The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-01
General Assembly Of Virginia.

General Assembly Of Virginia.
;. SATURDAY, January 30, 1870.
SENATE.
Lieutenant. Governor WITH ERs In the chair.
PRAYER By Rev. c. c. Fitting, D. D., OF the
Sec ond Baptist church.
cosMlrTsE REPORTS.
i, Mr.. THOMAS, from the COMMITTEES on FL.
nance, reported, with q substitute therefor,
Senate bill for the relief Of William ". Sage,
late sheriff OF Lee county, and his securities !;
Senate bill for the relief Of William T..
Grigsby, township collector OF King George
county.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BIZ Mr.. CR1rcHER & bill to incorporate
the Ladies' Memorial Association Of North
cumberland county.
By MIR. TAYLOR A resolution as to the
eypediency of so amending the law that one.
half of the taxes be collected and PAID into
the Treasury on the LIST of December. and Inc
remaining half on the 1st Of June; also, as
to the expediency of increasing the tax on
marriage licenses to FIVE dollars. ., -.
,. PASSED. ii.
Senate bill to smend and reenact section
"a of chapter 40 of the Code, in relation 70 Tue
Auditors powers as to claims in favor OF lne
Commonwealth, &c.
Senate bill requiring title and contract for
real estate for public uses to be approvea
or disapproyed by county courts. 81"
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of MIR. HERNpoE, Mr.. THOMAS
was granted leave of absence for four Gays.
REJECTED-ADyANCED.
Senate bill In relation to suits against cor
norations was taken up and rejected. =
A number of bills were taken up and ad-
vanced upon the calendar. "
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II MIR. ITALIA.
rERRo in the chair. No prayer.
REPORTED. ...
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bill to amend the char
FOR Of the State Agricultural Society; House
hin to incorporate the town Of Hicksford, To
Grpensylle county; House bill to authorize
Charles w. Walker, late collector of Pearls
burg township. Giles. county, to collect un-
maid taxes for 1871; House joint resolution
authorizing the Auditor of Public Accounts,
at bis discretion, to suspend legal proceed
inps on the official bond of j. N. Coroltt,
Iata treasurer of Southampton county; House
dill to amend the charter of the town or
Waypesboro', Augusta county. -,
| With amendments. -Senate bill to amend
the law approved April 80, 1874, providing
for the assessment, levy, and collection OF
taxes: Senate bill to confirm law passed
hv the Legislature of North Carolina to in
corporate the Elizabeth City aud Norfolk
Railroad Company, and an act supplemental
thereto. -
Adpersely.-Senate bill for the relief OF
John n, A. Griswold; Senate bill for the re-
lief of BENJAMIN T. Chinn, of Prince VII
liam county; House bill to abolish punish
ment by stripes.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. MOORE: Petition of citizens Of
Shenandoah for protection OF sheep.
|. By Mr.. MAGRUDER: Bill to amend the law
| so as to authorize the Governor to furnish
small arms for the use OF pupils OF lnStlu'
tons of learning under certain clrcum'
stances.
By Mr.. GARDNER: Bill to amend the char
ter of the Branch Coal-Mining Company,
Bv MIR. GUILD: Memorial to Congress Tor
an appropriation to deepen the waters OF tue
Ohio and kanawha rivers.
By Mr.. GOODWIN: Resolution as to the
expcdiency of the election OF judges by tue
people. rou,,;,,
BY Mr.. PANSILL: Petition of Thornblll
Grange, of Orange county, With regard 10
inspections OF tobacco.
BY Mr.. BEAToE: Petition OF citizens OF
Southampton praying reestablIshment OF tue
old fence-law in Sussex county, or tnat eus'
sex county be required to run line lence
between the two counties.
By same: Petition of citizens OF sussex
asking repeal of the present ience-la".
PASSED.
Senate bill to provide for general regis
tration OF the voters of the town OF FARM
vile.
Senate bill to incorporate the British AS
ISOLATION of Virginia.
Senate bill to amend the law with refer.
ence to breaches in actions Oh annuity or
other bonds.
Senate bill to provide for the division of
the counties Of the Commonwealth into ma
gisterial districts.
House bill to incorporate the Northampton
Land Association.
House bill to limit the indebtedness of
cities and towns.
House bill to authorize the Board Of Visit
ors of Virginia Military Institute to perfect
title to house and lot sold by their order.
Senate joint resolution ipstructing our SEN
ators and requesting our representatives 10
Congress to use their Influence to procure
the passage OF law repeating that clause OF
the national banking law which imposes q
tax of ten per cent. on any circulating me-
dunn than that authorized by Congress.
RoAD.LAT. :
House bill to provide for working and
keeping in order the roads OF the Common.
wealth was passed to Its third reaaipg Dy q
vote of 80 to 20.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. ROUND, LovENsrEN,
and 3 K: JONES for two days each, WILLIAM
HosKrNs, HILL, and Cox for four days each,
SHUMArE three days, and Moss for an IN.
definite time.
Pease.