On motion of Mr. Cockerille, the bill was amended by striking out the words "Monday in April," and inserting "Tuesday in May."

Mr. O'Neal moved to amend the bill by striking out in 5th section the words "its passage," and insert "15th November, 1874," which was rejected-yeas 30; nays 50.

On motion of Mr. O'Neal, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Armentrout, Armstrong, Branch, Matt Clark, T. S. Gibson, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, John T. Hoskins, P. K. Jones, Lee, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lucas, Magruder, McGonigal, Morris, Moss, W. A. Nash, Norton, O'Neal, Pendleton, Richmond, Round, Syphax, Turner, Van Auken, Wallace, Whittaker, and Young-30.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bagwell, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Dooley, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Foster, Friend, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Haden, Hale, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Hudgin, Hunter, James, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, Lewis, Lightner, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, McMullan, Montague, John L. Nash, Ould, Pannill, Scruggs, Swann, Taliaferro, Taylor, Wharton, Williams, Winn, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-50.

The bill was ordered to its third reading.

Mr. Cockerille moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was ordered to its third reading, which was rejected.

No. 48. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 52 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), in relation to road levies, was,

On motion of Mr. Harrison, dismissed.

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1874.

The journal was read by the clerk.

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

In Senate, April 2, 1874.

The senate have agreed to joint resolutions requesting the courts of the several counties, in which are now deposited the marriage license bond of Thomas Jefferson, the will of General Washington, and the will of Thaddeus Kosciusco, to transfer these documents to the secretary of the Commonwealth, for the preservation among the historical papers in the State library.

In which they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates.

The senate joint resolution was read twice and referred to the committee for courts of justice.

No. 288. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of the sureties of A. S. Modesitt, late treasurer of Page county, was reported from the committee on finance.

Mr. P. K. Jones offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That after to-day, except Saturdays, that this house meet at 10 o'clock, and the chair be vacated at 2 o'clock, and resumed again at 5 o'clock.

The house referred the resolution to the committee on rules.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Spratt, Lee, Lucas, Round, Lybrook and Koiner two days each, Wharton, T. S. Gibson and Bickings three days each, Moore five days, and Henderson an indefinite leave.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:
By Mr. Lee:

Resolved, That the committee on agriculture and mining be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for submitting to the vote of any county the propriety of such county levying a tax upon dogs.

By Mr. A. J. Clark:

Resolved, That the special committee of investigation on bonds, &c., be instructed to inquire into the expediency of immediately reporting a bill requiring the cancellation of all the overdue coupons attached to the consol bonds now deposited in the treasurer's office, and that they shall hereafter be canceled as they become due.

The morning hour having expired, special order

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

The bill was amended.

Mr. Stuart moved to amend the bill by striking out the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th lines of 146th section, which was agreed to. Mr. Stuart moved to amend the bill by striking out the 147th section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

1. A specific tax shall be paid for the privilege of manufacturing, rectifying and selling ardent spirits, which shall cover and be in lieu of a tax on the capital employed in the business.

2. The manufacturer or producer of alcoholic liquors, by direct fermentation and distillation of malt or beer from grain, shall pay a distiller's specific license tax, to be graduated and classified as follows: The manufacturer who shall make and distil

10 bushels, or less, per day,

10 bushels, and less than 20 bushels, per day, 20 bushels, and less than 30 bushels, per day, 30 bushels, and less than 45 bushels, per day, 45 bushels, and less than 75 bushels, per day, 75 bushels, and less than 100 bushels, per day, 100 bushels, and less than 150 bushels, per day, 150 bushels, and less than 200 bushels, per day, 200 bushels, and less than 250 bushels, per day, 250 bushels, and less than 300 bushels, per day,

$ 30 00

50 00

75 00

125 00

200 00

250 00

300 00 400 00 450 00

500 00

And on each 100 bushels per day, in excess of 300, at the rate of $200 for each 100 bushels.

The above distiller's license tax shall be paid before commencing his operations.

Each distiller shall pay an additional tax of two and a half cents per gallon on the whiskey distilled by him, and on the payment of such specific license tax and tax per gallon, the manufacturer shall have the privilege of selling the products of his distillation, in quantities not less than five gallons, at any place within the State of Virginia, but this privilege shall not be construed to affect the right of cities or towns to levy taxes on the sale of spirits.

The manufacturer of alcoholic liquors by direct fermentation and distillation from pomice, or from cider, grapes or other fruits, when the quantity of brandy made shall not exceed forty gallons, he shall not be required to pay any tax.

When the quantity exceeds forty gallons, and the distillery is run not more than three months, the distiller of brandy shall pay a specific license tax of ten dollars, but if run more than three months, the specific license tax shall be $40; and each distiller of brandy shall pay the further tax of two and a half cents on all brandy manufactured by him in excess of forty gallons. On payment of the above taxes the distiller of brandy shall have similar privileges in regard to the sale of the brandy manufactured by him to those granted to distillers of whiskey. For manufacturing malt liquors the tax shall be $25.

Mr. Holbrook moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr. Stuart by striking out the following: "And each distiller of brandy shall pay the further tax of two and a half cents on all brandy manufactured by him in excess of forty gallons," which was rejected-yeas 39; nays 42. On motion of Mr. W. A. Nash, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Beaton, Bickings, Blair, Bohannon, Brooks, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Crank, Davis, Finney, Flood, P. Gibson, Graves, Haden, Harris, Holbrook, John T. Hoskins, James, Jett, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Lightner, Lovell, McMullan, J. L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Norton, O'Neal, Pannill, Richmond, Scruggs, Taylor, Turner, Whittaker, Williams, Winn, Withers, and Young-39.

