The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THIRTY-FoURTH DAY.

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Prayer by the Rev. Thos. L. Preston, o.
the First Presbyterian church.
A communication was received from the
clerk of the House of Delegates, informing
the Senate of the passage by the House OF
House bill to amend and re-enact section
SO of chapter 3S5 of the Acts of 1S71-'72,
as to the collection of tax on coupons, and
House bill entitled an act to authorize the
Board of Public Works to sell the States
interest in the Upper Appomattox Com.
pany. These bills were twice read and
referred.
Committee reports:
BY Mr.. Fitzpatrick, from Committee on
General Laws: House bill for the relief of
George w. Wright, assessor Of Taylor
township, Orange county, reported with
the recommendation that it do not pass ;
he, from the same committee, reported
Senate bill to provide for the publication of
a new edition of the Code of Virginia ask
ing to be discharged from its further con-
sideration, and that it be referred to the
Committee on Courts Of Justice; also
Senate bill to incorporate the town of
Potomac with a substitute therefore, and
Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act
authorizing the board of supervisors of
Buckingham county to borrow money to
rebuild the courthouse of said county.
By Mr.. Cochran, from the Committee on
Finance House joint resolution in regard
to the public debt, reported with an amend
ment. lit was subsequently taken up and
the amendment agreed to. An Intellectual
effort was made to make it the order Of the
day for tomorrow at l o'clock. The reso-
luton was then read the third time and
agreed to- He also reported from the same
committe, House bill for the relief of JOS.
L. Griffith and others, sureties of Chas.
A. Milton, late collector, with an amend
ment, which was agreed to House bill
for the relief of Samuel M. Allabaugh, late
sheriff of Rockingham county, which was
taken up, and, on motion of Mr.. Roller,
laid on the table.
Bills and resolutions offered and re-
ferred:
By Mr.. Fitzpatrick:
ReSolced That the Joint Committee
on Constitutional Amendments be in
instructed to inquire into the e~xpedien-
cy of amending the constitution by
striking out sections l and A of article 10
in relation to taxation and finance so as
to allow the Legislature to impose taxes
upon such subjects as can best afford to
pay the same.
By Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun I:
Resotced, That the Committee on Courts
OF Justice inquire into the expediency of so
amending the law as to require o sum to be
taxed as costs in each civil proceeding re-
quiring q jury, said sum to be applied to
the payment of the jury in such case.
By Mr.. Greene:
Resolved, That the Committee on Courts
of Justice be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of amending the law, so as to
require all bar-rooms, and places for retail
ing ardent spirits, to be closed on the Sab
bath.
By Mr.. Roller:
Resolved, That the Committee on Courts
of Justice be instructed to inquire into
the ~expediency of amending and re.enact-
ing the second section of the act entitled
an act in relation to the evidence of par
ties in suits, so as moro clearly to define
when parties to contracts and suits are
competent or incompetent as evidence.
BY the same:
Resolred, That the Committee on Courts
of Justice be instructed to inquire what
legislation is necessary in order to protect |
more effectually the interests of drovers
and other shippers of live stock, upon the
railroads of the state.
By Mr.. Wynne
Resolued, That the Secretary of the
Commonwealth be requested to ascertain
from the clerks of counties and corpora
tons in this State what, if any, records,
documents, historic papers, relics, maps,
weights, measures, seals, &C., the property
of the State, are in their possession, and
that he be instructed to lay before the
Committee on the Library the information
he may obtain.
By Mr.. Ward: A bill to amend and re-
enact section IL, chapter GO of the Code of
Virginia, (lS60), so as more effectually to
require millers to grind for toll all grain,
&c.
by Mr.. Roller: A bill to enable the Pres
byterian church of Harrisonburg, Rocking
ham county, to receive and hold q bequest
under the will Of Ann Davidson, deceased.
By MI. Massie
Resolved, That the Auditor of Public
Accounts be requested to inform the SEN
ate what sums have been appropriated by
the directors Of the public institutions Of
this State, in payment Of salaries of such
directors, and under what law such appro-
priations are made.
Bills passed:
House bill for the relief of Joseph L.
Griffith, and others, ~sureties of Charles A.
Milton, late collector Of Battleboro town.
ship, county Of Clarke.
An act to provide artificial limbs for citi-
zens of the Commonwealth who lost their
limbs during the war. This bill provides
that only citizens who were residents of
the State at the time Of loss, shall be en-
titled to the provisions of said act. Mr..
Lathrop (Rep.) moved that it be so amend
ed as to entitle the present residents of
the State who lost their limbs during the
war to the benefit of its provisions. Decided
in the negative by the following vote:
Ayes.-Messrs. Graham, Greene, Grims-
ley, Latham, Martin, Massey, Nutting,
Roller, Stevens, Thomas-10.
Noes.-Messrs. Anderson of Pittsyl-
vania, Anderson of Rockbridge, Boykin,
Cochran, Fitzpatrick, Greever, Holiday,
Hundley, Lakeland, Nowlin, Patterson,
Pridemore, Q~uesenberry, Smith, Taylor
of Loudoun, Taylor of Norfolk City,
Ward, Wynne-lS.
Senate bill to amend and r~e-enact an act
in regard to jurles generally, and the pay of
jurors, was taken up, and on motion of
Mr.. Lakeland, laid on the table and made
the special order Of the day for Thursday