The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
Extra Sessi0n-.-Ninth Dag.
TUESDAY, March II, 1879.
SENATE.

Senator QUEsENBEREY in the chair. No
prayer.
MIR. HuRr OF Halifax presented a bill to
amend the Sd section Of an act approved
March II, 1873. to provide for keeping the
paupers in tie counties OF Scott. Lee, Gray
son, Carroll. Floyd. Goochland, Bedford,
Mathews, Rockbridge, and Amherst. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr. BLISS presented bill for the relief
OF w. =. Beach. OF Prince Edward county.
| Referred 10 the Finance Committee.
Mr.. GRIFFIN presented a bill to amend
and retnact the law in relation to the duties,
&c.. of county officers. Placed CHI the cal
eudar.
Mr.. GRIFFIN presented bill to amend the
law in reference to district officers, DC.
Placed On the calendar.
MIR. GRIFFIN presented Il bill to amend the
Moffctt-rcgistcr law, &c. Referred 10 FL
nance Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Belts the Senate adj
iourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. ECuoIs in the chair. Prayer by Rev,
DR.. William Brown.
The motion by Mr.. WILKlNSONto suspend
| the rule to place OIL the calendar bill TO in
corporate the Zion Travellers, IL benevolent
society Of Danyile, was agreed 10.
Quite a number of old bills were placed
on the calendar under suspension OF the
rules.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. WALSH: Bill authorizing the pay
ment OF Il sum OF money to PeIkinson and
Goodwin for the capture OF an escaped con.
Wet.
| BY Mr.. LOWELL: Bill to provide for the
manufacture OF artificial legs in the State
penitcntiarv.
| BY Mr.. EDMUNDS: Bill TO amend and re-
enact section OF chapter So OF the Code oil
| 1878, in reference to the protection OF
bridges.
By Mr.. LADY: Bill to amend and rccnact
section IS OF chapter "a OF the Code OF 1873,
to require building associations to pay q
! license tax.
By Mr. CARTER Of Loudoun: Bill for the
settlement OF the State debt.
BY Mr.. HENRY: Bill to provide for tic
payment By the State OF money for pave.
ments put down by the city around State
| property.
On motion OF Mr. LOWELL it was
ResOtucG. That all bills printed at the last
session and not acted on and referred to
committees and reported at this session shall
not be printed.
coLORED JURORS.
Mr.. CARTER (colored) OF Northampton Of.
iered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts
of Justice be instructed to report by bill OF
otherwise so amending the law in relation
to summoning jurors as shall compel the
proper officer to make no discrimination on
account OF color or condition.
The question beng Oh reference 10 com.
mittee, vote resulted as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Barbour. Bernard, Bland. Brown,
Burnham, Coleman, Cox. Cru;chteld, Dance, Davis
Dyer, Echols, Edmund', Edwards, Faunlleroy, Fry,
Goode. Graves. Gray, HALL Hanger. Hardesty, Eeii-
McCanll, McCraw, Michie, Moncure, Norman,
Mushbach Rivers, Pulliam Ragland, Sandidge. Shan
| non. Shclburne, j. Howard Smith, Stevens, Sykes,
William 3. Talinfcrro, Warner T. Taliaferro. VIII
liam Taylor. Trout. VanTear, George Walker. Wal
| lace. Walsh. Watson, Whitacre, and Wittcn-54.
NoES.-MeSsrs. John r. Carter Peter j. Carter
Curlett. Dickinson Evans, Hamilton, Norton, f
| II. Smith, Southwark, Joseph Walker, and Young
IL.
| Several members who were in the hall
did not vote, and, in consequence, the
SPEAKER had to announce, No quorum
Mr.. STEVENS moved to adjourn. Agreed
to upon roll.cail-ayes, 45; noes, 81.
! Adjourned to meet to-day at IL o'clock