The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-23
ThsG eperal Assembly Of Virginia
4 WEDNESDAY, January ~ 1870 4
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/. rARuERs' CONTENTION
The PaEsrpEyr laid before the scnate q
communication from Richard V. dalues.
President OF convention of the Farmers
Council of Virginia and North Carolina, IN
closing a resolution adopted by that Dody
recommending the establishment OF Bu-
reau of Agriculture and Immigration Statls-
tics. . 49,,
On motion of Mr.. HERNpoE, the commu-
mention was referred to the Committee on
Immigration and ordered TO be printed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HERHDoN, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, presented bill giving the
consent Of this State to the purchase by the
United States of two tracts Of land in the
counties Of Henrico and Hanover, TO be used
fora military cemetery, and exempt from
State and county tax !; also, bill to repeal
an act passed February 8, to amend and re-
enact an act In relation to the county or cor
porations In which suits may be commenced.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported bills to incorporate
the Richmond Building and improvement
Company, with substitute; TO enable the
ycstrymen of Lyttleton parish, in the county
of Cumberland, to sell certain church pro.
perty and reinvest the proceeds; to amend
the act, &C., to prevent the destruction OF
wild fowl.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on II
nance. reported bills for the relief Of Perry
johnson, administrator of John nj. Seeiy,
deceased, with the recommendation that II
do not pass; for the relief of Isaac w. Bus
sells for the relief of the sureties of William
Hume, deceased. late sheriff Of Fauqruer
county.
MIR. PENN, from the Committee on Privi'
leges and Elections, reported bill amend
ing the Code in relation to judges of cleo.
ton so as to provide for the appointment oil
Judges of both political parties. !
MIR. COCHRAN, from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported
bills: TO authorize the Washington City,
Alexandria, Lynchburg, and North Carolina
Railroad Company to issue bonds to provide
for the payment of the bonds and debts OF tie
Orange. Alexandria. and Manassas Railroad
Company, and of the Lynchburg and Dan
Vile Railroad Company, and for other pur-
noses: to authorize the Washington City,
Alexandria, Lynchburg, and North Carolina
Railroad Company to extend its railway from
AleXaDdria to point on the Potomac river op'
positc, or near to, or above the cities of Wash.
ington or Georgetown an act to authorize
the North Carolina Railroad Company to ac-
qure and sell lands.
Mr.. ANDERSON of Rockbridge, from the
Committee on Public Institutions, presented
bill to provide for the establishment of q
State normal school, and otherwise provide
for the training of the teachers of the pub
lie schools in Virginia; report declaring it
ineXpedient to legislate on the subject OF a
petition of the citizens Of Carroll county; a
report declaring it ineXpedient to lesislate
on the subject Of resolution as to amend
ing the public school law go as to give to any
person or persons aggrieyed by the action oil
the district school trustees right of appeal
to the Board of School Commissioners, DC,
for the reason that the present law gives
right Of appeal from the district board to the
county superintendent, and from bis deci'
sion to the Board of Education, in all cases.
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The president laid before. the Senate a
communication from the Governor inclosing
q joint resolution providing for the transfer
of the James River and hanawha canal to
the United States; which WAS referred 10 the
Committee on Roads.
ELLIS, &C., INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. QuEsENBERRY: Joint resolution
requesting the Governor TO give official no.
tice to the creditors Of the State of the meet
iny proposed to be held in the city Of Rich
mond on the 10th of February next, and in.
vite their acknowledgement to under sus-
pension of the rules. BY Mr.. TAYLOR OF
Loudoun: Resolution as TO the expectancy
of amending an act to prevent the destruc'
ton Of cartridges and other game in the Com
monwealth, approved March %, 1872, so as
to limit the time in which such game may he
Acknowledgement. BY Mr.. HuNDLEY: A
bill amending the 1st section of an act, &C.,
authorizing the circuit courts Of the Com.
lnonwealth TO grant charters, DC, and to re-
peal certain sections in relation thereto.
PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate q
communication from the Superintendent of
Public Instruction in response to reSolu-
ton of the Senate requesting to be furnished
with q statement of the number of add.
tional teachers and schools for each county
necessary to carry into successful operation
the free-school system in the State; which,
on motion of Mr.. MEM, was referred to
the Committee on Public Institutions; and,
on motion of Mr.. FRENCH, was ordered to
be printed. Re-.
INTEREST TO COLLEGES.
House joint resolution providing for the
payment of one years interest on the bonds
of the State held bv the Virginia Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College and the Hampton
Normal College was taken up, the question
being upon the adoption of the resolution as
it came from the House. The resolution was
then read third time and passed by the fol-
lowing vote.
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Anderson of Rockbridge Beazley,
Cochran, Fitzpatrick, French, Graham, Greene,
Grimsley, uerndon, Hundley, johnson, Lathrop,
Lewis an Massey Meem Morton Snttng
Terry, Thomas, Ward, and Wynne-2s.
NoEs.-Messrs Connally, Holiday, Quesenberry,
Smith, and Taylor of Loudoun-6.
THE INTEREST BILL. III
On motion of Mr.. HuNDLEY the interest
bill was taken up. When the Senate ad.
journed yesterday the amendments of the
Committee for Courts OF Justice had been
defeated and the original bill, which pro-
vides that six per cent. shall be the legal
rate of interest, was before the Senate for
consideration.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rockbridge, moved to
amend the bill by adding to the fourth sec
ton the following: " Provided, That upon
debts hereafter contracted it shall be lawful
to receive any rate Of interest not exceeding
eight per centum per annum, which may be
agreed upon by the parties, and be specified
10 the bond, note, or other writing eviden-
cling the debt. s."
Mr.. ANDERSON spoke at some length in ad.
vocacy Of his amendment.
At the conclusion of his remarks Mr.. QUE.
sgSRERRY called the pending question on the
resolution; which being Sustained. and the