The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-25
lFNgR ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
"WEDNESDAY, january 80 1877.
SENATE

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81. .sE SENATE.
The Senate met mt IL M.--Lieisenan'-
Governor THOMAS presiding
REroRrED FROM COMMITTEES,
nv Mr. MorrErr (froul the Committee ON
General Lawsl :. Senate. bill authorizing bne
trustees Of Sidney Methodist church TO sell
certain property ana borrow money tspo-
sequently passed.. .., to 800.
House bull for the protection of sheep In
the counties 81 calpeper, Rappahannoek'
Senate bill providing for working the
roads OF the Commonwealth. .tosSd5
Senate bin incorporating the town OF
Mckenzie, In Fairfax county. il ..iI
Senate bin to incorporate, the Fort Nor
roe and Hampton Railroad Compan
Senate bill to sell the State's interest IN
the, Thornton Gap Turnpike Company.
House bin changing the times OF meeting
OF supervisors from December to November.
!. House bill fixing the time OF settlement by
county treasurers.f ! @.issp hnE ,sz3at!: ~
! -. = PRESENTED AND REFERRED.J.>4 Hbi
!! ByiMr; Petition OF John. Willis
and others, of Northampton county, pray
ling for an amendment Of the fish laws Tor
lsaid county. fo.Ia" s,'5; 49, 80
- ByMry oUEsENBERRY Bill to amend and
rec act sections 3 Of chapter 148 OF the Code
of 1873, iinirelation to attachments and bail.
..lBy Mr.. MopfETT :: Bill for the construc-
ton OF q vault for the safe-keeping OF bonds
and papers Of the State.
By Mr.. MARSHALL: Bill to authorize the
trustees Of the Presbyterian church in New
castle, Craig county, to sell certain pro
ss.srH .TFg,
ByiMr. Johnson: Bill amending an act
| incorporating the Pinel Hospital. : ST.:
By MIR. DUFFIELD Bill to authorize the
Old Dominion Steamship Company to hold
land ii Virginia. -. :. - . -.
/ RESTORATION OF COLONEL sTRoTHER., ,,..r
/ The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Executive transmitting
the resignation of Colonel G. French Stro-
Their as Superintendent Of the Penitentiary,
|.toitaEe effect on the list OF February. In
tending his resignation Colonel tstrother
states that he has the assurance OF his medi-
cal attendants that his restoration to health
| liz absolutely certain, but as the General As
sembly has thought that the public service
was suffering by his absence from bis post,
he has deemed it best to resign. The mat
ter was tabled and ordered to be printed.
LEASE OF THE PUBLIC WAREHOUSE. r-,-
Mr.. GRIMsLEY moved q reconsideration Of
the vote by which Senate bill authorizing
the sale or lease OF the Public Warehouse
and Penitentiary, Spring lot passed to its
enerossment Tuesday. Agreed to. He
then moved n reconsideration of the vote
byl which the amendment providing for the
| payHent of the sum ascertained to be due
the lessces for the buildings erected under
their lease, and directingi the Auditor to
issue his warrant for said sum, payable out
OF any money in the treasury not otherwise
provided for, urging that such an amend
ment obligated the State to pay an unascer-
tanned sum. "
Mr.. JOHNSON proposed to obyiate this OBJ
lection by the following modification: T ha
| the Board OF Public Works shall not be
obliged to pay such amount as may be as
certained to be due under the lease unless
they believe such amount to be just and
reasonable. #@#s.s.@ ''' J,-.' 81"
The question upon the adoption Of the
amendment resulted-ayes, IS; noes, 16.
The Chair votingin the affirmative, it was
adopted, and the bill as amended tabled.
REGULATING ELECTIONS IN CITIES AND TOWNS
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, Senate bill
to regulate elections in cities and towns
containing over 5000 inhabitants was taken
up. Mr.. JOHNSON explained that the bill
provided that the clerk OF the Hastings
| Court, two days before any election is held
for any Federal, State, or municipal officer,
shall furnish each registrar plain envelopes,
of uniform size and color, so that all the en-
velopes shall be Of uniform size and color !;
and urged the adoption OF the system ia 8
| speech Of considerable length. ...,;....
Mr.. HINTON spoke in opposition to the
| I 81 k<>,o -, =
| Mr.. QUEsESBERRY succeeded in obtaining
table and make it the special order for Tues
day next. Agreed to-.
| Adjourned at F. M.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. 81. s.. Kepler, OF the
Episcopal Church. song ..' =
BILLS REPORTED.
For the protection of game; for the pro-
lection OF fish in all the waters of the Com
monwealth; to amend and resnact the 18th
section of an act prescribing general pro-
visions in relation to commissioners Of the
revenue and the assessment of taxes on
persons, property, income, licenses, &C.,
approved March 16, 1874.
ADVERSE REPORTS, &c.
On propositions to amend The Constitu-
ton of Virginia, submitted by Messrs. HU-
BARD, WATTS, and MCDASNALD, the re-
ports were concurred in.
The report OF the committee of confer
ence in regard to the curators of the Hamp-
ton Normal Institute was concurred in.
Senate amendments to the bill amending
the charter OF the town of Edinburg were
concurred in. IT.
| COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED.
The SPEAKER announced the following
committee under a resolution to examine
into the Indebtedness of internal improve
ment companies Messrs. POWELL Of Frank
lin, JOHNSTON, LovESsTEN, MCMILLAN, and
| JORDAN. I'm 90
| RESIGNATION OF AN OFFICER.
'The SPEAKER laid before the. House a
communication. from. MI. George, F.
lStrother, resigning his position as Superin-
tendent OF the Penitentiary. Referred t O
the COMMITTEES on Asylums and Prisons.
THE ADJUSTMENT QUESTION. f.tIsn r.
Mr.. tSMITH Of Fauquier moved to .us-
pend the rules so as to take up out OF It's
order the resolutions reported yesterday
from the Committee of Federal Relations
":accepting the bill reported to Congress
known us the electoral BILL Mr.. SMITH