The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-19

tees OF the Front Royal :school ulstrlct, W
execute a lease, &C., upon certain property !;
to amend sections 20, q, and % OF chapter
1875 Of the Code in regard to conseryators or
the peace at watering-places; to give q lien
upon goods to merchants or shippers,
clerks and statesmen; giving the consent OF
this State to the purchase by the On1teo
States to certain lands now used, ana TO - pc
used, as military cemeteries, exemptlng he
same from taxation, and flooding certain lu-
risdiction over the same to The United states;
The Committee on Agriculture ana
Mining reported 1t inexpedient to leSlslate
on the subject Of processioners to remark
the boundaries OF lands In the Common
wealth. .3 .ls.i
The Committee on Retrenchment and
Economy reported that 1t was lnexpedlentc
to abolish the office OF superintendent OF
Public Printing. Agreed to. ~
".a PRESENTED AND REFERRED. :.
ByMr. Cox ITO the Committee on Finance):
A bill for the relief Of Richard Route, late
treasurer Of Essex county. .,-...
By Mr.. ARTHUR Ito the Committee on
Propositions, Sc.): A bill to incorporate
the Mutual Home Association, OF Lynch
burg. -.
By Mr.. CRAIG Ito the Committee on Agri-
culture, &c.a: A bill for the protection OF
sheep in Augusta county. ,r. :.
By Mr.. CLAY: A resolution for commit
tee Of five to investigate the mode and man
ner of keeping accounts, books, &c, In tne
Treasurer's Office and, office OF Auditor OF
Public Accounts, the amount OF labor per-
formed by the clerks, and the time en-
ployed by the clerks, &c. .AgreedIto..
By Mr.. TALIAFERRo OF Gloucester ITO the
Committee on Finance: Petition OF James
W. Roberts, oi Gloucester county, praying
that a tine imposed on him may be remit
ted. ....us. - .,.!. .,;.' -
=. By Dir. ALLEN ito the Committee for
Courts, &C.,: A bill to amend section Is OF
chapter 12S of the Code, with reference to
bonds of fduciaries. ,1 Hi.ssa - -
BY Mr.. McDANNALD Ito the Committee on
Constitutional Amendments) A bill pro
posing an amendment to the LIST section OF
article Of the Constitution. ~: D.. .
BY Mr.. HUBBARD Ito r!tbe Committee for
Courts, Soy: L. bill to quiet titles OF de-
linuucnt lands sold under act Of I'd OF April,
1878, and to repeal so much OF the act OF
2sth April, 1874, as provides additional sec
lions (3S and 3y for chapter 3S ofthe Code OF
1872 4.o.'l -, 49, % = ,..''
BY Dir. HoENNIGER Ito the Committee for
Courtsl:. A Joint resolution declaring it
unconstitutional for the General Assembly
to grant charters named in sections SO and
62 Of chapter ST of the Code OF 1878.
+, BY MIR. WITCHER Ito the Committee on FL
nance): A resolution for printing state
ment Of the entire debtof the State, &c.
:.a.. - ~: CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
The SPEAKER laid before, the House q COM
munication from the.Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts giving statement OF, the expenses
incurred in the transportation OF convicts
from the iails Of the several counties, &C.;
which was ordered to be printed. 81. ....
-: STATE BONDS. "a, j, ,,... ..s .i.t
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
lnunication from the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts in response to resolution for the
amount q bonds of every description
whatever listed in the various counties,
cities, and towns of the State In 1875,
whether due or not: from debtors residing
in or out of the State. The total amount OF
bonds is $25,07s, 94S.15. .
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed, aaNt -
THE REAppoRTIoSMEST QUESTION. -.
At the hour Of / O'Clock the SPEAKER an
nounced that the special order-viz., the re-
port Of the Committee for Courts Of Justice
In relation to reSpportionment OF the State
for senator's and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS be
taken up. -. a.,'.
Mr.. TAL1AFERRo, OF Gloucester, presented
a substitute; which, on his motion, was or
dered to be printed, and the bill and substi-
tute postponed until tomorrow. . .....,.,
~ WORK ASSIGNED TO CLERKS. ...'..
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munications from the Auditor Of Public
Accounts and Treasurer transmitting state
mepts OF the work assigned to and per
formedbv each clerk in his respective de-
partment, and. the salary which each re-
ceives,; &c. ;.iwhicb, on motion, was laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
.-aay =, THE ANTI-DuELLTNG LAW.
4 House bill for the relief Of persons dis
qualified by reason OF sending or accept
ing challenge, &C., was taken up, and, on
motion OF Mr. PoPHAM, dismissed.
MIR. GORDON now introduced a bill for the
relief of the political disabilities OF James
Barbour, Of Culpeper county, and moved to
suspend the rules and put the bill on the
calendar; Agreed to. g ,. = 80 i
The rules were suspended, and the bill
ordered to be read second time by a.vote
Of yeas 100, noes 13. .">, .s.j:,. : |..E, 80.
Motions were made to amend the bill by
adding; the names Of Alexander D. Payne,
William r. Trigg, of Richmond; and vii
liam l.. RoyalL Of Richmond. :"
The names of Messrs.i Trigg and Royal
were withdrawn, after a protracted discus
Mr. LAMKINniovcdto commit the bill to the
Committee for Courts Of Justice. Rejected.
I'm f@e ~, rffnyr M ap,tnairiu stfo tha hi.