The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-15
General Assembly Of Virginia.
owe uUSDREDTH DAY.
THURSDAY, March II, 1872.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN the CHAIR no
f'H ousc bill entitled All act providing for the
,,ovment of DIR. +. Is. Watkins for services as
= member of the board appointed by al, act
of Assembly "to provide artificial limbs Tor
citizens the Commonwealth who lost their
limbs in the late war;" was taken up, ana ON
motion of Mr.. ANDERSON. Of pittsyl'anla, Inc
rule recurring the commitment OF the SAM
was suspended, and on his further ho''o'' 'ii'
bill was hid on the table.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED..
Amending the charter of tho Rnhlnoh''
and Charlottesville Turnpike Company
10 extend the charter OF the Sweet 5t'r''':5
and White Sulphur Turnpik" company /"
the county Of Allegheny. ,,
For the relief of Elizabeth 1. MarSlia'''
TIE SENATE DECLINES TO EXTEND TIE StSSlo''
\ n.c-sa~e was received from the House 0,
Delegates bv Mr.. IIAEpEsTy. who ,lmoi1lleo
the Senate that that House had agreed ~ li'c
following Joint resolution ,,o
"Hrs1ired hy the General .1SScmoy o,
T;yojuja. That the present session Dc, anu
tho sanc is hereby. extended for pcllod OF
civ DAYS from the 18th Of the present month
nroyid.d that no new bill except the appro-
nrieton bin will he considered alter Salur-
day next
The resolution was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. NowIIS, the resolution
was amended by striking out all a'!er .ilt
words "ncw BILL" and inserting III icu
thereof the words shall be introduced alter
The 10th instant
Mr.. GRAHAM called the pending question:
ana it was ordered.
The question Icing put. The resolution
WA, Gcfc,tcd--avcs, II; ro2S, Is.
After some discussion, during which inc
necessity for IN extension OF the session was
1,r.ycd t,v several senators, on mollon 81 NJ
WAEp the vote Just taken was rccon>itcrca-
ayes, %: noes, l.:
the 1llestion recurring OIL The adoption OF
the resolution, it was again lcSt-ayes, :"
noes, 15-two-thirds OF all the members
elected not having voted aye.
Mr.. THOMAS was ordered to inform the
House Of the action of the Senate.
rHLAEGEMLNT OF \ CoM3HrTEE.
On motion of Mr. PRlpEMoEE, III ORDER TO
facilitate the rapid dispatch Of business, Inc
Committee OH Enrolled Bills was enlarged ~
;l,c addition of four members.
Tie PRESIDENT appointed The folloWins.;
Nc>Srs. SMITH, perrin, ANDERSON ol Il'tsvt-
vania, and GRMsLEY.
MESSAGES FROM TIE HOUSE.
Several bills were communicated from the
Housc hv Spcca! messengers and placed on
the calendar.
THE TAX Sill.
was considered until halfpa,t J o'clock, wien
the chair was vacated until o'clock.
Night Session.
l!r. NrrsESBERRY III the chair.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the trustees Of Waddcl! Lodge
OF Ancient Free and Accepted 2laSonS, No.
Us, al Gordonsyillc, to borrow money and
execute Il deed Of trust
10 amend the charter Of the Abingdon and
Dcnton's Valley Turnpike Company, passed
February Is, 1861.
To amend the charter Of the town Of Good.
son.
10 provide for the appointment Of commits.
si0ncrS in the county OF Hanover to lay oil
townships into election districts.
ELLIS INTRODUCED AND TIT on THE CALENDAR,
Ry Mir. GREENE: Bill to authorize The
Common Council of tile city Of Petersburg
TO borrow money and issue and sell bonds OF
said city to III amount not exceeding S20n,,
900. bearing interest no. exceeding eight per
cent. per annllm.
Bv Mr. Penn: Bill to authorize subscrip.
ton: in aid of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanics College, ut BlackshurG, Va.
Ey Mr.. HERSDUH: Biil TO amend and re-
,'..l.,, ,,fft :, ,,.
in relation 10 crimes and puGiSllmcntS.
BY III. Hr>DLEy: Eil to define and eX
tend the corporate limits OF the town o.
FaI1nyi!i". in the county of Prince Edward
BILLS REPORTED from COMMITTEES.
Senate bills To amend and reGnact tho
gth section OF the act approved March 3i>t
1871, to incorporate the Richmond and Hen
rico Railroad. Turnpike, and Graded Koa(
COMPANY: consCntln- to amendments 81 tn,
charter OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Com,unv hv the State Of West Virginia
with an amcndment.)
House bill with substitute thcrcior) cntl
tied =. An net 10 amend and rccmct section
80. chapter 1Si, OF the Code of 1850 u
amended, concerning allowances of certain
officers
SENATE BILLS Passed.
TO authorize subscriptions in aid of tn
VIRGINIA Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lcmc at BlackSburg.
10 incorporate the Pond Marsh Wlar
Company.
10 define and extend the corporate limit
Of the town of Farmville, in the county o
Prince Edward.
In regard to pay Of clerks Of Courts g
Anpcals and of the Circuit Court of Rich
nond. rs amended by chapter $50, act:
1SGG-'70.
REGISTRATION IN PETERSBURG.
Senate bill to provide for Il general regis
tration of the voters OF the city of Peters
burg was taken up on motion OF TAYLOR, 81
Lotidoun. and two amendments were pro
posed by Mr.. GxEuSE, and adopted.
The engrossment and passage Of the bill
WIS advocated by McSsrs. WyNNE, JOHNSON
and Taylor Of Ioudoun, and opposed hl
Mr.. GREENE and others.
The vote on cngrossment rcsulted--ayeS
II: noes, H. and it therefore failed and lh(
bill stood rejected.
ALLOWANCE OF SERGEANT OF RICHMOND.
House bill allowing the Judge Of the Illus
tings Court CT Richmond to make an allow
aacc to the Sergeant OF the city for service
for which there is now no compensation al
lowed by law, was taken up on motion O
Mr.. CoNSALLY.
The substitute Of the Senate committee
providing that said compensation shall b.
made with consent Of the Council, WA
adopted and bill passed.
SALARIES OF JUDGES.
l5ousc bill, allowing Board of Supervisor:
of henrico and Norfolk counties to increase
the s;r!aries of their judges, was passed.
CONDITION OF CLERKS OFFICE.