The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-20
! Gsisial 4 ssenlhIr Of rgiala.
TarssDAY, December 10, 1877
8 SENATE.

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~ Lieutenant Governor MxRYE In the CHAIR
PRAYER by Rev. j. l.. Burrows, d. D., OF
the Baptist Church.
HOUSE BILLS, &C., BEFEBHEp.
House Joint resolution extending the time
for the collection Of taxes and county ana
township levics in the Commonwealth iof
the year 1872. -.
Joint resolution in relation to the james
River and Kanawhs canal subsequently
passed.
Bill to declare canister river, in the county
of Pittsylyania, q lawful fence.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. NowLIS: A bill to repeal the act
amending the act entitled an act to continue
the payn,cnt of interest to the University OF
Virginia. Virginia Military Institute, ana
other institutions of learning in the State.
Placed on the calendar. ,s.-
BY MIR. COCHRAN: 4 bill amending the
LIST section of au act to incorporate the VAL
lev railroad. Referred to Committee on
Roads. ~,
Rv Mr. ANDERSON of Pittsylvania A bill
in relation TO the public printing, and de-
fir inc the duties of the superintendent OF
Public Printing.
Bv Mr.. NowLIw: A bill repeating certain
sections of al act amending an act concern
Ing warrants for small claims.
Nv Mr.. ROLLER: \ bill for the relief OF
Joseph Crane, OF Page county.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. $50. ~.
Senate bill amending the act continuing
the paymcnt of interest to the University OF
Virginia, Virginia Military institute, anu
other institutions of learning in the State,
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was taken up and discussed.
Afr. KIRKPATRICK moved 10 lay II on the
table Lust-aycS, 10; noes, Il.
MIR. PEsS then moved to lay it OH the table
and make il the special order for the 9Th OF
January. Agreed to--ayeS, Is; noes, IL.
BILLS PASSED.
Tn relation to the taking Of acknowledge
ment, by clerks of county courts.
Extending the time within which the as
SCISSORS of Amelia county may make their re-
turns.
RcpcaIing the act declaring Smith river
lawful fence in the county Of Henry.
TO incorporate the town of Covington, in
the county of Allegheny, with an amend
mcnt.
To INCORPORATE the town of MartInsVilIc,
in the county Of Henry, with an amendment.
To declare New river lawful tence ior Tue
county line from Giles and Pulaski county 70
the county line between Giles and Mercer
counties, lawful fence.
INTEREST TO THE COLLEGES.
Mr.. TERRY introduced joint resolution
s,lspending the act approved january ~,
1872. amending the act of JANUARY Is, 49,,
continuing the payment Of interest and divl-
bends to the Virginia Military Institute. the
University of Virginia, and other instltu-
tons of learning, for thirty days.
The resolution created lengthy discus.
sion. Int the rules were finally suspended
for its consideration to-day at o'clock.
MIR. CosSALIY moved to adjourn. Lost
ayes, ~; noes, q.
Mir. NowLIS demanded the pending ques-
ton, and Oh that motion Mr.. CUSSALLT de-
manded the ayes and noes.
The pending question was ordered-ayes,
-; noes, 8.
The question was then upon the adoption
of the resolution, and on that question Mr..
CoSsALLY demanded the ayes and noes and
the resolution was agreed to:
hYEs-N1cssrs Boykin, Fitzpatrick, Graham.
Crrcvrr. Hcrndon. lIundcy, Lackland' Lewis.
Martin. Norton, Nowlin: Nutting, Iat'efStn 1 Ie,
Perrin. Robinson, Rue, Smith, 1a!lor Oh Louuouh'
Terry, Ward. and Wynue-22. ,,. .
SUEs.-Messrs. Anderson Of Pittsylvania, an
r,rrs,n of Rochlridgc, lic#zley. Cochran, Con
n,IIy' Greene. Grimscy. Holiday, johnson, Kirk
pt!rick, QucScnbcrry, ana hoier-l2'
ELECTION OF A JUDGE.
House Joint resolution for the election OF
Il Judge of Northampton county was taken
IN and. on motion of Mr.. Johnson, amended
80 us to fix the 9th of january as the day Tor
such election. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at the usual hour, Speaker
HANGER in the chair. Prayer by Rev. j. Il.
TYLER. of the Sevcnth-Slrect Christian
church.
REPORTED AID Put or THE CALENDAR.
The following bills, &c , were reported:
Senate bill for the relief Of Houston Ruck-
er, with recommendation from its committee
that it do not pass. Senate bill to amend
section 4th, chapter 1856. Code Of 1860, in re-
lation TO dockcting judgments, &c, reported
with various amendments. House bill for
the relief of Joseph r. Griffith and Others,
sureties of G. A. Milton, late collector of
Battletown township, in Clarke county.
House bill to amend sections II, 10, and II,
chaptcr 81, of the Code, with reference to
sales of lands for taxes. House bill to all.
thorize the Board of Public Works to sell
the States interest in the Upper Appomattox
Company. House bill to amend the 9th sec
ton of an act appropriating the income
arising from the proceeds of the land scrip,
&c. House bill for the relief of Samuel K.
Allebauyh, late sheriff Of Rockingham
county.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice, to
which was referred a resolution providing
for voting by open ballot, offered the follow
ing: :,
"Resolucd, A. tue opinion of the commit
tee, that under the Constitution the General
Assembly has no right to provide for voting
otherwise than by secret ballot"
The Committee on Finance reported 1t ln-
cXpedicnt to legiSlate on resolution re-
curing the land books to be nllde out by
the clerks of the county courts instead Of by
the assessors, us now required. Also, pc
titon of the county school board of Buck
ingham county in regard to the dog tax.
The House cOncurred in both reports.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
On motion of Mr. BOOKER. it was resolved
that the Superintendent Of Public Printing
cause 500 additional copies OF the report OF
the Second Auditor to be printed for the use
of the House.
The resolution was opposed by Mr.. KELLY,
who said the substance of the report had
already been published in all the papers of
the State, and it was useless expense.
Messrs. BOOKER and VAN AUKEN advocated
it.
Mr.. p. j. CARTER offered a joint resolution
providing for the election on the 9th Of Janu-
AIRY, 1873. of judge of Northampton. to ill
the vacancy created by the resignation OF
James +. Heath.