The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-07
The General Assembly of Virginia
MONDAY, January 6, 1873.
SENATE.

to sell the states interest III tuo cl'p'i hFf'
mattox Company.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED AND
REFERRED.
Rv Mr.. FITZPATRICK: 4 resolution as TO
the cynedicncy OF amending the ConStltu-
lion 80 rs to tax all subjects best uble 10 pay
the same.
Bv Mr.. GREER: A resolution as to the expe-
dicncy of requiring all bar-rooms and places
where liquor is sold to be closed Oh The SAD
bath day.
Bv MIR. TAYLOR of Loudoun: 4 resolution
as to the expediency Of taxing a sum Us costs
in each civil proceeding requiring jury:
said sum to be applied to the payment CT the
Jury in such c;iSe.
By Mr.. WARD: A bill in relation to millerS
and the toll charged for grinding Sr1lD.
Bv Mr.. ROLLER: Il bill to enable tue Pres
byierian church of HarrisonburS to receive
ard hold certain hCquest.
By the same: a bill to incorporate the
Augusta Mining and Improvement Company.
By the same: A resolution as to the cXpc-
dcncv Of amending the act in relation to the
evidence Of parties in suits so rs 90 more
clearly define when parties are competent OF
incompetent as witnesses.
Bv the same: Resolution looking to the
protection of droycrs and shippers Of live
stock.
BY Mr.. SMITH: \ bill amending certain
sections of the Code in relation to the relief
of the sureties of NJ. Sample, late sheriff Of
Russell county. -.
BY Mr.. NowL1x: A bill to provide for the
removal of certain causes from the docket OF
the Special Court Of Appeals to the docket OF
tho SIi,rnme Cont of AODeals
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported bills: For the relief of
George \. Wright, assessor for the township
Of Taylor, Orange county, with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass; to provide for
the publication Of Il new Code, asking to be
discharged from its consideration, and that it
be referred TO the Committee for Courts Of
Justice; Senate bill to incorporate the town
of Potomac. with substitute ; authorizing
the Board Of Supervisors of the county OF
Buckingham to borrow money to rebuild
their courthouse.
Bv Nj. COCHRANE. from the committee on
Finance: Joint resolution in regard to the
public debt, with an amendment; for the re-
lief of Samuel 4. A4lbaugh, late sheriff of
Rockingham county.
BILLS PASSED.
House Joint resolution in regard to the
public debt, with an amendment from the
senate Committee on Finance providing for
the conference of the State creditors to be
held on the 18th of February to extend the
corporate limits of and providing for the
election of trustees for the town of Marion,
in the county Of Smyth.
For the relief of Joseph T. GriffithS and
others, SurCticS Of Charles A. Milton, late
collector OF Battlctown township, county Of
Clarke.
ARTIFICIAL LEGS.
House bill with Senate amendments TO
provide rilicill legs for citizens of the Com
monwealth who lost their legs during the
late war WAS taken up and discussed, and
finally read the third time and passed with
IL title.
TIE BOUNDARY LINE.
On motion Of Mr.. COCHRAN, the report of
TIE Boundary Commission was referred to
The Committee on Federal Relations. Adj
iourncd.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at the usual hour, Mr..
Booker, of Henry, in the chair lin absence Of
Speaker HASGER). Prayer by Rev. Mr..
Pre:tou, Of the Presbyterian Church.
REPORTED AND rLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to exempt citizens Of Tangicr,
Sykes. and Chingo!eague islands from jury
service; Senate bill to extend the time for
the assessors Of Amelia county appointed
under the act for red>sessmcnt of lands in
the Commonwealth, in force February l.,
1872, to return copies Of their assessments !;
,tf rlifin tn hn fol- Of
acknowledgements by clerks of county courts :;
Senate bill to amend section 81 of an act APP
proved April 5, 1872, imposing taxes, &c. !;
House bill to amend an act prescribing the
time for holding the circuit courts of the
State, in force 18th March, 1872; House bill
to amend section Is, 18TH chapter, Of the
Code MS amended by the act approved
March &c, 1872, in relation to .feri .t,dcfds };
House bill for the protection of religious
worship-rcported with Recommendation
that it do not pass; House bill 10 authorize
the County Court of Bedford to order the
Sale OF certain lands in that county ami ap-
ply the proceeds to the completion of II
church.
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES or THE PEACE.
The Committee on Courts OF Justice, to
whom was referred resolution extending
the jurisdiction of justices OF the peuce so
as to allow them to act on claims not exceed
ing 800, reported it inexpedient so to ex-
tend the jurisdiction. The report was dis
cussed by Messrs. DooLEY, DENEALE, kISCHE-
LoE, JONES OF Gloucester, ROBERTSON, and
others, pending which Mr.. MATTHEWS moved
to postpone for ten minutes in order to OTTER
Il resolution in regard to the election of
judge for the county of Northampton. The
postponement was agreed to.
Mr.. MATTHEWS then offered the following
RESOLUTION:
"ReSolce0, That the Senate concurring)
the election of county judge for Northamp.
ton be postponed to Monday the 18th in
stant."
Agreed to-ayes, Of; noes, 30.
The report Of the Committee on Courts of
Justice was then taken up and disagreed to.
On motion of MIR. RIpDLEBARGEB,
THE RULES WERE SUSPENDED
aud bill to provide for the removal of Ger.
tain causes from the docket Of tho Special
Court Of Appeals to the Supreme Court Of
Appeals was reported aud placed on The eal.
cndsf.
BILLS, &C., REFERRED.
BY Mr.. j. CARTER: To incorporate the
town Of Lebanon, in Russell county. By
Mr. PoAGUE: To repeal the net of March 26,
1872. making the Board of Education er-
oticio members of the Board of Visitors of
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College. BY Mr.. ELLIOTT To amend sec
ton D, chapter l26, of the Code, in regard to
l,a>tardy. BY Mr.. SWAMI: Petition of w.
7. Christian asking II refunding of bis license
tax in 1872. BY Mr.. KEysER: TO amend the
so us to require the biennial scs-
sion of thc General Assembly. By Mr.. BORE
LAND: TO incorporate tho Hunter Woods
Club, of Norfolk. BY Mr.. ELLIOTT: TO
amend section 81 OF the act of March 10.
1872, in relation 10 vacancies in office.
BY same To amend section 3. ,haotcr 100