YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bickings, Brooks, J. Armistead Carter, Jack Carter, Matt Clark, Crank, Davis, Finney, Gaines, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Goodwyn, Haden, Wm. Hoskins, John T. Hoskins, Hudgin, James, B. W. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Massey, May, McGonigal, McMullan, Morris, Morrison, Moss, Nickens, Pannill, Powell, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Round, Stovall, Van Auken, Wallace, Winn, and Yager-45. NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Branch, Brown, Campbell, P. J. Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Critz, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Franklin, Friend, Fulkerson, P. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Howard, P. K. Jones, R. S. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Lybrook, Magruder, Montague, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Neeley, Norton, O'Neal, Ould, Pendleton, Popham, Rogers, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Taliaferro, Taylor, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Williams, and Mr. Speaker-64. The substitute was further amended and agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. A message was received from the senate by Mr. Quesenberry, who informed the house that the senate had passed senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act for the encouragement of immigration, approved March 29th, 1873, No. 124; in which they respectfully request the concurrence of the house. No. 254. Senate bill entitled an act providing for the re-assessment of lands in this Commonwealth, as required by the constitution (unfinished business), came up. [Senate bill No. 254 was reported from the committee on finance on April 13th, 1874, with amendments, and should have been so entered.] The question being on agreeing to the first amendment proposed by the committee on finance, as follows: Fill the blank in second line of twelfth section with "six," The amendment proposed by the committee on finance was rejected. The question being on agreeing to the second amendment proposed by the committee on finance, to fill the blank in 11th line of 12th section with "three," Mr. Lewis moved to fill the blank with "two." The second amendment proposed by the committee on finance was rejected. The amendment offered by Mr. Lewis was agreed to. The question being on agreeing to the third amendment proposed by the committee on finance, as follows: Fill the blank in 20th line of 12th section with "three," Mr. Holbrook moved to dismiss the bill. Pending the further consideration of the bill, The hour of 3 o'clock P. M. having arrived, the chair was vacated until 8 o'clock P. M. EVENING SESSION. The chair was resumed at 8 o'clock P. M. The following house bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time: No. 296. House bill to authorize the counties of King & Queen and King William to negotiate a loan or loans for the purpose of purchasing a steamboat. No. 266. House bill to incorporate the New river and Piedmont narrow gauge railroad company. No. 232. House bill authorizing the school boards of Northumberland county to apply the funds derived from the tax on dogs. No. 359. House bill to amend and re-enact an act to authorize the common council of Winchester to borrow money, approved January 20, 1874. The following senate bills were read a third time and passed: No. 309. Senate bill entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the town of Rocky Mount, in the county of Franklin, in force Febru-ary 17, 1873. No. 185. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the trustees of Fidelity lodge, No. 1379, of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of the city of Richmond. 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. Mr. Longley moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the motion (by Mr. Koiner) to lay the joint resolution on the table was rejected, which motion was rejected-yeas 43; nays 62. On motion of Mr. Williams, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Blair, Branch, Brooks, Jack Carter, Cecil, Critz, T. S. Gibson, Grayson, Harris, Harrison, Holbrook, J. T. Hoskins, Hudgin, Hunter, Koiner, Lamkin, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lybrook, May, McGonigal, McMullan, Morrison, Ould, Powell, Rogers, Round, Sellers, Stovall, Stuart, Syphax, Taliaferro, Van Auken, Webb, Winn, Young, and Mr. Speaker-43. NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Beaton, Boykin, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Friend, Fulkerson, Gardner, P. Gibson, Gilliam, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Haden, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Hoenniger, Wm. Hoskins, Jett, P. K. Jones, R. S. Jones, Jordan, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Magruder, Massey, Morris, John L. Nash, Neeley, Nickens, Norton, Pannill, Pendleton, Popham, Riddlebarger, Scruggs, Shumate, Swann, Taylor, Thomas, Wallace, Wharton, Whittaker, Williams, and Yager-62. Mr. Critz moved to postpone the joint resolution until Wednesday next at 1 o'clock P. M., which was rejected-yeas 32; nays 68. On motion of Mr. Coghill, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Branch, Brooks, Jack Carter, Cecil, Critz, Grayson, Harris, Harrison, J. T. Hoskins, Hudgin, Hunter, Koiner, Lewis, Lipps, Longley, Lybrook, May, McGonigal, McMullan, O'Neal, Ould, Powell, Round, Stovall, Syphax, Van Auken, Webb, Winn, Young, and Mr. Speaker-32. NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Davis, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Friend, Fulkerson, Gardner, P. Gibson, Gilliam, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Haden, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, James, R. S. Jones, Jordan, B. W. Lacy, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Magruder, Massey, Morris, John L. Nash, Neeley, Nickens, Norton, Pannill, Popham, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Scruggs, Shumate, Stuart, Swann, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Wharton,Whittaker, Williams, and Yager-68. The question being on agreeing to the substitute offered by Mr. Coghill to the 4th section of the substitute proposed by the committee on roads and internal navigation, as follows: Strike out 4th section of substitute, and insert: "1. If, at the expiration of the time prescribed in the charter of the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company for the completion of said extension or road, such guaranty and assurance are not secured, the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company shall return and deliver over to the board of public works such assets or interests asthe State held in the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, and shall grant to all stockholders of the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company who may have transferred their subscriptions to the capital. stock of the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company a release from their obligations on such account, and shall turn over to the said Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, when reorganized as hereinafter provided, such property, assets and records received by it of the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, subject