The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-13
General Assembly Of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, January u, 1876.
SENATE,


Lieutepant-GovernorT THOMAS in the chair.
House joint resolution for special com.
mttee tG visit Williamsburg, &C., and make
az investigation into the cause Of the late
fire at the Eastern Luna,ic Asylum, &C., was
taken up and concurred in.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs. GRMsLEY,
HURT, and NswBERRY on the part Of the Sen
ate. s.... -...
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. COCHRAN, from the Committee on
Finance, reported bill for the relief of the
sureties of Samuel j. Spindle, late treasurer
of RappahanR8ck county. lie also reported
that il was iBexpedient to legislate on the
subject of eXempting one thousand dollars
worth of property of disabled Virginia SOL
derS. -. ..
Mr. NEwBERRY, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported Senate bill to au.
lhorize the qualified voters of Halifax county
to vote on the question Of purchasing the
bridge at South Boston. He also reported
mat it was inexpedient to legislate on the
subject of the petition Of w. G. Baxter, ask.
ing to be allowed to engage 10 gift enter
prise.
MIR. CRITcHER, from the Committee on
Roads, reported that 1t was ineXpedient TO
egislate on the subject of increase Of
tolls, &c.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By MIR. GAYLE: A bill to amend section
Il of chapter Is of the Code, in relation to
the pay of the. judge Of the Hastings Court
of Portsmouth.
By the same: A bill to amend section SO
of chapter 8 Of the Code, 10 relation to the
sale OF intoxicating liquors on election-day.
By MIR. DUFFIELD: a bill to authorize the
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Hampton to sell certain lot Of land and
10 buy another, and to borrow money.
By Mr.. SINCLAIR: A resolution as to the
eXpediency ofamending the Code SO as to pro-
vide for causing entry 10 be made upon the
lien docket or otherwise of satisfaction of
judgments recorded or liens created prior to
the passage of the act Of Assembly of JAnu.
AIRY II, 1873, where the same have been salts
tied or discharged. .. 80
By Mr.. WORKMAN: 4 resolution as to tire
eXpedieucy Of amending the act Of March,
1915, so as to provide that in the payment OF
interest on the public debt, whether on cou.
pons receivable for taxes, or otherwise, the
tax prescribed by law shall be deducted from
such interest in all cases except to colleges,
and incorporated schools, and charities now
exempt by law from such tax.
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 1NsTRUC-
| TON.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate commu.
nicatiou from the Superintendent Of Public
| instruction, in response to resolution,
giving the names OF textbooks used in the
public schocls which, on motion Of Mr..
GRlNsLEY, WAS laid on the table and ordered
to be printed. E..
| THE PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. CLARK moved TO take up Dir. PENIS
resolution to adjourn on the 24tb. Agreed
! to.
Mr.. CLARK addressed the Senate in favor
| Of the proposition.
Mr.. HINTON moved to strike out January
| q and insert February Is.
Mr.. SMITH opposed the resolution, and
moved to indefinitely postpone the whole
sutjvc'.
Mr.. PENN demanded the ayes and noes,
and being taken, the Senate refused TO post
pone By the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Quesenberry, Smith, stevens' Tan
No So,EslMessrs. Beaziey Bland, Clark Claughlon,
Cochran, GRETCHEN, Eastman, Elliott, Eubgnk. flh-
Hinton. lawson, Marshall Newberry, Num-, Penn,
Powell stpclsir, slemp, Splitter Terry "aro' anu
Wood-2S.
Mr.. PENN said that be would be willing to
compromise the matter, and make the time
for adjournment February LIST. -
MIR. BLAND said that he thought the Gene.
raj Assembly ought, for many reasons, to sit
until the expiration of the ninety days.
Mr.. MARSHALL agreed with Mr.. PENN that
the General Assembly ought to adjourn at
an early day.
Dir. SMITH thought that it would be grave
error TO adjourn SO soon. He was willing to
sit out the whole term if the Commonwealth
could be benefited. There were maHy im-
porlant measures to be considered.
MIR. HINTos's amendment to strike out
oath OF January and insert 18th Of Febru.
airy was rejected by recorded vote-ayes,
IS; noes, %.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to postpone the further
consideration Of the subject until the 29th OF
| February.
The ayes and noes being taken, the motion
| to postpone the subject until The 10th oil
February was defeated BY the followin g
vote:
AYES.--Messrs. Allan, Dawson, johnson, Mad
dox, Powell, Qnesenberry, Smith, Stevens, Tanner,
and Ward-lU.
NoEs.-Aessrs. BeaSley. Bland, Clark, Claugh-
ton, Cochran, Critcher, Dufleld, Elliott. Euoank.
Finney, Greever, Grimsley, Hairston, Herndon,
Hinton, Marshall. Sewberry, Num-. Penu, Sinclair,
slemp, Splitter, Terry, Wood, and Worthnm-25.
The question was then upon the original
resolution.
Mr. BLAND moved to strike out January
24-.he time fixed 10 the resolution for the
adjournmen;-and Insert February 20. 1.
TAe ayes and noes were taken, and the
motion was defeated BY the following vote !:
AYGs.--,asssrs- Allan, Rland, Dswsoa, finpey,
Johns III, Maddox, Num-, Powell, Quesenberry,