The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-21


proceedings to the same effect by the Rich
mond chamber of commerce. Both docu
ments were referred to the committee OF
. courts.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
!. was granted Messrs. Gray and Brook,
three days each, and Messrs. Griffith anc
Allen ten days each.
wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
Mr.. Riddlebarger offered a resolution
that when the House adjourn to-day, it ad
Journ to meet at the regular hour on Mon
day, the 24th instant. 1t was rejected
ayes, 80; noes, 20.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
MIR. O'Ferrall offered resolution pro-
yldlng for night sessions on Monday,
wednesday and Friday nights of each
week, beginning with next week, these ses-
slons to be devoted to the consideration of
private bills, DC. After much discussion,
and the rejection of various amendments,
the resolution itself failed to pass, not re-
ceiving two-thirds vote, the ayes being
6j to 46 noes.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Bryant: Bill to authorize Ste.
phen Thomas, former sheriff of Grayson
county, to collect unpaid tax tickets, fee
bills and county levies for the years 1859
and 1850, under certain restrictions.
by MIR. Taliaferro: Bill to authorize the
trustees of the Baptist church at Orange
Courthouse to sell the lot upon which their
former house of worship stood, and to ap-
ply the proceeds to the erection of a new
house Of worship.
APPORTIoNMENT OF REPRESENTATION
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
House bill TO amend the first section of
the act to distribute and apportion renre-
sentation in the General Assembly came
up; MIR. Neale's amendment was adopted
ana then the House refused to order the
Dill to engrossment and it was rejected.
LEASE OF PENITENTIARY.
Mr.. Gilman presented the petition of
LOCO mechanics and working men of Rich.
mond against the lease of the penitentiary
and the hire of the convicts for the purpose
OF establishing some large mandatory. 1t
was referred.
INTEREST ON MONEY, &C.
House bill in relation to the interest on
money or other thing came up at D. M,
as the special order, Mr.. Critz's substitute
pending. 1t was rejected, and the bill was
then ordered to engrossment and third
reading by 76 ayes to 20 noes. The follow
ing gentlemen voted in the negative
Messrs. Beaton, Borland, Brown (J. g.,
Brown (J. IT,, Clopton, Cottrell, Cox,
Ortiz, Daniel, Dooley, Evans, Gilman,
Jones X. 81 Kelly, Lovenstein, Mat
thews, Minor, Neale, Nickens, Norton.
Paige, Parks, Ramsdell, Southall, Turpin.
Wake, Watts, Wharton and Young.
MIR. Warner I. Jones stated that had
he been present he would have voted to
engross the bill.
INTEREST DURING THE WAR.
House bill to amend section fourteen of
chapter III of the code in relation to
interest, came up. This bill provides that
40 interest shall be allowed on debts or
liabilities contracted or accruing prior to
he 10th of April, 1866. for the period in
:ervening from April II, 1861, to April
II, 1866.
MIR. O'Ferrall offered TO amend the bill
~ providing that where judgments or de-
rees have heretofore been awarded and are
till unsatisfied, the defendant, after due
lotlce, may on motion have the interest
ebated or deducted in accordance with
ne provisions Of the bill. Rejected.
MIR. O'Ferrall moved to reconsider. Re-
ected-ayes 46, noes 4S.
Mr.. Dooley moved to amend the bill so
S to provide merely that the court or jury
nay remit interest on such debts for the
'erlod between April II, 1861 and April ,
y, 1860. Rejected-ayes 43, noes AZ.
The question being put on the engross-
nent and third reading of the bill, It was
arried by 81 ayes to 40 noes.
Adjourned at 2:50 p. M, on motion of
Ir. st. John.