The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-28

ent aSylumS, C0ncurred IN.
That it is inexpedlent to legislate ir
accordance with the recommendations o.
the governor for the punishment of persons
for crimes who are under twenty-one years
of age.
Mr.. P. X. Jones moved to recommit.
Rejected and the report concurred in.
That it is inexpedient to legislate further
upon the alleged maltreatment of prisoners
by officers in charge of chain gangs, jails,
&c. Concurred in.
A report from the committee on enrolled
bills was submitted.
ROOM IN LUNATIC ASYLUM5.
The committee on asylums and prisons
reported the following, which was adopted /:
Resolved, That the superintendent OF
the Eastern and Western lunatic asylums
be instructed to report without delay to the
General Assembly what amount of room
they have in their respective institutions for
the further accommodations of the insane
of the state.
REQUIRED FROM INsPEc-
TORS OF TOBACCO.
Mr.. Coghill had leave to offer a resolu-
ton requiring certain statistical .informa-
ton concerning tobacco from the inspectors
thereof, which was adopted.
FENCE LAW.
Mr.. P. X. Jones offered resolution in
structing the committee on courts to re-
port the true construction of the fence law.
After some debate it was rejected.
A PRINTED CALENDAR.
Mr.. Matthews, of Petersburg, offered a
resolution that the clerk have printed copies
Of the state of the House calendar every
Monday morning for the convenience of
members. The House refused to suspend
the rules and the resolution was referred.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Stovall for two days.
INTEREST ON MONEY.
Under suspension OF the rules, Mr..
McMullen introduced bill to amend
the act approved March Is, 1870, in rela-
ton to the interest on money, as a substi-
tute for House bill No. 159.
FROM RAILROAD PREsI-
DENTS, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Wall, House Joint
resolution requiring certain information
from the presidents of railroad, steamboat
and other internal improvement companies
Of the state, was taken up, and on motion
Of Mr.. Deneale, 1t was so amended as not
to require the name and residence of each
stakeholder of each company. The con-
slderation of the resolution went over on
the expiration of morning hour.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following were presented and re-
(erred:
By Mr.. Smoot: Bill to authorize the
trustees of the Lutheran church at Wood
stock, Shenandoah county, to sell real
estate of said church.
By Mr.. Graves: Bill to provide for
schools in certain localities.
By Mr.. W. L. Jones Petition of James
Duncan for the privilege of erecting a
pierhead in Ware river, Gloucester county.
By same: Resolution as to the expedi-
ency of Iefunding to w. R. Rowe the ex-
cess of tax paid by him in 1871, on an
erroneous assessment of his real estate.
By MIR. Ramsdell: Resolution as to the
of so amending the constitution
as to make the judiciary elective.
BY Mr.. Keyser: A bill to amend the
Az W uioIilCt tIie Std'e ior County JUICES.
By Mr.. Head: A bill to amend the law
larceny, and to repeal the act of
February -, 1866, to provide more effec.
tually for the punishment of horse stealing.
By Mr.. Rogers A bill to authorize the
voters of certain counties and townships to
vote upon the question of repeating the act
relating to fences and for the protection of
crops.
THE OYSTER BILL.
The consideration of the oyster bill was
The motion to reconsider the
vote of yesterday striking out the twenty
irst section imposing the tax on steamers,
md railroads, and express companies car
'ying oysters for sale, was agreed to.
BY providing that the tax of three cents
by the section shall not be exacted
out once during the carriage to market.
Mr.. Warner T. Jones proposed an
amendment, by way of substitute to that
If Mr.. Poague, that where the tax imposed
BY the 18th section has been paid on oys-
.ers the tax imposed by the 2lst should
not be expected.
Mr.. Jones' substitute was adopted and
the amendment as amended was agreed to.
Mr.. Jones also offered the following to
add to the the Dist section: ''Nor shall
the tax imposed in this section be required
to bepaid on canned oysters, put up in
this state in what are known as packing
houses, for sale or transportation.
After considerable debate, the amend
nent was adopted by So ayes to "a noes.
The House then refused to strike out the