The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-02
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MoSs,lg. March 1. 1871.
SENATE.

Ess MoNnAS. Marcn 1, la9'
D Esa SENATE. -s-
r,e senate met iait ii A. M.-Lieutenant-
r,overnor THOMAS presiding, NO prayer
ExreurIvEsEssrDE. ! tI 4
The senale went into executive session % |
so;,fsTr, Enc appoin tnient OF the Superin-
s.r,dant NJ Public Schools Of Amelia county,
by the Board, OF Public IN
sn,,a,;o,, "a, y, man - aiii. - i.2fa
: ON motion, it.was agreed that the tesn-
monials of all the candidates for the position
should be presented belorethe appointment
was contirmedy:.l 9tf a2ra tiEgi' 2" ~"
i .agt, PRESENTED AND REFERRED. H& ~
4 BY Arr..l CRIrHE.: ,Bfll TO incorporate the
West Point and Northwestern h "a 9, q
s : By MI GAYLE = Bill empowering the
trustees OF the First Presbyterian cnulI rs III
Portsmouth to borrow money: - c,y;-,.;
BY Mr. EuBANK .Isill to impose add tt:
tionai tax iip6n liquors, Wines. &C.; III i.
Z nv MIR. LEE: Petition Of the citizens OF
Alexandra In relation to an increase OF the
salary III the county judge OF Fairfax,
nv MT FfsNEY:: Petition Of citizens OF
Accomae county for the protection OF flsf1.
-@a@snu LEAVE OF ABSENCE. :; 3. E,. .ra:r
On On motion, Mr.. ELLIOTT was granted
leave OF absence for four days and Mill
TON for six days. .r,ra ..s.6-i' III U'ti
.:.,.,.,. RESOLUTIONS AGREED T0.!i.t 2@
BY MIR. GREEvER: That the Committee for
Courts OF Justice be instructedfto inquire
into the expediency of amending section
of chapter 04 OF the Code Of 1878, with re-
ference to gaming "a &lT:d.E.t' d"
:, By Mr. GRIMsLEY: That the reports OF
the subcommittee of the Joint Committee
on Criminal Laws be printed forthe use OF
the Joint committee and OF the two houses
OF the Assembly. 'sE.E
- LEASE OF THE PUBLIC WAREHOUSE. ,...'
- Senate bill for the lease or sale OF the
Public Warehouse and the Penitentiary-
Spring lot was taken up, on motion OF Mr..
QuESENBERRY. raaf. 4. .-., .a 49, r.
MIR. HINTON signified Ills desire to lease
the warehouse for given per cent. on the
gross amount of business done. ..-",.. -.
The bill was tabled and ordered to be
printed. 49, ...> ..g..--. nGs -..#~
80. .'''.' CAPITATI0N TAX. l,.,.. s..,.f.,..,
The CHAIR laid before the Senate state
ment from the Auditor OF Public, Accounts
showing the amount, Of captation Tux as
sessed for 1875, and Of said capitation re-
turned as insolyent for said year. Tabled
and ordered to be printed. i, or'ag i.'Fa'
{, ss..... PROTECTION OF GAME: j" r'.'
House bill for the protection OF game in
all of the counties Of the Commonwealth
was taken up. 1.-The bill prohibits the kill
ing or capture Of pheasants or rufded grouse
between the 1st day OF February and LIST
day of July Of each year, or robins be-
tween the lst day Of March and the LIST day
OF November Of each year; also prohlb1ts
the killing or capture OF any wild water
fowl in this State between the 1st OF April
and the 1st of September Of each year, ex-
cept the wild duck commonly known and
| called the summer duck, or during the
night, - Nor shall it be lawful to kill wild
! waterfowl except with gun that can be
raised at arms length. Wild geese may be
killed during either night or day, but not
with the aid Of lights. The bill was amended
and passed. 49,. ,,..7.s !...,..
- CENTRAL LUNAT1C ASYLUM. r.7l-.
| On motion Of Mr.. HINTON the report OF
the Joint commission forthe selection OF a
location for the Central Lunatic. Asylum
was taken up the, committee reported
unanimously in favor OF the city OF Peters
burg). ...4.u......, =. }... ,,.....'
That the resolution be recommitted to the
Joint committee with instructions to report
what will be the probable cost OF removing
the asylum from Richmond to Petersburg;
what will be the comparative cost OF suS-
tanning the asylum in or adjacent to the two
cities and what are the economical con-
siderations applying to the various schemes
proposed, with reference to supplies, and
to water, light, fuel, and cost OF improve
ments; also, on what terms the present site
can be purchased. ......r. ,y..---...
Mr.. JOHNSON favored this resolution. He
stated that he had just received information
from the parties who own the land upon
which tie present asylum stands to The effect
that they would sell the ffty-four acres OF
land ,withtlie buildings thereon, for $50, 900;
or. at the expiration Of the present lease,
sell the buildings to the State for $4,000,
and lease the land for 81, 500 per annum I'M
til the year 1885. ... -a .,....r.
Mr.. DANIELS resolution to recommit the
matter, with instructions, was rejected. " ,
The question OF agreeing with the COM
mission in their report selecting Peters
burg as the location for the asylum was de-
cided IN the afirmatiye-ayes, "a; noes,
(Messrs. JOHNSON, HERNDoN, TANNER, and
DANIEL).' ..,: --' .s.'... '..' 80" ...,..
a.. AUTHORIZATIONS BILL.
This bill was taken up on motion OF Nh.
COCHRAN and made the special order for to-
day (Friday). i - .-, 80 -
IIr. Cochran gave notice that he should
insist upon its consideration at the time de-
signated.1.j., ":' = s''| H'
Senate bill authorizing the trustees OF the
Presbyterian church in Portsmouth to bor-
row money. ~ .i%'..' -..'..,''. 49,.
House bill authorizing the Manchester
Baptist church to borrow money. ....
House. bill requiring the commissioners
OF !. the. revenue to keep the accounts Of
school-district leyies separate. 80 -, >
| House bill appointing commissioner OF
fisheries. ."... s...'. .'' 5.
House bill scribing the times for hold
| ing the courts in the Eighth judicial circuit.
House bill prescribing the width OF roads
in Wythe county ~ -. ,...'.'.,.r ....,,,4 ..-
VIRGINIA AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION. ..,
Mr.. COCHRAN presented q joint resolution
authorizing the Governor to appoint seven
commissioners to represent the States in
terest at the Worlds Is; Exposition in Paris in
1873. q n1',, 90 n :. .,,.;. ,,.; -. s..
The rules were: suspended and the reso-
luton adopted. - :. '.fi,-,..a ,ss,s.
l. " HOUSE OF DELEGATES. = :.
|, Prayer by Rev. George M. Wright.
COMMITTEE REPORTS. = ..,..,' -
The Committee for Courts OF Justice re-
ported House bill to facilitate the extin-
enlistment Of vendors liens in the records
ton Of liens. ...Ja .af@.~:H iil@,T2,t';
H.. III PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT. ''i..z
Senate. joint resolution declaring that the
Legislature ought to adjourn on the Goth of
March was taken iup.l,.l atit u j'3'hl,...isT