The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-27
GIl,llElII SEHBLl 81 VIRGINIA.
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pus "a FebruarY %, 1872
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senator puEssSBEaRY III The chair:
Al number oil House bile. were twice read
81 's /. bills were reported from
and placed on the calendar .5iiIg
Mr. paur rresented resolution deciarsi
inn that the Senate win hereafter proceed
the calendar, and not take up
any bill under the suspension Oh the ruies'
Agreed to- SIS s.
a number Of Senate bills were advanced
upon the calendar =. 49,.
Mr.. HURT of Halifax presented Dill 20
repeal the act for the protection OF nan IN
the waters Of the Common wealth above tide7
water. Referred. ~ -. &:
M. GAYLE presented bill to provide for
the organization of fire companies In the
counties and incorporated villages. !.
: On motion OF Mr.. GRIAsLEY, so mucf OF
the report OF the connrnissfo toner's TO lnvesti-
gate the basement Offices as relates 70 Tue
construction Of a new building, &c, was !.
referred to the Committee on Pubic lns 't
tntions. III Tsst.isI 81;
~
/ Honse bill to amend aud reenact section
8 of an act concerning the town0f Wythe-
Vile, In Wythe county. !s. s
$ House bill to prevent the erection OF
slaughter-bonses or slaughter-pens within
half q mile OF the city OF Norfolk.
i Senate bill for the relief of William NC
CONCEAL, administrators Of w. L. G. Kent,
late collector OF Tanners Creek township,
in Norfolk county, and A. T.. Nicholas ano
A, C.. Moore, bis sureties. .i lis,
House bill to provide for5 the transporta:
ton of convicts and insane persons and
their guards at reduced rates.
Senate bill to incorporate the Maryland
aud Virginia Railroad Company.
Senate bill to better secure the valuable
papers and books in the office OF TreaSurel
and Second Auditor presented by Mt
KoINER to-day. and appropriates $eoo L
buy three secondhand safes).
| Senate bill to amend the LIST section OF Tut
bill to incorporate the Bristol Coal and lror
Narrow.Ga Railroad Company (pre
sented by Mr. WOOD to-day.
House bill for the relief of J. c. Conway
OF Washington county (pays him 500 for tns
CAPTURE of barn-burner who IS now IN tns
peDitentiary). =
senate bill for the relief of Thomas G
Carter and others, sureties OF Charles l.
Powell, late sheriff Of Pittsylvania county
Senate bill to authorize the county O.
Montgomery to prevent the sale o! malt ane
Ispirituous liquors at Or near Blacksburg.
Senate bill to incorporate the Allegheny
Mining and Manufacturing Company.
Senate bill to amend the act declaring the
south fork OF Northanna river, in Spotsyl
yania county, lawful fence.
Senate bill authorizing the Governor te
recall conyicts used elsewhere than at TIT
penitentiary.
Senate bill to amend an act to authorize
the Board OF Supervisors OF Isle OF Wigh'
county to contract for the erection OF
bridge across Jones creek, in said county
Senate bill to authorize the trustees o.
Court-Street Baptist church, Portsmouth
Va, to sell certain real estate held by tnen
for the benefit Of said church.
Senate bill to amend section 20 OF chapter
100 OF the Code, as amended, &C., with re
ference to non-residents fishing in the waters
Of the Commonwealth.
House bill to enable the cities OF Rich
mond and Lynchburg to aid the JAIME!
River and Kanawba Company in repairing
the canal.
House bill to amend the act relative tt
the forfeiture OF the rights and franchises
OF the trustees of Wiliis's river, and the In
corporation Of Willis's-River Navigation
Company.
House bill to permit B. Alsop to have th'
assessment OF his lot in Richmond corrected
House bill to amend section 10 OF an acl
approved March 20, 1875, to provide fol
working and keeping in order the roads O
the Commonwealth. 81
House bill to incorporate the trustees o.
the Grand Division Of Sons OF Temperance
OF Virginia.
House bill to incorporate the Vance Man
ufacturing Company OF the city OF Norfolk
with Senate amendment.
House bill providing for reassessmen
of the tract of land OF James A. Frazier, O.
Rockbridge county, and for refunding take:
enormously assessed thereon.
House bill for the relief OF +. G. Marshall
Jr., treasurer of Clarke county, and hi:
sureties.
House bill to amend section 10 of chap
ter 145, in relation to action for Injuries
with Senate amendments.
House bill to amend the 9th section o!
chapter 146 of the Code as to the right Of
action on bonds of fiduciaries.
Recess.
Night Session.
The chair was resumed at p. NJ.
On motion OF Mr.. GRIFFIN, Mr.. GAYLE
was granted leave Of absence for two days
House Joint resolution in relation to the
Mccormick telescope was taken up and
passed-ayes, 90; noes, 4.
A number OF House bills were twice read
and referred.
On motion of Mr.. HURT of Pttsylvania
the rule requiring House bills and joint
resolutions to remain under the control Of
the Senate for two days after their passage
or rejection was suspended for the remain
der OF the session.
THE SALARY BILL.
MIR. BLAND moved that the Committee on
Retrenchment and Economy be discharged
from the further consideration OF the House
bill providing for reduction OF the sala'
ries of officers of the government and their
employees and officers of the General AS
sembly.
The motion was discussed at length by
Messrs. MASSEY, FULKERsoN, and BROOKE,
who opposed, and Messrs. HURT OF Hall
fax, HURT OF Pittsylvania, KOINER, TYLER,
and WARD, who favored the motion.
Mr.. PHLEGAR called the pending question,
which was upon the motion to discharge
the committee from the consideration OF the
bill.
The motion was adopted and the vote re-
corded as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Belts, Bland, Dickenson. Elliott
Goode, Grimsley, Hairston, Hurt of Halifax, Hurt
Of Piltsylyania, Koiner, Lee, Marshall, Norton
Phiegar. sherrard, Splitter, Tyler, Watson, and
Ward-l9.
Gayle, Hinton, Massey. Moulton. Nash Paul, Powell