The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-05

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1 The General Assembly OF Virginia
| TUESDAY,, February 4, 1870.
| SENATE.
| Lseutenant-Go Governor MARYE in the chair
| No prayer.
/! DELINQUENT LANDS.
The President laid before the Senate
/ communication from the Auditor OF fuphc
| Accounts in response TO q resoiutioh y. lus
| Senate for information as to lands returned
delinquent for non-payment OF taxes: he,
ferred to special committee consisting OF
| Messys. OrEsENBERRY, MASSEY, Penn, PRIDE
MORE, and RlxEY.
| RArPAHANSoCK ACADEMY.
House bill. communicated this day, to atl-
thorize the trustees to sell Rappahannock
Academy, In Caroline county, was taken up
and passed.
| . COMMITTEES REPoETS.
Mr.. HERSpos, from the Committee for
| Courts of Justice reported it ineXpedicnt to
| lecislate OH the subject of u resolution in re-
lation to Jury service by colorcd men also
bill providing for The repeal of all laws
providing for the punishment of citizens OF
this State by stripes with the recommends
ton that it do not pass also bill amending
| the Code in relation to the maintenance oil
| ilegitiulate children, and bill to amend and
| reGnact section of chapter 30 Of the Code,
in relation to funds from gifts, grants. de-
yiSes, and requests.
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED.
BY Dir. HOLIDAY A bill for the relief OF
Walter t. Hayns, A. &. Green, and others
| referred. BY Mr.. Johnson: A resolution
| requesting the Auditor Of Public Accounts
/! TO furnish names Of delinquent clerks OF
| cities and towns since April, 1865, &C.
agreed to. BY Dir. Penn: A reso tuition in
structing the committee to whom was re-
fcrred the subject of delinquent lands
Of the Commonwealth to inquire into the
cxpedicncy Of enacting 4 law for the for
fixture of all lands in the Commonwealth
| which are not on the Eand-books OF the re-
spcctive counties, cities, and towns in which
they lie-asreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. GRIMSLEY, Senate bill
directing the sale OF real estate purchased by
the Commonwealth for taxes previous to the
18th of April, 1861, was taken up and re.
ferred to the special Committee on Dclin-
quent Lands, Sc.
REAssEssMENT OF LANDS.
Senate bill to amend and reenact an act en-
titled an act providing for the reaSseSSment
of lands in the Commonwealth, passed Fee
bruary ], 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. on
mo n mp, tJII0IIn
up and amended, and discussed until adj
journment. r.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. no prayer.
REPORTED.
House bill to amend section >, chapter 1872,
of the Code of 1850, in regard to the punish
nient of barn-burners, &c. House bill to
amend an act authorizing the voters OF GER
tain counties and townships 10 vote upon the
question of repeating an act i'll regard to
fences.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee for Courts Of JUS
tice, reporting that il is eypedient to amend
the law so rs to declare barn-burGing in the
night capital offence; and Herewith they
reported bill for that purpose. Agreed to.
COMPENSATION, &C., OF OFFICERS OF TIE HOUSE.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
following communication from j. B. Bigger.
Chief Clerk of the House, in response to a
resolution asking the number of employees
&c. of the House, with their compensation:
W. j. Bigger, assistant clerk, S;l4 per
week during the session.
Committee Gerks.-Georgc Wytbc Mum
ford, d. A. Carter, p. G. Minor. Joseph L.
Valentine, G. W McClung, and w. III. Davis,
each Si2 per week during the session.
Sergcdnt.at-ArmS.--C. Il. Crttcnden at
S44 per week during the session.
DoorkeeperS.-E. b. Burke, A. O. Sllii-
van. Myer May, and William r. Patton. at
S42 each per week during the session.
Pdges.-C. +. Crttenden,W. P. II. Ncale,
NJ. W. Norvcll, }. &. B. Thompson, Samuel
Fulton, and +. Antelotti, at 50 per day each
during the session.
THE CALENDAR.
The Senate amendments to the following
House bills were agreed to: TO incorporate
the Mangorike Wharf Company; to author
lie the Washington City, Alexandria,
Lynchburg and North Carolina Railroad
COMPANY to acquire and sell lands; to au-
thorike the same company to issue bonds to
provide for the payment of the bonds and
| debts Of the Orange, Alexandria, and Ma.
nassas Railroad Company; to authorize the
same company to extend its railway from
Alexandria to Il point on the Potomac river
| opposite or near to Washington city.
The following bills were passed: Senate
bill TO preserve all rights and remedies de-
! stroycd by the loss or destruction during the
late war Of papers filed in the various public
offices OF the Commonwealth; Senate bill to
empower the Circuit Court of Wise county
| to direct the sale Of certain lands belonging
| to the State of Virginia in said county, and
providing for the conveyance Of the same to
| the purchasers; Senate bill to amend sections
l, 3, lG. and II of chapter 100 Of the acts of
lS6G-'67, in relation to the charter of Jones
| Vile; Senate bill to authorize the Board Of
Supervisors for Wythe county to contract
for keeping certain roads in that county in
repair; Senate bill to incorporate the town
of Rocky Mount, in Franklin county; Sem
ate joint resolution instructing the Treasurer
to issue duplicate of check No. 2,572 to j.
II. Greenlee; Senate bill for the payment of
the funeral expenses Of William S. Rohr,
late an officer OF the Senate.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted MessrS. HARDEsrY three DAYS,
and DANIEL two days.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED
BY Mr.. TIDBALL: TO authorize the authori-
ties Of Winchester and the supervisors OF
Frederick county TO subscribe to thu canitoI