The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22
General Assembly Of Virginia.
Tuesday, April 81, 1874.
SENATE.
The Northumberland in the chair.
No PRAYER.

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the chair.
No prayer.
NORTH RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY.
House bill to amend ard reenact the 1st
and Cd sections of can act to incorporate the
North River Railroad Company" approved
March u, 1872, and to change the name, was
taken up, and on motion of Dir. MoFFETr,
was passed under suspension of the rules.
PROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. PR1DEMoRs, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported without amend
ment House bill to amend and recnact the
7tb section Of chapter 100 Of the Code Of
1873, prohibiting non-rcsidents from taking
or catching fish in the waters of the Com
monwealth. subsequently passed.
Also, from same committee, with the re-
commentator that it do not pass, Senate bill
TO establish Bureau of Insurance. [Sub-
sequently this report was agreed to by the
Senate.l
Also, from same committee, Senate bill to
amend the charter Of the Male Orphan ASy-
lum.
PASSED.
House bill to provide for working the
public roads in Princess Anne, Charles
| City, and New Kent counties.
Senate bill authorizing the Auditor of
Public Accounts to sell the three steam tug
| boats used in collecting the oyster revenue
of the State. H~a
| Senate bill to authorize the townships OF
| Christlansville, Blue Store, Ciarksyllle, ana
! Boydton, to subscribe to the STOCK Oh tne
| Roanoke Valley railroad.
Senate bill amending I'd section Of the act
incorporating the Bloom Grove Quarryins,
Mining and Manufacturing Company, re.
| a,o;,T tho afock of aaid CDmDany.
Senate bill incorporating the Masonic Col
lege at Harrisonburg.
Senate bill TO amend and reenact the 1st
section of an act approved March 9th, 1874,
J concerning the fence law in the counties of
Albemarle, King William, Sussex, and
Surry.
Il Senate bill to amend and reenact the
second section Of al act approved February
11tb, 1874, entitled an act to prevent OBJ
) structing with timber, &C., water courses.
, Senate bill requiring vouchers Of pay
ments made by the First and Second Audi.
tors, and cancellins Of tue same.
Senate bill to incorporate the James River
Coal Company.
, EASTERN LgNAT1o ASYLUM.
: The House agreed to the Senate amend
ment to resolution authorizing the appoint
. ment of q joint committee to investigate tht
charges against the Superintendent ant
Board of Directors of the Eastern Lunatit
r Asylum. The PRESIDENT appointed ON thu
D part of the Senate Messrs. COCHRAN and Rag
q LAND.
r. ADVANCED,
A large number of Senate bills were reat
' the second and ordered to be read the thirl
time.
;. House bill for the assessment, levy, ant
IS collection of taxes. being the unfinished
O order of the day. was taken up.
Several amendments offered were Yotet
down. ="
Mr. COCHRAN spoke at ieugth against th,
u gallon tax Of two cents on manufacturers, ane
J. moved to strike out that provision.
!. The vote resulted, upon call for the ayes
and messages, 10; noes, Is.
Mr.. PENN offered resolution providing
for sessions tonight and tomorrow night.
MIR. PRIDEaoRg moved that the bill and re-
solution be laid upon the table.
| Mr. COCHRAN indicated his purpose of Of.
fering an amendment fixing the tax at one
| cent on the gallon.
The motion to lay the bill and the resolu-
ton of Mir. PENr on the table prevailed.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr. PRIDEMoRE offered the following:
ResolUed, by the Senate (the House of