The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-04
LEGISLATURE.
NlSTIETH DAY
MONDAY, March i.
House of Delegates

House Of Deiesates
Speaker Hanger in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Davis, of the
Lutheran church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PUT ON CALEN-
OAR.
Senate bill to incorporate the Columbia,
Fairfax and Prince William railroad COM
pany recommended not to pass; House
bill to incorporate the Stafford Free Bridge
and Ferry company.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Messrs. w. T. Jones, P. X. Jones, Bry-
ant, Butler, Strother, VanAukcn, Watson.
John &. Brown, TaliferTo, Deneale and
Dalton would have voted aye and Mr..
Robinson wo nd have voted no, had they
been present on Saturday, when the vote
was taken on passing the bill declaring
what shall be receivable for taxes, &c,
over the veto of the Executive.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. Nickens, days Law
son, day; Radford, 3 days; Parker, 2
days, and Wharton, l day.
PAY OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
House bill fixing the pay of members of
the General Assembly at so per day,
which was committed on Saturday to the
Committee on Retrenchment and Economy,
was reported back from the committee
with an amendment, in the nature of a
substitute, fixing the pay at what it now is
SO per day. A minority report, signed
by three members, recommending the per
diem to be fixed at So, was also presented.
THE CLERICAL FORCE OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Irvine, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Auditor of Public Accounts
be instructed to furnish the House with the
whole number of clerks principal and assistant)
now employed in the several departments of the
State government, with the salary paid to each.
RELEASE OF MORTGAGE.
ssSenate bill authorizing the Board of Pub
lie Works to release the mortgage or
pledge executed by the town of Petersburg
on $500 shares of the capital stock of the
Petersburg Railroad company under an act
of the General Assembly of Virginia au-
thorizing the States guarantee to certain
bonds of the town of Petersburg, passed
January 1850, was passed-ycas, 50 ;
nays, 3.
PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE
FERRED.
BY Mr.. Ragwell- Petition of trustees Of
Saniord's Charity, in the county of Acco-
mac, asking for the passage of an act ar.
thorizng the sale of the property, &c., &c.
BY Mr.. Booker-Petition of j. l.. Car
rington, praying for a modification of the
act entitled san act to prevent drunkenness
and disorder at public elections" passed
March 18th, 1868, so as not to require the
proprietors of hotels to close their bars
only on the day of elections.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To prescribe the times for holding the
terms of the Circuit Court in the 9TH
10th and 18th circuits, with amendments.
A. M. & o. II. r. co.
Senate bill amending the charter of Tho
A. NJ. & o. R. r. Co., by providing fol
the condemnation Of the outstanding stock
OF the companies now composing this con.
solidated company, postponed on Friday
until to-day, was taken up.
Mr.. Coghill moved to amend the pream.
bic by striking out the words which assert
that the private stockholders are asking for
the passage of the bill. Rejected.
Mr.. Thomas, President pro tenn, in the
chair.
No prayer.
A number of House bills were read
twice and referred.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief of sureties of John L.
Broughton, late sheriff of Essex county
to authorize an election of certain officers
in the town of Jetfersonville to amend
and reenact section chapter 55 of code
in relation to fire companies, authorizing an
increase of membership from 60 to 80; to
authorize the corporate authorities of VIM
chester to borrow money to enlarge water
works, &C.; to authorize election of off
GERS in the town Of Tappahannock to pre-
scribe the duties and cempensations oil
county officers.
SUPREME COURT REPORTS FOR JUDGES.
House joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Commonwealth to furnish
to the judges of the State copies of the
reports of Court of Appeals at actual cost
Of publication, was passed-ayes, 90;
noes, 2.
REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE CALL
ENDAR.
House BMs.-For relefo Thos. Jennings.
acting jailor of Pittsylvania county; to
incorporate the Inebriates Home, with
amendments.
Senate Bills. authorize the qualified
voters of the county of Gloucester to vote
on the questions Of removing the court
house and other public buildings of said
county; to establish Bureau of Insur-
ance, with substitute therefor; to render
valid deed of conveyance of certain pro-
perty in Rockingham county for the use of
Lutheran and German Reform churches !;
to incorporate the Atlantic, Chesapeake
and Ohio Transportation and Towing COM
pany with amendments).
REV ROBERT CoLLYER MISTAKEN
FOR JUDGE CARPENTER, OF SOUTH
q .rnI LIZ Pn.r Pnhnrt Gtoll,.or lant1r.