The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-07
.s1,eucral assembly Of Virginia.
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"WEDNESDAY, March G, 1872.
SENATE.
Mr.. OrEsEsBEaRY ir-the chair NO prayer
BILLS ErrorTED AND PIT ON CALENDAR.
c,n,te bills: To authorize the sale OF tne
statc's interest in the bridge across James
river nj Lick Run, Ia the county OF Dote.
tomrt: declaring the rights and franchises OF
tSe trustees of Willis river forfeited, and
nrnviding for restoring the navigation OF
river by the incorporation of the
Willis Navigation Company; for relief OF
Nathan Z. Bendinc, OF Russell county (ad,,
vcrsel7); to establish and maintain norman
school, and to provide otherwise for tle
training of teachers for the public schools OF
Virginia to authorize the boards OF super,
yisors for the counties Of Elizabeth CITY ana
Warwick to contract annually for keeping III
repair the public roads Of said counties.
House bills: To authorize the Auditor 10
purchase guns for the oyster poi'ce iofce' ~
an,cnd and rcguact the lst section OF an ACT
onnrovcd November ], 1870, entitled an act
- nroyide tiGcial legs for citizens OF tiie
C ~ ~ who lost their legs during
flo iatc war: for the relief Of Ruth Clcndcn-
;mv. ;nr the protection of fish in the Roanoke
r;vcr west of the Blue Ridge; relating 10
tc,ccs and for the protection OF crops; 10
a,nend section l of the act OF the General
Assembly, approved March 20, 1871, entitled
a., oct ia tI1rn over the Southwestern turnpike
70 tho countics through which it passes to
mend and recnact the 1st section of chapter
% Of the Code of Virginia Of 1850, IN rela-
ton to fences.
BILL PASSED.
House bill to protect the oyster beds IN the
,rotcrs of the Commonwealth returned from
the House of Delegates at the request oil the
Senate.
SALARY OF ADJUTAST-dESERAL.
Tho Committee on Finance reported re-
solution declaring that Adjutant-General
William Fl. Richardson is entitled to the
salary Of that office, $4,000 per annum, since
18th Of March, 1871. Put on calendar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
for four days was granted to Mr.. CoESALLY,
who has been called to North Carolina on
pressing business.
REJECTED.
Senate bill for the relief of James j. Cole,
Of Alexandria county.
TIE PESITENTIART.
House Lii amending certain sections Of the
Code and acts of Assembly in relation to the
government of the penitentiaTy was laid on
the tablc--ayes, IL; noes, 10.
Senate bill in relation to the lease Of the
was then taken up, on motion
T,f
4 substitute was offered by DIR. COCHRAN
and rcjcctet-aycs, G; noes, u.
The Senate bill was ordered to enSross-
%; noes, s.
AND BILLS INTRODUCED AND RE-
FEKRED.
By Mr.. GREEvER: Preamble and rcsolu-
tons Of the Abingdon Academy of Medicine
in reference to State Medical Board, &c.
By Mr.. NowL1S: Bill to incorporate the
Masonic Banking and Insurance Company, of
THE PUBLIC DEBT, GOVERNORS VETO. ETC.
MIR. QrEsESBERRY reminded senators that
the Governors veto, &c, would be consider
cd tomorrow (Thursdayb and asked a full
attendance.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Edwards, of the Broad-Strcet Me-
thodiSt church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Senate bills /: Providing for new grants
where title papers are lost or destroyed; to
amend the Code as to criminal procedure; to
Incorporate Valley Lodge, No. 40, I. o. 0. + :;
to Incorporate the Old Dominion Construc-
ton Company; to incorporate Jefferson Col
lcge; TO Incorporate the Jones Wharf and
SUrry Railroad Company to authorize the
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville Railroad
Company to receive subscriptions to its cai)i.
tai stock from citizens Of the counties Of
Craiicc, tiadison, Greene, and Albemarle, 10
be paid tor in lands lying in said counties !;
to change the name Of the Natural Bridge
Turnpike Company, &c.
House bills: InStructing the Treasurer not
to receive Oh deposit from foreign insurance
companies. under act 6f February ), 1866,
certificates for one-thrd Of the public debt
issued undcract Of March 80, 1871 and known
rs West Virginia certificates (undcr suspcn-
sion of the rules) to amend the act Of March
u, 1870, in relation to the interest onmoncy
to prevent lobbying with the General Assem-.
lily of this State; TO authorize the construc.
ton of turnpike road from Marion to JET.
fersonville by the counties Of Smyth and
TaZewell.
EXPENSE OF FUNDING.
The special committee (2Ir. R1DDLEBARar1,
chairman) appointed 70 inquire into the ex-
perscs Incurred under the funding bill for
ithographing, engraving, &C., and as to the
duty Of the Second Auditor in the matter,
presented report. 1t appears that the cost
of engraving was s32, 423.75, Of autograph.
ing, s4,70J. Six hutdrcd dollars of the last
item relnaias unpaid because of the refusal
Of the Second Auditor to approve bill Of C.
L. Ludwig for that amount. The commit
tee are unanimous in the opinion that the
work was contracted for OH terms as reason
able as could have been made with any par
ties competent to execute it in the finished
and workmanlike manner in which the
bonds were prepared, The testimony OF
Generals Wickham and Malone shows that
they have been paying fifty cents per bond
CT orders Of $4,000, while the prices paid by
the late treasurer for Virginia State bonds
averaged thuty-four cents per bond on all or
der for 81, 900. The West Virginia certificates
cost about thirteen cents each, and the litho
grapher testified that his whole profit on the
number executed did not exceed two hun
dred dollars. The committee find that the
aggregate Incidental expenses incurred under
the funding bill were 81, SOL .2G !; all of which
the committee concludes, was absolutely
necessary to the execution of the act.
On motion OF Mr., j: T. BROWN, the report
and testimony were laid on the table and or