The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-11
General Assembly Of Virginia.

T. u. T..
General Assembly Of Virginia.
...., WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1877.
SENATE. s
acknowledgements MXRTE in the cnalr'
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Christian, OF M'ncnes-
ter.
ELECTION or SUPERINTENDENT OF rUEL1c rElST-
ING.
uouse Joint resolution fixing Friday, l2th
instant. at / O'Clock, for the, election OF our
nerintendcnt of Public Printing, was TAKEN
up and agreed to.
4 HOUSE BILL REFERRED.
uo,,se hin to amend and reenact section of
an act approved July 9, 1870. enutleu a1i ae'
70 reassess the lands throughout the Com-
monwcaIth, was read twice anu reieiieo W
the Committee on Finance. 4"
COMMITTEE REPORTS. .-..:
Mr., FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported with an amendment
Senate bin to amend the act incorporating
tho James River Bridge Company. :,
MIR. THOMAS, from the Committee on n
nance, reported, with amendments, uo.t,e
bill providing for the resssessincnt OF EalidS
in the Comm :. ).
Also, with the recommendation ti'at ~ 10
inexpedlent to legislate OH. the suDJcct,) the
petition of Franklin Stcarns asking amount
of excessive taxes paid by him upon ianus II.
Orange county to be refunded ana assessment
of lands corrected. ,..:o,,
Also, without amendment, .Iolnt RESOLUTION
fixing the time for the collection OF taNcSanu
county levies in the county OF bilchlhsIh,,n
for the year 1870; which was suDsequentla
taken mn. on motion Of Mr. HUNDLEY, ana
passed. ;..,, IN I'll
nance. reported with an amendment House
hill for the relief of the srretieS OF BenJamh
Robinson. late sheriff of Greene county.
Also. House bill for the relief OF Frederick
Griffith. of the county of Wcstmoreland.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
nv Mr.. WySNE: Resolutions of the City
Cornell Of Richmond requesting the repre-
sentatiyes of the city in the Legislature TO
su,port the amendment proposed 10 INC
charter of the James River Bridge Company.
Nv Mr.. ROLLER: Bill to incorporate inc
Bridgewater and Mount Crawford turnpike
Company. D,:,
By same: Bill to incorporate the Bridge
water and Raleigh Springs Turnpike Com
pany. .,, :,:,,. eo,. inn
posing a tax upon corporations ana JONI
stock companies doing business IN TINS SG'te.
BY Mr.. ANDERSON, Of PittsylvanH: blll 10
amend and rccnact section is OF an ACT al'-
proved July II, 1870, entitled nm ACT 10
establish and maintain Il uniform system OF
public free schools.
sEABoARD AND ROANOKE COMPANY.
Housc bill to authorize the Scaboard and
Roanoke Company to acquire an interest IN
connecting railroads was taken up, on motion
Of Mr.. BoYKIS, read the third time, and passed
with it's title.
RE-AssEssMEHT OF LANDS.
House bill providing for the restSsessment
of the lands in the Commonwealth was taken
nm. on motion of Mr.. GRIMsLEY, and the
question being OH The amendments proposed
nv the Committee on Finance, Mr.. ROLLER
offered a substitute for the first amendments OF
the committee; pending the consideration OF
which Mr.. JOHNSON moved to lay the bill Oh
the table and make it the order of the day
for tomorrow Thursday at o'clock, which
was agreed to.
IMMIGRATION. "-
On motion of Mr.. HoLLADAY, it was
Eesolred, That the Commissioner of I'M
migration he and he is directed to prepare
statement of the transactions OF the Board Of
Immigration from its organization up to this
time, together with any information now in
his possession derived from correspondence
bearing upon the subject Of immigration, and
to report the same to the General Assembly,
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
hp
Governor by the hands Of his Secretary,
Colonel Owens, transmitting copies of letters
to the Governors Of Maryland, Tennessee,
and North Carolina, in reference to the adj
justment of the boundary lines between
those States and the State Of Virginia, to-
gcther with the report Of the commissioners
appointed on the part of the State of Wiz
ginia to establish the boundary line between
this State and the State of Maryland; also
the report OF the commissioners appointed
under an act to replenish the tresl-watcr
streams Of the State with fish.
The communication was taken up, and, on
motion of Mr.. PENN, laid on the table and
made the order Of the day for Tuesday next
in executive (secreD session.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The report of the Committee Of Privileges
election case in the senatorial district COM
posed of the counties of Charlotte and Neck
lenburg (Berkley Us. Lathrop being the I'M
finished business OF yesterday, it was taken up.
Mr.. NowLN supported the report Of the
,,,o,,, ~ity of the committee declaring that the
stt,, = ma, :,ber is entitled to hold his seat.
Mcssrs. klRkt TRIM anu ooNEih' ''''ieo
the seating of both.
Messrs. FITZPATRICK an IHoNAa uigco
the adoption of the minority report On inc
committee, recommending the rccommlSsloi.
of the question to the suttrages Of the people
at a special election to. be held in the district
composed of the counties Of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg.
The vote OIL Mr.. KIRKrATRIcK's substitute
for all pending propositions Ito seat both the
sitting member and the contestant was re-
jected-ayes, 5; noes, 81.
The question recurring on the adoption of
the minority report (Which declares the cleo
ton held illegal and void, and A. P. LATHRoP
not entitled to his seat, and provides for a
new election in the counties OF Charlotte and
Mecklenburg, which form the thirtieth dis
trict under the apportionment act), it was
also rejected-ayes, 4; noes, "a.
Mr.. STEVENS, ut twenty minutes 10 4
O'Clock, moved to adjourn; on which mouon
Mr.. Penn called the ayes and noes, and the
Senate refused by vote of q to u.
The question then recurring on the adop-
ton of the majority report, Mr.. TAYLOR, OF
Loudoun, called fora division of the question.
The vote was first taken ON the first reso-
luton, declaring the writ of election issued
by the Governor to the counties Of Char
lotte and Prince Edward and the election
Hereunder illegal and void, and was decided
in the negative.
The question being then taken on the