The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-21
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FROM THE AUDITOR.
The PgEs,pysT laid before the Senate a
giving q statement OF the as
Of lands 10 the Commonwealth for
The year 1875, showing increase or decrease;
which. on motion Of Mr.. CRITcHER, was or.
dered to be printed, and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
THE CENTENNIAL.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to take up the bill al.
thorizing The counties Of the Commonwealth
to appropriate funds for the collection, trans.
portatiop, and return Of articles exhibited at
the Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia.
Agreed to-ayes, 16 noes, IL. ;,
MIR. SINCLAIR Inquired whether the Dill had
been before committee, and printed.
The record showed that the bill bad been
placed on the calender without reference,
and had been printed.
On ordering the bill to Its engrossment MIR.
Penn demanded the ayes and noes, and being
taken the Senate refused to advance the bill
ayes, Z; noes, 16.
MIR: ALLAN moved to reconsider the,vote
nv which the Senate had refused TO engross
the bill.
but the call was not sustained.
The CuAR put the question, but was IN
able to decide.
Mr.. ALLAN demanded q division, and the
vote stood-aves, 7; noes, 14-no quorum.
Mr.. ALLAN demanded the ayes and noes,
and being taken the Senate refused TO recon
sider-ayes, IL; noee, 10. This vote Kills
the bill.]
DooRKEEPER.
MIR. ALLAN presented q resolution pro-
viding for the election of 8 temporary door,
keeper on account of the sickness Of w. w.
Harrison. Lost.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II NJ. Speaker HANGER
in the chair and the clerk read the journal
of the previous day.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Br Mr.. TERRELL: Bill to amend the act OF
,JanlIary 10, 1861, appropriating the money
arising out of the sale of State lands.
By MFR. WALL: Bill TO amend the law in
relation to the votes of stockholders IN
chartered companies granted by circuit
courts.
Bv Mr.. HAMILTON: Bill to amend the law
in regard to the size Of ballots.
BY Dir. STARKE: Petition Of a. b. Cooke
for q confirmation of the title to certain
water lot in Norfolk city.
BY Mr.. STARKR: Petition of citizens OF
Norfolk for an amendment to the city char
ter restoring to the people the right to elect
certain officers.
By Mr.. JONES: Bill to amend the law in
regard to elections.
Nv Mr.. CLAY: Bill for the protection of
provender, gardens. stock, &c.
By Mr.. CRAIG: Resolution calling for
complete list Of all the officers add employs
Of the three insane asylums, with statement
of their respective salaries and duties, and
the number of inmates in each asylum.
Nv Mr.. CURLErT: Resolution asking the
Committee on Finance to report bill LOOK
ing to compromise with the states credit
ore.
By Mr.. LEIGH Resolution of inquiry as
TO the cypediency of making certain amend.
ments to the law in regard to liquor.mer-
chants.
REPORTED FAv0RABLY.
Senate bill to amend the law in regard to
the sale of posons.
House bill to amend the charter of the
Battersca Manufacturing Company, OF Pc
tersburg, with Senate amendment.
House bill to amend the charter of the
Ettrick Manufacturing Company, with Senate
amendment.
House bill to amend the law so as to ex.
empt school superintendent and school,
trustees from jury service, working the roads,
and militia duty.
House bill to amend the law in regard to
the appointment of State Assayer and Chem
iSt.
House bill to incorporate the Pinel Hos
House bill to amend the law in regard to
the compensation of superintendent OF The
poor.
House bill to amend the general road law.
House bill to amend the law in regard 10
the exemptions of school trustees.
House bill to extend the charter of the
Wythe Manufacturing Company.
House bill to incorporate the Lewiston
Land and immigration Company.
House bill to. amend the act of April %,
1874, for the protection OF game.
REPORTED ADVERSELY.
House bill to amend the law in regard to
the commissions allowed the general agent
and storekeeper Of the penitcntiary was re-
ported with the recommendation that the
House disagree to the Senate amendment in
ereasing the storekeeper's commissions.
ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment of
Messrs. STUART, EDMUNDS, and CROCKETT to
the Committee on Finance, and of Mr.. Stu
ART to the Committee on Federal Relations.
DISAGREED TO.
Senate amendments to House bill modify.
ing the charter Of Westinghouse Univer-
sity; also, to House bill allowing commuta-
ton for soldiers manned in war in lieu Of
artificial limbs heretofore provided for, and
to House bill in regard to the commissions Of
the penitentiary storekeeper, were disagreed
to, and the bills go back to the Senate.
CONQUERED IN.
Senate amendments to House bills amend
ing the charters Of Ettrick aud Battersea
Manufacturing Companies, and Senate amend.
ments to House joint resolution to ascertain
the number Of lunatics confined in the jails
of the Common wealth, were concurred in,
and the bills 60 to the Governor.
COMPENSATION OF COUNTY TREAsURERs.
House bill to increase the pay of county
treasurers came up as the special order,
the question being upon the amendment
offered by Mr.. SHEFFEY ito strike out the five
per cent. penalty on taxes not paid before the
1st of December), which was rejected.
The question then was on the amendment
of Mr.. CRITz-yiz.: That the treasurers
should receive on taxes not paid before De-
cember 1st, In addition to the compensation
now allowed for collections and disburse-
ments, three per cent. up to $4,000, two per
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