The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-29
General Assembly Of Virginia,
SATURDAY, March p, 1875.
SENATE.

Lieutenant Governor THO MAS in the chair.
No prayer.
AMENDMENTS AGEEED TO AND BILLS PASSED.
House amendments to Senate bill to secure
iron ship-building in and communication
with Virginia and Europe were agreed to.
House amendments to Senate bill author
iziug the city Of Richmond TO subscribe to
western connections of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad were agreed to.
The following House bills were passed:
To amend section of chapter Ill of the
Code. in reference to the number Of commits.
sioners in cbancery.
To incorporate the Lynchburg Club.
To authorize the Common Council of Win
chester to borrow money.
To incorporate the Old Dominion Tele.
graph Company.
TO amend aud n e1act sections 6, I, 10, and
12 of an act to amend an act entitled an act
to amend the charter of the town of Lees.
burg, in the county OF Loudoun.
To repeal the fence.aw in Staunton town.
ship, in Halifax county.
To authorize D. A. Picker and others to
construct a tramway or narrow gauge rol d
at or near Mount Crawford to Bridgewater.
To incorporate the Richmond Perpetual
Building, Loan, and Trust Company.
To incorporate Bridgewater Lodge indie
pendent Order of Odd.FeIloWs.
Requiring one of the judges Of the STU
preme Court to reside in Richmond. and
giving him an additional salary OF 81 900 per
ann1n.
Senate bill to amend an act, &c., in rela.
ton to grand juries, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HsRNDoN, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice, reported with substi-
tute House joint resolution authorizing the
Attorney General to institute suit against
the securities of the late Treasurer of the
State; Honse.bll for the relief of Alexander
Scott, late sheriff of Caroline county; House
oil to amend section u of chapter 10S of
the Code, ia reference to fees Of clerk Of the
Court of Appeals; House bill with the re-
commentator that it do not pass to regu-
IaSe the allowance to counsel out of funds
he'd by courts, &C.; House bill lgith the
recommendation that 1t do not pass5 to pro-
vide for the issuing Of new bonds TO the
Bank of Rockingham.
Mr.. KIRKPATRiCx, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported with amendments
House bill TO provide fox an extension of the
lease Of the armory grounds.
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Mr.. BLAND moved to take up the bill to
appropriate $4,000 to print the records of the
Virginia Historical Society, and addressed
the Senate in advocacy of the proposition.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK I hope the gentleman
from MlddeseX will pardon me- / desire 10
call up bill OF public importance-the pen.
itentiary bill.
Mr.. BLAND Shaking bis bead): l cannot
psEdon the senator now. [Laughter.1
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK: l trust the gentleman
will let me call up the bill.
Mr.. BLAND, continuing: will pardon the
gentleman presently. Much laughter.]
The motion to take up the Historical So
ciety bill faiied-ayes, 10; noes, %.
THE PENITENT1ARY BILL.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK gained the floor, while
about dozen senators were calling "Mr.
President" very Justify, and moved to take
up the penitentiary bill.
The motion to take up this bill created
warm discussion, which was finally cut off
by MIR. MEEa, who called the pending ques.
ton.
Mr.. GREEvER, on the motion to take up,
demanded the ayes and noes. and being
taken the Senate agreed to take up-ayes,
%; noes, Is.
The bill was read aud amended.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to lay the bill on the
table.
MIR. GREEvER demanded the ayes and noes,
and being ordered and taken, the Senate re-
fused TO lay on the table-ayes, IA noes, 90.
The hour OF II having arrived, number
OF senators called for the order Of the day
the tax-bilD, but before the order was pro-
ceeded with the President said he would
lake this opportunity to Jay before the Sen.
ste communication
FROM TIE GOVERNOR
the deattf of Judge Cooke, Of
fluyanna county, and recommending that
he vacancy be filled at this session Of the
General Assembly.
Mr.. HUNDLEY presented & resolution pro-
'Iding Tor the election o. Judge TOR SAID
ouuty on louday next.