Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Branch one day, J. T. Hoskins two days, Armentrout three days, and Finney six days.

The following reports were agreed to:

The committee on roads and internal navigation have had under consideration a petition of the citizens of Augusta county, praying that the "Staunton and Parkersburg road be turned over to the said county, at least so far as from Staunton to Buffalo Gap be kept in repair as other county roads," and recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be rejected, as there are assurances that the causes ofcomplaint will be speedily removed by improved management of the road.

The committee of conference upon the disagreement of the two houses upon the amendments proposed by the house of delegates to senate bill (No. 31) entitled an act to define and declare the true intent and meaning of the act in force April 2, 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 courts, and to fix the pay of county judges, having considered the same and failing to agree, ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

GEORGE J. HUNDLEY, Chairman senate committee. HENRY E. BLAIR, Chairman house committee.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. Stovall: A bill to authorize the counties of Halifax and Essex to vote on the question of the fence law. Referred to committee on agriculture and mining.

By Mr. Wharton: A petition of citizens of Montgomery county, asking for increase of sheriffs' fees. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. Magruder: A bill to amend and re-enact sections 17 and 23 of an act approved March 28, 1871, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Charlottesville. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Harrison: A bill to authorize the Potomac bridge company to increase its capital stock, and to make said stock preferred stock. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

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

The motions entered by Mr. Round, to reconsider the votes by which senate bill No. 72, entitled an act declaring a portion of Chappawamsic creek a lawful fence, was read a third time and passed, came up.

The motions were withdrawn by Mr. Round by leave of the house. The motion made by Mr. Hamilton to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. 26, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Boydton, in the county of Mecklenburg, was ordered to its third reading, was rejected-yeas 40; nays 47.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Bickings, Bohannon, Brady, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Jack Carter, Peter J. Carter, Matt Clark, Cox, Crank, Finney, P. Gibson, Gilliam, Goodwyn, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Hoenniger, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Lucas, May, Montague, Morris, Moss, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Norton, Ould, Paige, Pendleton, Round, Scruggs, Stovall, Syphax, Thomas, Van Auken, and Young-40.

NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Davis, Dooley, Foster, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Graves, Haden, Hale, Harrison, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lightner, Lovell, Magruder, McMullan, Morrison, Pannill, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Sellers, Spratt, Stuart, Swann, Taliaferro, Taylor, Webb, Williams, Winn, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-47.

No. 103. House joint resolution asking the government of the United States for public lands, to be devoted to public free schools, was, On motion of Mr. Williams, taken up out of, its order on the calendar. The joint resolution was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time.

The hour of one o'clock P. M. having arrived, special orderNo. 5. Senate bill entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, came up.

Mr. Boykin moved the previous question, which was ordered-yeas 67, nays 23-two-thirds of those present voting in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. P. J. Carter, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Davis, Dooley, Finney, Foster, Fulkerson, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Haden, Hale, Harrison, Hoenniger, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Lovell, Lovenstein, Lybrook, Magruder, Montague, Morrison, Ould, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Spratt, Stovall, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Syphax, Van Auken, Webb, Wharton, Williams, Winn, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-67.

NAYS-Messrs. Bohannon, Branch, P. J. Carter, Matt Clark, Cox, Gilliam, Goodwyn, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, P. K. Jones, R. S. Jones, Lipscomb, Lucas, May, Moore, Moss, Nickens, Paige, Riddlebarger, Thomas, Yager, and Young-23.

Mr. Stovall moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the previous question was ordered, which was rejected.

The amendment offered by Mr. Round to strike out in the first line of third section of chapter one the words "judge of the hustings court of the city of Petersburg," and insert "governor of the Commonwealth," was rejected-yeas 19; nays 70.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Brady, Branch, Matt Clark, Cox, Gilliam, Goodwyn, Harris, Hill, R. S. Jones, Lucas, May, Nickens, Paige, Round, Stovall, Syphax, Thomas, Van Auken, and Young-19.

NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Davis, Dooley, Finney, Foster, Fulkerson, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Haden, Hale, Hamilton, Harrison, Hoenniger, Howard, Hunter, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lipps, Lovell, Lovenstein, Lybrook, Magruder, McMullan, Montague, Morrison,

Moss, Ould, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Scruggs,
Sellers, Spratt, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Turner, Webb, Wharton, Williams, Winn,
Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker—70.

The bill was read a third time and passed-yeas 66; nays 26.
On motion of Mr. Moss, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Boykin, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Davis, Dooley, Finney, Foster, Fulkerson, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Haden, Hale, Harrison, Hoenniger, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lightner, Lovell, Lovenstein, Lybrook, Magruder, McMullan, Montague, Morrison, Ould, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Spratt, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Webb, Wharton, Williams, Winn, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-66.

NAYS-Messrs. Blair, Brady, P. J. Carter, Matt Clark, Cox, Gilliam, Goodwyn, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, P. K. Jones, R. S. Jones, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lucas, May, Moss, Nickens, Paige, Riddlebarger, Stovall, Syphax, Thomas, Turner, Van Auken, and Young-26.

