The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-11
General Assembly Of Virginia
WEDNESDAY, February 10, 1919.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, FeDruary w, to'o'
SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor WITHERs in the CHAIR.
No prayer. M tolon nm
twice read, aud appropriately relefieu'
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
AIR HERSpoS, from the Committee 1or
Courts of Justice, reported Senate Dill TO
amend section 5, chapter 1l5 of the Cooe, IN
relation to the mechanics lien, with 2 sub
stitute. c:..o
Ro,ds reported Senate bill to change the
name of the Fredericksburg and Gordons.
willie Railroad Company Senate bill to amend
yorious sections of the Code and to repeal
others ia relation to road districts, with the
request that the committee be discharged
from the consideration of the bill, and that
Il be referred to the Committee on County,
CITY, and Town Organizations.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. NowL1N: A resolution as to the
eypediency of appropriatng 800 for the
erection of marble slab over the grave OF
Peter Francisco. formerly sergeant-atarms
Of the House of Delegates.
| By MIR. TERRY: A bill to incorporate the
Masonic Relief Association Of Newport.
Ry RAgLAND: A bill 10 amend various
sections of the Code and to repeal others,
and to provide uniform system OF weigh
ing and prizing leaf Tobacco.
By Mr.. HUSDLEY: a resolution as TO what
legislation is necessary to make the present
school laws conform to the amended Constl-
tuition.
RyMr. WARD: A bill to pay the Common
wealth's attorney of Frederick county SlO0
for prosecuting Oscar. 2. Little, OF Clarke
county, on charge Of murder.
By Mr.. THOMAS: Petition of School Board
of Alexandra praying against the admission
of children under seven years OF age into
the pubic schools, &c. ....
By Mr.. ALLAN: Petition of the members
of the Bar of Prince Edward county pray
ing for the formation of new judicial cir
cult.
BIZ Mr.. McRAE: A bill to incorporate the
Northern Emigration and Colonizing Asso-
cistion of Virginia
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of AIR. TERRY, Mr.. SMITH, of
Nelson. was granted leave Of absence for
two days.
RRAssEssMENT OF LANDS.
On motion OF Mr.. THoMAs: Senate bill to
provide for reassessment Of lands in the
Commonwealth was taken up-ayes, IL
noes, H..
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS the bill was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. MADDOX rosetoa personal explanation,
and said:
Mr.. Presldeut,-Feeing it due to this
honorable body and myself, desire to arise
to question of personal explanation in re-
gard to certain charges made against me in
The newspapers Of this morning.
The order given upon my pay account
was without consideration in lieu thereof
save and except in the desire to aid, tempo
rarily, a friend in need Finding my conf
dence misplaced, and to save myself from
what deem an imposition, | countermand
ed the order in Az open and proper manner
have left a sick bed to come to the city
this morning to challenge an investigation
and until that is had expect and will doubt
less receive the confidence Of my constitu
ents and respect of the lar-minded members
Of this body.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Senate bill to prescribe the duties and com
pensation of county officers was taken VI
and discussed until adjournment.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair. Prayer By Rev. w. a. Camp:
bell, of the Presbyterian Church.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Bill to incorporate the McGill Lyceum, of
Richmond city. =.
By Mr.. CoGH1LLs Resolution as to the
expediency OF certifying certain cases to
the Court Of Appeals.
By Mr.. TALIAFERRo: Bill to incorporate
the Gloucester Monument Association.
By Mr.. LEE: Resolution as to the eXpedi-
ency of increasing the fine for drunkenness.
BY Mr.. HOWARD: Bill to authorize the
trustees of Jacksonville Academy to transfer
control of the same 10 the school trustees of
Floyd county.
By MIR. O'NEAL: Petition of the School
Board OF Alexandria city asking discretion.
airy powers in regard TO the admission Of
children of seven years and under to the pub
| lie schools.
| Adcersely-H9uSe bill for the relief OF
| William ". Summers. late sheriff OF High.
land county; House bill for the relief of a.
A. Hobson, John NJ. Williams, and John D.
Scott, of Montgomery county; House bill
for the relief of h. r. Q IeseDberry, admin.
istrator of n. Qae>enberrs, for taxes erro-
neouSy assessed for 1865, g..
Fdcordbly.-House bill for the relief of
| William B. Garrison, OF Warren county ;
House bill making an appropriation OF 81 800
for a new heating apparatus aud ventiIatin e
the hall of the House of Delegates; House
bill to amend the law so us 10 increase
the guard of the pententiary, and 10 in
crease their pay; House bill 10 amend the
charter Of the town OF Suffolk.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the prayer of r. ". Owens for addl'
tional compensation as collector IN Prince
George county be rejected. Agreed to-.
The following Senate joint resolutions
were concurred in: Directing the Public
Printer to furnish 1000 extra copies of the
AUDITORS last annual report for the use of The
General Assembly,; and that the General
Assembly shall proceed to fill the vacant
acknowledgements on the % b instant.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES,
Mr.. LovENsTEIN introduced joint resolu-
rion requesting Virginia senators and repre-
eeptatiycs in Congress to vote for the repeal
of the tax on matches, and it was placed on
the calendar; and MIR. FLOOD presented a
bill to amend an act approved on the Goth Of
January, 1875, "for extending the time for
collecting the taxes" &C., and it was dis.
posed of in the same way.
WANTED TO MEET EARLIER.
Mr.. HoLBRooK moved that after to-day he
House shall meet at IL O'Clock A. NJ. Re-
jected.