The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-03
The General Assembly of Virginia
THURSDAY, january ,, 1873.

The Senate met at II ~, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor MARYE in the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. J. William Jones, of the
Baptist church.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., INTRODUCED AND AT
PROrRIATELT REFERRED.
By Mr.. WYSSE: Resolution providing for
the printing of the memorial in relation to
| the map of Virginia. Agreed to.
BY Mr. HUHDLEY: A bill to amend section
9 of chapter 1OS of the Code Of Virginia Of
| 1860.
BY Mr.. WYssE: A bill providing for the
| further extension Of the corporate limits Of
| the city Of Richmond.
Bv Mr. LAKELAND: A bill to provide for
proving papers filed in the office of the Board
of Public " orks and Board of Education.
BY Mr.. GRAHAM: \ resolution requesting
the State Treasurer to furnish to each men,
Der OF the Senate, at an early day, state
ment of the aggregate amount of funds re-
manning in the State repositories at the end
of each month, for the year ending Noyem-
Der 80, 1872
| BY Mr. LATHRor: Resolved, That the
| Committee for Courts of Justice he in
strllctcd to inquire into the justice and cX-
1cdicncy Of 30 amending the Code rs to
allow to any person who has been tried and
fully acquitted Of criminal charge by any
court in this Commonwealth il reasonable
allowance in money for the expense incurred
| by him or her in their defence; the amount
| of such allowance to be determined by the
Judge of the court of the county or corpora
| ton in which such cause was tried, and said
allowance to be paid by the treasurer of the
| said county or corporation upon presentation
Of u certified copy by the clerk Of such court
of the order Of the court granting such
allowance. Agreed to.
By Mr.. GREEN: "Whcrcas if is believed
l'y many Of the good people Of Virginia that
the lottery offices or rafllrs conducted in this
State under the name of The Southern As
$ociation' arc injurious and dcmoralizing ;
and whereas it is also believed that there
should be more stringent laws for the sup
preston Of all lotteries under whatever name
or gllise they may assume; therefore
"He<olrcd, That the Committee for Courts
of Justice he instructed TO inquire into the
mode of conducting the rallies of The
southern Association and the So-callcd
gitt concerts and other lotteries now he
ing publicly advertised in this State; and If
in their Judgment the public good shall re-
nuire it. that they report the draft of Il law
that shall provide Tor the total suppression of
all such lotteries in this Commonwealth"
Agreed to.
BILLS passed.
Senate bills TO provide for the collection of
the revenue of the city Of Norfolk for the
year 1872.
10 exempt the citizens of Tangicr, SYKES,
and Chinyoteayuc islands from jury duty.
To amend certain sections of the acts pro-
-; 81 J,,f aud of
~ officers approved March 13, 1872.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House WAS called to order ut the usual
hour. Speaker HANGER in the chair. No
prayer.
A COMMUNICATION FROM THE GOVERNOR
was laid before the House incloSng the re-
port OF the commissioners appointed to re-
wise the laws relating to oysters, &c. The
report sets forth that the commissioners have
endeavorcd to embrace all the laws upon the
subject in one general law, so rs to simplify
and render them more easy of construction !;
to reduce the expenses and insure the more
certain collection Of the tax; to remove OBJ
jcctions heretofore urged by those engaged
in the trade, and 10 produce all the revenue
which can he properly obtained from that
source. The report concludes that should
the recommendations be adopted, it is be-
Iicved that the revenue will be materially in
creased and no injustice done to those en-
gagged in the oyster business. 1t was then
referred to the Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. VAN AUKES'S motion to request the
Secretary of the Commonwealth to obtain
from tue clerk of the various counties, &C..
lists of the votes rejected from whatever
cause i'll the November elections, came up.
The pending question was TO lay OH the table,
which was carried.
RESOLUTIONS, &C.
Mr.. RUSSELL moved that the use of the Hall
be allowed Bishop +. II. Ames, of Baltimore,
OH the 9TH instant at II \. NJ, for religious
services. On the question of reference no
quorum voted.
Whereupon Mr.. klSCHELoE moved an adj
jolunn,ent. LoSt,-ayeS, 10; noes, ~.
Mr.. klNcHELoE then moved call Of the
House. Rejected. ....
The following
RESOLUTIONS, sc.
were referred TO the proper committees:
BY. Dir. QUEEN: Bill to amend 18th and
18th sections Of chapter 10 of the Code in
regard to orders of publication.
BY Mr.. PoAGuE: Petition of U. q. Moore
and others in relation to contracts between
employer and employee.
On motion of Mr.. LovESsTEIN, the House
adjourned.