The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-31
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, or VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, January 80, 1877.

SIP :l.... ..E.5 SENATE. '# - e...
The Senate met at - M.-Mr. QUEsEN-
BERRY, president pro tenn, in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. j. q. Tyler, of the SeY-
enth-Street Christian church.
i. REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
BY Mr.. HERNDoN Qrom the Committee for
Courts OF Justice): Senate bills for the re-
lief of w. K. Alexander; authorizing the
sale Of Church land property in Covington.
BY Mr.. GREEvER from the Committee on
Public Institutions): For the lease OF the
penitentiary.
BY Mr. SMITH from the Committee on
Mining and Agriculture): For the protec-
ton of sheep in the county OF Fairfax.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. LEE: Petition of the citizens OF
Fairfax in regard to the fence law.
PASSED.
Senate bill to provide for the custody OF
State and all other bonds held by the Board
OF Education for the benefit OF Blacksburg
Senate bill authorizing the construction,
alteration, and repair Of roads in the coun-
ties of Carroll and Grayson.
House bill declaring Clinch river law
full fence. ~. rs: 49,
House bill for the support Of free schools
and to encourage wool-growing in the
county OF Lee. .......-.
House bill for the sale of Cypress church,
in Surry county. r-... .-....-
~ ACCOUNTS OF THE sINKISG-FUND.
Senate bill directing how certain bonds
under the control of the commissioners OF
the sinking fund shall be disposed Of came
up, and, on motion Of Mr.. GREEvER, was
laid on the table. i,r.a - .,..,.a =. .r
sAFE-KEEPNG OF j BONDS AND VALUABLE
-a a. ) STATE PAPERS.
Senate bill providing for the construction
of vault in the Treasurer's Office for the
safe-keeping OF bonds Of the sinking fund
as we'll as other valuable papers, said vault
not to cost over Sc, 900, came up.
Mr.. COCHRAN thought that these bonds
should be destroyed, and not put the State
to the expense provided in this bill for their
safe-keeping. r." . ....'s
Mr.. MOPFETT thong that there were other
valuable papers in the Treasurer's Office that
should be guarded as we'll as these bonds,
but he would not press the matter to- day.
The bill was tabled.
LOCATION FOR THE CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Mr. QUEsENBERRY presented joint reso-
luton setting forth that, as the lease Of the
Central Lunatic Asylum will expire on the
31st OF December, 1879, it is advisable that
the General Assembly should take steps at
the present session for locating and con-
structing permanent asylum for the CO.
lored insane, and appointing q committee
consisting of r. II. Cox, G. a. JORDAN, j.
u. CABELL, A. j. CLARKE, w. E. HINTON,
w. A. WITcHEK, JOHN T. LOWELL, and
JAMES S. GREEVER, to ascertain the most
eligible site for the location OF such an
institution, having reference in their Sc
lection to any inducements that may be
offered in the way of donation of grounds,
buildings, &C.; the said committee to report
TO the General Assembly on or before the
1st of March next. all expenses attending
the execution Of the duties devolying upon
this committee to be paid by the State. On
his motion the rules were suspended and
the resolution taken up,
y Mr.. JOHNSON thought that it was not ne
cessary to press the matter to-day, and asked
that the resolution be tabled and printed. i
s Mr.. QUEsENBERRY yielded to motion to
that effect, which was adopted.
s. !, THE ENVELOPE BALLOT SYSTEM. rrst!.,
J, Senate bin providing q mode OF voting in
which envelopes OF uniform color and size
shall be used, in place OF the present sys-
tenn, was taken up, on motion OF Mr.. WOOD.
! Mr.. HINTON moved that the matter be in
definitely postponed. Adopted (Which viz
tually kills the bil Z. q.
Adjourned at 1880 p. NJ. 81 a, -!
.s HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. u r. Gariick, D. D., Of
Che Leigh-street Baptist church, q ~.
i. PRESENTED AND REFERHEp.
B By, Mr. MoNgIR1 ltos the Committee on
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