The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-09
General Assembly ol Virginia,

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TUESDAY,, December s, 1874.
3.'''g., SENATE. III ID
Prayer by the Rev. George Woodbridge
DID,, Of the Monumental church. :g
f. COMMITTEE RHPoRTs. gu ~.
Mr.. HERNpoH, from the Committee fol
Courts Of Justice, reported Senate bills: &c
amend and resnact section Of chapter
R202 of the Code, IL regard TO jurfes in Grim.
/ inal cases TO amend section 5 OF chapter Isl
OF the Code Of 1873, concerning the fees o
the Attorney General !! de claring the mean.
ing and construction Of the 22d section ol
an act approved April Is, 1874, chapter q ~
entitled "an act for the preservation Of oys
tiers and to obtain revenue for the privilege
of taking them within the waters Of the Com.
monwealth" to amend the 18th section Of
/ cha pter 20l Of the Code Of 1878 .as amended,
in relation to process in indictments, pre-
sentiments, or information. ".''A
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. PRIDExoRE: A bill to amend sec
tions IL and II Of chapter 80 Of the Code,
In relation 10 reports Of superintendents OF
Iunatic asylums and the admission OF pa
tients therein. i.
By Dir. ePaIDEMoRE Resolued, That the
Committee on Finance be, and theyar here.
by, instructed TO prepare and report on or
before the 18Th January, 1876, bill for the
assessment and collection Of taxes through
out tue Commonwealth.
Mr.. NowLIN moved to amend so as to re-
u,,ire the committee TO report only such sec.
tions as had been altered. Agreed to. Is.
The resolution created spirited debate.
Several senators claimed that it was retiec.
tion on the committee.
MIR. eMITH OF Nelson moved to amend so
as TO ada son the fifteenth day of january,
1915, or as soon thereafter as may be practi-
cable" 5a 49, 81. .>a"
Dir. PR1DExoRE said that under the guise
Of discourtesy the same amendment had
been put upon similar resolution last ses.
siou, and it killed the resolution.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes, 20 |;
noes, 10; and as amended The resolution vas
adopted.
BIZ Mr.. SMITH of Nelson: ResolUed, That
the special joint committee appointed to
consider that portion of the Governors
mess age in relation to inspections of tobacco
be requested to report upon the propriety Of
proyiGirg by law for both public and pri-
vate.. tobaccu-wurehouses, SO that there may
be no compulsory inspections of Virginia
or other tobacco in any class Of warehouses,
either sail public or all prioate," and that
the inspect, n be optional with planters and
dealers in tobacco. whether they be resi-.
dents or non-resideDts Of this State.
BY Sir. HUNDLsY a bill to amend section
II of chapter IA of the Code, providing the
number of terms of the circuit courts of the
Safe for each county.
By the same a resolution providing for
the enforcement of the amendments to the
Constitution recently ratified by the people.
BY MIR. ALLAN: A bill to amend sections
5, 8, and IL Of the Code, in relation to the
of voters. "
By Dir. MEEM: A bill to authorize the Vir-
GINA IRON Mining, Manufacturing and
Chemical Company to be known as the Viz
GINA Mining and Coal Company, and TO
amend its charter.
By Mr.. WYSNE: Joint resolution request
ing the transfer OF the marriage-icense of
Thomas j, fferson and the wills of Washing
ton and Kosktusko to the State Library.
Agreed to.
BIZ Dir. CRIrcHER a joint resolution set
ting apart Friday, 18th December, for the
election of judge for the counties of Lam
caster and Northumberland.
By Mir. KIRKPATRICK: A resolution as to
the expectancy of purchasing the revised
editions of Mayo's Guide, prepared by MIR.
Richard Tunstall.
By MIR. SMITH A resolution requesting
the return from the House of Delegates OF
Senate bill No. 5, in relation to the terms Of
the courts in the Sixteenth judicial circuit.
Agreed to.
By Mr.. KIRKPATRICK A bin to amend Sec
ton II of chapter IS of the Code, in regard
to the Limitation Of appeals.
Bv Dir. GREEyBR !: a resolution as to whe-
Their it is competent by legislative action to
authorize the county officers elected in No.
vember, 1s73-'74, to qualify and enter upon
their duties the 1st day of January, 1870;
and if SO competent, to meet the case by ap.
propriate legislation.
PASSED.
Senate bill to amend and reenact section
Is of chapter 1872 of the Code Of 1860 as
amended by section Is of chapter 1873 of the
Code of 1873, in relation to acts done with
intent to commit larceny, was taken up and
passed. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TERMS OF CIRCUIT COURTS.
Senate bill to amend the Code in relation
to the terms Of circuit courts was taken up
and discussed until 2:45, when the bill was
ordered to be engrossed. @'sas.
Adjourned at 8 P. NJ. s..-..r.E I.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at IL NJ, Speaker HANGER in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Edwards.
The following bills, &C., we're
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. ROUND Bill to provide for analy-
sis in cases of suspected poisoning.
By Mr.. SELLERS: Resolution inquiring
into the expediency of having the roads Of
the Commonwealth worked by contract.
BY Mr.. MASSEY Bill to prevent counter.
felt or improperly.obtained coupons from
being received In payment Of taxes, debts,
dues, &C., to the State.
By Mr. SHUNATE: Bill for the relief Of FL.
II. Wyer, of FaGquier county.
By Mr.. GRAVES {: Bill to amend the Code
In relation to the mode of enforcing recoye-
ries of money on executions.
BY Mr.. GILLIAN: Bill to amend the law
in relation to the killing of wild fowls.
BY Mr.. OULp A bill to amend the charter
of the Firemen's end Merchants Insurance
Company, of Petersburg.
By MIR. HUNTER: A bill to incorporate the
Winchester Building Company.
By Mr.. A. J. CLARK: A bill to provide for
working and keeping Ia order the roads Of
the Commonwealth.
BY Mr.. GUILD: A bill to authorize the sale
of certain Presbyterian Church property In
Smithfeld.
House bill to exempt the citizens of Davis
township, Shenandoah county, from pay
ment of taxes for 1924, which had been
reported upon adversely BY the Finance
Committee, came up as unfinished business,
the question being upon motion By Mr..
RIDDLEBARGER TO reYerse the committees re-