banks or banking associations authorized by the laws of this State, or of the United States, and imposing a tax thereon. No. 317. House bill for the relief of the late township collectors of the counties of the Commonwealth. No. 318. House bill to regulate the granting of ordinary and other licenses in the town of Jeffersonville, in the county of Tazewell. The following house bills, reported from the committee for courts of justice, were read a first time: No. 319. House bill to allow R. R. Farr, sheriff, and the collecting officers of the county of Fairfax, to collect taxes, fee bills and county levies for 1869 and 1870. No. 320. House bill to release to the heirs of Frederick David Haroth the Commonwealth's right to certain real estate of which he died seized, upon proof of heirship and irregularity of proceedings to escheat. No. 321. House bill to provide for taking the sense of the qualified voters upon calling a convention to change or modify the constitution of the Commonwealth, and if decided in favor thereof, to elect the members and convene the same, reported from the committee on constitutional amendments, with a recommendation that it do not pass, was read a first time. Mr. Goodwyn offered the following resolution: Resolved, That ministers of the several churches of the city of Richmond, irrespective of race or color, be invited to open the house with prayer. The house referred the resolution to the committee on rules. 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, heretofore reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation with a substitute, and recommitted, was reported back with the substitute amended. Mr. Van Auken presented a report from the minority of the committee on roads and internal navigation, accompanied by a substitute for the amended substitute reported by the committee on roads and internal navigation for house joint resolution No. 260. On motion of Mr. Richmond, the minority report of the committee on roads and internal navigation was ordered to be printed. Mr. Williams entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the report was ordered to be printed. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Hudgin two days, Norton three days, and Whittaker five days. The motion entered by Mr. Dooley to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to the report of the committee on public property in relation to giving to the Richmond Howitzers 60,000 old bricks from the armory grounds, was agreed to. The question recurring on agreeing to the report, On motion of Mr. Dooley, the report was recommitted to the com mittee on public property with instructions to report a bill allowing the Howitzers to take 60,000 old bricks from the old Armory grounds, under the supervision of the superintendent of public buildings, for the purpose of building an armory: provided that such bricks can be obtained without pulling down any walls or portions of the old building standing upon the said ground. Mr. Wallace offered the following joint resolution: Resolved (the senate concurring), That on the 27th March, 1874, at 1 o'clock, the general assembly proceed to the election of a judge for the county courts of Stafford and King George. The house refused to refer the joint resolution to a committee. Mr. Wallace moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the joint resolution was agreed to, which was rejected. The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. Harris: A bill to provide for aiding in the erection of additional buildings for the Hampton normal and agricultural institute. Referred to committee on schools and colleges. By Mr. Brooks: A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Dinwiddie to increase the salary of the county court judge of said county. Referred to committee on finance. By Mr. Rogers: A bill to amend and re-enact section 75, chapter 47, Code of 1873, in regard to township collectors. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns. By Mr. Rains: A bill to authorize the trustees of Jerusalem church, in the county of Richmond, to sell and convey certain real estate. Referred to committee for courts of justice. The morning hour having expired, special order— No. 276. House bill for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes, came up. Mr. Fulkerson moved to amend the bill by striking out in 16th section the following words: "The proceeds of one-fifth of which shall be applied to the support of the public free schools of the State," and insert: "One-fifth of which shall be collected in national bank notes, United States treasury notes, gold or silver coin, and applied to the support of the public free schools of the State." Which was agreed to-yeas 63; nays 42. On motion of Mr. Fulkerson, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Armentrout, Armstrong, Banks, Bickings, Brady, Branch, Jack Carter, Cox, Crank, Critz, Finney, Flood, Friend, Fulkerson, T. S. Gibson, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Haden, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Holbrook, William Hoskins, Howard, James, P. K. Jones, J. Horace Lacy, Lee, Lightner, Lipps, Lipscomb, Longley, Lucas, Massey, May, McMullan, Morris, Morrison, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, O'Neal, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Spratt, Stovall, Turner, Van Auken, Webb, Whittaker, and Yager-63. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Bagwell, Beaton, Bohannon, Boykin, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Dooley, Fitz patrick, Franklin, Gardner, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Hunter, R. S. Jones, Mr. Fulkerson moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the amendment was agreed to, which was rejected. Mr. Round moved to amend the 22d section of the bill by inserting after "inheritance," in sixth line, the words "and other than charitable, religious and educational purposes." Which was rejected-yeas 48; nays 53. On motion of Mr. Round, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bickings, Brady, Branch, Brooks, Jack Carter, Finney, T. S. Gibson, Goodwyn, Grayson, Griffith, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Holbrook, William Hoskins, P. K. Jones, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lucas, Magruder, Massey, May, Morris, Moss, John L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Nickens, O'Neal, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Round, Scruggs, Spratt, Syphax, Taylor, Turner, Wharton, Whittaker, and Yager-48. