The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-15
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SATURDAY, January Is, 1872
SENATE.

Mr.. THOMAS in the chair. Prayer by keV.
Mr.. Christian, of Manchester.
THE PrEs1pENr laid before the Senate a
communication from General W. II. Richard
son. commissioner Of immigration, transmit
ting in response to resolution OF the Senate,
a report of tue transactions Of the Board Of
immigration; which, on motion CT MI. AN
DEnsoN, of Rockbridge, was referred to the
Committee on immigration.
COMMITTEE RRPoETs.
Mr.. COCHRAN, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported without amendment
Senate bill to extend the time within which
W. Sage, late sheriff of Lee county, may col
lect the taxes for the year 1S6s-'TO, and fol
other purposes.
late superintendent Of schools for Kappa
hammock county.
Also, bill to repeal the 9Th section Of the
act approved March 2sth, 1871, IS amended
by the act passed January, 1872, directing the
Board of Public Works to sell the States in
terest in the various internal Improvement
companies of the Commonwealth
Also, with an amendment, House bill for
the relief of Thomas Davis, an infant, OF
Greene county.
Committee on Roads and Internal Navign-
ton, reported without amendment
Senate bill to incorporate the Bridgevater
| and Mount Crawford Turnpike Company.
Also, without amendment, Senate bill to
incorporate the Bridgewater and Rswley
Springs Turnpike Company.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. ROLLER: To provide for rcdivi
sion of the county of Rockingham into town
ships.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. GRAHAM: Providing for the repeal
Of all laws providing for the punishment OIL
citizens of this Commonwealth by stripes.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY PREslNrED AND ADOPT.
BY Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun: OF the
expediency Of amending section Of arti
Gle of the Constitution 80 ns not to require
the annual election Of commissioners and
cyerseers Of roads.
By Mr.. FITZPATRICK: As to what sums Of
money were paid out of the State Treasury
during the year 1871 on account Of clerks
messengers, and aids to the Governor, and
under what provisions Of law such payment.
were made, and If the same can be repealed
without detriment to the public service. o.
AMENDMENTS TO TIE CONSTITUTION.
Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the 18th article of the Constitution OF Viz
ginia, in relation to the manner by which
amendments to the Constitution are made
and providing for the publication Of said
amendment, and for the communication of
CODY thereof and Of these resolutions to the
General Assembly to be shown at tho next
general election.
pAY AND MILEAGE OF MEMBERS or TIE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Senate bill to amend and reenact chapter
81 of the acts of 1S69-T0, in relation to the
pay and mileage of members Of the General
Assembly, was taken up on motion Of Mr..
PRlpEMonE, the question being on the adop
ton of the substitute proposed by MIR. Penn
giving salaries to members and presiding
ofiicers) for the substitute Of the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. COCHRAN moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Senate refused to strike out the
words Of the clause fixing the pay OF the
President of the Senate and Speaker Of the
House of Delegates at seven hundred dollars
per annum. Agreed to-ayes, Il; noes, IL.
Mr. F1rzrATRIcx moved to I'LL the blank
with $500" = = 80 .
Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Pittsylvaaa, moved to