The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
The General Assembly of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, January 8, 1873.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, January 8, 1878.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon, Lieutenant-Goy.
ernor MARYE in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Thomas L. Preston, d.
D., of the First Presbyterian church.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
TO Incorporate the Society of the Alumni
of the University Of Virginia; to cncour-
age agricultural and industrial fairs.
Senate bill to exempt citizens OF Tangler.
SYKES. and Chingotcaglle islands from jury
service, with amendments from the House
so as to include Hog and Cobb's islands,
Was taken up, the amendments agreed to
and the hill passed.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate q
communication from the President of the
Board OF Directors Of Virginia Agricultural
College. which asked for aid to pay the eX.
rcllacs oil the college. Laid on the table.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr. WYESg, from the Committee on the
Library, presented bill to amend section Ia
of chapter 10 of the Code Of 1860, directing
the Committee on the Library to make pur
ChaSeS for the Library.
Mr.. GRINsLEY, from the Committee OF
County, City, and Town Organization, re-
ported House bill TO repeal IN act passed
MAY 49, 1852, entitled can act to provide fol
the election of certain officers Of the city O.
Norfolk by the qualified voters thereof"
Mir. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee or
General Laws, reported, without amendment
Senate bills to Incorporate the Augusts
Mining and Improvement Company, and tt
amend and rcenact sections - and % of NJ
act amending the charter OF the town o.
Harrisonburg, passed july 8, 1870.
COLLEGE LAND-sCRIP.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate {
| communication from the Board of Educa.
ton in response to Il resolution Of the Senate
calling for Information as to the amount
realized from the sale of the college land
scrip donated by Congress, &c. 4; which, on
motion Of Mr.. TAYLOR Of Loudoun, was laid
on the table and ordered to lie printed.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr. HuSDLEY: For the relief of A,
| W. Vaughan, collector Of Francisco town
ship, i'll buckingham county, in the year 1871
By the same: Petition OF 4. w. Vaughan
late collector of Francisco township, in the
county of Buckingham. BY Mr.. ANDERSON
of Rockbridge Joint resolution authorizing
the Committee Oh Constitutional Amend
mentS to employ clerk, who shall also be
The clerk of any other joint. committee ap,
pointed during the present session. Lies
over under the rules.
ToLL-BRIDGE AT SOUTH BOSTON.
House bill entitled an act to authorize the
qualified voters OF the county Of Halifax tt
vote on tue question of the purchase of the
tcll-blidgc, being the unfinished business oil
yesterday, was taken up. The pending ques
ton being on a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was rejected was put
| and determined in the a1irmatiye-ayes, Is
noes, none.
Mr.. LATHEoP moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was ordered to its third
reading, and the question being put thereon
was determined in the negatiye-ayes, 10
noes, Is. The question recurring on the
passage Of the bill. and being put, was de-
termined in the atflrmatlYe-ayes, Is; noes
II.
REMOVAL OF CAUSES.
Senate bill to provide for the removal O
| certain c;illses from the docket of the Specia
Court Of Appeals to the docket OF the SUI
preme Court of Appeals was taken up and
passed, with its title.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoun
Senate bill to provide for board of equali
cation, being the special order of the day
| was taken up and discussed.
Mr. JOHNSON moved to lay 1t on the table
Mr. QUEsESBERRY moved TO indefinitely
| postpone.
the bill was laid on the table.
| On motion oil Mr.. FITZPATRICK the bill wa!
subsequently taken up and again discussed
| pending which Dir. CoCuRANE offered sub
stitute for the original bill.
MIR. uUNDLEY then, in order to perfect the
original bill, offered the following amend
mcnt to come i'll after the word "office j." In
the 9th section, thirteenth line i" Or increas,
the said valuation above the aggregate value
of the same existing in the year 1870, eXciud
| ing from circulation any increase Of assess.
| ment made in any county, city, or town o
this State under the act of 1872"
At O'Clock, pending further considera
ton Of the bill, on motion Of Mr.. LATIRoI
tic Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House met at the usual hour, Mr.
BOOKER of Henry in the chair. .
Prayer by Rev. j. William Jones, of, thu
Baptist Church.