The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-06

Senate Dul 10 iNSh'NSS
continuing the payment OF interest ana aifl-
dcnds to the incorporated colleges or other
Summaries of learning III the State, approved
January. 1872. with substitute therefor.
Uo,,;c bill to amend the first section Of an
act entitled an act TO prescribe the dutieS ana
fix the compensation Of officers Oh CUES ana
towns, with reference 10 the salary OF thc
CONFERENCE.-The attorney for the city OF
Richmond, with all amendment. ms gives
an increase of salary to the amount OF SOW
per dnnunl.J
), 8, 10, Is, 10, "a, and SC of chapter Id acts
of 1SG9-'70, in relation to roads.
RESOLUTIONS OF EFFICIENCY REPORTED
ADVERSELY.
As to the immediate printing and forward
ing to the clerks OF county courts OF copies
of all laws of general nature.
AS to rrnealing or amending chapter 30,
acts of General Assembly OF lSG9-'I9, lii rc-
gard to printing acts Of private incorpor'-
ton.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. UERSDoN: Bill to amend and re-
enact section of chapter IA Of the Code, with
regard to pay of clerks of Court OF Appeals
and of the Circuit Court of the city of Rich
mond, as amended by chapter 359 Of the acts
of lS69-'70, approved October 81, 1870.
By Mr.. KIRKPATRICK: Bill to amend the
charter of the city Of Lynchburg.
|. Bv Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rockbrdge: Bill to
regulate the imposition and assessment and
collection Of taxes for the support of public
free schools by counties and school districts,
and for this purpose to repeal the I'd clause
of the 1ith section, and to amend and re-
enact the Sth clause of the oath section and
the 2dand 81 clauses of the 51th section, and
the 10Th and 9th sections, Of chapter 239 OF
acts of 1S69-I0, entitled al act to establish
and maintain uniform system of public free
schools, approved July 18th, 1870.
BY Mr.. NoRroS Bill to reduce taxes Oh
oysters.
PICTURE OF GENERAL LEE.
On motion of Mr.. QuEsENBERRY, it was
"Rcs0lccd, That the Committee on Library
shall have permission to remove the portrait
of General Lee to the library-rOon, in order
that Mr.. Albert Quincy MAY take Il copy OF
it under such restrictions as the committee
may prescribe"
mfr. Quincy has n commission from the
town of Greenville, $. c., to make picture
of Lee for it. and will copy elders Lee"
III citizens dress, the one above referred to-
ABOUT THE ADJOURNMENT OF TIE GENERAL AS
sE.fBLY.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK offered the following joint
resolution, and in his motion the rules were
suspended for its consideration:
'Resotued (tbe House of Delegates con-
curring), That the General Assembly adj
journ sine die on Saturday the "a day OF
March, 1872"
1c AT,, ICnf,1 Inv fnp
I'd day" was struck out and MONDAY the
4th " was inserted instead.
Mr.. GRAHAM made an unsuccessful motion
to lay the resolution on the table.
1t was then adopted-ayes, % noes, 3.
Mr.. GREEvER was instructed to communi-
cate the resolution to the House Of Delegates.
SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALS.
House bill No. ~, entitled Gan act to pro-
vide special court Of appeals and to repeal SO
much of CHAPTER 100 of the Code as relates to
special court of appeals" was taken up, on
motion of Mr.. HERSDoN, and passed-ayes,
a; noes, 4.
l'rhis bill provides that there shall be a
special court, composed of three circuit
Judges, to be designated by the Supreme
Court of Appeals, to sit at Richmond, to re.
ceive six dollars per day, and to try such
causes as the Supreme Court may select for
them. No provision is made for the employ
ment of reporterl
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL.
A message was received from the House of
Delegates by General Walker, who Informed
the Senate that that House had passed a bill
entitled an act in relation to the disposition
Of the interest Of the State in the James Rivel
and Kanawha Canal Company, No. 40; which
was taken up, OH motion Of Mr.. HUSDLEY
read twice, and referred to the Committee Oh
| Roads and Internal Navigation.
RELIEF OF J. D. THORNTON.
House bill entitled an act to allow further
| time to J. Douglas Thornton, clerk of the
| courts Of Sussex county, to give bond and
qualify as said clerk, was taken up, on mo-
ton of MIR. STEVENS, and passed.
MECHANICS BANK OF STANTON.
Senate bill to incorporate the Mechanics
Mutual Building Fund and Dollar Savings
Bank of the city of Staunton, wasStaken UP
on motion Of Mr.. COCHRAN, read the third
time, and passed.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
were granted Messrs. PENN, PERRIN, and
FRENCH, each for three days.
TESTIMONY IN MISDEMEANuR GASES,
Senate bill to authorize the accused to ties.
tify in cases of misdcmeanor, being the TN
finished business of Thursday last, was taken
up and laid on the table, on motion Of Mr..
| ROLLER.
PROTECTION OF FISH.
Senate bill to amend and recnact an act
entitled san act for the protection of fish in
the Shenandoah river and its tributaries, and
the tributaries of the Potomac river west of
the Shenandoah river" approved November
9Th, 1870, so as TO exclude the Shenandoah
river and its tributaries from the operation
of said act, was taken up on motion of Mr..
WARD. 1t failed to get third reading to-
day.
THE PROTECTION or SHEEP FROM DOGS.
Senate bill to prevent the destruction of
sheep by dogs was taken up and read the Sc
cond time.
= Mr.. GRIMsLEY moved to amend the bill SO
as to make it apply only to Frederick and
Clarke counties,--it having been introduced
by the senator from thnt district-and to take
from the other counties Of the State the priyi.
lege Of accepting the operations OF the act, az
proposed In the bill. Lost. Il
n At BIO Mr.. NoWr4a moved to adjourn.
Lost. !.
\ The bill was then ordered to engrosgment,
frx e1,n fofn