The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-30

schools. Referred to the committee on
finance.
House bill entitled an act for the preser-
walton of oysters and to obtain revenue for
the privilege of taking them within the
waters of the commonwealth. Referred to
committee on finance. On motion of Mr..
Taylor, of Norfolk city, ordered to be
printed for the use of the Senate.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Holiday, from the committee on
immigration Senate bill to provide for the
establishment of bureau of immigration,
with substitute therefor. On motion of
Mr.. Herndon, the substitute was ordered
to be printed.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Penn Bill to amend and re-en-
act an act as amended and re-enacted by an
act approved November /, 1870, in rela-
ton to the times of meeting of the General
Assembly.
BY Mr.. johnson: Bill to amend and re-
enact an act in relation to taking clans in
certain waters of this state.
CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, of Rock
bridge, the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of bills on their first reading and
a number of bills were advanced.
BILLS PASSED.
Bill to incorporate the town of Rocky
Mount, in the county of New Kent; bill to
authorize the board of supervisors of
Wythe county to contract for keeping in
repair certain public roads in said county
bill to encourage donations to the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and to constitute the state
of Virginia the trustee thereof; bill to
amend and re-enact an act in relation to
the charter of the town of Jonesville.
Bill to repeal the Goth and 61st sections
of an act entitled an act imposing taxes for
the support of government and free schools,
and to pay the interest on the public debt.
This bill releases charters of incorporation
from tax. 1t will be remembered that
railroad company not thousand miles
from our city paid the sum of about Sc 900
under the provisions Of this act short
time since.)
Bill relating to the public printing, and
defining the duties Of the superintendent Of
public printing.
Bill for the payment of the funeral ex-
penses of William S. Rohr, late an officer
of the Senate.
Bill to authorize the issue of certificates
of state debt to the executors of Jaquelin
P. Taylor, for principal and interest of
certain lost coupon bonds, was taken up
on its passage, and on motion reconsidered,
amended, and ordered to be again en-
crossed.
The President laid before the Senate a
communication from the governor. enclos-
ing the report of the board of visitors of
the Virginia military institute. Referred
to appropriate committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The assessment bill was still under con.
sideration when our report closed, at $40
p. m.
HoUsE.--House met at u m. Prayer
by Rev. j. @. CRANBERRY, D. D., of the
Broad-street M. &. church.
REPORTED.
The following were reported and put on
calendar: Senate bills to declare and
prescribe what fees a justice of the peace
may charge in trials for small claims, with
an amendment to preserve all rights and
remedies imperiled or destroyed by the
loss or destruction during the late
war, of papers filed in public offices.
House bills to authorize James Dun
can and others to erect pierhead in
Ware river, Gloucester county /; to relieve
Edgar Allan, of Farmville, Prince Edward
county; to provide for the appointment of
road overseers IN certain cases, with re-
commentator that it do not pass; to
amend code in regard to when acts of AS
sembly shall take effect; to amend code in
relation to lands delinquent for taxes to
transfer the Junction Valley turnpike to the
counties through which it passes to amend
the act authorizing express and other trans
portation companies to sell unclaimed
ireights to amend code in relation to Of
lenses by negroes; to amend code SO as to
restrict the compensation of physicians at
tending coroner's inquest, with recommen-
dation it do not pass; to authorize the
trustees of the Lutheran church at Wood
stock, Shenandoah county, to sell real
estate of said church, with recon-
mendation that it do not pass,
as the relief asked for is already provided
under the general law; to amend the law
in regard to compensation of justices; TO
repeal the act of February 7, 1866, and to
fix the price of treasury warrants for lands
in Virginia; to amend the act to district
the state for county judges in relation to
actions in detinue, with recommendation
that it do not pass to regulate the fees of
sheritfs.
The committee on courts of justice, on a
resolution referred to them as to the con-
stltutional validity of the fence law, re-
ported that it was the province of the
judiciary department to decide on the con-
stitutionality oflaws. Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules, Senate
bill for the relief of Houston Rucker. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Burkholder, was taken from the
table and put upon the calendar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
was granted to Mr.. Bristow for three
days.
CALENDAR.
Senate bill for the collection of taxes in
Suffolk. Nansemond county, was passed.
Senate bill to amend section 5 of chapter
176 of code, in relation to copies of records
and papers inpublic offices as evidence, was
passed.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following were presented and re-
ferred
By Mr.. Hardesty: Bill for the relief of
John II. and William R. Alexander.
BY MIR. Smith: Bill to amend the act for
the relief of sheriffS and other officers