The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-15
General Assembly. Of Virginia.
FRIDAY, January IA, 1876.
SENATE. -
Prc;ident THOMAS Ia the chair.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

General Laws, reported Senate Oils 10 aDeDu
rho eighth section ofan act TO create q board Oh
bsrhor commissioners for Norfolk and Ports
mouth, &C.: TO incorporate the Maolso2
Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company; ana
In relation TO cemeteries.
: Mr.. PENN. from the Commit'eeon teGeral
Relations. reported joint resolution IN refer
once TO fhe death OF Hon. William a. era
ham. of North Carolina and Gill fn:reh'
ton to the Maryland and Virginia boundary
line. ...
PRESENTED AND REFERRED. 49,.
Rv Mr.. GAYLE: A bill in relation to the
disnositiou of the proceeds Of the Norfolk
County ferries.
Bg Mr.. GR1MsLEY A bill TO provide for
the sale OF the States interest in the Thorn
ton Gap Turnpike Company. -.
By MIR. HYRhDoN: a bill to amend the
FIRST section of an act to authorize the town
Of Fredericksburg to issue bonds to pay Oil
the ante-war debt.
By same A resolution as to the eXpedi.
ency of amending section seventeen OF chap
ter 1872 of the Code so as to increase the pen
aj,v for the violation OF the Sabbath. Is.
By Dir. MARSHALL: 4 resolution refer
ring 30 much of the Governors message as
refers to secret ballot to the Committee On
Privileges and ELECTORS.
WOULD HAVE VOTED GAVE"
Mir. SINCLAIR rose TO a personal eXplana-
ton, aud said that the papers in his district
had commented upon the vote given by the
representatives in the General Assembly On
The Centennial bill {: that he bad voted for the
pas age of the bill in the first instance; had
voted to reconsider the vote by which the
bill had been defeated, and would have voted
for the bill as it passed the Senate had be been
present when the vote was taken.
TIE CENTENNIAL, AGAIN.
Mr.. HINTON presented bill m1king an ap.
propriation for the care and preservation o!
articles to be exhibited at the Centennial,
&c. aud moved suspension Of the rules re-
nnrjng the reference Of the bill to q COM
mittec. Agreed to.
Mr.. HINTON moved a suspension Of the
Jules in order that the bill might have Its
second reading to-day. Lost-not receiving
twenty.nine votes two thirds).
Mr.. ALLAN, coming into the Senate, re-
newed the motion for second reading OF
the bill TO-DAY, but still ouly twenty.eigbt
senator's voted FAYE"
MIR. SMITH requested thpt the Question be
called the Senate refused to order the bill to
its second reading to-day by the following
vote:
AYES.-Messrs. Allan, Bland, Cochran, Cri,cher,
Daniel, Dawson, Dutied, Elliott Eubank. Gayle,
Grlmslcy. HerndOn, Hinton, Hurt, johnson, La
lhrOp. Maddox, Mum, Penn, Powell, Quest nierry,
sinclair. smith, Tanner, Terry, Ward, ana Wor'
SoEs.-Mcssrs. Beazey, Clark, Claughton, Lick.
cnson. Eastman, FiEn"y, Grecver, lalrstot. Law.
STatt 1pr an" nNgt
ID.
PASSED.
The following Senate bills we're passed:
For the relief OF the sureties Of Samuel j.
Spindle, late sheriff of Rlppahannock County.
To authorize the qualified voters Of Hall
fax county to vote on the question ofpurchase
of the bridge at South B1stop, &c.
Providing for the submission to the peo'
Die of the constitutional amendments.
To amend and reenact section 2 of an act
approved March 1G, 1875, TO establish new
judicial circuit to be known as the Seven
teentb, and 10 alter the First and Eighth cir.
cults.
To amend the charter Of the town Of Sed-
don, in the county of Bland.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. DAWSON. Mr.. Powell
was granted leave of absence for three days.
A number Of bills were ordered to be en-.
crossed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II NJ. Speaker HANGER
i'll the chair. Prayer by Rev. J. Il. Tyler.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. J. w. SMITH: Bill for the protec.
ton Of ginseng in Wise and Buchanan
counties.
BY Mr.. BoHANNoN: Petition of citizens of
Matthews county asking that their county
be transferred from the Ninth to the Eighth
circuit.
By Mr.. MORRIS of Princess Anne: Bill to
Incorporated the Broad Creek Toll Bcidge az d
Turnpike Company.
By Mr.. CRUMP: Bill to amend the charter
and change the name Of the Merchants Say
lngs Bank of Richmond.
By Mr.. JOHNSTON: Bill amending the law
in regard to office judgments.
b. Mr.. JOHNSTON: Bill amending the law
in relation to the removal of causes.
By Mr.. STRAYER: Bill to Incorporate the
Newman ket Female Institute Association.
By Dir. MATHEW: Petition of Catoctin
Farmers Club, of Loudoun county, asking
that no change be made in the law in regard
10 fences.
By Mr.. CRAIG Resolution of inquiry as to
the eXpediency Of amending the law In rela.
ton to keepers of ordinaries.
BY Mr.. WALL: Bill to amend the law au-
tbOriziDg the circuit courts to grant char.
tiers of incorporation, also to grant amend
mcnts to charters Of private corporations.
prpoprvp ppnpr -nuurrrrrS
Senate bill 10 amend the charter of the
Virginia Savings Bank OF Lynchburg.
Senate bill to amend the law in relation to
procuring abortions and miscarriages, with
House bill to amend the charter of the
Valley Railroad Company.
House bill to incorporate the Charlottes-
vile and Rapidan Railroad Company.
House bill TO amend the act authorizing
D. A. Picker to erect bridge across North
river. 80.
House bill for the relief Of the late sheriff
of Charles City county.
House bill for the relief of the late sheritf'
and other collecting officers of the Common.
wealth.
TOO POOR TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL.
Mr.. CARTER of Loudoun offered joint
that Virginia is too poor to make
an appro priation for the Centennial celebra-
ton at Philadelphia. Placed On the calendar
under suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. CKITz offered resolution asking the
Auditor of Public Accounts to inform the
House what amount of revenue of the State
for 1874 was paid in coupons, and what
amount will probably be s, paid towards
tie revenue Of 1875. Agreed to.
al, IN orI IN
duction Of pay and mileage of members of
the Legislature, &C., was under discussion
by Messrs. BoGART, MASSEY, Geo.. ARM
STRONG, aud PoPHAM when (at l O'Clock Z.
NJ J House bill prescribing the pay, duties,
~, of county officers Came I'D as the Special