The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-31

.t.a.a MONDAY, March 81.
SrNATE.-Senator Thomas in the chair.
The following House bills were, under
a suspension of the rules,
PASSED Il
An act to constitute conductors ana
AGENTS of railroads conservators OF inc
peace: an act to empower the ooara Vi su-
peryisors of Chesterfield county to erec!a
fence on, and change the line oil the dise SITE
in which the act passed january, Io' LOW,
commonly called the fence law, Is N iuloe
n,,rnoses. Senate bill to authorize the DIS
ir,ct school boards of Wythe county to APP
pIv unexpended district funds to the pay
mont of teachers salaries, with House
amendments). ,sa
The following were also passed
Senate bill to provide for placing on the
commissioners books the lands IN the COM
nonwealth. and to amend sections z, 10,
% Ok %. Of chapter q code OF 1850, IN
,o,ot;on ia the sales of forfeited and de-
lino,,ent lands, and for other purposes.
uonse hin entitled an act to authorize the
hoard of supervisors of the several coun-
t;cs To anpoint physician and nurse to at
tend he moor and to regulate their
comnensation House bill amending an act
10 fiy the compensation of the members OF
tba hoard of supervisors of Lee, Wise,
Sort buchanan, Russell and Bland coun-
t;os &c. House bill entitled an act TO
anend and re-enact the Bird clause OF the
~ section of an act to regulate the IMPOSE
tion. assessment and collection OF taxes ior
the support of public schools by counties
and school districts, &c. s
MEMOIR OF HoUDoN STATUE. d.
ON motion of Mr.. Wynne, the report OF
,he Joint committee on the library, with res
nlnt,on to print memoir of Houdon statue,
was taken up and agreed to; House JOINT
resolution appropriating sum OF money
to replace Houdon's statue OF washington
taken mn. on motion Of Mr.. Nowlm
and concurred in. ~, n,
On motion of Mr.. Grimsley, House bill
amending the acts of lS7l-12, as 10 uu-
t;es and compensation Of certain toWnshll
officers. approved July IL, 1877, and act
amendatory thereof, was taken up, reac
the third time and passed.
pRINTrNG CERTAIN ACTS.
Mr.. Penn offered the following JOINT res
olution, which was agreed to under suspen
sion Of the rules !,
Resolved by the General Assembly
That the SUPERINTENDENT of public prntih
10 and he Is hereby directed to have printe
foaetber 600 copies of the act to regulat
ana define the jurisdiction of the circuit an
county courts. and the act amendator
thereof. the act in reference to certai
bonds and recognizances, and the act
reference to criminal proceedings in certal
cases. so soon as il can be done and u
secretary of the commonwealth shall IN
mediately distribute the same as acts OF u
General Assembly are required to be Oil
tributed.
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS. .s
Mr.. Nowln offered joint resolution
latiye to the discharge from any iurth
duty of the commissioners appointed
the part of this state to settle the bounda
line between this state and the state
Maryland. Mr.. Nowin made an u t,
cessful effort to suspend the rules LOT
purpose of consideration to-day. Ayes
noes Is.
the committee on courts of justice was d
CHARGED from the further consideration
House bill entitled an act providing Tor t
nav of city and corporation judges.
Mr.. Cochran presented the record
norris of the COMMITTEES of conference
the disagreeing votes Of the two nous
To House bill in relation to interest
money and other thing (the substance
which was published in Saturdays Jou
MALI. Et
VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL AND NJ
~ CHANICAL COLLEGE. -
Mr.. Penn offered joint resolutiontl
the sum of $4,000 be appropriated to
Virginia agricultural and mechanical c
:al ,eee. to be expended under the direction
the board of visitors of said college, in mi
ing additional buildings, &C., and on
motion the rules were suspend
for the purpose of conslderat
to-day. The question bein put,
agreeingto the resolution, was
termined in the negative for want @
constitutional majority. Ayes IA, noes
CENTRAL LUNATIc ASYLUM.
@ The report of the special committee
investigate the charges against the otfit
of the Central luuatic asylum was ia
up and agreed to.
Is 10 STAMP TAX ON DISTILLED sPIRI
Senate bill to impose a stamp tax
80 wholesale dealers in distilled spirits b'
the unfinished business of Saturday,
taken up, and the pending question to p
+. pone indefinitely being withdrawn, the
more, it was laid ON the table-ayes
noes IA. r5
s"ii ANOTHER COUNTY JUDGE.
sge. The following resolution, introduced
Mr.. Boykin, was agreed to:
Resolved, the House of Delegates
curing, That the General Assembly
proceed to- morrow at ~ o'clock, to c
Judge for the county court of Nansem
county, for the term commencing first
uary next, Judge Theodore S. Carr
jrs, who was unanimously elected, ha
declined to accept.
CALLING OF DISTRICTS.
Mr.. Greever offered the following W
was adopted:
Resolved, That the districts be calle'
cording to number, and each number S
have the privilege of calling up for cons
ration one bill. Pending the call, on
ton of Mr.. johnson, the Senate adjou
at 3:l5. -
IIoUsE.-House met at 10 o'clock.
THE SESSION OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Graves offered resolution