TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1874. Prayer by Rev. Dr. T. L. Preston, of the Presbyterian church. The following house bill and joint resolution, reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns, were read a first time: No. 98. House bill to amend the charter of the town of Culpeper, with a recommendation that it do not pass. No. 99. House joint resolution requesting the auditor of public accounts to furnish the general assembly with amounts of certain levies. No. 100. House bill to incorporate the Virginia chemical and mining company, reported from the committee on manufactures and mechanic arts, was read a first time. No. 19. Senate bill entitled an act to extend a credit of 12 and 24 months from the ratification of the sale of the State's interest in the Upper Appomattox company, to the board of superintendents of said. company, and to ratifiy and confirm all acts done in pursuance of the provisions of the act approved March 20, 1873, was reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation. The speaker laid before the house a communication from the inspectors of tobacco at Centre warehouse, Petersburg, in relation to insurance. on planters' tobacco, which was referred to the committee on propositions and grievances. The following report, heretofore passed by, was agreed to: The committee for courts of justice have, according to order, had under consideration a resolution for amending section 5 of chapter 121, so as to allow the father of an illegitimate child to take control and provide for the raising and educating such child, and have adopted the following resolution: Resolved (as the opinion of this committtee), That it is inexpedient to amend said section. Mr. Cecil moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the report. was agreed to, which motion was rejected. The speaker laid before the house a report and exhibits of the attorneygeneral in response to a resolution of the house agreed to January 8, 1874, referring report and exhibits of late attorney-general to him as to the sale of the State's interest in certain internal improvement companies of the State, which were referred to the committee on roads and internal navigation. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. O'Neal one day, and Hoenniger four days. The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. Thomas: Petition of Howard Division Sons of Temperance, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the closing of bars for the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath day. Referred to committee for courts of justice. By Mr. Grayson: Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice inquire into the expediency of so amending section 33, chapter 49, Code of 1873, as to allow to the husband or parent other articles in addition to those already allowed as exempt from levy or distress by said sections of the Code. By Mr. Lovell: Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice inquire into the expediency of reducing the limitations of actions on motions upon constables' bonds from ten to five years, and report by bill or otherwise. By Mr. Morrison: A bill fixing the compensation of county treasurers for receiving and disbursing the county levy. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns. By Mr. Swann: A bill to establish a ferry across the Rappahannock river at Port Royal. Referred to committee on roads and internal navigation. By Mr. Lybrook: A bill to prescribe the times for holding the circuit courts of the fourteenth judicial district. Referred to committee for courts of justice. By Mr. Fulkerson: A bill to incorporate the Virginia and Tennessee border fair association in Washington county. Referred to committee on propositions and grievances. The morning hour having expired, the house proceeded to the consideration of the business on the calendar. No. 36. House bill to validate the reassessment of the lands of Washington county, made in the year 1873, for the year 1873, and to authorize the treasurer of said county to retain out of the taxes due the State for the year 1873, when collected, an amount equal to the excess of the taxes due on the lands of said county, as assessed in the year 1870, over the amount that would be due by the valuation under the reassessment made in 1873, and to apply the amount so retained to the payment of county levies (unfinished business), came up. The question being on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Coghill to the substitute offered by Mr. Neely, Mr. Jack Carter moved the pending question, which was ordered. The amendment offered by Mr. Coghill was agreed to-yeas 51; nays 43. On motion of Mr. Fulkerson, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Banks, Bickings, Blair, Bohannon, Brady, J. Armistead Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, Cockerille, Coghill, Davis, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, Griffith, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Holbrook, Hudgin, Hunter, B. W. Lacy, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Loving, McGonigal, Morrison, Moss, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Pannill, Popham, Richmond, Shumate, Spratt, Stovall, Strother, Swann, Syphax, Taylor, Turner, Walke, Wharton, Whittaker, Williams, and Young-51. NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armentrout, Boykin, Branch, Brown, Campbell, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Crank, Critz, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Hale, Howard, James, Jordan, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lybrook, Massey, May, McMullan, Moore, Morris, Neeley, Ould, Powell, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Stuart, Webb, Winn, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-43. Mr. Bagwell stated that he would have voted against the amendment offered by Mr. Coghill but had paired off with Mr. Riddlebarger. Mr. Graves moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr. Coghill by adding at the end thereof the following: "Provided further, that the several counties of this Commonwealth, whose lands were not reassessed under the acts of assembly 1872 and 1873, shall be entitled to the same reduction of taxes on their lands that the counties have whose lands have been reassessed, said reduction to be ascertained by the average reduction of the taxes in the counties whose lands have been reassessed under the provisions of the above named acts." Mr. Bagwell moved the pending question, which was ordered. The amendment. offered by Mr. Graves was rejected-yeas 34; nays 58. On motion of Mr. Bagwell, the vote was recorded as follows; YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Bagwell, Boykin, Brown, Campbell, Critz, Finney, Flood, Foster, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Hale, Howard. James, Jordan, Lamkin, Lybrook, McMullan, Morris, Neeley, Ould, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Syphax, Webb, Wharton, Winn, and