The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-14
General Assembly Of Virginia,
WEDNESDAY, January IL, 1875.
CENATE.

WEDNESDAY, January 13, 1879.
SENATE.
Lieutenant G Governor WRITER'S In the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. T. G. Dashiell, of 81. Marks
church EpiscopaD. -.
Senate bill to prevent the condemnation
of land belonging to lunatic asylum the In
stitution for tie Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, &C.,
with House amendment, was taken up and
the amendment agreed to. The bill now
goes to the Governor
F. COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. WARD, from the Committee on Coun.
~, CITY. and Town Organizations, reported
Senate bill to amend the act providing for
wol king the roads OF Loudoun county !;
Senate bill to provide for the election and
qualification of county officers.
Mr.. PR1pEMoRE, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported Senate bill to enable
the Council of the city OF Portsmouth ana
The Board of Supervisors of Norfolk county
TO sell certain property and franchises with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. TAYLOR a resolution and bill as
TO the expedency of amending section OF
cbapter 100 OF the Code, in relation to the
detention of land.
PASSED.
Senate bill to authorize The Washington
and ohio Railroad Company to issue cerlit-
Gates of Indebtedness in payment of claims
due 10y the company.
House bill for the relief of the trustees OF
Odd. Fellows Hall in Richmond city.
House bill TO amend the Code and TO repeal
an act in regard to the protection Of fish in
New river.
PROTECTION OF FISH.
Senate bill for the protection Of fish in the
waters of james river was taken up, dis
cussed, and finally ordered TO be engrossed
and read third time.
MEET.
Senate bill 10 amend the Code in regard to
county, city, town, and township subScrlp-
tons 10 works Of internal Improvement was,
on motion of Mr.. PATTERSON, taken up from
tue table. The question being upon the sab
stitute, Mr.. PATTERSON addressed the Sen
ate in earnest advocacy of the bill.
The substitute was defeated.
MIR PATTERSON then presented an amend.
ment. which provides that on any vote here
after taken by a county, city, or town to
subscribe to the stock of the Richmond and
Tlans-AIleghauy Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Company, if it shall appear from the report
of the board of commissioners that ma
iority of the registered voters OF the COUNTY,
city. or town ,as been cast, and that three
frtns of the vote so cast, Including majority
of votes cast By uecholders at such election,
are In favor u subscription, the county court,
or couucil. or board Of trustees, shall enter
of record an order requiring the supervisors
of the county, or the members of the coun-
Gil, or board of trustees, to attend on a day
and at q place named in the order to carry
out the wishes OF the voters as expressed at
said election, &c.
Mr.. HuSDLEY moved to exclude Cumber.
lana, Buckingham, AppomattoX, CampDell,
city OF Lynchburg, and Bedford.
Mr.. SMITH of Russell moved to exclude
Russell and Scott counties.
Mr. PATTERSON took the floor, and earn
estly urged that if there was any response.
bility attending this matter it should fall
on bis he'd. He hoped that the Senate
would grant him this boon and let tue Dill
pass. -,
Mr.. PRIDEMoRE urged Mr.. SMITH to with
draw the county OF Scott from the proposed
amendment; be was willing to bear his share
Of the responsibility.
Mr. SMITH said he was sorry that the Sen
ator from Lee had seen fit TO undertake 10
represent bis people. He (Smith) was pre-
sent, and proposed to represent his own dis-
lrict He declined to Withdraw Scott county.
The amendments were all adopted, ana
the bill as amended ordered to be engrosseo
and read a third time.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On melton of Mir. McRAE, the Senate went
a N
appointments received in communication
from the Governor.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Preston.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. RIDDLEBARGER: Petition of citizens
of Shenandoah county for legislation to pro-
mote sheepculture.
By Mr.. HoLBRooK: Resolution to amend
the rules of the House.
BY Mr.. KoINER: Resolution as to the ex.
pedency of extending the jurisdiction Of
county courts to certain felony cases.
REPORTED.
Fauorably. Senate bill to authorize the
conveyance of land by the Institution for the
Deaf, Dumb. and Blind; Senate bill to re-.
peal the fence.law in Red Bank township, in
Halifax county; House bill to incorporate
the St. Mary's Benedictne Institute, of Rich.
mond; House bill giving consent of the
State to the purchase by the United States of
certain lands at Hampton and Winchester
now used as military cemeteries, exemptipg
same from taxation, and ceding jurisdiction
to the United States; House bill to provide
artificial legs for Edward A. sneilings ;
House bill to incorporate the Ladies' Hebrew
Benevolent Association of the city of Rich.
mond; House joint resolution instructing
the Attorney General to initiate proceedings
against the sureties of the late Treasurer of
the Commonwealth House bill to provide
an artificial arm for james G. Proctor, or
Communication therefor; House bill to incor-
porate the Masonic Temple Association, of
the city of Petersburg.
adversely: House bill for the relief of
William Campbell, late sheriff of Page
county; House bill in relation to division
fences, and memorial Of the supervisors of
Chesterfield county praying the removal of
penitentiary convcts employed at quarries in
that county.
UNPAID ANNUITY.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a CON-
munication from the Second Auditor in re-
lation to the unpaid annuity on account of