county, protesting against specific tax on manufacturers of liquor. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. Flood: A bill incorporating Pamplin city, Virginia. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Williams: A petition of sundry citizens of Woodstock and Winchester, praying for additional legislation for the protection of deer. Referred to committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. Brooks: Memorial of the members of the Amelia and Powhatan counties bar, praying an increase of the salary of the judge of the third judicial circuit. Referred to committee for courts of justice. By Mr. Harrison :

Resolved, That the committee on finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation at once for the payment of such part of the interest on the public debt as the money now in the treasury of the State will justify, and that they report by bill or other

wise.

By Mr. Lovell:

Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice inquire into the expediency of providing by law that jurors in cases of ad quod damnum shall receive the same compensation as jurors now do in the trial of civil cases.

By Mr. Williams:

Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice be instructed to inquire what, if any, legislation is necessary to prevent vagrancy, and report by bill or otherwise.

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

No. 13. House bill entitled an act to amend section 6, chapter 201 of the Code of 1873, with reference to larceny, came up.

On motion of Mr. Coghill, the house insist upon its disagreement to the amendment of the senate, and upon his motion,

Resolved (the senate concurring), That a committee, consisting of two on the part of the senate and three on the part of the house, be appointed to take into consideration the disagreeing votes of the two houses on house bill entitled an act to amend section 6 chapter 201 of the Code of 1873, with reference to larceny; No. 6.

Mr. Coghill moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the house insist upon its disagreement, and agree to the resolution, which motion was rejected.

The following senate bills were read a third time and passed:

No. 50. Senate bill entitled an act authorizing the trustees of the religious society of Frederick county, known as the United Brethren in Christ, to sell and convey certain property in Winchester.

No. 19. Senate bill, entitled an act to extend a credit of twelve and twenty-four 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 ratify and confirm all acts done in pursuance of the provisions of the act approved March 20, 1873.

No. 88. Senate bill entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Farmers Bank of Lynchburg, in force April 2, 1873, and changing the name and principal office of said bank,

Motions (severally made) to reconsider the votes by which senate bills Nos. 50, 19 and 88 were passed, were rejected.

No. 9. House engrossed bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Wytheville, was, on motion of Mr. Holbrook, laid on the table.

No. 26. House joint resolution to amend and re-enact joint resolution directing a distribution of the Code when published, approved April 2, 1873, was read a second time.

The question being on agreeing to the substitute proposed by the committee on finance,

On motion of Mr. Critz, the joint resolution was passed by, and the joint resolution and substitute were ordered to be printed.

No. 61. House bill in relation to the interest on money, came up. Mr. Coghill offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute. On motions (severally made) by Mr. Harrison, the bill was made a special (continuing) order for Thursday, 12th instant, at 1 o'clock P. M., and that the substitute be printed.

No. 62. House joint resolutions proposing amendments to the State constitution in relation to county organization, came up.

Mr. Koiner moved to make the joint resolutions a special (continuing) order for Monday, 9th instant, at 1 o'clock P. M.

Mr. A. J. Clarke moved to strike out "Monday, 9th instant," and insert "Wednesday, 11th," which was agreed to.

The motion of Mr. Koiner, as amended, was agreed to.

No. 35. House bill incorporating the Virginia relief association, was, On motion of Mr. Foster, recommitted to the committee on propositions and grievances.

No. 70. House bill to prevent trespasses on lands and injuries to

crops, came up.

Mr. B. W. Lacy moved to dismiss the bill.

Mr. A. J. Clark moved to recommit the bill to the committee for courts of justice.

Mr. Lewis moved to amend the motion by Mr. A. J. Clark, to insert at end of same the following: "with instructions to provide a summary remedy for the offences named therein," which was agreed to.

The motion by Mr. A. J. Clark, as amended, was agreed to.

Mr. Lucas moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was recommitted to the committee for courts of justice, with instructions, which motion was rejected.

The following house bills were read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time:

No. 64. House bill to amend and re-enact the first section of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Brock's Gap, Hardy and Hampshire ratlroad company, approved March 31, 1873, and to change its name. No. 66. House bill to incorporate the town of No. 68. House bill repealing so much of the act in force December

Big

Lick.

21, 1873, entitled an act to provide for the protection of fish in the waters of New river and its tributaries, as applies to that portion of New river above Grayson Springs, in Carroll county.

No. 72. House bill to authorize the Valley mining and manufacturing company to borrow money, and to pledge the property of the company to secure the payment.

The following house bills were dismissed:

No. 34. House bill to amend the 9th section of an act to incorporate the Insurance and Savings company of Virginia, passed February 28, 1866, (on motion of Mr. Dooley).

No. 67. House bill to authorize the town of Culpeper to borrow money, (on motion of Mr. Strother).

No. 71. House bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 147 of the Code of 1873, extending the jurisdiction of justices in civil cases to $100, was read a second time.

Mr. Harrison moved to amend the bill by striking out in the sixth line "$100," and inserting "$200."

Mr. Popham moved to strike out "$100," and insert "$5,000," which was rejected.

Mr. Popham moved to dismiss the bill.

The amendment offered by Mr. Harrison was rejected.

