The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-01

| VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
EIdHTY-EIGHTH DAY.
/ SATURDAY, March l..
SENATE.-Not in session.
HoUsE.-A large number Of bills, some
under suspension of rules, were reported
and put on calendar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Swami one day, Messrs.
Powell, Bowen, Berger, Slaughter, Chris
tan, Watson and Brooke two days,
Messrs Southall and O'Ferrall three days,
and Mr.. Stoyall four days.
INTRODUCED.
The following were presented and re-
lerred
7 By Mr.. Smith: Resolution as to the ex-
pediency of providing that all tenancies
shall be tenancies for one year, terminating
on the LIST of January, unless expressly
provided otherwise by contract in writing.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein: Resolution rs to
what further legislation is necessary to con-
strain the Howard Association of Norfolk
to carry out properly the purposes for
which it was chartered.
BY Mr.. P. j. Carter: Bill to amend code
concerning crimes and punishments.
By Mr.. Neale: Bill in relation to the
records of Alexandra county.
ASSESSMENT BILL.
Senate bill for the assessment of taxes,
special order, was resumed, the pending
question being on Mr.. Matthew's amend
ment to the Goth section 10 provide that
from the aggregate of bonds, &C., owned bv
any person assessed shall be deducted the
amount due from such person on bonds,
&C., as principal debtor. After consider
able discussion the amendment was finally
rejected by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bagwell, Berger, Book
er, Borland. Bristow, Brooke, Butler,
Campbell, Carter Jack, Cottrell, Cum
mings, Elliott, Fletcher, Gardner, Gilman,
Grayham. Gray, Gresham, Hardesty,
Head, Hill, Jones wv. T.), Kelly, Keyser,
Lawson, Lightner "a. b., Lovenstein,
Matthews, Matthew, McMullen, Miller,
Munsey, Neale, Nowlin, Scruggs, Smoot,
Stephens, st. John, Strother, Southall,
Sutherlin and Taliaferro-42.
NoEs-Messrs. Allen, Bernard, Bishop
Boiling, Bouton, Bowen, Carter P. J.),
Clopton, Coghill, Coleman, Cox, Daniel,
Deneale, Donald, Douglas, Dungey, Evans,
Freeman, Fulkerson, Graves, Hamilton,
Irvine, Jones(P. Ky, Jones(R. S., Klncneloe,
Lewis, Lightner PAUL, Minor, Nickens,
Norton, Pearce, Poague, Powell, Redford,
Ratllf, Rogers, Roller, Smith, Stovall ,Suttle,
Thomas, Thompson, Tieball, Turpin, Wall
and Mr.. Speaker Hanger-46.
A substitute offered by Mr.. Deneale for
the 18th section in regard to the compensa-
ton of assessors, was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Deneale the bill was
then postponed till next Wednesday.
FEDERAL ASSUMPTION OF STATE
DEBTS.
Senate joint resolutions approving the as
sumption Of the debts of the states by the
federal government came UP as q special
order, when Mr.. Deneale, offered substi-
tute, which was ordered to be printed. The
resolutions were then postponed till
Wednesday next.
MR.. DENEALE's SUBSTITUTE
is as follows
whereas, Virginia, by grant to the gov
eminent Of the United States did convey
an immense territory for the general good
and peace of the whole confederation in
1889; and whereas, the United States in
the exercise Of its war-making power con-
quered, dismembered and annihilated the
commonwealth of Virginia, for the preser-
walton of the Union, and has from the ter
ritory thus conquered created two new SOW
ereignties, or states, without the consent or
the approval of the old commonwealth of
Virginia, by which large proportion
of the taxable values upon which the
commonwealth of Virginia had contracted
large liabilities) have been utterly destroy.
ed and her citizens greatly reduced in
their means, and rendered wholly unable
to liquidate the plighted faith of the old
commonwealth, whose ancient glory and
renown are alike dear to her own sons and
to the lovers of liberty throughout our
whole country; therefore, be it
Resolved. That the government of the
United States be and is hereby requested
to grant to West Virginia and Virginia so
much of the public lands as may be neces-
sary to liquidate what may have been equi-
tably due by the commonwealth of Viz.
ginia at the time of her dissolution
'That said donation be so granted that the
funds arising from the grant hereby asked
for shall be strictly applied to the payment
of the obligations as set forth in The pream-
BILE and resolution above, and for no other
uses or purposes.
''That our Senators be instructed and
our members of Congress be requested to
use all honorable means to secure the
objects asked for in the foregoing resolu-
tons.
"That the Governor of the commonwealth
be requested to transmit copies of the FORE
going resolutions to our Senator's and men,
bers of Congress-"
CAPTAIN GAY.
House bill to retire Captain Gay On a
pension, was, after some debate, laid on
the table.
Adjourned, on motion of Mr.. Deneale.
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