Joint resolution amending the joint resolution extending the time for collection of taxes and county and township levies for the year 1873; approved January 23, 1874. An act prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath day. An act declaring a portion of Chappawamsic creek a lawful fence. An act authorizing D. A. Plecker to erect a toll bridge across North river at Mount Crawford, in Rockingham county. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Haden four days, Anderson, Rogers and Williams five days each and Jett six days. Mr. Brooks stated that had he been present when the vote was taken on agreeing to the substitute offered by Mr. Coghill to house bill No. 61, in relation to interest on money, he would have voted in the affirmative. He also stated that he would have voted in the negative on the passage of the bill, but had paired off with Mr. Jack Carter. Mr. Jack Carter stated that he would have voted in the affirmative on the passage of No. 61 house bill, in relation to interest on money. Mr. Riddlebarger offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the rules shall not be suspended during this session for the purpose of taking up a bill out of its regular order unless by unanimous consent, except where suspension is asked only to make a special order or to recommit. The house referred the resolution to the committee on rules. Mr. Riddlebarger moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the house referred the resolution to the committee on rules, which was agreed to. The question being on agreeing to the resolution, On motion of Mr. Dooley, the resolution was amended by striking out the words "unanimous consent" and inserting "a vote of fourfifths of those present." The resolution, as amended, was rejected. The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. Lewis: A bill to authorize the payment of one hundred dollars to the Commonwealth's attorney of Clarke county for assisting in the prosecution of a criminal in the county of Frederick. Referred to committee on finance. By Mr. Lybrook: A bill to incorporate Newport and Blacksburg turnpike company. Referred to committee on roads and internal navigation. By Mr. Rains: Petition of citizens of Richmond county praying the removal of weirs and hedges in Rappahannock creek. Referred to committee on Chesapeake and its tributaries. By Mr. Cockerille: Memorial of the bar of Fairfax asking an increase of compensation to sheriffs. Referred to committee on finance. By Mr. Cockerille: Resolved, That the joint committee on constitutional amendments be requested to return to the house for action thereupon the bill referred to them submitting the question of a call of a convention and providing for the election of delegates thereto, in the event of said call being sustained. The morning hour having expired, the house proceeded to the business on the calendar. The following house bills were taken up out of their order on the calendar, read a second time and ordered to be engrossed to de read a third time: 128. House bill to authorize the payment of seven hundred dollars to General Gasper Tochman for disbursements made by him while acting as State agent for immigration. No. 187. House bill to authorize Ocean Lodge, No. 116, A. F. and A. M., to borrow money and execute a deed of conveyance to secure the payment of the same. No. 125. House bill to extend the time for the organization of the Pittsylvania and Henry railroad company and to extend the time for the commencement of said road. No. 260. House joint resolution directing the president and directors of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company to commence the work on the road to Cumberland Gap, was, On motion by Mr. Richmond, taken up out of its order on the calendar and recommitted to the committee on roads and internal navigation. The following senate bills were read a third time and passed: No. 152. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Westham granite company of Virginia. No. 69. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Piedmont farmers' association. No. 145. Senate bill entitled an act to appoint a board of trustees for the Virginia female institute at Staunton, and to provide for the future government of said institute. No. 106. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section thirty-nine of chapter forty-nine of the Code of 1873, in reference to sales under judgments, warrants or decrees for debts contracted prior to April 10th, 1865-yeas 79; nays 10. On motion of Mr. Moss, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Armstrong, Banks, Blair, Bohannon, Brady, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Crank, Critz, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Hale, Hamilton, Henderson, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Hudgin, James, P. K. Jones, Jordan, B. W. Lacy, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Loving, Lybrook, May, McGonigal, McMullan, Montague, Morris, Morrison, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Spratt, Syphax, Taliaferro, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Winn, Yager, and Young-79. NAYS-Messrs. Dooley, Harris, Harrison, Hoenniger, Koiner, Lovenstein, Moss, Ould, Paige, and Thomas-10. No. 98. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact the first section of the act to incorporate the Richmond and Henrico turnpike company, approved March 20, 1873. No. 90. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 19 of chapter 77 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), concerning the board of visitors of the Virginia agricultural and mechanical college, and the board of curators of the Hampton normal and agricultural institute. No. 115. Senate bill entitled an act to provide an artificial leg for A. J. Nunn-yeas 80; nays 5. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Blair, Bohannon, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Crank, Critz, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Griffith, Hale, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, McGonigal, McMullan, Montague, Morris, Morrison, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Ould, Pendleton, Powell Rains, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Taliaferro, Thomas, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Winn, Yager, Young and Mr. Speaker-80. NAYS-Messrs. Goodwyn, R. S. Jones, May, Moss, and Syphax-5. No. 125. