The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-31
General Assembly of Virginia
SATURDAY, January 90, 1876.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, January ~, 1910
SENATE.
Tho Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at - M.-Speaker HANGER
in the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. c. Ii. Read.
REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
Senate bill to authorize the qualified voters
of Halifax county to vote on the question OF
purchase or construction Of bridge atSouth
Boston: Senate joint resolution requesting
orr senators and representatives IN congress
to unite in any effort made to procure the
refunling OF tax collected by United States
authorities on cotton for the years 1864, 1850;
1866. 1867; House joint resolution tender
Ing the Acknowledgements OF the General AS
scmbly # Virginia to the United States all-
thoritics Cor their action ia reference 10 the
Graves of the Confederate dead at Fort Del.
:,uarc : House bill to ameld an act ap-
moved February TO- 1873, in regard to times
Of holding terms Of circuit courts; House
bill to amend the law in relation to bridges
between counties House bill to amend the
charter Of the town Of FinCaStle; House bill
to amend the charter Of the town Of LIE ba
non.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
The Committee on Federal Relations and
Resolutions reported 4 resolution that the
General Assembly adjourn sine die on the
2S,h day of February.
On motion Of Mr.. PoPnAM the resolution
was laid on the table.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave Of absence was granted to Dir.
WALKER for six days, Dir. SCOTT four days,
Mr.. DUNN two days, and Mr. MoNCURE one
day.
MILLIONS IN IT.
Mr.. Powell, chairman of the Committee
IN Offices and Officers Of the Capitol, re-
ported that they had examined the books OF
he Treasurel's office and found them neatly
and properly kept, with the warrants on that
office convcnienil, arranged and filed. The
committee further report that they iind or
file in that office millions of dollars Of tax
paving coupon bonds without adequate proyi-
sion for their safe-keepng, and recommend
that the suggestions Of the investigating
Of last session with. regard to said
h.rds be carried into effect by appropriate
legislation.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
Senate joint resolution asking for a com.
mittcc of conference to consider the dSa"
grecment Of the two houses in relation TO
House bill to allow communication for soldiers
maimcd in the war, &C., was agreed to.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. CARTER
OF Loudnur, LEWIS, and BCGART, on the part
of the House.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. GRAY, JoR-
DAN: and STRAYER committee OF conference
on the part Of the House on the dissgreelng
votes upon House bill allowing commission
to the penitentiary storckeeper.
THE CuRLETT AFFAIR.
The question of reconsideration Of the
vote by which the House passed the reso-
luton of expulsion Of the editors of the
EUenin9 Journal came up as unfinished
business.
Dir. SMITH of Fauquier spoke half hour
in opposition to reconsideration.
MeSSrs. GILMAN and NEELY advocated the
motion.
The vote was recorded as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs: Allen. Bsgwell, BarnSs, E9han-
non, Troaddns, Brooks, CARPENTER; u: I; S6G
Davis, Dyer, Gaines, Gilman, Gray, Greer. H9en-
niger Howard James Jones, hea h k'n Sihsr
Simpson Smith, Starke, strayer, Stuart, TalialGrro
Of Norfolk, Talilfcrro Of Gloucester Tdiley. Wal
lacc Williams of Richmond CITY, NlIltns Oi
Frederick, Withers, Woodbridge, and MIR. Speak
'Nogs-Me: srs. Armstrong, Bogart. Bristow,
Burks j. A. Carter. Comadnre, Connor, Henry
Cox, Croiz. Crockett. Curlett, Dubois, Glddings,
Gordon, Hale, Hamilton. HubaTd Johnston, hcr-
rick. Lacy. Lamkin. Leech, Lennon. Letch"r
Lewis. Mcdonald, McElroy. Pierson; Poindsx, ,e
Powell. Price, Rains, Scott Scrugss, r. NJ. smith,
sydney Smith. william Smith. Stovall, swami
Terrell, Whitaker, and Yonng-43.
So the House agreed to reconsider.
Mr.. MCCAULL moved to lay the resolution
on the table, upon which Mr.. CURLETT called
for the ayes and noes; and the resolution
was tabled-ayes, AZ; noes, IS.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. STARKE: Bill to amend the charter
Of the city of Norfolk.
BY Mr. LEyCHER Petition Of James II.
Montgomery, OF Rockbrdge county, to be
released from the payment of a fine.
By Mr.. S1BERT Bill for the relief Of
the heirs Of Harry West, Of Rockingham
county.
BY Mr.. JAMES: Bill TO amend the act Of
March 16, 1875, in reference to sales under
judgments, warrants, or DEGREES, for debts
contracted prior 10 April 10, 1865.
DISMISSED.
On motion Of Mr.. PoPHAM the House dis.