The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-26

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\ Fsssss.r, january IS, 1871
n SENATE.
mo senatss met DC ~ M.-Lieutenant-
Governor TaaMAs. presiding. No prayer
- PESfTESTranY GrIND,
= The CHAIR laid before the Senate q COM
from theaeting Supe1nte
Of the Periiteftiary. ffresponse TO senate
resolution In relaticn the employ OF j
disabled soldiers rs guards at that ins''eu-
siy On motion 81 Mr. GRiMsLEY the comm,,l-
nication wasreterred to the Committee on
Public Institutions, ..s.
lra,...g;,j Il, HIRE OF .C0EvIcTs. :.:tt
Mr.. CLARK presented the following: inat
in the opinion of: the General Assembly Tue
Governor of the Commonwealth houia ac-
cept,the proposals for the hire OF convlc.s
made by the corporations and indiVlouMs
referred to- In Ibis, lcemnunication 10 LIE
Senate under date OF 10th January, 1910
and asked 1.-The suspension OF the rule re-
curing it to lie on the table. Gsi24a.
Mr.. MOrgETT hoped the bill would be re-
serred to the Committee on Public lnstltu-
t;ons as there were several propositions
before the legislature for hiring prisoners,
besides another for the lease OF the peniten'
tiary. - Ar.
The resolution was amended by Mr.
GRInsI.EY so as only to include the Milt0n
Narrow-G unge railroad, and referred TO the
Committee on Public Institutions srs.
rg,-ft~ ra.uz =, PASSED. teoi ~ "S
House bill to convert the donation OF hon.
J. Beresford-Hope into outstanding etaVe
bonds. .s.t.
Mr.. HERNpoN (from the Committee lot
Courts of Justice) reported Senate Dliis
TO amend sections and OF chapter l49 OF
the Code OF 1873, in relation to indemnify.
ing funds, with the recommendation thaI
It do not pass subsequently taken up ana
tabledl: also, to amend section OF chapter
174 OF the Code Of 1873, so as to lessen ex.
pcnses Of advertising property IN 1uolclal
sales. a.. .tI..
NEW BALLoT-sYSTEM. ~, ,..fss
On motion OF Mr.. ELLIOTT, the order max
ing Senate bill regulating the eiection IN
cities and towns the special order 1or Iues-
dav. was rescinded, and the bill taken up;
and on motion OF Mr. ALLAN, 1t was made
the special order for Thursday next.
Adjourned at 1880 P. NJ. .i,ao IL. H..
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by Rev. Fl. s. Kepler, of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church.
;"' COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From the Committee on Immigration !:
House bill to amend and reenact the % sec
ton of an act for the encouragement OF lnl-
migration, &c. ,...,.... 4. .... ~ :,
Joint resolution to extend the time LOT tne
completion Of the Washington and ONE
railroad to Winchester, .,...-. r. ~
From the Committee ,,n..:..ee for Courts OF jus
lice, sc. :: To amend the Code in regard 70
election districts. ~ Il = 20 -,
From the Committee for Courts Of JUS
tice: A bill to enforce the. constitutional
amendments restricting the right OF SUI
frage to citizens who shall have paid to the
State before the day OF election the capita
ton tax required by law; for the preceding
wear and to amend and .reGnact chapter :
Of the Code. 49,, -,....~....4 :. ... E. p. ....
=. -g FROM THE GOVERNOR. .- .t.;
The SPEAKER laid before the House a conf
municationi from the: Governor enclosing
the semi-annual report of the Superintend-
ent Of the Virginia Military Institute, which
was ordered to be printed. - a.... '.s.
-. r.. PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. BAAKiN Ito the Committee on Re-
vision of the Criminal Laws):"A resolution
rs to amending the Code so as to provide
that witnesses for the Commonwealth in
felony cases shall bepaid by the county or
corporation treasurer from State funds in
his hands, &c. ..,'-2 -. - go. 80
BY Mr.. HUBBARD Ito the Committee for
Courts: A resolution as to whether the act
of Congress which prohibits the State from
chartering any bank unless it pays tax OF
ten per cent, is constitutional OF not.
BY same Ito the Committee for Courts a:
A resolution as to what is the capital OF the
Mutual Assurance Society OF Fire in Fir-
ginia, and whether the charter OF that COM
pany is or is not liable to amendment by the
Legislature.
By Dir. HoENNIeER Ito the Committee on
Roads,: A bill to incorporate the West
| Point and Northwestern Railway Company.
By Mr.. BERRY Ito the Committee on
| Schools, &c.) "A bill to require commits
sioners of the revenue to keep the school.
tax in each school district separate where
two or more districts are included in the
same commissioners districts. ~ 4,'
| By Mr.. CRITz Ito the Committee on
Schools, &c.): A resolution as to the expe-
diency Of allowing the benefit of the free
school fund to children who attend private
schools in. localities so situated that the re-
quired average number of scholars to form
free school cannot be made.
THE ELECTORAL ELL.
Mr.. WALLACE moved to suspend the rules
in order to take up the joint resolution en-
dorsing the electoral plan Of settlement.
Mr.. PoPHAM said that he feared the young
statesman would get into deep water, from
which he would not be able to eXtricate
himself. .,,... a.
The question was reached, and Mr.. WAL
LACE demanded the ayes and noes; and
being taken, the House refused to take up
ayes, A.; noes, 60. 81 ....-.- ......
.,.. rs BILLS ENGR0SSED. ....r#;..g.
A number of House bills were taken up,
and ordered to be engrossed and read a
third time. -~.-.,,--.-. ------
House bill to make an appropriation for
the ventilation OF the hall OF the House Of
Delegates and the clerks Office thereof.
Senate joint resolution extending the
time for the completion of the Washington
and Ohio railroad to Winchester.
ii. THE APPoRTIONMENT QUESTION.
At O'Clock the House resumed the con-
sideration OF The apportionment PROPOSE
tion.. :: 80
Mr.. SMITH Of Fauquier argued in favor
of making Che report this winter, but pro-
viding that the law shall not go into effect
until 1870. &.!.:.ss '.-.'
Mr. SMITHS amen dment was rejected.
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