The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-18


city Of Petersburg. -. g..
sy Mr.. PRrpEMoRE: a bill to incorporate
the Jonesvlle Dollar Savings Bank, in The
| county Of Lee.
By MIR, MEEM: A bill for the relief Of The
surctics of a. S. Modest, late sheriff o.
| Page county.
TIE LIBEARY--AGAIS.
When the Senate adjourned yesterday The
BODY had under consideration joint resou
| ton requesting the Governor to return t
| the General Assembly a joint resolution
| authorizing the Superintendent of Publ!
| Buildings to remove the books from TIT
State Library, etc.
Mr.. HUsDLEY moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. PR1DEMoRE demanded the ayes ant
noes which were ordered.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to adjourn. RULED
out of order.
The ayes and noes were recorded as FOL
lows, the Senate agreeing to postpone indeti
| nitely:
AYEs.-Messrs. Beazlcy, Cochran. Connally. DUFF
field, Evans Iierndon, Holaday, Hundnley: LaeS
S1sEMs sH rfc b EaSsnf sDnsy
yer, kirkpatrick, Lawson. Newberry, SoT WI u
| Patterson, Penn, Pridemorc, smith C.. T.)' LAY
| lor-13.
Mr.. MEEM moved to reconsider the Vo'e
just had. &c order
| The matter is now beyond the cohtroi VI 'no
Senate.
TIE pEsITESTIARY BILL.
Senate bill to provide for lease OF tne
| nenitentiary, being the order OF the gay, was
taken I'D on motion OF MI: QUEsbhBEhhf'
the question beisg on agreeing " luz sup
stitute proposed by the Commlttee on fuo-
| lie Institutions.
ond agreed to, and finally, at 800, the Senate
adiourncd, leaving the substitute still open
70 amendment.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at u M.-Speaker HANGER in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Campbell, OF
Manchester.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. LEE: Resolution inquiriEg into
the eypediency of so amending the law in
reference to public free schools as to author.
ize the grading of teachers certificates.
By Mr.. MASSEY: Bill to amend the charter
of the town Of Scottsville.
By MIR. GRIFFITH: Petition Of lawyers of
Prince George and Surry asking an increase
of paw to the county judge of said counties.
By MIR. CoCKERILLE Bill to provide for
taking the sense Of the voters of the State
upon calling a constitutional convention;
and if decided 10 the affirmative, to elect the
members and convene the same.
By Mr.. MAGRUEER: Petition of Page, ex-
ecutor of Samuel Miller, Davidson, the
Board of Education of the county Of Abe
marie, and others, praying the passage of an
act concerning the purposes of said will,
and establishing manuallabor school in
pursuance of said will.
BY Mr.. OULD: Bill in relation to the sale
of certain church property in Smithf1ed.
BY MIR. Il. w. LACY: Resolution as to au-
thorizing supervisors of York county to issue
bonds to build public buildings.
BY Mr.. F1EHEY: Petition of citizens of
Chatham praying amendments to the charter
Of that town.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
. House bill to amend the act for the relief
of the late shcritfs of the Commonwealth,
with recommendation that the House agree
to the Senate amendment.
Senate joint resolution for the appoint
ment of q joint committee to examine into
the present condition of tie Capitol.
House bill making an appropriation for
repairs to the Capitol.
House bill to amend the Code so as to al
low the County superintendent Of The Poor
to employ deputy, with recommendation
that it do not pass.
The Committee on the Chesapeake and
its Tributaries, to whom was referred the
communication from the Auditor, made On
the 18th instant, reported resolution, which
was agreed to, that the same be printed.
The morning hour having expired the
House proceeded to consider the business on
THE CALENDAR.
House Joint resolution directing distri-
button Of the Code of 1873, came up as I'M
finished business of yesterday. The amend.
ment offered by Dir. BLAIR ito the substi-
tute proposed by the Committee for Courts
of Jn<tce) to strike out "fve dollars and
fifty cents per copy" aud insert "slx dol
lars per copy" was agreed to.
MIR. RrDDLEBARaER moved to dismiss the
bill. Disagreed to.
Mr. BAGwELL moved to amend By pro-
yiding that person buying fifty or more
copies may purchase at $3.50 per copy.
Agreed to.
The substitute proposed by the Committee
on Finance las amended) was agreed to-.
The Joint resolution was then passed to
its engrossment and third reading.
INTEREST OK MONEY. .,
On motion of Mr.. BLAIR the special order,
which was House bill No. 81, in relation to
the interest on money, was postponed until
Saturday the 2lst instant.
MocKING-BIRDs.
House bill to protect mocking-birds In the
counties OF Westmoreland and Richmond
| was taken up our of its order, read second
time, and passed to its engrossment and
| third reading.
Senate bill to prevent dogs from running
at large in the town Of Winchester, in Fred
erick county.
Senate bill to repeal chapter SO of the Act:
| of Assembly of 1S72-'73, entitled an act tc
authorize the Board Of Supervisors fol
Wythe county to contract for keeping in re
pair certain public roads in said county.
Senate bill to regulate the granting of or
binary and other licenses in Bland and Gle:
counties. -l..
Senate bill to incorporate the Richmond
and Trunsallesbuuy Ra.lway.
| ADJOURNED at p. ii.
AN INSURANCE Built is now before th,
New York Legislature. The leading au(
most important Provision is that on and aitsl
I the 1st of July next the holders OF DOlicie: