The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-22
REPORTED.

REPORTED. {
The following were put on the calendar /:
House BiHs.-To raise additional taxes
for the support of government, &C.; to
amend the road law to repeal existing
militia laws and enact new militia law
to declare the Rapidan river a lawful
fence from its junction with Robertson's
river to Willis and Hansborough's ford.
Senate bill to authorize the Circuit court
OF Culppper county to hear and determine
the petition of James w. Barry for di-
vorCe C'acttt0 mdtrimOntt.
INTRODUCED.
The following were introduced and re-
ferred:
BY Mr.. Burkholder-Bill to amend the
act for reaSsessment of lands.
BY Mr.. Scruggs-Bill to authorize de-
crees i'll chancery causes to be made in va
cation. ...
BY Mr. incheloe-Resolution restrict
ing speeches to-day to ten minutes, and al
lowing no member to speak more than
once on a same subject.
BY Mr.. Early-Bill for the relief Of John
p. Niche.
BY Mr.. Booker-Resolutio as to the ex-
pediency of Incorporating company to |
construct q railroad from South Boston via |
Halifax Courthouse to NIeadsville, in Hall
fax county. |
BY MIR. st. John-Bill to authorize the |
construction of Il turnpike road from
Marion to Jeffersonville by the counties of
Snyth and Tazewell.
BY Mr.. Graham of William |
Vaughan and others asking that a part of
Carroll county be annexed to Grayson and
part to Wythe counties.
BY Mr.. Capitalization of citizens of
Amherst, against submitting the question
of the removal of the courthouse to q vote
Of the people. ...-.. a.
BY Mr.. Sangster-Memoral of the SUI
pervisors OF Fairfax county, asking that
the act for the reassessment of lands be
amended.
ADJOURNMENT FOR THE DAY. Il
Mr.. Cottrell offered q resolution that the
House adjourn in honor of the memory Of
Washington till IL "A. M. tomorrow
Rejected.
CONTINUING THE SESSION.
Mr.. Thomas offered joint resolution to
extend the present session of the General
Assembly to the 18th of March. On his
motion, it was laid on the table.
THE oYsTER-BEDs.
The special order for the day, House
bill for the protection of the oyster-beds of
the Commonwealth, was taken up and
amended.
On motion of Mr.. Matthew, the bill was
postponed until tomorrow, and ~
THE SENATE ASSESSMENT BILL .
was taken up and amended and discussed
till adjournment.
Adjourned at 80 L. M.
Senate.
Senator Thomas, President pro tenn, in
the chair. ...... ..
Prayer by Rev. J. F. Deans, of N1anches-
ter. .. ....
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bill, with substitute therefor, to
amend all act to incorporate the Farmers
and Merchants Loan and Trust company,
of Norfolk.
Senate bill, with amendment to incor-
porae the New York and Norfolk railroad
company. ..
Senate bill in reference to the unpaid
taxes for the years Of lS66-'67'GS and go.
Senate bill recommended negatively to
refund to the sureties of WIN. p. Thomp-
son, late sheriff of Franklin county, the ex-
cess of damages and interest paid by them
as sureties of said Thompson.
Senate bill to amend section Of chapter
l9S of the code.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to amend and reGenact sec
tions | and s of an act to incorporate the
Norfolk and Great Western railroad COM
pany.
House bill to incorporate the James
River and Surry County railroad company.
The substitute proposed by the Committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation was
agreed to, and the bill, so amended, was
passed.
House bill to authorize the formation of
the New River Railroad, Mining and Man
uiacturing company was taken up,
amended and passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
ReS0lced, That the Committee for Courts of
Justice inquire into the eXpediency of so amend
ing the laws of Virginia, as toprohibt any inter-
ested party in civil action from testifying in his
or her own behalf.
Resoiced, That when the Senate adjourns, it
will meet tomorrow at IL O'Clock A. M, and
every day thereafter at the same hour until 9TH
erwise ordered.
On going to press, the Senate was still
discussing the bill. relating to the funding
bill.
Philosophical Sentences from Recent Lee
ture by Josh Billings.
The richest man ov all IL he who has
got but little, but haz got all he wants.
-Natur makes all the noblemen-w wealth,
edukashun, nor pedigree never made one
yet.
One CRATE reason viii " Jordan IL SIGH
ruff road few travel" IL bekauze almost
everybody works inside ov their own lot,
and LET'S the tnrnDike take care nv itself