The motion by Mr. Popham to dismiss the bill was rejected-yeas 33; nays 60.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Banks, Blair, Boykin, Brady, Campbell, Cecil, Coghill, Davis, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Gardner, Gilman, Goodwyn, Holbrook, Hudgin, B. W. Lacy, May, McMullan, Morrison, Moss, W. A. Nash, Neeley, Ould, Popham, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Taylor, Williams, Winn, and Mr. Speaker-33. NAYS-Messrs. Armentrout. Armstrong, Bickings, Brooks, Brown, J. Armistead Carter, Jack Carter, Matt Clark, Critz, Finney, Flood, Foster, Franklin, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Hale, Hamilton. Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Howard, James, Jones, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Loving, Lucas, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, McGonigal, Moore, Morris, Jno. L. Nash, Nickens, O'Neal, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Shumate, Spratt, Stovall, Syphax, Thomas, Turner, Webb, Wharton, and Yager-60.

Mr. Harrison moved to amend the bill by striking out in the 14th, 15th and 16th lines the following words: "under the sixth section of chapter one hundred and sixty-three of which the notice was docketed, as the time such case is so docketed;" which motion was agreed to.

Mr. Williams moved to amend the bill by inserting after the word "court," in the 14th line, the following: "but the clerk shall not docket said case unless the defendant shall pay the writ tax of one dollar, and in case the writ tax shall not be paid, the clerk shall return the papers so removed to the justice in three days, who shall proceed to try the said case at once."

Mr. Popham moved to recommit the bill to the committee for courts of justice.

Mr. Powell moved the pending question, which was ordered.

Mr. Griffith moved to adjourn, which was rejected.

The motion by Mr. Popham to recommit the bill was rejected. On motion of Mr. Popham, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1874.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. T. L. Preston, 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 4, 1874.

The senate have passed, with amendments, house bills entitled An act to prevent pulling and leaving fences down, and of opening and leaving open gates without permission of owner; No. 30. And An act to amend and re-enact section 3 of chapter 46 of the Code of 1873, in relation to sheriffs' bonds; No. 42.

They have passed a bill entitled

An act to incorporate the Bank of Marion; No. 92.

And have agreed to a joint resolution directing the superintendent of public buildings to have a brick walk-way to the capitol along its various approaches provided as soon as possible.

In which amendments, bill and joint resolution they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates.

No. 30. House bill entitled an act to prevent pulling and leaving fences down, and of opening and leaving open gates without permission of owner, was placed on the calendar-the rule having been suspended (on motion of Mr. Scruggs) requiring its reference to a committee.

No. 42. House bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 3 of chapter 46 of the Code of 1873, in relation to sheriffs' bonds, was referred to the committee for courts of justice.

No. 92. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Bank of Marion, was read twice and referred to the committee on banks, currency and

commerce.

Senate joint resolution directing the superintendent of public buildings to have a brick walk-way to the capitol along its various approaches provided as soon as possible, was read twice and referred to the committee on public property.

The following house bills, reported from the committee for courts of justice, were read a first time:

No. 105. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4, 6 and 12 of chapter 154 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the jurisdiction of county

courts.

No. 106. House bill to amend and re-enact the 31st section of the 108th chapter of the Code of 1873, relative to proceedings on a caveat.

No. 107. House bill to amend and re-enact section 13 of chapter 123 of the Code of 1873, relative to the power of circuit and corporation courts over guardians and wards.

No. 108. House bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 153 of Code of 1873, in referrence to writs of habeas corpus.

No. 109. House bill to amend and re-enact section 10 of chapter 9, and section 2 of chapter 155 of the Code of 1873, in referrence to the jurisdiction of circuit courts.

No. 110. House bill to amend and re-enact the 23d section of chapter 158 of the Code of 1873, in reference to special juries.

No. 111. House bill fixing the compensation of county treasurers for receiving and disbursing the county levy, reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns with a recommendation that it do not pass, was read a first time.

No. 15. House bill authorizing D. A. Plecker to erect a toll-bridge across North river at Mount Crawford, in Rockingham county (heretofore recommitted to the committee on roads and internal navigation), was reported back with an amendment.

The following house bills, reported from the committee on finance with amendments in the nature of substitutes, were read a first time: No. 112. House bill to provide for the payment of claims due by the State on account construction of the Covington and Ohio railroad." No. 113. House bill for the relief of J. L. Boswell, administrator, &c., for work done on the Covington and Ohio railroad.

Mr. Stuart offered the following resolution:

Whereas the house of delegates has been informed that General J. G. Barnard, Hon. Benjamin H. Latrobe, General L. A. Gillman, Col. William P. Craighill and General G. Weitzel, members of a commission organized under the authority of the government of the United States to examine and report upon the expediency of completing the James River and Kanawha canal, are now on a visit to this city,

Resolved, That a committee of three members be appointed to wait upon and extend to them an invitation to visit the house of delegates, and that the speaker be requested to assign to them suitable seats in the house.

Which was agreed to.

The speaker appointed Messrs. Stuart, Ould and Magruder the committee under the foregoing resolution.

Mr. Popham offered the following resolution:

Resolved (the senate concurring), That the general assembly will on Friday, the 14th February, proceed to the election of superintendent of public buildings.

The house refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

Mr. Round moved to lay the resolution on the table, which motion was rejected.

Mr. Lamkin moved the pending question, which was ordered. Mr. Round called for the yeas and nays, which were not ordered. The resolution was rejected.