The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-11

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THE motion 10 suspend the rules "aS
sgssse a4s;ssmovsd t01ay feseiutton,,sTni
The table ! which ~ yes asresa 'e-s s s
po M p pEss then presented resei,Ili O,
providing that the manuscript o! VIZ " ;hs
Hotchkiss bedeposlted Withtne cielh ..a WI ~
Senate for fire days for the lnspecasllo'ln "
,,,a,,,hare of fI,e Senate. Agreed to- :. ,
10 AR. K1sKp ATRIeK: A bill to estaDiisn
tbe Southern Lupatic Asylum. a..
10 Mr.. RAGUAsD: a resolution as 10 tut
avnoaiency OF more efIectually guaroing
.r W. s~against excessive charges ioi
nv Nr. GREEyER: Petition of citizens OF
smytb county proposing amendments 10
the Constitution. a,;ts
nv AR. PENN A billi in reference to SUITS
against the Commonwealth.
BILLS PASSED.
Tho following Senate bills were passeu
10 Incorporate the Richmond ana 'I Ils
allegheny Narrow-Gauge kaliro"u ~
pany. .;oot;np liouors
on the Sabbath. day-by1he iolio" 'ns WV
Ayrs-slessrs Allan, Beazley B says, H H,apd
Dawson Eastham Yam satfett. he Jerry. Pride.
ley Lsw sesnna Masse kue. Smith r. Smith o.
A., Tsylor, Ih Bafied Eubank Herndon Hol-
NOES omckiand, maddox, Nowln, Patterson,
Penn, Wynne-1o'
AR CLARK moved to reconsider the vote
hy Which the bill was passed. Lost.
| ''rsfr CLARK voted "no" at first, but
changed his vote with view of moving a
reconsideration in order that he might make
another effort to defeat the bill
House bills: For the relief Of the late
sherints of the Commonwealth-ayes, 10 !:
noes, Is. To amend and reeoact section 4
OF chapter 1872 of the Code, with reference to
judgment liens.
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.
House bill to extend the jurisdiction of
justices of the peace to 500 was taken up
and discussed until O'Clock, when Dir.
THOMAS moved TO LILY the bill on the table.
The ayes and noes were demanded, ana the
vote resuted-ayes, 1G; noes, 10. The
CHA1R voted aye, and the bill was tabled.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at II M.-speaker HANGER in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. CRANBERRY.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Dir. ARMEHTRoUT: Bill to encourage
intermediate grades of instruction IN pubic
schools.
BY Mr.. GILMAN: Resolution inquiring into
the expediency of the SUITES uniting WIN
the corporate authorities of the city OF Rlch-
mopd in the erection of suitable court
10, or 40
Appeals and law-library in connection with
the courts of the city, and in view Of such
action to determine what disposition shall
be made Of the property of the State now
used for the purposes of the Court of Ap-
pealS and law-lbrary.
By Mr. MONTAGUE: Petition of citizens OF
Mddlesex county praying modification
of the oyster laws. -.
By Mr. NEELEY: Bill in relation to pro-
ceedings at rules.
By Mr.. GRIFFITH: Bill to amend and re-
enact section Of the act approved March
90, 1871, to regulate the taking of fish for the
purpose of manufacturing oil or manure.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Petition askirg that taxes Improperly COL
lectcd of John Hamilton be refunded, with
recommendation that it be rejected. Agreed
to.
Petition for the relief OF the surctles of }.
D. Tatulp, late collector Of Templeton town.
ship, Prince George county, with recon-
mendation that it be rejected. Agreed to.
Petition asking that certain erroneous
taxes be refunded to Robert Terrell, of Au-
gusta county. Recommended that it be re-
jected. Agreed 10.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Nessrs. BRADY and Brown
for four DAYS each, and HAMILTON for five
days.
CANCELLATION OF BONDS.
Under a suspension of the rules Sir. CRITZ
offered resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Finance 10 report bill providing for
immediate cancellation of all State bonds
purcha> ed and retired.by the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund. Agreed TO.
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BOUNDARY LINE.
Under a suspension of the rules joint res
olution was presented authorizing and en-
towering the Governor to institute such
suit or proceedings rs he may deem proper
for the settlement of the boundary line be.
tween Virginia aud Maryland.
WALKER. Wake CASE.
The report of tie Committee on Priyi-
leges and Elections in reference to the con-
tested election case of Walker Us. Wake, of
Chesterfield county, came up for considera-
ton, and. on motion of Dir. BROOKS, was
postponed until the 18th instant.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
Senate bill to provide artificial limbs for
soldiers MANNED in war and for other pur-
poses with an amendment by the Commit
tee on Finance) was ordered to its third read
ing. Also, House bill to amend the charter
of the
FEMALE HUMANE ASSOCIATION,
of Richmond city.
PASSED.
House bill to amend and reenact section
rs of chapter 15S of the Code of 1873 so as
to increase the pay of grand jurors.
House bill to amend and reenact section
of chapter OF the Code of 1878, in relation
to the vacancies in the offices OF Governor
and Lieutenant-G Governor. ..-.e.
House bill to amend section G5 of chapter
At of the Code of 1873, in regard TO the du-
ties of township assessors TO extend school,
tax. as:. a'..- f
House bill to authorize the Richmond,
York River and Chesapeake Railroad Com
papy to subscribe to the stock of the Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Richmond Steamboat
Company. -.
House bill to amend an act TO authorize the
Board of Supervisors for Craig county TO
contract for keeping In repair so much Of
Prices Turnpike road as lies in said county;
approved March %, 1878. /,