The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-28
'GEl|II'ERAI, ASSEMBLY OK VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, March q, 1873
SENATE.

chair. 49,. -,
was Suspended requiring the reference OF
House bills to committees.
The Senate agreed TO the House amend
ment to Senate bill! In relation to the dam
age to properly By trespass OF animals.
The Senate agreed to House amendments
| to Senate bill allowing boards OF supefVi.
sors to determine allowances to Common
wealth's attorneys, clerks, and sher'iis pay
able out Of the county treasury.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
House Joint resolution proposing to ad'
| iourn on Wednesday, April "a, was taken
MIR. POWELL presented substitute de.
c,arinr that as the Legislature has disposed
Of all The important business OF the session,
tho debt bill included, the Senate will adj
iouru on Tuesday, April LIST, at T. NJ.
The substitute was rejected, and the
House resolution agreed to. So the Legis'
'ature will adjourn on Wednesday next.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. 81
The following House bills were passed:
Authorizing the trustees OF Methodist
Episcopal church Of Doe Hill, Highland
county, to dispose OF real estate belonging
to said society, the proceeds to be applied
to the Improvement OF said church pro.
nerty: to amend charter Of the Richmond
| Perpetual Building, Loan, and Trust Com.
pany: to Incorporate the Cumberland and
Willis River Railroad Company; to WoIk
and keep in order the roads In Orange
county; to incorporate the Olympia Manu-
featuring Company, in the county OF SMITH
10 authorize the vestry Of St. James church,
Nortbam's parish, to sell and convey one
acre Of land, &C.. authorizing the trustees
OF Liberty church, in the county OF Gooch-
land, to make sale OF its property; to
incorporate the West-End Beneficial
and Social Society Of the city OF Rich
mond; 10 authorize the counties OF Madi-
son and Greene to subscribe to the
stock OF the Fredericksburg and Pied
mont Railroad Company on certain condl'
lions; to amend the act to provide Tor
working the roads in Fairfax; to prevent
and prohibit hog-pens in the city OF Alex
andria: to authorize the County Court OF
Norfolk county to reclaim marsh lands: to
incorporate the Ziou Travellers, beneyo-
lent society Of Dauville, Va; to authorize
the trustees OF the Christian churcn at
Lypcbburg to borrow money and give a
deed OF trust; to repeal the act to empower
the County Courts OF Essex and Richmond
to grant to any person the right TO estdplisn
ferry across the Rappahannock river at
Tappahannock; TO Incorporate the Sons OF
Elijah in the city of Richmond; to Incor-
porate the Fork Ferry Company, and to
authorize it to establish ferry across tue
South Branch OF the Shenandoah river, III
Warren county.
| TABLED.
| Senate bill to Incorporate the Harmony
Club OF Richmond was laid on the table.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
House bill 10 amend the law in reference
to the duties. powers, liabilities, and com.
penSation OF certain county officers, &C.,
was taken UP. ['rhis is the bill passed by
the Senate with the House amendments to
reduce county exrenscs.l The bill was
read through, amended, passed, and sent
back to the House.
SCHOOL MONEY.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate coz
munication from the Superintendent of
ton of inquiry rs to whether any school.
money had been loaned out by county su-
perintendents. The Superintendent says
he has no official information on the sub
jcct. Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND PLACED on THE
CALENDAR.
By Mr.. GRIMsLEY: A bill to authorize
the Governor to appoint an agent to prose-
cute certain claims against the United
States. Calendar.
BY Mr.. SPITLER: A resolution for night
! sessions. Agreed to.
By Mr.. PAUL: A bill to incorporate the
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Good Templars OF Virginia.
BY Mr.. PHLEGAR for Mr.. NASH: A bill to
amend the charter Of the Union Cab-W orks
Manufacturing Company.
| BY Mr.. BROOKE A bill to amend the
Code in reference to sales OF property of re-
| ligious aud benevolent societies.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill for the protection OF part.
ridges and quail in certain counties.
House bill to amend certain sections OF
the law for working and keeping in order
the roads Of the Commonwealth.
SUPPLEMENTAL CANAL BILL.
The supplemental canal bill came up.
MIR. KoINER moved to postpone the bill
until u O'Clock tomorrow, aud make it the
special order. The motion failed-ayes, II ;
noes, IL.
Mr.. HURT OF Pittsylvania moved to pass
the bin by. Lost-ayeS, 10; noes, 20.
| Mr.. FULKERS0N proposed to amend the
bill.
table and print. L1st-ayes, Il; soes, Is
Mr.. FULKERSON was arguing in opposi
ton to the bill, when
Mr.. DANIEL. moved to adjourn. Lost
ayes, Z; noes, 81.
Mr.. BLAND moved to adjourn. Ayes and
noes ordered.
The vote was being taken, when the chair
was vacated until p. NJ.
Night Session.
The Lieutenant Governor presiding.
The canal-rairoad supplemental bill wa:
resumed.
Dir. FULKERsoN's amendment was re
jected.
Mr.. LEE presented q substitute for the
bill, which was read.
Mr.. FULKERSoN presented an amendment
| to the substitute. Rejected.
The substitute was adopted.
| The bill was then passed under q <uspen-
| sion OF the rules.
| Mr.. JOHNSON presented resolution re-
questing our congressman to vote for the
following amendment to the Constitution of
the United States:
ARTICLE SIXTEENTH.
Neither tie United States, nor any State,
shall assume or pay for any loss or damage
to any person or property, or for the use,
occupation, or consumption OF property OF
citizens OF the United States anywhere,
caused by, or the consequence of, the late
! civil war, or incurred by reason Of military
operations, Which loss or damage, use or
consumption, has been incurred or suffered