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assessment of all the bonds and other evidences of debt in the State with a view to taxation-forfeiture of all legal remedies to collect the same, when contracted prior to the 10th day of April, 1865, and double tax when contracted since that time, for each year's failue to register the same for taxation.

And respectfully report that it is inexpedient to legislate on the subject, and ask to be discharged from its further consideration.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. Brooks: A bill to provide a charter for the city of ManchesReferred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Lamkin: A bill to arrest the sale of delinquent lands on certain conditions. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. Graves: A bill to amend section three of chapter 184 of the Code of 1873, relative to the mode of enforcing recoveries of money on executions. Referred to committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. Armentrout:

Resolved, That the committee on privileges and elections inquire into the expediency of abolishing the registration laws of this Commonwealth, except in cities and towns containing over one thousand inhabitants.

By Mr. McMullan:

Resolved, That the committee on counties, cities and towns, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so changing the law as to require persons applying to the courts for the establishment of new roads, or the alteration of existing ones, when of no convenience to the public generally, but benificial to one or a very few individuals, to pay all the costs incurred in the case, whether the application be granted or not, and report by bill or otherwise.

The morning hour having expired, the house proceeded to the business on the calendar.

No. 56. Senate bill entitled an act to extend the time within which the Farmville, Charlottesville and Stanardsville narrow-gauge railroad may be commenced and completed, was read a third time and passed. No. 31. Senate bill entitled an act to define and declare the true intent and meaning of the act in force April 2d, 1873, entitled "an act to amend and re-enact sections five and seven of an act to regulate and define the jurisdiction of the county and circuit courts, to prescribe the number of terms of the circuit court, and to fix the pay of county judges," was read a third time and passed.

Mr. Coghill moved to amend the title by striking out the same and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "An act to amend and re-enact chapter 209 of the Code (edition of 1873), so as to provide that the said edition shall be valid and in force," which was agreed to.

The title as amended was agreed to.

The following house engrossed bills were read a third time and passed:

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No. 48. House engrossed bill requiring claims for jury services to be presented for payment within two years.

No. 49. House engrossed bill to provide for the collection of the revenue of the city of Norfolk, for the year 1873-yeas 104.

The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows;

YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Bickings, Blair, Bohannon, Boykin, Brady, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. Armistead Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Matt. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Davis, Dooley, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Gaines, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Haden, Hamilton, Harrison, Henderson, Honinger, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Jno. T. Hoskins, James, Jett, Peter K. Jones, Rufus S. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lipps, Lipscomb, Longley, Lovell, Loving, Lucas, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, May, McGonigal, McMullan, Montague, Morrison, Moss, Jno. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Norton, O'Neal, Ould, Pendleton, Popham, Powell, Rains, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Spratt, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Wallace, Wharton, Whittaker, Williams, Winn, Withers, Yager, Young, and Mr. Speaker-104.

No. 51. House engrossed bill authorizing the trustees of the religious society in Frederick county, known as the United Brethren in Christ, to sell and convey certain property.

No. 52. House engrossed bill to authorize the trustees of the Union Station Methodist Episcopal Church South to make a deed of trust on parsonage property.

Motions (severally made) to reconsider the votes by which engrossed bills Nos. 48, 49 and 52 were passed, were rejected.

No. 47. House bill to amend and re-enact section 8, chapter 142, Code of 1873, with reference to buying and selling coupons, was, on motion of Mr. Taylor, postponed until February 20th, 1874.

No. 54. House bill to amend and re-enact section 48, chapter 52 of the Code of 1873, in relation to county roads, was, on motion of Mr. Coghill, recommitted to the committee for courts of justice.

No. 65. House bill to incsrporate the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars in the State of Virginia, was, on motion of Mr. Holbrook, dismissed.

Mr. Armstrong moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was dismissed, which motion was rejected.

The following house bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time:

No. 53. House bill to amend and re-enact section 11, chapter 195 of the Code of 1873, in relation to limitation of prosecutions.

No. 55. House bill for the relief of sheriffs in the service of civil process of other counties than the one in which they reside.

No. 56. House bill to prevent obstructions to highways.

No. 57. House bill to provide for the collection of taxes and county levy in the town of Manchester, Chesterfield county, assessed for the year 1873.

No. 58. House bill to incorporate the Richmond, Craigton and Hanover turnpike company, in the counties of Henrico and Hanover.

No. 59. House bill to amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 173 of the Code of 1873, as to chancery dockets.

No. 60. House bill to amend the 2d section of chapter 109 of the Code of 1873, in relation to escheators.

On motion of Riddlebarger, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M.

TUESDAY, JANUARY, 27, 1874.

Prayer by the Rev. George C. Vanderslice, of the Methodist church. The journal was read by the clerk.

No. 57. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the town of Banister, in the county of Halifax, was reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns.

No. 33. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 14 and 17 of chapter 82, Code of 1873, in reference to examination of lunatics, was reported from the committee on asylums and prisons.

No. 74. House bill to authorize the county of Albemarle to borrow money to improve its roads, and also to change the present road law in reference to said county, reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns, was read a first time.

No. 61. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 6 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Norfolk and Princess Anne turnpike company, approved March 26th, 1872, was reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation.

