The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-08
The General Assembly Of Virginia.

The General Assembly Of Virginia
FRIDAY, March 7, 1873.
SENATE.
observation-disclosures MARYE in the chair.
No prayer.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. r-.r
A number of House bills were taken up,
twice read, and appropriately referred.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on
General Laws. reported Senate bills to amend
certain sections of an act to incorporate the
Richmond Building and Improvement Com
panv; to repeal an act authorizing the Co
vernon to exchange the arms of the State for
,Roberts's breech-loading guns.
Mr.. HERNDoE, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported bill to provide
for redistrictins the State for county judges.
Mr.. ANDERSON of Rockbridge, from the
Committee on Public Institutions, reported
Senate Joint resolution providing for repairs
to the acknowledgements office; Senate bill
authorizing the division OF Speedwell school
district, Wythe county, into two school dis
tricts; House joint resolution memorallzlng
Congress to donate public lands for public
school purposes 4; to amend al act, &c, pro-
yidng for the organization of school boards,
and prescribing the powers and duties OF
said boards; TO amend the fortieth section of
the free-school act TO provide for schools In
certain localities.
Mr.. TAYLOR of Norfolk, from the Commit
tee on Roads, reported a bill to authorize
counties. cities, and towns to indorsc the
bonds Of the Washington, Cincinnati and st.
Louis railroad, with the request that the COM
mittec be discharged from the consideration
of the subject.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Finance Committee,
reported bill to authorize the issue of an
artificial arm to Jesse Cavanaugh. The COM
mittee ask TO lie discharged from the con-
sideration Of bill making certain banks in
the city of Richmond repositories OF public
money.
INTRODUCED.
f, BY Mr.. WARD: A bill to authorize the
row money.
BILLS rAsSED.
House bills: To amend an act to incorpo-
rate the Gordonsville and Chester Gap Rail
road Company continuing the powers OF
the trustees of the Gloucester Charity School,
and authorizing the funds under their con-
troll to be disposed Of for the benefit Of the
poor, and to repeal the act Oh that subject;
for the relief Of the representatives Of Will
liam De BrSk, one of the representatives Of
Leonidas Love, &c. authorizing Il majority
of the living trustees Of the Baptist church
and congr cgation at Orange Courthouse to
sell and execute deed OF trust, &C.; for the
relief of Ann Sype, of Lickipghole town.
ship; in Goochland county; JOINT resolution
to authorize an Investigation into the affairs
OF tue Mount Vernon Ladies' Association,
and providing for tine appointment of COM
millce Of three on the part Of the House
and two Oh the part Of the Senate 1.-THE CHAIR
apDointed MeSsrs. THOMAS and RxEy]; to
Incorporate the town OF Louisa, i'll the county
of Louisa. Senate bill: TO incorporate the
Manchester Land and Railway Company.
TO ABATE INTEREST DURING TIE WAR.
House bill to amend and rcenact section
ID of chapter III of the Code Of 1860 in re-
lation TO interest was, on motion of MIR.
QUEESsBERRY, taken up. ...-,
Mr.. HuSDiEY moved to reconsider the vote
BY which the bill was ordered 10 its third
reading. Agreed to.
Mr.. HUNDLEY moved to amend the bill BY
striking out in the 18th and 10th lines of the
14th amended section the words sit shall
not be lawful for" and by inserting after the
word .tried," in the 10th line of the same Sec
ton, the words "may in their discretion re-
fuse" Rejected-ayes. IA noes, 81.
The question then recurring on ordering
the bill to its third reading, Mr.. FITZPATRICK
demanded the pending question, which was
ordered.
The bill was then read third time and
passed-ayes, q; noes, II. p ~.
Mr.. Penn moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was passed. Agreed to-ayes,
10; noes, Is.
! Mr.. KIRKPATRICK moved to lay the bill on
the table. Rejccted-ayes, Il /; noes, 10.
Mr.. Penn moved that tue vote by which
the bill was ordered to its third reading be
reconsidered. Agreed to-ayeS. 20; noes,
iG.
Mr.. PENN then moved to amend the bill
by adding ut the end Of fourteenth amended
section the words "And on any judgment
or decree heretofore rendered, which has not
been paid, the defendant may OH motion,
after notice to the plaintiff, cause the same
to be revised by the court In which it was
rendered, and on the rchearing of the said
cause the judgment or decree shall lie rem
dered in accordance with the provisions OF
this act" Agreed to. ---.
The bill was then read third time; and
the question being OIL the passage of the bill,
Mr.. QUEsENBERRY demanded the ayes and
noes, and, being taken, the bill was rejected
by the following vote. ...-.- .<-.e,. FL.
AYEs.-Messrs. Cochran, Connally, Fitzpatrick,
French, Graham, EreeVer, Grimsley, Hunhley,
Robinson, Roller, Smith, Stevens, and Ward-lS.
NoES.-Messrs. Anderson of PittsYlvania, Ander-
SON of Rockbridge, Beazley, Boykin, Greene, Hol-
ton, Nutting. Penu, Perrin, Taylor OF LOudoun,
Taylor Of Norfolk, Terry, and Wynne-ls
TIE INTEREST BILL.
House bill in relation to the interest on
money or other thing, with the substitute
by the Committee for Courts OF
Justice, being the order of the day, was
taken up on motion Of Mr. KIRKPATRICK.
Mr.. NUTTEG moved to adjourn. Lost.
The question was then upon agreeing to
the substitute.
Mr.. GRAHAM demanded the pending ques-
ton; which was ordered, and being put was
determined in the affirmative. -,
.AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson of Pittsylvana, An
GIcene. Herndon, Holladay. Johnson, KirkpatricK,
Lathrop, Martin, Norton, Nowlin, Nuttlng. Penn,
Perrin. Robinson, Stevens, Taylor of Norfolk,
Terry, and Wynne-2 . 80. - ~,
NoKs.-Messrs. Bcazley, Cochran, Fitzpatrick,
French, Greever, Grimsley, Humidity, Lakeland,
Meem, Patterson. Quesenherry, Rixey: Roller,
Mr.. FRENCH moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost. -.
Dir. ANDERSON of Rockbridse moved to re-
consider the vote by which the substitute
proposed by the Committee for Courts Of
Justice was agreed to-. Lost-ayes, IA;
noes. "a.
The question was then on ordering the bill