The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-16
General Assembly of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 1874.
SENATE.
The Lieutcuant-G ia the chair.
PRAYER BY Rev. Mr.. Dashiel, Of st. Mark;

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ia the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Dashiel, Of st. Marks
Episcopal sco church.
SOUTHERN SETTLEMENT SOCIETY.
Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate
the Southern Settlement Society, with the
amendment proposed by the House of Dele
gates, was taken up, and, on motion OF Dir.
DUFF1ELD, laid on the table.
FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. PRIDEMoRE, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported without amendment
Senate bill incorporating the Masonic Col
lege mt Harrisonburg. Also, from the same
committee. without amendment, Senate bill
to extend the time for repairing and rebuild
ING mills and machinery burned during the
war.
TERMS OF CIRCUIT COURTS.
Mr.. GElMsLEy presented "a bill to amend
and rcGnact the 18th section Of an act enti-
| tied an act to prescribe the times for holding
| the terms OF the circuit courts of this Com.
monwealth and to repeal the 18th section Oh
| the 155th chapter Of the Code of 1873" haV-
ing for its object change OF time LOT hola'
ing the Alexandria court.
| The bill was passed under suspension OF
| the rules.
l
was granted Mr.. NowLIN for ten days, to Mr.
FISHEY one day, to Nr. MADDOX Two Gays
all from tomorrow. .t.... ....
i . SAFETY OF THE CAPITOL.
i Mr.. WYsSE, from the select joint commit
tce Oh the subject, presented the following
report: "The committee appointed under /
:, Joint resolution approved February Is, 1874
to examine into the present condition of the
capitol and authorizing them to employ ONT
! or more experts in order to make their in
e vestgation thorough, report that they have
q ascertained that such an examination as thai
indicated in the resolution Cannot be made
. at cost of less than $50, and probably
I 300 more. They do not deem it proper te
make any engagement involving such an ex
n penditure without additional instructions
Il and respectfully ask that they may be direct
gard TO the same"
d On motion OF Mr.. MoFrErT, the committee
e was discharged from the further considera
IS ton OF the subject. -. ~
n CHARTER OF CHATHAM.
h On motion of Mr.. NowLIN it was resolves
:. that the House of Delegates be requested t
a return to the Senate House bill No. ga t
b provide charter for the town OF Chatham
VI OUR BOUNDARY LINES.
a. Senate bill "to provide counsel to appea
g. before the arbitrators On the boundary b,
tween this State and Maryland. and maxim
TX an appropriation, [of $4,000 to pay the e!
" penses of said arbitrators," was taken up.
Mr. WYNNE moved TO strike out that pr
'e vision authorizing the Governor to emplo
it counsel. ..s.a
r. Mr.. RAGLANp moved the pending que
I'd ton.
After the amendment had been dscusse
- for some time it Was ordered, and being pu
ID was determined in The negative-ayes,
III noes, %.
We The bill was then passed under suspe
ir- sion Of the rules-ayes, 81; noes, ;.
ed Barring BROTHERS & co.
'orl Senate bill to provide for paying to Bari,
,,- Brothers Il co. the amount of 1865, a
49, vanced by them for the State, was passed
~, ayes, 80; noes, i.
OTHER BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
as' Senate bill to amend and reenact section
10 Of an act entitled "an act to extend cred
u OF twelve and twenty-four months from Il
an ratification Of the sale of the States intere
in the Upper Appomattox Company to I'll
Board of Superintendent Of said compan,
and 10 ratify and confirm all acts done
IL. pursuance of the provisions of the act a,
at proved March 20. 1873" approved Februar
.r II, 1S74-ayes, "a noes, 0.
Senate bill to extend the time for repuirin
. and rebuilding mills and machinery burne
: during the war.
Senate Joint resolution extending the tim
e for the final settlement OF the treasurer O
the city of Richmond with the Auditor O
Public Accounts-ayes, "a noes, 0.
TIRE TAX.BILL.
c House bill sfor the assessment. levy, an,
collection Of taxes" Was taken under con.id