The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-31
General Assembly Of Virginia.
TUESDAY, January SO. 1872.
SENATE


SENATE.
Mr.. QrFsESpERKY in the chair.
House bill to allow further time to Is. Ash-
ton Lewis, county treasurer Of Brunswick
county, 10 give bond ard qualify as suci
treasurer, was taken up, read twice, ana 70
fcrred.
BAEK or DEEETTILLE.
nr. WAEp presented bill to incorporate
the Bank Of Bcrryvilic, Which was read tWicc
and referred to the Committee Oil EAnES.
TIE ASSESSMENT BILL
v,s taken up and further considered. a
nrul,er of amendments; were proposed TO
the section fixing the tees OF assessors III
,jicS 50 that they should not exceed III the
aggregate $500 per aiNuln. put were I'll
voted down.
portance were adopted.
The bin was in consideration 1T adjourn
mcnt.
The Senate will meet at 10 o'clock until it
is finally disposed OF.
HOUSE OF DELEGATE
Speaker HANGER in tie chair. Prayer by
the Rev. J. Il. Gariick, Of the Leish-street
Baptist church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to extend the time within which
James Fields, late sheriff OF washington
county, may collect the taxes Tor tie years
lSGJ-'10 House bills to protect the oyster
beds in the Commonwealth: to impose tax
on oysters; for the relief OF the heirs at Law
of Bennett Aldridye, deceased; to authorize
the qualified voters of Prince William county
A. Of
county courthouse to Manassas.
PUBLIC DEBT.
House bill (from the special joint commit
tec) to provide for the payment Of the public
debt was made the special continuing order
for February 1sta at O'Clock Z. n.
LECTURE IN THE HALL.
On motion of Mr.. O'FEERALI., the use Of
the Hall Of the House Of Delegates was
granted to tie Board Of Trustees Of Pythian
Hall. Richmond, on Friday night next, for
the delivery Of a lecture by a member Of tie
House OR. G1LMAN) for tie benefit Of the
Knishts Of Pytbias.
LEAVE or ABSENCE
was granted to Mr. RAproRD for two days.
ELLIS PASSED.
Senate hills for the relief OF Madison Al
len; to amend the charter and change the
corporate lame OF the Citizens Savings Bank
| of Petersburg; to authorize the sale OF the
land scrip donated Virginia by act Of Con-
gress, and to provide for the investment OF
! The proceeds; Tor the relief Of Simon Hirsh,
| Of Fredericksburg to incorporate the Bank
of Warren; joint resolution petitionlng the
aid of Congress to build free bridge across
| the Potomac to incorporate the Blldgewatel
and Mt. Crawford Turnpike Company; tc
| legalize and amend the charter of the Char
lottesville Milling and Manufacturing Com
Danr, aud to amend the same.
EDUCATIONAL LAND EcRR.
The special order (bill for the distribution
of the proceeds Of the land scrip donated
| Virginia by act Of Congress) came up, the
question being upon agreeing to the substi
| 5ute of Mr.. WHARTON, Which gives two
thirds of the fund to the Preston and Oli1
Institute, in Montgomery county.
| Mr.. WALKER addressed the House earnestly
! in favor Of Mr.. WuARTON's amendment.
| Mr.. PoACUE opposed the pending substi
5ute, and again advocated the claims Of Tho
University and Virginia Military Institute.
Mr.. WALL called the pending question. Il
was ordered, and the substitute WAS agreed
to-yeas, CO; nays, 81.
Mr.. BAGwELL moved to reconsider. Re
consideration was favored by Mr. Smith anC
opposed by Mr.. WALKER.
| Mr.. CoGHlLL moved to adjourn. Lost
ayes, So; noes, &c.
! The pending question was then ordered on
to--aycs, 50; noes, %.
! BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. PERKINS: Resolution as to expo
diency of repeating fence law in certain por
tons of Dinwiddie county.
BY Mr.. BouToS: Resolution as to present
status of the Acknowledgement and why IL
has not received his full salary.
| BY Mr. NEALE: Petition Of president ant
trustees Of the School Board Of Washington
township, Alexandria county, &C., asking t.
be allowed to use district school funds to pay
teachers.
By Mr.. CUMMINGS: Bill to amend aut
reenact sections /, 4, and of the charter o.
the Abingdon and Denton's Valley Turn
pike Company, passed February 18th, 1867.
! BY Mr.. NEALE: Resolution rs to expo
dieucy of allowing mechanics to sell article:
LEFT with them to be repaired if uncalled fol-
after a certain time.
BY MI. BOOKER Petition Of citizens o.
| Halifax for submission to the people Of tina,
county of the question of the purchase of the
bridge at South Boston by the county in order
that it may be made free bridge.
BY Mr.. KELLY: Petition of citizens o.
Spotsylyania asking that the county judge Of
| that county shall have the right to rearrangt
the boundaries in regard to the fence law.
BY Mr.. TsDBALh: Bill to authorize countie.
which have adopted the fence law to vote
upon repeating the same.
By Mr.. CLopTox: Bill to amend and re
enact the act of February Is, 1871, for the
assessment Of taxes, &c.
On melton of Mr.. LovENsTEN, the chair
was then vacated until half-past 7 o'clocl
p. n.
Right Session.
kt 7s P. N. the Speaker resumed The
5ehaf.