The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-10

QHH1tnbeFfys gn1taho. sssssI
fSso1as@Messr Eubans, Fnney, Lakeland
Maddox, Nowlins Patterso1s sfevefs-0.
Senate bill foincorpornte the Atlantic anC
Transalleghany--N arrow-Gaage- Railroad
Company was taken up and ordered 10 o, DC '
eEgrosSed. ta1 ~ tSs{ Z
~,.,~~ HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
|! House met at 1a M.-speaker HANGER IL
the chair. Prayer by Rev. n. c. Cheatham
of the Methodist Church.
THE aoocnLASD CONTESTED CASE.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec
lions reported resolution declaring u. >
Pendleton entitled to q seat as delegate IRON
Goochhnd county; which was agreed TO-
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. BEAros: Bill to incorporate tnt
town of Lawrence, in Brunswick county.
By Mr.. B. ". LACY a resolution to pre-
| vent the destruction of young surgeon.
By Mr. LovgssTEIN Bill TO incorporate
| tho German;a Mennerchor, Of the city OF
| Richmond. 49,
By Mr.. POWELL: Bill to amend and re-
enact section Is Of chapter Of The Code Oh
1873.
| nv Mr.. GILLIAN: Bill to amend and re
enact chapter 80 Of section of the Code o,
1873. in reference to killing wild fowl, ano
to prevent the catching thereof in nets Oh
| traps.
Bv Mr. DooLEY Bill to amend and reen..
act section 35-of -ehapter 112 OF the Code ol
1878. in reference to dispositions.
| BY Mr.. ARMSTRONG: Resolution inqulrins
into the expediency of amending the Constr.
tuition by striking out the word annually =
in the first line of the 9th section OF article
5 and inserting the word "biennially."
BY MIR. A. j. CLARE: Bill to amend and
reenact section 26 of chapter Al, in relation
to clerks Of Boards of Supervisors.
BY Mr.. ARMSTRONG: Bill to amend and
re cnact sections l, 5, and of chapter 174 OF
the Code of 1873; making it the duty Of sher-
IFS or scrgeants 10 execute DEGREES Of sales
by any court and allowing them compensa-
ton therefor.
By Mr. ARMSTRONG Petition of citizens
of Rockingham in reference to sherits actlns
as commissioners for sale OF lands under Tx
cree Of court. ,;u,t
By Mr.. RICHMOND: Joint resolution uiteo.
ing the president and directors OF lhe A1,au.
tic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Gon a Sn1
~ commence work on the Cumberland Gap
road. ,,,,,;o,, +bot Tho
1o;,t Tnmn,ittne on Constitutional Amend
monts inol1ira into the power OF the Generai
...so,,bIp IN frame and submit for ratltica-
tion q new constitution, &c.
10 Mr.. ARMSTRONG;: Resolution inquiring
into the expcdiency OF amending the Consti-
IIton BY adding to the 9Th line of section 1,
article 5, after the word "voting," the
words "paupers and all persons who have
been assessed with taxes for either State or
county purposes for the year next preceding
any election at which they my propose to
vote, and have failed to pay the same"
THE COUNTIES TO PAY EXPENSES OF CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION.
Mr.. STUART offered the following rcsolu-
ton: "That the Committee for Courts Of
Justice be instructed to prepare and report
a bill " hich shall provide that, in future, all
costs incurred in the arrest, custody, and
trial of persons charged with criminal Of
fences in the several counties and cities of
the Commonwealth shall be betrayed out of
the treasures of the several counties and
cities in the courts Of which said prosccu-
tions are conducted, and not out of the Trea-
sury Of the State" ..- -. .-
Mir. JACK CARTER called the ayes and noes,
and the vote was recorded as follows:
AYES.--MeSsra. Alexander, ANDERSON. ariustrOh2'
Banks, Beaton, Blair, Bckings, Branch, }. 4. Car
te, p. j. Carter. Cecil. Cockeriile, Cox, Crank,
Fitzpatrick, Flood y; $: Gibson, Gillian, Hale,
er, Koiner, J. a Lacy, Lee Lipps, Lip;omb, Long
ley, Lowell, Magruder, hicGoniga', Nickens. PEN
dleton, Ratns. Sellers Stuart, Wallace, Whitaker,
NOEs-AIessrs. Bagwell, Bohannou, Brown. Jack
Carter, Critz Davis, Do,ley, Finney, A. j. Clark,
Grh Hidden James
yenstein, May, McMulan, Montague, Morris, J. /.
Sprutt, Sypliax, Taliaferro, Taylor, Webb, Whar-
ton, and Withers-43
= The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. CoGBILL,
OULD, and BLAIR
under the joint resolution for the appoint
mppt of a committee of conference on House
bill No. Is.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill No. GO, to provide artificial
limbs Tor soldiers maiucd in war and for
other purposes, with All amendment.
Senate bill No. 1T, to release certain taxes
and county leyies in the county of Elizabeth
City and other counties.
House bill No. 1T, to protect hooking
birds in the counties of Westmoreland and
Richmond. .....a-.- ii
House bill No. 11s, to declare Stauuton
river between certain points lawful fence.
House bill No. 119, for tue protection of
sheep in the counties Of Clarke and Frede.
rick.
House bill No. 12O, to confirm sale made
by trustees of Tinker Greek Baptist church,
AMI TO empower them to convey land sold
to the Big Lick Board Of Public Free
school Trustees.
House joint resolution fixing the time for
adjournment of the General Assembly on
the LIST day of March, with recommends hon
that it do not pass.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. SWAMI for one day
and YOUNG for five days.
CALENDAR BUSINESS.
Senate bill to define and declare the true
intent and meaning of the act in force April
., 1873, entitled San act to amend and
reenact sections 5 and Of an act to regulate
and define the jurisdiction of the county and
circuit courts, to prescribe the number OF
terms of the circuit courts, and to fix the
pay Of county judges came up; On mo-
ton Of Dir. BLAIR, the House resolved to in.
sist upon its substitute. ga
PASSED.
Senate bill No. III, to release certain take:
and county levies in the county of Elizabeth
| City and other counties, was read thirC
time and passed-ayes, rs; noes, 4.
House bill No. ID, authorizing D. A
Picker to erect toll-bridye across NORTH
/ river at Mt. Crawford, in Rockingham coun
ty.
House bill No. 70, to amend and Teenact
an act authorizing certain commissioners tt
sell certain lot of land.in Winchester be
longing to the Winchester Academy.