The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23
General Assembly of Virginia.
TUESDAY, February %, 1876.
SEN ATE.

Senator QuFsENBgRRY 10 the chair. Prayer
by Rev. j. K. Garlick, OF the Lcigh.Street
Baptist church.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate q
communication from the Governor trans.
hitting joint resolutions adopted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryllnd, proposing the
erection Of a ti>h.Way over the Great Falls
of the Potomac.
On motion of Mr. GREEvER, ordered to be
printed. ana referred TO the Committee on
General Laws.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. uERYDoE, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported, with an amend
ment TO the amendment proposed by the
House Of Delegates, Senate bill amending
chapter "a of the Code Of 1873, in relation to
the deposit Of securities to be made by for
eign Insurance companies as prerequisite to
obtaining licenses. Subsequently taken up
and tabled.
Mr. LAWSON, from the Committee on Pub
lie Institutions, reported without amend
ment Senate bill in relation to the appoint
N ent Of clerk and assistant keeper Of the
penitentiary. subsequently taken up and
ordered to its engrossment.
pEEsENrD AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. DrrrlELD: A bill in relation to
guardians, cura.ors, &c. Referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice.
b. Mr.. WARD: A bill to incorporate the
Bristol Coal aud Iron arrow-Gauge Rail
road Company, and to transfer to it certain
franchises, rights, privileges, and properties
OF the Virginia and Kentucky Railroad Com.
pauv. Referred to the Committee on Roads
and Iotetnal Navigation.
By Dir. LAWSON: A bill to provide for
working and keeping in order the roads OF
the Common wealth. Referred to the Com.
miutc on County, City, and Town Organl-
ZatioDs.
Sysatc bal 10 provide for the disposition
of the proceeds Of Norfolk County ferries
was taken up, and the amendment proposed
by the HoEse Of Delegates was concurrcd In.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
On motion Of DIR. HERNDoE, Senate bill
IMPOSING tax on stamps upon contracts and
other instruments of writing was taken up
and made the order of the day for Thursday
next at o'clock.
ORDERED TO ENDORSEMENT.
Senate bill providing for the lease of the
penitentiary; Senate bill in relation to the.
protection Of pheas9nts and other game.
Senate bill ceding to the United States juris-
diction over certain lands in Virgins occu-
pied us national cemeteries.
PASSED.
Senate bill to allow Rev. Z. j. Hssty to
build Il frame house for residence adjoining
the Roman Catholic chapel at Old Point,
Va.
Senate bill TO provide for the election or
appoiD ment Of additional district officers.
Senate bill 10 incorporate the Wytheville
NJ ininc, Manufacturing and Hotel Company.
Senate bill for the removal Of Wers and
hedges in Rappshannock creek.
Senate bill to ascertain the basis Of NUM-
cipal taxation on real estate in cities and
| towns.
RECESS.
at quarter to l O'clock, there being no.
thing before tue Senate, a recess Of fifteen
minutes was taken.
ELECTION CT JUDGES.
| One O'Clock having arrived, the joint order
OF the day. having for its object the election
OF certain corporation judges, was proceeded
with after the usual formula Of messages be.
tween the Senate aud House. John L. Cool
rich having received ia votes on joint ballot,
was duly elected judge of the Corporation
Court of Fredericksburg. ~. Z. Sener
received one vote.]
James Garland, having received 11S votes
on joint ballot, was duly elected Judge OF
the Corporation Court OF Lynchburg.
| JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
! Senate joint resolution to appoint joint
committee of fge to consider the present
judiciary system Of the State heretofore
reported in full was taken up, on motion OF
MIR. DANIEL, and agreed to ayes, % nees, 3.
Adjourned, on motion of Mr.. WARD, until
tomorrow at IL O'clock NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock a. NJ
Speaker HANGER in the chair. Prayer by
the Rev. DR.. Peterkin.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
FauWabIy.-House bill to amend the
charter of the town of Bowling Green
House bill for the relief Of the Virginia
Military Institute and for the protection OF
the property of The State at that Institute.
ORDER or ARREST.
The Committee for Courts of Justice re-
ported that certain persons had been duly
summoned to appear before them and testify
| in the investigation Of the conduct of the
Judge of Prince William county, yet had
not appeared, and therefore presented re.
solution ordering the sergeant.atarms to
proceed at snce to attach such persons and
bring them before the committee; which
was agreed to.
OTHER REPORTS.
The Committee on Schools and Colleges
reported adversely 10 certain resolutions OF
the School Board of Washington, suggest
ing an amendment to the State Constitution
80 as to provide capitation tax not exceed
ing sixty.two cents for public free-schools.
| Agreed to.
Mr.. LEEcH moved that so much Of the re-
port Of the Board Of Visitors of the Virginia
Military Institute as relates to memorial Of
that Board to the Congress of the United
States be referred to the Committee on Fede-
| raj Relations. Agreed to.
SWORN IN.
SMITH j. z. WHITE, delegste-elect from
Caroline county, was sworn 10 by the clerk,
and the SPEAKER assigned him to the Com
mittees on Public Property and Executive
Expenditures.
EXTENSION or SESSION.
Mr.. Nicely offered joint resolution pro-
Yiding fer the extension of the session for
thirty days frern the 18th instant. Rejected
By vote of CD ayes TO 4S noes-not three
ffths.
PRESENTED AND REFGERgD.
BY Mr.. JANIS: Bill 10 amend the law in
re alton to election districts.
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