The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-29
The General Assembly of Virginia
TUESDAY, January %, 1873.

Senator THoAAs of Fairfax, the president
pro tenn, in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. J. 2. Tyler, of the Seventh
Street Christian church.
| House joint resolution providing for the
| appointment Of joint special committee to
confer with tho creditors of the State was
taken up and concurred it.
Senate bill to amend and reGlact tho 9th
section of chapter 10s Of the Code, in refer
ence to marriages within prohibited degrees
| of relationship, with the amendments pro-
| posed by the House OF Delegates, was taken
up, and the amendments were agreed to.
REpoRTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill adversely reportcd) providing
| for change OF ualnes Of townships where two
| townships are called hy the same name: Sem
ate bill directing the Board Of Public Works
| to sell the States interest in the Richmond,
| Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad COM
pany; n resolution authorizing the Board Of
Public Works to offer for sale ut auction the
States interest in The Upper Navigation I'M
| provemcnt Comp ny; Senate bill with
| amendment) to amend and rcenact section
| of an act .'to provide for the general regis:
| trltion OF voters. approved april II, 1870. as
| amended by the act approved March II. 1872,
| in relation to ,the general registration OF
voters"
INTRorgoEp AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. THOMAS: Bill to amend and re-
enact the 1st section OF al net passed March
| 1, 1872, amending and rcGlacting the act
| passed July -. by Mr. KiRKrATR1cE Bill to
| incorporate the Franklin toll-brid.e, across
stanton river, in the counties OF Campbell
| and Halifax. BY Mr.. ANDERSON of Rock
bridge: Bill to incorporate the American
Lithograplic- Stone Company OF Virginia.
PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
Senate bill to provide for the publication
OF tho laws Of the Commonwealth in the
| newspapers published in the State immed-
| the second time, ana, on Motion of Mr.. lay
LoR OF Loudoun, indefinitely postponed.
BILLS ADVANCED.
A large number OF bills were advanced to
| a third reading aud ordered to be cngrossed.
TAX ON CHARTERS.
Senate bill to repeal the Goth and Glst see-
| lions OF ian act imposing taxes for the sup
port Of government and free schools and 10
| pay the interest Oh the public debt" was
| taken up and read the second time, when
Mr.. GRLMSlEY made an unsuccessful motion
| to iay the bill on the table. The bill was
then ordered to be ensrossed and read a
third time.
MIR. PENN made all unsuccessful motion
that the bill have it, third reading to-day. 1t
took its place on the calendar, anu will come
up again on It's passage.
ALEXANDRIA. LoupoCN AND HAMPSHIRE RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
The Committee Tor Courts of Justice sub
lat 3 10 rs lao
States interest in the Alexandria, Loudoun
and Hampshire railroad, expressing the be-
lief, from written opinion Of the Attorney
General and upon the facts in the case pre-
sented 10 them, that there has been such q
forfeiture Gas to authorize the Board of Pub
lie Works to resume the absolute ownership
OF said stock, and that the State has the
right to resume control of The stock sold 10y
the Board of Public Works to said company
The committee recommend that the Board of
Public Works be directed, "under the ad.
yisement of the Attorney General, to take
such steps rs they deem best to enforce said
forfeiture" Put on calendar.
COST OF PRINTING THE CODE.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. presented to the
Senate communication from the Superin-
tsndert of Public Printing as follows:
"DEpARTMEsr OF PUBLIC PElNrNG,l
"k1cHAoND, January %, 1878.
'.Eon. J. I. Marye, Jr., Presiden! Of The
Senate!
"Sir,-The following resolution, which
passed the Senate on the 18th instant, has
been forwarded to me by the clerk OF the
Senate:
g" Resolred, That the Superintendent OF
Public Printing be requested TO furnish to
the Senate an approximate estimate Of the
cost of publishing 10000 copies of the Code
as compiled and submitted to the General
Assembly by George W. Munford; and also
OF publishing the same number of copies. in
one volume, of the public acts of the Gene
ral Assembly that have become laws since the
1st day Of December, 1se5-not embracing
charters Of incorporation, or assessment and
taxation
I'm response to this resolution have
made an approximate estimate as directed,
and beg leave to report:
.spen thousand copies Of the Code printed
and bound In AZ good style Us the Code Of
1850 believing that the volume will soasuia