The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-15

! icksburg and TO prescribe Hhere Tue cieih
/ office of the Circuit Court of SpotsyiVan'a
\ county shall be kept; Senate bill TO amend
and RI enact section II of chapter lSo OF she
| Code of.1S73, ia reference toprlntins recolus
| of the Supreme Court OF Appeals; aiso,
report declaring it inexpedIent 10 ieglslale
on the subject of petition OF cltlzens OF
Loudoun county asking that the pay OF jurors
and witnesses be increased also, report
asking to be discharged from the eonsdera.
tion of the communication from Miss +. l..
Van Lew. ia relation to the establishment OF
reformatory school, &c, and that the same
be referred TO the Committee on Public In.
stitutions.
Mr.. PR1DEAoRE, from the Committee on
| General Laws, reported Senate bill to moor
norate the Jackson Memorial Association.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. PA1TERsoN, MIR. PENN
was granted indefinite leave Of absence on
account Of sickness in his family.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Dir. CRITcHER: A bill to amend the
act to incorporate the Richmond and Coal
field Railroad Company.
Bv the same: A bill to amend the act to
extend Roanoke Valley railroad from Clarkcs-
vile, g., to some point on the Richmond
and Danvile railroad.
By MIR. QUgsESBERRY: A bill TO prohibit
the appropriation Of a greater sum than
| So 1000 IN any one year for the purchase OF
! books or works of art for the State Library.
PASSED.
House joint resolution petitioning Con.
sress to make an appropriation to the Dismal
| Swamp canal.
! House bill to furnish John A. Brooks, Of
! Hanover county, with artificial eyes, or com.
| mutation therefor.
House bill to legaIzc deed Of trust given
on the Methods, church at Unison, in Lou
doun county.
PUBLIC DEBT.
/ Mr.. EUBAHK moved to take up the bill to
! pay the interest on the public debt. Agreed
! to.
The question being upon the passage Of
the bill, and the vote being taken by ayes
and noes resulted as follows:
| AYEs-Msssrs. Bcaz'ay Bland Critcher, raw-
son, Dufliela tuoank, Finney. Herndon. Holiday,
Hundlcy Kirkpatrick. Lawson, Massey, Mcnae,
Thomas. and Ward-20.
| NoES.-Measrs. Greever Lakeland. Moffett. New
berry, No~lin, Patterson, Pridenore and Rue-o.
Mr.. Thomas moved that the ab>entees, or
the names Of those not voting, be called.
| Agreed to.
The ron was then called. and the only re-
Spouse was from the senator from Augusta
(Mr. COCHRAN, who voted - no.
The vote was then announced-ayes, 90;
noes, 9-haying failed for want Of constitu-
ti0nal majorlty.
Senators whe were absent or die not vote:
Me>>r>. Allan, Eastman, Evans, Graham,
GrImsley, L1tbsop, Maddox. MeeM, Penn,
Smith Of Russell, Stevens, Tewy, and
Wynne.
!! This bill, under the ruling of the Presi-
deut of the Senue, cannot be voted upon
again lin the Senate) at this session, although
a new blk on the same subject may he intro
| ductd.]
BILLS ADVANCED.
A number OF bills We're advanced upon
! the calendar.
! COUNTY OFFICERS.
! Senate blk prescribing The duties .ofcoIn.
ty officers caEle up aS,unfniShed business.
Mr.. MoFFEIT moved to amend the 90h
section of the bill so as 10 allow commIS-
sion of five per cent. en- sums OF $4,000 o:
taxes collected, and three per cent. on all
SUNS over S2GSl00. Agreed to. |
Mr. BLAND offered an amendment TO the
Sch section so as TO provide where taEes are
due and there is no personal property to De
dlstrained the gGoWing timber may be cut
und sold for such taxes. Rejected.
Mr.. MoFFETr presented u proviso, to be
added 10 the SD section, az follows: Pro.
,rided, That the eonmisSioc for collecting
and payiug over the revenue9n cities where
the amount collected is in excess of $780, Qs
shall be at the rate Of two percent. on sueD
excess. The vote resulted-asas, IL; noes,
3 - DO quorum.
I'D NJ,
On motion of Mr.. MASSEY, the Senate ad. !
ipurned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at - M.-S2eaker &s&GER in
the chair. Prayer by 2ey. WlEam A.
Campbell.
Hssorably.-Senate bill to ipcorpoczee the |
LawrenceVle Tramroad Company ttWith |
aInandmentS); Senate bill TO ameEl the |
etaaster OF the tasyn Of Fairfax and change
lis naDe to Culpeper with amendments;
House tall To incork Orate the McGiIl Lyceskn,
of thiseity H0use,hil to amend the charter
of the Branch Coal-E lining Company; House
bill to Incorporate the Farmers MGtual Fire
Insurance Company. et Princess Anne and
Norfolk counties; House bill appreprating /
$500 Tor repairs TO Margaret Academy in Ac.
comac county; House till to provide COM
mutation for AN Artificial leg to James Wo-
mack, of Halifax county; House bill TO pro-
vide for working the roadsfn PIiEceSs AnDe,
CHARLES City, and New kent counties: House
till TO amend tie charter .ot the town OF
E.ackSburg, in Montgomery county; House
biz to Incorporate the Border Grange Ware
house and Supply Company; Senate bill to
proside for the protection Of Esh in James
river with amendment); House bill for the
relief OF John w. Plun&elt and hss sureties.
Senzte bill for the Aelief of the sIreties Of
A. 5. Modesto, late treasurer OF Page coun-
ty, was reported adversely.
PRESENTED AsD REFERRED.
By Mr. BRooKs: Bill to amend the char
tes OF Bat!erSea Manufacturing Company, in
Petersburg.
Bs the same: Bill to amend the charter of
the Ettricks Manufacturing Company, in
Chester field county.
BY Mr.. CRITz: Bill to provide for the as.
sessment OF property for taxation for the
year 1870. Placed on the calendar.
by Mr.. FLOOD: Resolution that on and
alter ibis day the char be vacated az O'Clock
i. d., and resumed again ut 8 Pm.
ACTS THAT HAVE BECOME LAWS.
The following acts were approved by the
Governor on the 10th Of February: 8
An act 10 Incorporate the Virginia Land 4
ND Colonization Company. fl
Joint resolution presenting 10 the widow {
II III. Ii. Clark, late seHator from the county p
}! Fitt>yiyaui1, the Invalid chair occupied ),
~ Der late husband.
An o"t to au,srf md rre?ac. sections 4 p
!, aua y OF chapter lS4, Session Acts of y