The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-10
General Assembly Of Virginia.
sxxTY.sIxTH DAY.
FRIDAY, February 0, 1872.
SENATE. h-.',-
Mr.. THOMAS, president pro 1en1', IN tne
chair, No prayer.

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Mr. THOMAS, president pro tem., in the
chair. No prayer.
uoMHITTEE REPORTS.
Mr. F,rzp ArRIcK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported without amcndmen.
senate bill to incorporate the Arlington Lana
and Lean Company.
Also a bill to amend and reenact section
of an act passed January goth. lSG6, en-
titled an act relating to fences ana the Pio-
lection of crops. IN on
Also. with amendments, House Dill Gu
titled an act to amend and recnact an act ap-
nroyed February 10Th, 1883, entitied an
act 70 incorporate the town OF hsiiiaha, III
the county of Hanover, and the ACT alIleiitla-
tory thereof. approved July 1ltn, Ioo4, III
force March 10Th, 1871" co,
Sfr T.yIoR. of Norfolk, from the COM
mittan nm Roads and Internal NaIlgatioil'
renortcd without amendment, Senate bill TO
,nocnd and rcGnact section Is, chapter u,
code Of 1860. relating to tolls Oh turnplkcs
out of repair. c.o In r.
also, without amendments, Senate Dlll 10
;,cornorate the Nethermuir Turnpike Com
pany. c. l;n r.
Also. without amendment, senate Dill 10
authorize the formation of the Allcgnahy
Springs Railroad Company. -.
AIR THOMAS, from the Committee on III
nance, reported, with amendments, senate
hill TO amend and reenact section lO OF clall-
ter il of the Code Of Virginia, with regard
ia the nav of the clerks of the Court OF Ap-
meals and of the Circuit Court OF the Guy Oh
Richmond as amended by chapter 329 OF inc
acts of 1SG9-'7O, approved October 81, 1871.
Also. bill for the relief Of w. K. Vaughn
and w. r. Smith, executors OF W. L. emlth,
deceased.
MIR. GR1MsLEY, from the Committee on
County. CITY. and Town Organizations, re-
poTted a bill! TO amend and recnact an ACT
prescribing the duties and compensation OF
certain township officers and thea amenda-
tory thereof.
Also, bill amending an act entitled an
act prescribing the duties and compensation
of county officers and the acts amendatory
thereof.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. AxpERsoS, of Pittsylyania Bill to
amend and rcGnact an act pissed February
rs. 1867. entitled san act for the relief OF
the late sherifs of the Commonwealth"
Bv Mr. JOHNSON: Bill to incorporate The
New York and Norfolk Railroad Company.
Bv Mr.. GREENE: Bill providing compcns;t-
ton for services to be rendered by the clerk
Of the Circuit Court Of the city OF Peters
burg.
By Mr.. KIRKPATRICK: Bill to perfect the Or
caniZltion of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company.
TIE HOMESTEAD Law.
House Joint resolution to suspend the sale
of proDcrty claimed us exempt under the
homestead provision of the Constitution until
the question of constitutionality is decided
bv the Court Of Appeals was taken up, Oh
motion of Mr.. FITZPATRICK, and agreed TO.
THE LATE sHERIFFs OF TIE COMMONWEALTH.
House bill for the relief of the late shcrills
of the Commonwealth Was passed, after beng
amended.
TIE TAX COLLECTED on RAW COTTON.
House Joint resolution requesting and me-
morialixing the Congress of the United States
to refund the tax collected on raw cotton in
1865 was taken up and agreed to.
HOUSE ELLIS PASSED.
To amend the charter of the town Of Gull
pcper.
TO allow further time to B. Ashton Lewis.
county treasurer of Brunswick county, TO
give bond and qualify as such treasurer.
TO consolidate the Indebtedness Of the city
of AlcXandiia in one uniform issue OF stock.
For the relief of Caroline Lindsay.
For the relief of Isaac Jones and Others.
coMMoNwEALTu's ATTORNEY FOR RICHMOND.
House hill increasing the pay of the Com
monwcatll's attorney for the city of Rich
mond 500 per anniIm was taken up, and at,-
vocatcd by Messrs. WYNSE, CoSSALLY, HoL-
LADAY, KIRKPATRICK, and GRlMSLEY, and OPP
NV n II.
FlTzrATRIcK, and PElDEMoEE. On its pas
sage the vote stood-aycs, 20; noes, y. 1t
was, therefore. rejected, not having received
a corStitut onal majority (22 votes.
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Rock
bridge, the vote just taken was rcconsid-
ercd-aycs, - ; noes, II.
SPECIAL ORDER FOR SATURDAY.
Senate bill to regulate and define the .iuris-
diction of the county and circuit courts, to
prescribe the number Of terms of the circuit
courts, and to fix the pay Of county juSde>,
was made the special order Of the day for
Saturday at O'Clock.
IMPROVEMENT TO TIE EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.
House bill appropriating $4,000 for heat
ing the building Of the Eastern Lunatic ASy-
lllm by steam was read the third time, and,
on motion of Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rockbridgc,
laid Oh the table.
BILLS REJECTED.
House bill exempting fire companies of the
city Of Lynchburg from service on jurics.
House bill TO amend and reCnact section 90
of an act entitled an act to provide sys-
TEN of public free schools in the cities Of the
Commonwealth, and to repeal section GG Of
an act entitled IN act to establish and main-
tain uniform system of public free schools,
approved July II, 1870 afterwards reconsl-
deredl.
STATE DEroSIToR1Es.
Senate bill adversely reported) making Il
distribution Of the State funds was taken up,
when Mr.. KIRKPATRICK offered Il substitute.
The bill and substitute were laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
BILLS ADVANCED.
A great number of bills were advanced to
second and third readings.
EXTENSION OF CHARTER ASKED.
Mr. HERNDoN, by leave, introduced bill to
extend the charter of the Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville Railroad Company and to
authorize said company to borrow money
and create mortgage upon the property
and franchises.