The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-08
The General Assembly of Virginia.

The General Assembly Of Virginia.
FRIDAY, February I, 1878.
SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor MAKYE in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. G. Ii. Read, OF the Grace
Street Presby terrain church.
FROM THE HOUSE.
Senate bill in relation to the public printing
and defining the. duties of the Superlntend-
ent Of Public Printing was taken up, and the
proposed by the House OF Dele
gates agreed to ; House bills regulating the
taking of fish for the purposes OF the manu-
facture of oil and manure; to incorporate
the Virginia Coal Company, and bill authorl-
zing the guardian of j. 2. BYRD, an infant,
to convey certain real estate in Virginia,
were twice read and referred to appropriate
committees. ...
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HERNDoN, from the Committee ior
Courts Of Justice, reported joint resolution
authorizing the Board of Public WORKS 10
receive the amount due by tue AleXahdfh,
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,
for the completion Of the Washington ana
Ohio railroad to the town of Wlnchcstcr.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on RI
nance. reported back bills: For the reilei
of Henry Gresham, Of Essex county an
act to authorize the payment OF tWelVe
months interest on the Literary lund 1or tue
benefit of the public free schools, with the
recommendation that it do not pass. Mr;
FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on Gcher.l
Laws, reported bills to incorporate LOCK-
wood Union, and to incorporate the Masonic
Relief Association Of the city OF Norioik.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. ANDERSON of Rockbridge: A bill
TO regulate the working of the roads IN
Rockbrdge county. BY Mr.. QUEsENBERRY:
A resolution requesting the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts to have prepared for the Com
mittee on Delinquent Lands, US soon as
a list of the delinquent lands of
the Commonwealth arranged by counties
agreed to. BY Mir. LAKELAND: \ resolution
whether tho State cannot hereafter be re-
Iieyed of considerable expense in the matter
of printing and of publishing the laws by
repealing the act now in force and so often
rcemctcd prescribing the tunes for holding
the circuit courts Of the Commonwealth,
and in lieu thereof passing separate act for
each judicial circuit, prescribing the times for
holding only it's own coufts-agreed to. by
Mr., G RIMsLEY: A resolution extending the
privileges of the floor of the Senate IL eX-
Governor Horatio Seymour, of New York,
during his stay in acknowledged 10. By
MIR. HoLLADAY A bill for the relief Of w.
nj. Magruder, w. G. Moncure, William Gill
man, and others-referred. by Mr.. THOMAS:
A resolution as to the eXpediency OF amend
ing the act of 1S66-'G7 providing for the ex-
emption Of property from cXecution-re-
Cerred.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
At the expiration of the morning hour
MIR. COCHRAN rose to question of privilege.
and replied at length 10 the speech of Mr..
CoNNALLY published in two Of the morning
papers, which he intended to make in the
Senate yesterday, When interrupted by a
point of order raised by the Senator from
(Mr. kIRKPATRIcK( 3... ~.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. COeHRAN's re-
marks Mir. CoNNALLY rose to reply, anu the
CHAIR remarked that lie understood the
Senator from Augusta rose to a personal
privilege in order that he ight reply TO an
attack upon his record. He had done so,
and so fnr AS he was concerned he believed
the matter settled.
! MIR. COCHRAN desired the senator to pro-
coed, but the matter was disposed of with
out further discussion.
.,-a .,.r TIE JAMES RIVER CANAL.
Mr.. OUEsENBERKY moved to take up House
Joint resolution, communicated this day, pro-
viding for disappointment of commission,
to consist of two senators and three members
of the House Of Delegates, to visit Washing
ton and endeavor to secure measures for the
immediate completion of the great water-hne
to the Ohio river. Lost.
D UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill to secure and provide for pay
ing the railroad debts Of counties, townships,
cities. aud towns in Virginia, being the un-
finished business OF yesterday, was taken up
and discussed, and finally ordered to he en-
crossed and read third time.
BILL PASSED.
To incorporate the town of Lebanon, in,
Russell county. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DIR. Read, of the Presbyterian Church.
THE RULES WERE SUSPENDED,
and Senate bill to enable the vcStrymcn of
Lyttlcton parish, in Cumberland county, to
sell certain church property, &C., was taken
up aud placed on the calendar.
REPORTED AND PUT ON TIE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to repeal sections 80 and 81 of
m act imposing taxes for the support of
the Government, with recommendations that
It. do not pass; House bill, with Senate
to amend section SO of chapter
1862 and section 10 of chapter 2OS of the Code
Of 1860, in relation to Jurors; House bill re-
leasing Mason Warren from fine, &C., i'm
posed upon him. su
-s" RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. NEALE: That the privilege Of the
door of the House be extended to eX-Goycr-
nor Horatio Seymour, of New York, during
his visit to this city-agreed to. By Mr..
RAMSDELL: That the principal and scholars
Of the Hampton Normal School lie allowed
the use of this hall on the evening Of the 18th
instant for certain literary exercises. The
ayes and noes were called, with the follow
ing result-ayes, IS; noes, A.
THE wATER-LINE.
Mr.. PARKs offered the following:
q" ReSoloe6 tthe Senate concurring), That
OF two senators and three dele
gates be appointed to visit Washington and
urge upon Congress the great benefits, &C.,
IF an early completion Of the water-line to
The Ohio river"
Mr.. KELLY opposed the resolution, as 1t
had the appearance Of an attempt to lobby
Congress, and this bill, as it Is now before
Congress, Ia one of the few which has been
presented to that body on its own merits.
Mr.. LAWSON hoped the resolution would