The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-28

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The General Assembly of Virginia
| THURSDAY, February 9th, 1870
SENATE.
| Lieutenant-G Governor MAfYE III me ,.' .hc
| PRAYER by Rev. W. a. Carl'oei'' " VIZ
! Manchester Presbyterian cllurcn.
| RsroErgp FROM COMMITTEES
| min ,o amend and rcGnact section IL OF
| ta,'.ar ~ of Code In relation to- interest :
An ,,,tborizinc mechanics to sell, for repairs,
,,orson,l nropSrtv adversely reported); OH
| - .,,and and reGnact section ID OF chapter
1os of code, and to extend the powers OF
| tSr,r,it Courts in relation to the estates OF
;nfants with amendments); bill to amend
and r,anact sections 7 and 8 of chapter 100
| nf Code OF 1860, as amended by an act APP
moycd June ed, 1870, in relation to
Terms of Supreme Court of Appeals with
amendments; bill giving the consent OF the
Slate for tho purchase by The United states
OF land within this State for the erection of
lighthouses with amcndments); bill to
amend The first section Of chapter 20l OF the
| Code as amended by the first section OF an
act entitled an act to revise and amend the
criminal procedure, passed April 2'th, 1861,
50 as TO confer on notarics public the powers
or conservutors of the peace bill to pro-
| vide for the REIMBURSEMENT to the
| United States, in certain cases, OF title
to lands for sites Of light-stations on the
coasts and waters Of this State; joint
resolution, with amendment, appropriate
ing a sum Of money $4,000 to replace
| Houdon's statue OF Washington, in the ro-
tunda of the capitol; bill to incorporate the
| Nansemond Land, Lumber, and Narrow
| Gauge Railway Company, with amendment ;
| bill to amend and rt1nact an act approved
| March %, 1872, entitled an act TO amend
and rccnact the 9th section OF the ACT,
| approved March 81, 1911; to incorpo-
rate the Richmond and Henrico Rail
| read, Turnpike and Graded Road Company !;
| bill 10 regulate the vote Of counties, citlcs,
| and towns holding shares in the capital stCck
| Of railroad or other internal Improvement
companies report from Committee OF Roads
| "GccIaring as the sense Of the committee
that no additional legislation is required i'll
reference to the communication or the Gov
cruor transmitting an official copy Of aloint
resolution adopted by the Legislature OF
West Virginia relative TO the transfer OF the
James River aud kanawla canal TO The
United States"
! .# PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr. KIRKPATRICK: Bill to amend and
recnact section 2 of chapter 1853, Code OF
1860. in relation to attachments. BY Mr..
NoRToS: Bill to arrange the Eighth judicial
circuit.
PASSED.
Hon,c bill TO authorize the suTctics Of
James 5. Barksdalc, us l'le sheriff Of Albc-
marie, to discharge the judgment against
them in favor of the Commonwealth Win
the bonds of The Commonwealth.
TIE USE or THE SENATE CHAMBER
was. Oh motion Of llr. ANDERSON, OF Rock
bridge, Granted to the Alumni of the Uni
vcr>ity OF Virginia for il meeting on Saturday
evening.
| KErAIRs TO OFFICE OF ADJUTANT.GENERAL.
| On motion Of Dir. ROLLER, the Committee
| on Public Institutions were Instructed 10 M
quirc and report what repairs are Necessary
I ro;,.hc Office Of the hdjutait. Genera! III Greer
To ScGIrrU lie lrUi;Ii C.l.,.i1ii dix '''''i.
Of the sane.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted for one week from to-day to
Mr.. LEWIS.
INTEREST TO COLLEGES.
Senate bill ito amend and reenact an act
continuing the payment Of interest and dlvl-
deuus 10 The incorporated colleges or Other
se,ni,lHries Of learning i'll the State, approved
March 20, 1872" $50 as 10 pay per cent .on
cou,ols, and i per cent. on two-tnlds OF tDc
amounts Of m!tlndcd bonds held by coli
lcscs, &c, instead Of per cent. Oh all bonds
as now provided by law, being the uniin-
ishcd business Of yesterday, was taken up,
and tue pending question being on agreeing
TO tie motion of Mr. NoWLtS 10 reconsider
the vote by which the bill was rejected,
McssrS. ANDERSON Of Rockbrid3e, KIRK
PATRICK, and ROLLER spoke in opposition TO
reconsideration, and i'll opposition TO the
bill. McsSrs. NowLN, PRDEMoRE, uERSDoN,
Thomas, QuEsESBERRY, and TAYLOR OF Nor
folk, smoke in favor Of reconsideration, and
in favor of the passage OF tue bill.
The vote by which the bill was rejected
was cconsidered-ayes, %; noes, II.
The question recurring on the passage OF
the bill, Mr.. NowLIN demanded the pending
question, which was ordered; and being put
the vote resulted:
.AYEs-Mcssrs. Anderson OF Pittsylvanla, Boy
kin, Cochran. Ccnnally, Grccvcr, GrilnsIcy, licrn
dom HSndlcy Saesn 2
i;iAey, Smith, Taylor Of Loudoun, Taylor OF Nor
NorS.-hicssrs. Anderson Of Rorkbrldgn. Bcaz-
lev rcnch, Graham, Greene, hirkpairick, La
inrop, Massey. Norton, Nulting, Robinson, Roller,
Tie hi was ordered to be communicated
to the iOuSe.
PETERSBURG RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. WARD moved to take UP the order OF
the dav-being Senate bill No. 80, to amend
the charter of the Petersburg Railroad Com
pt,,y," 20 as to give said company the privi-
iere of extending its line from Petersburg
TO Washington-and the question being put
thereon was determined in the affirmative
on division, ayes, IS; noes, II.
The bill was then read the second time,
when Mir. MEM moved to lay it on the table,
and the question being put thereon was de-
termincd in the negative-on division, aye,
II; noes, IA.
Mr.. TAYLOR of Norfolk city moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed, in order
that il might be gotten out of the way OF im-
portant public business.
Mr.. HuNDLEY called the pending question;
which, being put, resulted:
AYEs-Messrs. Boykin, Cochran. Connally,
French, Graham, Grecver, Grilnslcy, uvlladay.
IIuu!icv, johnson. kirkpatrick, L"throp, Massey,
Meeul, Norton, howlin. Nutting Piidenl0ie i'iXcy,
Robinson Smith, stevens Taylor OF LouIou lay
lor of Norfolk city. and NarG-2a.
NOEs.-McsSlS. Greene, Herndon, Lackland, que
Thomas, aud Wynne-G
And SD the consideration or the bill was