The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-23
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MONDAY. JANUARY %, 1871.
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NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY. ,~.,
General Assembly of Virginia.

SATURDAY, Jan. 81, 1871.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, Of the
Episcopal Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported from
committees, and placed on the calendar:
House bills to establish an Insurance De.
partment; to amend and reGnacJ section 12
of chapter 130 of the Code, in regard to per.
sonal representatives to establish a State
Board of Immigration, and local boards in
connection Herewith to amend and reen.
act section of chapter 173 of the Code, in
relation to the discontinuance of causes not
prosecuted; joint resolution proposing an
amendment By way of substitute for section
81 of article 10 Of the Constitution, as to
us,lry, with Recommendation that it do
not pass to aid the Virginia Immigration
Society, with recommendation that it do
not pass to amend the law in relation to
fiduciariess:Rith recommendation that it
do not pass - -.
~ LEAVE OF ABSENCE ".
was granted MessTs. HEHsLEY for six days,
BUDD four, p. K. JONES three, GEO. w.
YOUNG three, STUBS two, and KELLY,
WooD, WHITE, and B. +. JONES one each.
BILLS, ETC., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. HAwxHURsT Resolution inquring
what legislation is necessary to prevent or
restrain the adulteration Of liquors with
poisonous drugs or other deleteriouss cir
cumstanceS, and the sale Of such adulte-
rated drinks within the State.
BY Mr.. WooDsON: Bill to incorporate The
Allegheny Female Seminary.
BY Mr.. GUY: Bill to amend the charter OF
the city of Richmond.
By Mr.. GUY Bill to incorporate the
Warm, Hot and Healing Springs and Coy
ington Railroad Company.
By Mr.. MATHEW Resolution inquirine
into the eXpediency of repeating the law
passed at last session allowing persons to
make contracts for u per cent. interest.
LYNcHBURG.
Senate bill providing for general regis
tration of the voters OF the city of Lynch.
burg, was. Oh motion of Mr.. BURKHoLDER
placed on the calendar, without the uSua
reference to a committee.
AUGUSTA COUNTY AND THE VALLEY RAILROAD
The consideration of the special order
(the Tax bilD was postponed, and Senate
bill to allow the county of Augusta to vote
Oh luG vi W IuS
ley and shenandoah Valley railroads, was
taken up.
Mr.. SoUTHALL again took the floor, ant
spoke for an hour and half, ably arguing
| against the bill. In the course of his speech
he made the following remarks, which we
publish by his request:
81 have seen Col. Flournoy. the Presi.
dent Of the Norfolk and Great Western
Railroad Company, since my remarks on
yesterday. He tells me that the county
bonds belonging to his road, and recently
sold, were placed in the hands of the con
tractors under the provisions of the CON
tract for the construction of the rood (Which
contract was shown to ne) rs indemnify
against the forfeiture of the contract-and
further, that these bonds ought not to have
been sold, and will certainly be redeemed
He also tells me that the said contract fol
the construction Of the road, embracing
the hypothecation Of these bonds, was unan,
imously approved and ratified by the Board
of Directors of the company"
Adjourned.