The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-05
General Assembly of Virginia.
THURSDAY, January 4, 1872.
SENATE,
The Lieutenant-G Governor in the chair.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III tle CnalT.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
To amend and rceuact section Of an act
approved March %, 1871, in relation to the
protection Of religious meetings and prcscr-
walton Of order at the same.
Authorizing sale of the Front Royal
turnpike.
TO authorize the Seaboad and Roanoke
Company to acquire an interest in connecting
railroads.
TO amend and reGnact chapter lSG of the
Acts of Assembly of 1877.
An ACT to make Clinch river lawful fence.
PAY AND MILEAGE OF MEMBERS OF THE GEN
- a. 4.r.;,s ERAL ASSEMBLY.
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on
Finance, reported with substitute therefor
Senate bill to amend and rc0nact chapter Ct
of the acts Of 1SGo-'70 in relation to pay and
mileage of members of the General Assem-
bly,. The substitute of the committee gives
to the President Of the Senate and Speaker
of the House IS per dry during the sessions
of their respective Houses, and to members
S. per day. The mileage proposed is ten
cents per mile. t'...
The bill reported by the committee was
subsequently taken up and amended so as to
make the pay of the two presiding officers
500 per annum, and the members of each
House 500 per annum; mileage, for actual
travel, at the rate Of ten cents per mile; and
was then laid on the table and-With all pro-
posed amendments, substitutes, &c.,-or-
dered to be printed. ........ ~.
RELIEF FOR THE SHERIFF OF CARROLL.
MIR. THOMAS, from the same committee,
also reported without amendment Senate
bill authorizing Stephen Bond, late sheriff of
Carroll county, to collect taxes advanced and
paid into the Treasury by him which We're u.s.
sessed for the year 1869.
PAYMENT OF THE INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported without amendment the fol-
lowing bill introduced by Mr.. CoNNALLHl to
provide for the payment Of the interest upon
the public debt due on January 1, 1872:
Be 1T enacted 6y the General assembly,
That it shall be the duty of the Auditor of
Public Accounts to pay into the public trea-
sury, subject to the warrant of the Second
Auditor, SO much Of the public revenue as
the Second Auditor may certify to be-neces-
s,ry to pay the semi-annual installment Of in
terest on the public debt due Oh the LIST day
of January, 1872.
Put on the calendar.
-. TIE CONTESTED SEAT.
On motion of Mr.. HuNDLEY it was resolved
that the privileges of the floor of the Senate
chamber be extended to r. B. Berkley, the
contestant for the seat Of A. P.LATHRor, and
that he be heard In his behalf upon the ques-
ton of the adoption of the report of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
On motion of Mr.. GREENE, the special
order fbeing the consideration of this SUBJ
ject) was postponed from to-day until to-mor-
row (Friday) in consequence Of the. absence
OF Mr.. LATHRor.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY MIR. FITzP ATRIck : Bill to amend and re-
enact sections Is and 16 of chapter AL of the
acts of 1s69-'70, in relation to working the
public roads.
BY Mr.. PRIDEMoRE Bill to amend and re-
enact sections 80 and 40 of chapter 1S6, acts
Of 1S6O-'7a, prescribing compensation of GER
tain township officers.
BY Mr.. GRMsLEy: Petition Of r. II. He
terich praying refunding Of certain money
paid by him for school purposes.
BY same: Petition of james Fl. Barry in
relation to the exercise of certain civil relne-
dies. D.. ss.
= BY Mr.. HERNpoS: Memorial of G.. Toch-
man praying for an appropriation to return
to him 81, 78o.95, which he expended in pro-
noting immigration to Virginia, and to al
low him compensation for past services. J. Il
By same: Bill to amend aud reenact Sec
ton 2lof an net entitled Gan act to extend
the Jurisdiction of police justices and justices
of the pence in certain cases,"' approved
March so, 1871,