The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-05
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

in the county OF YORK.
Adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Davis, of the Lutheran church.
ELLIS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to incorporate the Columbia,
Fairfax and Prince William Railroad Com
pany recommended not to pass) House bill
to incorporate the Stafford Free-Bridge or
Ferry Company:
Personal EXPLANATIONS.
McssrS. w. L. JONES, Z. X. JONES, BRY-
ANT, BUTLER, STRoTHER, VAN AUKES, WAT.
son, JOIN G. Brown, TALIAFEREo, DESEALE,
and Dalton, would have voted aye. and Mr..
ROBINSON would have voted no, had they
been present on Saturday when the vote was
taken on passing the bill declaring what shall
be receivable for taxes, &C., over the veto OF
the Executives
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
were granted to Messrs. NIcKESs flour days.,
LAWSON Zone day., RADFoRD three days., PAR
KER two days, and WHARTON Zone day..
PAY OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
House bill fixing the pay of members of
the General Assembly at two dollars per day,
which was committed Oil Saturday to the
Committee on Rctrenchment and Economy
was reported back from the committee with
an amendment, in the nature of substitute,
fixing the pay at what it now is, sin dollars
per day. A minority report, signed by three
members, recommending the per diem to be
fixed at five dollars, Was also presented.
THE CLERICAL FORCE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. 1R.
VINE, was adopted:
"Resolred, That the Auditor ofPublic Ac-
counts he Instructed to furnish the House
with the whole number Of clerks principal
and assistant now employed in the several
departments of the State Government, with
the salary paid to each"
RELEASE OF MORTGAGE.
Senate bill authorizing the Board of Public
Works to release the mortgage or pledge ex-
ecuted by the town of Petersburg Oh $500
shares of the Petersburg Railroad Company,
under al act of the General Assembly Of Vir-
| ginia authorizing the States guarantee to
certain bonds of the town of Petersburg,
| passed January, 1850, was passed-ayes, 81
noes, 3.
| PETITIONS, ETC., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. BAGWELL: Petition Of trustees oil
Saniord's charity, in the county Of Accomac
asking for the passage of an act authorizing
| the sale of the property, dc:
By Mr.. BOOKER a petition of j. l.. Car
rington praying for modification Of the act
entitled can act to prevent drunkenness ant
disorder at public elections" passed Marcl
u, 1868, so as not to require the proprietor:
of hotels to close their bar only on the day 0
election.
| SENATE BILLS PASSED.
| To prescribe the times for holding thu
terms of the Circuit Court in the fifth, tenth
and fourteenth circuits with amendments
which were subsequently agreed to by TIL
| Senate).
ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RAILROAD CON
PANY.
Senate bill amending the charter of the At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, by providing for the condemnation o
tile outstanding stock of the companies nov
composing this consolidated company, post
poned on Friday until to-day, was taken up
Mr.. CoGHILL moved to amend the preambl
by striking out the words which assert tina
the private stockholders are asking for tn
passage of the bill. Rejected.
Mr. BROOKE moved to amend the preambl
by striking out certain words implying tina
the suits instituted against the company hay
seriously INSTRUCTED its operations. Rejected
Mr.. HILL offered the following amendmen
to the 4th section:
'.The reports of these several boards g
commissioners shall lie one month for eS
ception, and at the next term Of the courts
seYerally, unless good cause be shown to til
contrary, the same shall be confirmed and II
corded. II, however, good cause be show
against the report, or if the commissioner
report their disagreement, or If they fail t
report within a reasonable time, the coul
may without further notice, as often as
seems to it proper, appoint other commi:
sioners, and the matter may be proceeded /
as before prescribed" Agreed to withor
division. &
Mr.. IRVINE proposed an amendment to tn
9th section providing against discriminate
in charges for way or through frelghts. RI
jected.
MIR. CoeH1LL moved to amend the 1st SCI
ton by striking out "three discreet persons
and inserting in lieu thereof " five disinte
csted freeholders," to compose boards
commissioners.
Other amendments perfecting the inter
tons of the bill were adopted without oil
cussion or opposition.
The bill was then read third time an
ordered to engrossment.
/ AT $50 the chair was vacated Until to-nigl
Il at O'Clock. q
Night Session.
THE ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RAILRoA
4 $3.50 COMPANY. - II Is
~ 70 70 1afn f1,o arnuniy