The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-31
General Assembly of Virginia.

General Assembly of Virginia.
FRIDAY, JANUARY so, 1874.
SENATE.
Lieutenant. Governor WITrGEs presiding.
PRAYER by the Rev. Joseph Il. Tyler, OF tne
Scvcnlh-S;reet Christian church.
HOUSE BILLS RtrrEREr
4 number of House bills were taken up,
twice read, and appropriately fc'c''
. FICTION or 4 COUNTY JGrGE
II House Joint resolution for an ciccuon ol
CONT, iu,lyc for BEDFORD County,, 10 MI 'iiS
; vacancy ucra>ioncd by the rcSl:natloil VI
Judge Budd. to he held on Tue oIa oi rep
} r,,yr,. wa, taken up and agreed TO.
j, COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Il Mr. JIrRSpoS, from the Committee for
CoIrtS of Justice. reported Senate bill to
amend section 80 OF chapter 40 of the Code
| Of 1873. in reference To sales made under
judgments, warrants, and spcrces for debts
| contracted prior to April: 1860.
Mr.. CR1TCnUR. from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported
bills TO amend the act to Incorporate The
Richmond and IIcnrico Turnpike Comps
nv: 10 incorporate the Columbia, Fairfax
iurorrorate the Chesapeake and Albemarlc
Railroad Company.
MIR, KIRKpATIICK, from the Committee Oh
Public Institutions, reported Senate bill to
provide for lease of the peni!eutiary with
4 substitute therefor.
ELLIS, ETC, INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following bills, etc, were introduced
and appropriately rcterrcd:
n.
inquiry rs to the expedency Of having the
second report on the Physical Resources OF
the State. bv Commodore NJ. +. Maury,
printed Tor distribution.
nv Mr.. NowLIS: A reS0l ;tion as TO the
expediency OF amending section 20 Of article
of the Constitution so Is TO restrict tue
power of mayors OF cities.
By Mr.. SMITH, of Nelson: A bill to IL
crease the fees of shelitls and other officers
and 10 amend and rtGnact section IL OF chap
ter $50 OF the Code Of 1878.
Rv the same: A resolution rs to the cN-
nediency of requiring all iiligantS residing
| out of the county or COZ poratlon IN "nlch
they may institute any suit 10 deposit with
the clerk of the court in every action at law
the sum OF So, and in ANY srit in clanccry
the sum of SO, to pay clerks and shariti's
fees.
| Bv Mr.. WARD: A bill to amend and reen.
| act section ii of chapter $50 Of the Code Of
1878 SO as TO provide that one term oil the
circuit courts of the State Shall be held for
| the trial of chancery causes.
| nv Mr., TAYLOR of Loudoun 4 rtSoiu
ton as to the eXpcdiency of increasing the
pay now allowed by law to jurors.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
| At 121 O'Clock the special order of the
to- Ill en- II q ftI.
the city Of Petersburg-XaS Gtiled for by Mr..
: HUNDLEY.
: MIR. PRIDEMoRE addressed the Senate in
[ opposition to the amendment. AT the con-
clusion of his remarks ar. HUSDLEY de-
mandcd the ayes and noes on the amend
ment, and being ordered, the amendment
was adopted-ayes 1G; noes, Is.
The other amendments proposed by the
committee were also agreed to.
Other amendments were proposed by
| McSsrs, ALLAN and LaTuRoP, which were de-
fcated.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to adjourn. Lost.
Several other amendments were proposed
and rejected.
Mr.. MoFFETT moved 10 limit speeches on
amendments to five minutes. Agreed to.
At 2:45 Mr.. HuNDLLY called the pending
question, which was on the cngroSSmect aud
tllfQ TeaulnS vi TUG DHl'
Dir. ALLAN said that the bill was on it
second reading and in al amendablc stage,
and he hoped the call ould not be sustained.
Mr. MADDOX called the ayes and noes on
the pending question.
Mr.. LAKELAND hoped that the senator from
: Buckingham would withdraw lis call, and
have fair shake at tue question:
Mr. EVANS said he had one or two i'm
portant amendments which be desired to
propose.
Mr. HUN0LEY claimed that all amendments
were proposed with purpose OF delay, and
be thought the bill had been under cousidera-
ton q sufficient time to allow all amend
meuts 10 be considered, and he therefore in
sisted on the call
The call was sustained and the bill ordered
| to be engrossed and rea0 taifd time by the
I following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bland. CTitcher, DufiielI, Fast
ham, Eutank. Flnney, llol.aday, Huuuley, Kirk
patrick. Lakeland, Lawson, Meem, drf-tl, New
berry, Nowlin, Patterson, Eagiaut, and Wynne-
1e.
Nors.-Messrs. Allan. Cochran Dawson. Evans,
J. Graham, Gree yer, Grimsley. Maddox, Ouespu Der.
, ry, Rue, Su.ith Of Nelson, Stevens, aud Ward-l3
, On motion Of Dir. HUSDLEY, the Senate, at
3P. M., adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at IL M.-Speaker HANGER in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Vanderslice.
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The resolution introduced by Mr. ARMeN-
TROUT on Thursday proposed to fix the
time for adjournment of the General Assem-
bly, on the 1st OF March instead of LIST OF
May, as reported.
By Mr.. WHITAKER: Bill authorizing the
voters of heyariols townships of Brunswick
county to vote upon the question of repeal
ing the net relating TO fences. Passed Janu-
airy 26th, 1868.
: BY Biz. WILLIAMS: Bill to amend aud re-
c,H.ct '"cti". ) !. c.arf".' Is Q. Tx Go,te