The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-21
BILLS, ETC, INTRODUCED

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OF chapter 181 of an act to incorporate tn'
Trout Royal Turnpike Company, &c. =
| BIZ the same: Petition OF IhoIias ~
Bartlett, president Of the Front Koyai iurn
pike Company, and others, asking cnars'
Rv Mr.. HpRxpos: A bill in relation to tht
records Of Alexandria county. =, -,
BY Mr.. SMITH of Nelson: A Dili 10 Pc ~,
scribe the pay Of road commissioners ~ e ~.
county OF Nelson for the years 1871 10 70
and 1876. -, ,ro,t
the Rappahannock Banking ana lnsuiano'
Nv Mr.. pUrr1ELp: Petition of Samue
Etheridpe. late sheriff of Norfolk county, &c
he :, inbursed the amount Of the insolven'
| list of 1871 paid by him into the s'ale iie3
sury. -, - tbe
ovnadiency of the county courts to try al
criminal cases.
SECOND DooRKERPER.
| On motion of Mr. ALLAN, the resolution
| looking to the appointment OF seconu uo1i
kpcDer was taken up and referred 10 tne
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
JURISDICTION In CIVIL GASES.
Mr.. PR1pEaoRE moved to take up from the
table House bill to extend..thc jurisdiction OF
justices of the peace in civil cases 10 slVo
which was discussed and finally defeated
ayes, u noes, Is.
THE STATE LIBRARY.
Mr.. MoFRETT presented the following feSo-
luton, which was adopted: -, I,,,o
"Whereas the Senate on the Atm OF Jun;
1870, adopted resolution, on the no' I,,n "
Mr.. TAYLOR, the senator from Louuu,u:,
directing the Superintendent OF fup!l'
RuildinSs TO remove forthwith the accunu
lated rubbish over the portico Oh the Csp
toll: and whereas joint resoiutioli LII ~
duced bv the said senator was also pass.u y!
ho,h hoi,sps of the General Assembly,, DIV Ine
s.ma session. recurring the superintendent
If PnbIic Buildings, under the dlrec'lon o!
tho Secretary of the Commonwealth, 10 re-
900 RI an eligible room or building toe
hoots stored over the portico OF the Capitol
'"e :. Peso,red, That the Superintendent of
pubjic buildings be requested to inform this
hody whether the duty required by the SAID
resolution was discharged; and if so, Whe-
rhcr there has been subsequent accumuia-
lion Of books and rubbish over the portico
of the Capitol. which, in his opinion, rem
ders that part Of the Capitol building I'M
safe"
BILLS PASSED.
House bill to abolish the Office OF Superin-
tcndent Of Public Buildings and to deyolVe
the duties upon the Register Of the Land
Ofice-ayes, 80; noes, 8.
Senate bill to provides Board of Trustees
for the Virginia Female Institute at shun-
ton, and the future government Of the In
sttutr.
of Norfolk.
SUITS AGAINST THH COMMONWEALTH.
Senate bill No. 1875, in reference TO suits
against the Commonwealth, being the special
order Of the day, was taken up and discussed
until adjournment
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II M.-Speaker HANGER in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Campbell, OF
Manchester.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. J.H.LAcY Petition Of merchants
of Fredericksburg in opposition to an errc-
neous tax on the sale Of liquor.
By Dir. HARRIS: Resolution as to duties
Of county treasurers.
ByMr. GILMAN {: Resolution inquiring into
the eXpedlency of requiring all executions
to be private.
By same: Resolution in reference to the
removal of the penitentiary.
By Mr. BoYKIH: Bill to allow the voters
of the town of Suffolk to elect supervisors.
Bv Mr.. Guild: Petition of citizens of Rich
mond praying for amendments to the city
charter.
By Mir. HARRIS: Resolution in reference
to repairs to the greenhouse ut the Govern
or'S mansion.
The amendment OF the Senate TO House
Joint resolution giving leave to tho JOINT
committee on
THE LATE DEFALCATIoN
in the Office of the Secretary Of the Board OF
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund 10 SIT
during the sessions Of the two houses was
agreed to.
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
Governor to direct and control oil arrange
ments necessary for the removal, &c, OF the
Public Library, and providing that the re-
moval shall not take place until some other
place has been provided for the safe-keeplng
and use of said library, was read twice, and,
on motion of Mr.. LovsSsrEIs, placed on Inc
calendar.
REPORTED FROM
Senate bill declaring portion Of Chappa.
wamSic creek a lawful fence. Senate JOINT
resolution directing the Superintendent OF
Public Buildings to have brick Walk-Way
to the Capitol along its various approaches
provided as soon as possible, wltn Iecon-
Inendation that 1t do not pass afterwards
taken mn and dismissed. House bill to
amend the Code In relation to the weighmas.
ter of live stock. House bill for the relief
of John &. Pharr, late sheriff Of Allegheny
county. House bill authorizing the voters OF
Brunswick county to vote upon the question
of repeating the fence law Of January rs,
lS66-recommending TINT it do not pass.
House bill to authorize the purchase OF a
site for the acknowledgements
that it do not pass. House bill to amend the
law In reference to the funds for public free
schools. House bill to provide storage and
preservation of the arms and ordinance
stores of the State.
The Committee on Schools and Colleges
reported 1t inexpeGient to provide " law
that county superintendent of free schools
shall receive the pubIic-school funds appor-
toned 10 their respective counties from the
Second Auditor and di.burse the same to
the parties entitled thereto.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. NORTON for one day,
p. GlBsoN and CRANK two days each, JAMES
six days, and WHITAKER eight days.
| The morning hour having expired, the spe
| cial order Of the day, house bill to amenG
the law in relation TO the
| JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS
was, on motion Of MIR. RIDDLEBARGER, post
| poned until the s3d instant.