The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-15
General Assembly Of Virginia
MONDAY, December Ia, 1874.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Lieutenant. Governor WITHERs in tht
| chair.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
House bill to amend the Code in relation
| to bridges between counties was referred to
the Committee on General Laws.
House bill in relation to the charter Of the
town of Port Royal was referred to the Com
mittee on County, City and Town Organiza'
ton. ---..
House bill for the relief Of Fl. 81. Weir, OF
Fauquier county, was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
House Joint resolution authorizing the
Governor to cancel the contract between the
State aud Mason. Gooch & Hoge for the hire
of certain conricts.
Senate bill to Incorporate The Protestant
Episcopal Education Society, in Virginia.
Senate bill to amend an Yct to incorporate
the Episcopal High School and Theological
Seminary, in Virginia, &c.
Senate bill for the relief Of P. r. Hooper,
B. Nj. Jorgenson, and James Mickle, sureties
of B. NJ. Cox, late sheriff of Prince Edward
county.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. TAYLOR: A resolution az to the
expediency of amending section 8 of chapter
81 of the Code so as to afford additional pro-
lection to crops.
BY Dir. ALLAN: A bill to amend the Code
in relation to the maintenance OF illegitilnate
children.
By Mr.. ALLAN: A res ,lutien as to the ex.
pedency of establishing separate prison or
workhouse for youths.
By Mr.. EVANS: A resolution as to the ex.
pediency ofamending section of chapter of
the Code so IS to require the appointment of
judges of election upon the recommendation
of the different political parties.
By Mr.. PATTERSON: A resolution calling
for executive expenditures for the past fiscal
year.
BY MIR. MoFFETT: A resolution as to the
expediency of utilizing q portion of the por-
tico OF the capitol and converting the same
into committee.rooms; also, as to what adj.
dtional rooms in the capitol may be gotten
for use Of committees, &c.
By Mr.. ECBAEK: A bill for the appoint.
ment of fish commissioners for the State Of
Virginia.
By Mr.. RAGLAND: A resolution as TO the
eXpediency OF amending the Code so Us to
prevent the conversion of public warehouses
into private warehouses.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion Of Mr. DAWSON, Mr., GRAHAM
was granted leave of absence for three days.
... ADVANCED.
Anumber Of bills were advanced upon the
calendar to their engrossment and third
reading. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at - M.-Speaker HANGER in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Topper.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. KoINER: Resolution as to the expe.
diency Of providing that one textbook in the
series of Readers used in the free schools
shall be an elementary treaties on constitu-
tional and civil Law, SO arranged as to an
sWer the two-iold purpose of an exercise in
readiDg and an Instructor in the elementary
principles Of government and civil law.
BY Mr.. b w. LACY Bill for the relief Of
Stafford G. Cooke. Same bill for relief OF j..
r. Shield.
By Mr.. LEWIS: Bill to establish commits.
sioner Of fisheries for the State, aud TO de-
fine his duties. and to appropriate five thou.
sand dollars for that purpose.
By MIR. a. I. CLARK: Bill to amend the
law in relation to the fees of clerks of circuit
courts.
By Mr.. MORRISON: Resolution as to the
expediency of amending the Constitution so
as to make the senior magistrate for each ma
gisterial district supervisor for the same.
By Mr.. j. j. LAMKIN: Resolution as to the
school superintendent elective by the county
board OF school trustees.
By Dir. HoES1NGER: Bill for fixing the pay
of jurors serving on coroner's inquests.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Fdrorably.-Senate bill to amend the law
In relation to the terms Of circuit courts /;
Senate bill to incorporate the Southern His
torical Society; House bill to provide for col
lection of the revenue of the city of Norfolk
for 1874; House Joint resolution proposing
amendments to the Constitution, article
third, in relation to the elective franchise and
qualification for office, to the eighth section
Of the eighth article, in relation to education,
and to the fifth section Of the tenth article,
in relation to taxation and fiuance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from the Far
mers' Club OF King George In relation to
the protection Of Sbeep-Which was agreed
to; resolution as to the expediency of estab.
| fishing colored normal school, to be under
| the control Of the State-which was agreed
to; resolution as the expediency of allow
| ing the voters Of each school district to elect
| its school trustees-which was agreed to.
House bill to repeat so much of the act of
March 16, 1874. in regard to the
PROTECTION OF FISH Il
10 New river as applies to Carroll and Gray.
son counties, came up on its third reading.
Dir. HoLBR0oK aud Dir. WEBB advocated the
bill. Mir. HALE moved to dismiss the bill,
and earnestly advocated bis motion, and was
supported by Dir. TALIAFERRo.
Dir. CECIL favored the motion to dismiss,
and gave grea, deal OF curious information
concerning of cat-hoes and the habits of
catfish.
The motion to dismiss was agreed to, and,
on motion Of Mr.. HoLBRooK. the vote was
reconsidered and the bill passed by, 10 give
him an opportunity to prepare substitute
repeating The entire law tor the protection
OF fish in New river.
PASSED. s 81