The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-15
The General Assembly OF virginia
TUsspar, january Il, 1879.
SENATE. S
The Senate met at noon, Lteusenan'-'oy.

+ TUESDAY, JnnnaEysIa, 1871
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon, gIieusenaant1o''
| efnor MARYE In the chair.
| HOUSE BILLS REFEREED. go 49,.
To amend and rtsDact certain sections ~
an act prescribing the duties anu fcel.tana,,,
t;on If certain township officers. approved
Jnfv n. 1s72:rto aYnend an act to prescribe
the times for holding the circuit courts "a
the state. in force March 10, 1872.
COMMITTEE REroRTs
Mr.. HrRypoS. from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported bills to preserve
N ri@bts and remedies imperilled or destroy
a3 by the loss or destruction during the late
war of papers filed in the various pubfic
offices of the Commonwealth, with amend
ments; joint resolution instructing the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts to subject the pro.
perry OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company to the payment of taxes due in ar
rear: bill to amend the Code in regard to
Judgment liens; and Senate bill in relation
TO the taking OF acknowledgements by clerks
Of courts. with tho recommendation that the
Senate agree to the House substitute, with
amendments.
$50 I BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. GREENE: 4 bill to amend the
Code as to what bills, notes, &C., are nego-
table. BY Mr.. LAKELAND: Joint resolution
requesting Congress to amend the bankrupt
law so as to allow to citizens Of Virginia
taking its benefits the exemptions enllme-
rated in the homestead clause of the State
Constitution. By Mr.. HERNDoN: A bill
providing for the maintenance Of ilegti-
mate cbiIdren-referred. BY the same: A
bill providing for making, publishing, and
selling county msps-retcrred. by the
same: Resolution as to the eXpedicncy Of
amending article I, sections rand 2, in rela-
ton to county and township organization, so
* to abolish the office Of county treasurer and
- hip collector, and requiring sherifls to
t0wh.- re land county revenue-referTed.
coilect 81. =: A resolution instructing
BY Mr. na as iris,c Works to furnish the
Senate such information M IL rond and
the financial condition OF the hlchi.. ny
York River Railroad COMPANY ano ., "ns
that company has not palo Tue ot .aa s ss
imposed on railroad companies vi ',lI 90. 49,
reference to the Auditors report sI,oM t
no taxes from said company OF any nG III.
vi oo. ~, Ininf resolution providing for puDllcaIe
t DoS ou U as an appendix to the ACTS OF
t tio, General Assembly, a list of the senators
and members of the House of Delegates, ana
tha district. and county, and corpoIati9n
by them; also, ist OF llG
;,,t,,os of S1nrenfe Court and circuit ana
t na,Ity iudres. with the post-offices OF sala
1910 ridges, and delegates ; ana Dlenni-
1i. ~. constitution of the State with amend
a 49, .n1 tberefd Lies over under the rules
i'I pn Mr ptr.LER Joint resolutlon:
Z, ny U!horoas tho omo;,,pt of internal revenue
taxes annually collected -. t. rir G mon sul.
yernment in the State of Viz. snirit1o,Is
iects of taxation other than than
liquors and tobacco amount to more &C.
one million of dollars; and whereas the i
moval of said taxes would enable the Gene
raj Assembly Of Virginia to avail themselves
of this immense revenue for tue purposes OF
the Statein the support of GoVernment ana
free schools and in the payment of the pub
lie debt; and whereas the removal oil all in
ternal revenue taxes and the abolition OF the
entire internal revenue system would be
most acceptable, and is Of the greatest i'm
portance to the people OF ills State; tnerc-
fore -rrs...'s- ....s
"Resolred, That the senators from this
State be Instructed and the Representatives
in Congress be requested to use their influ-
ence to secure the removal or material modi-
tication of the national internal revenue
taxes and the system of their collection.
90 Resoived, That the Governor be re-
uuested to forward copy Of these rcsolu-
tons to each Senator and Representative in
Congress from this state"
Tax collected in 1872 in Virginia on
spirits ..........................S 3s4.s25 DO
Aggregate On spirits and tobacco. A.Ses,617 G7
Total internal revenue taxes III lsT2... 4.pSa,e'3 VI
Amount of stamps used. ld,l77,a2O 90
Vlrgna's proportion, probably......... IOJ,oOOos
Lies over under tho rules.
BY Mr. LAcKLAHp: A resolution as to
what legislation is necessary and practicable
in order to secure more cilectually the bcnc-
fits of frcc-schoo education to the families
of taxpayers or other citizens residing in
couutic, or school districts which are sparse
" populatcd- referred by Mr. THOMAS ::
A resolution instructing the clerk of the
Senate to lave printed and distributed on
each Monday morning of the session calen-
dar showing the status Of the business be-
fore the SenNte-agrled to. BY Mr.. ROLLER /:
A bill to amend various sections of the Code
| in relation to county roads so rs to make the
| provisions Of the chapter conform to the
| onstitution-referred.
| BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the trustees Of the town of
| Port Royal to grant certain lot of land to
the Baptist church House bill to encourage
agricultural and domestic fairs.
THE INTEREST BILL
being the unfinished business of yesterday,
the bending question being on the amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, making the
| legal rate ofinterest nine per cent. instead OF
six. to the original bill, the bill was dis.
Cussed until the hour of adjournment.
| .a. HOUSE OF DELEG ATES. s'
The House met at the usual hour, Speaker
| HANGER in the chair. ...
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, of the
Episcopal church. --.-~-
| REPORTED AND PUT ON TIE CALENDAR.
| Senate bill to extend the time allowing the
assessors of Amelia county to return copies
of assessments; Senate bill to provide for the
collection of the revenue Of the city of Nor
folk for the year 1872; House bill to amend
section 18th, chapter 1872, Of the Code of 1860,
and several acts, &C., in relation to appeals,
writs of error, and supersedeas; House bill
| to authorize the Board OF Public Works to
sell the States interest in the Upper Appo-
mattox Company; House bill to authorize
the voters Of Halifax to vote for the purchase
of n toll-bridgc. &c. House bill to amend an
net for the relief of the late sherif1s of the
State, approved February 2lst, 1872; House
bill to incorporate the New York, Norfolk
and Charleston Railroad Company; House
bill to provide for ninety days notice to
tenants outside of cities and towns House
bill to amend the 35th section of all act pre-
scribing the duties, &C., of township officers