The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-02
General Assembly of Virginia.
rgCHSYY-sEyEyTkf DAY.
FRIDAY, March |, 1872.
SENATE,

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SENATE. ...: s., -..
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the chair.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS AGREED TO.
TO bill to provide new charter for the
town of Suffolk. ......
To bill to amend and rcGnact sections ), 0,
10. Is, 10, q, and Sc, Of chapter AL, acts Of
1SG9-'70, in relation to roads.
TO bill to provide for submission to the
people of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of Virginia in relation to the
clause in respect to and entitled uslny.
.... HOUSE ELLIS PASSED. .....
To declare Pigg river, in Pittsylvania
county, lawful fence.
. TO amend section 80 of an act 10 provide q
new charter for the town OF Charlottesville,
approved March IS, 1871.
TO amend and rcCnact section Of IN act
entitled an act TO prevent the sacrifice OF per-
sonal property at forced sales, approved May
2S, 1870, SO as to extend the time for the ope-
ration Of said act.
TO authorize the trustees Of the Lutheran
church 1T Woodstock, Shenandoah county,
to sell the parsonage belonging to said church,
and to apply the proceeds thereof to the cree
ton of another building, to be used as 4 par
sonagc for said church.
70 incorporate the Mutual Benevolent AS
ISOLATION of the Orange. Alexandra and Ma
naS>as Railroad Company.
To provide for Il rc-division OF certain
| counties into townships.
20 adllClicatc the claim of washington
| and Lee University against the State.
SENATE ELLIS REPORTED AND PLACED OK TIE
| CALENDAR.
To amend and rcGnact section 80 of chap
ter Isl. Of the Code Of 1850, us amended,
concerning allowances Of certain officers; Tor
the Sccurcmcnt Of life insurance policies held
by cilizcus of this State by requiring the in
Scstmcnt Of premium reserve within the
State adversely rcporteO appointing trus-
| tees for the town Of York, in the county OF
York TO repeal section and amend ana re-
enact section , of chapter AZ OF the Code, ID
relation TO the removal of causes providing
for new grants where title papers are lost or
| DESTROYED; to incorporate the Junlus b.
Jones railroad Wharf Company, Of Surry
county with substitute therefor; to
amend acts in relation to Public Printer 50
rs to require that officer to examine proof
sheets Of public documents, Nc.
| BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. GEIMssEY TO incorporate the
Fredericksburg, Culpepcr, and Rappahan
mock Railroad Company.
By Mr.. NowLlx: Letter from Rev. James
/ D. Thomas. superintendent Of schools fol
Wythc county, concerning the salaries OF
county superintendent Of schools.
/ THE DOG TAX.
House bill to authorize the supervisors OF
certain counties to impose q tax on dogs was
taken up, read two times, and, on motion OF
Mr.. WARD, the rule requiring the commit
mcnt of the same was suspended.
Mr.. QUEsENBERRY moved to insert after
.Bcdford" the words ''or any other county
that may choose TO avail itself Of the provi
sion," so rs to make its application genera
to the counties Of the State. Agreed to.
T The bill was then read third time and
passed. '"t .a.
AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson of Rockbrdgc, Bcazley
| Bovkin, Fitzpatrick, Greene, Creerer. Grtm5ey
Herudon, Hund!cy, johnson. kirkpatrick, Lack
land, Lewis, Martin. Meem, Sowlin, Nutting, Per
rim: pridemore, Qneseliherry, Ene, Roller, Taylo
Of Norfolk, Taylor Of Loudoun, Thomas, Ward aut
"SoEs-licssrs. Massey, Norton, Robinson, anc
/ : ABSENT AND NOT VoTISG.-AIessrs. Anderson O
Piitsylranla, Cochran, Connally, French, GIalant
tIolladay, Latham, Lathrop, Patterson, Penn Ste
| rcns, and Tcrry-l2.
| LAND SCRIP--MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, from minority Of the
Committee on Public Institutions, presented
a bill dividing the land scrip equally between
Richmond College, Halnpden Sydney Col
lege, and Hampton Normal Institute.
.-..t PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. GRAHAM rose to "a personal explana.
ton, and said that several of the papers out
side of Richmond had incorrectly noticed
his resolution with reference to the duty Oh
sumac. His resolution asked Congress ito
refuse to reduce the import duty" OH the
article, and not, as had been enormously
published, "to reduce the import duty"
| THE ASSESSMENT BILL,
with House amendments, was taken up, and
all of the amendments were agreed to.
| THE TAX ELL
was considered to hour of adjournment.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bills: To amend the act for the i'm
provement and navigation of New river; to
incorporate the Virginia Land, Manutactll
ring and Improvement Company, with
| amendments. .s.. Ts.,.. ..-..
House bills To complete the organization
Ol Llc fAlidUtll, thLSslssiEpl atiu Shio Iit'IA'
| road Company; to extend the time within
which William u. Deggs, late sergeant of the
city of Norfolk, may collect the taxes for the
years 1866, 1867, 1868, and 1869; in relation
] to the condemnation of land in the city OF
! Richmond; to amend the Code in relation to
| fishing in the Potomac river; to authorize
DEGREES in chancery to be made in vacation,
with recommendation that it do not pass.
PUT ON CALENDAR UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES.
On motions seyerally made the following
were put on the calendar: Senate bills !: To
complete the organization of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company
to release the mortgage or pledge executed by
the town of Petersburg on $500 shares ofthe
capital stock of the Petersburg Railroad Com
pany; and Senate joint resolution asking Con-
gress to amend the bankrupt act SO us to Sc
cure to persons taking the benefit of it in
Virginia exemptions equal in amount to those
allowed by the homestead net of the State.
s-,sa hits ITO amend fha pharter of Frada.