The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-14
General Assembly of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, March IS, 1872.
SENATE.

favor of the resolution and In complimentary
terms of the ability, learning, ana ch.dact.i
If .Jnarc Joypes. and of the debt OF Slali'
tus,e which the State owes hiln. s
The resolution was unanimously PaSscu'
uo,.Sr .urxpyExrs TO SENATE Bills AGREED TO-
TO bill providing charter lor Iuc e''s VI
Stanton. ruo1or;c,, hnrr
CuIpeper and l:appa!mnnoch ha''i o''' ~0-'
pany. oos.od february 81
1867, for III" Improvement alit' hN l5'''0i' "
New river, &c.
ELLIS REroRTED FRoI coAAlIILh A'D i'1 ~
CALENfER. o.
House Lill: Instructing the treasurer MOI
to receive on dcposit from foreign insurance
ron,:nuirs. under the act OF Sd OF February,
Iscr certificates for onc-third OF the public
dri,t issued under the Sd section of the act Of
%0,h March, 1871, entitled an act tor the
f,!ndin-and payment OF the public debt with
the RECOMMENDATION that it do not pass.
Senate bills: TO incorporate the Shcnan-
aoah River Boom and Dam Improvement
Companv; TO alncud and rcunact the 1st sec
ton Of chapter 1G1 Of the Code of Virginia,
in relation to killing deer at certain times
with tic recommendation chat 1t Go no!
PASS.
BILLS Presented.
Nv Nr. TAYLOR, OF Loudoun Bill to
amend and rC:lact the 9TH section Of the act
70 incorporate tie Alexandria Dock Com
panv, passed February 6, 1867. Subsequently
passed.
81 Mr.. TERRY: Bill TO incorporate the
Roanoke Land, Immigration, and Savings
Hank Company. Put on calendar.
By same: Bill to create board of CON-
miss!oncrs 10 receive the Fort Norfolk pro-
pcr:v from the United States authorities. lie
I'crrcd.
b. lIr. HuEHDoN: Bill! to amend "nd re-
enact section ,, chapter 3C', session. act;
lSG9-'.0, in relation 10 tie fisheries OF the
Potomac and RappalaLnotk rivers. Put Oh
calendar.
By Mir. LAcKLAHD: Bill 10 Incorporate the
Newcastle and Pain; Bank Turnpike Com
pany, in the county Of Craig. Subsequently
Bv Mr.. MASSEY: Bill 10 incorporate tie
Pond Marsh Wharf Company. Put on c'i'
cndar.
BILLS X TIE HANDS OF TIE GovEnN0R.
Tie following resolution, introduced ~
Mittcc Tor CourlS CT Justice:
"Hcso.rcl Gae EorSe Of Delegates con-
cayriaql. That under TIC Sth section OF TIC
4ih article Of tic Constitution tie Governor
his five days after the Adjournment Oh the
General Assembly In which to approve an
h;Il OF io:n: resolution, but after the az
iourNmcn1 Of the General Assembly 10 Ill!
cjn become llw w!thou; the approval OF
i,tc Governor
THE LAND sCEIT.
The hi.l Yesterday agreed upon, dividing
the land scrip between Hampton Institute
and Preston and DIN lils1itutc-onc-thIrd 10
the iurner and two-tailds to the lattrr-Wa>
amended and passed without dissenting
voice.
We are requested to say that Proposition
No. ). in the competitive system Q; voting
Yesterday adopted, Included Ronaokc Coz
.c.c rs well rs Richmond and liamrd@n Syd.
l,2y Colleges, and WIS tie substitute offered
by Air. LAKELAND for the bill reported by
the committee. On the third ballot No. . ~.
cciycd eight votes on tue call of the roll, but
under the rule adopted it would have been
.tropped on the next ballot. This being tie
case, 4 number Of the friends o'No. . Changed
.ncir votes before the result was announced al
TIC clerks desk, in ordcrto save the trou''!'
O; auollier ballot; and the result AS recorded
therefore, gave only two votes :Cr II, rs We
correctly reported.
TIE LEASE OF TIE FESTTzSTIART.
Senate bill in relation - tic lease OF thu
pcnitontary was pas:ed-aycs, %; noes, 6.
CHARTER OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
llr. QcEsrxBrREY. from the Committee OF
noals and Internal Navigation, reportc,
without amendment Senate Lil) conscltn-
10 amendment ot the charter Of the Ct.r>;t
,,cNkc and Ohio Railroad Company by ti'
state Of West Nir, ilia !; Which WAS suhsc
qurntly taken ny.
NJ. COCHRAN objected that tic bill hat
been reported from the committee When tn
committee had no quorum.
NIo,srs. PR1pEMoRE and KIRKPATRIcf
Thought that the Legislature ought to avail
themselves of this opportunity to rcscind tai
provisions OF their charter cEcrptinG til
comp.}Yiy from taxation.
After some discussion the bill was recon-
ulittcd.
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COLLECTION OF TAXE>
House bill to extend the time for the col
lection of taxes in certain townships Of sevc
ril counties was taken up, read twice, amt OF
motion Of Mr.. TAYLOR OF Loudour, the rtl.
rcGs!iring the commitment OF the same hciu,
SUSPENDED, the Lii WAS amended so Is L
make tic provisions Of the same apply to al
the counties Of the State, and the BID W.
then passcd-ayc+, %; noes, ). Tie Till
WAS also amended. [ihis Lii extends IL
! time for the collection Of taxes to the lst
April, but it requires all moneys collecte'
previous TO the LIST OF March to be paid int
the treasury 1t once.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
The report Of the committee Of couforcnc
| on the di,agreeing votes Of thctwo Houses i
reltti0n to House bill No. lSI, to preScrlD
the dutie> and compensation of certain tow
ship officers, was agreed TO.
THg TAX BILL
was discussed till the hour Of Adjournment
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED Of THE CALENDAR
Senate bills: 70 incorporate the Eirgini
Valley Railway and Internal improvement
Company; to amend and rec.!act section !
| of election law of 1870 with recommend;
ton that it DO not pass; to amend the a'
| relating to Iuuciaries, 50 rs to nix the fees {
| commissioners Of accounts !; toamend scctlo
}. chapter Ia, Of Code Of 1860, in raiaton
removal Of causes. House bills: For rclit
IF Thomas Jennings, acting jailor of Pit
svlyania county; 10 amend the election la'
| with an adverse recommendation; to authS
rizc the public schools OF Manassas to Us
certain textbooks; for the correction OF &
sessulcnt of lands Of d. c. Norman AZ
others in Montgomery, and for retuEdine
them in excess Of taxes. Also, Senate hi
to regulate the imposition a taxes for publ
school purposes.
The following bills We're placed Oh ii