The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-27
The General Assembly of Virginia
WEDNESDAY, February &c, 1878.
SENATE.

EEN
Lieutenant oycrnor MARYE in the chair.
House bill to amend and reGnact chapter
G2 of the acts of 1S71-'72, approved February
9, 1872, entitled an act authorizing the col
lectien of the unpaid taxes Of the county OF
Orange for the years 1865 and 1869, was
passed under i suspension of the rules.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
A large number of House bills this day
communicated to the Senate were read twice
and referred to committees.
PASSED.
House Bills and Resolutions: For relief Of
John w. Myers, of Highland county (ayes
26; noes, o.; for relief of the suretics of II
G. Wax, township collector in Estellville
township, Scott county; declaring Smiths
river, in the county of Henry, lawful fence
joint resolution giving the consent of the
State Of Virginia to the Berlin Company to
build bridge across the Potomac river al
| Berlin; joint resolution for appointment ofa
joint committee to visit the Central Lunatic
| Asylum.
| Senate Bills: For relief Of Henry Gresham.
Of Essex county. Va; to prevent forced
the Franklin toll-bridge; for relief of A.
ship, in buckingham county.
EXTENSION OF THE SESSION..
House joint resolution in relation to the
extension of the session for 50 much of thirty
days rs may he necessary for the transaction
of the public business was taken up and
| paSsed-ayes, %; noes, s.
RoUpoN's STATUE OF WASHINGTON.
House joint resolution appropriating sum
of money to replace Houdou's statue OF
Washington in the rotunda of the capitol
was referred to the Committee for Courts of
Justice TO inquire if money can be appro-
priated by q resolution.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. HoLLA-
DAY and GREENE, on the part of the Senate,
upon the joint committee to visit the Cen
tral Lunatic Asylum.
INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The bill to provide for payment of inter-
est upon the public debt lin accordance with
the agreement between special committees of
the Legislature and the bondholderS), with
amendments heretofore adopted, was passed !:
AyEs.-Messrs Anderson Of Pittsylvania, Ander-
son Of Rockbridge, Reaziey, Boykiu. Cochran, Con-
nally, Grimsley, Herudon, Holiday, Hundley,
IL, H.. H.,
Qucsenberry, kixey Taylor Of Loudoun, Taylor of
Norfolk, Thomas, Ward. and.Wyme-23
NoEs.-McsSrs. French, Grccvcr, Norton, Pattcr-
son, Pridemore, and Smiths.
Mr.. COCHRAN was ordered to communicate
the bill TO the House and ask its concurrence.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill to authorize the sureties OF
James S. Barksdale as late sheriff of Able.
marie to discharge the Judgment against
them in favor Of the Commonwealth House
bill to repeal the net entitled an act to amend
and reeuact section II of chapter 81 of the
Code of 1860, in relation to certain debts due
the Virginia Military Institute, approved
March 4, 1871, and to reenact the said section
of the said chapter of the Code; Senate bill
to amend and reGnact section l Of chapter 50
Of the Code, in relation to the establishment
of hospitals by the counties and cities of the
State; Senate bill to amend and rcanact Sec
ton Of an act entitled an act to incorporate
Norwood College, approved March Is, 1872;
Senate bill to secure the capitol and State
courtroom more eGectually against fire
House bill with substitute therefor) to
amend and reenact sections 6, Il, and q of
IN act providing charter for the city of Nor
folk, in force March 1G, 1871, as amended by
an act in force March 4, 1872.
THE COURT BILL. .a.
The Senate bill yesterday ordered to en-.
grossment, commonly known as the /" Court
Bill" altering the duties Of county and cir
cult judges, was passed:
AIEs.--Msssrs: Anderson Of Rockbridge, Coeh-
ran, French. Graham, Greene, Greeyer, Holiday
aundley, Kirkpatrick, Lack!ana, Martin, nowlin
Ssttsr soa, EEidemors. Quesenberry, Rixcy, Rue
smith t.. rn sna ma Wynue-2e. .,.,'-,
koEss-M sssrs. Anderson OF pittsy!vania, Beaz