The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-17

FRIDAY, January II.
SENATE. Senate was called to or
der at IL o'clock, President Marye in thu
chair. No prayer.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was received from thu
clerk of the House informing the Senate o
the disagreement of the House of Dele
gates to the amendment proposed by the
Senate to the House bill for the relief o.
proved February 81, 1872. On motion Of
Mr.. Quesenberry, referred to committee on
courts of justice.
The President laid before the Senate a
communication from the board of public
works in response to a resolution of the
Senate calling for information as to the
financial condition of the Richmond and
York River railroad company, and the rea.
son of their failure to pay the state tax.
The board says that from the information
in their possession they believe the finan-
cial condition of the Richmond and York
River railroad company to be that of en-
tire insolvency. On motion, tabled.
House joint resolution fixing Thursday,
23d instant, at one O'Clock p. M, for the
oIoot;o,, of q oop,tu ;,,dra G,r Poo,ota
o ,ra. 49, VI ~ oud oSrs JSdI p " ~
was 'aNei up anu "si'eu W.
COMMITTEES kErokIs'
Mr.. johnson, from the committee or
general laws: House bill, entitled an act,
for the relief of Robert M. Heterick, late
superintendent of schools for Rappahannock
county House bill, entitled an act to de-
clare the James River and Kanawha canal,
in the county OF Amherst, lawful fence
senate OH proyiulhs ivi tile iu.aie exleli N
S,on Oh tie eoipoiasc q, il..I Vi .1o o.ty a
Mlchmond, oehaIe uill io e T 1,le iGliel W a.
w. vaughan, oolieoeoi y, lail =; H. 'omn.
snip, III Duchinsil"'h oooi''y' ~ 'lio y'"i
1911.
MI. hoiieI, RON tlie colllli,..te On leueIa
reiatiohs. MOUSE Joillt Iesoiu.lon ~ iela'
tion TO app9n.laent pa commissioners hd l E -
ascertain anu ue.llie 'ie poi'lualy inio oe,
Tween virginia anu "es1 lnSli.ii1' any
House JOINT resolution nelnoflailzlng oon,
gress 10 aeonsn inc INTERNAL .aA On az
nquots ihaae RON iru''s Qepoi'eo WIFE
suoseitu ~, .hereiSiJ. A.. .., -,
. Mr.. lHolnas, IRON lne coni .i VI
finance: SENATE oiil " einPoMot the oi I ~
court OF WISE county W ulLeo. tne s sW %
certain iau',s peloiisi's w Jug eta W VI
gllia Situated III salu coeuty' anu piot .' .hs
lor .he cohveya,,oe of .ile SAINT 70 .lle
purchasers .hereol anu ior o:net pup sh.
ro,,ntnrs IA H. roo,,ost;no tho ranrasant at;vac
Of Virginia in the congress of the United
States TO secure the abolition or material
modification of the internal revenue taxes
and the system of their collection.
rNrponrrrrn Ann pEEpRpEn
n. Uol,,. e Mo.e.1,- a;t-.
by MI. la M "a NolloiN o.'J u.-
neSoeeea, l!ia' .ne t tt on eo9i 70
Oh justice hqune iii'n .ue eApeu' ~; " az So
aihehuitiS IAis.lns Jaws 10 ~ NM M 'ne
luuegs o. .ls ouutS 1S S vi en, rs so
the allowances an.eu ~ set s.s l0n nie.,'1
py tne coahuloiweai.n .t a.toinoys, Saeans
anu snelis, anu ~ Ioi .h s stat ill.,
vi uiii.oi llity enioushou' 'ii0 ''''o ~ '''e
pay oi these onoeis'
D NJ. 1nH TIL a.. ,;,too -, oo,,rts
Vi JuS!lce iiqune nv .no eN ~ sIn " =,
amenoins '.ie Jaw lelati'e " 'i'e io'e''se VI
iie,,s uPoii T reai es'a ~ Iont,u. o;4. , HI,
70 amend and re.enact the lat and 4th sec.
tons of an act to authorize the city of Nor.
folk to construct water works for the use
Of the people of said city.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Loudoun, moved to take
up the order of the day, which was the
1NTEREsT R1rJ,.
nv .a;aa o,as.;on bo;nn =, ,nroo;ne
Ihc peIiui;ns Question 10iS ~ ao,s
~ 'le sou ,st tp'eo ~ , shS az NJ
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Lach ldi ~ .no p,; was tho e o4o Nv WHICH th
oseo W aotoa sh .nu ,u.u ~ ro m INV Il,
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