The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-10
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prescribing fence law for the district Of
Guilford, In Surry county.
By Mr.. ATKINSON: Bill TO amend and re-
enact section ~, chapter 10, OF Criminal
Procedure, IN relation 10 trials by Jury.
By Mr.. HEAToS: Bill authorizing the
trustees OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South nj LovettsviIle to sell and convey
said church-property.
ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY.
Mr.. RAwLEs offered resolution pro-
yiding that "when the Senate adtourns to-
day il adjourn until Monday" Adopted.
JOINT SESSION MONDAY.
House resolution providing for joint
session Of the two houses on Monday was
communicated 10 the Senate and con-
Cured I'm.
At1P.M NJ, on motion Of Mr.. THURMAN,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at IL
o'clock-Speaker FOWLER in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. W. &. Starr, ID. ID.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were offered and ap-
propriatey referred:
Nv Mr.. BOARD: 4 bill TO amend the lst
section OF an act entitled on act to incorpo-
rate the Virginia Mineral and Gypsum rail-
road, passed April 3, 1879. '.+
By Mr.. NICHOL: An act for keeping in
repair partition fences In the county OF
Prince William.
By Mr.. WILKINS: A bill to appropriate
a part OF the glebe fund in the county OF
northampton to build a poorhotlse for said
county.
By Mr.. KELLY: An act to incorporate
the "a. NJ. Davies Company for the ptlr-
pose OF conducting note and stock
brokerage and real estate and mining
business.
By Mr.. DICKINSON: A bill TO incorporate
the Bristol and Eryinton Turnpike Com
pany.
BY Mr.. LYONS: An act to amend and re-
enact section 81 Of chapter l62 OF the Acts
of 1855, approved March 18th, 1876, and
entitled IN act for the assessment OF taxes,
&c. 1.-THE object OF this bill is to so amend
the present law in regard TO sample mer-
chants as to make il conform to the decl-
sion Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States i'm the case Of Weber rs. Virginia,
recently decided and reported in NIL.
Otto, and to secure revenue to the COM
monweaIth from sample-merchants' IL
censeS.l
By Mr.. HERRING: A bill to authorize the
trustees Of the John Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church in IIarriSonburg to sell
and purchase property and to borrow
money.
By MIR. TAYLOR: A bill TO amend section
10 CT chapter 50 OF Acts Of 1889, page 29l,
i'm relation to the working and keeping in
order the roads OF the Commonwealth.
An act TO amend an act approved March
2. 1879. entitled an act to amend the charter
of the town OF Lovettsvillc, in the county
OF Loudoun.
PETITIONS.
Petitions from courts and attorneys Of
sundrv counties and corporations asking To
be supplied with the Virginia Reports were
presented and referred to the Committee for
Courts II Justice.
RESOLUTIONS.
The folotyhng resolutions were offered
and referred:
BY Mr.. HANGER: That the Committee on
Counties. Cities, and Towns inquire into
the expediency Of so amending the law a.
TO allow the boards Of supervisors OF the
several counties to contract for the pur-
chase OF the patent for artificial fords or
dams.
By Mr.. TAYLOR That the Committee
for Courts of Justice be requested to con-
slider the propriety Of so legislating as to
more eticctually suppress the habit of ear
rying concealed weapons, and report by
bill or otherwise.
by Mr., FARR:
ResoIred by the House Of Delegates the
Senate cOncurring). That a joint committee
OF three from the House and two from the
Senate be appointed upon constitutional
BY Mr.. MUNP9RD:
Resoired, That the Committee on ASy-
lums and Prisons be instructed to report
TO the House a. soon ~ practicable what
legislation, il any, is necessary TO provide
at the three lunatic aSylumS ample accom-
modations for all the insane OF the state.
The following were adopted:
Bv Mr.. GRIFFIN: That the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth be requested to furnish
each member Of the House, on application,
with copy OF the Code OF 1878 and copies
of the Acts OF Assembly from 1874 to 1880.
the same to be returned to the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth at the end Of the pres
ent session.
BY Mr.. PAIGE:
ResOlred, That when this House adj
journs to-day that it adjourn to meet on
Monday.
BY Mr.. RICHARDSON: To pay w. j. Vale
for one days services rs temporary Ser
geant-at-Arms OF the House.
THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR.
A Joint resolution was adopted fixing
upon Monday rs the time Tor canvasSing
the vote cast at the recent election for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant-GOyernor Of Nir-
ginia.
The House then adjourned to meetagain
af 10 NJ ON Monday