The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

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But the vale spreads wide in the golden pride
Of the autumn sunlight now;
1t teens and IL ripens far and wide,
And the honor abides with the plow.
[Wolfgang Muller.
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIFTY-FIFTH DAY,
MONDAY, January 81.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to Or
der at IL o'clock, Senator Thomas in the
chair. Prayer by the Rev. J. z. Tyler, of
the Seventh-street Christian church.
COMMUNICATED.
Senate bill in relation to criers of courts,
with amendments by the House. This bill
was taken up and the amendments agreed
to.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Grimsley, from the committee on
county, city and town organization, re-
ported it inexpediedt to legislate on the
subject of the following resolution, as it is
already provided for by law:
Resolved, That the committee on county,
city and town organization be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of SO amending
the law as to place the collection of the
road taxes in the hands of the. township
collectors, and allowing such collectors
reasonable commission on the same, in
stead of paying the overseers of roads two
dollars per day for such collections.
By Mr.. Ward Petition of the citizens
of Clarke county, requesting that the
board of public works be instructed to re-
sumo the ownership of state stock in the
Loudoun and Hampshire railroad company.
By Mr.. Greene Bill to amend and re-
enact an act imposing taxes for the support
of the government and free schools, and to
pay the interest on the public debt approved
April 5, 1872.
BY the same: Bill to authorize county
surveyors to take Acknowledgements of
deeds.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
On motion Of Mr.. Meem, the governor
recent message was referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Robinson for three days,
on motion of Mr.. Lakeland.
INTRODUCED AND REFER RED.
By Mr.. Roller: Bill to authorize the
governor to hire out convicts in the peni-
Tertiary to the Washington, Cincinnati and
st. Louis railroad company, upon certain
conditions.
By the same: Bill to authorize counties,
cities, towns and townships to endorse the
bonds of the Washington, Cincinnati and
st. Louis railroad company.
CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr.. Quesenberry, it was
resolved that the Senate, until otherwise
ordered, on every Monday devote the hours
from II until 2 O'Clock to the consideration
Of bills on the calendar.
BILLS PASSED.
Bill for the relief of Sam'l r. Allabaugh,
late sheriff of Rockingham county; bill to
preserve all rights and remedies imperiled
or destroyed by the loss or destruction dur
ing the late war of papers filed in the va
rious public Offices of the commonwealth.
LEASE OF THE PENITENTIARY.
This bill was taken up, when Mr.. Grims-
ley moved to reconsider the vote by which
it was ordered to its engrossment and third
reading. Mr.. Hundley made an unsuccess-
iul effort to table and make it the order of
the day for tomorrow at l o'clock. The
question recurring on the motion to re-
consider, was put and determined in the
affirmative. On motion, laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill for the assessment of taxes
on persons, property, &C., &C., pending at
further amended, and under consideration
when the Senate adjourned, at 3:l5 p. m.
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Prayer by the Rev. j. G. Cranberry, of
the Broad-street M. C. church.
REPORTED.
The following House bills were reported
and put on calendar To incorporate the
society of the Alumni of the University of
Virginia, with Senate amendments and
recommendation to concur in the amend
ments; to provide for the payment of the
amount due from the state on account of
her subscription to the Saltyille and Laurel
turnpike company; to authorize the voters
of certain counties to vote upon the ques-
ton of negotiating loan or loans and to
issue bonds for establishing a steamboat
line between the landings on the Kappa
hammock river and the city of Baltimore,
Maryland, or Norfolk, Virginia, or both.
The committee on schools and colleges
reported, in response to a petition from
Bath county, to increase the capitation tax
for public free school purposes to two dol
lars, that the Legislature is prohibited by
the constitution from making the increase.
Concurred in.
The committee on finance, in regard to
aresolution instructlng them to inquire and
report upon the claim of G. Tochman for
disbursements to the amount of $2,7S0
made by him while acting as state agent,
reported, that while they are satisfied the
amount named was advanced by General
Tochman out of his individual funds for
the purpose mentioned, it was done with
out authority of law, and they consider it
inexpedient to legislate on the subject in
the present financial condition of the state.
On motion of Mr.. Donald, the report was
recommitted.
Senate bill to establish a state reform
school heretofore recommitted, was report
cd fayorably and placed on the calendar
THE FEBRUARY CONFERENCE ON THE
PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. Taliaferro offered the following joint
resolution
Whereas, a joint resolution has been
passed by both houses, Of the General As
sembly, inviting the bondholders of the
state to meet in conference, committee of
the General Assembly in the city of Rich
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