The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-18
;eastal Assembly Vifginiis
TniRapAY. Dsssnbers17, 1874.
Senate

THBRaDATy LteeeHneIAiS lot9Sssa
SENATE.
Senator THOMAS In the chair, Prayer, by,
the Rev. Charles H.sRead. ID: d. of the
Grace-Street Presby church.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
: A humber Of House bills were fhken UP,
twice read, and appropriately referred. : !.
t...ss !. PASSED. = ,,.fT,s.st3 II
). The following bills,were passedf:l1aK n
/ House bHl toiiacorporate the Winchester
Building Company. sg Ez., $3.50 IL a.
House, bill dn relation to the sale Of certain
church property In Smithfeld. at.,Ir ri =.
5 House bill to amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the; town Of Van sBurensvilie
and to change its name. III aI.tsi iIt Il
f,1!on .ttc0MMITTEE REPORTS. .i@tgsd ;.
J, INF. HERrDos, from Tie, Committee for
Courts Of Justice, reported Senate bill TO
punistl deserti6ri on the part of the husband
or parents With amendments Senate bill to
amend The Code in relation to the .maih4
tenance of illegitimate children With a sub
stitute therefor Z Senate bill to amend sec
ton 10 of chapter 1861 the Code, In re-
gard to penalty or injnnetIoH bonds; Senate
bin with House aineDdments 70 amend Sec
ltiori is Of chapter; 201 OF the Code, in rela-
ton to proceedings iupo1 indictments, in
formation, etc, with the Pecornmen dat1on
that the Senate insist upon Its amendments.
Mr.. PRIDEa6RE, from the COMMITTEES on
General Laws reported bills : Requiring the
county jndses of King William and Essex
to submit the question Of the repeal OF the
fence.Iaw2 to the qualified voters Of those
counties; 10 amend SECTION 4S OF. chapter b2
of the Code, 10 relation to bridges bet Ween'
counties for the removal OF Weirs; and \
hedges in Rappahannock creek; to iincorpo1
rate the Albemarfe Home Mutual Fire insu-
rance Company to provide for the appoint
ment of hsh commissioners; 70 authorize
the trustees of Jerusalem church, IN the
county OF Richmond, to sci! and convey Ger.
tain real estate; House bill to establish the
boundary line between the counties OF
Wythe aud Grayson; to authorize the sale
of certain church property in Shenandoah
county.
Senate bill to amend and reeuact section
Il of chapter Is Of the Code, relating to In.
crease of salaries of judges of the. courts of
the cities of Richmond, Petersburg, &c.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. DUFFIELD: A bill to authorize
[ he issue Of revenue certificates receivable in
"a, nent Of all dues to the State, and to pro-
vide for their being exchanged for United
States currency at par.
By Mr.. GKIM>LEY,: a bill to amend and
reeusct section Of chapter ID Of the Code,
ia regard to the construction Of statutes.
By Mr.. HERNDoH: A resolution as to the
expediency or providing by law for renting
out the various shops Of the penitentiary,
and the abolition of all offices connected with
that institution which the adoption OF the
scheme would render no longer necessary.
By Mr. WARD: A resolution as to the ex..
pedlency of so amending sections and IA OF
chapter 147 Of the Code of 1873 as to pro-
vide that appeals shall be allowed in all cases
from the judgments of justices of the peace.
By Mr.. THOMAS: A resolution as to the
eypediency of amending the I'd section
OF chapter As of the Code of 1873 so as to
insert therein the recommendation of the
revisors of the Code Of 1S49.
By MIR. NEwBERRY: A resolution as to the
expediency OF so amending the Constitution
as to prohibit directors and retained attor-
Deys for railroad companies from holding
seats in either branch OF the General Assem-
bly,.
BY Mr.. TAYLOR: ReSolued, That the Su-
perintendeDt of Public Printing furnish one
thousand extra copies OF the last annual re.
port of the Auditor for the Use of the Gene
rsl Assembly. ..-,.,...
REAsEsssMENT OF LANDS.
Senate bill for the reassessment Of lands in
this Commonwealth as required by the Con-
stitutiou, being the unfinished business of
Yesterday, was taken up, the question being
upon agreeing to the amendment proposed
By Mr.. SMITH, of Russell, to his substitute.
When the Senate adjourned yesterday
Mr.. MoFFlTT, Of Rockingham, bad the floor,
and was addressing the Senate in advocacy
Of Mr. SMlTE's substitute. MIR. MoFFETT
concluded bis remarks, and was followed by
MIR. THOMAS on the other side. The bill T'as
also discussed very warmly by Messrs.
GRIMsLEY und PRIDEhoRE.
At O'Clock Mr.. PRlDEMoRE yielded the
door to Dir. WYENE for a motion to adjourn.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at 12M.-speaker HANGER in
,he chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Topper, OF
he Baptist church. ~a.: asE
The following bills, resolutions, &C., were
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. BAGwELL: Petition of the capitol
juice lOI du luClCasC VI pay hSiA Wv
ent pay is $50 per month, and they ask an
Increase of $l5.l
By MIR. SCRuaGs: Resolution inquiring
nto the expedlency of requiring the Court
If Appeals to so arrange their docket as that
III appeals from each judicial district shall
De docketed together, and alternately called
md tried according to their position on the
docket. @- mr. : +.
BY Mr.. HENDERSON: Petition Of Frederick
Horne, Jr., asking reduction of assessment.
By MIR. KoINER: Petition Of citizens of
Augusta for pro ection Of sheep.
BY Mr.. HUNTER: Bill to Incorporate the
Broaddus Female College, at Winchester.
BY Mir. BEAToN: Bill to provide an artif-
,ial leg for Willinm 4. Barham. -ras,
By Mr.. RpDLEBARGER: Bill in relation to
works of Internal Improvement.
By Mr.. STUART: Petition of trustees OF
Lebanon church.. e. 9. r.t.s
By MIR. GILMAN: Bill for the relief of the
trustees OF Odd.Fellow VS. Hall, Richmond.
BY Mr.. OULp: Bill to authorize the James
River and Kanawha Canal Company to exc
cute mortgage and to authorize guaran-
lee thereof by Norfolk, Richmond, and
[,ynchburg