The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-14
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
ONE HuNDREDTH AND FIRST DAY.
FRIDAY, March Ia.

ONE HuNDREDTH AND FIRST DAY.
FRIDAY, March IA.
STANDARDIZATION Marye in the chair
No prayer.
| The President laid before the Senate ,
communication from the superintendent o
public instruction, in response to a resolu
ton of the Senate, calling for information
as to the financial condition OF the public
school system, &C., which on motion o
Mr.. Greene was ordered to be printed, anC
referred to the committee on public institu
tions.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Cochran for three days
Mr.. Wynne for two days, and Mr.. Pride
more indefinitely on account of sickness ir
his family.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick from the committee on
general laws: House bill entitled an act ia
authorize the county court of Norfolk
county to appoint commissioners to divide
the roads of various townships in said
county, &C., with amendments) ;
Senate bill to authorize the trustees of the
town of Manchester to issue bonds for inn
provements in said town; bill supplement-
al TO act to require manufacturers of fert,l-
izers to label their own packages with a
correct analysis of the same, so as
to more effectually prevent the sale Of
Furious and adulterated fertilizers
Senate bill to incorporate the Farmers
and Mechanics benevolent association of
the counties of Roanoke and Botetourt |;
Senate bill to authorize the corporate au-
thorities of the town of Liberty to borrow
money, with an amendment.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Hundlev: Bill to amend an act
to prescribe the mode of electing trustees
for the town of Farmville. in the county Of
Prince Edward, &c.
By MIR. Greene: Bill to amend and re-
enact an act as to record of deeds and other
writings.
By Mr.. Martin: Bill to authorize the
Chesterfield land and improvement COM
pany to build wharves.
By Mr.. Rixey A communication from
h. @. Amber, of Fauquer, asking the
passage of law for the better protection
of the baggage of railroad passengers, &c.
By Mr.. Terry: Bill to incorporate the
Richmond and Fair Oaks turnpike COM
pany.
TAX ON COUPONS.
House bill entitled an act to amend and
re-enact section 60 of chapter $50 of the
code of l871-'72, as to the collection of tax
on coupons, was taken up, and various
amendments heretofore offered by mem
bers, were, by general assent, withdrawn.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed-ayes %, noes 3.
JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CIRCUIT
COURTS,
Senate bill to regulate and define the ju-
risdiction of the county and circuit courts,
to prescribe the number of terms of the
circuit courts, and to fix the pay of county
judges, was taken up, and the amendments
proposed by the House of Delegates con-
Cured in.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Joint resolutions proposing amendents to
sections /, 2, 3, and of the constitution
in relation to county organizations, &C.,
were taken up and amended and agreed to.
CALENDAR.
A number of bills were advanced on the
calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, Senate adj
journed.
HoUsE.-Speaker Hanger in the chair.
No prayer.
A number OF bills, &C., were introduced
and referred.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
Mr.. Matthew offered q resolution that
on Monday next, and each day thereafter,
the Speaker vacate the chair at p. m,
and resume it at 8 p. m. On motion of
Mr.. Ramsdell it was amended so as to va
cate the chair at 2:30 p. M, and adopted.
RE.AssEssMENT BILL.
Senate joint resolution for printing 1000
copies of the act to amend the act provid-
ing for the re-assessment of lands SO as to
enable those counties which failed to avail
themselves of the provisions of said act to
do so, was concurred in.
ELECTION OF COUNTY JUDGES.
Senate joing resolution fixing Goth of
March as the date for going into the cleo
ton of county judges was laid on the
table, on motion Of Mr.. Kelly.
JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CIR
QUIT COURTS.
Senate bill to define the jurisdiction of
the county and circuit courts, &C., as
amended by the House, came up on its
passage. After considerable debate it was
passed by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bernard, Bishop,
Boiling, Bouton, Bowman, Brooke, Brown
u. g., Brown u. IT,, Bryant, Butler,
Carter Jack, Carter (P. j.. Coghill, Cox,
Crtz, Cummings, Dalton, Daniel, Deneale,
Delaney, Donald, Dooley, Douglass,
Elliott, Evans, Fitzgerald, Fulkerson Gill
liam (Wm.), Graham, Gray, Hamilton,
Hardesty, Jones P. K.), Jones wv. To-,
Jorgenson, Kincheloe, Lassiter, Lipscombe,
Lovenstien, Matthews, Miller, Munsey,
Neale, Noble, Payne, Pearce, Perkins,
Poague, Queen, Ramsdell, Ratlitf. Robert
son, Smith, Snidow, St. John, Southall,
Thomas, Thompson, Tidball, Turpin,
Wall, Walker, Watson, Wharton and
Young-65.
NoEs.-Messrs. Anderson, Bagwell,
Beaton, Berger, Booker, Borland, Bris.
tow, Burkholder, Campbell, Cloptou, Cole
man, Dungey, Early, Fletcher, Freeman,
Gardner, Gillian II. S., Gilman, Graves,
Gresham, Griffith, Head, Irvine, James,
Jones (R. s.. Kelly, Lawson, Lewis,
Lightner "a. p, Lightner (PJ, Matthew,
MCMILLAN, Minor, Norton, Nowlin
O'Ferrall, Patterson, Powell, Radford
Riddlebarger, Roller, Russell, San! ster
Scruggs, Stephens, Strother, Swami
Suttle, Taliaferro, Wake, Watts, Will