The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-01

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COTTAGE ToI.L-BRIpGE COMPANY.
House bill 10 amend the act, &c, TO incor-
porate the Cottage roll.Bridge Company was
taken up and appropriately referred:
coaMirTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. FrrzrArelcK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported bills 10 ihcofl'of:1i'
the Petersburg Gas-Light Company; to M
corporate the Suffolk Lumber Company; 10
INCORPORATE Henderson Lodge OF ouu-rer
lows: TO protect the coal lands of tho Com
mopwcal,h from Gre, with the rccoinmehoa-
ton that il do not pass. .,.o
AIR. GHIMsLEY, from the committee ""
County, City, and Town ORGANIZATIONS, re-
ported bills to amend the act prescribing tue
tl,,fics and compensation Of certain town.
SHIN officers; amending the act prescribing
th, duties and compensation of certain county
officers.
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED.
Bv Mr.. ROLLER: Resolution discharging
the Committee on Finance from the conSla-
cr7,tion of bill making certain banks in the
CITY of Richmond repositories for the public
mency. BY Mr. NowLrS: A bill TO author
izc the division Of Speedwell school district,
in the county of Wythc, into two districts.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
on motion of Mr. BEAzLEY, Mr.. TAYLOR,
Of Loudon, was granted leave of absence Tor
thrce days.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill TO provide for the establish
ment Of the Southern Lunatic Asylum and
10 establish the Central Lunatic Asylum on
q permanent basis, with the amendments
proposed by the Senate committee, was taken
up, the proposed amendments ordered to he
printed, and the bill, on motion of Mr.. HERN-
Don, made the special order for Thursday
next at 7. NJ.
BILLS ADVANCED.
A number of bills on their second reading
were tlkcn up and ordered to he cngrossed
and read third time.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills: TO declare HARDWARE river
lawful fence; TO incorporate the Hunter
Woods Club, of Norfolk; authorizing the
promotion of land associations; 10 amend
the acts in relation 10 the town of UppelviIte !;
to amend the Code in relation to rewards for
killing noXiUus animals; to authorize the
guardian of John Z. Boyd, an infant, 10
convey certain real estate belonging to said
infant in the State of Alabama; in relation
to certain debts due the Virginia Military
Institute; to amend the act providing 4
charter for the city Of Norfolk, with sub
stitutc; giving the consent OF this State for
the purchase by the United States Of land for
the erection Of lighthouses, with amend
mCntS.
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion Of Mr.. THOMAS, it was ordered
that when the Senate adjourn to-day it adj
ourn to meet on Monday at noon.
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, the Senate adj
jourmed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. G. &. Billing, of the Second Baptist
church.
REPORTED AND PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
House bills for the relief of Ann Sipc, Of
Lickin"hnl township, in Gooclland coun-
tv; for the preservation Of oysters and to ob
tain revenue for the taking OF them within
the waters of the Commonwealth Of Nir-
ginia-Wilh amendments.
FREE RAILROAD BILL.
Under 4 suspension of the rules, House
hill to provide for The creation and regulation
of railroad companies in the State OF Viz
ginia, OH motion of Mr.. SrTuERLlS, was
made the special order for O'Clock Thurs
day next.
On motion of Mr.. GILMAN the bill to incor-
porate the St. Paul's Church Home was taken
up, and ordered to its cnsrossment, under
suspension Of the rules.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
were granted to Mcssrs. DoulLY, NowLIy,
and GILLIAN for three days; WHARTON and
JAMES for four days; EARLY, LAWSON, Mill
LEE, and roller for two days; J. G. BEowN
and KELLY for one day; and DELANEY for
seven days.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Thc following bills were presented and
referred: BY Mr.. Wake: TO Incorporate
tue Richmond and Chesterfield, Diuwiddie
and Brunswick Railroad. Company. BY Mr..
GRAHAM: To inquire into the cXpedicncy of
reporting 4 bill for tho relief Of w. W.
Phelps, late sheriff OF Wythe county. BY
Mr.. Packs: 10 establish port-warden line
on Smiths creek and Elizabeth river, near
Fort Norfolk.
TIE ASSESSMENT BILL.
Senate bill TO assess taxes on property, per-
| sons, things. &C., came up as the special order
Of the day, and was considered and amended
| by sections.
Mr.. BAGwELL offered to amend the Goth Sec
ton by providing "that any person rraud,l-
lently failing to give in to the assessor bis SOL
vent bonds, demands, claims, &c, shall forfeit
twenty per centum of the principal aud in
terest of such bonds, &c; one half Of which
forfeiture is to 60 to the inCormcr."
On motion of Mr.. GILMAN this was so
amended as to provide that the whole for
fixture shall 90 to the support Of the public
free schools. Adopted.
Att O'Clock the House adjourned.