The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-18
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FoRTY-FIFTH DAY.

4 FoRTY-FIFTH DAY.
IS. SATURDAY, January IS.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to
order at IL o'clock, Senator Quesenberry in
the chair. Prayer by the Rev. W. q.
Lumpkin, of the Manchester M. E. church.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A. communication was received from the
clerk of the House informing the Senate Of
the dismissal by the House of Senate bill
in regard to juries generally, and the pay
of Jurors, and have agreed to Senate amend
ment to House bill in relation to appeals,
writs Of error and supersedeas, with an
amendment. The bill was taken up and
the amendment agreed to.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Herndon, from the committee on
courts of Justice: House bill entitled an
act to amend and re-enact an act for the re-
lief Of the late shsriffs of the common
wealth with, the disagreement of the House
Of Delegates to the amendment proposed
by the Senate reported from the commit
tee with the Recommendation that the
Senate adhere to its amendmenD; also
Senate resolution to allow to persons who
had been tried and acquitted of a criminal
offense a reasonable sum of money for ex-
penses incurred in their defence, &C., IRE
ported declaring it inexpedient to legislate
on the subject.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Wynne: A bill to incorporate
the Richmond land and improvement COM
pany.
By Mr.. Quesenberry: A bill to amend
and re-enact an act in relation to fences and
other protection of crops.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Lewis: A bill for the relief Of
| Isaac N. Bussels.
By Mr.. Greene: A bill to authorize
| the formation of township cemeteries.
By MIR. Massie ~ A bill in relation te
lunatic asylums.
/ By Mr.. Graham: A bill to amend ant
re.enact an act as to the maintenance 0
| illegitimate children.
BY Mr.. Penn:
1 Resolped, That the superintendent o
public printing be requested to furnish t,
the Senate an Appropriated estimate of tn
cost of publishing ten thousand copies Q
the code as compiled and submitted to tn
General Assembly by George w. Munford
and also of publishing the same number c
copies, in one volume, Of the public acts {
the General Assembly that have becom
laws since the LIST day Of December, 1869
not embracing charters of incorporation, Z
assessments and taxation.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill entitled an act to authoril
J and empower the council of the city
7 Richmond to increase the salaries of th
!, Judges of the circuit, chancery and busting
{ courts of the said city with the ament
ments proposed by the committee on cour
Of Justice and an amendment offered i
Mr.. Wynne). The title was then amende,
on motion. of Mr.. Wynne, and real
!. as follows: "An act to authorize ar
: empower the councils of the cities of Ric
mond and Petersburg to increase the sal
=" ries of the judges OF said cities" Sena
bill to empower the circuit court of Wi
# county to direct the sale of certain liant
3 belonging to the state of Virginia situat
3. in said county, and providing for the co
St veyance of the same to the purchas
n thereof, and for other purposes.
= House joint resolution authorizing t
payment of interest on the bonds of t
state purchased with the agricultural la
: scrip, with the substitute proposed by Il
l. committee on finance was taken up, and
motion of Mr.. Penn, laid on the table a
r, made the order of the day for Tuesd
= next, at l o'clock.
), On motion of Mr.. Martin, the SEM
Of adjourned.
on.
on House. Speaker Hanger in the oh,
i'd Prayer by Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, of
Monumental Episcopal church.
REPORTS.
. The committee on courts of justice,
-, - regard to the claim of A. Fleming for 60
= seized in Alexandria, in 1851 for, the us