The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, February a.

Senate.-The Senate met at IL O'Clock
m. President in the chair. Prayer by
the Rev. G. II. Reid.
House joint resolution asking the APP
pointment of committee of conference to
consider the disagreement of the two
houses in relation to the bill amending the
Code in reference to larceny, was taken up
and agreed t.. President appointed Messrs'
Kirkpatrick and Thomas on the part OF the
Senate.
Bill reported from committees To
amend an act regulating and defining the
jurisdiction of the county and circuit
courts, &c., with the Recommendation that
the Senate disagree to House substitute ;
in regard to the remedy by motion after
notice on contract, without amendment ;
in relation to motions against officers and
their deputies, without amendment ; to
provide special court of appeals report
declaring it inexpedient to legislate on the
resolution providing that AFT: ia. shall not be
continuing lien against subsequent il. ia.
unless the former be kept alive in the
sheriff hands.
Bill to release certain taxes and county
levIes in the county of Elizabeth city and
other counties was taken up and ordered
to its eDgrossment.
Introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Lackland-Bill authorizing the
Valley railroad to construct free macada-
mixed road between certain points.
By Mr.. Herndon-Bill to incorporate the
st. George Church society, of Fredericks-
burg. s7h
/. BY Mr.. Cochran-Bill providing for
the abolition of the Office of superlntend-
ent of public buildings.
By the same--Bill to incorporate an inc.
briate asylum at the city of Staunton and
to provide an endowment fund for the
same.
By Mr.. Nowlin-Bill to provide for the
establishment of new school district in
the county of Carroll.
Bv Mr.. Allan-Bill to punish the con-
cealment of birth of children.
Resolutions adopted: ENDURING into
the expediency of exempting all convey
ances of real estate for public school pur
poses from the tax on deeds, and the fees
ior recordation enquiring into the ex-
pediency of amending the Code, so
as to define more closely the fees
of justices of the peace; that a vote
shall be taken on the passage of Senate
bill No. 5, Petersburg charter bilD,
on Friday, February 6, at 2 o'clock,
provided vote be not sooner had /;
inviting United States commission now
in thus city, composed of General j. G.
Barnard, Hon. B. H. Latrobe, General @.
A. Gilmore, Colonel William P. Craighill,
and General G.. Weitzell, to seats on the
floor of the Senate, and that committee
be appointed to extend the same. The
President appointed Messrs. kirkpatrick,
Cochran and Duffield in accordance there
with.
Mr.. Finney presented petition of two
hundred and thirty citizens of the county
of Accomac, praying a repeal of the pres
ent oyster law. Referred to the finance
committee. aa
Passed: Bill authorizing the legal votors
of certain counties to negotiate loans, issue
bonds, &C., for the purpose of establishing
steamboat line between the landings on
the Rappahannock river, city OF Baltimore,
Nd, and Norfolk city, Va. seUs
The order of the day, which was Senate
bill providing charter for the city Of Pc.
tersburg, was taken up about one O'Clock,
and advocated by Mr. Moffett until about
three o'clock, when the Senate adjourned
House.-Called to order by Speaker
Hanger. l. . sta ..u,..
A Senate joint resolution directing thu
superintendent Of public buildings to pu
brick walks around the Capitol was re
ferred to the committee on public property
Bills were introduced amending the
Code as to proceedings on caveat; pre-
scribing power of courts over guardians
and wards; amending Code relative t.
writs of habeas corpus.
The House rejected resolution to elect
a superintendent of public buildings on st
Valentines day.
A report was received to the effect that
Joseph Walker is and John w. Wake il
not entitled to seat as member from
Chesterfield. Will be considered 10th
instant.
Bills were presented to protect knocking
birds in .Westmoreland and Richmond
counties, and to pay II. A, Wise for his
services as Virginia commissioner on thu
Maryland boundary question.
Bills passed: Incorporating the town o
Big Lick relative to fish in New river
Carroll county about judgment liens, NC
Adjourned,