The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-05
General Assembly of Virginia.
SYxTHETEV DAY.
SATURDAY, February 3. 1872.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Tho L,r1-TESAST-GovERNoR in the char.
Prayer by Rev. George c. Fandersllce.
COMMITTEE REPoRTs.
Mr.. fteespoy. from the Committee on
Courts of Justice, reported without amend
mant Senate bill to amend section OF CHAP
.nr 1,1 of the Code, IN relation to records.
Also. with the recommendation that 1t do
mt mass. Senate bill "to protect the citizens
Of the State in the enjoyment OF their civil
rights" II, -.
ALSO. without amendment, House bill en-
,itIcd nm net to allow further time to }. Dou-
class Thornton. clerk Of the courts OF Sus.
sex county, to give bond and qualify as s;uu
clerk. :. ,,..
Also. q report declaring it lneXpedient 10
,etr;sla,e on the subject Of resolution as TO
reducing compensation of commissioners OF
courts. o1,,.;o,, -,
With like recommendation, resolution rs
TO eyempting physicians from jury service.
Mir. t,ocusAS. from the COMMITTEE on
Finauce. reported with substitute thorclor
Senate bill providing for the adJudicaucn OF
the claim of Washington and Lee University
to certain lost bonds Of the State.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. GRIMsLEY To Incorporate the Az
rington Land and Loan company Keller
red. o;o,, oo.
By Mr.. COCHRAN: Respecting special meet
ingi of the Board of Directors OF tne Valey
Railroad Company, and to MAKE fa1lo cefe'in
ucts Of said company. Passed.
By Mr.. ROLLER: To Incorporate Tue NoiIh
River Railroad Company. Refeefeu. -:
By Mr.. WHINE: In reference to !panh holi-
days. Referred.
TAXES DUE BY RICHMOND AND DANVlLLE RAHo
ROAD COMPANY.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, modified at the
suggestion of Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, it WIS
Resolued, That the Board OF Public
Works be requested to inform the SENATE
wherefore the Richmond and DanVllle Rali.
road Company have failed to pay the interest
dine the State July, 1871, OF S2l,ooO, ana
January, 1872, of S2l 900, and also make
similar report in reference to any default on
the part of any other internal improvement
company, and report what steps have been
| taken to enforce the payment of the same,
and if none, wherefore.
JURISDICTION OF COURTS.
| Senate bill to regulate and define the jn
risdiction of the county and circuit courts
to prescribe the number Of terms of the cir.
i cult courts, and to fix the pay of the county
Judges, being the unfinished business, wa:
taken UP, ordered to be engrosscd, and dis
cussed to the hour of adjournment, an(
made the special order of the day for Wed
tuesday,.
i HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
3 Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer b,
, Rev. Mr.. Garlick, Of the Leish-Street Baptis
church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
House bills To amend and reenact an &C
prescribing the duties and compensation o
township officers; prescribing the duties ant
compensation Of county officers to authorize
the qualified voters of Halifax county to vot'
on the question of the purchase OF the toll
n bridge at South Boston, in that county, il
3 order to make it free bridge; to amend aIt
reenact section IA of al act for the re0rganiza
ton of the militia, approved March %
I 1871. Joint resolution requesting Congress
to furnish Virginia her quota Of arms.
n USE OF THE HALL.
II On motion of Mr.. HEAD, the Use Of tn
J hall was granted to Master Dick Iillery
, "the boy orator of the South" for an enter
tainment on Monday evening, February 9th
1872.
| THE ALLEGED FUNDING BILL FRAUDS.
Dir. WALL offered the following resolution
1 upon which he asked the immediate Judg
ment of the House:
"Whereas committee Of this House wa
appointed some weeks since to inyestigat
frauds said to have been committed BY mem
3 bers of the last House Of Delegates in regar,
9 to the funding bill therefore be it
"Resolued, That said committee be Instruct
ed to report forthwith"
Mr.. KELLY hoped the resolution woul
: pass. This committee was appointed on tn
9th Of January, and there was no evidenc
that they had done anything whatever.
, Mr. saru, chairman Of the committee, sal
} the committee was pursuing Its work qule
" and In Its own way, and would report i
due time,
: Dir. O'FERRALL. moved to Lay the resolu
ton on the table, which was lost.
Fl The resolution was favored by Mr.. Hni
i Mr.. W, T. JOKES moved to amend by u
strueting the committee "to report ga 500
as possible.n Agreed to. -
Il Mr.. .PoAQug moved to amend further