The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-26

A number Of House bills, joint, resolu
tons, ETC., we're taken up, twice read, anu
appropriately referred.
THE BONDS IN The TREAsURen,s OFFICE. "a
House joint resolution providing for the
safe. keeping Of certain bonds now IN tDe
basement Of the capitol was taken up, ano
after some discussion the resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS. $685..
Mr.. WARD. from the Committee on hoan !,
and Internal Navigation, reported HOUSE W,
| IA amend and reenact sections q and U, ano
| 70 repeal section Z, Of an act to lncorPora.'
| rho New York and Norfolk Railroad com
many approyed March Is, 1872, and to maze
Further nroyisious in regard to thee laItei
Of said company; also, Senate Dill .t
armand and r,cuact section 2 of chapter 10
| or the Code. entitled an act to Incorporate
the Front Royal Turnpike COMPANY
March q. 1913; and, also, section OF GIMP
tor 119 of the Code, to authorize the Sperry'
| Vile Rappahannock and Thornton's da[
Turnnike. the Winchester and Berry's Ferry
and the Front Roy Turnpike companies &c
cons ruct their roads Of plaDk-passed MaFcl
1G, 1850. ,..oo ~
MIR. KIRKPATRICK, from the Committee or
Public Institutions, presented report ue
claring It inexpedient to leSislate on Tue
subiect of q resolution as to amending Lie
law so as to provide that school trustees
shall be elected by the qualified voters III
their school districts. -,
Mr.. NowLIN, from the joint committee on
the disagreeiDg votes of the two houses o.
the General Assembly to House bill amend
ing the Code, providing for organizing cnain
gangs, reported, recommending that the
House agree to the first amendment proposed
nv the Senate to the bill, that the wofas
" CITY. county, or corporation" be str,eheh
ont. ia the fifteenth line Of the amendeo sec
ton, and insert the words "aGloiuins
county, city or town OF III
county" 80. committee on
Mr.THoMAs, from the joint committee niue; ~ or
the bill to prevent the SAFE VI , nteG recon1.
liquors on the Sabbath-aay, lspo, , IN lion of
mending the following ameno'ne''' u" '''N
I'll. .proyifed that this act shall DOT apply 70
INV n;tv having police regulations on TINS
"n ,5ia ~' and an ordinance infictinSa penalty
on,,al 70 the penalty inflicted ny TINS sta-
tute." ,.rDon,cvn
The following bills, ETC., were introduced
and appropriately referred:
Rv Mr. F1sHEY: Petition Of William b..
A. Hopkins and other citizens of the county
of Accomac praying for repeal OF the pres
ent oyster law.
nv Mr.. HERsDoN: Memorial Of the bar. of
Louisa county for an increase OF pay 10 the
Judges of the supreme and circuit courts.
Bv Mr.. PRIDEAoRE: A resolution as TO the
exrediency of so amending the law in re-
ference to juries as to. have the lists placed IN
the bands of sherlfs twenty days before the
commencement of January terms, instead OF
ten days, as now provided for by law.
By Mr. DuFfIELD: A bill TO incorporate
St. Paups Church Home, OF Petersburg
By Mr.. MoFFRTT A. resolution as TO the
expediency Of requiring the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund to enumerate The
character and amount of the assets under
their control, and to invest, or fund those
not SO invested or funded, in new Virginia
registered bonds, in the name Of the Trea-
surer of Virginia, in trust for the Commits.
sioners of the Sinking Fund. 80
BY Mr.. PENN: A bill to provide tor the
safety of State bonds held by the Board OF
Education for the benefit of colleges, Sc.
BY Mr.. WYNSE: 4 bill to incorporate the
Lee and Jackson Art Fund Association.
BY Dir. PENN: A bill to provide for erect
ing additional buildings at the Virginia Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College.
By the same: a bill to provide for purgipg
the registration books of illegal voters.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Dir. GRAHAM, Mr.. ALLAN was
granted leave of absence for the remainder OF
the week.
ON motion of Mr.. CLARKE, Dir. PATTERSON
was granted leave of absence for four days.
AGREED TO.
On motion of Mr.. RAGLAND, joint resolu-
ton welcoming aud inviting British settlers
and providing for reunion, De, was taken
up and agreed to.
Senate bill to authorize the legal voters of
certain counties to vote upon the question of
NEGOTIATING "A loan or loans and TO issue bonds
for and in the name of said counties for the
purpose of establishing steamboat line be-
tween the landings on the Rappabannock
river aud the city of Baltimore, Nd, or
Norfolk, or both, with the amendments pro-
posed by the House of Delegates, was taken
up and agreed to.
SOUTHERN LUSATIC ASYLUM.
Senate bill providing for the establishment
of the Southern Luuatic Asylum, being the
unfinished business of yesterday, was taken
IN, discussed, amended. and finally MADE
the special order Of the day for "Wednesday
next.
BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills were passed:
To authorize the school trustees OF stone.
wall district, in Richmond county. to build
additional school-houses out OF the dog
tax, &c.
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, and the Curators of the Hampton Nor
nal and Agricultural Institute.
To provide all artificial leg for J. j. Num-,
Of Patrick county.
To amend section 80 of chapter 40 of the
Code, in relation to officers and their depu-
| ties.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-FHlBUsTERlSG.
Mr.. PR1DEMoRE moved TO take up Senate
bill to extend the jurisdiction Of justices OIL
the peace In civil cases to 300 aud make il
the special order for tomorrow.
Mr.. THOMAS demanded the ayes and noes
which being taken, the Senate agreed to take
up the bill-ayes, 10; noes, II.
MIR. PENN called the pending question or
the passage of the bill, and, being ordered
the bill was passed by the following vote
Ayes, 49,; noes, y.
| Mr.. MoFFETr moved to adjourn, but th'
CHAIR recognized the Senator from Fairfa!
fMr THoMAs). who moved to reconsider tn
vote by which the bill was passed.
Mr. THOMAS was proceeding to address tn
Senate, when he yielded the floor to MI
CocHR AN. who moved to adjourn.
The ayes and noes being demanded, III
Senate agreed to adjourn-ayes, II; noes, Il
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at - M.-speaker HANGE
| Iii, D,oror by po,. nr 4, ~ pii