NAYS-Messrs. Armentrout, Armstrong, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Cockerille, Coghill, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Franklin, Gilman, Goodwyn, Grayson, Harrison, Hudgin, Hunter, Koiner, B. W. Lacy, J. Horace Lacy, Lee, Lewis, Lipps, Longley, Lovenstein, Loving, Magruder, Massey, McGonigal, Montague, Moore, Morrison, Moss, Neeley, Pendleton, Shumate, Strother, Stuart, Swann, Thomas, Wallace, and Mr. Speaker-42.

Mr. Dooley moved to amend the substitute offered by Mr. Stuart for the 147th section by striking out the words "two and a half," where they first appear, and inserting "two," which was agreed to.

Mr. Dooley moved to amend the substitute offered by Mr. Stuart for the 147th section by striking out the words "two and a half," where they appear in the second place, and inserting "two," which was agreed to.

The substitute offered by Mr. Stuart, as amended, for the 147th section, was agreed to.

The bill was further amended.

Mr. Dooley moved to amend the bill by inserting after the word "dollars," in the third line of section 172, the following: "If in the country, or in a town of less than two thousand inhabitants."

Mr. Harrison moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr. Dooley by striking out "two" and inserting "one," which was agreed toyeas 61; nays 10.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Beaton, Blair, Bohannon, Boykin, Branch, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Dooley, Finney, Foster, Franklin, P. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Haden, Holbrook, John T. Hoskins, Hudgin, James, Jett, Jordan, B. W. Lacy, J. Horace Lacy, Lee, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Magruder, Massey, McGonigal, McMullan, Montague, Moore, Morris, Neeley, O'Neal, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Scruggs, Shumate, Stuart, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Wallace, Williams, Withers, Young, and Mr. Speaker-61.

NAYS-Messrs. Bagwell, Jack Carter, Matt Clark, Flood, Goodwyn, Harris, May, W. A. Nash, Whittaker, and Winn-10.

The amendment offered by Mr. Dooley (as amended) was agreed to. A message was received from the senate by Mr. Grimsley, who informed the house that the senate had passed senate bill entitled "An act to amend and re-enact section 18 of an act approved March 27, 1874, fixing the times for holding the circuit courts of the State,' No. 300; in which they respectfully request the concurrence of the house.

The bill (house bill No. 276) was further amended.

The hour of 3 o'clock P. M. having arrived, the chair was vacated until 7 o'clock P. M.

EVENING SESSION.

The speaker resumed the chair at 7 o'clock P. M.

Senate joint resolution declaring the substitution of the word "supervisors" for the word "justices," in the 7th section of 50th chapter of Code of 1873, and other verbal changes by the compiler of the Code to be the true meaning and intent of the law, came up.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by the committee for courts of justice to strike out the following words: "Be taken, held and construed to be the true intent and meaning of said chapter, since the passage of the act of the general assembly, 1869-'70, known as the act prescribing the duties and compensation of township officers, now embraced in the 47th chapter of said Code, conferring upon the board of supervisors powers heretofore exercised by the county court in all matters pertaining to the care, custody, preservation and erection of county buildings," and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Are hereby adopted and declared to be the law of this Commonwealth," was put yeas 60, no quorum voting.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Beaton, Boykin, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Finney, Flood, Foster, Friend, Fulkerson, Gilman, Graves, Harrison, Hill, Holbrook, John T. Hoskins, Howard, James, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Lovell, Loving, Magruder, Massey, McGonigal, Montague, Moore, Morrison, John L. Nash, Neeley, Norton, O'Neal, Pannill, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Scruggs, Shumate, Strother, Swann, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Williams, Withers, Young, and Mr. Speaker-60.

Mr. Riddlebarger moved a call of the house.

Mr. Jack Carter moved to adjourn, which was rejected-yeas 8; nays 70.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Fulkerson, P. K. Jones, Lightner, Montague, Norton, Swann, Thomas, and Young-8.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Boykin, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Finney, Flood, Foster, Friend, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Harris, Harrison, Hill, Hoenniger, Holbrook, John T. Hoskins, Howard, Hunter, James, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lee, Lewis, Lipps, Lipscomb, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Magruder, Massey, McGonigal, McMullan, Moore, Morris, Morrison, John L. Nash, Neeley, O'Neal, Pannill, Pendleton, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Scruggs, Shumate, Strother, Taylor, Turner, Wallace, Williams, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-70.

The motion by Mr. Riddlebarger for a call of the house was rejected. The amendment proposed by the committee for courts of justice was agreed to.

The senate joint resolution was ordered to its third reading.

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. Coghill, committed to the committee on printing. No. 93. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 26, chapter 52, Code of 1873, in relation to proceedings on report of commissioners of roads, was,

On motion of Mr. Ould, dismissed.

No. 207. Senate bill entitled 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, came up.

On motion of Mr. Neeley, the bill was amended by striking out the words "unless the trial be of an issue in a chancery case."

On motion of Mr. Harrison, the bill was dismissed.

The following senate bills and joint resolution were read a third time and passed and agreed to:

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. No. 143. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Ira M. Hurt and Ira Hurt, sureties for Richard A. Hurt, a lunatic-yeas 85. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows: