The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-25
THE LEGISLATURES.
RICHMOND, March IS, 1871.
Senate.

A number OF House bills were twice
read and referred.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To incorporate the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
Prescribing the duties and power Of the
superintendent of the poor and sureties of
the Gloucester charity school.
To prevent the sale OF personal proper
ty of sureties until the personal property
of the principal is exhausted.
An act appointing trustees for the town
of York, in the county of York.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.
To amend and re-enact section 10 Of the
act to amend and re-enact chapter IS Of
the code, in relation to insane persons, APP
proved November, 1870, as far as relates
to the Eastern Lunatic asylum, recon-
mended not to pass.
To. incorporate the Otter bridge COM
pany.
For the protection OF fish In the waters
of the Blue. Ridge and in Albemarle
county.
PENITENTIARY COMMISSIONERS PER DIEM.
Nj. Anderson, of Pittsyvania, from the
committee of conference upon the Disagree
ment Of the two Houses in relation to the
pay of the commissioners appointed with
reference to the sale and removal of the
peniteutary, submitted report recon-
| mending the Senate to recede from its ac-
ton, that is to pay the bill as made out by
the commissioners, for 20 days work at Sc
| per day. The Senate refused to concur in
the report of the conference committee
| ayes 10; noes 16.
Subsequently the vote was reconsdered,
on motion of Mr. Johnston, but the Sem
ate again refused to concur in the commit
tees report, by the requisite vote
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Pendleton-ro authorize the
superintendent of public instruction to ap-
point an additional clerk Referred.
| By Mr.. Greenc-To provide for the APP
preparation of one-third of the land scrip
ganted to the State of Virginia by act Of
Congress, approved July 2, 1862, to the
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Inst.
tute. Referred.
PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND.
Joint resolution asking Congress to
establish printing house for publishing
books for the blind, was taken up, on
motion of Mr.. Courtney, and passed and
| communicated to the House.
RELIEF BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. Grimsley, Senate bill
for the relief of the sureties Of George B.
Cadey, late sheriff of Culpeper county, was
taken up.
House OF Delegates.
House met at 10 A. M. Speaker Turner
| In the chair.
Mr.. Graham, of Rock bridge moved that
the rule requiring the reference of bills,
returned from the Senate to committee,
be suspended for the remainder of the ses-
sion, which was agreed to, and number
of bills were placed on the calendar.
ANOTHER PUBLIC GUARD BILL
Mr.. Hill introduced bill to organize
and establish State guard and to repeal
chapter 33 of the code of 1860, which was
read and placed on the calendar.
CONQUERED IN.
Senate Joint resolution asking the return
to the Senate of House bill to amend the
charter of Front Royal, was concurred in.
BILL REPORTED BACK.
The bill to provide for the funding and
payment of the public debt was reported
from the committee for courts, &C., With the
following report: "That, in their judg.
ment, the public securities of Virginia are
liable to interest for the period of time
embraced In the late war: except so far as
the same has already been settled, either
by new obligation under the funding
act of 1867"
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Messrs. Hanger, Bell, of Matthews, and
Lovenstein were appointed committee tc
confer with the Senate committee, on the
disagreement of the two Houses, as to the
bill to pay the per diem and expenses Of
the penitentiary commissioners.
THE PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE.
The Speaker announced the following
committee, on the part of the House, tc
visit Philadelphia to confer with local
committee, as to the centennial celebration
of the Declaration Of Independence and
the International Exhibition of Industry
and Arts, to be held there in 1875: Messrs
Cochran, Wood, Woodson, Stabbs, and
Lovenstein. Mr.. Thomas, the author and
mover in this matter, declined to serve.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Senate bill for the funding and payment
OF the public debt was taken up, and was
being deliberately discussed as we close.
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