The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA
SATURDAY, February 8, 1877.
SENATE.


Governor Thomas presiding.
PRAYER by Rev. j. q. Tyler, OF the Sew
enth.Street Christian church.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. DuFrIELD: Bill to amend and re-
enact section 80 Of chapter 128 OF the Code
Of 1873, in relation to fiduciarles.
TENTED ACCOUNTS OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
On motion OF Mr.. CLARK House bill pro-
yiding that an itemized account OF each
officer and empioye Of the counties OF the
Commonwealth be published each year was
taken up and the vote by which it passed
the Senate on Friday reconsidered.
Mr.. CLARK moved to so amend the bill as
NOT to REQUIRE an itemiZed account OF over
seers of roads to be published. He thought
that it would be entirely useless, as there
were so many of these officers in each county
that it would require too much space.
Several senators expressing desire TO
look into the matter, the bill, on motion OF
Mr. MoFFETT, was laid on the table.
HIRE OF CoNv1CTs.
On motion of Mr.. QUEsENBERRY the re-
mort of the Committee on Public lnstitu-
tons Recommending the hiring OF one hum
bred conYicts to the Milton Narrow-Gause
Railroad Company was taken up and agreed
to. ., ..... -
PUBLIC-sCHooL TEXTBOOKS.
Senate bill providing for a uniform sys-
tenn OF textbooks for the public schools
was taken up and passed.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES, Mr.. POWELL
was granted leave Of absence for flye days,
commencing from Monday.
REJECTED.
House bill prescribing the times for hold
ing corporation courts. [Giving the Judges
vacation during the month OF August
On motion Of Mr.. hoPFETT, the Senate
adjourned at l I. Nj.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. j. r. Garick, d. D., OF
the Leigh-Street Baptist church.
BILLS REPORTED.
From the Committee on Propositions :
House bill declaring the name of Charles
Van Mason.
From the Committee on Asylums and
Prisons House bill to compensate b. Nj.
Angle for the capture OF an escaped penl-
Tertiary convict.
From the Special Committee on James
River and Kanawha Company: House bill
to amend section 10 of chapter SO OF the
Code of 1873, to provide for the com:
pletion Of line or lines OF railroad
from the waters of the Chesapeake to the
Ohio river, &c. Also, bill to authorize the
James River and Kanawha Company to
lease out their property, works, and fran
chises, for term of twenty years upon
conditions which will secure the extension
OF the water line to Clifton Forge, &c.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs. A.
I. CLARKE, BERRY, JAMES, PO1NDEXTER,
DABBs, WHITE, and WALLACE.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. ALLEN Ito the Committee on Pro-
positions, &c.: A bill to incorporate the
Riverside Shooting Club.
BY Mr.. L. D. STARKE ito the Committee
for Courts, &C.,: A bill in relation to at
tachments.
By Mr.. CoALE Ito the Committee for
Courts, &C.,: A resolution as to the eX-
pediency Of amending the law in reference
to the sale Of personal property under eX-
ecution for debt so as to require all such
sales to be made on credit of not less than
three nor more than six months.
By Mr.. CoALE Ito the Committee for
Courts, &c.): A resolution as to the eX-
pediency OF so amending the law in regard to
the enforcement OF iudgment-liens as to re-
auire the iudgment-creditor to proceed to
enforce the same within five years after the
passage Of this act on all judgments hereto
fore obtained, and within one year from the
date of all judgments hereafter obtained,
and on the failure so to proceed rendering
the judgment-lien void.
BY MI. HUBBARD Ito the Committee for
Courts, &C.,: A bill incorporating the
town Of Burkeville, in the county of Motto
way.
ORDERED TO BE ENGRoSSED.
A number Of House bills were taken UP
out of their order and ordered to be en-.
crossed and read third time.
PASSED.
Senate bill allowing further time to Will
liam e. Boisseau, sergeant Of Danville, to
make his return Of definquents and insol-
vents for 1876.
House bill to amend section of chapter
SO of the Code, in relation to weights and
measures with Senate amendments).
Senate bill to provide an economical mode
Of working on the streams and roads in
Henrico, &c.
Senate bill to amend the act to incorpo-
rate the Virginia State Agricultural Society
with amendments).
Senate bill to authorize and empower the
Old Dominion Steamship Company to hold
land in the State of Virginia.
CHANGES ON COMMITTEES.
The CHAIR announced that Mr.. LovEN-
STEIN had been transferred to the first place
on the Committee on Enrolled Bills FROM
the Committee on immigration; and that
Mr.. KELLAM had been transferred from the
Committee on Enrolled Bills to the Com
mittee on immigration.
adjourned.
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