The following house bills, reported from the committee for courts of justice, were read a first time:

No. 75. House bill to amend and re-enact section 25 of chapter 158 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), so as to increase the pay of grand juries.

No. 76. House bill to amend and re-enact section 4, chapter 6 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), in relation to vacancies in the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor.

No. 77. House bill to amend section 3d of chapter 184 of the Code of 1873, relative to the mode of enforcing recoveries of money on executions, with a recommendation that it do not pass.

The following reports were agreed to:

The committee for courts of justice have, according to order, had under consideration resolution to increase the pay of jurors in civil, criminal and misdemeanor cases, and have adopted the following resolution :

Resolved (as the opinion of this committee), That it is inexpedient to change the law on this subject.

The committee for courts of justice have, according to order, had under consideration the resolution "for amending the law in regard to judicial sales," so as to provide that the owner of the real estate sold may within three years redeem said estate on payment of the purchase money with interest and costs, and have adopted the following resolution thereupon:

Resolved (as the opinion of this committee), That it is inexpedient to legislate on the subject.

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the inspectors of tobacco at the Public warehouse, Richmond, Virginia, in answer to a resolution in regard to insurance on planters' tobacco, which was referred to the committee on propositions and grievances.

The speaker appointed Messrs. Swann, Bohannon and O'Neal additional members on the committee on finance; Mr. J. Horace Lacy on the committee on Federal relations and resolutions.

The speaker appointed Messrs. Anderson, Morrison, J. Horace Lacy, Lovell and Van Auken as the committee on the part of the house, under a joint resolution in reference to a memorial to Commodore Matthew F. Maury, deceased.

A report from the committee on privileges and elections was presented, as follows:

The committee on privileges and elections, to whom was referred the petition of William A. Reese, contesting the seat of Peter K. Jones, delegate in this house from the county of Greenesville, have, according to order, duly considered the same, together with the original papers and the evidence produced by the contestant and respondent under the authority given the committee to send for persons and papers in the case.

The contest is based upon the ground of the ineligibility of the sitting member, said ineligibility, alleged in the petition, to consist in the fact that Peter K. Jones was not a resident of the county of Greenesville for three months next preceding the general election held on the fourth day of November, 1873; that he was a resident of the city of Richmond; that he was not qualified to vote at the said election in the county of Greenesville under the constitution, and was, therefore, not eligible to a seat in the house of delegates.

Your committee have carefully considered the evidence, both in favor of and against the right of the sitting member to a seat in this house, and are of the opinion that the proof in the same does establish his ineligibility, and respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That the sitting member, Peter K. Jones, is not entitled to a seat in the present house of delegates as a member from the county of Greenesville.

Your committee have also duly considered the right of the contestant, William A. Reese, to represent the county of Greenesville in this house, and are of opinion that the current of judicial authority and legislative precedent are adverse to such right in this case. This minority right, in the judgment of the committee, cannot be justifiably conceded, except where the electors obstinately and contumaciously

refuse acquiescence in the fundamental and statutory laws defining the qualifications of voters and prescribing the mode and manner of holding and conducting elections without doing violence to the grand underlying principles of free representative government. They, therefore, recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That the county of Greenesville is without legal representation in the present house of delegates, and that another election. should be held in said county to supply the vacancy occasioned by failure to return a member possessing constitutional qualifications to occupy a seat in the general assembly.

Mr. Goodwyn moved to amend the first resolution of the committee by striking out the words "is not entitled," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "is entitled," which motion was rejected.

Mr. May moved to recommit the report to the committee on privileges and elections.

Mr. Taliaferro moved to pass by the report, and that the testimony be printed, which motion was rejected-yeas 37; nays 66.

On motion of Mr. Massey, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Banks, Bickings, Blair, Boykin, Brady, Branch, J. Armistead Carter, Cecil, Matt Clark, Finney, Flood, Gardner, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson. Griffith, Harrison, Henderson, Holbrook, Jno. T. Hoskins, Hudgin, B. W. Lacy, Lipps, Longley, Lybrook, May, Morrison, W. A. Nash, Rains, Rogers, Scruggs, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, and Winn-37.

NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Armstrong, Beaton, Bohannon, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Davis, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Foster, Franklin, Gaines, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Haden, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Hoeninger, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hunter, James, R. S. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lovell, Loving, Lucas, Magruder, Massey, Me Gonigal, McMullan, Moss, John L. Nash, Neeley, Nickens, Norton, O'Neal, Ould, Popham, Powell, Riddlebarger, Round, Sellers, Shumate, Spratt, Strother, Webb, Whittaker, Williams, Withers, Yager, Young, Mr. Speaker-66.

Mr. Coghill moved that the evidence in the case be read by the clerk, which was agreed to.

Mr. Harrison moved to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to have the evidence read by the clerk, which motion was rejected. Mr. Foster moved that the hous go into the committee of the whole on the subject before the house, which motion was rejected.

Mr. Hudgin moved that the consideration of the subject be postponed for two minutes, which was agreed to.

Mr. Banks offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That William A. Reese, the contestant, be entitled to a seat in this house during the trial of the contested election case from Greensville county, and to be heard therein, which was agreed to. The evidence was read by the clerk.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. B. W. Lacy: A bill for the relief of J. R. Shield of York county. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. Lee: A bill to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors for Craig county, to contract for keeping in repair

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