The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-06

caI map, and presenting him with number
of printed copiesof said map:
nv Observation-Disclosures bill To authorize
the formation Of partnership associations 10
which the itaisubscTfbed shall alone De
responsible for the debts Of suchassociatlon,
except under certain circumstances.
,LEAyE OF. ABSENCE. e. i,
On motion Of mr.. ALLAN, Mr.. GRAHAM was
granted four days leave. Of absence 70 WEI!
Washington In response to summons Ilon
the United States Congressional NaYal CON-
mittee. Il -, ~" .a
On motion Of Mr.. ALLAN, Mr. Rue was
granted leave of absence for three days. -
On motion of Mr.. DAWSON, MIR. EVANS was
granted one days leave Of absence.
~.t'i MIsDEMEAHoR CASES.
House bill to amend and reenact section "a
of chapter 195 of the Code OF 1879, 10 reh'
lion to misdemeano,s, reported from tne
Committee for Courts of Justice WILD tne
recommendation that it do not pass, was, Oh
motion of Mr.. HUNDLEY, taken up ana as
cussed.
This bill proposes to take from the Judges
of the State the power to assess the Impli-
sonment in cases of misdemeanor ana 10
give the power to the juries.
The CgAIR stated that negative vote
would carry out the recommendation OF tne
The question being taken by ayes and
noes the Senate refused to order the Dill 10
its third reading, as follows:
AyEs.-Messrs. Bland. Clarke. Dufleld, Humid md
Icy. Lawson, McRae, Mohett, Patterson ward
an NoEs.mMessrs. Allan, Beazey. Critcher. paw
q
day' Kirkpatrick. Lakeland. Meem, NeWDeriS'
Sowlin, Penn, Pridemore Quesenberry; kagian No.
Rue, smith OF Nelson, SteVens' 1ayior' Aei1
Thomas-24. ns.#4
House Joint resolution resembling the
Joint resolution directing the Keeper OF Tue
Rolls to retain House bill No. 81 was taken
I'd and discussed until adjournment. a..
HOUSE OF DELEG ATEs.
The House met at u M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. A. C. BIedsoe, of the Meth.
odist Church. .....
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
ByMr. Brooks: Bill to provide for deter
mining the respective terms OF ofhce OF Tue
several members of the City Council OF Man
chester; bill to amend the Quarter OF the clty
of Manchester; bill TO provide artificial limos
for Edward SDellings; bill 10 authorize the ST.
peryisors of Chesterfield to increase Inc sal
ary OF the county judge; bill to provide GER
tain officers of Manchester with copies OF the
Code of 1878; and bill to allow mileage ID
certain cases to jurors attending court ID
Chesterfield county.
By Mr.. You've: Bill to require that corn
meal shall be sold by weight and not Dy
measure.
By Mr.. HUNTER: Petition of Rev. Norval
Wilson and others in relation to the sale OF
liquor in the city of Winchester.
By Mr.. LEWIS: Petition Of the bar OF Ber-
ryvIlle for judicial circuit to be composed
of the counties of Clarke, Frederick, and
Shenandoah.
MIR. MOORE offered q resolution that the
| Joint resolution passed yesterday directing
the Keeper of the Rolls to retain House Dill
to incorporate Van Burensville be rescinded.
After prolonged discussion the resolution
was agreed to.
A resolution, presented by Mr.. RIDDLE
BARGER, providing for the removal OF the let
tiers " Va" from the top of the SPEAKERS
chair came up on its passage, and was De-
feated-ayes, As; noes, %.
Bv MIR. HUNTER: Petition of Cedar Creek
Opeuuan Turnpike Company asking the pay
ment of the balance due by the State on ac-
count of its subscription to the stock of said
company.
By Mr.. DooLEY: A bill to consolidate, re-
establish, and regulate the sinking fund OF
the State of Virginia.
REPORTED.
Fdrordby: House bill to incorporate the
Diocesan Missionary Society House bill to
Incorporate the Northampton Land ASsocla-
ton House bill to provide for dividing the
counties of the State into magisterial dis
trcts.
Unfaumobly: Senate bill to authorize the
Councils of the cities Of Richmond, Peters
burg, &C., to increase the salaries Of judges
OF those cities; Senate bill to punish deser-
ton on the part Of parents.
House bill tor extending the time for the
COLLECTION OF TAXES
and county and township levies for 1874
came up as the special order. The bill ALLOWS
collectors and treasGrers until June 1st to
make collections, and until June 18th to
make final settlement with the Auditor of
Public Accounts.
Mr.. }. A. CARTER moved to postpone and
make the special order for Wednesday the
18th instant.
Pending this motion the bill was discussed
upon its merits for nearly two hours, and
the motion was decided in the Affirmative
ayes, 5S; noes, 81.
Adjourned at 2:45 Z. NJ.