The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA.
I MONDAY, January %, 1877.
-, SENATE.
,te mot Mt 10 M. No PRAYER.

MONDAY, January %, 1877.
SENATE. ,s.a ~.
The Senate met at u NJ. No PRAYER.
>@a. '@t'-<i PASSED.
Senate bill to amend and reenact section
. Of an act to authorize the Board Of Di-
rectors Of the Western Lunatic Asylum to
sell certain lots OF land belonging to said
asylum. ~ .st..,!- s.
THE BLUES ASSOCIATION. ~...
| On motion OF Mr.. TANNER, Senate bill
nrovidiuc for the disbanding Of the r. L..
| I. Blues and incorporating the Blues Asso-
citation was taken UP. aa:
| Mr.. JOHNSON moved to amend the bill SO
as to grant permission asked for by the in-
corporators, but he thought it bad policy to
permit the company to adopt uniform diff
ferent. from that authorized by the militia
| laws Of the State.
Mr.. TANNER, in reply, said he could see
| no reason for amending the Dill; 1t was
drafted lust in the manner desired by the
persons interested in it.
MIR. BLAND favored the bill. He thought
that it was proper and right that this old Or
| ganization should be perpetuated, and II the
persons composing this Association desire TO
| adopt a uniform different from that recog-
nized by the law, he did not think there
was any reason to object to any part OF the
bill. s.. ,.-a ..g
Mir. JOHNSON said he did not object to the
organization having their old-iashioned uni
form, nor of electing their officers in their
own way, but he did desire that they should
adopt the uniform Of the State also.
Mr.. LEE favored the proposition. He said
the idea was not new one at all. The Sem
ator from Richmond (Mr. J0HNsoN) objected
to the officers being selected by an associa-
ton instead OF as in the case OF those in bis
own regiment, by enlisted men; but if this
organization should be assigned to his
(JOHNsoN's) regiment they would then be
amenable to the militia laws OF the State.
NIr. JOHNSON said he would vote for the
bill il its patron would put the organization
under the laws OF the State or place it en-
tircly beyond them as All independent organ-
| ization. He did object, however, to the as
sociation electing their own officers and
their enjoying the same grade in the mill
tary line that officers elected under the gen.
| eral militia laws of the State do. He said he
would withdraw his original amendment,
and substitute it by moving to amend so US to
provide that any organization formed under
this bill shall not be. part Of the militia or
ganization of the State until assigned to O
regiment, when they shall be subject to all
the laws governing the militia OF the State.
;.Mcssrs. TERRY, MOFFATT, HINTON, and
ALLAN favored the original bill.
| The question OF adopting the amendment
was decided in the negative.
On motion of MIR. TANNER, the rules were
suspended and the bill passed.
| ACCOUNTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SINKING FUND. 3
| Mr.. COCHRAN from the Committee on FL
| nance) reported Senate bill to enlarge the
| powers and prescribe the manner in which
| the accounts Of the commissioners OF the
sinking fund shall be kept, with the amend
ments proposed by the committee.
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, the bill was
tabled, and the amendments ordered to be
printed.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. CLARK: Bill to secure depositors
| in banks, sc.
BY Mr.. MoFFATT: Resolution requesting
| that the Committee on immigration. be in
structed to inquire into the expenses Of pro-
viding by law for the gratuitous diStribu-
ton Of the books published under the SUI
pervision OF the Board Of immigration.
Agreed to.
Adjourned at 1:45 z. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kepler, of the Epis-
copal Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
To amend and reenact sections %, 81, and
% of chapter fl Of the Code Of 1873, in re-
lation to the payment OF fines into the
Treasury; to repeal section 10 OF chapter
269 Of the Acts OF 1S7i-'75; for the relief Of
James w. Robins, OF Gloucester county.
A report adverse to the petition OF citi-
zens OF Lovettsville, for an amendment Of
the charter OF the said town, was agreed to.
ACTS THAT HAVE BECOME LAWS.
Mr.. SWAMI, Of the Committee on Enrolled
Bills, reported that the following bills have
been approved by the Governor:
To amend section of chapter Of an act
to provide charter for the city Of Peters
burg, approved March H., 1875.
To amend and reenact section 81 OF chap
ter % Of the Code Of 1873, fixing the pay Of
Adjutant-General; and to repeal section %
OF said chapter. r-,ls r..
To authorize the supervisors of Floyd
county to levy tax for building school
houses.
To incorporate the Staffordsville Bridge
and Turnpike Company, in Giles county.
To renoyate and repair the statue OF Clay
in the Capitol grounds.
For the relief OF the heirs Of Harvey
West, deceased.
To abate the rigors Of the fence-law on
the line of two counties where only one OF
which has adopted its provisions.
THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT.
Mr.. BALL Republican,, OF Alexandria,
moved o suspension Of the rules to enable
him to introduce joint resolutions APPROX
ing the proposed plan OF adjustment Of
differences as to the counting OF the vote
for President and Vice-President OF the
United States. The motion was adopted
and the resolutions were referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
/ RESIGNATION OF a MEMBER.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
following communication, which was read
by the clerk and ordered to be entered on
the Journal: ,u
"HALL OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
eRIcHMoND, January %, 1877.
!" Hon. Marshall Hanger, Speaker, &C.:
"Sir, Owing to continued bodily indis-
position, which units me for tue proper
discharge OF legislative duties, this day
tender my resignation as delegate from the
county Of Princess Anne. I cannot, in JUS
tice to myself, my immediate constituents,
and the people OF our dear old Common
wealth, longer continue to occupy seat in
this hail when I feel that cannot render
that service which is due. My official and
soctal intercourse with the representatives
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