The question recurring on agreeing to the motion by Mr. Holbrook to dismiss the bill, was put and decided in the affirmative. No. 165. Senate bill entitled an act to prescribe how hypothecations of products and commodities shall be made, and to prohibit the hypothecation of consignments except on conditions, came up. The amendments proposed by the committee for courts of justice were agreed to. The bill was ordered to its third reading. Mr. McMullan moved that the house proceed to the consideration of bills on their second reading, which was agreed to-yeas 85. On motion of Mr. Harrison, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Beaton, Blair, Boykin, Brady, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Gardner, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Graves, Grayson, Griffith, Haden, Hale, Harris, Harrison, Hill, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, John T. Hoskins, Howard, Hunter, Jett, R. S. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, J. H. Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipps, Longley, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, McGonigal, McMullan, Morrison, J. L. Nash, Neeley, Norton, Ould, Pendleton, Popham, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Round, Scruggs, Shumate. Spratt, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Wallace, Webb, Wharton, Whittaker, Winn, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-85. The following house bills were dismissed: No. 134. House bill to amend and re-enact section 26, chapter 47, in relation to clerks of boards of supervisors (on motion of Mr. Fulkerson). No. 136. House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act providing for the re-assessment of the lands of the Commonwealth, which became a law March 13th, 1873, so as to enable those counties in the State which failed to avail themselves of the provisions of said act to do so, and to give those counties which re-assessed their lands in 1873, but failed to return the books of re-assessment to the auditor by July 1st, 1873, the benefits of the re-assessment for the year 1873 (on motion of Mr. Boykin). The following house bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time: No. 133. House bill to amend and re-enact the 17th section of chapter 99 of the Code of 1873, for the protection of game (amended). No. 138. House bill to provide for the completion of the Black Lick Cove plaster bank turnpike, in Wythe county. No. 139. House bill authorizing and directing the commissioners of the sinking fund to convert into six per cent. registered stock of the State of Virginia all bonds, stocks, &c., received by virtue of the 5th section of the act passed March 30, 1871. No. 140. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 34 and 35, chapter 172, Code of 1873, with reference to depositions. Mr. Griffith offered the following resolution: Resolved, That J. B. Syphax, the member from Alexandria, be and he is hereby expelled from his seat in this house. Mr. Round offered the following as a substitute: Resolved, That J. B. Syphax, delegate from Alexandria, be censured by this house for an improper attack on the delegate from Fairfax, contrary to the rules of this house and the courtesy due from one member to another on this floor. Mr. P. K. Jones moved to refer the resolution to the committee on propositions and grievances, which was rejected. Mr. Coghill moved to amend the resolution offered by Mr. Griffith, by striking out all after the word "Alexandria," and inserting "having flagrantly violated the rules of the house, and persisted therein after the admonition of the speaker, is liable to the censure of the house for such conduct, and is required to apologize." Mr. Round withdrew his substitute. The amendment offered by Mr. Coghill was agreed to. Mr. Syphax accordingly apologized to the house. Mr. Winn entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which house bill to amend and re-enact sections 34 and 35, chapter 172, Code of 1873, with reference to depositions, No. 140, was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. On motion of Mr. Ould, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M. FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1874. The journal was read by the clerk. A communication from the senate, by their clerk, was read as follows: In Senate, April 9, 1874. The senate have agreed to the substitute proposed by the house of delegates to senate bill entitled An act to amend and re-enact the 1st sectiou of an act passed March 4th, 1872, amending the act to incorporate the Potomac and Manassas railroad company, as amended by an act approved March 6th, 1873; No. 176. The following senate bills were reported from the committee on asylums and prisons: No. 141. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for the removal of the penitentiary. No. 205. Senate bill entitled an act making an additional appropriation to the Central lunatic asylum upon certain conditions, with a recommendation that it do not pass. No. 289. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for repairing the green-house of the governor's mansion, was reported from the committee on public property. No. 360. House bill appropriating $500 for the construction of a building in which the guns of the Norfolk light artillery blues may be taken care of, reported from the committee on public property, was read a first time. The following house bills, reported from the committee for courts of justice with recommendations that they do not pass, were read a first time: No. 361. House bill to abolish all acts authorizing the organization of chain gangs. No. 362. House bill to amend section 25, chapter 97 of Code of 1873, in relation to fences. No. 363. House bill to prohibit keepers of drinking and gambling saloons from allowing minors to become intoxicated or gamble therein. The following reports were agreed to: The committee for courts of justice recommend that the following resolution be agreed to: Resolved, That the report of the commissioners on the boundary line between Virginia and Maryland be printed for the use of the general assembly. The committee on public property have had under consideration the resolution, to them referred, inquiring into the expediency and probable cost of erecting a building for the accommodation of the committees of the two