The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-24
General Assembly of Virginia.
MONDAY, March %, 1874.
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SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at l o CLOCK
hv the Liet1tcnant.G Governor. Prayer oy
Rev, Mr.. Bailey, of the Univcrsaiiss cnuiei'
FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Tuoy,s. from the Committee on FL
nance, reported, without amenoihehI, oenu's
hin TO regulate the granting OF Ordinary anu
nthcr licenses in the town OF JeiiersonVllie,
in the county of Tazcwell.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. COCHRAN: Petition Of citizens OF
Augusta praying amendments 10 inc lIec-
school law.
By Mr. MorFETr: Bill to amend ana re-
enact section l OF chapter l41 OF Inc Cuue'
extending the jurisdiction OF justices 10 9loo,
with right to defendant to remove lhe case d.
any time to the circuit courts.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Senate bill to dispense with security IN
tho trial of certain controversies hetWeen
thc State and the Chesapeake and Ohio Hall
road Co1nDany was ordered to engrossmeht
and third reading.
GRAND JURIEs.
Tho rcport of the committee OF confer
once on the bill in relation to grand Jurles
was agreed TO.
PASSED.
Senate bill to incorporate the BlacksDurs
Railroad Company. c,;,l.ohominv
river. 49,, uos,,ot IN act en-.
.;.,nd on .sact TO incorporate the Rlchmohu
and Fair Oaks turnpike 'ol'p''D''
county of Henrco.' D,s;r,er com.
.e', ~ ,,,rrbasc and dispose of Lands IN Inc
State of Virginia. ,,,o .ortneIier
Scnatc bill 10 incorporate the Moh'i'e''S-
FcmoIc Humane Association r,ch-
en,,"ta til 70 amend the charter OF Lynch-
burg. -, WOMEN.
c,o,o hill 70 exempt the property OF thc
..,d or wiG, from the antc-nuptiai l'cp''
~, ,io o,hrr was made the order Tor to-liloi'
row at l. O'Clock.
rrIE SUSPENDED.
On motion Of Mr. QrEsE:SDEFs!hr SO III n,u 20,
IF tre eighteenth rule OF inc 4en i''.; 90 ~
oures House bills ard Jolilt ieso.u' i nf .ho
remain for two days under the coiltiUI ~, tne
Senate was Gi>renscu Will IVA
dor of the session.
,,o,so hi, entitled an act to amend andre
Ln, tho Dad section OF chapter lbs OF the
Cnda If 1878, in reference to special Jurles,
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
NJ c.,ru of Russell, offered the follow
ing: Do,oootos oonc,,r.
ring), That the subcommittee OF the JONI
Committee on Constitutions! Amendments
authorized 10 consider and present to the
next General Assembly such amendments 10
the Constitution is they may deem proper,
shall be appointed from the seVefal slanu
divisions IF the State.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. OuEsESBERaY asked to be excused
from further service on the Committee OF
constitutional Amendments. After some
discussion. he was excused, and MIR. SMITH
If Russell appointed in his stead.
MIR. SMITH asked to be excused, but the
Senate declined to do so.
TINE OF MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Mr.. ALLAN moved that the Committee of
Privileges and Elections be discharged from
the further consideration of Senate Dill ~,
to amend and reenact section l OF chapter
IA of the Code, in relation to the times OF
meeting of the General Assembly. Inc Dill
,ronoses TO make the time of meeting here
after the first Monday in December instead
of the first Monday in january.
The committee was discharged from the
further consideration of the Dill. ana IL was
taken I'D, and, on motion OF MIR. GREEVER,
amended go US to provide for the meeting on
the first Wednesday instead OF the hrst MOI
day in December.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR the bill was
further amended by adding to the first
amended section the following:
" provided that if the General Assembly
sbalI take recess for more than three days
fine members thereof shall not receive pay
MR. TAYLOR moved that the bill be indef-
nitely postponed.
After discussion by Messrs. THOMAS, AL
Ian. SMITH of Nelson, and COCHRAN, the vote
was taken, with the following result:
AYEs.-Messrs. Beazley, Cochran, Gritcher, Eu-
hank Holiaday, Motfett, Ncwbcrry, Nowlin, Pat
ierson, PIideuiore, Quesenberry, Smith or Aeison'
'' NoEs-Messrs Allan Bland, Dawson, Dutheld,
Finncy, Graham, Grcever, Gruis!ay, hlrKpatrlch'
Lathrop, Lawson, Thomas WARD ana Wyhhe'-
There being a tie vote, the President.
Lieutenant. Governor Withers, voted AYE"
and the bill was therefore indefinitely post
poned.
RESOLUTIONS OF ExpEDIESCY OFFERED AND
ADOPTED.
By Mr.. MorrETr: Resolution as to enact,
;,r Tho following amendments to the school,
law TO provide that county school super
;n,endents shall grade the certificates of their
teachers. and that the District School Boards
in employing teachers shall grade their pay
rateably with such certificates. making the
common difference in each grade not less
than Two nor more than five dollars.
By Mr.. FlNsEY: Resolution as to amend
inc the Constitution so as to provide for
biennial sessions OF the General Assembly,
and 10 make ministers of the gospel ineligi-