The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-02
WEDNESDAY, April ], 1874.
SENATE.

| The Lieutenant-G Governor in the chair.
Prayer By Rev. Salntel Moorman. 1893
MORNING RoLL.CALL. ..
Mr.. PgrpEuoRE offered the following reso-
! luton:
Resoired, That hereafter the clerk OF the
Senate shall call the roll at the commence
| ment of each session, and all present shall
| DC poted, End those absent marked absent
:: with" and without leave" The roll
shalt be kept open during each day, and any
member shall be entitled to have himse I
marked present on the roll by personally ap-
plylpg to the clerk at any time during the
tay before the session closes. at the close
of each session the clerk shall furnish copy
of the roll 10 the newspaper reporters with
request that the same be published; pro-
Yided, however, that no senator shall De
marked absent at one session after the pas
sage of this resolution.
MIR. Thomas moved to amend by add
ing the words, land that the clerk be re-
CURED to have suspended at the door OF the
Senate chamber paddle marked on one
side SIM and on the other side 'out,' and
that senators be required to turn this paddle
| to indicate their presence or absence"
Mir. ALLAN moved that the resolution be
| indefinitely postponed. The vote resulted
| ayes, IS; noes, Is. The Lieutenant-Gover-
nor voted mo" So the motion failed.
Dir. ALLAN moved that the consideration
! Of the resolution be postponed until the 18th
| instant Agreed to by the following vote:
| AYEs-Messrs. Allan, Clark, Cochran, Dulneld,
| Evans, Grilnsley, Hernden. Hvl ;aday, Hundley
| Massey. Mccm, kowin. Quesenbeiry. smith OF
| NeIson, stevens. Terry, and homas-l7.
| NorS.xMtssrs. beazley, Bland, Critcher, paw
I sad, LAWSON, ofFst rdemore, Eagano, smith
| Of Russell, and Iaylor-15.
Mr.. PRuEMoRE gave notice. in view Of the
| defeat oil luis resolutions and similar ones
| previously offered, he would hereafter make
| The point that members are not entitled tc
draw their pay for days when their names
co not appear on the journal.
SECOND INvEsTIGA TING COMMITTEES.
| On motion of NIr. QUEsENBERRY, the follow
ing was adopted:
Rcsoired. (the House of Delegates con
clrrinc.) That the i,int committee to investi
gate The condition of affairs in the basement
= offices shall have authority to employ ;
clerk; and if they fiud it necessary, an ex
. pert, from time to time, as they see tit.
Mr. QUEsENBERRY was directed to inform
the House.
ANTE.NUPTIAL DEBTS.
Mr.. HERNDoN, from the Committee fol-
| COuElS vi lCpOllCu Will a DuOSLt
) tute senate bill to exempt the property o.
the husband or wife from the ante. nuptia
debts Of the other. Put on the calendar.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. ALLAN: Bill to amend and re
, enact section :, chapter TT, OF the Code o
1878, in relation to gifts, deyises, &c.
PASSED.
Senate bill for the relief Of the sureties c
A. S. Modesto, late treasurer Of Page county
Ayes, 81 noes, 0.
REMOVAL OF pENNTENTIARY.
Senate bill TO provide tor tho removal
e the State p.utentiary was taken up, on mt
| ton OF Mr. WYNNe. The substitute pre-
| posed by the Committee on Public lnstit,
;, lions was agreed to. On motion of Nj
WySNE the bill was read the necessary nun
J. Der of times and paSsed-ayes, 30; noes, 2
st absent II.
J CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1867-'6S.
~ Mr. DUFFIELD presented A bin TO provid
is for the payment of the balance due the men
:, bers and officers of the Constitutional Cor
y yeution Of 1SG7-'68." Referred to the Con
. mittee on Finance.
REASSESSMENT OF LANDS.
u Senate bill providing for the reassessmel
&c of lands in the Commonwealth as require
!, by The Constitution was made the order
e the day for tomorrow Thursday vt
20 O'Clock. ....-.. 49,.
~ STAMp-TAX.
Senate bill imposing tax upon staml
'e upon contracts, &c, &C., WAS taken up an
n discussed by Messrs. THOMAS, HURDLE
Ii SMITH of Nelson, and others.
a. Mr.. PRIDEMvRE moved that the bill be i
i, definitely postponed; pending which, Il
Senate adjourned. ,. ....- s.,. .
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
;. House met at II A. M. Speaker HANGz
~ in the chair.
'e' INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. w..
Dir. BROOKS offered bill to repeal the a
authorizing the -four inspector for Richmou
city to inspect flour aud meal manufacture
in The town OF Manchester.
9. Dir. SYPHAx: A joint resolution that q
j. inmate OF the state penitentiary, or any pc
n son convicted Of any crime or misdemeano
shall be subject to labor in any street, parl
or other public place within the corporal
Q limits Of Richmond city.
) mir. SYPHAx: A bill to further the admin
istrati0n of justice.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
i Senate bill 70 amend the charter OF thu
city of Lynchourg.
! Senate bill for the relief Of the suretie
Of William ga nple, late sheriff of Russell
county. o. 4>,
House bill authorizing the Chancery Cour