The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-20
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

Mr.. Taylor, of Norfolk city, from Ii
committee on roads and internal navigation
House bill to incorporate the New Yorl
Norfolk and Charleston railroad con
pany Senate bill to provide tn
manner in which certain stock ma
be voted at the meeting of the in
ternal improvement company of the state
A message was received from the House
through Mr.. Lovenstein, informing tn
Senate of the passage by the House G
joint resolution prescribing the order Use
House report for the election of count,
Judges.
INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Quesenberry Bill Incorporating
the Rappahannock and Hanover junction
railroad company.
By Mr.. French: Bill to incorporate tn
Bank of Tazewell.
| By Mr.. French: Bill to amend tn
charter incorporating the Pearisbury
academy association.
CHANGE OF HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr.. Hundley offered the following reso
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That until otherwise ordered
the Senate will meet at eleven o'clock.
PASSED:
An act in relation to the Aaron Hal
free school fund of the county of Hanover;
Senate bill in relation to the records OF
Alexandra county.
Senate bill to provide for the removal
of certain criminal causes from the county
court to circuit introduced to-day by Mr..
PENN; Senate bill to incorporate the Dis
NAL Swamp lumber company Senate bill
to amend an act dstricting the state for
county judges, with House amendments.
JOINT ORDER OF THE DAY-ELEc1ToN
OF COUNTY JUDGES.
On motion Of Mr.. Greever, the Senate
proceeded to joint order of the day hav-
ing for its object the election of county
judges [see House report. Mr.. Greene
offered the following protest on behalf of
Republican members of the Senate:
The undersigned members of the SEN
ate Of Virginia desire respectfully to
enter our earnest PROTEST against pro-
ceeding to the election of judges by this
General Assembly, believing such action
to be illegal and contrary to the
spirit of the constitution, by
providing for the election by
the present Legislature instead of the
next, which is to be chosen prior to the ex-
piration of the term of service of the pre-
sent judges. For these reasons we pro-
pose to abstain from all participation in, or
responsibility for, this unwise action"
Signed: r. G. Greene, H. d. Nutting,
VIM. L. Martin, D. L. Norton and M.
P. Rue.
Gas the election of judges was pending
the protest was not considered. We pre-
sumo it will be called up to-morrow.)
A message was received from the House
asking the concurrence by the Senate in
joint resolution postponing the joint order
until tomorrow at II o'clock.
The Senate adopted substitute by way
of amendment, which was communicated
to the House, but the House refusing to
concur therein. the Senate receded from
its amendment.
On motion Of Mr.. French, Senate adj
journed at $40 p. m.
HoUsE.-Speaker Hanger in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. j. O. Cranberry, d. d.,
of the Broad-street M. E. church.
RAILROAD AND CANAL COMPANIES.
The committee on roads and internal
to which was referred resolu-
ton instructing them to inquire whether all
the railroad and canal companies within the
state have complied with all the require
ments of an act passed March 2, 1867, to
provide for the regulation of railroads and
canals, reported that they have received
responses frem all the railroad and canal
of which inquiries were made,
except the Richmond and Petersburg rail-
road company, the Petersburg railroad
company, and the James River and
Kanawha canal company, but in view of
the approaching end of the session and the
fact that the investigation would be long
md laborious, the committee asked to be
from the subject. Agreed to.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES,
The following bills were introduced by
the members named, and put on the calen-
dar:
BY Mr.. MCMILLAN: Bill to change and
define the limits of Stanardsville, Greene
county, &c.
By Mr.. Early: Bill to amend section / |
Of an act to provide new charter for the
town of Charlottesville.
By Mr.. Sangster: Bill to amend an act |
10 provide for rcdivision of Fairfax coun-
ty into townships.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted p. j. Carter for three days. |
ORDER FOR THE ELECTION OF JUDGES.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered resolution that
Today the General Assembly proceed in
he following order in the election of |
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