The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-06
General Assembly of Virginia.
THURSDAY, December 8, 1877.
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SENATE.
s-,,. co,o,e met at noon, Lieutenant-Gov
ernor MARyE IL the C Gnai u nosb;ar of st
PRAYER by Req. !. u. O"sni'''' -
Marks (EpiscopaD !churcn.-----,-.,-,, n.,-,,
TIE HnAp ~isrt was uroce. ding with the reaa
ing Of the journal when, On mo.,Ga ~ ,1n,i
NowL1s, the reading was sosi''A@'o" "
otherwise ordered .-,rn Avn
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., ISTRon>
REFERRED.
px Mr.. THOMAS: A resolution frsh "C' ir
tho 9,ommittee for Courts of Justice u u,
1.-Two ;nto the espediency of amending !,
10th section of chapter ISL IN reference ~
the abduction of white females, ana pioFiu
ING an adequate punishment for Tue oheiice
of seduction e: ~,
much of the Governors message as reEtts
TO the subject Of the equalization OF G'AcS ~
The Committee on Finance.
By Mr.. WARD, A bill to amend ana re-
enact an act entitled an act in relation 10 toe
interest on money, approved March 10, 10y,
so as to provide thai six per cent snail NC
the legal rate Of interest. Relerrco " Sohi'
mlttee OF GoITtS Vi ousliSe'
BY Mr.. WARD: \ bill TO amend anu t Ie,
enact ap act entitled Id net prov ld'hS lol ,no
rtassessment of lands in the C9mmoli"eaithI'
passed February !, 1872, so us 70 ! ead!p nc
those counties in the State WDicn rh'l: ;ti ~,
avail themselves Of the prov ;slons OF sai. Nv
to do so. Referred to Finance c.
By Mr.. NowLIN: Resolution authoA. ihi'. :. :
Cooke g. Collier and Young q Dickinson ~.
Withdraw papers fled duling the session o.
1S71-'72 in relation to the Wytbevillc add
Danville and Graysol tutnpike$. Agreed u.
Bv Mr.. NOwLIN: Resolution jnStructing
the Finance Committee to inquire into the
expedicnry of making provision for the pay
lncnt of Cooke 81 Collier, of Carroll county,
for work done. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. LAKELAND Resolution requesting
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth to fur
nish each member Of the Senate copy OF
the Code Of Virginia OF 1860, and Of the
acts from 1866 to 1871 inclusive, to be re-
turned by them at the end Of the session
Agreed to.
Bv Mr.. LAKELAND Resolution referring
the report OF Dr.. W. =. Palmer, submitte q
with the Governors message, TO the Com
mittec Oh The Library. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. NowLlN Resolution instructlng
Committee on Public Institutions to inquire
into the cxpcdicncy Of so amending the
public school law of this Commonwealth As
to abolish the district and county school,
taxes, and to provide for the raising OF Il SUI
licicnt tax TO Geiray all expenses Of the pub
lie schools. Agreed to.
By Mr.. COCHRAN: A bill to amend and
reGnact The 9th section of chapter / Of an
act providing for charter for the city of
Staunton, in force March %, 1872. Referred
TO Committee Oh General Laws.
By Mr.. COCHRAN: 4 bill to repeal the act
approved March 18th, 1872, entitled an act to
authorize the supervisors of certain counties
to impose i tax OH dogs. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
By Mr. GREENE: A bill to repeal sections
60 and 81 of an act imposing taxes for the
support of government and free schools and
to pay the interest on the public debt, ap-
proved April 9TH, 1872. Referred to Finance
Committee.
BY Mr.. NowL1S: A bill for the relief Of
the late sheritts of the Commonwealth. Re
terred to Finance Committee.
By MIR. GREEvER: A resolution instructing
the Committee for Courts of Justice to in
quire what is the true effect of the siXty-frst
section of the act approved April 9th, 1872,
imposing taxes for the support OF govern
mept, as to the time when the tax imposed
thereby upon the bills therein named shall
be paid out of the treasury. Agreed to.
BY Nh. LAKELAND: A bill to amend and
rcCnact section of the Code of 1860 in re-
lation to docketing judgments and other
liens Of like nature. Referred to the Com
mittee for Courts of Justice.
BY Mr.. GRIMsLEY: A bill declaring valid
DEGREES made in vacation by consent of par
ties. Referred to the Committee for Courts
of Justice.
By Mr.. GREENE: A bill to incorporate the
Washington and Weldon Railroad Compa-
by. Referred to the Committee on Roads.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order by Speaker
HANGER at II NJ. Prayer by Rev. Mr..
Dashiell, OF St. Marks (EpiscopaD church.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees of the past House
were held over with the addition OF MeSSrS.
FuLKERsoN on Asylums ond Prisons, and
SITn Boiling on immigration and the Chesa-
peake and its tributaries.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED. /.
BY Mr.. ROLLER of Augusta: That the Su-
perintendent OF Public Printing be author
lied and required to have printed and bound
in paper covers one thousand copies of tie
report of the Western Lunatic Asylum for
the use of that institution.
by same: That the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Printing lie authorized and required to
have printed 500 copies of the annual report
Of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum for
the use of that institution.
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.
By Mr.. FULKERsoN Of Washington: Bill! to
regulate and define the jurisdiction of the
county and circuit courts, to prescribe the
number of terms of the circuit courts, and
to fix the pay of county judges.
BY Mr.. RIDDLEBAIGER Bill incorporate
the town of New Market, in the county of
Shenandoah.
BY Mr. TIDBALL: Bill to amend and re.
enact an act entitled IAN act in relation to
the interest on money!" approved March 10,
1870.
BY Mr. LovENsrEIN Petition of G. Gov
ernator, c. Wendinger, and E. Lehman, for
relief us sureties of Fred. King, late sheriff
of Surry county. 3't~.- (
BY Mr.. HILL: Bill to provide for O new
registration in the county of Albemarle. 5
( by MIR. GARLAND: Bill TO amend aud re.
enact an act passed March Il. 1860, entitled
San MT to incorporate the Brunch CoaI-Mi-
ming Company" ~ AZ
! BY Mr. Hill: Bill to authorize the sure
ties of James S, Basksdale, late sheriff Of
Albemarle, to discharge the judgment
against them in favor of the Commonwealth
In the bonds OF the Commonwealth.
81 BY Mr.. NATTBRw OF Loudoup: Joint reso-