The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16

House bill for the relief OF the suretles Oh
BENJAMIN Robinson, late sheriff OF Greene
| county.
Senate bill for the relief Of Thomas Davis,
Infant, of Greene county.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS.
House bill to authorize deputy clerks 10
take acknowledgements Of deeds by married
women was taken up and amended as pro-
posed by the Committee on Courts OF JUS
tice, and then passed.
OTHER HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
In relation to the meetings and adjourn
ments Of circuit, county, or corporation
courts.
To amend the Code so as to confer on COM
missioncrs in chancery the power TO admin"
ister oaths,
TIE FUNDING EILL--AGAINt
On motion of Dir. UUNDLgY, leave was
granted to the subcommittee appointed Dy
the Joint Committee on the Funding Bill
on the ps,rt of the Senate to sit during the
sessions of the Senate until a report shidl be
submitted by said committee.
CIVIL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
Senate bill to repeal an act passed March
I'd, 1866, to preserve and extend the time
for the exercise of certain civil rights and
remedies was taken up on motion OF Mr.
NowI1S, and on motion Of Dir. LAKELAND was
amended so as to provide that the provisions
of the bill shall not apply to suits pow pend
inc and undetermined, which were not
barred under the provisions Of the act OF
March I'd, 1866, and then laid on the table.
BALANCES DUE SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The House joint resolution on this subject
was laid on the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
by Mr.. MATTHEWS, was received, Informing
| the Senate TINT the House had agreed to
Joint resolution "whether O recess OF the LIE
rislatur Is computed in the five days allowed
| the Governor to consider bill or resolution
submitted to him for approval or rejection"
which subsequently was taken up on motion
| of Mr.. TAYLOR, OF Loudoun, twice read, and
| on his further motion tho rules were suS-
ueuded and the resolution read third time
and agreed to.
| SENATE BILLS PASSED,
To amend and rceuact section ! OF chapter
| 1S6 of the Code, In relation to docketing Judg'
ments and other liens Of like nature.
TO extend the time within which W. w.
Sage, late sheriff of Lee county, may collect
taxes for the years 1e69-TO, and for other
purposes.
| RECoM.nTTED.
Senate bill to repeal section l Of chapter
| ia Of the Code, concerning the removal OF
cluses. &C., was recommitted to the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice.
BILLS ADVANCED.
A large number Of bills were advanced to
second and third readings.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. "
Speaker HANGER In the chair. No prayer
JOINT COMMITTEE on CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MESTs.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment
| of the following as the committee on the pal'
| of the House on the Joint committee to con
slider what amendments to the Constltutlor
| are necessary:
Messrs. ELLIOTT, WALKER, WALL, LEWIS
and RUSSELL. - .
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACID on TEE CALENDAR
House bills: To turn over the Junction
Valley turnpike to the counties through
which it passes to amend and reenact thu
10Th section of chapter 1913 OF the Code OIL
| 1860, relative TO clerks Of courts ; In aid o.
| the Augusta law library; to amend the char
ter of the Manassas Railroad Company ; tc
amend the charter Of the Farmville, Char
Iottesrile and Stanardsville Narrow-Gauge
railroad; to refund to Charles Burgess, ST..
fifty dollars-amount Of fine imposed upon
him; to incorporate ST. tatrick's Beneficial
Society of Lynchburg.
| COMMITTEE REPORT,
The Committee OH Roads and Internal
| Navigation reported it ineXpedlent to amend
| the charter Of the Piedmont and Potomac
Railroad Company 80 as to make Fairfax
Courthouse point thereon. The report was
agreed to. 1-
| INSPECTION OF LUNATIc AsYLuMs.
| Mr.. LAWSON submitted q concurrent reso
luton authorizing a subcommittee Of bott
Houses of the Legislature to visit the Eastern
and Western Lunatic Asylums during thu
session of the Legislature.
Mr.. DENEALE called the yeas and Days upoI
the passage of this resolution. 1t was agreed
to: Yeas, So; nays, 20.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. EARLY: Bill to amend the charter
of Charlottesville.
! by MI. w ALkhRs Dill " LuSol pO4atS Lus
town OF Newbuln, Pulaski county, and te
repeal former charter.
| By Mr.. FuLKERsoN: Bill to amend the acl
changing and defining the jurisdiction of cir
cult courts. 3s -
By Dir. Van AUkEs: Bill relatlng to fences
in Sussex county. 4
BY Mr.. MATHEW Bill for the relief Of
| Ruth Clendining.
By Mr.. GILMAN: Petition Of Isaac Jones
and Others, of Elizabeth City county.
BY Mr.. BUTLER: Proposing bill to make
the constitutional provision about home
steads effective.
BY Mr.. CRrrz: AS TO amending the Con-
stitution (section Of article y.
By Mr.. FULKERsoN: Bill making the county
courts courts of probate, &c., and providing
for the transfer Of causes pending in the same
to circuit courts.
BY Mr.. CoGH1LL: Resolution inquiring
what amount Is due Fayette Boyer for work
on the Coyington and Ohio railroad.
BY Mr. BUTLER: A plan Of Immigration.
COST OF ENGRAVING TEE NEW BONDS.
On motion Of Mr. HEAD, the communities
ffopo FroSo he At,dstnr and 4 Traocy.r ~,