The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-12
rrsy1sa OF ACTS or ASSEMBLY.
House bill providing for the pruning :"
, s00addtional Acts of Assembly was paSsca.

70 INCORPORATE the toNH vi .i
son. In the county of Shenandoah. 1t,,,
TO amend the charter OF the M'su ,l,,rn 1850
Association. in the town OF ilarf.Son'u,S
incorporating the Blue kioSc oo'li Ia,,nsi-
In relation to fees for aflldi'i's VI u>f
tons. g .,o Trcdcrar
TO amend the charter of the ir'u's"
Company. ,..;,;, r,nd NTan,,-
c,cturinc and Improvement t"iiil'h! .,
70 provide a new charter LOT 'ho 'o"" "
Suffolk. o,o u,rohouso
no incorporate the Chesapeake Warehouse
Company. of Norfolk.
no prevent the placing OF ohStruciiols Ill
thc Mlltaroni and Pamunkcy rivers.
TO incorporate the Bank OF bcrriEite.
TO Incorporate the New Market BANK OF
Virginia.
WORK AND TRAVEL On SUNDAY.
Mr.. KlRHrATRlCK presented the petition OF
number Of citizens asking Tor Il law 10 pre-
vent unnecessary r,innin" of railroad Trains,
work, &C., on Sunday. Referred.
SANITARY JURISDICTION OF TIE CITY OF RICH
MOSD.
House bill to extend the sanitary ]lirlsd!c,
ton of the city of Richmond Il nile bc!on'i
It's corporate Imits-intcndcd cSrciall! 10
brin" the Central L,lnatic Asylum within inc
S,Ip,.ryi,iUn oil the Board OF Health OF flci'-
mond-twicc reported t:volably by commit
l,,.--waS taken up on motion of Mr.. NYNNE,
who strongly urged lis passage rs prcca'l-
tiouarv measure calculated to insure Inc
health and the comfort OF the ci'lIchs OF
Eichmond and the inmates of that institution.
Considerable opposition was manifested 10 j!
hy Mcssrs. ROLLER. TAYLOR of Loudoun, and
ANDERSON of Rockhrid@c, who commended
that it would permit the city authorities 10
exercise an undue influence over tue pchl-
Tertiary and Central Lunatic Asylum. TWO
amendments were offered to provide against
this. The bill was laid on the tlhlc With the
consent of Mr.. WHINE.
JUDGMENT LIENS.
Mr.. IIERSDoH. Ivy leave, presented bill TO
amend the Code in reference to Judgment
liens: which was referred to the Committee
on Courts of Justice.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sneaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer ny
Rev. II. l.. Preston, OF the First Presbyterian
church.
BILLs REPORTED AID PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Senate bills TO amend and rCCnact the
net for the rrIsScssmcnt of lands Nlnucr SllS-
pension Of the rules; to provide for the col
lection of taxes for the year 1871 in towns
not having separate organization, is con-
tcinpIaicd by the Constitution for towns OF
) 900 or more inhabitants. and to have such
towns embraced within township limits.
House bills: IN relation TO the disposition
of the interest of the STATEN the james River
and kamwha Canal Company. with Il recon-
mcntliton that Senate amendments be COLI
CURED in; to amend the public school act,
with recommendation that senate amend
mcnts be- cuncurrcd in to amend the charter
of the town OF Goot!Son; joint resolution
authorizing the school trustees of Washing
ton district, Alexandria county, to Use dis
trict school funds to pay teachers OF public
schools, with Recommendation that it do not
Pass.
ADVERSE REPORT.
The Committee on Finance reported it III
cypcdicnt to Ic~i>laie upon the petition of f..
T.. Robertson asking Tor compensation rs
oi the revenue for services per-
formed in $50 i'll NottoWay county.
COLLECTION or TAN On OYSTERS.
On motion of Mr.. PARKS the Auditor of
Public Accounts was requested to furnish
The House with II detailed statement Of the
EXPENSES of collecting the revenue on oyS-
trl%: stating the cost and annual expenses
of the steamers, and also the salaries, COM
missions. and other expenses attending the
collection Of the same.
JUDICIAL EXPENDITURES.
On motion of Mr.. BISHOP the Auditor Of
Public Accounts WAS requested to furnish
the House with 4 statement Of the amounts
annlly paid to the respective county court
in lcc>; also, the present amounts annually
paid TO the Judges OF The circuit courts and
courts Of appeals. and Il statement of the
annual cost Of tho same before the war.
TINE Of MEETING.
en- motion Of Mr.. CRirz the resolution M
der which the lioil>r. has been Injecting. ;.t Ii
\. VI. was rcsciudrd, in view OF tie TACT thai
night sessions will be held during the next
week.
ron and after Monday. February Eth, the
IIous" will sit from /. NJ. Until ) L. NJ, and
meet again at i i. 81
ruBLIC PRINTING.
On motion of Mr.. RrDplEEARGER House
Hill amending the law in relation to the pub
lie printing and public printer was taken up
ont Of order aud passed. The bill provides
iDr the printing OF an additional number of
copies of the Acts of the Assembly and their
distribution.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill: incorporating the Norfolk
and Southern Railway Company, withamcnd-
inrniS.
House bills: Amending the rcisScsSmcnt
acts, with Senate amendments; III relation to
the DISPOSITION of the States interest in the
James River and kamwlm Canal Company,
with Senate amendments: to amend the law
in relation to jurics in civil cases, with Senate
PUBLIC DEBT.
House bill to provide for the payment of
the public debt came up us the special order,
the question being on agreeing to the amend
mcnt of Mr.. MCNluLLlN, the vote by which it
was agreed to having been rcconsdered.
Mr. GRAY, of Fluranna, made al able and
entertaining speech in favor of the majority
report.
lie was followed by Mr.. McMuLIIH in de-
fence of his thrce-per-cent. amendment.
The amendment was then rCjected-aycS,
"a: noes, 81.
Mr. Services proposed an amendment de-
claring that Virginia is not and will not be
responsible for the onc-third of the debt IFS.
signed to West Virginia by the act Of March
80. 1871, except rs trustee.
This amendment was agreed to-ayes, II !;
noes, 81.
Mr.. STRorHER moved to strike out the
words "until otherwise provided by law"
in the first section, the effect of which would
be to provide for the payment of four per
cent. for the present year only, and leave pro-
vision for future payments to future Legis-
iatureS.
The amendment was agreed to.
Tho ppplinp u,IaStipn IN tho oIopfion of