The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-22
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FIFTIETH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, January %.

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FIFTIETH DAY
WEDNESDAY, January %.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to or.
der at 1910 o'clock, President Marye in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. A. r. Miller, Of
the M. L. Church.
COMMUNICATIONS. Frt ID
The President laid before the Senate 0
communication from Richard V. Gains,
president Of the Farmers council of Wiz.
ginia and North Carolina, inclosing reso.
luton adopted by that body recently in SEES.
sion at Petersburg, recommending the es.
Enlistment ola bureau of agricultural and
immigration statistics, which, on motion
of Mr.. Herndon, was referred to the COM
mittee on immigration and ordered to be
printed; and from the governor commu-
nication transmitting an official copy of a
joint resolution adopted by the legislature
of West Virginia, relative to the transfer
of the James River and Kanawha canal to
the United States-on motion of Mr.. Fitz-
patrick, referred to the committee on roads
and internal navigation; also, a commune
cation from the superintendent of public
instruction, in response to resolution of
the Senate requesting to be furnished with
statement of the number of additional
teachers and schools for each county neces-
sary to carry into successful operation the
free school system in this state-referred to
committee on public institutions and Or
dered to be printed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Herndon, from the committee on
courts OF justice: A bill giving consent to
the purchase by the United States of two
tracts OF land in the counties of Henrico
and Hanover, to be used for military ceme-
teries, and exempting the same from state
and county taxes bill to repeal an act
passed February s, 1865, to amend and re-
enact an act in relation to the county or
corporation in which suits may be COM
menced.
MIR. Fitzpatrick from the committee on
general laws House bill entitled an act
to amend and re-enact an act to prevent the
destruction of wild fowl in this state,
passed March 18th, 1872. and Senate bill
to enable the vestrymen of Lyttleton par
ish, in the county of Cumberland, to sell
certain church property and reinvest the
proceeds; also Senate, bill to incorporate
the Richmond building and improvement
company reported with a substitute there
for).
Mr.. Cochran, from the committee on
roads and internal navigations, report
ed the following with amendments:
House bill entitled an act to authorize
the Washington city, Alexandria, Lynch.
burg and North Carolina railroad company
to issue bonds to provide for the payment
of the bonds and debts of the Orange, AL
exandria and Manassas railroad company,
and of the Lynchburg and Danville rail.
road company, and for other pur-
poses; House bill entitled an act
to- authorize the Washington City, Alex
andria, ,Lynchburg and North Carolina
railroad company to extend its railway
from Alexandria to point on the Potomac
river, opposite or near to or above the
cities of Washington or Georgetown.
House bill entitled an act to authorize
the Washington City, Alexandria, Lynch
burg and North Carolina railroad company
to acquire and sell lands.
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on
finance: Senate bill for the relief of Isaac
N. Bussels Senate bill for the relief of the
sureties of VIM. s. Hume, deceased, late
sheriff of Fauquier county; Senate
bill to the relief of Perry Jefferson,
administrator of John M. Seely deceased,
reported with the recommendation that it
lido not pass.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, from the
committee on public institutions, presented
a bill to establish and maintain normal
school and to provide otherwise for the
training of teachers for the public schools
of Virginia, and report declaring it mex
pedient to legslate on the subject of a
petition of citizens of Carroll county, pray
ing an amendment to the school law, for
the reason that the present law authorizes
the board of education to accord the relief
prayed for where the necessities of a neigh
borhood require reduction of the min.
imum term prescribed by law for the con-
tinuance of a public school and report
declaring it inexpedient to legislate CD the
subject of resolution amending the public
school law so as to give to any person or
persons aggrieved by the action of the
district school trustees right to appeal to
the board of school commissioners, &C.,
for the reasons similar to those stated in
the foregoing report.
MI. Gill, rum Ilic COllulltce Oh pTlNl-
leges and elections, reported Senate bill to
amend and re-enact an act to provide for a
general election with an amendmenD.
BoNDHoLDERs' MEETING.
Mr.. Quesenberry offered the following
joint resolution, which was agreed to under
asuspension of the rules:
Resolved (the House of Delegates con-
curring), That the governor be requested
to give official notice to the creditors of the
state of the meeting proposed to be held in
the city of Richmond on the 18th of Feb
ruary next, and invite their attendance.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun:
Resolved, That the committee on general
laws be instructed to inquire into the expe.
diency of amending an act to prevent the
destruction of cartridges and other game in
the commonwealth, approved March 90,
1872, so as to limit the time in which such
game may be destroyed.
By Mr.. Hundley: House bill to amend
and re-enact an act authorizing the circuit
courts of the commonwealth to grant char.
tiers of Incorporation and to repeal certain
sections of code of 1860, approved March
20, 1871, in force March 81, 1872, author.
izing judges in vacation to amend charters
Of incorporation.
By the same: Bill providing for change
of names of townships when two town.
ships are called by the same name.
INTEREST BILL.
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