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for the payment of the indebtedness of Harrisonburg township, in the county of Rockingham. No. 97. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 45, chapter 49 of the Code of 1873, in relation to motions against officers and their deputies. No. 129. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the Shenandoah valley agricultural society to borrow money. No. 140. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the appointment of trustees for benevolent societies having no lands. No. 171. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the trustees of the town of Banister to elect a president, who shall act as mayor, and to elect a sergeant for said town. No. 128. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of the sureties of W. R. Millan, late sheriff of Fairfax county-yeas 70; nays 7. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Bagwell, Banks, Blair, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Crank, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Franklin, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Hamilton, Harris, Henderson, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, James, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, Me Mullan, Montague, Morrison, J. Ľ. Nash, W. A. Nash. O'Neal, Ould, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Spratt, Syphax, Taliaferro, Thomas, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Winn, Yager, Young, and Mr. Speaker-70. NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Matt Clark, P. K. Jones, R. S. Jones, Moss, Nickens, and Whittaker-7. No. 66. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Geo. W. Eldridge, R. C. Motley and Geo. W. Johnston, securities of John A. Graves, late collector of Giles township, in the county of Amelia-yeas 75; nays 6. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows: YEAS.-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Bagwell, Banks, Blair, Brady, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Crank, Critz, Davis, Dooley, Foster, Franklin, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Hamilton, Harris, Henderson, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, James, P. K. Jones, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, May, Montague, Morrison, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Ould, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Shumate, Spratt, Taliaferro, Thomas, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Winn, Yager, Young, and Mr. Speaker-75. NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, A. J. Clark, Harrison, Hoenniger, Rufus S. Jones, and Moss-6. No. 127. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of the sureties of Charles Short, late sheriff of Culpeper county-yeas 76; nays 4. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Bagwell, Banks, Blair, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Critz, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Foster, Franklin, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Hale, Hamilton, Harris. Henderson, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, James, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, May, McMullan, Montague, Morris, Morrison, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Ould, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Shumate, Spratt, Taliaferro, Thomas, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Winn, Yager, and Mr. Speaker—76. NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Hoenniger, Rufus S. Jones, and Moss-4. Motions (severally made) to reconsider the votes by which senate bills Nos. 152, 69, 145, 106, 98, 90, 115, 125, 97, 129, 140, 171, 128 and 66 were passed, were rejected. 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, came up. Mr. Jack Carter moved to dismiss the bill-no quorum voting, nays 73. On motion of Mr. Lovenstein, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Bohannon, Rufus S. Jones, Montague, Nickens, and Young-5. NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Armstrong, Banks, Blair, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, MattClark, Cockerille, Crank, Critz, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Howard, James, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrock, May, McMullan, Moss, Ould, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Spratt, Syphax, Taliaferro, Thomas, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Winn, and Yager-73. The motion of Mr. Jack Carter to dismiss the bill was rejected. Mr. Longley moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. No. 136. Senate bill entitled an act to enable married women to insure the lives of their husbands, was, On motion of Mr. Holbrook, dismissed. Mr. Ould moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was dismissed, which was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Ould, the bill was passed by. No. 89. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the town of Mechanicsburg, in the county of Bland, came up. The amendment proposed by the committee on counties, cities and towns was agreed to. The bill was ordered to its third reading. Mr. Grayson moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was ordered to its third reading, which was rejected. No. 138. Senate bill entitled an act to amend the charter of Randolph Macon college, came up. The substitute proposed by the committee on schools and colleges was agreed to. The bill was ordered to its third reading. No. 101. Senate bill entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Potomac, was, On motion of Mr. Round, committed to the committee on propositions and grievances. 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, was, On motion of Mr. Dooley, recommitted to the committee for courts of justice. No. 27. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the American and European land company, came up. The amendment proposed by the committee on propositions and grievances was agreed to. The bill was ordered to its third reading. No. 94. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Chesapeake and Albemarle railway company, came up. The amendments proposed by the committee on roads and internal navigation were agreed to. Mr. Holbrook moved to amend the bill by striking out the sixth section. On motion of Mr. Morrison, the bill was passed by. On motion of Mr. Griffith, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M. |