The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-16
evening state aus.rnat.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

Journal Of yesterday read.
BILLS, &C., REPORTED.
A bill for the relief Of Ruth Clendenning,
Of Loudoun. .t.-
a bill providing for paying DR.. L. b.
Watkins for services as a member of the
board appointed by an act of Assembly en-
titled an act to provide artificial limbs for
citizens of the Commonwealth who lost
their limbs in the late war.
A bill for the relief of Isaac Jones and
others.
A bill to amend and reenact an act APP
proved March 30th, 1871, entitled san act
to amend the 9th section of the school
BILL" e. w..
A bill to provide for the organization of
the county school boards.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. Matthews, Paige
and p. X. Jones.
THE PAGE COUNTY BANK.
BY consent of the House, Mr.. LoveD-
stein withdrew his objections to the bill in
cooperating the Page County Bank, which
was engrossed and ordered to its third
reading.
BILLS, &C., PASSED.
A bill defining the jurisdiction of county
courts.
A bill requiring clerks of courts to
furnish county supervisors, with copies of
court orders and allowances that are paya"
BILE out of the county treasury, and requir-
ing supervisors to levy tax to pay the
same. .. Mia
A bill to incorporate the Eastern Branch
turnpike aud toll bridge company.
A bill to amend and re6nact section 10
chapter POS Of the code of 1860, in relation
to jurors in criminal cases.
A bill to amend the second section of the
act entitled Fan act to incorporate the Ma
sonic Temple Association, passed March
10, 1853, as amended by an act approved
March 81, 1871.
a bill to simplify declarations in actions
against insurance companies.
70 A bill to amend and reGnact section 4G of
chapter IS of the code of 1860, in relation
to the number of guards for lunatic,
while being conveyed to the asylums.
joint resolution requesting and memorial
izing the Congress of the United States to
refund the tax collected on raw cotton in
1865, 1866 and 1867 to those who paid it.
SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALS.
A bill to provide for a special court Of
appeals, was further amended and ordered
to its engrossment and third reading.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COM
PANY.
az A bill in relation to disposing of the
States interest in the James River and
kanawha canal company, was made a
special and continuing order for the 18th at
l O'Clock p. M.
49,. JOINT RESOLUTION PASSED.
Relative to the official terms of certain
officers of the government, and the time
within which they may qualify.
DISMISSED.
A bill to amend section chapter 1872 of
code Of 1860 in relation to exemption from
juries. ..-.-...-... ....--
House adjourned at half-past o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor Marye in, the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Henkle.
House JOINT resolution authorizing a SUBJ
Committee Of Asylums and Prisons Of the
House, and Public Institutions of the Sem
ate, to have leave to visit the eastern and
western LunaLic Asylums during the ses-
sions of the Legislature, and report to the
General Assembly, was taken up.
w Mr.. Nowlin moved to amend the same
by adding at the end thereof the following !:
Preceded, That no additional expense be
incurred thereby, to the State. Rejected.
as The resolution was then adopted--ayes
% noes 4.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY.
Mr.. Pridcmore offered the following reso-
luton, which lies over under the rules:
RESOLVED, (the House of Delegates concurring)
That the members OF the Legislature of Virginia
not entitled to, shall receive their pe,.
diem allowance, when absent with leave or other
wise for period of over three days, except in
ease of the sickness of the absent member or
family; but nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the Senate or House, When granting such
leave to order the per diem allowance, should
they deem it proper so to do at the time of grant
ing such leave.
AMENDMENTS no THE REGISTRATION
z sl..E5lsE sge1 LAWS. nze issrls
.,s On motion of Mr.. Anderson, of Pittsyl-
yana, it was resolved that the Committee
on County. City and Town Organization
inquire into the expediency Of SO amending
the general registration law as to provide
that registered voters shall be required to
obtain u certificate of registration on re-
moving from one township or ward to an
other township or ward in the same county
or city, and moi when removing from one
county or city to another county or city.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Mr.. Stevens for two days.
THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY.
Senate bill to amend the act incorporat-
ing the James River Bridge company was
taken up and read the third time, Mr..
Wynne explaining its provisions to be to
make valid and legal the subscription of
the city of Richmond to said company,
which was made, under color of right and
by the adyiceof the City Attorney, without
submitting the question to vote of the
voters of the city.
., Mr.. Connolly presented memorial,
signed by Messrs. John Freeland, w. II.
Casllie, j. III. Montague, S. Sinton, j. Ii.
Ellison, WIN. A. Jenkins, w. p. Stercher,
L. II. Frayser, Alfred T. Harris, John A.
Robinson, Joseph k. Weisiger, J. B. Dam
forth, John Maben and A. Pizzini, Jr.,
protesting against the passage of said pro-
posed bill.
Mr.. Connolly stated that he was in favor
of the free bridge, but somewhat doubted
the propriety of this measure many hun
bred Of the best and wealthiest citizens of
Richmond would sign the paper which he
had presented if time was allowed.
The passage Of the bill was further adj
Tod H. H., r