The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-13
General Assembly of Virginia
8. SAT uspAr, d. December H. aSs0'
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~ ~. SAT URDAr, Decenipet - eo''' III
y.sf .slfta,g. "a SENATE. 3 = sSit. =
y,;eu,eaau &sogernor THOMAS presiding.
PRAYER by Rev. George Woodbridge, u. u,
of the Montsfnentai church. so -. !,
.op4MrTTEE REPORT. %.t. s,g
$ Mr.. Marrrsfr. from The Committee on Gene
ral Laws. reported without amendment Sen.
ate biz to amend the second section OF an act
entitled an act to incorporate the. Warm
Springs Company, passed Apr1s:2 1874. ii
= This bill was subsequently, taken up and
passedJ y r = 4.al ..L - gGAts II
PkEsENTED AND REFERRED. --i.n .
y Mr.. HERDoN presented bill to authorize
tine Town OF Fredericksburg to, issue BONDS
"a nav off the ante.war debt; which was re-.
fcrrea to the Committee on Finance. a4r. T.
- a PASSED rs.n.u,ra 49, 81
Senate. bill to require the boards OF dtrec-
tors of.lanatic asvlums to dispense wife the
Office Of treasurer and providing the mode
OF, disbs rsipg the funds. 5yuifaa8 8..t ~ :.
= Senate bill 10 prohibit the sppropriationof
greater sum than three thousand dollars IN
any one wear for the purchase of books ana
works of art for the State Library: ~ l."
|. cOn,notion of MIR. HsroN the Senate ad:
5ourned. ID, .s.s..-- g 80 ?, -, s.!s. -,
r The House convened at IL M.-Speaker
HasusR in the chair. Prayer by Rev: DR..
Woodbridge. =" Fa,7' ~'7.'n2'@ -,
REPORTS FROM cossasrTTss ON PRINTING.
The Committee on Printing reported favor
ably upou a resolution referred to them Or
dering the printing of one thousand copies
| OF the reports of the several insane and blind
asyluuns, ard six hundred copies of the re-
ports OF the Military Institute and Univer-
sity of Virginia. TheTePort was agreed to.
| :Ghe same coamittee reported favorably
upon resolstion ordering the printing OF
| three thousand copies Of the road-iaw. The
4 report was rejected. Several members have
urged that ss the law would probably be
/ amended 10 material points 1t would be nse-
4 less to print and circulate copies Of the law
Us It now stands. - '',' - ... '''
1 LE6vE OF ABSENCE. .,rr.-. =.
! leave of absence was granted to MIR.
I .CosHoR for three days. .-.~. +, -. .a.... ...
! iBrnLS PASSED. a.| 80
House bill to amend section2 ofchapter III
. ef she Code of 1873 as amended by act aP-.
proved March 20, 1875. in reference to the
number Of commissioners in chancery. AL.
Jews seven instead. Of five. commissioners in
! Richmond cibgJ t5--3,.t .,r ..a..s 49,.
House bill to amend the 9Th and 9th
sections of the act to establish separate
circuit court In and for the seity of Frede.
| rGksburg. .E,4 r..ty ~
! House bill prescribing the times for hold
! ing the courts of the ffstjudicial circuit.
.pRHsENEED AND REFERRED. -.
. BY Mr. SIRG: Bill to charge the criminal
expenses of the State upon the respective
cities and counties.
By Mr. RUFFIN: Bill to repeal so much Of
section Id of chapter IT8 Of the Code of 1873
as relates to punishment Of crimes by stripes.
By MIR. ARMSTRONG;: Resolution Of inquiry
as to the eXpediercy Of paging to William
McCloskey certain SUM of money for
amount Of delinquent returns by him as
sheriff Of Barbour county, Va, in 1857,
1858, 1859, and 1860.
BY Mr.. MCMILLAN !: Bin making an ap-
preparation for the collection, transporta.
| lion, care, and exhibition, and for the return
| of artiees-exhibited at the centennial eXhi-
bition at Philadelphia ia lS76.
BY Mr.. CURLETT: Bill to suppress gamb.
ing.
BY MI. EpNUNDs: Bill for the esta blshment
If an agricultural and geological bureau.
-, By Mr.. DUNN: Resolution that three thou
ian d copies of the road.law be printed and
emit to county court clerks for distribution.
r, MI BRoADpys: Resolution of inquiry
8 to the expediency of giving the county
court orlgtnai Jurisolcsion 10 All cases ln-
-olyiD sums less tnan ave hunarco ooi'ars.
i BY VI. SIMPSON: resolution OF ir4ulry as
% thet xpedlency Oh hxlns UNIFORM system
If weis Enls and, measures ior agricultural
products OF the state. 10y. X.
. BY Mr 'saITH, OF Fauquler Resolution OF
rquiry 8 10 the expeWency OF increasing
he numb, Interchangeable several coan'
les OF the S!ate. 49, ~
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