The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-06
General Assembly of Virginia
WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1876.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1876.
SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor Thomas In the chair.
No PRAYER. !,
Mr.. GAYLE presented petition Of the board
of supervisors of the county OF Norfolk
Drawing the passage OF bill so as to increase
the pay of the Judge of the Circuit Court Of
Norfolk county.
Mr.. SMITH presented joint resolution au-
thor;zipg the Committees on Rods Of" the
two houses to sit in joint session 20 consider
all matters pertaicing to the extension OF toe
James River and KauaWha canal from Buch.
anan to Clifton Forge. A motion to suspend
the rule so as to consider the resolution to-
day failed. .
Mr.. ALLAN presented bill In relation to
cemeteries and cemetery associations; which
was referred.
On motion of Mr.. MADDOX, Mr.. STEVENS
was granted leave Of absence for one day.
The CHAIR announced that Messrs. LAW.
SON and CLARK would serve on the JOINT
Committee on Executive Expenditures in
1860 and 1875, under House joint resolu'
ton.
Senate bill to confer upon the corporation
court of Alexandria jurisdiction to remove
constable; aad justices of said city under
certain circumstances was passed.
Senate bill TO amend the Code, section 6,
chapter 113, in relation to trustees, was
passed.
TIE CENTENNIAL BILL PASSED.
Mr.. COCHRAN moved to take up the bill
uppropriatipg ten thousand dollars for the
care, exhibition, g., Of articles TO be eX.
hibi,ed at the Philadelphia Centennial.
Agreed to-
The question being on the passage Of the
bill, and being taken by ayes and noes, the
bill was passed by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Allan, Bland, Cochran, ,CrItcher,
Daniel, Dawson, Dulleld, Elliott, Eubapk, Gayle,
Grilnsley, Hinton. Hurt. johnson, LathrOp, Mad
dox, Num-, Penn, Powell, Quese MERRY, smith,
Tanner. Ward, and Wortham-z4.
eran f nsxsSn S SST semp
splitter, and WOod-lO.
Mr. aERNDoN presented bill to confirm
the title to certain land in Princess Ann
county.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL M.-speaker HANGER
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Dir. Bledsoe,
Of the Methodist Church.
REPORTED FAyoRABLY.
Senate bill to provide for the registration
Of the voters Of the city of Danville.
House bill to amend the charter Of The city
of Richmond.
House bill to amend the act to exempt the
property of the husband or wife from the
ante-nupta debts Of the other.
House bill to provide for the sale of insol.
vent claims by fduciary.
House bill to authorize the trustees OF
the Second Baptis. church (colored) to Dor
row money on trust-deed. -
REPORTED ADVERSELY.
The Committee On Finance reported ad-
versely to the petition of@W. II. Drauer, ad.
miuistrator OF John Brauer's estate, for re-.
fur d of certain taxes; and the report was
agrecd to.
The Committee on Elections reported adj
yefsely to u petition OF citizens of Princess
Anne asking for O change of election pre-
cipct from Dudley's store to Creed's bridge.
Report agreed to.
CONTESTED SEAT AWARDED.
The Committee on Elections reported that
the sitting member, A. A. GRAY, was =
titled to the seat as q delegate from FIuyanna
county, contested by Tutwiler. The report
was agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED.
Dir. BRANCH offered q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Asylums and Prisons
to report bill to provide for the speedy
erection of building for the accommoda-
ton of female convicts at the penilentary.
Rejected.
DIR. BRoADDus offered resolution request
ing The Auditor Of Public Accounts to. fur
nish the House statement showing the rela.
tive increase or decrease in each county In
the value OF real estate, as shown by the re-
cent assessment, as compared with the last
preceding assessment; also the aggregate
increase or decrease. Agreed to.
Mr.. FOWLER offered a resolution that the
Auditor of Public Accounts be requested to
report to the House the amount of money
borrowed by the State since the adjourn
ment of the last Legislature, from whom and
for what purpose borrowed, what rate of IN.
terest was paid for the loans, how borrowed
money was expended, whether any and how
muchsof the same is still due, and what ar
rapgement has been or is proposed to be
made for the payment of the balance due
and unpaid. Agreed to. -s>tr.z
.1'' PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. II. L. SMITH: Petition of citizens
of Madison, in Amherst county, for repeal
of the act authorizing the city of Lynchburg
to guarantee stock of the Virginia and Ten
nessee Railroad Company to the amount of
fifty thousand dollars.
By MIR. KERRICK /: Resolution Of inquiry
into the expedency Of passing law to COM
pei railroad companies in this State to pay
for stock killed by the running of their trains
within thirty days after such killing.
BY Mr.. Nicely: Bill to provide for the col
lection of the revenue in Lee township, in
the county Of Accomac.
PASSED.
House bill to amend section 16 Of chapter
1913 OF the Code as amended by act approved
april Is, 1874, in reference TO commissioners
in chancery.
House bill to amend the charter of the
Battersea Manufacturing Company, in the
city OF Petersburg.
House bill to amend section 10 of chapter
SO of the Code, in relation to unlawful hunt
ing. ....<. t..s,s..<sr
House bill to amend the law in regard to
pulling down, and leaving down, fences.
MINING In TIE SOUTHWEST.
House bill to incorporate the Southwest
Virginia Land, Colonization, and Improve.
ment Company came up as unfinished bust.
ness. THE question being upon its engross-
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