The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-06
The General Assembly Of Virginia,
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 1878.
SENATE.

Senator QuEsESDEREY in the chair. Prayer
bv Rev. Charles Minnigcrode, u. D., Of St.
raupS (EpiScopaD church.
WASHINGTON AND CIScISSATI RAILROAD.
Scuatc bill with House amendments to
authorize COUNTIES. cities, and townships to
subscribe to the capital stock Of the Wash
ington, Cincinnati and ST. Louis Railroad
Company was taken up.
Mr.. LAKELAND moved to rec0mmit the bill
to the Committee on Roads. agreed to.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
A number of House bills were taken up,
twice read, and referred to appropriate CON-
mttccs.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. FITzrATRlCK, from tie Committee on
General Laws, reported House bill to &c.
enact an act concerning an act TO amend and
reCnact an act incorporating the Cottage Toll
Bridge Company. and Senate bill to incorpo.
rate the Boston Wharf and Warehouse Com
pany, Of Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. ANDERSON Of Rockbridgc, from the
Committee on Public Institutions, reported
House bills TO admit persons over twenty
one years Of age into TIC public free schools
on payment of tuition fees TO amend and rc,
enact section is OF an act to establish and
maintain Il uniform system Of public free
schools, approved July II, 1870; TO amend
section Al of chapter $40 of the acts OF
1S7l-'72, in relation to payment OF ca2itation
tax hy fathers sending their children to the
public free schools.
TOWN or LIBERTY.
On motion Of Mr.. FITZPATRICK, the bill
proyidin. toramd amending tle charter Of the
town Of Liberty WAS taken UP, and, on his
further motion, rCc0mmittcu 10 the Commit
tee on General Laws. -
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. GREEN: A bill to amend an act to
authorize DEGREES Of parties interested to DC
entered in vacation, sc. BY Mr.. HOLIDAY:
A bill for tho governing OF warehouses aud
the issuing of warehouse receipts. BY Mr..
NowLIN: A bill to authorize an artificial arm,
or communication therefor, to be issued to Mo-
scS Cuyanaugh.
Senate bill TO amend and reGnact section
of chapter 50 Of the Code OF 1850 in relation
to gifts, grants, deyises, and requests House
bill TO amend certain sections Of the act to in
corporate st. pauls Church Home; House
joint resolution providing for the aptsin,-
ment of Il committee OF ten on the part of the
House and five Oh the part of the Senate to
take into consideration the subject of maxim =
arrangements for the appropriate reception of
President Grant in this city Senate bill con-
corning allowance for certain officers House
bills amending the act incorporating the Cot
tagc Tol-bridge Company; to admit persons
over twenty.onc years OF age into the public
free schools on payment OF tuition fees.
THE TAX-BiLL.
The bill imposing tax for the support Of
government and free schools, and TO pay the
interest on the public debt, was taken UP and
made the order of the day for Wednesday,
and the continuing order until disposed Of.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No prayer.
RECEPTION Or PRESIDENT GRANT.
Mr.. RAMSDELL offered i resolution that a
committee OF ten from the House and five
from the Senate be appointed TO make such
arrangements rs may be necessary for the
proper reception OF President Grant and
suite, in his contemplated visit to this city
during his Southern tour. Agreed to.
HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion of Mr.. GRAVES it was resolved
that when the House adjourns to-day it
adjourn to meet tomorrow and thereafter
at II A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS the special or
der the assessment biiD was taken up.
INTRODUCED AND PLACED on CALENDAR.
Under suspension of the rules. on motion
Of Mr. FITzGERALp, House bill to amend aud
reenact the charter OF Salem, in Roanoke
county, was put on the calendar. On mo.
ton Of Mr.. CoGHrLL, House bill to
aineua an act to authorize the Washington
City, Virginia Midland End Great Southern