The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

| EhibAi ASui uoiJ sc
| iSe,,dte.--The Senate met at IL o'clock
President in the chair. Prayer by tn,
Rev. Mr.. Lumpkin. 5
Reported from committees Bill tt
authorize the council of Norfolk city tt
dispose of certain piece of land bill
to provide further safety of state bonds
| held by the board of education for the
benefit of certain colleges.
Senate bill in relation to liquor licenses,
&C., was made the order Of the day fol
Tuesday next at l o'clock.
Mr.. Lakeland offered bill to amend an
act regulating and defining the fees of the
county, corporation and circuit courts,
which was referred.
Passed: Bill to provide for the pay
ment of the Indebtedness of Harri-
sonburg township, Rockingham county ;
to amend the charter Of the Washington,
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad company;
in relation to the disturbance of religious
worship; to authorize the Valley Railroad
company to construct free macadamized
road between certain points to enable
married women to insure the lives of their
husbands; to authorize the appointment
of trustees by benevolent societies having
no lands (; to provide for the establishment
of new school district in Carroll coun-
ty; to incorporate the West Point and
Hanover Junction railroad (; to, amend
the charter of the town of Bannister !;
in relation to printing of records Of the
supreme court of appeals /; to incorporate
the Westham Granite company resolution
that no bill or joint resolution having the
force of law shall be introduced in the
Senate after the 18th of March, 1874 !;
to authorize the erection of bridge across
the Indian creek.
Resolution was adopted to meet at II
O'Clock on Monday, and thereafter until
otherwise ordered.
Bill to provide for an increase of pay to
judges Of the supreme court, &c., was re-
jected for want of o constitutional vote.
The bill was reconsidered and tabled.
Several bills for the relief of sureties of
late sheriffs and for the incorporation of
benevolent and literary societies were
passed.
Several bills were advanced on the calen-
dar. Adjourned. gla 8.lll
Note.-The bill under advisemeht when
the Senate adjourned yesterday was in
relation to justices of peace, and not the
chain-gang as enormously stated.
House.--Oalled to order at IL o'clock by
Speaker Hanger. Prayer by Rev. DR..
Biting, of the Ba ptist Church. ee
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: Concerning the Vir-
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical college
and Hampton Institute. and providing for
registration of voters Of Lynchburg.
Petition Of citizens of Loudoun county
for repeal of the fence law of 1856 was
presented also resolution about reduction
in price of Virginia land warrants; also,
by Mr.. Lovenstein, bill to amend the char.
ter Of the Richmond Harmonic association
and to change its name.
Bill prescribing time Of holding circuit
courts was passed.
Resolution was adopted to meet at IL
o'clock on and after Monday next also
resolution enquirlng into the expediency of
instructing our representatives in Congress
/. to vote for the bill now pending before Cor
gress, providing for the establishment of
an educational fund, and to apply the pro-
ceedsI of the public lands to the education
OF the people. 3uals -s4es,
The interest bill, which was the special
order Of the day, was postponed until Tues
day. .2-Ja ~ YtgEg4 gt1a -TirT
Mr.. Round, of Prince William, being
entitled to the floor continued his argu-
ment in opposition to the bill for new
charter for the city of Petersburg, and was
followed by Mr.. Ould, of Richmond city, in
support of the bill.
Adjourned at 1906 p. m. va s