The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-24
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VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
EIGHTY.THlRD DAY.

EIGHTY-THlRD DAY.
MONDAY, February "a.
SRNATE.-Senator Thomas in the chair
No prayer.
Senate bill to incorporate the Franklin
toll bridge across the StauntOn river in the
counties of Campbell and Halifax, with ar
amendment by the House Of Delegates was
taken up, and on motion of Mr.. Taylor, oil
Loudoun, tabled Senate bill declaring and
prescribing what fees justice of the
peace may charge for services connected
with the trial Of warrants for small claims,
with House amendment, was taken up,
and on motion of Mr.. Lakeland referred
to the committee on courts OF justice.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. johnson, from the committee on
general laws: House bill entitled an act to
protect fish in the Clinch river from the
line of Scott county, to the Tazwell county
line, subsequently taken up and passed. ;
he, from same, House bill entitled an act
for the relief of Edgar Allen, OF Farmville
Prince Edward county; House bill entitled
an act to amend an act, in relation to re-
wards for killing noxious animals, reported
with the recommendation that do not pass;
House bill entitled an act to authorize the
legal voters of certain counties to vote
upon the question of negotiating loan or
l5ans, and to issue bonds for and in the
name OF said counties, for the purpose OF
establishing steamboat line between the
landings on the Rappahannock river and
the city of Baltimore, Maryland, or Nor
folk, or both, with amendments.
Mr. Anderson, of Plttsylvania, from the
committee on finance, House bill entitled
an act for the relief of Thomas A, and
w. r. Bryan; House bill entitled an act
for the relief of William e. Grigsby, Of
King George county.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The court bill being the unfinished OF
Saturday, was taken up, discussed at
length amended, and. on motion of Mr..
Anderson, of Rockbrldge, laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
bill to prevent forced sales of personal
property.
ENDORSEMENT.
Several bills were ordered to be engrossed
and read third time.
Senate bill to increase the capital stock
of the Petersburg gas light company was
taken up and recommitted to committee on
general laws.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Lewis for three days.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill to provide for the payment
of interest on the public debt beng the
order of the day and the continuing order
until disposed Of, was taken up and pending
ar amendment offered by M r. Nowlln, we
adjourned at 1912 p. Ill.
Motel will be observed that the bill
to prevent forced sales Of personal property
was passed this morning after our copy
was in the hands Of the printer, and after
the transaction of other business by the
Senate. Mr.. Pridemore, who voted
against the bill, arose and stated that he
hoped some member of the Senate would
move to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed, as he thought it had been
done without the members giving it the
consideration it deserved; whereupon Mr..
Connally moved to reconsider. and Mr..
Nowlin moved to lay the motion to recon-
slider on the table, SO as to retain the bill
in the control OF the Senate, and upon
said motion, Mr.. Taylor, OF Loudoun,
demanded the ayes and noes, and the roll
being called resulted as follows: Ayes 16
noes 8.
The Senate seemed to be ahead of the
late Confederate Congress. 1t was said Of
that body, 'thot they make laW one day
and peal him nert day." They, the Sen
ate, pass q bill and after the transaction
of little business attempt to peal it,
HoUsE.--Speaker Hanger called the
House to order at IL a. m. No prayer.
A number of bills were reported and
put on calendar.
NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. Loveinstein moved that the chair be
to-day vacated at % p. M, and resumed at
Sp. IN. Agreed to.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
On motion of Mr.. Lawson, the report of
the committee on constitutional amend
ments, was taken from the table and
agreed to.
PASSED.
The following House bills were passed /:
To amend the code in relation to interest !:
to authorize the county school board of
Elizabeth City county to borrow money for
the purpose of erecting a high school in the
town of Hampton; to incorporate the
Masonic relief and banking ASSOCIATION.
DISMISSED.
On motion of Roller, House bill to pro-
tect the interest of farmers and others en-
trusting property to commission merchants,
&C., was dismissed.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, House bill to
define the rights of married women was
dismissed.
Several bills were introduced.
THE RATE OF INTEREST.
The special order for p. M, House
bill in relation to interest on money OF
other things, came up on its passage, wher
Mr.. Lovenstein called the ayes and noes
The bill was passed by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Bagwell, Ber
ger, Bishop, Bernard, Booker, Bou
ton, Bowen, Brlstow, Bryant
Burkholder, Butler, Campbell, Jack
Carter, Christian, Coghill, Cole.
man, Cummings, Deneale, Douglas, Early
Elliott, Fitzgerald, Freeman, Fulkerson
Gardner Graham, Graves, Gresham, Ham
ilton, Hardesty, Hill, Irvine, James
Jones (W. T.), Keyser, Lawson
Lewis, A. B. Lightner, Paul Lightner
Matthew, MCMILLAN, Miller, Munsey
Noble, Nowlin, O'Ferrall, Patterson
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