The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
MONDAY, February 5, 1877.
SENATE.

The Senate met at IL M.-91r. LAWSON
in the chair. No prayer. .~.. ~
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By DIR. HERNDoN: Bill to authorize the
Town Council Of Fredericksburg to levy a
tax for 1877.
BY Mr.. BEAZLEY. Bill to authorize the
sale OF the Code Of 1878.
By Mr.. MARSHALL: Petition OF Pomona
Grange, OF Big Lick, endorsing Senate bill
IN relation to railroad commissioners.
By Mr.. HERNDoN: Bill to distribute and
apportion the members OF the Legislature.
Bv Mr.. GAYLE: Petition OF the citizens
of Norfolk county, in relation to the Prin-
cess Anne Turnpike Company.
.. ..-- PASSED.
Senate bill empowering the Old Dominion
Steamship Company to own land and build
wharves in Accomac county.
Senate bill for the restitution OF $50 to
John Bragg. "
Senate bill to limit the expenditures from
the Library fund to $4,000 in any one year.
House bill to amend the law prescribing
the duties and compensation of district Of
ficers. .'.
On motion Of Mr.. WARD. the Senate adj
journed at 1915 P. NJ.
hOCOG We
Speaker HANGER in the chair, and the
clerk, Mr.. J. BELL BIGGER, at his desk.
Prayer by Rev. j. Melville Jackson, OF
the Episcopal church Essex county,.
BILLS REPORTED. ..
To amend section IL Of chapter &c OF the
Code OF 1873, relative to church property !;
to amend the 18th section OF chapter 3S Of
the Code OF 1878, in relation to returning
lists of sales Of delinquent lands; to amend
and reeaact I'd and Sd sections Of chapter
40 OF the Code, with reference to the sheriff
Of the CITY Of Richmond; to amend and re-
1915, in relation to commissioners OF the
revenue, &c. ...... s....
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. CLAY: Resolution Of inquiry into
the expedlency of amending the law in rela-
By Mr. GORDON: Joint resolution in rela-
ton to the exemption from taxation by Con-
gress OF the notes OF real estate banks.
BY Mr.. SIDNEY SMITH: Bill granting Il
loan Of guns to the faculty Of William and
Mary College. .. ..s.... III.
By Mr. PIERsoN: Bill to amend the law
for the support of the poor outside the
place Of general reception Of the county,.
BY Mr.. GILMAN: Resolution Of inquiry
into the expediency OF repeating the act
authorizing the Governor to hire conyicts
to work at stone quarries. ~
ii, .r.,.. il, REVENUE STATISTICS.
The concurrent resolution heretofore re-
ported, instructing the Auditor Of Public
Accounts to ascertain and report to the
General Assembly the amount of the in
debtedness of each county, city, and town
in the State, was taken up and agreed to.
in& THE iAPPORTIoNMENT QUESTION. ~.
= On motion OF Mr. CoGHILL, it was
:. RESOLVED blythe House of Delegates the
Senate .corcurring), That a committee, con
sisting OF seven members of the, Senate and
nine of the House, be appointed to make
the apportionment Of senators and members
Of the House Of Delegates, authorized by
section 4 Of article 8 OF the Constitution, to
take effect at the next general election : =
80 - HOUSE BILLS PASSED. T.
To provide for working the roads and
the bridges in the counties OF
Buckingham, Rockbridge, Washington,
Smith, and Pulaski. s s.a,,....s.a
For the relief of James B. Eastman, late
collector Of Stonewall township, Rocking.
ham county. .......j $50, s.t.
TO authorize the County Court of Clarke
to establish a toll-gate on the Ashby's Gap
turnpike. 81, ~. II. 49,,
5 To authorize Henry T. Jones and Thomas
Newman to erect a pierhead on York river
near skinamon creek, in York county. u
Torelease certain citizens Of Henrico coun-
" from the payment OF fines and costs for
section OF an act for the protec-
lion of fish in James river.
To incorporate the Mutual Home Associa-
ion Of sLYnehburg. 81 u. t,.tE iss.55.s 4:,.
To amend section 1s.oi chapter SO Of The
sode of 1873. 81: aSfl
To incorporate the. Porter Wharf Com-
,any, In CLIQUE ester, county. tsssl
To prescribe the times for holding the