The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-26
The General Assembly of Virginia
TUESDAY,, March %, 1873.
SENATE. So

$500
,Ionsa hin entitled an net to amend ana re-
,, ,l m act entitled an act to authorize inc
IrWash;nofon CITY, Virginia, Midland ano
!. rr %a sS,,thcrn Railroad Company to acquire
md sell lands, approved February 10, 1910
VAS taken up, twice reau, anu vi hiu,p' "
,lr. ANDERSON of Pittsylvanla, the rule re
,uriug commitment OF the same peihg sus,
,cnded, was read third time and passed
With its title.
AGREED TO.
Senate bill to incorporate the Manchester
Railway and Land Improvement Company
with the House amendments, was taken w
md the amendments agreed to !; Senate oil
o incorporate the Boston Wharf and ware
louse Company of Norfolk, with amend
nents proposed by the House, was TAKEN I'll
ind the amendments agreed to.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
4 number of House bills were taken up
twice read, and appropriately referred.
ARSON.
Senate bill to more effectually protec'
property and punish vigorously the crime
If arson. with the amendments proposed Dy
he House, was taken up and warmly us
.,issed. The bill proposes to PUNISH eer'a''
;lasses Of arson by death. :.
On motion CT Mr.. FRENCH, the Dill WIS i''io
IN the table-ayes, II; noes, T..
ELECTION OF COUNTY JUDGES.
The two Houses of the General Assembly
proceeded at noon with the election o.
,ountv Judges in the following order ano
Will, the following result: Accomac, Thomas
:. parranore Bland and Giles, T.. w
Strothcr; Culpeper, John w. Bell; tioyu
2. r, DOWNS: Lonuoun, C.. 3. Ball; Meek
euburg, Henry Wood, Jr.; New Kent ana
Charles City, Isaac II. Christian: Northamp'
on. Hamilton S. Neale; Nottoway, William
a. Mann; Roanoke, G.. B. Board; Rocking
nam. Charles T. O'Ferrali; Tazewcll, VIII
lam p. Cecil Wythe and Pulaski. William
e. Bowling; Matthews and MiddieseX'
Thomas j. Christian Goochland, lsaac w
PIcasant<, for the uneXpircd term.
The further execution Of the joint order
vas postponed until Friday at noon.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills TO providea new charter lol
he town of Charlottesville; to authorize the
trustees of Atlantic City parish, &c. to sci
certain church property; providing Tor INC
Tllc OIL ctIEttlI IGui C,tulS - " -
lam \. Christian; 10 authorize tic Circuit
Court of Pulaski county to decree ana con-
firm the sale of certain real estate of Mrs. :
NJ. G. Butord and children; providing tol
workin. and keeping in repair the ronds o.
Farouier county; to authorize the Leesbure
md Aide Turnpike Company to issue pre-
rerred stock; for the protection OF hsn IN the
Jackson and Cowpasture rivers ana thell
tributaries. &c. to make James river law
rul fence in the county of Amherst.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mir. TAYLOR, of Norfolk city, from tht
Committee on Roads, reported q bill to III
BurkeyiIie (Mecklcnburg) rail
road; to incorporate Powell River NaTlga
ton Company Rappahannock and Hanover
Junction Railway Company.
Nr. THOMAS, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported bills prohibiting the recep
ton Of coupons for all portions OF pubic
revenue set apart by the Constitution fol
public school purposes; to impose stamp
tax on wholesale dealers in distilled liquors
BILLS PRESENTED.
Ey Mr.. HrRSDoS A bill to authorize tht
Orange and charlottesville
Railroad Company 10 create new ana hrs
mortgage on its road. &c. BY Dir. TAYLoT
OF Norfolk: A bill to amend the act to in
corporate the Roanoke Land, Immigration
and Savings Bank Company, approved Marcel
IS, 1872. BY Mr.. FRENCH: A bill for the re
lief of the surctics of John Thompson, latt
sheriff 0: Tazewcil county. By same: Bill
for the relief of the slIretcs Of Reese \. Gil
espe.
THE CSURY BILL.
Mr.. kirkpatrick, from the joint commit
lee on the usury bill, presented bill [alread.
published in tue Dispatchl; which wa
placed on tic calendar.
On motion of Mr. FRENCH 1t was ordered
hat Tic chair be vacated until S o'clock Thu
evening.
The Senate met at s o'clock. Lieutenant
Governor MARyE in the chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion Of Mr.. ANDERSON of PittSylra
llia, leave of absence was granted Mr.. FITz
PATRICK for three days. Mr. MARTIN VIII
also granted leave of absence for this eve
ming.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bills in relation to actions in dc.
tinue: to amend the Code in relation t.
wrts OF mandamlls, prohibition, and Ger
tiorari; to authorize the city of Richmond
to contribute to the building Of 4 road from
GAINESVILLE to heysvillc; to amend the char
ter or the Atlantic, Chesapeake and Virgins
Towing Company; supplemental to the acl
to require manufacturers Of fertilizers tc
label their packages SO as 10 protect persons
from the sale Of spurious articles (; to au
thorize the corporate authorities OF Liberty
to borrow money: TO amend the charter o.
the city of Richmond to amend the charter
OF the town Of ChristEinSDur@. &c; to amcnc
the act to incorporate the town OF Blacks
burg, in the county OF Montgomery
the Woodstock Lost River
Turnpike Company; declaring certain parts
of the Chickahomiuy river public high
way; to amend the act incorporating tho
Mining and Smelling Com
pany; to provide how certain stock shall be
voted at meetings by internal improvement
to incorporate the Bank Of Taze
well; to repeal an act incorporating the
Peurisburg Academy Association; to amend
the Code in relation to attachments in re
lation to the Norfolk and Southern Rail
road Company; to incorporate the
Danville and Franklin Railway Com
pany; to authorize the trustees Of Main.
Street Methodist church in Danville to Dor
row money; to incorporate the Oakland III
stitute, at Doe Hill, Highland county tc
the kockbridge Macadam Com
pany; to allow certain judges to practice
law to authorize the county Of Surry to
borrow money to rebuild the Jail recently
destroyed by fire.
BILLS ADVANCED.
. A number of bills on their second reading
were taken up and advanced OH the calendar
to their engrossment dnd third reading.
! Adjourned at 1925.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No prayer
THE REPUBLICAN PROTEST.
When the morning hour eyDired ycSter