The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-11
Seventh Day.
TUESDAY, December 10, 1878.

seventh Day.
| TUESDAY, December 10, 1878.
SENATE.
Senator QUEsENBERRY in the CHAIR. !,
PRAYER nv Rev. T. l., Preston, ID. D., OF
| the First Presbyterian church.
AR. sprTLER, from the Committee on Gen.
| oral Laws. reported Senate bills to incorpo-
rate the Glover MISUNDERSTANDING Associa.
tion. and the Church Home, Of Norfolk.
Both bills were subsequently passed.
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
The CHAIR announced the appointment OF
the following special committees:
On Constitutional Amendments MesSrs.
| GAYLE, Koiner, Massey, Tyler, and Splitter
On the Riyes Usurpation !: Messrs. John
son, Daniel Grimsley, Walston, Belts, Hurt
of PittsyIvania, Bland, Sinclair,and Phlegar'
| CHRISTMAS RECESS.
| Mr.. PHLEGAR presented joint resolution
for recess OF the General Assembly from
| Friday, December Goth, to Friday, Sd JAN
uary. Agreed to.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. MASSEY: A bill to authorize the
State Treasurer TO. obtain coupon registers.
Ev MIR. CHILEs: A bill to amend the char
ter Of the Bank OF Manchester.
By Mr.. WAI.sToS: A bill to amend sec
ton S Of an act in relation to the election
and qualification Of county officers.
By Mr.. CHILES: A resolution rs to the
| expediency Of amending the Constitution
so as to restore the UiUo. uoce system OF
| voting.
By Mr.. SINCLAIR: Resolutions OF the
School Board OF Prince William in REFER
ence to the school tax.
| By MIR. FULkEIsoN: a joint resolution
instlucting the Superintendent OF the Penl-
| Tertiary to delay the purchase of new ma
chinery for the shops lately destroyed by
| fire. Agreed to under a suspension OF the
rules.
By Mr.. LEE: A resolution as to eXpe-
diency of so amending act as to tax oh COL
lateral inheritances as to apply the statute
| Of Limitations to the same; also, as to I'M
posing the tax only on so much OF the in
heritance as comes to the deyisee or legatee
after full discharge of all debts OF the tes-
tator.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion OF M. KoINER it was ordered
that the Committee on Public Institutions
be enlarged by the addition of one member.
The CHAIR appointed Mr. FULKERsoN.
Mr.. GAYLE presented bill to relinquish
to the United States the title to lands for
sites for life-saving stations, &C.; which
was passed under suspension OF the rules.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. DANIEL, Mr.. HINTON
was granted leave of absence during the in
vestigation into certain matters touching
the Upper Appomattox Company.
JUDGE OF FLOYD COUNTY.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Governor announcing
the resignation CT Judge u. II. Dobbin, OF
the County Court Of Floyd county. Laid
on the table, on motion of MIR. PHLEGAR.
MIR. PHLEGAR presented resolution for
the election of judge for Floyd county, to
till the ureXpired term occasioned by the
resignation of Judge Dobbin, to be held on
Thursday, December 18th, at 1 ?. NJ.
Agreed to.
ADAY's HOLIDAY.
On motion Of Mr.. NUM- it was ordered
that when the Senate adjourn to-day it adj
iourn to meet on Thursday at II NJ. Mr..
MUM stated that his object was to allow
the Masons Of the body to attend the cere-
monies incident to the unwilling OF the
Dove monument.
ELECTION OF TREASURER.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
muncation from the Governor announcing
that there was a vacancy in the office OF
State Treasurer, eccasioned by the failure
of Hon. K. NJ. t. Hunter to qualify within
the time prescribed by law, dc.
| Mr.. MASSEY presented joint resolution
to 90 into the election Of q Treasurer at
P. NJ. to day. Agreed to, and communica.
ted to the House.
At O'Clock the two houses proceeded to
the election.
| MIR. Hunter was nominated by Mr.. SIN
CLAIR, and the vote resulted in the election
OF Mr. Hunter. Whole number of votes
cast, LAG, OF which number Hon. r. M. T.
Hunter received IA.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker ALLEN in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. j. G. Armstrong, Of the Monumental
church.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
The Committee for Courts presented re-
port and the following resolution:
Resolued by the General Assembly, That
tthe terms OF office of the judges OF the
Seventeenth and Eighteenth [neW] judicial
circuits will expire on the 3lst December,
1883, and not before, under the Constitu-
ton OF. this State, and that the terms OF
Office OF all the other Judges will expire on
the 3lst December, 1878.
The following House bills and resolutions
were also reported Bill to authorize sale
Of church property belonging to st. An.
drew's Protestant Episcopal church; bill to
provide that in case Of eviction Of part OF
leased premises such eviction shall no,
work a suspension OF the whole rent
| bill in relation to working roads in Shenan'
doah and Page; Mr.. EDMUMDs's road bill
with recommendation that it do not pass.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED WITHOUT READING
! By MIR. GRAVES: Joint resolution pro.
posing amendments to the Constitution oil
| Virginia. Is
| By.M BERNARD Petition Of members oil
| the bar in the city OF Petersburg asking
that the August term of the Hastings Court
OF said city be dispensed with.
| BY Mr.. WALSH: "A bill to provide for the
protection Of fish in the Appomattox river.
i BY Mr. GooDE: Petition OF citizens oil
Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties for an
act to more thoroughly define the dividing
line between those counties.
] BY Mr.. McCAuLL: A bill 10 provide
4 Communication to certain MANNED soldiers,
sailors, and marines in lieu OF artificial
/ limbs or eyes heretofore provided by law.
d By Mr. HARYIE: "A bill to authorize the
use OF convict labor on the grounds OF the
State Agricultural Society. Il.
4 By Mr.. FAIR A bill authorizing the use
OF district school funds for the payment OF
teachers. {s
i BY Mr.. McCAULL: A bill to prescribe the
i times for holding the terms OF the Circuit
I Courts in the Fifteenth judicial circuit.
~ BY Dir. NELSON "a bill TO amend and ra.