houses of the general assembly, and have come to the following resolution: Resolved, That it is deemed inexpedient to legislate on the subject. The committee on finance, having under consideration the petition of A. B. Dunnawey, late sheriff of Lancaster county, for relief, beg leave to report that the prayer of the petitioner be rejected. The committee on finance, having under consideration the petition of J. H. Whitehead, of Prince Edward county, asking that a portion of license tax be refunded, respectfully report that the prayer of the petitioner be rejected. The committee on finance, having under consideration the petition of citizens of Cumberland county, praying for the passage of some law for the taxation of dogs, for the purpose of the protection of the great interest of sheep raising in Virginia, and the protection of the people against the danger of the terrible disease of canine madness, respectfully report that the prayer of the petitioners be rejected. The following report was presented: The committee on finance, having under consideration the petition of practicing attorneys in Prince George and Surry, asking the general assembly for increase of pay for county judge, beg leave to report that the prayer of the petitioners be rejected. On motion of Mr. B. W. Lacy, the report was passed by. The following report was presented: The committee on enrolled bills have the honor to report that the following bills have been approved by the governor April 9, 1874: An act to amend and re-enact section 1st, chapter 100, Code of 1873, in relation to hauling seines in the waters of Accomac and Northampton. An act to incorporate the Virginia and Maryland steam ferry company. An act to provide for purging the registration books of illegal voters. An act to amend and re-enact section 20, chapter 85, Code of 1873, to prevent the fraudulent marking or branding of planters' tobacco. An act to amend and re-enact section 27, chapter 16, Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), so as to provide necessary clerical assistance in the office of the executive. An act to prescribe the pay of road commissioners in Nelson county for 1874, 1875 and 1876. An act to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act passed February 28th, 1867, entitled an act to authorize the erection of a bridge across Indian creek, in Norfolk county. An act to authorize the township board of Western Branch township, Norfolk county, to make a special levy for the cost of rebuilding Scott's creek bridge or causeway. An act to authorize the Valley railroad company to construct a free macadamized turnpike road from the town of Fincastle to the said company's railroad. An act for the relief of J. H. C. Jones and A. C. Walker, executors of Peter Toombs, who was the surety of John L. Boughton, late sheriff of Essex county. An act to provide for a general registration of the voters of the city of Petersburg. An act to authorize the councils of Norfolk city to use, hold, sell, lease and dispose of a certain tract or parcel of land in Norfolk county belonging to said city. An act authorizing the chancery court of the city of Richmond to permit the last will of Charles Liston Brown to be withdrawn from the elerk's office of the said court. An act in relation to the records of Alexandria county. An act to incorporate the Rappahannock banking and insurance company. An act to provide for the establishment of a new school district in the county of Carroll. An act authorizing the trustees of the Presbyterian church at Culpeper to borrow money and execute a mortgage therefor. An act amending sections 11 and 14 of chapter 155 of Code of 1873, in relation to the terms of the circuit and chancery courts of the city of Richmond. An act to amend and re-enact the 63d section of chapter 57, Code of 1873, with reference to chartered companies. An act for the relief of Ira M. Hurt and Ira Hurt, sureties for Richard A. Hurt, a lunatic. An act to amend the charter of the town of Potomac. Joint resolution authorizing the superintendent of public buildings, with the approval of the governor, to furnish accommodation in the capitol for the records of the Southern historical society. An act to provide for a new registration in Alexandria city and county. An act to incorporate the Chesapeake and Albemarle railway com pany. An act to authorize the school trustees of Stonewall township, in the county of Richmond, out of the dog tax of 1872, to build one or more school-houses in said township. An act to amend the charter of Randolph Macon college. An act to incorporate the American and European land company. 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. An act to incorporate the town of Mechanicsburg, in the county of Bland. An act to authorize the qualified voters of Halifax county to vote on the question of the purchase of the toll-bridge at South Boston, in that county, in order to make it a free bridge. An act to incorporate the Virginia chemical and mining company. An act to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the charter of the town of Ashland. An act to amend and re-enact section 63, chapter 52 of the Code of 1873, in relation to tram roads. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. R. S. Jones and O'Neal two days each, Massey, Withers and Jett three days each. Mr. Lybrook offered the following joint resolution: Resolved (the senate concurring), That on the 16th of April, 1874, at 1 o'clock, the general assembly proceed to the election of a judge for the fourteenth judicial circuit. The house refused to refer the joint resolution to a committee. Mr. Graves moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the joint resolution was agreed to, which was rejected. Ordered, That Mr. Lybrook carry the joint resolution to the senate and request their concurrence. A message was received from the senate by Mr. Lackland, who informed the house that the senate had agreed to the house joint resolution. The following report was agreed to: The committee of conference, appointed on the part of the senate and the house, to take into consideration the disagreeing votes of the two houses on house bill entitled an act in relation to action of detinue (No. 46), unanimously recommend that the senate recede from its amendments to said bill. CHARLES HERNDON, Chairman of senate committee. Chairman of house committee. |