The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-01
General Assembly Of Virginia,
SATURDAY, February q, 1875.
SENATE,


Lieuteuapt-G overnor WRITER'S in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Ii. c. Cheatham, Of Union
Station (Method>tl church.
A number Of House bills were taken up,
twice read, and appropriately referred.
CoMMIrTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. HtRNDoE, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported Senate bill au'
thorizing review by the county courts OF
decisions of justices of the peace in misde.
rleanor cases; House bill to allow mileage
in certain cases to Jurors Of Chesterfield
county: House bill TO authorize the sale OF
insolvent claiuis byifducaries with the IRE
communication that it do not pass; House
bill to form new Judicial circuit to be
known as the Seventeenth judicial circuit.
Mr. KIRKPATRICK, from the Committee on
Public Institutions, reported Senate bill TO
amend the charter OF the town of Ashland
by the addition Of the 9Th section.
INTRODUCED ANB ;aEFERRED.
By Mr.. PR,DEMoRE: A bill for the relief
o. NJ. &. Miles, jailor of Lee county.
s5y Mr.. GRHsLEY: A biz for the protec-
ton Of fish in the waters g. Rapidau and
Rappahanuock rivers.
By Mr.. DuFFLELD A bill toy3nable persons
of an act Of lust session to do Sc.
BY Mr.. ALLAN: A bill to provide for the
rebuilding of bridges in Prince Edward
county destroyed by the late fresEet.
BY Ne. MoFFErr: A joint resolution re-
guessing the Attorney General to 'iaform the
Senate what action, if ANY. has been taken in
pursuance of an act approved AAil Goth,
1874, entitled an act to dispense with secu-
rity, and regulate the tuial Of certaia eontro-
versies between the State. and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company also, to knform
the Senate what is the preseDt status al the
claim of the Commonwealth Us. The Ctesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company for
taxes.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill to provide Temporary police
fotse for Emory and Henry CsGlege during
,son,mencement exercises of said college.
Senate bill to amend the Code in relation
I o the salaries of certain officers Of the Go.
vsrnRent.
House bill to incorporate The Virginia
Land aud immigration Society.
Senate bill TO authorize the formation Of
Me Fincastle Railroad Company.
Senate BIZ to Incorporate the town OF Wa.
/ oxford, in Leudoun county.
a number OF bills were advanced upon
th q. calendar.
THE TOBACCO QUESTION.
Or motion of MIR. SMITH, of Nelson, Sen.
ate bill ia relation to tobacco was taken up,
and made the special order for Tuesday at
o'clock and the containing order until dis
posed OF.
This motion was made on account of the
sickness OF Mr.. RAGLAND.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL.
Senate bill to enforce the STATE. contract
With the James River and Kanaw ba Canal
company was taken up, discussed at length,
and finally laid on the table.
Dir. NowLIH moved to adjourn. Th : vote
stood-ayes, Is : noes, 13. The chair voted
no, and the Senate refused to adjourn.
FALLS CHURCH.
On motion of Dir. THOMAS, Senate bill 10
Incorporate the town Of Falls Church in thu,
ouhty of Fauquier was taken up and
assed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer BY
ev. DR.. Cranberry.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
as granted Messrs. WITuERs for three days;
ILL, MooEE, HALE, WILLIAM HosKlNs, and
OWING for four days each and LYBRooK
r six days.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED. {
BY Dir. SToyALL: Bill to repeal the fence.
" in Staunton township, Halifax county.
BY Mr.. j. A. CARTER Joint resolution
emorializing Congress to indemnify the 9
clearinghouse OF ire Methodist Episcopal
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