to such outlay as it may have made on account of such extension and in the payment of the debts of the said Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, whereof the board of public works shall determine, or if a majority of such stockholders shall desire to withdraw from the Atlantic, Mississippi and. Ohio railroad company in the mean time, then and in that event the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company shall execute such release and transfer aforesaid, such stockholders so released, and such as may not have transferred their subscriptions to the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company, then and thereby being reinstated in all. their rights, obligations, liabilities and privileges as before the act ap-proved June 17, 1870. And such stockholders of the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company shall, upon notice to be given by the board of public works in the newspapers published in the counties of Lee, Scott and Washington, and at the place designated, assemble and reorganize the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, as provided by the Code for the organization of railroad companies: provided, in the event the guaranty aforesaid shall not be so secured, the said Atlantic,. Mississippi and Ohio railroad company may employ its resources and such of its own means as it may have reserved for such extension or road to Cumberland gap, in aid or in the construction of branch roads to the counties of Lee and Scott, down New river, Liberty to Rocky Mount, in the county of Franklin, to the coalfields of Montgomery, to the ore-beds of Wythe and Grayson, to the coalfields of Tazewell by a branch from Saltville, Lynchburg to Clifton Forge, and in the extension by lease or otherwise of its main line west and to the city of Richmond, all in such manner and to such extent as may seem to the said company best for its interest and the good of the State: provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to impair the obligations of the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company as by covenant or deed, made and dated the 22d day of December, 1870, to indemnify the State against any liability, by reason of her conditional subscription to the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, and to secure the payment of the four millions to be paid by the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company for claims and stocks sold the said company." Was put and decided in the negative-yeas 50; nays 56. On motion of Mr. Powell, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Armstrong, Beaton, Boykin, Brown, Campbell, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Friend, Fulkerson, Gardner, Gilliam, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Haden, Hamilton, Hill, R. S. Jones, Jordan, B. W. Lacy, J. Horace Lacy, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Magruder, Massey, Morris, J. L. Nash, Neeley, Nickens, Norton, Pannill, Popham. Shumate, Swann, Taylor, Thomas, Wharton, Whittaker, Williams, and Yager-50. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Blair, Branch, Brooks, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, Matt Clark, Critz, Finney, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Grayson, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Holbrook, W. Hoskins, J. T. Hoskins, Howard. Hudgin, Hunter, James, P. K. Jones, Koiner, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lybrook, May, McGonigal, McMullan, Morrison, O'Neal, Ould, Powell, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Stovall, Stuart, Syphax, Taliaferro, Van Auken, Webb, Winn, Young, and Mr. Speaker-56. Mr. Longley moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the substi tute offered by Mr. Coghill to the 4th section of the substitute proposed by the committee on roads and internal navigation was rejected, which was rejected. Mr. Ould moved to add, at the end of the third section of the substitute proposed by the committee on roads and internal navigation, the following: "And whereas, the estimate for the construction of said Virginia and Kentucky road, at the time of the passage of the act aforesaid, was $3,500,000, the said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad shall deposit with some party, to be mutually agreed upon by the board of public works and said Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio company, the amount of $3,500,000, in the bonds of said company, as a security for the construction of said Virginia and Kentucky railroad, so soon as said Kentucky connections are established or guaranteed or assured as aforesaid." Which was agreed to-yeas 53; nays 52. On motion of Mr. Jack Carter, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Branch, Jack Carter, Cecil, Matt Clark, Critz, Finney, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Grayson, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Holbrook, W. Hoskins, J. T. Hoskins, Hudgin, Hunter, James, R. S. Jones, Koiner, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Ly brook, Massey, May, McGonigal, McMullan, Morrison, O'Neal, Ould, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Shumate, Stovall, Stuart, Syphax, Van Auken, Webb, Winn, Young, and Mr. Speaker-53. NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Coghill, Cox, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Friend, Fulkerson, Gardner, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Haden, Hamilton, Hill, Howard, P. K. Jones, Jordan, B. W. Lacy, J. Horace Lacy, Lipscomb, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Magruder, Morris, J. L. Nash, Neeley, Nickens, Norton, Pannill, Popham, Riddlebarger, Swann, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Wharton, Whittaker, Williams, and Yager-52. The substitute proposed by the committee on roads and internal nagigation, as amended, was agreed to. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. On motion of Mr. Jack Carter, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1874. Prayer by Rev. George C. Vanderslice, of the Methodist church. The journal was read by the clerk. A communication from the senate, by their clerk, was read as follows: In Senate, April 23, 1874. The senate have passed house bills entitled An act to amend and re-enact the 16th section of chapter 128 of the Code of 1873, in reference to commissioners in chancery; No. 158. And An act to amend and re-enact sections 4, 17, 23 and 24 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Charlottesville, approved March 28, 1871; No. 33. And they have passed a bill entitled An act authorizing register of land office to correct error in land warrant; No. 338. In which bill they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates. No. 338. Senate bill, was read twice and placed on the calendar, the rules having been suspended, on motion of Mr. Wharton, requiring its reference to a committee. No. 124. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act for the encouragement of immigration, approved March 29, 1873, was read twice and placed on the calendar, the rules having been suspended, on motion of Mr. Lovenstein, requiring its reference to a committee. No. 324. Senate bill entitled an act amending second section of the act incorporating the Bloom Grove quarrying, mining and manufac |