Mr. Boykin moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was passed, which motion was rejected.

On motion of Mr. Lovenstein, the house adjourned until Monday next at 11 o'clock A. M.

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1874.

Mr. Robert L. Montague in the chair, at the request of the speaker.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. C. H. Read, of the Presbyterian church.
The journal was read by the clerk.

A communication from the senate, by their clerk, was read as follows:

In Senate, February 28, 1874.

The senate have indefinitely postponed house bill entitled

An act to amend and re-enact section one of chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the Code of 1873, extending the jurisdiction of justices in civil cases to one hundred dollars; No. 71.

And they have passed, with amendments, house bill entitled

An act to amend and re-enact sections six and nine, and to repeal section seven of an act entitled an act to incorporate the New York and Norfolk railroad company, approved March 15, 1872, and to make further provisions in regard to the charter of said company; No. 124. And they have passed a bill entitled

An act to amend and re-enact sections fifth, ninth and eleventh of chapter seven of the Code of 1873, in relation to the registration of voters; No. 153.

In which amendments and bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates.

No. 124. House bill, was referred to the committee on roads and internal navigation.

No. 153. Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the committee on privileges and elections.

The following senate bills were reported from the committee for courts of justice:

No. 91. Senate bill entitled an act prescribing the manner in which records for the supreme court of appeals shall be printed, and providing for letting the same to contract.

No. 112. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 19, chapter 192, Code of 1873, in regard to the disturbance of religious worship, with a recommendation that it do not pass.

No. 129. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the Shenandoah valley agricultural society to borrow money.

No. 136. Senate bill entitled an act to enable married women to insure the lives of their husbands, with a recommendation that it do not pass.

No. 140. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the appointment of trustees for benevolent societies having no lands.

No. 244. House bill to permit the people of Northumberland county to vote on the disposition of the glebe fund, reported from the committee on schools and colleges, was read a first time.

No. 245. House bill in relation to fences between the lands of coterminous owners, reported from the committee on agriculture and mining, with a recommendation that it do not pass, was read a first time.

No. 246. House bill to amend and re-enact the 17th section of chapter 52 of the Code of 1873, relative to the mode of keeping public roads in repair, reported from the committee for courts of justice, was read a first time.

Mr. McMullan offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of preparing and reporting a bill providing for the destruction of the bonds prepared and signed by the former treasurer of the Commonwealth, but not used for the funding and payment of the public debt under act of general assembly approved March 30, 1871. The house refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

The resolution was agreed to.

Lave of absence was granted Mr. Winn for six days.

Messrs. Massey, Taliaferro and Morris stated that had they been present when the vote was taken on the passage of senate bill No. 5, entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, they would have voted in the affirmative.

Mr. Bohannon stated that he would have voted against the passage of the bill, but he had pared off with Mr. B. W. Lacy.

The following report was presented :

The committee on enrolled bills have the honor to report that the

following bills and joint resolutions have been approved by the governor, February 28, 1874:

An act to amend section 6, chapter 201 of the Code of 1873, with reference to larceny.

An act to amend and re-enact section 9 of chapter 188 of the Code of 1873, in relation to offences against property.

An act to regulate the granting of ordinary and other license in Bland and Giles counties.

An act to prevent dogs from running at large in the town of Winchester, in Frederick county, Virginia.

An act to repeal chapter 89 of acts of assembly, session of 1872-'73, entitled "an act to authorize the board of supervisors for Wythe county to contract for keeping in repair certain public roads in said county." An act providing for the abolition of the office of superintendent of public buildings.

An act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Woodstock, in the county of Shenandoah.

An act to incorporate the town of Gladesville, in the county of Wise. An act to amend and re-enact section 20 of chapter 146 of the Code of 1873, relative to the limitation of suits.

An act to authorize the Richmond, York river and Chesapeake railroad company to subscribe to the stock of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond steamboat company.

An act to amend section 1, chapter 175, Code of 1873, with reference to injunctions.

An act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act authorizing certain commissioners to sell a certain lot of land in Winchester belonging to the Winchester academy.

An act to amend and re-enact section 17, chapter 23, Code of 1873, in relation to aids to the governor.

An act to authorize the Valley mining and manufacturing company to borrow money, and to pledge the property of the company to secure the payment.

An act to amend and re-enact section 25 of chapter 158 of the Code of 1873, so as to increase the pay of grand jurors.

Joint resolution requesting the auditor of public accounts to furnish

the general assembly with amounts of certain levies.

An act to amend the charter of the Female humane association of the city of Richmond.

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An act to incorporate the town of Big Lick.

An act to protect mocking birds in the Commonwealth.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. Yager: Memorial of the bar of Page county, asking increase for sheriffs. Referred to committee on finance.

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By Mr. Howard: Petition of Z. T. Dobyn, and others, asking increase of compensation for sheriffs of this Commonwealth. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. Sellers: Petition of citizens of Rockingham county, praying