The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-13
ifaafuI fance H6nse f

r1nsai,iia cosiiify, faw fuf fence H6nze mr.
to require license TO cnrTy certain weapons,
recommended thatit do not pass House Dill
to au,enf lib and 18th sections, chapter
i70. of the Code,if regard to orders OF pup
l1catfon: Ho,iseb bill to declare James river
and the towing-p1th opposite the conDlneu
locks lawful fence in Amherst county !,
House hill TO amend the 18th section Oh an
act approved April 9 1870. to provide lor
dividing counties into townships ! House
hill 10 amend section / of IN act to regulate
taking Of fish for manufacturing OILS, &c:
House bill to repeal sections l, q. ., IA, 10,
and z 1G. IL, and 10. Of chapter LOO OF the
Code of 1860: House bill TO authorize vaca-
ton orders i'm relation to roads and bridges.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Counties, Cities ana
Towns reported it ineXpedient to SO ainena
the revenue laws rs to make the county
treasurer the sole collector of all taxes, &c
The report was agreed TO.
The Committee OH Agriculture and Mining
reported 1t inexpedient to legislate on the
subject of the true construction OF an ACT al,.
proved biarch %, 1872, in regard to the quail
lied voters voting upon fences. Agreed TO.
UNDER SUSPENSION or THE RULES
the following bills were placed OH the calei-
dar: House I'LL to amend section I'll oil nm
act imposing taxes for the support oil the
Government, &C.; House joint resolution
that the balance of lnatured and unpaid inter
est on the "lterary fund.-" set apart tor the
support of public free schools, &C., be paid
House bill to amend section /, chapter l3O, oil
the Code, 1860, extending the jurisdiction OF
justices in civil cases to 800.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted MesSrs. HARDEsrY four days
and SUTHEELIN two days.
CoL0RED GRAND JURORS.
Mr.. Evans offered resolution OF inquiry
into the expediency Of amending an act ap-,
proyed February 2. 1871, in relation to grand
iurors, so rs to have in NIL cases where CO.
Iorcd nersons are concerned onc-ha!t OF the
Jurors colored. The House refused to su5-
pend the rules, and the resolution was re-
ferred.
TIE CALENDAR.
Senate bill, with House amendments, to
amend section 20, chapter 40. of the Code OF
1860, in regard to judgments by motion
against officers aud their sureties-rejected.
The bill TO establish State reform school,
HllGI sUiut ulSSuSSloiy "hS
House Joint resolution authorizing the pay
ment OF interest on the bonds of the State
purchased with the agricultural land-scrip--
passed. House Till to prevent the running
of freight trains on railroads on the Sabbath
day was taken up, and the pending question
being to dismiss, was decided in the atfirma-
tive--ayes, %; noes, y. .... .s....
BILLS, &C., REPORTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. RAMsDELL For the relief of James
S. Lane. of Surry county. BY MFR CLorroN
To Incorporate the United States Construc-
ton Company. By same: For the protec'
ton. of the coal-lands Of Virginia FROM fire.
By Mr.. NEAL: To pay a claim Of \. Elem
ming, of Alexandria, for goods seized for the
use of the State in 1861. BY Mir. P. r.
JONES: To inquire into the proper construc'
ton of Sd section of act approved March 70,
1872. authorizing the voters OF certain co'ln-
ties to vote upon the question of fences, &c
On motion OF Mr.. Van ArKES, uouse adj
journed.