The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-27

ACCOUNTS be and d hereby requested 60 pro-
She from the tfeasdrers or tbs several cotifis
Ties. eit!es, aud towns Of this Commonwealth
O. tabular statement showing, first, the amount
OF county, city, or town levy for the year
1872; second, the amount Of township levy
for the year 1872; third, the amount of road
levy for the year 1872; fourth, the amount
Of special road levy for the year 1872 ffth,
the amount of county school levy for the
wear 1872; sixth, the amount Of district
school levy for the year 1872; seventh, the
aggregate amount Of tho above leves for the
year 1872; and that he report this Informs
ton to the House at the earliest day practl-
cable"
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Mr.. GRAVES for three days,
Mr.. STEPHENS two days, Mr.. SWAMI one day.
CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr.. BOILING the House
agreed to reconsider the vote adopting Senate
| amendments to House bill to authorize
| the sale OF the States interest in the Up
per AppomattoX Company, and on his fur
| Their motion it was laid on the table.
Senate bill to amend the Code in relation
to the appointment and qualification of criers
| of courts was amended and passed.
Senate amendments 10 House bill to amend
the act to appropriate the proceeds Of the
land-scrip, &c. were agreed to.
! Senate amendments to House bill to au-
thoriZe the Virginia and North Carolina
Railroad Company to resume the name Of
the Washington City, Alexandria, Lynch
| burg and North Carolina Railroad Company
| were agreed TO.
Senate amendments to House bill to AL
thorize the voters of Halifax county to vote
on the purchase Of the tolIbridge at South
Boston We're agreed to, except The seventh
amendment, which was rejected.
Senate bill TO enable the trustees of the
PRESBYTERIAN church of Harrisonburg, Rock
ingham county, to receive and hold bequest
under the will Of Ann Davidson, deceased,
was passed.
Senate bill to amend section II, chapter
| 10, Of the Code, directing the Committee on
the Library to make purchases for the Ii
brary.
Senate bill to empower the Circuit Court
Of Wise county to direct the sale Of certain
lands belonging to the State Of Virginia III
said county, &c, vas amended, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. HEAD was passed by and ordered
TO be printed.
Senate bill to amend section 8 Of chapter
los of the Code, in reference to marriages
| within prohibited degrees OF relatlon:nlp,
was amended and ordered 10 third reading.
Senate bill to incorporate the Richmond
Building and Improvement Company was
passed.
| ETR0DrCEp AND REFERRED.
| The following were presented and re-
| ferrcd: By Mr.. BOILING: Petition Of citi-
Zens of Prince Edward county TO have their
| landa reasscssed. By Mr.. JoRGESsoN: Bill
for the relief of Edgar Allan, OF Farmvillc,
Prince Edward county. By Mr.. GRIFFITH:
Bill TO provide for the appointment of road
oversecrs in certain cases. BY Mr.. GRAY :
Bill to authorize the issue of duplicate Ind
warrants where tie originals have been lost
or DESTROYED. By Mr. PAUL LIGuINER: Pc
tition of School Board Of bath county to H..
crease the capitat0n tax for the support Of
| free schools to 3.
! THE OY2TER BILL.
The consideration OF the oyster bill VA,
resumed.
Mr. DorCLAss offered substitute for the
| 25th section; which waa rejected.
On motion OF Mr. BAGwELL, the 18th see
| ton was amended in several particulars.
The 42d section, on motion of Dir. j. S.
GlLLIAa, was amended so as to provide that
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