The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-23
General Assembly of Virginia.
NE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH DAY
FRIDAY, March %. 1877.
SENATE.

FRIDAY, March 90. 1872.
.... SENATE.
House Joint resolution requesting the TO
vernon to return House bill NO. Id, 10 On
tend the charter of the Sweet Springs aho
White Sulphur Turnpike Company, IN tli5
county Of Allegbany, was taken UP "'iu
| agreed to. ,:>rood
The Senate agreed to some ana diN'sie. ~
| to Others of the amendments oil the house ~
Senate bill to regulate the lmIns''iol', 49,, -
mcut. and collection of taxes for supper. VI
free schools, &C., and ordered It's actioh u "
communicated to that BODY. I'm ro
House amendments to Senate Dlll 10 lno,
vide for the election of electors OF freS'oei''
and yicc-PrcSident were concurreo Ill.
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend and rcCnact the charter Oh the
town of Danville, and incorporating ltto ohc
MI the acts amendatory thereof.
no amend the 7th and 9th sections OF cllalS
to, ,oI oc the acts of '66-'GI, relative 10 AZ
| rest, commitment, and bail. .,o
| Continuing in force the corporation oil tlc
town of Pearisburg, county OF Giles, ant. ue'
timing and prescribing the rights ana powers
thereof.
CALENDAR.
House bills: TO amend ana reenact SCI
ton 81 of an act entitled "Anact 10 proVloel Ui
| n general election, approved May lltn, lotV,
and further amended bya actappro1eo May
| 10Th, 1870" s;..r;o,
| in Chuckatuck township, Narscinonu county:
Va. Adversely. 81 M ~,
entitled Gan act to incorporate the Farmers
and Mechanics Savings Bank OF AleNah'
dria -" approred June 9th, 1910.
TO amend and rcGnact It'll section OF an ;@t
entitled "An act to provide for dividing inc
so,.o,,l counties of the State into townships.
Adversely. ,,.:,..
To incorporate the Norfolk and Irlnce>s
Anne Turnpike Company.
b To amend and rcCuact certain sections OF
the code in relation to the register OF mar
,.i,res, births. and deaths, and to repeal sec
tions Is and ~ Of said chapter.
TO amend and reCnact section ID OF clialN
for 13S of the Code, SO as to define the man
uer in which distress warrants shall DC le''eo'
srss,oxs OF SUPREME COURT OF ArrEAIs AT
WINCHESTER.
House Till providing for holding part
session of the Supreme Court OF Appeals nj
WINCHESTER was taken up, and opposed by
NesSrs. KIRKPATRICK and CoCuRAS, and advo'
Gated by Mr.. WARD, and lslSScd-aycs, -
noes, 4.
THE OYSTER BILL
was under consideration when the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Read, Of the Gracc-Strect lTcShytc'
rian church.
PLACED on TIE CALENDAR.
Under suspension of the rules: Senate
bill: TO provide for the repair of the State
CAPITOL. Senate Joint resolution: Recon-.
mcndng to Congress the establishment OF
signal stations at IIattcras and other points
on the coast of Virginia and North Carolina
House bill with Senate amendments) &c
authorize the City Council Of Portsmouth tC
redstlict the city into wards.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
On motion of Mr.. MATTHEW'S, the order
providing for night sessions was rcsculdcd'
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
Mr.. SwASN's motion to reconsider the vote
by which the House rejected the Scnat.
amendment to House bill to provide artificial
lcsS for soldiers who lost their legs during
The late war came up as unfinished business
T'rhe amendment proposes to give the value
of an artificial leg to those whose wounds
arc such as to preclude its use and to thost
who have lost an alm.]
The motion to reconsider was agreed to-
and the amendment was then concurrcd III
ayes, 10; noes, %.
REPAIRS OF THE CAPITOL.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for re-
pairing the Capitol was passcd-aycs, -
| noes, 10.
BILLS PASSED.
| Senate bill in relation to the compensation
| of the Acknowledgement. House bill with
| Senate amcndmenD requiring the Second Au
ditor to issue the bonds of the State to Rosscl
| & McAllister instructing the State Treasurer
| not to receive the certificates issued under the
funding act for the deferred third of the pub
lie debt and declaring that Virginia will moi
| lie responsible for, and will not pay any PAR
of, such deferred third; to authorize the city
of Portsmouth to rcdistrict the city into
| wards.
House bills: For the relief of James w
| Andrews & Co., of New York (S5SS.50, will
costs and interest from April 3, 1869; join
resolution instructing the United States sena
tors from this State to vote for the repeal o
the duties on tea and coffee; in relation t.
the condemnation of land in the city of Rich
mond; to prevent priZe-fghting and thu
| fighting of dogs, cocks, and other animals, il
| the county of Alexandria; to authorize TIL
supcl yisors of Rockbridsc county to incrcas
the pay of the superintendent of the poor o
said county; to amend the fifth section of TIN
| act appropriating the income arising from tn
| proceeds of the land scrip accruing to Yir
ginia under the act of Congress; to amcnt
the charter of the Portsmouth InSuranc
| Company a; to authorize the Joint committee
having charge of the Norfolk County ferrie
to issue bonds for certain. purposes t.
amend the Code in relation to criminal pro
cedlre (as to number of guards for prisoner
IN tranSstu\.
| TAX BILL.
Senate dill imposing taxes for the supper
of government came up as the continuin.
special order, the question being upoi
| agreeing to the amendment Of Mr.. DENEALE
striking out the clause which imposes n tt,
of six per cent. upon the value of requests t
persons other than the lineal descendants o
decedent. After considerable debate tn
amendment was rejeded-ayes, IS; noes, "a
An amendment, offered by Mr.. SHOOT, eX
empting the libraries of ministers of TIT
| gospel from taxation, was rejected.
Pending the consideration Of the bill tin
clair was vacated until O'Clock i. NJ.
Night Session.
The SPEAKER resumed the chair at
o'clock.
TAX BILL.
The consideration of the Senate tax bill
was resumed.