The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-28
GFkRRAI, ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, March. 81, 1877.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Senate met at 1880 A.. H., Lieutenant
Governor THOMAS presiding.
A number of House bills were read.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. HINTON: Bill to amend the law In
relation to attorneys practicing without
license.
Nv MIR. CRrTcuER: Bill to incorporate the
Virginia Quarrying Company.
By Mr.. JOHNSON: Bill for the relief OF
W. l.. johnson, late sheriff OF Nottoway
county.
BY Mr.. HINTON: Bill to amend the char
ter OF the Citizens Bank granted by the
Circuit Court OF Nottoway county.
BY the same: Bill imposing fine OIL any
person or corporation sending tobacco 10
any warehouse other than that to when II
is marked by the owner.
By Mr.. LAWSON: Petition from the com
mittee of visitors and governors OF the Wai-
liam and Mary College asking an appropria-
ton for that institution.
By Mr.. SPITLER: Bill to amend anu re-
enact section 3 OF an act prescribing the
manner in which records Of the supreme
Court OF Appeals shall be printed.
GEOGRAPHICAL, SUMMARY OF VIRGINIA.
MIR. ELLIOTT presented the following JOINT
resolution, and on bis motion the rules were
suspended and the subject taken up "Ihat
the Board OF Immigration be, and they arc
hereby. authorized 10 distribute the work
mblished by them known as the 'Geo-
graphical and Political Summary OF Nir-
ginia.' by sale or gratuitously, as in their
Judgment may seem best"
On motion OF MIR. JOHNSON the resolution
was amended so as to give ten copies to each
member of the Legislature, and, as amended,
adopted.
PASSED.
Senate bill authorizing the Baldwin Au-
gusta county, Fair to borrow money. [Un-
der q suspension Of the rules
Senate bill prohibiting the County Court
OF Albemarlc from granting license to sell
liquor within one mile OF the Virginia Uni
versity.
House bill to provide for working the
roads in the county of Washington.
Senate bill to amend the charter OF the
New River Railroad Company.
House bill to incorporate the Farmers
warehouse, Of LYnchburg.
CHARGES FOR TRANSPORTATION.
The special order, Senate bill regulating
the charges for transportation on railroads,
was taken up and discussed at length on II
motion to table and make the special order
of the day for tomorrow. The motion was
adopted.
NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
Senate bill giving concurrent jurisdiction
to the United States over the national'ceme-
teries in this State was taken up and, on
motion Of Mr.. ALLEN, indefinitely post
poned, rs he objected to the amendment
submitted bv the committee to which it had
been referred.
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.
House bill providing for department Of
agriculture of the State, as amended by the
Committee on Agriculture, came up, was
amended in several particulars, and passed
Adjourned at 8 p. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
4 number OF bills, Nc, were reported
from committees.
Mr.. LoyESsTEIN presented n resolution
to expedite the business to the close OF the
session, which was agreed to.
The report in the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal case was passed by.
The report OF the Committee on House
Expenditures in relation to c. T. Critten-
den was passed by.
A number OF bills were taken up out Of
and read third time.
SOLDIERS NAMED IN WAR.
Mr.. MCCAULL, from the conference COM
mittee appointed to consider the disagree
ing votes of the two houses in relation to
the appropriation for artificial limbs, pre-
sented report recommending that the
House recede from its disagreement to the
Senate amendment.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes, 80;
noes, II. This appropriates $4,000, and
now goes to the Governor.
PASSED.
Senate bill amending section ID of an act
prescribing general provisions OF an act,
&C., in relation to commissioners Of the rev.
enue.
House bill to amend al act to prescribe
the duties, compensation, and liabilities OF
certain county officers, &c.
DEFEATED.
| House bill making an appropriation to
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
| College was defeated for want of 4 consti-
tutonal majority.
A motion to reconsider was made and
passed by.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL.
The special order-viz., the bill in rela-
| ton to the lease OF the James River and
Kanawha canal to Mason and others-Was
taken up, the question being on agreeing to
| the Senate amendments.
The first amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. JOHNSTON, OF Botetourt, presented
an amendment to the second amendment OF
the Senate so as to secure the State in case
OF forfeiture. Lost by the following
vote:
ArEs-Messrs. Allen, Aylor, Barnes, ,Bogart. b.
harmon, Branch, Brooks. Burks, A. l. Clarke, Cog
hill, Crank. Dalton, Davis, Dooley, Gordon, Gray,
Lowell, McCaulI, Nicely, Popham, E. G. Powell,
Ronald, shannon. Sibsrt, Simpson, Il. p. smith
sydney Smith, w. Il. Taliaferro, w. Il. Taliaferro.
Watts, c; U. Williams, 2. B. Williams, Wihers' and
| NoEs.-Messrs. Armstrong, Arthur. Carpenter,
Peter j. Carter, Cecil. Coalc, Coleman, Comadore,
nsnry G1 Ried M SHx food Gilman
Greer, Hale Hall, Hamilton Hubbard, Jones, ker-
| rick, Lamkin, Lewis, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, ac-
Naie, Page. Parsons, Paul Peatross, Poindexter,
| William Powell, Rains, Robinet, Scott, ScruEgs,
james ". Smith, Robert NJ. Smith, William Smith,
Stsrke, Stovall Stuart Terrell, Witcher, and Wool
| dridge-55.
The Senate amendments were all agreed
to, and the bill now goes to the Governor.
MECHANICS LIENS.
Mr.. A. I. CLARKE presented a bill to
amend and reenact section OF al act to
amend and reenact sections and 5 OF chap
ter 115 OF the Code, in relation to mechan.
ics' liens, 80 as more effectually to protect
sub-contractors, approved March 81, 1875.
Referred. Recess.
| Night Session.
The consideration Of House bill in rela'
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