The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-26
General Assembly of Virginia.
MONDAY, January IS, 1875.
SENATE.

MONDAY, January IS, 1915.
SENATE.
Acknowledgement lTHsRs in the chair.
No prayer.
pocoMcKs SOUND AND RIVER.
Senate bill declaring the meaning and con.
struction of the tWenty.second section Of an
&C, approved April 10, 1874, chapte. ia, en-.
titled San act for the preservation Of oysters
and TO obtain revenue for the privilege Of
taking them within the waters Of this Com.
monWeaIth," with the amendments proposed
by the House Of Delegates, was taken up,
and. on motion OF Mr. QUEsgNBEREY, referred
to the Committee for Courts of Justice. =
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on F.
nance. reported Senate bill for the relief OF
John N. A. Griswold Senate bill to arnend
and r,eaact section 1 Of chapter IL OF the
Code. in relation to salaries of certain oth-
GERS of the government; Senate bill for Inc
relief of Benjamin T. Chinn, OF the county
of Prince William.
Mr.. MoFrsrr, from the Committee on Pub
lie Institutions, reported House bill 10 au.
toorize divisions Of school districts into sub
districts. &c.
MIR. HUSDLxY, from the Committee Oh
County, City, and Town Organizations, re-
ported bill to prescribe the duties, com
pensatiop, and liabilities OF certain county
officers, to provide for the collection OF taxss,
and TO repcal chapters 80 and 46 OF the Code;
senate bill to provide the duties and com.
npnsa1iou of certain district officers, and to
rene,I chap,er At and section Of chapter 40
of the Code.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mfr. MEEM: Memorial of j. II. Jones
and Others, praying against the passage OF
the Van Burensvilie bill.
Bv Mr.. LAKELAND: A petition of John
Good, Of Craig county, praying to be re-
lieyed from the payment of forfeiture.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
Senate billdo incorporate the town of Ham,
ilton, in the county of Loudoun.
Senate bill authorizing the formation OF
partnership associations 10 which capital
employed Shall alone be liable for the debts
of the association under certain circum.
stances, &C.
Senate bill to provide fo7 3 division of the
counties of this Gommonn ealth into magls-
terial districts.
Senate bill to provide foc the election and
qualification Of county officers--ayes, 81;
noes, 7.
Senate bill to incorporate the LawreDcevile
Tramroad Company.
A number of bills were advanced upon
the calendar.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL M.-Mr. CoGHILL,
of Amherst, in the chair. Prayer by Bishop
Doggett.
REPORTED.
Fduorablu.-Senate bill TO provide for
general registration Of the voters of the town
of Farmvlle; House hill to authorize the
boards of supervisors of Gloucester, Charles
City, New Kent, and Chesterfield counties
to increase the pay Of judges of those coun.
ties.
Adcersely.-The Committee on Privileges
and Elections reported it inexpedient to
egisate upon the subject OF providing for
a new registration in Dinwiddie county.
INTRODUCED AND REpgRRED.
BY Mr.. ARMSTRONG: Petition of citizens
of Rockingham county to restrain judge
from allowing more than legal fees.
By Mr.. MORRISON: Bill to amend the law
in regard to the service Of notice, by shertf$
and other officers.
By the same: Resolution as to the expe
diency of changing the time Of paying taxes
permanently to the first day of June.
By Mr.. CoGH1LL: Petition of DR.. J. Fl.
Jones and tbirty-Seyen Others against amend
ing the charter and changing the name Of
Van BurensvilIe, Shenandoah county.
By Mr.. ROUND: Resolution as to the expo
diency of imposing special tax upon per-
sons vending refreshments at camp-meetings,
associations, and other public gatherings.
By Mr.. DooLEY: Bill to amend the law in
reference to jIries.
RESOLUTION OF CoEDoLENCE.
On motion of Mr. HUDGIN, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
"Resoloed, That the members of the
House of Delegates have learned with sin
cere regret of the death Of the daughter of
their clerk, John Bell Bigger, and deeply
sympathize with him in his sad bereave.
ment."
The House concurred in the Senate amend |
ments to House bills 10 incorporate the Nir- |
ginia Relief Association, and to provide for |
new registration Of voters in Terrence
Store voting district, ia the county Of CheS-
terrified. l.
at O'Clock p. M. the
GENERAL ROAD LAW
came upas the special order.
Mr. MCMILLAN offered substitute to the |
oath section of the pending bill, providing
for two days work upon roads; and when
more work is required, property holders
shall be taXeGto make the amount necessary |
to put them in good order.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to amend the amend.
ment by inserting four 10 place Of two;
which was agreed 10.
Adjourned at 800 Z. M.
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