The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-21
Greitiitg State Sn1rnal.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HUNDRED AND SEVENTH DAY.
y. THURSDAY, March 81.
House of Delegates. s.F....

4 . 5..r. a. THURSDAY, March 81.
E House of Delegates. rr.s.4aa.
Speaker Hanger in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. c. II. Read, of tho
Presbyterian church.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
the following bills were put on the calen.
dar: i4 9
I Senate Bius-To incorporate the Liberty
and Rocky Mount Narrow-guage Railroad
company to amend the code in relation to
the auditors powers as to claims in favor
! OF the Commonwealth !; to provide for the
election Of electors for President and Vice.
President of the United States; Joint reso-
luton to extend the time for the collection
of taxes, &C., in Elk Run township, Rock
ingham county. a atr
| House Bills, with Senate amendments
10 authorize the construction of turn
pike road from Marion to Jeffersonville,
by the counties of Smyth and Taze-
well; instructing the treasurer not to
receive West Virginia certificates
as any part of the deposits re-
quired by law from foreign insurance COM
panies doing business in this State re-
quiring the Auditor to issue bonds of the
State to Rosser & McAllister. 4 e.....,
IRON DESKS WITH HINGED SEATS.
The special committee appointed yester-
day to consider Mr.. J. T. Browns PROPOSE
ton to sell the present seats and desks of
the Hall of the House and procure iron
desks with hinged seats, reported fayorably
this morning, and a resolution was passed
authorizing the superintendent of public
buildings, under the direction of the Gov
ernor, to sell the present chairs and desks
and replace them by iron desks, &c. The
matter OF assignment of seats was let alone.
a. INTEREST.
Senate bill to amend the code in relation
to interest, came up, was amended, and
then the House refused to order it to third
reading. t. ,-s
THE SENATE TAX BILL,
the special order, was resumed, Mr.. De-
neale's amendment, offered yesterday,
pending. The amendment was rejected.
MIR. O'Ferrall moved to dismiss the bill, |
and spoke at length in favor of his motion.
He was followed on the same side by |
Messrs. Deneale, Van Auken and Doug.
las. a .a.s. |
Messrs. Matthew, Smith, Kincheloe. |
Daniel and Dooley opposed the motion.
The motion was defeated by 33 ayes to |
65 noes.
Mr.. Deneale then moved to strike out
the third section which imposes tax of 6
per cent. on the value of any estate passing
by will or inheritance to any person other
than the lineal heirs of the descendent,
The amendment was pending when the
hour for recess arrived.
Senate,
Lieutenant Governor Marye in the chair.
No prayer.
The following House bills this day com.
municated from the House of Delegates
were passed, the rule requiring their refer
ence having been suspended: To amend
the 9th section Of chapter 100 of the code
in relation to divorces to incorporate the
Piedmont Wine company, in Nelson coun-
ty (; declaring the Rapidan river from its
junction with the Robertson river to point
known as Willis and Hansborough Ford
lawful fence; to permit the people of
northumberland county to vote on
the disposition of the Glebe Fund; to
the Norfolk and Sewell's Point
railroad company; to authorize the City
Council of Portsmouth to redistrict the city
INTO wards with amendments); to author
re the qualified voters of the county of
Amherst to vote on the question of remov-
ng the courthouse to authorize the Or
lnge, Alexandria and Manassas railroad
company to consolidate and provide for the
payment of its mortgage debt; to extend
he jurisdiction of the Board Of Health Of
he city of Richmond. -h.sssa gs.aaa
SIGNAL STATIONS ON THE ATLANTIC.
Mr.. Terry offered the following Joint
which was adopted under sus-
pension of the rules: s5I.S5 g,5g -.
Resolved, (the House of Delegates concurring) r.
That the General Assembly of Virginia appfe-
iating the daily weather reports from the chief
ignal office at Washington, would respectfully
ecommend to Congress the vast benefit which
would insure to commerce and the preservation
# human life, by establishing signal stations at
tattefas and other points on the coast of Vir-
inia and North Carolina and connecting those
tations with the telegraph lines from Nor
ok. iI FrH -l4a fss @
Resolced, That the Governor be requested to
Communicate copy of this resolution to the
,enators and Representatives of Virginia in
congress. Ftat si4a -aa
The clerk was ordered to inform the
House. Jj9 hssa.'a4 hia. oghVM ta
59yel THE IMMIGRATION BILL. ID
Mr.. kirkpatrick moved to take up SEN
tie bill ia to establish a board of agricul-
ure, immigration and statistics, and the
question being on agreeing thereto, was
etermined affirmatiyely-ayes, IS, noes,
2. "a II
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun,
he bill was laid on the table and made the
rider for this evening at 8 O'clock.
THE REPAIR OF THE CAPITOL.
Senate bill to appropriate sl2 900 for the
epair Of the Capitol under the direction of
he Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
peaker of the House, was taken up and
assed- -ayes, 20; noes, 4s.TS5.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE
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Senate bill consenting to amendments of
he charter of the Chesapeake and Ohio
abroad company by the State of West
Tirginia--to allow said company as part
f its line of railroad to build and work a