The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-12

Bhha LOT looO, IN reference 10 the proteS
Of notes.
Resolution relative to running rairoa,
trains on Sunday the committee deeme,
inexpedient to legislate on.
Mr.. Pridemore introduced bill t.
amend sec. 2, chap. 1873, of the Code o
1860, III relation to the sale of infant
insane persons and trust estatea.
By Mr.. Penn: A bill to extend the time
for the collection Of the taxes of 1872 il
the county of Patrick.
MIR. Martin, Of Chesterfield, was granted
leave of absence for one day. Adjourned
HoUsE.-The House met at u NJ,
Speaker Hanger in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. Moses D. Hoxe, D. d., of the Pres.
byterian Church.
! The following bills wero reported and
put on calendar:
House Bills: To provide artificial limbs
for citizens Of Virginia who lost their limbs
III the late war, heretofore recommitted and
reported back with amendments.
For the relief Of George w. Wright, as.
SCISSOR of Taylor township, Orange county.
For the relief of Robert M. Heterick,
late superintendent of schools for Kappa
hammock county.
To amend section o, of an act of Feb
ruary Is, 1879, to establish State Board
Of Health.
Joint resolution memorializins Congress
to abolish the internal tax on all liquors
made from fruit.
The following resolutions, &c., were in
PRODUCED:
BY MIR. Minor: A resolution granting
the use Of the Hall of the House Friday
evening, Dec. l3), to Mr.. VIM. G. Hub
bard, for the purpose Of delivering q free
lecture on ''Poace.n Agreed to.
The Committee on Propositions and Grev-
ances reported back the list Of charters of
joint stock companies, lodged in the office
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
since Dec. s, 1871. and asked that the same
be printed. Concurred in.
Messrs. Perkins, Cox, P. X. Jones, WIN.
Gillian and Lassiter stated that had they
been present yesterday they would have
voted in the affirmative GU the repeal of the
dog-tax law.
Senate joint resolution declaring that all
elections Of judges to fill xacancies shall be
for the unexpired terms of their predeces-
sors, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Riddlebarger, House
bill to provide artificial limbs, &c., was
taken up on its second reading. The
Of the committee were agreed
to.
Mr.. Brooke proposed to amend further.
as to colored men who had lost their limbs
during the war, "who were then residents
Of this State" Adopted. The bill pro.
poses to appropriate $40, 900 to the purposes
set forth.
The hour 4 P. NJ having arrived for
the execution of the joint special order to
90 into the election Of county judges to
Fill vacancies in certain counties, Mr..
Ramsdell (Rep.l nominated Mr.. j. S. Budd
for the County court of Dinwiddie, hereto-
fore nominated for the position by the Con-
servstives in joint conference. The
nomination was seconded by Mr.. Boiling
and Other Conservatives, and various Re-
publicans, black and white, expressed their
approval Vt the nomination. P. j. Carter
said that he would vote for Mr.. Budd be-
cause it was the only chance likely to arise
in which candidate nominated in the Gen.
eral Assembly by Republican would be
elected. There was no other nomination.
The roll being called, resulted in unani-
NOUS vote for Mr.. Budd.
Messrs. Boiling, Perking and A. B.
Llghtner, were appointed on part Of the |
House to the Joint committee to count tho |
oint vote and report the result. Mr.. Boil
ing subsequently reported that the joint
vote for Mr.. Budd was l48, all the votes
cast, and the Speaker declared Mr.. Budd
July elected to the vacancy for the unex-
Dired term.
Mr.. II. T. Parish, for Appomattox, j.
J. Allen, for Botetourt, and VIM. Pope
Dabney, for Pcwhatan, were then elected.
The following resolutions were introduced
and referred:
BY Mr.. Boiling: Bill to incorporate
land companies in every county in the
State.
BY Mr.. St. John: Bill to legalize the
assessment of lands In Marion and Rye
Valley townships, Smythe county.
BY Mr.. Norton: Bill to amend section
LIST Of an act to distribute and apportion
in the General Assembly.
BY Mr.. j. G. Brown: Bill to amend
section 3, chapter 3il of the Acts Of 1871
'72. in relation to fences.
BY Mr.. Graham: Petition Of David L.
Pierce and others, members of the Wythe-
vile bar, in favor Of changing the present
county court system.
BY Mr.. Daniel: Resolution instructing
the Committee on Finance to enquire into
and report upon the claim of General G.
Tochman, for disbursements made for the
State while acting as State agent of immi-
grafton.
By Mr.. Mathew: Resolution as to the
of so amending the law as to
direct the collection of the district school
tax by the collector of the township.
By Mr.. Scruggs: Bill to declare Banis-
ter river, in Pittsylvania county, lawful
fence.
BY same: Resolutions as to the expedi-
ency of amending sec. 50, chap. $50, of
the Acts of 1S71-72. so as to restore to
the constables the right to execute civil
process by serving warrants and levyipg
and collecting executions.
BY Mr.. Kincheloe: Resolutions as to the
expediency of law to indemnify citizens
for the destruction of stock by railroads
and to provide for the recovery Of the same
by motion in the county or circuit court
of the county in which such stock are
killed or crippled.
BY Mr.. Scruggs: Resolution as to the ex-
pediency of law making the stealing Of
property of less value than $50, felony.
House adjourned at 2:l5 p. NJ, on
motion of Mr.. Fitzgerald.
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