The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-12
The General Assembly Of Virginia

A number of House bills were taken up,
twice read, and appropriately referred.
REAssEssMENT OF LANDS.
Mr.. COCHRAN moved to take up Senate bill
No. 9. being bill to amend an act entitled
an act to provide for the reSSsesSment OF
lands in the Commonwealth, so as to allow
those counties which taiIcd-to avail them
selves OF the provisions Of this act to do so.
| The objections Of the Governor to the bill
were read, and the CHAIR stated the question
70 I've ..Shall the bill become Il law nOtwith-
standin. the objections by the Executive
The motion to take up wasagrced TO, and the
matter discussed by MeSsrS. COCHRAN, who
wanted the bill passed Notwithstanding the
Governors veto, and ANDERSON of Rock
bridge in opposition TO passing tho bill over
the Governors veto.
The bill was also discussed by other sena-
tors, and finally, at 2:3J. Mr.. WARD de-
manded the. pending question, which was
On the question "Shal tue bill pass not
witbstlndine the veto of the EXecutive!'
the vote stood as follows;
AyEs.-Mcssrs Cochran, Fitzpatrick, French.
GrlI,a,n. Grims.cy, johnson, Lakeland. Latiirop.
Martin. Massey, Norton, Nuting, Patterson, Penn.
doun. Thomas, Ward, and Wynne-2l.
NuEs.--Mcssrs. Anderson OF rittsylvania. Anuer-
son Of Rcckbridgc. Boykin, Hcrlidou, lluudey,
Mcem, Eowlin. Perrin. Likely, aud Tcrry-lp.
The CHAIR announced that the bill had
been passed in spite of the Governors veto,
and the bill was ordered to be commune
Gated to the House at dice. ~.
RECOaMITTED. .a'.
Senate bill to amend anu rcGnact section
50 of chapter 1871 of the Code us amended,
concerning allowances of certain officers ire
turned from the House Of Delegates in re-
snonsc to resolution of the Senate) was
taken up, when. Oh motion OF MI. GREENE,
the vote by which the bill was passed was
rcconsidcred, and on his further motion the
vote bv which the bill was engroSsed was re-
considered.
Mr.. GREEN then moved to amend the bill
hy adding ut the end Of the 3Jth amended
section the words g Ir0ridsd, That the
clerks Of the Hastings Courts Of the cities OF
Petersburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth. Lynch
burg, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria, and
the srrgeantS Of said cities and Of the city of
Richmond, shall receive annually for their
services to the public of said Giles such SUN
as the Judges Of said courts may respectively
allow, PAYABLE out of the treasures OF said
cities" Agreed TO.
Mr.. NowLIS moved to amend the bill further
hv striking out in the clause providing al
allowance to the sheriff Or sergeant The
words "sc"cn!y-liye dollars and Inserting
in lieu thereof the words "two hundred
dollars" Agreed to-Ayes, %; noes, O.
Mr.. LAKELAND moved to amend the bill
further by striking out in the clause pro-
viding an allowance to the clerk the words
"onc hundred and fifty dollars" and insert
ing in lieu the words "two hundred dol
lars" Agreed to-ayeS, %; noes,G.
Mr. TAYLOR Of Loudoun moved further
| to amend the bill by inserting after the word
| Commonwealth " in the seventh line OF the
39th amended section the following provi>o
stud preceded further, That in counties
having over $1,000 inhabitants the allowance
| to the sheriff may be decreased not exceed
ing three hundred dollars per annum."
Agreed to-ayc', lG; noes, s.
| Mr.. Penn then moved to lay the bill on
the table. Lost-ayeS, II; noes, IL.
| Mr.. NowLN moved to recommit the bill
| to the Committee for Courts of Justice.
Agreed to-aye$, 70; noes. 6.
| TIE OYSTER ELL.
| House bill With Senate amendments. and
| the disagreement of the House to said amend.
| meH;s, in relation 10 taking oysters in tue
| waters of the Commonwealth, and the tax On
oysters, was taken up.
| Mr.. NowLIS moved to refer the bill aud
| amendments TO the Finance Committee.
Agreed to.
| INTEREST ELL.
House bill iii relation to interest OH money
OF other thing, with the substitute of the
| Senate and the disagreement of the House TO
the amendment of the Senate in the nature
Of substitute, was taken up.
! Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved that the Senate
rccede from its amendments.
| Mr.. pEx2 moved to adhere to the amend
mcnts of the Senate with 4 view of having q
committee Of confereuce.
Mr.. PERRIN moved to adjourn.
| Mr.. FITZPATRICK demanded the ayes and
| noes.
The motion to adjourn was agreed to-
ayes, Il noes, IL.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No PRAYER.
ACTS WHICH HIVE BECOME LAWS.
| The Committee on Enrolled Bills reported
| the following bills, &C., which have become
| laws Joint resolution in regard to the cen
tennial celebration exhibition. Agreed 10
February -, 1878
An act to authorize the formation of the
| Virginia Mining, Manufacturing aud Trans
portation Company. In force March 4, 1878.
An act to authorize the Liberty and Rocky
Mount Narrow-Gauge railroad TO extend its
road from Rocky Mount to the North Caro-
lima line. Approved March &, 1878.
An net for the protection Of fish in Smiths
river, in the county Of Henry. Approved
March &, 1873.
An act to authorize the Board of Public
Works to transfer the Junction Valley turn
pike to the counties through which it passes.
Approved March 6, 1873.
AN act to amend section of an act passed
Janlt,:y ~, 1881, incorporating the Danyillc
| Female Academy. Approved March 6, 1879.
All act TO amend section Il of chapter 1870
OF the Code, i'll relation to property not to be
sold by personal representation. Approved
bIarch !, 1878. 100. ~. a ....-.r...
An act to encourage donations to the Uni
Yersity of Virginia, and to constitute the
State Of Virginia the trustee thereof. APP
proved March 7, 1915.
| An act TO authorize the Common Council
of Petersburg to issue bonds OF that citH,io
| the amount OF $4,000 for public school prr-
poses. Approved March !, 1873.
An act to amend the 7th section Of IN act
In force March 2G, 1872, to Incorporate the
Old Dominion Construction Company. In
force March II, 1873.
An act for the relief of tie surcties Of w.
M. Hume, deceased, late sheriff Of Fairfax
county. In force March II, 1873.
| An act to amend the 9Th section Of an act
in force March 20, 1872, relating TO fences and
| for the protection of crops. In force March
+! II, 1873.
An net to amend the 1st section of the act
| passed Marth a. 1879 ;ncnrnorotInp rho po