The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-29
General Assembly Of Virginia.

General Assembly OF Virginia.
,sv.-.-.....s.t:sss TUEs51TS April go .
SENATE. -
The Lieutenant Governor In the chair
LEAyE OF ARsEscE
was granted. Mr.. PRIDEKoRE for two days
| pprs OF ,sHERIFFs AND OTHER OFFICERS.
The Senate agreed to House amendments
r, increase the fees Of sheriffs ana otnef
officers. ,,.
The following House bills and resolutions
were passed by the Senate, aud go TO the
Governor after being enrolled: g
Joint resolution extending the privilege VI
taking fish to the landowners OF Lancas'o'
and other counties. IF
/ Bill to authorize the quallneo SoteIs ,S Va
the county of Chesterfield to vote upon .ne
question OF the removal OF the county '''''
house. tho free
RiIl to preyent distractions to Tue ltee
.a ~ fsh in the streams Of the State.
AM "a amend the I'd section OF an act p G'.
v;d;no for the abolition OF the ONCE VI gu
J rorin9endent Of Public Buildings, appfoSssu;
Enhruarv 2Sth. 1874, and to proYiue at .ta
t;o e comnenration for the Register ol :ne
I 1'ona' Of,ice for the discharge OF the aut'es
LAZY .t' Smnerinteudent of Public Bulidlhgs
devolyed upon hini. 49, rhorlotte County
Immigration Society,". .,., soode.
Xii to incorporate the Abingdon Acaoe
my of Medicine: .,o Motooca
RilI to amend the charter OF the hlatoaoa
Manufacturing Company in the County VI
Chesterfield. sI,uronce-
Bill to incorporate the town Oh Lanioh'o-
|
Rim proyiding remedy against turnpike
comnanies falling to keep their roads III or
der. want. VIZ pho1,.
late sheriff of Wythc county.
| RiIl TO authorize the treasurer OF Nanse-
mond county to invest, by order OF the
| school trustees of the town Of Suffolk, the
district school tax Of the town OF Suffolk.
| Bill to incorporate the Giles County Iron
| Company.
| BIl to incorporate the New River and
Piedmont Narrow-Gauge i.aliroad COM
pany.
Bill for the relief OF William E. Mick;e, or
the county Of Charlotte.
| Bill to authorize John ". Ar,c5. Of NaaSc-
mond county, to erect pier or wharf on
| Nansemord river.
| Bill TO authorize the counties Of King and
Queen and King William 20 negotiate loan
| or loans for the purpose OF purchasing
steamboat.
| CORPORATE LIMITS OF PETERSBURG.
| Senate bill to extend the corporate limits
| of Petersburg was, on motion Of Mr. HUHD'
LEY, amended SO as to provide that the linn
its shall only be extended so as to take IN
Bandford cemetery, and nothing else, anu
so amended was passed.
| JAMES RIVER wATER-PowER COMPANY.
| Senate bill to incorporate the James River
| Water Company Ito utilize certain islands IN
the river belonging to corpOrators) was
taken up and amended.
The bill, being put upon It's passage, was
opposed by Dir. CoSsALLY and advocated by
MIR. WYNNE, and after great deal OF dis
cussion was paSsed-ayes, Is; noes, IL.
| CONSTITUTIONAL AaENDIRSTS.
| Mr.. SMITH of Nelson introduced joint
resolution providing for the appointment OF
| Messrs. james Marshall. John Randolph
Tucker, james Il. Giimer, Thomas S. b.
cock, William j. Robertson, Z. l.. L. Beae,
and John GCOde. Jr., TO DrepaTe Constltu-
ton, to be submitted 10 tie General Assem-
| blv at the next session. by ETaJ OF amend
| mcut 10 the existing Constitution. uiaer the
| twelfth article thereof. tie resolution lies
over one day.
CLsi:3AL.
On motion Of Mr.. THOMAS, the clerk was
authorized to employ an assistant thirty days
| alter tue termination OF the present session.
HIRING OUT cOSTICTs.
House bill permitting the Governor to hire
out upon The public works convcts whose
term OF service are less than life, was taken
up.
On motion Of Mr. hoFrsTT, the Senate
amended the bill so rs to abolish the office OF
general agent Of tue penitentlary and reduce
The numuer Of assistant Keepers.
The bill vas thea laid Oh the table,
pAvF1LLa RAILROAD GAUCA
House bill! J3G. 20 authorize !he RichToId
and DanYiile Railroad Company to change
and regulate the gauge OF It's rosd, vas under
consideration when about 3 o'slockl the
Senate adjourned to meet to-norcsH ~ J.
o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at 10 A. M.-Speaker HAsGEa
in the chair.
CUMBERLAND GAP ROAD.
Mr. CoGHrLL moved to suspend the rules
recurring the reference Of House joint reso-
| luton directing the president and directors
of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail
| road Company 10 commence work on the
| road to Cumberland Gap, to committee.
MI. RICHMOND opposed the motion. Re.
| jectcd-ayes, 81; noes, 43.
CLAIM AGAINST sELDES, WRITER'S i 90.
The joint committee to whom was referred
| the examination Of the agency of James Nee
son, Esq, in the matter of the collection Of
! the debt due the State from Selden, Withers
4 Co., submitted report, which was
| agreed to.
ENROLLED BILLS.
The Committee on Enrolled Bills reported
| acts approved by the Governor.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Mr.. CoGHILL moved a suspension OF the
rules 80 as to introduce joint resolution for
the appointment Of commission to prepare
a constitution, to be submitted to the Gene
| raj Assembly at its next session, by way OF
amendment TO the existing Constitution,
under the 18th article thereof.
! Dir. DOLBY opposed the motion, and 1t
was rejected-yeas, 40; nays: 65.
| The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Constitutional Amendments.
| LEAVE OF ABSENCE
MAS granted to Mr.. = S. GIBSON for two days.
PASSED.
Senate bill to amend the act Of March
| 10th, 1873, for the encouragement Of immi-
| grafton.
| Senate bill to authorize the trustees Of the
Presbyterian church at Lees5urg, in Lou.
l 4 70 RI