The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17
General Assembly Of Virginia.
MONDAY, March 16, 1874.
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Lieutenant-G Governor W1THgRs In the chair.
Prayer by Rev. J. William Jones.
ORDERED TO BIB PRINTED.
Joint resolution instructing the Attorney
General to associate counsel with himself
and commence action against West Virginia
in the Supreme Court of the United States
for the amount of money due Virginia on
account OF the public debt.
Senate bill to provide charter for the
town of Lexington.
Substitute reported BY the Committee for
Courts Of Justice for Senate bill to exempt
the property of the husband or wife from
the ante-nuptial debts of the other.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend and reenact section sc Of chap
ter So Of the Code, in relation to tramroads.
In relation to subscriptions to the stock Of
incorporated companies by counties, cities,
towns or townships.
Repeating the charter granted to the Man.
chester Cotton Mills by the judge Of the
Second circuit and Incorporating said COM
pany.
Authorizing the trustees Of the Presbyte-
rian church at Culpeper to borrow money
and execute mortgage therefor.
Amending sections II and IA Of chapter
155 of the Code, in relation to the terms of
the circuit and chancery courts of the city
Of Richmond.
10 incorporate the ST. Mary's Benevolent
Society, of Fredericksburg.
To amend and rtenact the 63d section of
chapter 81 of the Code of 1873, with refer
ence to chartered companies.
To amend AID reeuact section Is of chap
ter l73 uf the Code, In relation to new trials.
To provide new charter for the city of
Winchester.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
Authorizing the vestry Of Grace Pro-
testant Episcopal church, Lexington, to Dor
row money.
INTEREST ON MONEY.
On motion of Dir. WARD, House bill in re-
lation to interest on money was made the
order of the day for Wednesday.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II A. M.-Speaker
HANGER in the chair. No prayer.
INTRODUCED AND REPEnRED.
Mr.. SWAN introduced bill to amend the
law of 1929 providing for the appointment p!
| of trustees Of the town of Port Royal, IN
Caroline county.
MIR. FOSTER: A joint resolution giving to
| the Richmond HoWitzers sixty thousand OF
the bricks now standing on the armOry LOT
for the purpose OF building an armory for
the battery of four guns, the property of the
State, and now in tue possession of that COM
pany.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
The conference committee on the bill fol
organizing chain-gangS reported unimpor.
tant changes in the bill; which were agreed
to.
Senate bill to authorize the qualified voters
of Halifax 10 vote on the question Of the toll.
bridge at South Boston in that county.
Senate bill making annual appropriation
to the sinkiug-iund for the purchase of GER
tain bonds of the State, with recommends.
ton that 1t do not pass.
Senate bill for the relief Of the sureties OF
Richard A. Hurt, q lunatic.
House bill In relation to action Of detinue,
with recommendation that the amendments
Of the Senate be disagreed to.
Senate bill prescribing the manner in
which records tor the Supreme Court of APP
peals shall be printed, and providing for let
ting the same to contract, with recommen'
dalion that 1t do not pass.
Mr.. FULKERsoN, under suspension OF the
rules. presented House bill to enlarge the
corporate limits Of the town of Gondson.
The Committee for Courts OF Justice re
port that II ID inexpedieEs to lcgisAse upor