment was
rejected.
Mr.. HARRIS moved to amend the same
clause by striking out the words " forty
cents" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words-"if q prisoner thirty cents, per
day if convict twenty cents per day."
rhe proposed amendment on division was
rejected.
bill by striking out in the 35th and Seth lines
the words "but the rates as fixed or allot-
ted shall never exceed those hcreiDbefore
mentioned" This was also rejected.
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rock
bridge, the bill was further amended by
striking out in the AID and 4Sth lines OF the
18th amended section the words sixty
CENTS" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "seventy-fye cents )" and the bill rs
amended was then ordered to its engross-
memt and third reading.
THE MILITIA BILL.
Mr.. COURTNEY moved to take up Senate
bill to provide for the organization OF the
militia !; and the question being put, the
vote resulted as follows Ayes, 2; noes,
lS-no quorum voting.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Henrico, moved to adjourn !;
which was lost-Ayes, 5; noes, Il.
The question recurring on Mr. COCRT-
SEY's motion to take up the bill, and being
put, was decided in the negative.
FEES OF CLERKS IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Senate bill amending section 81, chapter
1S4 of the Code Of Virginia, in relation to
the fees of clerks in criminal cases, was
taken up, and finally, on motion of MIR.
COURTNEY, the bill was laid on the table.
CIVIL RIGHTS.
Senate bin to preserve and extend the
time for the exercise Of certain civil rights
and remedies, passed March ?, 1866, was
taken up, discussed, and, on motion OF Mr..
FITZPATRICK, laid on the table.
"TAKING OF FISH,"
Senate bill entitled ian act to alter the
| law in relation to taking Of fish" was taken
up, considered, and ordered to its engross-
| ment and third reading.
CORPORATION OF FARMvILLE.
Senate bill to authorize the corporation
of Farmville to borrow money for the pur.
pose of erecting Il courthouse, clerks Of
| flee, and Jail in said town, was taken up,
and, on motion of Mr.. FITZPATRICK, laid on
1 rhe fable.