The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-14
General Assembly Of Virginia.
THURSDAY, january IL, 1915.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, JANUARY IL, 1910.
SENATE.
,,ieu.enant.G Governor THOMAS In the chair.
No PRAYER.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate q
communication transmitting list Of pardons
g,&nted during the year.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Tr. HERNpos, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice, reported Senate bill max
ing the payment Of insurance lien VIVID
the recommendation that il do not pass.
Senate bill to amend the second section oil
an act passed March 16. 1875, to establish
new judicial circuit, DC.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
nv NJ. FINsEY: A bill to authorize Ray
mord X. Hutcheson. bis heirs or assigns,
TO eject wharf on Pungoteague creek.
Ey Mr. DANIEL Petition Of Ii. Il. Lewis,
OF Lyncbburg. asking repeal OF the tobac-
co.insrection laws.
By Mr.. CLARK: a bill to amend the
| twen,y.third section of an act passed Maicn.
| 1865, amending the charter o! the city OF
Dapvlle.
| B. NJ. sPIrLRR 4 bill for the release o!
| a lien of the Common wealth upon the prop.
rrtv of james w. Moddisett, former sheriff
Of PAGE county, and for the relief OF the
sp,c:ics of the said Moddisctt.
By Mr.. GRIMsLEY : A bill to amend sec
tion eight Of chapter 146 Of the Code, in re-
latian TO limitation OF actions.
Rv Mr.. SpITLER: 4 resolution as 10 the
cxDcdiency Of 50 amending au act passed.
| March 81. 1875, in relation 10 common car
riers, as to prevent unjust dlsctlm'ha'iou
against local freight and traVcl.
| By M. JOHNSON: a oil 10 amend tue
&C! passed December Ii, 1853, TO incorporate
the Virginia State Agricultural society.
Ry Mr. SINCLAIR 4 resolution as 10 Tue
exDcdiency OF amending first section OF chap
Ter 175 of the Code by extending the remedy
Of t!a; section SO as to prevent The garElsh,
men. OF aboreta' wages except as PROVIDED
by the third section OF chapter 1874.
| 81 Mr. HURT: A resolution as to the eX'
pcd,cncv OF imposing q tax of twenty-five
cents per gallon on oil liquor purchased by
| reaiI iiquor-dealera.
! b. NJ. EUBANK A bill to incorporate the
James River KNiroad Company.
| PISSED.
Toe following Senate bills were passcc
To amcad section nine Of chapter Isl Of
the Code, in regard TO the sale Of polsons.
TO auttcriZ3 the board Of supervisors Of
| Isle OF w IL ut duh tiiSC SouH''S'
to increase the pay Of the county judges OF
said counties.
WOULD HAVE VOTED "Eo."
Mr. MARSHALL. said that lie was absent
when the vote Vas taken on the proposed
constitutions amendments. Had be been
present he would have voted "No" or
Agreeing 10 the amendment relative to the
elective l.suchisc.
On motion Of Dir. EyBANK, the Senate ad
ljrufned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
?he House met u NJ. Speaker HANGER
in ;he chair. Prayer by Rev. }. Il. Tyler,
Of tie Christian Church.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. BoGAKT Bill to amend the law III
reend TO the mileage Of members.
BY Mr.. HANGER: Petition of huntsville
Orange. Patrons Of Husbandry, Of Essex
county, for ali increase of tax on privilege OF
taking oysters, End the passage Of efficient
laws for the collection Of the same.
BY SIR. BRoADDus: Bill for the relief OF j.
". Modsett, xsheritf Of Page county.
By Mr.. Smith, OF Fauquier a.: Bill for the
relief OF :. +. q. Beala, late treasurer of Eau
quier.
By MIR. CLAY: Resolution Of Inquiry as to
.he cxrediency Of so amending the law i'm
posing tax on retail liquor dealers and
keepers Of ordineries as TO make the tax
upon them uniform.
i: Mr. BROOKS: Bill to authorize the
voters of Chesterfield TO vote on the qucs-
ten Of removal of the county courthouse.
| By Mr. BROOKS: Bill to amend Tue charter
OF The city Of Manchester.
3, Mr. BAGwEIL Bill TO amend the law
IN relation 10 The appointment Of curators
loy Hampton Normal and. Agricultural ln-
sliulc.
Bv Mr.. DAGwELL: Bill to amend the law
in regard 10 the visitors OF the State Agrl.
cul, uIal College and the curators of the
Ha pton Normal institute.
REPORTED FAyoRABLY.
! II ;usc bill to amend the law ia regard to
Instructions to highways.
House bill TO appropriate a certain sum
semi Annually to the University OF Virginia.
House bill to amend the law in regard to
the sallricS of professors Of the University
of Virginia.
Senate till TO prohibit the sale or exchange
of corporate property by the board Of coun.
ty supervisors except by ratification Of the
county court, with an amendment.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Lcar OF absence Was granted TO Messrs.
MALE aud DaHBS for two days, Cox Of Pow
hahn, and CoEsoR for thee days.
REPORTED ADVERSELY.
House bill to provide for destroying the
Canada thistle.
House hill for the destruction of animals
and birds Injurious 10 agriculture.
ABOUT PARDoNs.
The SPEAKER laid before the House q COM
muncation from the Governor reporting me
lumber of applications for PARDON maue
during the past year, ana the hunDsr anu
circumstances under which paroons were
granted. From this report it appears mat
the petitions were very numerous Out only
thirteen pardors were granted.
REDUCTION or PAX OF MEMBERS.
The resolution OF Dir. SMITH, oil fauquier,
n which an amendment by Mr.. MCMILLAN
had been otf:red, proposing TO reduce the
pay of members OF the denerai Assembly,
Government employees, &C., was taken up.
Mr.. NcMuILAN's amendment was in these
words:
"That the Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform shall be instructed to report a
bin reducing the pay of members of the
General Assembly and its officers to five
dollars per day, and reducing in like ratio
the salary of all officers Of this State and
their clerks"
This proposition was discussed and agreed
to ayes, 81; noes, 81.
The resolution Of Mir. SMITH Of Fauquier
as amended by motion of Mr.. MCMILLAN
was agreed tc-ayes, 80; noes, %.
The question recurring upon the substi-
tute offered by Mr.. MASSEY, Dir. PoPHAM
moved 10 amend by uStructing the commit
tee also to report in The proposed bill pro-