The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-22

III. HFsSSos ilsssd Is 1 burn Lest
M NJ ANowIis moved that each lnorning;
when lie Senate meets the roll pc ch'i.
Zach senator havean opportunity 70 au'"stse
bill. ov a. toa
o,clork ,yas Iost-ayes, II noes, Is.
' Ar Nh TmrpArFrcr moved to adjourn. Lost
ayes II; noes, u, ~ eo,,f.
,diourns. It adjourn 10 meet at 8 I. NJ.
Mr GaEEvER moved TO adjourn. Lost
ayes, 10; noes. ID. s'sse
The motion to meet at 8 7. III. was agreed
to-ayes, 10; noes, Ii. Adjourned.
Night Session.
The Senate met at s o'clock P. n. Scna-
tor THOMAS in the chair.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Nv Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoun: A bill to
authorize the Judge OF the eleventh Judicial
circuit to certify certain claims for services
rs eyperts IN the trial of case of murder in
the county Of Loudoun. Placed on the cal
endar.
Senate Till In relation to certain bonds
and rccognizan2Gs Senate bill to amend
and rceaact an act to amend the char
ter of the Richmond and Lynchburg
Railroad Company, approved July IL,
1870, so as to change the name anu
extend the time in which TO commence ana
complete said road; to prescribe the time Tor
holding the circuit courts OF the Common
wealth; to amend and reGlact sections ana
7 Of al act to regulate and define the la!7s-
djction of the county and circuit courts; 70
prescribe the number of terms of the circuit
courts and to Tx the pay Of county judges !;
House bill TO authorize the County School
Board Of Elizabeth City county to borrow
money for the purpose OF erecting hlSn
school in the town Of Hampton; to amend
tie Code in relation 10 the service of process
0r notice TO corporation.
TIE WAREHOUSE BILL.
Senate bill for tho governing of Ware-
houses and the issuing of warehouse re-
ceipts came up on the calendar, the question:
being on the passage Of the bill. A lengthy
DISCUSSION cnsued, and finally, at ?:15, Mr.
U-srIEY moved 10 lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. .FlrzrArRGCK demanded the ayes aud
noes. The vote rcsnlted-ayes, IL; noes,
10. The Senate refused to lay the bill Oh
tie table.
Sir: F'l7zrirrIck demanded the pending
question. which was ordered. and The bill
wa,- PISSED by the following vote, MT. HUMP
LILY demanding the &ycs and noes.
Counmily. Fitzpa!rick. Hcrn.!on: Mrhpat,,ick,
Lewis, Martin, hIccm, icuu, Perrin. hixey, IaS.
lor oi LoTdvul, Taylor oI Norfolk CITY, aau
S1iS.-sicssrs. Anderson of ritsylvanIa, Beaz-
ley. FRENCH. GIAlam GrrtYcr G!n!Iey; inn Hnr
Lakeland. i'rienicre, Quesci:Jerry, Eoiicr, LEFTY
and ] f:oiIs--!3.
VIRGINIA SHIFTING COMPANY.
Senate bill 70 amend tile charter Of the
Southwestern Mining, SuicIIla@, &nt! Trans
por;a.iOa Company, aid 10 extend The time
Tor tie completion Of said road, &C., was
taken up aud discussed, &c question being
Oh lis passage.
At 1915 Mr.. GREEvEI moved TO indcli-
notciy postpone the bill, but Withdrew the
motion 1t the instance Of several schators.
BILLS ADVANCED.
y number Of bills were advanced on the
cii,nGur.
FILEBrsTEEIsG.
1t 1920 Wr. KGErATRlcg moved 20 I'd.
iourn. The vote stood -aycs, 9;nocS, i2-no
quorum voting.
alr. PEsH asked fer re.akins of the vote,
IS he WA, satisfied that Il quorum was pres
eDt.
The disorder now was very great, but
r,ron the recount. tic vote stood-ayc-, II !;
noes, II. The motion to adjourn was lost.
Senate Joint resolution providing for in
amendment TO tic Constitution 50 as TO pro-
vide for biennial sessions was taken up.
\ motion to adjourn was again made, but,
amid great noise and confusion, tho CHAIR
,,>fn n
motion was defeated
j0urn.
Mr.. MARTIN demanded the ayes and noes.
The vote stood-aycs. IS; noes, II.
The CHAIR declared The Senate adjourned
until tomorrow 1T IL c'ciock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER ia the clair. Prayer By
Rev. j. G.. Granbery, CT tie Broad-Strcct
Methodist church,
THE Or MEETING.
Mr.. BURKucLDgR offered the following
resolution: Res0lccd. That OH and alter
Monday next tic House meet at 10 y. a.
Agreed TO.
PROTEST EY REPUBLICAN, MEMBERS.
Mr.. RAAsDELL offered the following pro-
lest in behalf of the Republican members OF
the House, and asked to have it spread on
the Journal:
"rhe undersigned. members Of the House
of Delegates. believing that this General As
scmbly has no constitutional right TO elect
county judges, respectfully protest against
the proposition 10 proceed now TO said cleo
ton, and assume duties that properly belong
TO the next General Assembly. Regarding
the whole proceeding rs subycrsire Of the
clc:lrcst constitutional provisions, we de-
cline to assume the responsibility to be in
cured hy participating i'll such action. The
Constitution should be regarded as more
sacred than the interests of any political
party. 20 voluntarily seek to violate its
provisions is revolutionary. We cannot be-
come parties TO any such proceeding, and
respectfully decline any participation therein,
aud ask that Ills OR protest he entered on
the Journal Of this House. [Signed] JOSEPH
J0RGEHsoH, {. =. RAMsDELL, }. Ii. VAN
ArKES, j. c. RUSSELL, Ross HAMILTON, {.
". LAssIrER. WILLIAM GILLIAN, 4. 5. JONES,
L. &. l.. rAIoE, GEORGE WyIOuSG, p. j.
CARTER, j. ". 3. MATTHEW'S, W. Il. PER-
ElSs, 4. S. MIcKESs, i. Ii. JONES, JEssE
UuHGuY. Henry TuEpIN, HENRY Cox, JAMES
L,rscoMBE, II. d. DELANEY. and jon. q.
BROwS."
Mr. RAusDElL said tllasbelieying as he and
his colleagues did that the election OF judges
for Tie county courts by this General Assem-
pby was in violation CT the spirit OF the Con-
stitution, they had presented this protest,
couchcd rs it was in respectful terms, and