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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1874.

The journal was read by the clerk.

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

In Senate, March 14, 1874.

The senate have passed house bill entitled An act to amend and re-enact the 31st section of the 108th chapter of the Code of 1873, relative to proceedings on a caveat; No. 106.

And they have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses in relation to house bill entitled an act amending section twenty-four of chapter one hundred and ninety-six of the Code of 1873, providing for organizing chain-gangs; No. 31.

The report of the committee of conference on house bill No. 31, as follows:

The committee of conference appointed to consider the subjects of disagreement between the two houses in relation to house bill (No. 31) entitled "An act amending section 24 of chapter 196 of the Code of 1873, providing for organizing chain-gangs," respectfully recommend : 1st. That the house of delegates agree to the first amendment proposed by the senate to said bill.

2d. That the following amendment be adopted in lieu of the second amendment of the senate: Strike out the words "city, county or corporation," which occur in the 15th line of the amended section, and insert in lien thereof the words "adjoining county or city or town of that or of an adjoining county.'

Was agreed to.

A. W. C. NOWLIN, Chairman senate committee. R. A. COGHILL,

Chairman house committee. *

Mr. Lovenstein moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the report of the committee of conference was agreed to, which was rejected. No. 200. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the qualified voters of Halifax county to vote on the question of the purchase of the tollbridge at South Boston, in that county, in order to make it a free bridge, was reported from the committee on propositions and grievances.

The following senate bills were reported from the committee on finance:

No. 223. Senate bill entitled an act making an annual appropriation to the sinking fund, for the purchase of certain bonds of the State, with a recommendation that it do not pass.

No. 143. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Ira M. Hurt and Ira Hurt, sureties for Richard A. Hurt, a lunatic.

No. 46. House bill entitled an act in relation to action of detinue, was reported from the committee for courts of justice, with a recommendation that the amendments of the senate be disagreed to.

No. 91. Senate bill entitled an act prescribing the manner in which records of the supreme court of appeals shall be printed, and providing for letting the same to contract, was reported from the committee for courts of justice, with an amendment and a recommendation that it do

not pass.

Mr. Fulkerson (under a suspension of the rules) presented

No. 310. House bill to enlarge the corporate limits of the town of Goodson, Virginia, which was read a first time.

The following report was agreed to:

The committee for courts of justice have, according to order, had under consideration a resolution instructing them to consider and report what measures should be adopted by the general assembly to insure a speedy adjustment between the States of Virginia and West Virginia, of the amounts for which they are respectively liable on account of the debt of the Commonwealth of Virginia incurred prior to its division into two States, and have adopted the following resolution:

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

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Montague and Longley three days each, Blair six days, and Cecil indefinite.

Mr. Powell offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That on and after to-morrow, the 17th, the house meet at 10 o'clock A. M., and that the chair be vacated at 2 o'clock P. M., and resumed again at 4 P. M., for the purpose of considering private or local bills.

The house referred the resolution to the committee on rules-yeas 50; nays 34.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Bagwell, Bohannon, Brooks, Jack Carter, Matt Clark, Cox, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Franklin, Fulkerson, Griffith, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Holbrook, John T. Hoskins, Hudgin, Hunter, P. K. Jones, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Lucas, Lybrook, Magruder, May, Montague, Moss, Nickens, Norton, Rains, Shumate, Spratt, Stovall, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Taylor, Turner, Webb, Whittaker, Williams, Withers, Young, and Mr. Speaker—50.

NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Banks, Brown, J. A. Carter, Coghill, Crank, Critz, Finney, Flood, Friend, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Graves, Grayson, Haden, William Hoskins, Howard, B. W. Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lipps, Lovell, Loving, Massey, Morris, Pannill, Popham, Powell, Richmond, Sellers, Wallace, Wharton, and Yager-34.

Mr. Richmond offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That on and after the 17th instant the chair be vacated at 3 o'clock P. M., and resumed at 7 P. M., for the consideration of private bills on the calendar.

The house referred the resolution to the committee on rules-yeas 46; nays 43.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Bagwell, Bohannon, Brady, Jack Carter, Matt Clark, Cox, Davis, Dooley, Franklin, P. Gibson, Griffith, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Hill, Holbrook, J. T. Hoskins, Hudgin, P. K. Jones, R. S. Jones, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Lucas, Magruder, May, Montague, Morris, Moss, Nickens, Norton, Rains, Shumate, Spratt, Stovall, Strother, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Webb, Whittaker, Winn, Withers, Young, and Mr. Speaker—46.

NAYS-Messrs. Armentrout, Armstrong, Banks, Brooks, Brown, J. A. Carter, Coghill, Crank, Critz, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Friend, Fulkerson, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Graves, Grayson, Haden, Henderson, William Hoskins, Howard, Hunter, B. W. Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lipps, Lovell, Loving, Lybrook, Massey, Pannill, Popham, Powell, Richmond, Sellers, Stuart, Taylor, Turner, Wallace, Wharton, Williams, and Yager-43.

