The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-20

EXECUTIVE SESSION.
~, o'clock the Senate, OH motion on WI
prxx went into secret session 10 conSlGc!
from the Executive makiils
o''mo;ntrncnts of four brigadier-Scncr'li: o
,,i;i;t;o and of the trustees OF the virgin;
{ r,.ir,ltural and Mechanical College, us 'of
lows: j., I,:u ,rb;rd h,;
,c,IIe. Morton lIarye, Fifth brigade: In0iha'
". McClung, Thirteenth brisaoe' " '''A"l
Skccn. Twenty-second brigade:
Trustees agricultural anG 1uec" Il'.o,',
School.--MessrS. Harvey black, , ',ossl,.
Clovd, Joseph X. Anderson, w. 1. '>'' 1nt,
lin. John T. Cowan, W. A. STUART, 'ol'i
Goode, Jr., Robert Beverly, ana " - D''"'
nette.
THE GAME LAW.
House bill to prevent the destruction
partidges and other game i'll the Cotnn.oi'
wealth was amended and passed.
THE TAX BILL.
Senate bill imposing taxes for the support
of Government and free schools, and to pa!
the interest on the public debt, being the I'LL
finished business of yesterday, was taken up
and. after considerable discussion, passed
ayes, -; noes, u.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR SOLDIERS.
Senate bill providing for furnishing ar''ll
cial legs to soldiers who lost their ilnlDs IL
tie late war. with the amendments PROPOSE
hy Mr.. PRlDEMoRE and Mr.. QUESESBERhi
giving the value for lee in money to those
who have stumps to which artificial legs can
not be attached, and to those who lost arms
WAS taken IN, on motion Of Mr.. MASSEY
and passcd-ayeS, % noes, none.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the Common Council OF the
city of Petersburg TO borrow money anu
issue and sell bonds of said city to an amount
not exceeding 100000, bearing interest hol
exceeding eight per ccntum per allll'iin, ,,,,
TO authorize the Orange, AieNallu,'a "'.'
Manassas Railroad Company ana Tie u! 'ic'i,
Danvillc Railroad Company 10 least
OF otherwise acquire certain ra''roau>' ,,;,.
TO incorporate The SHENANDOAH hN''
Boom aud Dam Improvement company
TO Incorporate the Richmond ana fifl,lico
Railroad. Turnpike and Graded koau .ohl'
To create a board of commissioners to re-
cciye the Fort Norfolk property from the
Emitted states authorities and for other pllr-
poses.
no Incorporate the Roanoke Land. mml-
grafton and Savings Bank Company.
TO amend and rtGnact section OF cllap'er
.sty of session actS of lS69-'I0, i'll relation 10
the fisheries of the Potomac.
To authorize the District School Board OIL
district, in the county of Wythc,
% apply inappropriate district funds TO the
paymcIlt of teachers salaries.
For relief of the suretieS of George ;.
cadv, late sheriff of Culpeper county. :.
TO incorporate the Guardian Savings Bank
If Norfolk.
THE RErAIE OF TIE CAPITOL.
Senate bill to provide for the repair OF the
state capitol, on its passage, was decided IN
he negative for want of constitutional
vote 90 -aye>, 20; nccr, /; absent, ~ SEMI
orS.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. c. III. Read, u. D., Of the United Pres
,ytcrian church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
Reported Senate bill in relation to the
ease of the pcnitentiary. Placed on the cat
,pdar under suspension of the rules: senate
,lI for the relief of Isaac c. Russell and
others.
Use or TIE HALL.
On motion Of Mr.. WATTS, the use oil the
nall of the House of Delegates was rendered
q the Hon. Henry \. Wise on Thursday
next ut a p. NJ. for a lecture on 1.-THE Ply
steal Structure of the Domain of the United
states, and its Past. Present, and Probable
Effect upon the Peace, Commerce, and Con
,titutions of Gcyernmcnt--State and tede
lal."
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Senate Joint resolution for the appointment
Of committee Of conference on the dis
agreeing votes of the two Houses on the fence
law bill was agreed to. The SPEAKER ap-
pointed the following a> the committee on
the part of the House: McsSr>. Hill, Cor
rRELL, and WHARTON.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. John q. BROWN for six
DAYS. POWELL for seven days, and Bowen and
BEATos for the remainder of the session.
TAN BILL.
The House tax bill came up as the specia
order.
Mr.. RlppIEBARGER moved to amend by
making the tax forty instead of fifty cents Oh
the one hundred dollars. Agreed to-aye>
IS noes, 40.
Mr.. Nj ATHENS moved Il reconsideration
which motion, after considerable tilibuster.
ing. was rciected-aves, Al noes, 81.
4 message was ut this point received from
the Senate to the effect that that body had
passed the tax bill originating in the Senate
The House tax bill was then laid on the
able, and the Senate bill, having the same
object. was laid before the House by the
SPEAKER. 1t was then placed on the calen.
lar, ordered to be printed, and made the
special order for tomorrow at noon.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills: Tor the relief of Lewis f.
Glass and others, sureties of Charles A. Mil
on, late collector Of Battletown township,
Clarke county: to provide for the election OF
certain township officers in the county OF
Hanover; to amend the act for redistrictin"
he several counties Of the State into town
;hips to establish an additional voting dis
rict in ChuckatIlck township. Nansemond
county; to amend the charter of the Farm
rs and Mechanics Savings Bank, of AlcXan-
lria to amend the I'd section Of Che act for
he rc;issessment Of lands.
BOUNDARY LINE.
House bill to extend the authority and jul
'isdiction of the commissioners appointed to
ettle the boundary line between Virginia
md Maryland, and appropriating funds for
he same, was reported from special COM
nittee and placed on the calendar and Or
Tered to be printed.
The SPEAKER then vacated the chair until
?. N.
Night Session.
OLD DEBTS.
Mr.. kEYsER called up House bill to pre-
cribe the mode for the recovery Of debts
prior to the 10th of April, 1865.
The hill was read. and Mr., BAGWEIL at once