The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-11
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No prayer
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED or CALENDAR.

speaker HANGER III inc cnaI. NO IIa. cI.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED on CALENDAR.
Senate bill Fer the relief Of ". L. Vaughan
and W. 7. Smith, executors of W. ). Smith,
ceased. House bills: TO incorporate Il G
n Newcastle and Paint Bank Turnpike Con-
Da3y. III the county Of Craig; for the protection
Of fish III the Black Water river and is tribli-
tarics TO authorize the supervisors of Din
widdic county to establish fence law bounda-
rcs; amending the oys cr-taX law and to
proviiIc for renting out the oyster grounds in
tic waters Of Virginia.
The following were placed on the calendar
uni"r Suspension OF the rules: Senate hills
10 authorize the qualified voters of GlouceS-
ter county to vote on the question OF re-
moving the courthouse and other public
buildings Ct said county; for the relief OF
SilcriliS and other officers whose official papers
were lost during the late war; for the relief
OF the trustees Of Sycamore church; to in
corporate the Atlantic, Chesapeake and Ohio
Transportation and Towing Company; to
authorize the Township Board Of Tanners
Creek township, in Norfolk county, to use
surplus funds for the erection of Il township
house; to authorize the Board Of Supcrvi-
sors of Russell county to borrow money to
rebuild the courthouse and Jail of said
county; House joint resolution in relation 10
the salary of the djutant-Gencral of the
State. House bill: 70 amend the Code in re.
terence to notaries public.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. LAWSON (as amended or
motion OF Mr.. BEooEE), it was resolved that
hereafter the SPEAKER shall on Mondays
Wednesdays, and Fridays, Tacate the chair n
of f,5n nnI
these night sessions shall be devoted to the
consideration of private bills on an alpha
betical call of counties, except that if mem
Der has no private bill he shall be allowed tt
have Il public bill advanced
TAX BILL.
The special order taX bilD was postponed
until - O'Clock Monday.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
| was granted Messrs. BOILING, SuTuERLIS
| STEruEEs, CLoPTOE, ANDERSON, and STRoTHER
| for one day each, aud Z. Il. JONES for two
days.
STAFFORD BRIDGE AND FERRY COMPANY.
Senate joint resolution to recall the bill It
incorporate the Stafford Bridge and Ferry
Company from the Executive was rejected
!, Nj. SuTTLE, of Stafford, arguing against it.
RELIEF OF DEBTORS.
House bill to prevent forced sales of per
sor.l property was taken up, the question
bcina upon the engroSsmcnt and third read
Ing of The substitute reported by the Com
miltcc Oh Courts.
Mr., DANIEL moved TO exempt the city o
Richmond from the provisions Of the act
Agreed to.
Nr. FuLkApS moved to exempt Wash
ington count ~ Agreed to.
Mr.. WATTS moved to exempt the city o
Portsmouth. Agreed to.
Mr.. PARKS moved to exempt the city o
Norfolk.
Nir. CoGnlLL objected to these exception
being made in a general law, and thought h
| disccIned in the motions just made an elior
to defeat the bill.
On motions severally made by Mr.. RIDDLE
p,pc, 7, the votes by which Richmond, Ports
month md Washington county were cx
cented wee rcconsidered, and the amend
ments were rejected. The vote by which
Accomac and \ orthamDton were excepted
was also reconsid.. red, and those countie
were stricken out. IA.o that no exceptions 0
cities or counties are maue.J
The substitute was then agreed to-ayes
CT; noes, Al. ,,
After prolonged debate, the bill a
amended WAS ordered to its engrossment ant
third reading-ayes, 81; noes, Al.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. WATTS: Application of the Co I'M
Gil Of the city of Portsmouth for author. y
to rcdiyide that city into wards.
BY Mr.. PAIGE: Petition of citizens of Deep
Creek township, Norfolk, for the passage cI
House bill FOG, relating to fences.
BY Mr.. HARpEsTY: Resolution as to the
propriety of lcgislating to prevent railroad
companies from eNacting oppressive rates.
BY Mr.. GILMAN: Memorial OF the counsel
of foreign bondholders OF London for the
holders of Virginia bonds in Great Britain
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
A message being received from the Senate
to the effect that that body declined to recedt
from its amendments to House lamendine
the law prescribing the duties and compen
sation of county officers, on motion Of Mr.
CoGuILL the House insisted upon its disa-
greements to the several amendments.
On motion OF Mr.. CoGHILL committee O
conference was ordered.
Adjourned,