The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-21
General Assembly Of Virginia.
.s.sExFF.sfss ESTEE BAY.
TUESDAY. February 20, 1872.
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Iirutrugnt-Goye MARYE in the chair.
PRAYER b. Rev. J. i. Deans, OF Manchester.
Senate bill in regard to fishing i'll the Rap
Dal,annock river, with the amendments pro,
posed by tie House, was t@kcn UP, and
amendments agreed to.
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill amending acts concerning gene
raj REGISTRATION OfvctcrS; House bill reported
adversely in relation to attorneys AZ law gen
orally: Senate bill amending Code concerning
the duties and privileges OF members Of the
General Assembly; Senate bill for relief OF
s,ylctics of G. y. Iiarhy, late shc.i!. Of Car
roll county Senate bill Creported adversely
amending Code concerning allowance OF Ger
tain officers; Senate bill amending Code IN
relation to Judgment liens; Senate bill, with
an amendment, amending charter Of Norfolk
and Great Western Railroad Company; &C.
nate bill providing charter Tor city OF staun-
ton.
UNIFORM TOBACCO TAX.
A message was read from the House OF
DELEGATES by Mr.. LovESsrElN informing the
Senate that that body had passed q Joint reso-
tuition asking the Congress Of the United
states to make the tax on tobacco uniform.
The resolution was subsequently agreed tc
by the Senate and communicated to the
House by Or. WYSSE.
PAY OF SENATE AND OTHER OFFICERS.
Mr., Cochran, from the Committee on Fl
rance. presented report in response to Il
resolution of the Senate as 10 the Senate and
Basement and Library Departments, declal-
ing that, in the opinion of the committee, no
change in the official force is necessary, and
~, ot;or IN r,ni;, Sn1lrias nay c1r
be judiciously made.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
by Mr.. FITZPATRICK Bill to incorporate
Jefferson College.
BY Mr.. JOHNSON: Memorial of citizens OF
| Accomac county asking to be allowed to take
fish With seines for the purpose of making
manure.
By Mr.. HrRNDoS: Bill to amend Code in
relation to pay Of judges for special terms.
BY same: Bill amending Code i'll reference
to removal Of causes.
ATTENDANCE OF JURORS N COURTS, &C.
On motion Of Mr.. LAKELAND, the Commit
tee Tor Courts wls instructed to inQuilc into
the expediency of providing by law that
suits for the trial Of which Jurors or wit
nesSeS are in attendance shall have prece-
dence of trial over all other cases, and that
the Judges be prohibited from hearing at the
bar oral arguments in chanccry cases until
the jurors and witnesses for the term shall
,..rst be discharged.
On, motion Of Mr.. Penn, the Committee
for Courts, &C., were instructed to inquire
,lto the eA:pediency of amending the law
fx;,g the c. compensation Of grand jurors so
~ "a nreke it the same as that allowed petit
jurors.
ON motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoum,
the vote by which Il ouse amendments TO
senate bill 12I, in relation 10 nshlnS ID The
Isappahannocll, were ael ,eed 10 was recon
sidcred, and the bill then hid Oh the table.
FREDERICKSBURG, ORANGE AND <'iiAhLol tEs' LILLE
RAILROAD coNPASl.
Senate bill to extend the en- lrter OF Inc
Fredericksburg, Orange and Cha rlcttesViiie
Railroad Company, and to auCao, lZe saia
company to borrow money and c,'eate d
mortgage upon its property and frame. Uses,
with amendments proposed by the Hol Use,
was taken UP and the amendments agreed ~
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
House bill repeating the provision of the
funding bill making coupons receivable for
taxes, being the special order of the day, was
taken up. z. t"
Mr.. FlTzpArRrcK spoke for an hour and a
half in advocacy of the bill and against the
proposed substitutes.
According to the resolution adopted Intro.
duced By alr. TAYLOR Of Loudoun), the
Senate will take vote on this question at l
O'Clock tomorrow "wednesday.
h Adjourned until IL O'Clock tomorrow,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sneaker HANGER; in the chair, No prayer.