The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-05


law that words Or opprobriols epithets may,
in the discretion Of the judge or jury in trials
for assault and battery, be regarded rs Justi-
fcltion for an assault.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. John A. Dearborn.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar: ,...
House bills TO secure equal rights to all
persons in public conveyances with an adj
verse recommendation !; to prevent punish
ment by stripes with m adverse recon-
mendation); to provide for the organization
of county school boards and to amend and
reGnact the 40th section of the public school
act; requiring clerks of courts to furnish
county supervisors with copies of court
orders and allowances that are payable out
of the county treasury, and requiring super
visors to levy tax to pay the SAME; amend
ing and reenacting section II, chapter 157 Of
the Code of 1860, in reference to jurisdiction
of county courts.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
Senate joint resolution to go into the cleo
ton of county judge Of Carroll at O'Clock
to-day was concurred in.
The Senate amendment to House joint reso-
luton fixing the time for the election of
county Judge Of Clarke was agreed to. 1.-THE
time fixed is Saturday at o'clock
USE OF THE HALL FOR LECTURE.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES, the use Of the
hall Of the House was allowed to Mrs. Frances
Z. w. Harper for a lecture on Monday night.
faI hot ,of
going to lecture on woman'5 rights, but in
the interests of the race with which he and
she were identified.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
On motion of Nj. RIDDLEDARGER, the re-
ports Of the Committee on Printing in refer
ence to the charges against the Superintend-
ent of Public Printing were taken from the
table and then recommitted.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE r.
was granted Mr.. KEYsER for four dnys and
Mr.. MUNsEY for two days.
JUDGE OF CARROLL COUNTY.
The hour for the joint order having ar
rived, Mr.. BRYANT nominated Garland Hall
for county judge of Carroll.
Mr.. DALTON seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Hall was unanimously elected.
r-s+,. BILLS, &c, INTRODUCED
BY Mr.. BERGER Bill to declare Pigg
river, Pittsylyania county, lawful fence.
By Dir. LIGuTSER, of Augusta: Memorial
of citizens of Augusta county asking that
the control Of the junction Valley turnpike
may be turned over to that county, as far as
said turnpike lies in the county; and q reso-
luton as to the eXpediency of so amending
the law as to give judges concurrent juris-
diction with magistrates in the admission of
insane persons to the State asylums.
BY Mr.. MILLER: Petition of Robert NJ.
Heterick, Of Rappahannock county, praying
to have refunded to him money expended
from his own funds for the education of in
digent children in the year 1861. 5.@
BY Mr.. GRESHAM: Petition for the relief of
c. Burgess, ST., of King William county,
from fine levied on him as q supposed junk
dealer, and bill to authorize the election of
officers in the town of Tappahannock.
BY Mr.. CLoPToN: Bill to incorporate the
Southern Trust and Banking Company.
TIE VETO MESSAGE.
The question being upon recedmg from
the action Of the House. on the bill suspend
ing the funding of the public debt Qn view of
the Governors Yeto), Dir. KELLEY took the
floor and spoke In favor Of sustaining the
Governors objections, He thought that the