The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-23


CALL OF TIE HOUSE. .s.a.,vr.s,s-.p,
At 3P. NJ, 1t appearing that no quorum
was present, Mr.. KIRKPATRICK moved ZOE
call OF the House. Agreed to-
Mr.. :NewL1N moved that the Senate ad t
| iourIl. y Lost-ayes, g.; noes, 10. -.
The Clerk then called the roll, and the iol'
lowing members responded "present
Messrs. Allan, Beazley, Bland, DAWSON
Eastman. Evans. Graham, Holiday, 2hirs'
patrick, Lakeland, Lawson, Maddox, MOI"
| felt. Newberry, Nowlin, Pridemore, nag
land, Smith of Nelson, Ward, and Wynne-
%. Teza =
The Clerk announced a quorum present,
The President ordered the Clerk to make
| out list of absentees, and let an oihcer 60
out and arrest those members, and brine
| them to the bar of the House. :,
Dir. C. T. SMITH asked who would pay tne
sergeant's fees for the arrests. -,
The President announced that that Wouiu
| come out of the Treasury. a. A.,
On motion of Mr. PRIDEMoRE, at o:IV, lne
Senate adjourned, and the call Of the HOUSE
was broken up. s.-@ -.<
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| House met at II M.-Speaker HANGER 10
the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Campbell
OF Manchester.
IErRoDUCKp AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. BROOKS: Memorial OF memDels Vi
the bar of Petersburg ana otners piaylus
an increase of salaries OF JueSes; u
By Mr.. BRooks: Bill to amend tne charter
of the Matoaca Manufacturing Company III
I'fhe county of Chesterfield. ..
By Mr.. YAGER: Petition OF citizens OF sur,
~ praying authority for council OF said
town to prohibit sale of Intoxicating liquors
within the limits of said town.
nv Mr.. OULD: Petition of citizens of Rich
mond asking amendments to charter of said
city.
By Mr.. ARMSTRONG Bill to amend. the
act to incorporate the North River Railroad
Company, approved March q, 1872, and to
change name.
JURISDICTION OF COUNTY AND CIRCUIT COURTS.
The Committee on Courts reported Senate
bill to define and declare the meaning Of the
act regulating the jurisdiction of county and
circuit courts, &C., with recommendation
that the House again insist upon its amend
ment TO which the Senate had disagreed), ana
asked for committee of conference.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment
OF Messes. DooLKY, NEELEY, and BLAIR as
conference committee on the part of the
House on the disagreeing votes on the sun
day liquor law, and Nessrs. CoGHILL, ho1NER,
and ROUND on conference committee on the
disagreement on the bill to organize chain-
gangs.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
House bill for the relief of the estate of
William IL. Humes, deceased, late sheriff OF
Fauquer, and his sIlreties.
House bill to prescribe the times for hold
ing the terms of the circuit courts OF this
Commonwealth, and to repeal the section of
the Code (chap pier 1867 authorizing the
Judges of said courts to fix said terms.
House bill to repeal the law prohibiting
the expectation of -four and certain other
commodities unless inspected as required by
law.
House bill to amend the law in relation to
the granting of charters by circuit courts.
House bill to incorporate the Hampton and
Fort Monroe railway.
House bill to authorize John W. Ames, of
Nansemond county, to erect pier wharf on
Nansemond river.
House bill confirming and ratifying an
order of the Board of Supervisors Of Lou
doun county concerning the town of Lees
burg.
House bill to provide for the establishment
of true meridian line in each county of the
Commonwealth.
House bill for the encouragement of land
purchasers and actual settlers in Virginia.
House bill to provide for reregistration
of the voters in cities and towns in the Com
monwealth containing population OF hve
thousand.
House bill to incorporate the Valley Edu-
cationa1 Association Of Shenandoah county.
House bill to authorize Ocean Lodge, No.
116, A. F. and a. d., to borrow money and
secure the same.
The Committee on Roads asked leave to
have printed the bill "to prevent extortion
and unjust discrimination in the rates
charged for transportation on railroads."
Agreed to.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to aIessrs. ScRUGGs and Round
for two days EACH SFovALL for three days,
WHARTON and LoSGLEY for five days each,
and GRAVES for six days.
PASSED.
Senate bill to authorize the legal voters Of
certain counties to vote upon the question of
negotiating q loan or loans and to issue
bonds for and in the name of said counties
for the purpose of establishing steamboat
line between the landings on the Rappahan.
pock river and the city of Baltimore, Mary
land, or Norfolk, or both.
House bill incorporating the Virginia Re-
lief Association.
House bill authorizing the sale of the
Sperryville and Rappahannock turnpike.
House bill to relieve Henry G. Wax, late
township collector of EstillviIle township,
Scott county, from payment Of damages
ayes, 10; noes, 10.
The special order, the bill in relation to
INTEREST on MONEY,
was postponed until next Wednesday.
BILLS THAT HAVE BECOME LAWS.
The Governor approved the following on
the Goth Of February, 1874:
An act for the relief of the late sheriffs of
the Commonwealth.
An act to provide for the collection of
taxes and the county levy in the township
of Manchester, Chesterfield county, as u.s.
sessed for the year 1873.
Joint resolution authorizing and directing
the removal Of the State library.
An act to provide artificial limbs for SOL
| diers MANNED in war, and for other pur-
poses.
An act to incorporate the Richmond and
Tnnsalleghany Railway Company.
An act to incorporate the Atlantic Bridge
| Company.
Joint resolution authorizing the Governor
| to direct and control all arrangements neces-
sary to the removal, sc, of the public Ii.
brary, and providing that the removal shall
not take place until SOME other place has been
provided for the safe-keeping and use Of the
library.
House bill in relation to aids for the Go.
vernon.