The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-23

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SENATE. Senate was called to or
der at IL o'clock, President Marye in the
chair. Prayer by the Rev. A. R. Miller,
of the M. E. Church.
COMMUNICATED.
The agreement of the House to Senate
Joint resolution instructing the senator's
and representatives in Congress to vote
against the repeal of the bankrupt law,
&C., and Joint resolution requesting the
governor to give official notice of the pro-
posed bondholders' meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Herndon from the committee on
courts of Justice: Senate bill to amend an
act in relation to illegitimate children.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Herndon A bill to incorporate
the United States gold and silver amalga-
mating company of Virginia.
BY Mr.. Greene: Bill to amend and re-
enact an act in relation tot interest on
money.
By Mr.. Roller: Bill to amend and re-
enact an act entitled an act in relation to
the interest on money, approved March 10,
1870, so as to provide that six per cent.
shall be the legal rate of interest.
BY the same:
Resolced, That the committee on county,
city and town organization be instructed to
inquire into the eXpediency of so amending
the law as to place the collection Of the
road taxes in the hands of the township
collector, and allowing such collectors a
reasonable commission on the same, instead
of paying the overseers of roads 50 per day
for such collections.
BY MIR. Boykin:
Resolved, That the committee on coun-
ty, city and town organization inquire into
the expediency of so amending the law as
to provide that county treasurers appoint
ed by the county court be allowed the
same time for settling their business as
those elected.
By Mr.. Kirkpatrick:
Resolved, That the superintendent oil
public printing be requested to make a
calculation showing what it costs, under
his contracts to print-say Senate docu,.
| ment, No. S, as the same was done-and
| what the same work would have cost il
| done as the Senate and House bills are now
| printed, and that he report the same to the
| Senate.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL
Mr.. Roller offered the following join
resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved (by the Senate, the House 0
Delegates concurring), That Charles S
Darlington, president of the James Rivel
and Kanawha canal company; Robert w
! Hughes, Archibald Graham and VIM. p
Burwell are hereby appointed commission
ers on the part Of the state of Virginia
whose duty it shall be to place before thu
Congress of the United States the memo
rails heretofore adopted and such Legislation
as has been heretofore or shall hereafter b.
had by the General Assembly of Virgins
in relation to the James River and Kanawh'
canal, and to further by their efforts any
action on the part of the Congress of tn
United States looking to the completion o
the same.
Resolved, That the governor of this stat
be requested to transmit copy Of thes
resolutions to the President of the Senat
and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Congress of the Unite
States.
On motion of Mr.. Roller, the rules wer
suspended requiring it to lie over, and
was referred to the committee on feders
relations.
ASSESSMENT OF TAXES.
Senate bill for the assessment of take
on persons, property, income, licenses
&C., was taken up, and, on motion Of MI
Thomas, laid on the table and made tn
order of the day for tomorrow, and fo
each succeeding day until disposed of.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Herndon for the remain
der of this week.
COUPON BILL.
This bill being the unfinished bushes
of last Thursday, was taken up and ii
pending question being ON the motion
Mr.. Fitzpatrick to lay on the table, Nj
French made an unsuccessful motion
, postpone its consideration for the purpol
: of advancing bills on the calendar now {
, their second reading.
The question recurring on the motion
table, a message was received from Il
House by Mr.. Fitzgerald, informing IL
/ Senate of the readiness of the House on j
}. part to proceed to the execution of Il
joint order Of the day, having for its obje
the election of q