The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-10

Prayer by the Rev. GecTge wood
bridge of the Monumental Episcopal
church.
COMMUNICATED.
Several House bills were communicated
which were twice read and appropriately
referred.
House bill entitled an act to amend and
re-enact an act imposing taxes for the sup
port OF government and free schools and to
pay the interest on the public debt, APP
proved April 3, 1872, was taken up, twice
read and under suspension of the rules
requiring its commitment, on motion Of
Mr.. Penn. laid on the table
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, from the committee on
general laws: House bill to authorize
James Duncan and others to erect a pie.
head in Ware river, in the county of
Gloucester with an -amendment); House
bill to repeal an act fol- the protection Of
fish in the Blackwater river and its tribu-
t~aries; House bill to amend and re-enact
an act to regulate the taking of fish for the
purpose of manufacturing oil or manure;
Senate bill to incorporate the United States
gold and silver amalgating company; SEN
ate bill to provide for the valuation of life
insurance policies.
Mr.. johnson, from the committee on
finance: Senate bill refunding tax errone-
ously assessed on the Union lead mine COM
pany.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Franklin
toll bridge across Stanton river in the
counties of Campbell and Halifax;
Senate bill to authorize counties, cities,
towns, and townships to indorse the bonds
Of the Washington, Cincinnati, and st.
Louis railroad company House bill enti-
tied al act to authorize James Duncan
and others to erect a pier-head in Ware
river in the county of Gloucester; House
bill to repeal an act entitled an act for the
protection Of fish in the Blackwater river
and its tributaries ; House bill to amend
and re-enact an act to regulate the taking
of fish for the purpose of manufacturing
oil or manure ; Senate bill to amend and
re-enact an act in relation to lunatic asy,
lums; Senate bill to authorize the common
council of Petersburg to issue bonds of the
city to the amount of forty thousand dol
lars for public school purposes; Senate
bill to amend and re-enact an act incorpo-
rating the Danville female academy Sen.
ate bill to amend and re-enact an act to
incorporate the Old Dominion construction
company Senate bill to amend and re-en-
an act in relation to notaries public; bill to
amend and e-enact an act in relation to
Judgment liens.
DELINQUENT LANDS.
A Communication was laid before the
Senate from the auditor of public accounts
in reference to delinquent lands. Referred
to the committee on delinquent lands, on
motion of Mr.. Pridemore.
LITERARY FUND.
House bill authorizing the payment of
twelve months interest on the literary
fund for the benefit of public free schools.
Laid on the table on motion of Mr.. Pride
more.
A number of bills were upon their
passage, but for want of a constitutional
vote, the Senate being very slim. they
were rejected. Motions were severally
made and carried to reconsider.
CALENDAR.
Bills On their second reading were taken
up and a number advanced.
On motion Of Mr.. Graham, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Speaker Hanger called House
to order at IL m. No prayer.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
the following were put on the calendar:
On motion of Mr.. Booker, Senate bill to
authorize the Liberty and Rocky Mount
narrow gauge railroad company to- extend
its road from Rocky Mount to the North
Carolina line on motion of Mr.. P. K.
Jones, Senate bill to amend the fence law;
OF motion of Mr.. Kincheloe, Senate bill
for the relief of the sureties of " M. NJ.
Hume, deceased, late sheriff of Fauquier
county.
REPORTED.
House bill to extend time for Thornton
f. Berry. late sheriff of Madison county,
to collect the tax for 1S66-'67, &c.
The following were reported and put ON
calendar:
Senate bill to amend the act to authorize
the city of Norfolk to construct water
works House resolution to authorize the
governor to appoint a state chemist and
assayer of ores and metals ; to amend the
code in relation to the vaccine agent of the
state to amend the act to authorize the
governor to hire out the ~convicts in the PEN
itentiary for work in stone-quarries o. for
other suitable labor, with recommendation
it do not pass.
LEAVE TO MARRY.
The report of the committee on courts,
on Saturday, that it is mexpedient to legis-
late on the petition of John Brannafnan,
of Augusta county, for leave to marry,
came up.
Mr.. Roller moved To recommit. After
some debate the resolution was rejected
and the report was adopted.
ADVANCES FOR AGRICULTURAL
PURPOSES.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Daniel introduced House bill to secure
advances for agricultural purposes, and it
was put on the calendar.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDITOR.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the auditor of public
accounts in response to a resolution, CIV
ing information in regard to taxes, &C.,
that has been heretofore published.