The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-22
REPORTED.
The following were reported and put on
the calendar.

against delinquent clerks, with recommer
dation it do not pass; to amend the cod
directing the committee on the library
make purchases to amend code in refer
ence to marriages within prohibited degrees
with amendments; to provide for the takin
of Acknowledgements by clerks of count
courts, with Senate amendments, and re
commentator to agree to Senate amend
ments.
House resolution to amend the code i
relation to special pleas of set-off; for tn
relief of r. j. T. Wilson, OF Alexandra
with recommendation it do not pass; join
resolution instructing the auditor of publ
accounts to subject the property of the Q
and 0. r. r. Co. to payment of taxes du
and in arrear to provide for the paymen
of claims due by the state on account O
the construction of the Covington and Ohit
railroad.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES.
The following were put on calendar
On motion of Mr.. Coghill, House bill tt
authorize the Va. and N. @. r. r. Co., Il
assume the name of the Washington city
Alexandra, Lynchburg and N. G. R. R
Co., with Senate amendments and OF
motion of Mr.. Douglas. Senate joint reso
luton instructing the senators in Congress
from Virginia to vote against the repeal O
the bankrupt law and requesting the rep
resentatives of Virginia to unite their efforts
with said senators therein, &c.
ABOUT SCHOOL sUPERINTENDENTs, &C
The committee on schools and colleges
in response to resolution referred to them
reported it injudicious to so amend the
law as to allow each county to elect its
school superintendent, and each township
its school board. Adopted.
STRIPES.
Unfinished business of the morning hour
of the past few days, the report Of the com.
mittee on courts declaring it inexpedient
to repeal the laws inhicting stripes as pun.
ishment for crime. The report was opposed
by Messrs. Evans, Matthews Doth Of
Petersburg, Paige of Norfolk county,
The question being on the motion to recon
slider the vote by which the report was origi
nally adopted, It was carried in the affirma
tive, on division, by IS ayes to 3s noes
when Mr.. Gilman called the ayes and noes
which was sustained. The roll being
called, the result was, ayes So, noes 52-al
follows:
AYES. = Messrs. Anderson, Berger
Booker, j. G. Brown, Burkholder, Butler
P. j. Carter, Christian, Coleman, Cottrell
Cummings, Dalton, Delaney, Dibrell
Douglas, Dungey, Evans, Freeman, Fuller
ton, VIM. Gillian, Graham, Griffith
Hamilton, Hardesty, Head, James, P. X
Jones, Rufus S. Jones, Jorgenson, Kelley
Keyser. Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Matthews
Matthew, Noble, Paige, Patterson, Pearce
Perkins, Ramsdell, Riddlebarger, Rogers
Russell, Smoot, Stovall, Southall, Suite
Taliaferro, Tidball, Turpin, Van Auken
Wall, Wharton and Young-55.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bagwell, Beaton, Bish.
ep, Bouton, Bowen, Brooke, j. T.. Brown
Bryant. Campbell, Jack Carter, Clopton
Coghill, Daniel, Donald, Dooley, Early
Elliott, Fletcher, Gardner, j. S. Gillian
Gilman, Graves, Gray, Hill, Irvine,
Kincheloe, Lawson, Lewis, A. B. Light
ner, Miller, Minor, Munsey, Neale, Now.
lin, Payne, Powell, Queen, Radford, Rat
lift, Roller, Sangster, Smith, Stephens, St.
John, Swami, Thomas, Thompson, Walk
er, Watts, Watson, Williams and Mr.
Speaker Hanger-52.
Mr.. Booker moved to recomnlit, which
was agreed to.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Mr.. Anderson for an indefi
mite time, to Mr.. Lovensteln for four days
to Messrs. Norton and Bristow two days
each, and to Mr.. Patterson one day.
THE CoNFERENCEo ON THE STATE DEBT
Senate joint resolution requesting thu
governor to notify the creditors of the state
special committee of the General Assem-
bly,, to be held in this city on the 18th O
February, was taken up and concurred in
TAX ON CAPITAL.
The report of the committee on finance
declaring it inexpedient to exempt from
taxation for period of years. &c., al
capital invested in mining and manufactur
ing in this state, which was heretofore
adopted, on motion of Mr.. Deneale was
reconsidered and recommitted.
THE TAX ON BRANDY.
On motion of Mr.. Lawson, the rule.
were suspended and he was allowed to offe
joint resolution requesting our senator!
and representatives in Congress to urge tn,
repeal or modification of the revenue Law
concerning the tax on brandy, which wa
put ON the calendar.
EVENING SESSIONS PROPOSED.
Mr.. Graves proposed a resolution tina
after to-day the chair be vacated at tire
O'Clock p. M, and resumed again at egh
o'clock p. M, until House bill numbe
fifty-two is disposed of. The House re
fused to suspend the rules, and it wa
referred.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
On motions severally made by Messrs
Ramsdell and Douglas, the special order
&C., were postponed, and Senate join
resolution instructing our senator's an
requesting our representatives in congress
to unite in opposing the repeal of the bank
rupt law, was taken up.
Mr.. Poague offered a substitute, whic
was rejected, and the Senate resolutio
was passed.
THE OYSTER BILL.
The consideration of the oyster bill wa
resumed. Mr.. Bagwell proposed to amen
the 9Th section, in regard to reservation
for planting, so as to provide that each ar
plicant to the inspector shall pay him a
annual rent at the rate of 81 for every $40
worth of oysters proposed to be planted
and shall be required to pay on the amour
SO proposed whether they be planted G
not. Rejected.
Mr.. Walker moved to reconsider IL
vote by which the House refused to n
commit the bill. After cepsiderabl