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

- HOUSE OF DELEuA1E o'
snooler HANGER in the chair. No prayer
nu1s REroRTED AND PLACED on. THE cALkSpN". !.
Senate bill respecting special nieetlng 4, "
.bo BOARD of Directors Of the valley I.'Ii.
road Company, and to make valid ceftiiili "1''
of said company. 49,. D,v;d
House bills to exempt from taxation D ~,
Romanus Sine for keeping bakery WIZ io -.
adverse recommendation; 10 ahlehu 'n .s,s y,
authorizing circuit courts to grant cili.',s
incorporation; for the construction u H = Inv
row-e,uge railroad from the W EST I,!,.,,iond
line. in Pendleton county, through n.s ~
Roth ond Allegheny counties, Ill Fus'''i''' ~
the Chesapeake and Ohio rallroad.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE :
was granted Messrs. L. IL. bRlANIl "I ,o, 1
FprEuAy (seyen(, GRIFFITH (tcnl, E II.'n, .
no,Irl. GRAVES Uhrcel, hEYsER YEN, iifAi -
ToS (thre), RrFUs s. JONES l'"o)' "i' - ''
BRowS Qiye). .,.
BOUNDARY QUESTION.
~, motion of Mr.. BAGwELI, the COMMITTEE
| pocolutions was instructed to report as
o oon, ~ practicable OH resolution (ollcrco
Nv himl providing for the appointment OF
| social committee to take into consideration
| ,bo rcnort of the Commissioners on Lhc
| boundary Lines of the State, and to inquire
whether further appropriation is eXpedient'
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill respecting special meetings OF
tbc Valley Railroad Company, ana 10 MAKE
valid certain acts of said company.
Also. Senate bills to establish State Board
Of Health: to change the title and amend
tho charter of the Farmville, Charlottesvlile
and StanardsvilIe NaTow-Gauge Railroad 70
extend the time within which james f1eios,
late sheriff of Washington county, may cor
lect taxes for 1869 and 1870; to amend Tue
act for the relief of the late sherlits OF the
Commonwealth.
House bills to amend and reenact the
mbljc school act; for the relief OF caroline
Lindsey: TO provide for the disposition OF
the States interest in the James River ana
kanawha Canal Company (ayes 10, noes lo)
for the relief of c. Burgess, ST., OF hlnS
William county; for the RELIEF OF Isaac
Jones and Others; to consolidate the lndeDt'
edness of the city of Alexandria in one uni
form issue of stock; cYempting fire coinpa-
nics of Lynchburg from service on Jurlcs
| to amend the charter of Ashland, hanover
comfy: to incorporate the Amherst Iurn'
nike COMPANY making an appropriation 10
heat the Eastern Lunatic Asylum by steam
SUSPENSION or HOMESTEAD LAW.
On motion of Mr.. O'FERRALL, House joint
resolution to suspend sale Of property claimed
ne exempt under the homestead provision OF
tho Constitution until the question OF corstl
nationality is decided by tie Court OF Al'
meals was taken up out Of order with view
| 10 advancement OH the calendar.
It's advancement was advocated by McssrS
ANDERSON and O'FERRALL, and opposed ny
Messrs. GRAY and BROOKE.
Mr.. BROOKE moved to amend the joint re-
| solution so AS to continc its operation 10 per-
sonal property now i'll the hands OF The
officers. Rejected. .,
| The Joint resolution was then ordered TO
its ensrossmcnt and third rcGdins-ayeS, e.
noes, 81. [Thc Committee for Courts OF
Justice recommended that it do not pass.J
EDUCATIONAL LAND SCRIP.
On motion of Mr.. WATTS, the special order
House bill for the distribution of the pro
cccds of the sale Of the educational land scrip
was postponed until Wednesday next at II
o'clock.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
ByNlr. Hill: Petition of citizens of Charles
City asking tint J. L. Howard be supplied
with leg.
By Mr.. WATTS Bill to amend and reenact
the I'd section Of the charter OF tile Bank OF
Portsmouth.
BY Mr.. WATTS: Bill to amend the charter
Of the Portsmouth Insurance Company.
BY Mr.. SouTuALL: Bill to amend the Code
in relation to burglary.
By Mr.. THOMAS: Resolution inqulrlng into
the cxprdicncy Of reducing the contingent
fund to a sum not exceeding $4,000.
BY Mr.. ST. JOHN: Resolution as to the cX-
pediency Of amending the law so rs to ell
courage shccp-raising.
BY Mr.. 7. X. JONES: Resolution MS to linn
iting the length of speeches on the DISPOSE
ton of the land scrip.
BY Mr.. JAMES: Resolution as to the expo
diency of bill for township constabcs to
have jurisdiction in their respective counties.
BY Mr.. IRWIN: Resolution as to the cXpe
diency of amending the Code in relation to
fduciaries.
BY Mr.. K1NcHELoE: Joint resolution pro-
yiding that members shall not receive PEI
diem after the expiration of ninety days.
By Mr.. McMULLIs: Plan for voting on
the disposition of the land scrip.
LAW LIBRARY IN STANTON.
House bill to aid in the establishment of ;
law library for the Court of Appeals a
Staunton was rcjectcd-ayes, 81 noes, 3D.
| The vote was afterwards reconsidcred ant
| the bill recommitted.
Adjourned.