Young-34. NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armstrong, Banks, Bickings, Blair, Bohannon, Brady, J. A. Carter. J. Carter. Cecil. A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, Griffith, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Holbrook, Hudgin, Hunter, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. Horace Lacy, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Loving, Massey, May, McGonigal, Moore, Morrison, Moss. W. A. Nash. Nickens, Pannill, Popham, Shumate, Spratt, Stovall, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Taylor, Turner, Whittaker, Williams, Yager, and Mr. Speaker 58. Mr. Jack Carter moved the pending question, which was ordered. Mr. Fulkerson called for the yeas and nays, which were not ordered. The pending question being on agreeing to the bill as amended (by the amendment offered by Mr. Coghill to the substitute offered by Mr. Neeley), was put and decided in the negative. The question recurring on agreeing to the motion by Mr. Morrison to dismiss the bill, was put and decided in the affirmative-yeas 60; nays 33. On motion of Mr. Powell, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armentrout, Bickings, Bohannon, Boykin, Brady, Brown, Campbell, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Crank, Critz, Dooley, Finney, Fitzpatrick. Flood, Foster, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Hale, Harris, Howard, Hudgin, James, Jones, Jordan, Koiner, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lybrook, Massey, May, McMullan, Moore, Morris, Morrison, Moss. Neeley, Nickens, Ould, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Stuart. Syphax, Taylor, Turner, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Winn, Yager, Young, and Mr. Speaker-60. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Banks, Blair, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, Cockerille, Coghill, Davis, Fulkerson, Hamilton, Harrison, Henderson, Holbrook, Hunter, B. W. Lacy, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Loving, McGonigal, W. A. Nash, Pannill, Shumate, Spratt, Stovall, Strother, Swann, Walke, and Williams-33. Mr. Neeley stated that his colleague, Mr. Bagwell, requested him to say that he would have voted in the affirmative on the question to dismiss the bill, but had paired off with Mr. Riddlebarger. Mr. A. J. Clark moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was dismissed, which motion was rejected. On motion of Mr. Jack Carter, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1874. Prayer by Rev. Dr. T. L. Preston, of the Presbyterian church. A communication from the senate, by their clerk, was read as follows: The senate have passed bills entitled In Senate, February 3, 1874. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Farmers Bank of Lynchburg, in force April second, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and changing the name and principal office of said bank; No. 88. And An act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Woodstock, in the county of Shenandoah; No. 67. In which bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates. No. 88. Senate bill, was read twice, and, on motion of Mr. Longley, the rule was suspended requiring its reference to a committee. The bill was placed on the calendar. No. 67. Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the committee on counties, cities and towns. No. 101. House bill to establish a one dollar savings' bank in Charlottesville, Virginia, reported from the committee on banks, currency and commerce, was read a first time. The following house bill and joint resolution, reported from the committee on schools and colleges, were read a first time: No. 102. House bill to amend and re-enact the 10th clause of the 7th section of the 78th chapter of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), in relation to public free schools. No. 103. House joint resolution asking the government of the United States for public lands to be devoted to public free schools. No. 104. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 6, 8 and 9 of chapter 90 of Code of 1860, in relation to weighing and selling live stock, reported from the committee on public property with a recommendation that it do not pass, was read a first time. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Bagwell two days, and Howard five days. The following report was presented : The committee on enrolled bills respectfully report that the following acts have been approved by the governor : An act incorporating the Rich Valley tanning and leather manufacturing company in the county of Washington; approved February 2, 1874. An act to transfer the interest of the State in the Jacksonville and Christiansburg turnpike company to the counties through which it passes; approved February 2, 1874. 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 26, 1872; approved February 2, 1874. An act to amend and re-enact sections 14 and 17 of chapter 82, Code of 1873, in reference to examination of lunatics; approved February 2, 1874. An act requiring claims for jury services to be presented for payment within two years; approved February 2, 1874. An act to incorporate the town of Banister, in the county of Halifax; approved February 2, 1874. An act to extend the time within which the Farmville, Charlottesville and Stanardsville narrow-gauge railroad may be commenced and completed; approved February 2, 1874. An act to repeal an act declaring a portion of Smith's creek and Cohoon's creek a lawful fence, approved the 8th of March, 1873; approved February 2, 1874. An act to incorporate the Virginia club of the city of Norfolk; approved February 2, 1874. The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. Holbrook: Petition of the president and directors of the "Union Lead mine company," at Austenville, Wythe county, asking an amendment to their charter, and change of the corporate name of said company. Referred to committee on propositions and grievances. By Mr. Harrison: A bill to amend and re-enact the first section of chapter 112 of Code of 1873, in relation to the creation and limitation of estates. Referred to committee for courts of justice. By Mr. Lewis: A bill for the protection of sheep in the counties of Clarke and Frederick. Referred to committee on agriculture and mining. By Mr. Howard: A bill to incorporate the bank of Jacksonville, at Floyd courthouse, in Floyd county, Virginia. Referred to committee on banks, currency and commerce. By Mr. Harrison: A bill to amend and re-enact the fourth section of chapter 118 of the Code of Virginia of 1873, in relation to wills. Referred to committee for courts of justice. By Mr. Massey: A bill to prevent counterfeit coupons from being received in payment of taxes, debts due and demands due the State. Referred to committee for courts of justice. By Mr. Hanger: Petition of wholesale liquor dealers of Augusta |