The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-20

receive pay wbena recessis taken for o longer
Mfr. CoYNALLY moved to adjourn (at 2:4o,'
Not agreed to-1ayes, ii; noes, Ill.
The Senate adopted Mi. NowINs amend
mcnt--ayes, % noes, 8. ~. u ,,or-ose.
The vote was next taken on the eng.uss s
ment of the bill reported by the com l.,,tisa
amended on motion of Mr.. NoWIrs' is'1e
as follows: II, pe,,-
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson of Pit's2y rsever, Hern-
ley Cochran FitzEa mpssy. Lax Lax
land Meea,. Nown r Hssoe 81 lou
cniarry. Robinson, Roller, smith, A"'
doS I2as sn BoSkin Graham Grimsley Soan
TAYLOR OF Norfolk, and Terry. ,.s+ ,,ota
was reconsidered. ,,osos tn rive
The Hill os it noao stands proposes W So
tho nrrsidino officers So per day nemg ,:a.,,
*. mileage ten cents per mile; no PEI at GU
~ ho mid to members when recc'S'' 'o
| longer than three days.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
s,oolor HANGER in the chair. NO pi"sei'
mis- REPORTED AND PLACED on THE oAAh.'D :.
House bills excmpting fire. companies ne OIL ui
,,oib,,r,r from service on Jurles " au
.I.n,;,n demIty clerks to take ackno",eus
tno, ~ deeds nv married women allow
MN me- ~ DinwiddieStreet Methodist Epsco-
NJ NJ t Li,,rlh portsmouth, to borrow money
- i", ral,,,;ld their church, &C.; to amend tile
~ ~. -, ,,rovent the destruction OF Wld loWl
,,.ithin certain counties; to consolidate the
Indebtedness of the city of Alexandra.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. BROOKE, GRAY, SuTH-
ER1iS, and CR1Tz, for three days cachj JAMES
for four DAYS, and NEALE and LAssiTER ior
two DAYS each, and DOUGLAS for one DAY.
SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALS.
The motion to reconsider the vote by when
House bill providing for special court OF
appeals was rejected came up as unnmsneo
! business. :,
Mr.. BOOKER earnestly advocated the recon-
sideration, and said the expense entallc4 ny
the passage of the bill would be 4 trlle 10
that in which the people OF the state "9ulu
be involved Ivy the tedious delays OF the law
otherwise inevitable. .,,o
same effect, contcnding that unless something
of the kind was done many cases no" on 'h0
docket wo,lld not be reached for years.
AR O,FeRrALt opposed the bill on the
,,ro1.nd Of fine EXPENSE attending the cstab-
Iishmont or the court, and because he be-
lieycd il was a scheme concoctcd by Rich
mond LAWYERS in the interests of their pro
fosSion. and not in the interests OF the people.
A. representative of the popular sentiment
| against unnecessary expenditures, ne sho'''0
| heartily oppose the bill.
Mr.. PoaGUE wished to know how the gen
tleman arrived at such positive knowledge
of the wishes of the people.
Mr.. OTERRALL said public sentiment was
uslaIlv expressed through the press ana ny
public meetings. !,
Mr.. PoAGuE inquired whether the gentle
man was always guided by the press.
Mr.. O'FERRALI: When / think it reflects
fine opjuinlls of ms constituents; but L &c
no, rrmard the uttelunccs of the little seven
bv-uinr sheet published in my town which
tic gentleman has i'll his pocket, ana IRON
which the Dispatch makes o. extract this
mnrnin~. The difference between myself
and nv friend from Rockbridge (Alr. PoAGUE
is that represent my people and he mlsrcp
rcScnts his.
Mr.. PoAuGE: l would like to know no"
the gentleman arrives at his conclusion IN &c
gard to myself.
Mr. OFERRALL: Because the papers show
that his course is not approved by public
meetings in his own county. No such meet
ings have been held in my county.
Ilcrc the SPEAKER reminded the gentlemen
that they were wandering from the subject
under discussion.
i The motion to reconsider was then agreed
70 by G5 yeas to Il nays; after which tho
bill was p,sscd-ycas, p; nays, Al.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. NEALE: Bill to incorporate the
I Alexandria Passenger Railway Company.
Bv Mr. ROBERTSON Bill to provide for the
noyincnt Of certain claims due by the State
: ON account of the construction of the Gov
inston and Ohio railroad.
By Mr.. TlDDALL: Petition of citizens o
Back Creek township, i'll Frederick county
to repeal the present fence law.
Bv Mr.. RAMsDELL: Bill to incorporate thu
james River and Surry County Railroad
Company.
EDUCATIONAL LAND SCR1F.
The House bill providing for the distribu
ton of the proceeds of the land scrip ap
: propratcd to Virginia by act of Congress FOL
; educational purposes came up rs the spccla
order.
Mr.. ScgUGGs asked that the special order
he POSTPONED, in view of the absence OF nj
colleague Major Sutherlin), who wished Il
offer substitute for the pending bill.
The motion to postpone was favored b.
Mcssrs. HEAD, GILMAN, and WALKER, and op
posed by Mcssrs. PoAGuE, HILL, GRAY, ant
LAWSON.
Mr.. WALKER moved to amend the motor
Of Mr.. ScgUGGs by making the subject tn
SDecial order for Monday. Lost.
E The motion to postpone was then re
jected.
Mr.. SrrrLE proposed night sessions for tn
discussion of the pending bill.
On motion Of Mr.. W. 7. JONES, the Hous
adjourned.
No Prayer.
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