The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-10
General Assembly of Virginia.
THURSDAY, April Q, 1874.
SENATE.
The Lieutcnaut.Goyernor in the chair.
FROM COMMITTEES.


FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. HrRNooN, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported, with amend
mcnts, House bill to amend and rcenact sec
ton 10 Of chapter 8 and section OF chapter
155 Of the Code of 1878, In reference to the
Jurisdiction Of circuit courts. Also, without
amendment. House bill to establish corpora
ton courts for the cities Of Manchester and
Winchester. Also, without amendment.
House bill to amend and reenact section OF
cbapter II of the Code of 1873, in relation to
the meeting of the General Assembly. Also,
without amendment, House bill to amend
section 81 OF chapter 1876 of the Code of 1878
concerning conservators of the peace. Also,
without amendment, House bill to amend
and yeeuact section 6 of chapter $50 of the
Code Of Virginia relative to the jurisdiction
Of the Chlncery Court OF the city of Rich
lnond.
Mr.. PRlDEMoRe, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported, without amendment
House bill allowing L. r. Bate & Co. to
erect pier or wharf on james river. Also,
| without amendment, House bill to amend
aud rtGnact section one of an act approved
| March 18th. 1878, entitled an act for the pro-
| lection of fish in Jackson and Cowpasture
| rivers, aud their tributaries from the junction
OF said rivers to the boundary line between
the counties of Bath and Highland. Also,
without amendment, House bill to permit the
people of northumberland county to vote
on the disposition of the glebe fund. Also,
| without amendment, House joint resolution
extending the privilege of taking nsn rom
the waters of the Potomac river TO the ci'i'
zens Of Westmoreianu.
Mr.. MEEK, from the Committee on Federa
| Relations, reported (without amendment,
House bill to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT
to the United States in certain ca es of titles
| for sites of lighthouses, beacons, or Other
| aids to navigation in the waters Of thi:
State.
SECRET SESSION.
1 At III O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. QUEsEN
BERRY, the Senate resolved itself into eXecu
tive (<ecreD session.
The following nominations of the Cover
nor were confirmed: Harvey Black, O
Montgomery Daniel G. Dejarnette, of Caro-
line; and Alexander B. Cochran, of Au
gusta, to be visitors to the Virginia Agrieu!
tural and Mechanical College.
The doors Of the chamber were the1
thrown open. .. . ....
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY. Mr.. COCHRAN: Bill to incorporate TIL,
Augusta Fire Company Of the city of Staur
ton.
; STATE PROPERTY IN RICHMOND.
On motion Of Dir. MoFFETr the substitute
, reported by the Committee on Public lnsti
! tutions for Senate bill No. 1913, to provide
fol- tie sale and lease of certain property oil
the State located in Richmond, was ordered
to be printed.
Il POTOMAC AND MANASSAS RAILROAD.
The Senate agreed to House substitute fol
Senate bill to amend and reenact the LIST sec.
lion Of IN act passed March 4th, 1872
amending The act to incorporate the P0to-
mac and Manassas Railroad Company, as
amended by act approved March 9Th, 1873.
sTAMP.TAx UPON CONTRACTS.
Senate bill imposing a tax on stamps upon
| contracts, &C., being the unfinished business
of. yesterday, was taken up, and the pending
question being on the passage Of the bill was
put, aud resulted us follows:
AYES.-Mesgrs. Bland, Critcher, Eastman, Eu-
bank, Finuey, Griinsley, HcrndoI, kirkpatrick,
Maddox, Meeln, owlin. Rsgland, Smitii OF Nelson
Taylor, FERRY aud Thomas-lG.
SoEs.-aIes rs. Beazley, Clark, Cochran, Evans,
Patterson, Prldemore, Quesenberry, and kue-13.
Mr. COCHRAN raised the point that the bill
required constitutional majority (22 votes),
because in providing for FIVE per cent. COM
mission to be paid treasurers for sale OF
stamps it made release Of the States inter-