The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-29
General Assembly Of Virginia
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WEDNESDAY, February %, 1872.
SENATE.

SENATE.
r:o,,,.o,,rt.C Governor MARYE in the chalr.
PRAYER bv Rev. J. f. Edwards.
ijo,,se Joint resolution extending inc pre-
o,t sossion Of the General Assembly, CON-
scm it;cstcd from the House of Delegates yes
.nudnT was taken up, and, on motion OIL MI.
HrRypoy. laid on the table. 1
ITn,,sn ill to incorporate the Eastern
r,-1nch TURNPIKE and Toll-Bridge Company
w., ' reported from the Committee on hoaos'
ASSESSMENT BILL.
A message was received from the House o,
nclcnates bv Mr.. MATTHEW, VINO ll,lo ol ln.v.
the Senate that that House had passed. seliasc
hi, entitled nh act for the assessment OF LINES
on persons, property, income, hceiises' "'''
with amendments.
ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND ohlo hAiIN0AD
COMPANY.
Senate bill to perfect the orSanlz z,!I y,
the Atlantic, Mississippi and ONO halu o",'
Company bv providing for the conaeiil!l''to, u
~ me ont Standing stock Of the Virginia anu
Tennessee So,lthsde, and Norfolk ana Ie-
torsI,urr Railroad Companies, ana 10 allom
soid Atlantic, Mississippi and ONO fallroao
rnmnauy to purchase the same at us ul-
nr,iscd value, was taken up on molioh oi -hi'
THOMAS. ,. o,,o-od nv
Mr. TuovAs. was accepted by the friends OF
tho Hill Add at end Of 18th line, Sd section,
aftnr word "cntitled," And If from SAID
award thus returned it shall appear that any
Of fine holders Of any such outstanding STOCK
Shall have any security for the payment OF
fine principal of said stock, or the interest
thcreupon, the said holders thereof shall not
he compcllcd to accept the award and merge
their stock unless and until such security silail
nc given by the Atlantic. Mississippi and ONO
Railroad Company as may be equivalent TO
the security surrendered, or such eNistlnS
security be continued as fully and completely
binding as at the time Of said merger"
The following amendment, proposed ny
Mr.. HUSpIEY, was also accepted. Insert allcf
the 5th section: " Prorided, That the pro-
visions Of this act shall only apply to stock
holders who, being unwilling to merge their
stock. shall use the same for the purpose Oh
obstructing the operations OF the s!ld ACT OF
June II, 1870, by instituting VeXatlous sultS
the effect Of which may be to prevent The lull
exercise of all the rights and franchises con,
ferrcd upon the Atlantic, MISSISSIPPI ana
Ohio Railroad Company by SAID act; DuC il
the owners Of stock elect to sell thelr stoch
to the said company, i'll that event the pro
cecdings shall he as herein provided, ana tne
said company shall be compelled to accept the
award made by the Board OF COMMITS
sioncrS."
The bill was then engrossed and read
third time and passed, and communicated 10
the House.
INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DEBT.
conots bin providing for the payment OF
four Der cent interest on the plbllc acD'
was taken up, and Mr.. THOMAS indicated his
n,lrposc Gf the third reading OF the bill were
irconsidered) to offer substitute.
Mr.. OvEsESBERRY moved that the bill be
laid upon the table.
The vote being taken, resultcd-ayes, IL !;
noes, 1G.
The L1EU7EyAS7-GovERSoR voted no, and
the senate thercllpon refused to lay the bill
upon the table.
moved to adjourn. Disagreed to-aycS, l6 ;
noes, Is.
Mr., COCHRAN renewed the motion to lay
the bill upon the table. Lost-aycs, ID ,
noes. 1G.
Mr., THOMAS called the pending question.
Mr.. HryDLEY moved that the Senate adj
iourr. Agreed to-ayes, Il; noes, Ii.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II 4. M.-Spcaker HANGER
in the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Deans, of the Manches'
ter Baptist church.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bills: 10 amend the law in relation
| TO the publication of election returns in news
| yapers in the city of Richmond; to lncorpo-
rate the Norfolk and Lynnhaven River Rail
road Company; to incorporate the New ork
and Norfolk Railroad Company; to incorpo.
rate the Harrisonburg, Bridgcwater and
West Augusta Railroad Company.
House bills: TO incorporate the Stony
| Creek and Sussex County Railroad Company
to amend the charter Of the Real Estate Bank
of Virginia; to give consent Of the LeSisla'
ture of Virginia to the purchase by the
limited States of land within the State fol
| public purposes; to amend the Code in rela
| ton to writs of .feri .fdctaS, with recon-
mendation that it do not pass.
| House Joint resolution to extend the time
for the collection of taxes and county levieS
| in the counties Of Accomac and Norfolk fol
the year 1871.
| GENERAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Onmotion Of Mr.. CoGuILL, House bill tc
amend the act for the general registration o.
voters, with substitute, was taken up out o
it's order. The substitute was amended
adopted, and ordered to engrosSment anC
third reading.
EXTENSION OF TINE FOR TIE COLLECTION OF
| TAXES.
nmotion of Mr.. WATTS, House Joint rcso
luton to extend the time for the collection o
| no Of p(
| Norfolk Tor the year 1871 Till May l, 1872,
was taken up out of its order, and amended
bv the insertion of the counties Of Nelson
and Amherst and the city of Alexandria. /
was then ordered to engrosSment and thrt
reading.
REpIy1s1oN OF CERTAIN COUNTIES INTO TOWN
SHIPS.
| On motion of Mr.. RIpDLEBARGER, Hous
bill to authorize the redivision Of Shennn
doah county into townships was taken VI
out of its order, amended by adding til
counties of Russell, Franklin, Washington
Fairfax, Floyd, Carroll, and Pulaski, an
ordered to cngrossment and third reading
THE TAX BILL.
! On motion Of Mr.. MATTHEW, House bi
imposing taxes for the support OF Govern
ment, &C., was taken up and made the specit
continuing order for Friday next immed
atcly after the expiration Of the mornin
hour.
| PASSED.
Senate bill to provide for the redivision
the county of Rockingham into townships.
BOYS AND FIREARMS.
House bill to prevent boys under twelv
years of age from carrying Il re+ums IN Tn
towns and cities of the Commonwealth, wa
ordered to engrossment and third reading.