Mr. Allen moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the house referred the resolution (offered by Mr. Richmond) to the committee on rules, which was rejected.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. Swann: A bill to amend an act passed January 29, 1829, entitled an act to appoint trustees for the town of Port Royal, in the county of Caroline. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Foster:

Resolved, That the committee on public property inquire into the expediency of giving to the Richmond Howitzers, a military organization of the city of Richmond, sixty thousand of the bricks now standing on the armory lot, for the purpose of building an armory for the. battery of four guns, the property of the State, now in possession of the company.

The morning hour having expired, special order

No. 276. House bill for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes,

came up.

The hour of 12 o'clock M. having arrived, special order—

No. 10. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for the lease of the penitentiary, came up.

On motion of Mr. Winn, the special order (senate bill No. 10) was postponed until Monday next.

Special order

No. 276. House bill for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes, again came up.

Mr. Holbrook moved to recommit the bill to the committee on finance, with instructions to report the tax bill now existing as a law, with modification of the liquor licenses to correspond with the bill now pending, which was rejected-yeas 44; nays 52.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Armstrong, Bickings, Brady, Jack Carter, Matt Clark, Crank, Davis, Foster, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Grayson, Griffith, Haden, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Holbrook, William Hoskins, John T. Hoskins, Howard,

James, P. K. Jones, Lamkin, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lucas, May, Morris, John L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Norton, Powell, Rains, Sellers, Spratt, Stovall, Syphax, Turner, Whittaker, Yager, and Young-44.

NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, Coghill, Cox, Critz, Dooley, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Franklin, Friend, Gardner, Gilman, Graves, Goodwyn, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Hunter, R. S. Jones, B. W. Lacy, Lightner, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, Moss, Neeley, Ould, Pannill, Richmond, Shumate, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Taliaferro, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Williams, Winn, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-52.

On motion of Mr. Strother, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1874.

Prayer by Rev. J. Z. Tyler, of the Seventh-street Christian church. The journal was read by the clerk.

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

In Senate, March 16, 1874.

The senate have passed bills entitled An act to incorporate the Saint Mary's Catholic benevolent society of Fredericksburg, Virginia; No. 193.

An act to amend and re-enact section 15 of chapter 173 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), in relation to new trials; No. 207.

An act repealing the charter granted to the Manchester cotton mills by the judge of the second circuit, and reincorporating said company;

No. 209.

An act to amend and re-enact sixty-third section of chapter fifty-seven Code of 1873, with reference to chartered companies; No. 211.

An act amending sections eleven and fourteen of chapter 155 of Code of 1873, in relation to the terms of the circuit and chancery courts of the city of Richmond; No. 214.

An act authorizing the trustees of the Presbyterian church at Culpeper to borrow money and execute a mortgage therefor; No. 226.

An act in relation to subscriptions to the stock of incorporated companies by counties, cities, towns or townships; No. 212.

An act to amend and re-enact section 63, chapter 52 of the Code of 1873, in relation to tram-roads; No. 220. And

An act to provide a charter for the city of Winchester; No. 239. In which bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates.

Senate bills Nos. 207, 211, 214 and 226 were read twice and referred to the committee for courts of justice.

Senate bills Nos. 193 and 209 were read twice and referred to the committee on propositions and grievances.

Senate bills Nos. 212 and 220 were read twice and referred to the committee on roads and internal navigation.

Senate bill No. 239 was read twice and referred to the committee on counties, cities ond towns.

The following report was agreed to:

The committee on public grounds and buildings having had under consideration the resolution inquiring into the expediency of furnishing sixty thousand bricks to the Richmond Howitzers from the old armory for the purpose of building an armory for their battery of four guns, have come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is deemed inexpedient to legislate on the subject.

The speaker laid before the house the following communications:

EXCHANGE HOTEL AND BALLARD HOUSE,
RICHMOND, VA., March 17, 1874.

To his Excellency J. L. Kemper, governor of Virginia:

Dear Sir-The undersigned, citizens of Maryland, have the honor to announce our arrival in this city, charged by the general assembly of Maryland with the very agreeable duty of presenting to the general assembly of Virginia resolutions of the general assembly of Maryland relating to the adjustment of the question of boundary between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland. We have the honor to request that your excellency will inform the general assembly of Virginia that we await their pleasure and convenience as to the time and manner of this presentation.

With high regard,

Your excellency's obedient servants,

To the senate and house of delegates:

ISAAC D. JONES,

JAMES U. DENNIS,
JOHN W. DAVIS.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,
Richmond, 17th March, 1873.

I have the honor to transmit herewith a communication from the Honorables Isaac D. Jones, James U. Dennis and John W. Davis, who are now here as duly accredited commissioners on the part of the State of Maryland with the object of conferring with the authorities of Virginia in respect to the unsettled question of boundary between the two States. It is not doubted that it will be the pleasure of the general assembly to accord to these distinguished gentlemen such reception and marked welcome as are due alike to their eminent characters and to the great Commonwealth they represent.

JAMES L. KEMPER.

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