The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-17
BILLS PASSED.

BILLS PASSED.
House bills:
To change the name of the Augusta County
Fair to the BaIdwiE-Augusta Far.
To amend section 10, chapter 202, in re-
ference TO jurors in criminal cases.
TO authorize the Common Council o.
the corporation of Winchester to borrow
money.
Incorporporatirg the Virginia Porteean
and Terracotta Company, in the county o.
Augusta.
Senate bills:
Constituting the president and secretary OIL
the Mount Vernon Association CONSERVATION
of the peace for the limits of the Mount Yer
non estate.
To amend the act incorporating the
Thornton Gap Turnpike Company.
TO authorize the Board of Public Works
to sell the States interest in the Upper APP
polnattoX Company.
An act to define and declare the true in
tent and meaning of an act to amend an act
in relation to the county courts, &C., and to
tx the pay of county judges.
Adjou ned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at - M.-Speaker HANGER III
the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. j. l.. Bur.
rows, of the Baptist Church.
The SPEAKER laid before the House mes.
sage from the Governor in reference to the
American centennial celebration.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., INTRODUCED AND
REFERRED.
By Mr.. Foster: A bill to amend and re-
enact section 10, chapter 155, Code of 1878,
authorizing the judges of the circuit courts
to fix the time for holding their courts.
By Mr.. ANDERSON: Bill to incorporate the
Virginia Chemical and Mining Company.
BY Mr.. FOSTER: Bill to incorporate the
Hampton and Fort Monroe Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr.. MASSEY: An act to authorize the
voters Of Scottsville township, in the county
Of Albemarle, to vote upon repeating or con.
tinuing the present fence law.
By Mr.. HUDGIN: Bill to abolish the Office
of Superintendent of Public Buildings and
to devolye its duties on the AdjutantG Gene
raj. . .
By Mr.. CRITz: Resolution that the Com.
mittee on Library inquire into the expedi-
ency Of purchasing the great historical paint
ings Of Lee and Jackson, by Julio.
BY same: Bill to amend and reenact sec.
ton /, chapter 116, Code 1873, in relation to
notaries public. .t
By Mr.. CooKERILL Bill to incorporate the
Columbia, Fairfax and Prince William Rail-
road Company.
BY Mr.. GARDNER !: Bill to incorporate the
Richmond, Craigton and HanoYer Turnpike
Company, in the counties Of Henrico and
Hanover. ,-,.-.r.--
By MIR. BoYKIN A memorial Of the bar
of the First judicial circuit asking the Gene.
raj Assembly to restore the jurisdiction o.
the county courts OF the Commonwealth
that they had prior to 1872, and to increase
the compensation Of the county judges.
By MIR. HOWARD: Resolution in references
to imposing license tax on merchants.
senate BILL DIsA lssED.
Senate bill TO extend the time In which
Posey Whalep, elected superintendent OF th
poor of Rappahannock county, shall be per
mitled to qualify. was taken up, and, on mo
ton Of Mr.. CoGHILL, was dismissed.
ADJOURNMENT. s5
Onmotion Of Mr.. STUART, il was resolved
that when the House adjourn it should be t
| meet at / P. M. each day for one week, Il
order to give committees more time to pre-
pare business for the House.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
were granted to Messrs. LOVING, MCMULLAs
WHARTON, BEAToS, SCRuGds, BRowE, FAY
LoR, and HENDERSON for three days, TO AI
] A. j. .CLARKE for two days. to Messrs. LII
GAS aud -O'NEAL for one day, and TO Mi
BRANCH for an indefinite time on account Q
sickness in his family.
SENATE RESOLUTION AGREED TO.
A joint resolution requiring inspectors c
tobacco to report the amount of InSuranc
kept on their several warehouses during til
year 1878, covering Planters tobacco.
PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION.
i On motion of Mr.. RIDDLEBARGER, it wa
resolved that when the House adjourn to
day it shall be until P. n. on Monda,
next. s
/ DISTRIBUTION OF TIE CODE. ,fsi
Under suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Gn
NAN offered a joint resolution providing 10
8 change In the mode Of distributing th
Code of 1878. Placed on the calendar.
i HOUSE BILL PASSED.
! To release the securities of Joseph Char
ton from the payment Of forfeited recog
Enizance--ayes. So; noes, Is. This bill wa
warmly opposed by Messrs. STUART an
K0lsER, and supported by; Messrs. CoaHII
1 NEEEYsE EoIL. Al AGRrDER, and Lips.
Mr.. stuart offered the following resolu
ton, which was agreed to- !: & That the, Su
perintendentso fl Public Printing be directe,
to furnish 1000 extra copies Of the Seeon
Auditor Q last repor 100 copies for the u;
Of the General Assembly, and the 1emainde
for the Second Auditors Office,
Adjourned,