The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-07
General Assembly of Virginia.
SIXTT-THIRD DAY.
TUESDAY, February 9th, 1872.

The LIEUTESANT-Go vERNoR in the chair.
PRAYER by Rev, DE-. Read.
Senate bill to establish State board Of
health with the amendment proposed by the
House of Delegates, providing that the board
shall impose no Charge upon the Common
wealth, was taken up aud the amendment
agreed to.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
70 amend and reGnact an net entitled an
act for the relief of the late sherifis Of the
Commonwealth; to amend all act to provide
4 system of public free schools i'll the cities of
the Commonwealth, and to repeal section GG
of an act entitled ali act to establish and main
tain 4 uniform system Of public free schools ;
approved July II, 1870; to consolidate the
Indebtedness Of the city of AleXandris in one
uniform issue Of stock; appropriating 10000
for heating the buildings of the Eastern
Lunatic Asylum by steam; eXempting the
fire companies Of the city Of Lynchburg from
service on jurieS TO amend the Sth section OF
Ill net entitled al act to amend and reGnact
an act approved February 10, 1853, entitled
an act to incorporate the town ofAshland, in
the county Of Hanover, and the net
amendatory thereof, approved July II, 1864;
in force March 90, 1871.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO incorporate the Amherst Turnpike
Company for relief Of Charles Burgess, ST.,
Of Hing William county; to amend and re-
enact the 18th clause OF the 18th section, the
llth clause Of the 18th section, the 10Th clause
Of the 1ith section, the 10th clause Of the
24th section, the 49th clause of the SD sec
ton, Of an act entitled san act to establish
md maintain uniform system ofpublic free
schools, approved July 18th, 1902; to re-
peal the 45th section Of nm act to establish
and maintain a uniform system of free
schools.
TAXES DUE BY RAILROADS.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate g
communication from the Board of Public
Works in response to resolution calling 70,
information rs to what railroads of this Com
monwealth have signitied their unwillingness
to pay the taxes imposed by the assessment
and tax bills Of '70-'11. Referred to Com
| mittee on Finance.
The Board state that 81, 900 is due by. thu
| Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
and by the O., A. & NJ. Railroad COMPANY
Sc, 1892. The former company last August
through its president, proposed to pay of
the entire claim of the State in bonds ut par
which offer the Board declined because sait
company had not in general meeting of stock
holders complied with the provisions of tn,
act Of Assembly authorizing the sale Of th
States interest. The company has latel,
made known its readiness to make their pay
lnents in full in current funds. The O., A
e. NJ. Company having complied with all thu
requirements Of the law for the sale of thu
| States interest in the same, "is considered
| entitled to pay the whole of their indebted
| ness to the Commonwealth in State bonds
and they have given notice of their purpose
| to do so within the time prescribed by sale
| act"
A communication from the Auditor O.
| Public Accounts on the same subject was
also read and referred. 1t states that thu
following companies claim exemption from
taxation by virtue of their charters-viz
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company, Richmond and Peters
burg Company, Petersburg and Weldon
Company, Richmond and Danyille Com
pany, and Chesapeake and Ohio Company
BILLS REPORTED By COMMITTEES.
Senate bill, with substitute therefor, ex
empting fire companies Of the city of Lynch
burg from service on juries.
Senate bill adversely to amend and re
enact section OF chapter 81 of Code, con.
corning the Superintendent Of Public Build
ings.
House bill in relation to the disposition Of
the States interest In the James River and
Eanawha Canal Company (without amend.
mcnD. ~ ,4
Senate bill to regulate the imposition, as.
signment, and collection Of. taxes for the
support of public free schools by counties
and school districts, and for this purpose to
repeal certain clauses Of the acts Of '69-'7C
in relation to the public school system.
REsotuTIoSs OF INQUIRY ADVERSELY REPORTED
UPON.
AS to amending the law In relation to juriei
IL criminal cases, &c. (.
AS TO protecting sureties of sheriffs and
other public officers whose official papers
were burned or otherwise destroyed during
the late war, - 's -