The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SATURDAY, March n, 1874
SENATE.

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:, FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Tnoxas, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported, with amena'
ments. House bill to incorporate the Yhsi'
MIA Chemical and Mining Company.
Mr.. PRIDEMoRE, from the CommiItee VI
General Laws, reported, without amend
mcpt, Senate bill to incorporate tue frespS-
terrain cemetery at Lynchburg. ALSO, VIII
ont amendment. Senate bill to provide for
the appointment of fish commissioners io'
The State of Virginia. Also, without amend,
nent. Senate bill to repeal an act passed.
January 30, 1867, entitled an act to incorpo..
rate the Southern Association for the benenC
of the Widows and Orphans of the SOUTH
eru States Also, q report asking to De us.
charged from the further consideration ol
senate bill to incorporate the James River
Coal Company. :,too an
Mr.. CRIrcHER, from the COMMITTEE Oh,
Roads and Internal Navigation, presehteu
Senate bill to dispense with security III .ne
trial of certain controversies between thS
Slate and the Chesapeake and ohlo h'''ilo"
Company. ,,,>,rs
Mr.. THOMAS presented report from Tue
Joint Committee on Constitutional amend
ments accompanied by the following teso'
luton: eD,,oo.,to, oon-
curring(. That the Joint Committee on Con
st;tntiona Amendments be authorized 10
onnoint n subcommittee 10 prepare and re-
nort to that committee such amendments to
The constitution of the State as they may
deem necessary, who shall at an early day OF
tho next General Assembly present such OF
tbc,n "a they NAV deem proper"
After discussion by Messrs. PATTERSON,
PRIpEMoRE, and THOMAS, the resolution was
adopted by the following vote:
AYEs-AIcssrs. BeazleY, Bland, Crttcher, DUE
field Eubank, Greeyer. Grimsley, kftkmtrick,
lacklanG lawson, Massey Meem, monGtt, t rat IT
Russell, Taylor, Terry, Thomas, and Ward-21.
NOE. .-Aicssrs. Allan. Cochran, Dawson, Evans,
Finney. Maddox, Ncwberry, Nowlln, Pridemore,
aud Wynne-10.
So the resolution was adopted.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. WYsNE: Bill to amend and rsen-
act the 9th section of chapter 141 OF the
Code of 1878, in reference to protest OF
notes.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
Mr.. SMITH, of Russell, offered the follow
ing:
next the chair shall be vacated at T. A.
and resumed at P. NJ"
The resolution was rejected-ayes, II !;
noes, "a. :
HOUSE INTEREST BILL PASSED.
House bill in relation to interest on money
was taken up. An amendment proposed by
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, allowing eight per cent.
to be charged by special contract, was voted
doWn-ayes, s; noes, 20.
A substitute for the bill offered by MIR.
KIRKPATRICK, proposing to fix eight per
cent. as the legal rate Of interest, and to make
the penalty for usury forfeiture of both prin-
cipal and interest, was also rejected.
The House bill, which fixes six per cent.
as the legal rate and makes the penalty for
usury forfeiture of all interest charged, was
ordered to engrossment by the following
vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bcazley Bland. Critchrr. Eu-
bank, Finney. Greever, Grimsley, Lakeland, Law
son. Motrett, Newperry. aowlin. Pridemore, Que
seIberry; Smith Of Nelson Smith OF RUSSELL lay
NoEs-Messrs. Connaly. Dawson. Dufaeld.
Eyaps, Graham, Holladay, Kirkpatrick Ierly' and
Wynne-9.
The question being upon the passage of
the bill. the vote was taken with the follow
ing result:
AYEs-Messrs. Beazley, Bland, Cochran, Crich-
ter, Eubank. Finney, Graham, Greever, Grimsley,
Lakeland, Lathrop, Lawson, Moftett Newberry'
son, Smith of Russell, Taylor, Thomas aud
"SoEs:-s1essrs. connaly, Dawson, Dnfield.
Evans Holiday, Kirk patrick, Terry, and Wynne
g.
So the bill was passed as it came from the
House, and now goes to the Governor.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Senate bill to dispense with security in
the trial of certain controversies between
the State and the Chesapeake and Ohio Kali
road Company was taken up.
MIR. CRITCHER moved that the bill have its
second reading to-day. After some debate
between Messrs. COCHRAN, CRITcHER, and
KIRKPATRICK in favor of the motion, and
Mr.. CoNEALLY in opposition to it, the vote
was taken, and the motion rejected for want
of a two-thirdS vote.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. LAKELAND for one week.
CHARTER OF LYNCnBURG.
The amended charter of Lynchburg was
ordered TO engrossment.
At 2:40 the Serate finding itself without
quorum adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
HANGER in the chair. No prayer.
CENTRAL LCEATIo ASYLUM.
The House and Senate having disagreed in
relation to House JOINT resolution, appoint
ing Joint committee to visit certain proper
ts in connection with the location OF a luna
tic asy lum, the Committee of Conference on
the disagreeing votes reported resolution
providing for the appointment of joint
committee of five, who may associate with
them some competent physician, who shall
examine such localities as the commission
may receive written proposals for the sale,
or gift of, for the permanent location
of the Central Lunatic Asylum: provided
that they may refuse to visit any such places,
but in the event OF any such refusal they
shall report their reasons for so doing. The
commission are required to report as soon as
practicable, setting forth the cost Of any
property that they may examine, the number
Of acres of land, the value OF the buildings
and what alterations would be necessary, the
distance from railroad or canal transporta-
ton, and all other pertinent or necessary
information.
The report was agreed to and sent to the
Senate.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate Oil 1Or the encouragement Oh ln-
migration was reported favorably from the
committee. [Appropriates S15,O00.] Also,
Senate bill to provide how hypotbecation of
products and commodities shall be made, and
to prohibit the hypotheeation Of consign-
ments, with amendments. ..~
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ROADS.
Senate bill in relation to tramroads. Sen.
ate bill in relation to subscriptions to the
capital stock of incorporated companies by
counties, cities, towns, and townships. SEN