The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-07

building and improvement company with
an amendment to its title); Senate bill re.
pealing an act authorizing the governor tc
exchange the arms Of the state for Roberts
breech-loading guns.
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on
finance: Senate bill to authorize an artif.
cial arm or Communication therefor to be
issued to Moses Cavanaugh; Senate bill
amending and re-enacting an act making
certain banks of the city Of Richmond de.
positories of public money asking to be
discharged from its further consid-
eratlop). Mr.. Anderson, of Rock.
bridge, from the committee on public
intitutions, House joint resolution memo
rializing Congress to donate public lands
for public free schools; House bill amend
ing and re-enacting an act to provide for
the organization of county school boards,
and prescribing the powers and
duties of said boards, and amend
ing and re.enacting the 10th section
of an act to establish and maintain uni
form system OF public free schools; Sen
ate bill to authorize the division of Speed.
well school district, in the county of
Wythe, into two school districts. He
from the same presented the follow
Ing JOINT resolution:
Resolved (the House of Delegates con-
curring,) That the superintendent of public
buildings be authorized and required to have
the adjutant generals Office put in proper
repair, under the direction of the adjutan
general, provided that the cost in making
such repairs shall not exceed fifty dollars.
Mr.. Herndon, from the committee on
courts Of Justice: Senate bill to amend an
act districting the state for county judges,
with substitute therefor).
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
| By Mr.. Ward: Bill to authorize the
corporate authorities of Winchester to bor-
row money.
REJECTED.
House bill entitled an act 10 amend and
, re-enact section Ia of chapter III of the
code of 1860, in relation to interest, was
taken up on motion of Mr.. Quesenberry I;
when, on motion of Mr.. Hundley, the vote
by which the bill was ordered to its third
reading was reconsidered, and an unsuc-
cessful motion made by Mr.. Hundley to
amend. The bill was then passed, recon-
sidered, amended and rejected-ayes IS,
noes Is.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill in relation to interest on
money OF other thing, being the order of
the day, was taken up, and the question
being on agreeing to the substitute of the
committee, was put and decided in the af-
firmative--ayes %, noes II. Pending the
main question, which was on the passage
of the bill, our report closed at 1920.
HnTJSE 0paoly., he oI,o,,,
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Minuegerede.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES,
the following were placed on the calendar !:
On motion of Mr.. Talaferro, Senate bill
| to amend an act in relation to the time of
meeting of the General Assembly. On
motion of Mr.. Gresham, Senate bill for
the relief of John Pollard, of King and
Queen county.
TENANCIEs.
The committee on courts reported adj
versely as to the expediency of providing
by law that all tenancies shall be tenancies
for one year, terminating on the LIST of
January, when not otherwise agreed by
! contract. Concurred in.
MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. Pearce, of Alexandria, offered o
joint resolution to appoint committee to
consist of three members on part of the
/, House and two on part of the Senate to
investigate certain charges against the
Ladies' Mount Vernon association in rela-
ton to an alleged monopoly of the carriage
of visitors to the grounds, &C., the COM
mittee to have power to send for persons
and papers. Adopted.
SHORT SPEECHES.
Mr.. Poague offered resolution limiting
all speeches to ten minutes for the remain
nous consent to continue longer. Various
was still pending when the hour for the
special orders arrived.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Graham: Resolution as to the
expediency of reducing the number of
House pages to three and the door-keepers
| to two.
BY Mr.. 1idball: Bill to authorize the
corporate authorities of Winchester to bor-
low money.
By Mr.. Smith Bill to authorize county
courts to declare water courses lawful
fences.
BY Mr.. Bagwell: Bill to authorize the
trustees of the parsonage property for At
lantic Circuit, M. E. Church South, to sell
the same.
| By Mr.. Graham: Bill to repeal section
five of an act fixing the salaries of the
judges of the several courts of the COM
monwealth, and pay for the reporter of
the court of appeals.
INTEREST ON THE STATE DEBT.
Senate bill to provide for the payment of
interest on the public debt of the state,
special order, came up. Mr.. Deneale's
amendment, to strike out of fourth section
the provision for the issue of certificates for
the unpaid two per cent. interest, pending
from yesterday.
Mr.. Deneale had the floor, and spoke
with energy and at length against the bill
and i'll favor of his amendment. His
amendment was rejected.
The bill was advocated by Mr.. Gray and
opposed by Mr.. O'Ferrall.
The vote on the passage of the bill be-
ing taken, it was passed by the following
vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Beaton, Berger, Bernard,
Bishop, Boiling, Booker, Borland, Bagwell,
Bouton, Bristow, Brooke, Brown u. T.),
Burkholder, Campbell, Coghill, Cummings,
Daniel, Donald, Dooley, Early, Elliott,
Evans, Fitzgerald, Fletcher, Fulkerson,
Gardner, Gilman, Graham, Graves, Gray !,
Hardaotr Had Tryipa Iopac wv ~