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,as then ordered to its enerossmeut.

was then ordered to its engrossment.
Mr.. Hay moved to reconsider in order to
supply certain omissions necessary to the
perfect the bill. Agreed to.
The amendments were offered, agreed TO-,
and the bill then ordered to its engross-
ment.
In the afternoon session, the tax-bill
was passed without discussion-ayes 81 ;
noes T.
The tax on peddlers who travel ON foot
is increased from $50 to 800.
Skating Kinks are taxed as follows: SIC
per three months in cities of 10000 and
upwards; 81 so in cities of 2, 900 and up to
TO- 600; and SIS in all others.
MENT.
This resolution, which was pending when
the appropriation bill was laid before the
House, came up again.
The vote on agreeing to the resolution
resulted-ayes, 43. No quorum, the Re
publicans refusing to vote
The following Republicans were desig-
mated as being present and not voting, and
therefore recorded in the negative: Messrs
Waddill, Franklin, Wise, Southworih,
1lildI, Jill, OllSs huu 1lotuO !" d
So the resolution was adopted.
THE FIaeAT sCHooL-BooK BILL.
The passage of this bill was commune
Gated from the Senate.
A resolution few minutes later came
from the Senate requesting the House to
return the bill.
The House agreed to the request of the
Senate-ayes SO: noes %
So the bill was sent back to the Senate.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH.
ELEVATOR AT THE CAPITOL.
In the House the Senate bill appropriate
ing SO, 900 for the erection Of an elevator
at the Capitol, was passed by vote Of
ayes 81, noes 6.
PROTECTION OF OYSTERS.
The bill for the protection of oysters was
passed-ayes so; noes 0.
EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.
House bill appropriating $4,000 for the
improvement and furnishing additional
facilities for patients at the Eastern Luna
| tic Asylum came up on its passage and was
rejected-ayes, 80; noes, 14-nOt a constitu
tional vote. The Republicans voted against
the bill.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9Th.
The House and Senate did not transact
any business to-day other than adopt res
olutions returning thanks to the Speaker
of the House, the Clerk and his. assistants
the Sergeant-at-Arms and pages for faith
ful performance of duty. Similar resolu.
tions we're adopted in the Senate yesterday
fho lr
hour of adjournment-1 o'clock-to arriv e.
some humorous remarks were made anc
| resolutions introduced.
AFTER THE BACHELORS.
Mr.. Waddill, of Henrico, offered the
| following:
| Resolned, That committee of three
consisting of the delegates from Manches
ter, LoudOun, and Pittsylvania (,iessrs
| Miller, Ryan, and Muufurd) be appointed
| to draft resolutions in advocacy of marriage
| aid society.
The resolution was adopted after the
name of Mr.. Echols, of Augusta, was added
to the committee.
THE CLERK HAS THE FLOOR.
Mr. Bigger, Clerk of the House, in re-
sponse 70 resolution of thanks, said:
81 am pleased to know that I have
merited your appreciation. | bear willing
testimony to the faithful manner in which
you have labored. May we meet again il
this House, and in the House of the Genera
| Assembly of the first born, where no calen-
dar is called full of disturbing questions
where no adjournment is had, but where
there is one endless morning hour of peace
and harmony and I be the recording angel. .
SPEAKER sTyART's yALEDicToRY.
Senator Lovenstein, of Richmond, adj
iiourned the Senate without making &
speech. Lieut.-Gov. Massey and Senator
Hurt, president pro tenn, went home yester
day. Just before announcing the adjourn
ment of the House Speaker Stuart eloquent
ly said
Gentlemen Of the House of Delegates o,
| Virginia
A few moments more the time fixed by
the Legislature of Virginia will have arriv
ed when it will eecome my duty to declare
this House adjourned without day.
Permit me to avail myself in these few mo-
ments to return thanks to each and every
member of this House for the uniform
courtesy, the uniform kindness and con-
sideration with which they have treated me
|
ninety days ag.,, up to the present hour,
Men of all parties have united to uphold the
authority of the Chair, and with respect
have bowed to its rulings. Leaving here
as do, certainly never again, except in the
event of an extra session, to preside over
the deliberations of this body, or be mem
Der of it, I wish to extend to you my heart.
felt, deep and sincere thanks for all the
kindness You have showered upon me. L,
has been proud privilege to preside ovel
| the deliberations Of the House Of Delegates
of 1856. Declared from meeting you in
committee, and to great extent from par
tic,patipg in the deliberations upon the
floor of the House, it has been my privilege
| to witness, day by day, q steady desire on
the part of every man to do his duty un.
tlinchingly towards the people of the Com
monw of Virginia.
Regardless of what may have been and
what may be said, it affords me pleasure tt
bear testimony to the fact that at night ano
in the days in the House and on COMMITTEES
no General Assembly of Virginia has evel
gathered here with more earnest purpose
or more ardent desire to legisate for the
good of the State than the men who have
met here during the past three months.
Possibly in all the history of the Com
monwealth of Virginia more importan
duties never devolved upon Leg stature
Every circuit judge, every county judge
every basement office, United State!
senator, Superintendent of Public In
struction, all had to be elected, exceeding
in the aggregate over one hundred. II
give their claims due c0nsic Grafton require t
patience andtime and took from us grea
deal of time that might have been devotet
to the Legislature.
The State debt, the convict labor, and al
the measures of great public Importance
which for the first time thrust themselve
upon the attention of this Legislature
have been met earnestly and ardeutIy in
desire to do that which was right and 70
the best interest of the people.
Whatever may have been said of the crit
icisms of the Commonwealth, think ever,
man here can go home with the assurance
that, whether he does receive it or not, tn
zeal and patient fidelity to the trusts re
posed in him justify the reward, "Wel
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