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagwell, Banks, Beaton, Bohannon, Boykin, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Critz, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Foster, Franklin, Gardner, Gilman, Graves, Haden, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Howard, Hunter, James, R. S. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, Lewis, Lightner, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, McMullan, Neeley, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Sellers, Shumate, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Taliaferro, Wallace, Webb, Williams, Winn, Withers, and Mr. Speaker 53. Mr. Riddlebarger moved that the special order be postponed for five minutes, which was agreed to. No. 210. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for the payment of certain claims for printing and binding the new edition of the Code, was, On motion of Mr. Riddlebarger, taken up out of its order on the calendar. The bill was read a third time and passed-yeas 98. YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Mr. Riddlebarger moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. Special order No. 276. House bill for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes, again came up. On motion of Mr. Boykin, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M. SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1874. The journal was read by the clerk. A communication from the senate, by their clerk, was read as follows: The senate have passed bills entitled In Senate, March 20, 1874. An act to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 31 and 34, and to repeal section 36 of chapter 38 of the Code of 1873, and to provide additional sections for said chapter, in relation to forfeited and delinquent lands; No. 51. An act to incorporate Saint Paul's church home of Petersburg; No. 177. And An act to amend and re-enact the fourth section of an act entitled an act to authorize counties, cities, towns and townships to endorse the bonds of the Washington, Cincinnati and Saint Louis railroad company; No. 215. In which bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates. No. 177. Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the committee on propositions and grievances. No. 215. Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the committee on roads and internal navigation. No. 51. Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the committee on finance. No. 133. Senate bill entitled an act for the encouragement of land purchasers and actual settlers in Virginia, and to repeal an act approved March 29, 1873, entitled an act for the encouragement of immigration, was reported from the committee on immigration. No. 165. Senate bill entitled an act to provide how hypothecations of products and commodities shall be made, and to prohibit the hypothecation of consignments except on conditions, was reported from the committee for courts of justice with amendments. The following senate bills were reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation: No. 220. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 63, chapter 52 of the Code of 1873, in relation to tram roads. No. 212. Senate bill entitled an act in relation to subscriptions to the stock of incorporated companies by counties, cities, towns and townships. No. 176. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact the first section of an act passed March 4, 1872, amending the act to incorporate the Potomac and Manassas railroad company, as amended by an act approved March 6, 1873, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. No. 227. House bill entitled an act to amend the first, third and fourth sections of the charter of the town of Ashland, was reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns, with an amendment to the substitute of the senate. The following reports of committees of conference were agreed to: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses in relation to senate bill No. 37, entitled an act to amend and re-enact first section of chapter two hundred of the Code of Virginia, edition of 1873, in relation to grand juries, respectfully recommend that the senate recede from its disagreement to the substitute proposed by the house of delegates for said bill, and that the senate agree thereto and to the amendment to the title. GEORGE J. HUNDLEY, Chairman senate committee. R. A. COGHILL, Chairman house committee. The committee of conference appointed to consider the subjects of disagreement between the two houses in relation to house joint resolution appointing a joint committee to visit certain property in connection with a location for a lunatic asylum, respectfully recommend that the following resolution be adopted in lieu thereof: Resolved, That a joint committee be appointed, consisting of two members on the part of the senate, and three on the part of the house, who may associate with them some competent physician, who shall examine such localities as the commission may receive written proposals for the sale or gift of, for the permanent location of the Central lunatic asylum; provided, that they may refuse to visit any of such places, but in the event of such refusal, they shall report their reasons for so doing; and the said commission shall, as soon as practicable, report to the general assembly, setting forth in their report the cost of any property which may be thus examined, together with the number of acres of land, and the value of the buildings thereon, and particularly what necessary alterations would be required in the buildings, and the cost thereof, and the distance of the location from railroad or canal transportation, and all other matters which may be pertinent or necessary to enable the general assembly to act intelligently in selecting a location for said asylum. And the said commission shall visit the present Central lunatic asylum, and report how long it will probably meet the requirements for which it is designed, what alterations or additions are necessary, and the probable cost thereof, and any other matter pertinent to the subject. THOMAS J. KIRKPATRICK, Chairman senate committee. WILLIAM LOVENSTEIN, Chairman house committee. Mr. Lovenstein moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the |