The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-20
General Assembly of Virginia
WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1876

SHUt.tc EIcb III Di' bSa''oA >C"A'"
ESyhERY in the chair. No prayer.
Mr.. UAIRsToN, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported with an amendment
Sera'e bill to amend the charter of the Vir-
cinia State Agricultural Society ; which was
passed.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
nv Mr.. GRgEvER: A resolution as to the
exuediepcy of leasing out the oyster.bedS oil
the Commonwealth.
Bv Mir. HERNDoN: A resolution as to the
eypediency Of certain amendments to the
road Law.
nv Dir, Sleep: 4 bill as TO the eXpediency
or nroyidipg by law for the compensation OF
witnesses summoned TO appear before grand
juries.
By the same a bill prescribing the route
mon which mileage shall be committed fol
the Judge Of Wise and Buchanan counties
BY Mr.. CRlTCHER A bill to amend an act
to incorporate the Virginia State Grange Of
| the Patrons Of Husbandry, approved March
| 81, 1875: which, under suspension of the
rules, was passed.
By Mr.. DICKINSON : A bill TO incorporate
the Virginia and North Carolina Railroad
Company. .....
On motion Of MIR. MARSHALL the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| The House met at II N. Speaker HANGEE
in the chair.
| PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. WooLDRlpGE: Bill to amend the
! law in relation to compensation Of sUperin
tendents Of the poor.
By MIR. LOWELL: Bill for the relief Of the
late sheriff Of Warren county.
By Mr.. BARHAM: Bill to authorize the
trustees of the Mssons' Hail property, In Pc.
tersburg, to borrow money.
By Mr.. WALL: Bill for the relief of Sam.
uel Trenary, late sheriff of Frederick county.
By Mr.. j. A. CARTER: Resolution request
ing the Committee on Finance to consider
and report upon certain resolutions passed
by meeting Of the Tobacco Association of
Richmond, in May, 1875, approving the ex-
chequcr scheme.
BY Mr.. SCkUGGs: Resolution induiring into
the propriety Of defining more specifically
who is authorized to rent houses or any real
estate in an incorporated town without a
license therefor for compensation, except a
guardian or administrator, executor or off
Ger appointed by any court of competent
Jurisdiction.
| REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Senate bill to amend the law In relation to
abandoned turnpikes, and Senate bill to pro-
mote the settlement of lands in Virginia,
were reported iayorably.
Senate bill rea.rangiDg the Eighth and
Ninth judicial circuits by transferring Mat
thews and MiddieSex to the Eighth circuit,
and Senate bill TO confirm the title Of Alex
ander Coke to certain lands 10 Princess
Anne county, were reported adversely.
MEASURES OF ECONOMY.
The Committee on Retreuchment and Re.
| form, according to Instructions, reported a
bill fixing the compensation Of the presiding
officers Of the Senate and House at 5000
each, and Of other members of the General
Assembly at $540 each for attendance and
service on each regular session of the Gene.
raj Assembly; and on all extra sessions the
presiding officers 10 receive eight dollars per
day, and members OF both houses FIVE dol.
lars per day each. Members absent on &C.
count Of sickness or On leave to be entitled
to pay as at present. Eli members to re-.
ceYe mileage at the rate of ten cents per
mile, computed by. the nearest mail route.
Placed on the calendar.
The Committee on Courts of Justice re-.
ported 1t iuexpedient to legisla.e upon the
subject Of increasing the number OF consta.
bles in The Stste. Agreed to.
WHITE AGAINST HUDGIN.
The Committee on Elections presented g
report in favor Of Mr.. White in the'contest-