The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-11
General Assembly of Virginia,
SATURDAY, January 0, 1875.
SENATE.

CIIN IL
Lieutcnant.G Governor WITHERs presiding.
No prayer.
House bill for the construction of cases in
the rotunda of the capitol for the exhibition
of our State minerals Was taken up and re-
lerred.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, from the Committee on
Public Institutions, reported House Jolnt
resolution in relation to printing annual re:
ports of the lunatic asylums and Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institute.
House bill for II arranging the dates for the
ending of the school year, the making oil
annual reports by school officers, and hold
ing of the annual meeting OF the county
scaool board.
House bill making an appropriation to
cover the State courthouse with slate or zinc.
and make the same fire. proof.
House bill to amend and RI c lact section q
of chapter IS Of the Code, to provide fol
taxing the census of the school-population.
He also reported the following resolution
"Resolped Jy The General assembly, That
the Governor he, and he is hereby, author.
lied TO return to the legal representatives OF
the late Thomas Crawford the two works OF
art lin bropze) representing the arms of the
State of Virginia in bas-relief, now deposited
in the western vestibule of the capitol"
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. COCHRAN presented joint resolutions
iu reference to Louisiana affairs; which were
discussed at length and finally laid on the
table and made the order of the day for Tues
day next at O'Clock.
BY MIR. THOMAS: A resolution as to the
causes of delay In the printing OF Grattan'
Reports, &c. Referred to the Joint Commit
tee on Printing.
Adjourned at $40.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II M.-Speaker HANGER
In the chair. No prayer.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. CRANK: Bill to amend the charter
of Charlottesville.
BY Mr.. MAGRUDER: Resolution as to the
expediency OF amending the law SO as tc
more effectually secure the right to special
juries in important cases.
BY MIR. NORRIS: Bill TO amend the law de.
claring Smiths river, ia Henry county, law.
full fence.
By Mr.. w. A. NASH: Petition for the re,
lief of DR.. George +. Gee, of Lunenburg.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
| was granted to Messrs. Hill and SPRArT fol-
twodays, and TAYLOR for three days.
REPORTED.
Faoorably: Senate bill to amend the
law in relation to the condition upon
which the streets and alleys of city or
town may be crossed or occupied by in
ternal improvement companies; Senate
bill TO amend the charter Of the Life In
surance Company OF Virginia; Senate
bill to prohibit the condemnation Of lands
belonging to lunatic asylunis, the insti utons
for The deaf, DUMB and blind, or to any uni
versity, college, or seminary Of learning;
Senate bill to incorporate the Turner Home,
of the city Of Norfolk; House bill TO incor
porate the Ladies' Memorial Association OF
Manassas; House bill to proven. the destruc-
ton o! 6sn 10 the north fork Of Holston
river; House bill to repeal certain sections OF
the Code In relation 10 fishing In Clinch
river; House bill to legalize deed of trus.
on the Methodist church at Unison, in Lou
doup county; Senate bill to amend the law
In relation TO process upon indictment,
infermations, and presentments, with House
amendments, was reported with the recon-
mendation that the House insist upon its
amendments-agreed to, and . committee Of
conference asked for; House bill for the pro-
lection Of sheep in Powhatan I; joint resolu-
ton requesting the Congress Of the United,