The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-20
General 'Asssmblyof Virginia.
SATURDAY, April 10, 1874
SENATE.

td5Cl uy AsDfs 0SAa S~~~--0--J
Several house bills were referred to COM
mittees. % -
JUDGE OF GLOUCESTER.
The Senate agreed to House joint resou.
ton fixing the time (22d instant) lol tao e''''
ton Of a county judge for Gloucester
FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. HsnxpoS, from the Ccmmittee TOT
| Courts Of Justice, reported Wlthoee a.nen aa
ments Senate bill to amend ana ree.ac o., Sc T.,
tion IA of chapter ID Of the Code OF 1919 III
relation to the pay of the judges 0! tne Em-
| cult Chancery, and Hustines Cout'' VI A'oA
folk, Petersburg, and portsmouth,
LEAVE OF ABSENCE 49,.
v,s oranted to Mr.. Run for two days, to Mr.
HOLIDAY for one day, to MIR. GH1NshB1 iof
two DAYS, to Mr.. GRAHAM for one day, to NJ r.
STEVENS for four days, to Mr. ALLAN lot
three days, to Mr.. KIRKPATRICK for one oay'
| ATT AGAIN.
Mr.. MASSEY moved that when the Senate
adiourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Iues,
day next at II O'Clock, and the question IA W
agreeing thereto being put was re)ecseu-
ayes, 8 noes, IS. "a.
PRESENTED.
By Mr.. CRrrcHBR: "Bill to anend anu ~ =,
enact section 70 Of chapter 4! OF tno Coo e;x.
relation TO the time when collector 10 lecc'.e
uncoIJrcted taxes and levies nom county
| treasurer"
1rous. hill for the relief of the late toun-
chin collectors Of the counties OF the Com-
nonweaJtb being put upon its passage "sS
rejec:ed-aycs, 8; noes ~.
noon RoLL-CALL.
Tb, hour of IL o'clock having arrived the
roll was called with the following result:
SENATOR'S PRESENT: Messra. Allan, Bes sL
pi,nJ. clark. Cochran, Critcher, Dawson, Dumelo
Pasih,m, Evans, Finney, Greever GrimsleI Her t.
DON Hnlsda Lscsand Pt LSnf pEaenore Qursen.
berry, Hagland, Smith OF Nelson, Stevens, lay
lor Terry, aud Wynne. c,x.rz.
Messrs. Embank, Graham, Iiuniley, hirkpatIics,,
Lawson, Maddox, Neon. ,Nowlin' Rue, smi'h OF
russell. Thomas ana WaTo; 1..ya.-ar. Con-
SASATon ABSENT Hl1hooi Ina
naly. WV,
uousc bill entitled "an act for the assess
mcnt. levy, and collection of taxes being
the unfinished order Of the day was taken
Mr.. HsasDoa offered substitute for Sec
Lion LOG in effect continuing the present law.
Able speeches in support OF the substitute
were made BY Messrs. HHRNDaN, COCHRAN,
PATTERSON, and DUPfIBLD; and in opposl-
ton to the substitute by Messrs. PENN and
PRIDgAoRB. .-
The substitute Was rejected-aye., 10;
noes, 16. ......
Mr. HusDLBY moved to reconsider.
Dir. DURPIELD made strong speech IN
favor of reconsideration, representing the
injury that would be done to the cities Of the
Commonwealth by the adoption Of tue Sec
ton as it came from the House.
The vote on reconsideration resulted:
AYgS.-Messrs. Allan, Bland Cochran. Dawson,
Duftield, Evans, Herndon, Holiday, Kirk patrick'
Lakeland, Massey, Terri, and Wynns. E. I'm.
neg, Grlmsley, Hundley, hoffest, Sewberr[, Penn
Pridemore, Quesenberry, Ragland, and Taylor
IS.
The acting Chairman (Mr. QUBsBNBBRRr)
announced that the motion to reconsider had
failed for want of majority vote
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II A. M.-Speaker HANGER
10 the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Topper.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BE Dir. ROUND: A petition OF citizens OF
OSCOluaA IoI q ACoaSei0a VA wa oNA ANAN
agents.
By Mr.. A. I. CLARK: A resolution of in-
uuiry As to the cxpediency Of amending the
Constitution so as to reduce the number of
senators and delegates below the present
number, and to provide for biennial sessions
OF the General Assembly.
= By Dir. KoINgR: A resolution inqulrlng
into the expediency Of amending the Consti-
tuition, reducing the number Of members Of
each branch Of the General Assembly, SO aS
to make it more efficient body.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill to provide for the appointment
of fish commissioners for the State, with
substitute. Senate bill to authorize the
Councils of Norfolk city to drain or other
wise improve certain low or marsh land, and
to change Back creek in said city. Senate
bill to incorporate the Odd-FelloWs' Relief
Association Of Virginia. Senate bill to in
corporate the Ladies' Memorial Association
of Fredericksburg. Senate bill to incorpo-
rate the Presbyterian Cemetery at Lynch.
burg, with recommendation that it do not
pass. Senate bill to amend the charter OF
Hollywood Cemetery Company. House bill
to authorize the sale OF Union Church pro-
perry in Prince William county to the OLD
alton that 1t do not pass
LBAvs OF ABSENCE
was granted Messrs. HILL and MAaRUpsR for
two days each.
MIR. PowzLL stated that had he been pres
ent when the vote was taken upon tne pas,
sage of the bill for the assessment, levy, and
collection of taxes he would have voted in
the affirmative.
Mr. Wax AuKHN entered motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the report of the
committee that Investigated the charges made
by the minority of the Committee on Roads
against the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad was agreed to.
The following bills were
Senate bill to incorporate the Virginia
Turnpike Company.
Senate bill to provide counsel to appear
before the arbitrators on the question Of
the boundary line between Virginia and
Maryland, and making an appropriation of
SIS 900 to pay the expenses of the arbitra-
tion-ayes, 101; noes, 8.
| AT II o'clock Senate bill for the encour-
agement of land purchasers aud actual set
tiers in Virginia, and to repeal the act ap-
proved March 29th, 1873, came up as the
special order. -----.
Mir. POWELL moved to lay the bill on the
table, which was rejected-ayes, 10; noes,
sc.
Messrs. TAYLOR of Norfolk, CLARK of
Campbell, and LACY Of Spotsylyania advo-
Gated the bill, and Mr.. POWELL, of Franklin,
opposed it.
Pending the discussion Of the bill the
House adjourned until Monday morning.
l