The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-03
General Assembly of Virginia.
FRIDAY, February 2, 1872.
SENATE.
Prayer by Rev. George G. Vanderslice.
ellis &C., REPORTED.

ellis &C., REPORTED.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Norfolk, from the Com
nitcn on Roads and Internal Navigation,
reported without amendment House bill to
amend the act entitled "an Gct to amend and
re1nact an act entitled m act to charter the
aichmoud and Peninsula Railway Com
pany," with the recommendation that 1t do
not pass.
Mr.. COCHRAN reported from the Committee
on Finance Senate bill to amend and re-
enact section AZ Of an act entitled an
act to amend and rcGnact the 41th
section Of chapter SO Of the Code of Viz
ginia, as amended by the act entitled
"an act making certain banks OF the city of
Richmond repositories Of public money"
passed April Goth, 1867, und tho act approved
March 10th, 1871, so as to establish such de-
positories In the cities Of Richmond, Peters
burg, Norfolk, Lynchburg, and Alexandria.
Also, without amendment Senate bill for the
relief of Nathaniel Prince, Of tue county OF
Loudoun.
Also, with q substitute therefor, Senate bill
for the relief OF the surities of j. 3. Robert
son, late sheriff of Page county.
Also, without amendment, House bill en-
titled can act to allow further time to B.
Ashton Lewis, county treasurer Of Bruins.
wick county, to give bond and qualify"
The same committee reported that 1t was
ineXpedient to legislate upon the subject of o
resolution instructing thu committee to in.
quire into applying the salne principle in the
| assessment Of land and other property which
| is applied to the assessment of bonds, &C.
| Mr.. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported without amend.
ment House bill to amend the charter Of the
town Of Culpeper.
Mr.. ROLLER, from the Committee on Banks
reported, without amendment, Senate bill tc
| incorporate the New Market Bank of Viz.
ginia.
Mr.. KlRKeATR1cE. from the Committee on
Immigration, presented bill to establish a
,''ard Of Agriculture, Immigration, and Sta
tistIcs.
jurisdiction of tho BoaSi o. Health Of the
city Of Richmond.
Also, Senate bill to incorporate the Chesa.
peake Warehouse Company, Norfolk, va.
also, Senate bill tc provide q new charter
for the town of Suffolk.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
MIR. WYNSe, from the Joint Committee on
Printing, submitted report accompanying
COPIES of the inventory Of stock in tho hands
of the late incumbent when he went out oil
Office, the bond of the present incumbent, &C.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Mr. TAYLOR, of LoIdS,lD,
until Wednesday next.
AS TO A NEW CONVENTION.
Senate bill to authorize the taking OF The
sense Of the people at the November election
on the question of amending the Constitution
of the State by the calling Of a new conyen-
ton was taken up, on motion OF Mr.
THOMAS, and discussed for an hour.
The bill was favored by Messrs. MAss1E,
KIRKPATRICK, THOMAS, HuSDLEY, PRIDEAoRE,
GRAHAM, and PATTERSON; and opposed by
Messrs. GREEN, Penn, and French; after
which, by consent, it was laid ON the table.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
By Mr.. PERRIN: Asking the Auditor OF
Public Accounts what railroads Of this Com
n,onwealth have signitied their unwiDingness
to him, az he reports, to pay the taxes i'm.
posed upon them by the assessment and TAX
bills of lS70-71.
j BY Mr.. ANDERSON, of Pittsylyana: Blu to
artholize the trustees of Danville Female
Academy to convey the house and lot held
bNthein to the trustees Of public free schools
in the town Of Danville.
BY Mr., KsRKrATEyqk Bill to require.bond