The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, December II, 1881.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Senate was not In session to-day.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'cIock-speaker
Fowler In the chair. Prayer by Rev. W.
G.. Starr, ID. ID.
REPORTED PROM COMMITTEES.
House bill to incorporate the Norfolk
and Carolina Turnpike Company. re.
ported from fhc Committee on Roads and
internal Navigation,
House bill to establish a ferry or bridge
across the Rappahannock river at or near
the town OF Falmouth. Reported from the
Committee on Roads and Internal NayiSa-
ton.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. w. III. TURNER: A bill to amend
and rcenact sections IS and Ga OF an act en-
titled an act providing charter for the
city OF Norfolk, in force March 1G, 1871.
BY Mr. NICoI.: A bill to amend and re-
enact section "A Of chapter $50 Of the Code
of 1873. so as to give officers fee-bills the
same force and effect in constable's hands
rs in the hands OF s sheriff or collector OF
the public revenues.
Bv Mr.. Cross A bill to amend. an act
(chapter 800, 1S7c-'77,) in regard to proper
ty in manure, &c.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. STUBS:
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice inquire into the eXpediency OF
so amending the existing laws as to make
suitable allowance TO judges OF the cor
poration and county courts holding courts
az
their own. Referred.
By Mr.. CONRAD: Directing the Superin-
tendent of Public Printing to print !, 200
copies of the report Of the Board OF Visitors
OF the University Of Virginia for lSSO-'S1.
Adopted.
By Mr.. FAIR:
ReSOlued Qhe Senate concurring), That a
Joint committee OF seven on the part OF the
House and five on the part OF the Senate lie
appointed to consider constitutional amend
ments. Adopted.
By Mr.. TAYLOR OF Montgomery: That
when the House adiourns to-day it adjourn
to meet on Tuesday. Lost.
BY Mr.. MAYO: 4 joint resolution fixing
upon Wednesday next as the day for elect
ing Il Judge for the Seventeenth judicial
circuit. Adopted. [This resolution was
made necessary on account OF clerical
error which occurred in Mr.. GIDDINGs's
resolution, which passed both houses yes
terday, providing for the election OF GER
tain Judges, in which the Seventh circuit
lin which there is no vacancy was named
in place of the Seventeenth
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed;
Senate bill No. 20-An act to incorporate
the Virginia Coal and Iron Company.
Senate bill No S-Au act TO authorize
the Trustees OF the Methodist Episcopal |
church, South, at LoyettSville, Va, to sell
and convey said church property.
THE NORFOLK AND sEwELL 's-PoINT RAILROAD.
Mr.. TURNER, OF Norfolk, moved to sus-
pend the rules in order TO allow the bill to
amend and reenact sections ,, 3, 4, and 6
OF an act TO incorporate the Norfolk and
Sewelps-Point Railroad Company, ap-
proved March %, 1872, and TO change the
name of said company reported from the
Senate), to be placed on the calendar. The
House refused to suspend the rules, and
the bill went TO the appropriate committee.
COMMITTEE CHANGES.
The SPEAKER assigned Mr.. FRAZIER to
the Committee on Roads and Internal Navi- !
cation, Agriculture and Mining, ana fede- |
raj Relations and Resolutions. lie also as
signed Mr. LADY to the Committee on
Schools and Colleges, Finance, and Immi- !
grafton.
Mr.. POLLARD was transferred from the I
Committee on Schools and Colleges to the /
Committee on Finance, and Mr.. ANDERSON |
of Caroline from the Committee on Finance !
TO the Committee on Schools and Colleges.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE, &C.
Mr.. Lyons was granted leave OF alb |
sence for three days, and Mr.. DEYER for
two days.
The Senate joint resolution to allow f.
II. LeftTich to sell cigars, &c., in the ro-
tunda of the Capitol was rejected.
A communication WIS received from the !
Of Public Instruction |
certain school statistics in re-
spouse to resolution offered by Mr.. la
ZLEwOOD.
ON motion Of Mr.. Cross, tho House adj
journed.
Virginia Postal News.
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