Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-04-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.

that body.
On motion of Mr.. Hundley. it was ordered
to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Hundley, it was resolved
that all members Except the chairman of the
Finance Committed be limited to ten-minute
speeches., and be not allowed to speak but twice
on the same subject during the consideration of
the bill.
HOUSE. The tax bill came up as unfinished
business, the question being upon her passage.
After some debate the vote was taken, and the
bill passed by the following vote (sixty-seven
necessary y ayes 49, noes %, absent and not
voting 25
Every Radical present, with one exception,
voted in the negative.
A motion to reconsider was made and lost
Senate joint resolution extending the time for
ascertainlng the amount of school taxes for
county and district purposes was taken up and
passed. 1t extends the time until the 18th of
May.
House bill to amend the Code in relation to
the collection of taxes was amended and order
ed to its engrossment and third reading.
House bill appropriating the public revenue
for the year 1S7l-'72 was taken up and amend
ed.
Mr.. Hamilton moved an appropriation Of
SIS, 900 for the Hampton Normal School for
colored persons.
The amendment of Mr. Hamilton was reject
ed.
Mr.. Deneale moved to strike out the section
appropriating 5000 respectively to the Uni
verslty of Virginia and the Virginia Military
Institute This amendment was advocated by
MIR. Deneale and opposed by Messrs. Poague
and Sutherlin. 1t was then rejected ayes IS,
noes 79.
Mr.. 2. K. Jones moved to reconsider he
vote by which the amendment of Mr.. Hamilton
was rejected. Agreed to-
The question being upon agreeing to the
amendment giving $4,000 to the Hampton
SCHOOL,, it was decided in the negative-ayes
10, noes IS.
Mr.. Gillian, of Prince George, moved to
amend by an appropriation Of $4,000 to the
same school Rejected.
Mr.. MCMILLAN offered an amendment appro-
prlatlng $780, 600 out of the liquor tax towards
the support of the public schools.
Mr.. Donald proposed to amend the amend
ment by making the appropriation one-fith of
the amount collected as percentage tax five per
cent. on sales of liquors. This was accepted
by MIR. MCMILLAN, and the amendment as
amended was agreed to.
Mr. Deneale proposed to make the appro-
prIatlon to the civil contingent fund ten" in
stead OF "twenty-six" thousand dollars. With
drawn.
The bill was then ordered to engrossment and
third reading.
SENATE. Thursday, April 4-The tax bill
was taken up and considered. After the adop-
ton OF an amendment to the Sth section, the
bill was read through, engrossed and passed by
the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson of Rockbridge,
Anderson Of Pittsylvania, Beazley, Boykin'
Connay Greene, Herndon Hundly, Johnson,
kirkpatrick, Lakeland, Meem, Nowlin, Perrin,
Pridemore, Quesenberry, Roller, Taylor of
Loudoun, Taylor of Norfolk, Terry, Thomas,
Ward, Wynne-24
NoEs.-Messrs. French, Greever, Martin,
Norton, Patterson, Rue, Robinson, Smiths.
A message was received from the House of
Delegates by Mr.. Cummings, who informed the
Senate that that House had passed bill emit
tied IAN act appropriating the revenue for the
fiscal year lS71-'72;" which was subsequently
taken up and twice read.
On motion of Mr.. Roller, the 5th line was
amended (by vote Of Is to III so as to appro-
pirate only $4,000 ''out of the amount which
the Treasury for the hire of convict" saving,
as stated, about $50, 900 to the Comm onwealth.
The bill was then passed.
HOUSE. Senate concurrent resolution allow
ing the introduction of bill to enable the board
OF supervisors of such counties as have failed to
consider the question of re-assessment of lands
therein to avail themselves of the benefits of
the re-assessment act, was taken up, and the
resolution agreed to-ayes II, noes 33
House bill to amend the Code in relation to
the collection OF taxes was passed without div-
sion.
House bill appropriating the public revenue
for the fiscal year 1S7l-'72 was passed-ayes
So, noes Is.
SENATE. Friday, April 5-A joint resolu-
ton providing for adjournment sine die at six
o'clock this evening was passed and commun-
icated to the house.
House bill in relation to the collection of taxes,
was taken up, twice read, and, on motion of
MIR. Fitzpatrick, the requiring the commitment
OF the same being suspended was read the third
time and passed-ayes 2S, noes none.
Mr.. Quesenberry offered the following joint
resolution:
'Resolved, 1.-THE House Of Delegates concur
rsng,) That leave be given to introduce Joint
resolution providing for the election of an addi-
tional elector of President and Vice-President
Of the United States"
On motion of Mr. Quesenberry, the rules
were suspended and the resolution taken up
and agreed to, and communicated to the House
Subsequently message was received from
the House OF Delegates by Mr.. Wall, who in
formed the Senate that that House had agreed
to said resolution.
The following joint resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun, under the leave
previously granted by concurrence of both
House.
RESOLVED By the General Assembly, That it
shall be lawful for the several judges of the
counties or corporations of the Commonwealth
IN which the persons authorized to petition for
the re assessment OF the lands in the several
counties have failed to make application at the
period authorized by the act Ia force February
l, 1872, to appoint, upon the petition of the
parties authorized to make such application as
therein prescribed, two freeholders with the as
SCISSOR for said county or corporation (who acted
as such under the act of March 6, 1870 at the
April or May term, 1872, to make re-assess-
ment In the respective counties, corporations,
and townships, as provided in said act in force
February l, 1872
The resolution was passed-ayes 20, noes 10
and communicated to the House of Delegates
by Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun
1t was subsequently agreed to by the House
of Delegates
The following resolution was presented by
Mr.. Graham:
"Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is
instructed that the joint resolution providing
that no senator shall be paid his per diem un-
less he shall actually attend the present session
of the General Assembly shall not be held to
apply IN case where senator certiies he has
been detained from his seat on account of sick
ness"
Mr.. Graham stated that this was intended to
reach the case of Mr.. Nutting-sick In the CITY.
After hot debate, it was passed-ayes 80.
noes