The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-16

stead cf six. as I'D The original ntls, anu Lse
aepafur fcnf ifgrg eslfiiff 10 the noor.
Mr. Roller at this point asked ieaye TO
introHuce bin: bnf Election was mace 10
postsDning The special order fer the intro
Iucf5nIf of xhe bill sand Mr.. KIRKrATHIoK
then T,rnceedst to address the Senate in ad-
yocacYof his amendment.
Mr.T1YLoR Of Io1doun. at 2 30, demanded
the ayes and noes on Mr. KIaKpATRioE.s
amendment aud it was rejected by the FOL
lowing vote:
ArEs.-sIcssrs. Anderson OF Pittsyiyania, an
dea asrn Noa Psr Taylor
NoEs.-Mcssrs: Bcazley, Cochran EftzPatrteR'
Pridenore. Quesenberry, Bixey, Robinson: Roller,
Rue, SIultlI, Stevens, Taylor OF Loudoun. Ihomas
and Ward--19. - - 49,
On motion of Mr.. LAKELAND, the Senate
adjourned at P. 81. 80
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. I.
The House met at the usual hour, Speaker
HANGER in the chair.
PRAYER By the Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, OF
the Episcopal Church. -.;,
REPORTED AND PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Senate bill to authorize the supervisors oil
Caroline county to grant let Of land i'll
Port ROYAL to the Baptist church.; Senate
bill to remove certain causes commenced in
the county courts to the circuit courts, &c. !;
House bill to amend section Is of chapter
1872 Of the Code of 1860, in regard to writs
of error, &c. House bill to amend section
Il Of chapter III of the Code of 1860, in re-
gard to interest; House bin to amend sec.
ton S of chapter 102 of the Code, in regard
to rewards for killing noxious animals
House bill to authorize the County School
Board of Elizabeth City county to borrow
money for the purpose Of erecting, high
school in Hampton; House bill for the relief
OF William +. Giigsby, of Hing George
county House bill to repeal an act for the
protection of fish in Bhckwater river; House
bill for the protection Of fish in Smiths river
in Henry county: House bill to protect hSn
in Clinch river, &C.; House bill to- refund
tax enormously assessed on the Union Lead
Mines. .'.-
EDUCATIONAL PRINTING.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
mupication from K. +. Walker, superintend.
ent public printing. in response to lresolu-
ton, stating that the amount of bills audited
for the Board of Education and for the
superintendent amounted to 3, 424.17 for
the year 1872. This sum embraced printing,
binding, lithographing, letter-heads, enve-
lopes, &c. This sum also embraced the
amount of S5s5.90 paid for the annual report
OF the superintendent for 1871.
THE CALENDAR.
House bill to authorize the qualified voters
of Halifax county to vote on the question OF
the purchase Of the tol-bridge at South Bes-
ton, &C., was, on motion OF Dir. TIDBALL, re-
committed; House bill to amend 10Th sec
ton, chapter 1872, Of Code OF 1860, was fur
Their amended and passed; Senate bill to
amend section SO of chapter 1852 Of the Code
of 1850, in regard to jurors generally, &C.,
was, on motion Of Mir. GRAY, dismissed ;
Senate bin to authorize the grant Of a
lot of land in Port Royal. to the
Baptist church was passed; Senate bill to
remove certain causes from the county
county to the circuit courts, &C., was further
amended-motions to recommit and dismiss
were rejected, and the bill was ordered to u
third reading; House bill to amend sections
%, 90, q, %, %, and 81 of chapter So OF
Code of 1860, in relation to persons suspected
of lunacy, was passed; House bill TO author
ize the Washington City, Alexandria, Lynch
burg and North Carolina Railroad Company
to issue bonds to provide for the payment ol
the bonds of the Orange, Alexandria and
Manassas railroad and Lynchburg and Dan-
vile Railroad Companies was passed; House
bill TO authorize the Virginia and North
Carolina railroad to assume the name OF the
Washington City, Alexandria, Lynchburg
and North Carolina railroad /; House bill to
authorize the Washington, Alexandria,
Lynrlburg, and North Carolina Railroad
Company to acquire and sell lands-nassed ;
House bill to authorize the slme company to
extend its railway from Alexandria to Il
point on the Potomac river opposite or near
TO or above the cities Of Washington or
Georgctown-missed; House bill to amend
the charter of The town Of Berryvilic as con-
tained in the acts approved 29th of October,
1870 passed; House bill to amend 10th Sec
ton, 6Tth chapter, Of the Code, in relation to
inspection oftobacco-pasScd; House bill to
amend section 30, chapter 1G2, and section
10, chapter eos, of the Code, in relation to
pay of jurors, was passed ....
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr. LAssITER for five days.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Dir. GILMAN: Petition of Captain e. S.
Gay, asking relief. BY Mr.. BOILING: To
esta blish Il central lunatic asylum at Boydton,
in Mccklenburs county. BY Mr.. Z. J.CAR-
TER: Directing inquiry into the complaint
Of the ill-treatment of prisoners in the chain
gangs, city jails, and other prisons by those
having them in charge. BY Mr. EVANS: 10
compel judges Of elections to comply with
the law in signing poll-books, &C., at every
voting precinct. BY Mr.. roller: To pro-
tect the interest of farmers and others in-
trusting property to commission merchants.
BY Mr. WHARTON: To admit persons oyer
twenty-one years of age into the public
schools on payment Of tuition fees. BY Mr..
kEYsER: To amend section IS Of an act TO
establish uniform system of public free
schools. BY Mr.. MATTHEW re give the
consent of the State to the Berlin Bridge
Company to build Il bridge across the Poto-
mac river ut Berlin. U.s..
RECoMMITTED. .a..
On motion of Mr.. CLoPToN, House bill TO
incorporate the Virginia Coal Company was
recommittcd. ."f
On motion Of Dir. TuKpIN, the House adj
journed.