The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-11
evening State So,lrnal.
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
'INETY EIGHTH DAY.

in response to resolution of the Senate)
was taken up. when, on motion of Mr.
Greene, the vote by which the bill passed
was reconsidered, and on his further mo
ton the vote by which it vas ordered to it.
third reading was reconsidered. The bill
was thrice amended, provided, an unsuc.
cessful effort was made to table, and
successful one made to recommit to the
committee on courts of justice. This lit.
tie process consumed about an hours
time.)
THE GOVERNORS VETO AND THE RE.
ASSESSMENT BILL.
| The communication from the Governor
returning with his veto Senate bill entitled
an act to amend and re-enact an act emit.
tied an act providing for the reassessment
of land in the commonwealth, passed Feb.
/, 1872, so as to enable those counties in
the state which failed to avail themselves
of. the provisions of said act to do so, was
taken up, and the question being on the
passage OF the bill over the veto of the Gov
ernor, MIR. Cochran, in advocating the bill.
said of the Governors veto, it is an in
| fringement on the prerogatives of the Gem
eral Assembly. The Governor says, 81
objected to the other bill, and object to
this" How did he object to that bill by
allowing it to become law? He makes
an invidious distinction by allowing this
privilege to thirty-seven counties, and
denies it to the others. If it was
right to veto this, he should have
vetoed the other; didn't believe he had the
right to veto it. The voice of the people
of Virginia ought to be heard and not sti.
fled or destroyed. If he is sustained in
this we might as we'll go home and let him
make the laws" The bill was also advo-
Gated by Messrs. Thomas, Patterson, and
Taylor of Loudoun, and opposed by
Messrs. Anderson, Of Rockbridge. and
Hundley. The pending question being
called, was put and resulted in the passage
of the bill by the two-thirds vote as re-
quired, as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Cochran, Fitzpatrick,
French, Graham, Grimsley, johnson,
Norton. Nutting, Patterson, Penn, Que
ssenberry, Robinson, Smith, Taylor of
loudoun, Thomas, Ward, Wynne-2l.
NoEs.-Messrs. Anderson of Pittsyl-
yyania, Anderson of Rockbridge, Boykin,
Herndon, Handley, Meem, Nowlin, Per.
rim, Rixey. Terry-lO.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. kirkpatrick for three
days.
WAREHOUSE BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, the substi-
tute proposed by the committee on general
laws to Senate bill for the governing of
warehouses, &c., was ordered to be
printed.
OYSTER BILL.
A communication was received from the
House, through their clerk, enclosing the |
oyster bill and informing the Senate Of the
by the House of certain |
amendments passed by the Senate. Re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
INTEREST BILL.
House bill in relation to the interest on |
money and other thing, with the disagree
ment Of the House of Delegates to the SUBJ
stitute proposed by the Senate, was taken
up, when Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved that the
Senate recede from its amendments, pend
ing which, on motion of Mr.. Perrin, the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Speaker Hanger in the chair.
No prayer.
THE ASSESSMENT BILL.
Senate bill for the assessment of taxes on
persons, property, &C., as amended by the
House, came up on its passage and was re-
]ected, failing to receive the vote required
by the constitution-ayes so, noes IL.
Mr.. Daniel moved to reconsider the vote,
which, on motion of Mr.. Burkholder, was
passed by.
PASSED.
Senate bills: To prevent the seduction of
females, and amending the sixteenth Sec
ton of chapter 19l of the code, in
to the abduction of females to
amend section one chapter 1876 of the code
as to the maintenance of Legitimate chill
dren directing the board of public works
to sell the states interest in the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac railroad COM
pany; supplemental to an act to appropri-
ate the income from the proceeds of the
landscrir accruing to Virginia under act of
Congress of July 2, 1862, and an act
amendatory thereof, approved March 10,
1872 to amend the act in force February
7, 1872, in relation to the investment of
the proceeds arising from the sale of the
landscrip donated by Congress to Virginia.
CALENDAR.
Senate bill to authorize the Governor to
hire out convicts in the penitentiary to the
Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis rail-
road company upon certain conditions, on
motion of Mr.. P. Lightner, was referred to
the committee on asylums; Senate bill for
relief Of Henry Gresham. Of Essex county,
was rejected, but motion to reconsider
was made ard passed by; Senate bill to
prevent the sacrifice of personal property
at forced sales, was discussed at length.
slightly amended, on motion of Mr.. Brooke.
when the House refused to order it to en-.
grossment by 81 ayes to 70 noes.
Mr.. Wall moved 70 reconsider the vote,
Rejected.
Senate joint resolutions in regard to the
of state debts by the federal
government were postponed till next FRI
day, on motion Of MIR. O'Ferrall.
THE FREE RAILROAD BILL.
The special order, House bill to provide
for the creation and regulation of railroad
companies in the state of Virginia, came
up.
Mr.. Booker offered as substitute bill
authorizing judges of circuit courts to
grant charters of incorporation to railroad
and other internal improvement companies.
The bill and substitute being read, Mr..
Sutberlin got the floor and spoke at length
IN favor of the substitute, as, be said, it