The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-06
which was vetoed by the Governor, was
pending at Adjournment

which was vetoed by the Governor, was
pending at Adjournment.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker fl ANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. JobnA. Dearborn.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
House bill to amend the charter of the
Radford Iron Company and for other pur.
poses, with Senate amendment, was placed
on the calendar under a suspension OF the
rules.
The following bills were reported from
committees and placed on the CALENDAR
Senate bills TO incorporate the Potomac Land
and Improvement Company; to incorporate
the Virginia Iron Mining, Chemical, and
Manufacturing Company; to amend Inc
Code concerning crimes and punlshments
to amend the Code concerning warrants ior
small claims and to extend the time Tor the
correction Of assessments OF hnds house
bills to simplify declarations in actions against
insurance companies; to amend the cnarter
of the Masonic Temple Association; to amend
the Code In relation to juries IN criminal
cases; to amend the Code in relation to ex-
emption from juries; and to incorporate the
Eastern Branch Turnpike and Toll Bridge
Company.
PUBLIC PRINTING-AaAIN.
The following resolution, submitted by
Mr.. ST. JOHN, was adopted:
"Resoired, That the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts be, and is hereby, instructed to fur
nish this House as soon as possible with re-
mort of expenditures incurred by the Com
monwealth of Virginia through the present
Superintendent of Public Printing for paper
and all other expenses pertaining to the pup.
lie printing of the State during the official
term of the said superintendent not hereto
fore reported to the House Of Delegates"
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. PATTERSON for one day.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills to amend the charter Of the
Radford Iron Company with senate amend
ment) to amend the Code in relation to !ll-
ries to amend the Code i'll relation 10 tne
meeting and adjournment of courts; TO
relieve the sureties of Benjamin Robinson,
late sheriff of Green county; for the relief
of Frederick Griffith, Of Westmoreland
county, refInding the amount expended by
him i'm recapturing an escaped prisoner; al
lowing Incorporated towns to use county
nils: amending the Code in relation to the
adjourned terms of the circuit courts OF the
city of Norfolk; to authorize the Auditor
and Acknowledgement to compromise with
Andrew By17le, an Ascending debtor; ex-
tending the time for the qualification Of Jack
son Cooley, clerk Of Floyd county; author
izing commissioners in chancery to admins
ter oaths providing for the reSssessment OF
lands throughout the Commonwealth.
THE pCBLIo DEBT
House joint resolution providing for BUS
pension of the funding of the public debt
came up as the special order, the question
being upon sustaining the objections Of the
Governor.
Mr.. ROBERTSON, of Allegheny, favored q
reconsideration. lie thought there was no
way Of asccrtaining the exact amount owed
by the State, principal or interest, without
the debt was funded. He ably and eloquent
" urged that the pending resolution was
step towards Reputation, and begged, the
House to take this opportunity to Withdraw
its assent to measure SO perniclous.
Mr.. SMITH, of Nelson, called the pending
question, which was ordered.
The question was then put (whether on
reconsideration the House would pass the
bilD, and was decided in the affirmative by
the following vote:
YEAs.-Mcssrs. Allen, Anderson, Berger. Bernard,
Bishop, Booker, Bouton, Brooke, J. G. Down, Bry-
ant Bnrkhodcr. Butler, Campbell, Peter j. Car
ter, Jack Carter, CloPt9n Coleman, Coy, Gr11s'
Dungey. Early, Elliott. Fitzgerald, Freeman, Full
kerson Gardner Graha GrHyeS Gy Ge R
fus S. Jones. ,Jorgenson, keyser, Lassiter, Lewis,
Ligitner, Lipscombe Matthew, MCMILLAN, Miller
Nickcus, Noble, Norton, Nowlin. O,Ferrall. Paige,
deli. Riddebarger Rogers, Roller Russell, Sangster,
Scruggs, Smith, Smoot, Snidow, Stephens, St; John
Stovail Strother Swami, Sute, Taliafcrro, Thomas,
Tidbal Turpin, Van Auken, Wall, Wentworth,
Wharton. Williams and Young-Ss;
NAYs.-Messrs. Bagwell, Borland: j. thompson
Fletcher, William Gillian Gilman, Peter X. Jones,
Kelly, Lawson, 4. 3. Lightner, LovenStein, Mat
Sutherlin, Wake, Watts, Watson, aud Dir. Speaker