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," and insert "the proceeds of one-fifth of which shall be applied to the support of the public free schools of the State."

Was agreed to-yeas 68; nays 32.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Blair, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Dooley, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Franklin, Gaines, Gardner, P. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Haden, Harrison, Henderson, Hoenniger, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, James, Jordan, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lee, Lewis, Lipps, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, Moore, Morrison, Moss, Neeley, Ould, Pannill, Pendleton, Popham, Powell, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Sellers, Shumate, Stuart, Taliaferro, Taylor, Wallace, Webb, Williams, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-68.

NAYS-Messrs. Jack Carter, Cecil, Matt Clark, Cox. Finney, Friend, Fulkerson, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Goodwyn. Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, J. T. Hoskins, P. K. Jones, Lamkin, Lipscomb, Lucas, May, McMullan, Nickens, Norton, Paige, Rains, Round, Scruggs, Stovall, Syphax, Whittaker, and Young-32.

The 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th amendments of the senate were agreed to.

Motions (severally made) by Mr. Graves to reconsider the votes by which the amendments of the senate were agreed to were rejected.

A message was received from the senate by Mr. Hundley, who informed the house that the senate had passed senate bill entitled an act to repeal the act approved March 27th, 1874, entitled an act requiring the county judges of the counties of Albemarle, King William, Sussex and Surry to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law to the voters of their townships in their respective counties on certain conditions, No. 327; in which they respectfully request the concurrence of the house.

No. 311. House bill entitled an act for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes on railroad, canal, telegraph, transportation, insurance and other companies, for the support of the government, payment of interest on the public debt and support of public free schools, was, on motion of Mr. Riddlebarger, taken up out of its order on the calendar. The 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th amendments of the senate were agreed to. The question being on agreeing to the sixth amendment proposed by the senate, as follows:

Strike out 15th section and insert, in lieu thereof, the following: "Every such steamship company and non-resident owner of a steamboat shall pay, as a license for the privilege of doing business in this State, a sum equal to one per centum on the net amount of the receipts so returned to the auditor of public accounts, and all other of the said corporations created by the laws of another State or country, as aforesaid, shall pay as license for the aforesaid privilege a sum equal to two and one-half per centum on the gross receipts so returned to the auditor

of public accounts. The said licenses shall be paid to the said auditor quarterly on the days such returns are made to him."

Was put and decided in the negative-yeas 18; nays 83.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Armentrout, Bagwell, Beaton, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Flood, Gaines, Harrison, J. H. Lacy, Lipps, Lybrook, Morrison, Pendleton, Powell, Swann, Taylor, Wallace, and Young-18.

NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Blair, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Jack Carter, P. J. Carter, A. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Cox. Critz, Dooley, Finney, Franklin, Friend. Fulkerson, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Haden, Hamilton, Harris, Henderson, Hill, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, J. T. Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, James, Jett, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipscomb, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Magruder, Massey, May, McMullan, Moore, Moss, W. A. Nash, Neeley, Norton, O'Neal, Ould, Paige, Pannill, Popham, Richmond, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Stovall, Stuart, Syphax, Taliaferro, Van Auken, Webb, Whittaker, Williams, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-83.

Mr. Howard moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the 6th amendment of the senate was disagreed to, which was rejected.

The 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th amendments of the senate were agreed to.

Ordered, That Mr. Riddlebarger inform the senate of the action of the house and request their concurrence.

No. 316. House bill to amend and re-enact an act approved March 28th, 1871, entitled an act providing for the assessment of the shares of banks or banking associations authorized by the laws of this State or of the United States and imposing a tax thereon, was, on motion of Mr. Anderson, taken up out of its order on the calendar.

The bill was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time.

The motion entered by Mr. Anderson to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. 223, entitled an act making an annual appropriation to the sinking fund for the purchase of certain bonds of the State was dismissed, was rejected.

The motion entered by Mr. Morris to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. 236, entitled an act to provide for the registration of bonds issued by local authorities in aid of internal, improvements, was rejected, was put and decided in the negative.

The motion entered by Mr. Hunter to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. 212, entitled an act in relation to subscriptions to the stock of incorporated companies by counties, cities, towns or townships, was rejected, came up.

On motion of Mr. Armstrong, the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The motion entered by Mr. Lucas to reconsider the vote by which house bill No. 235, to exempt additional property from levy or distress upon contracts hereafter made, was dismissed, was rejected.

The motion entered by Mr. Massey to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. 303, entitled an act to authorize the Fredericksburg and

Gordonsville railroad company to connect with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at or near Gordonsville, was ordered to its third reading, was rejected.

The bill was read a third time and passed.

On motion of Mr. J. Horace Lacy, the title was amended by adding at end thereof the following: "and for other purposes."

Mr. J. Horace Lacy moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected.

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

No. 267. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the James river coal company.

No. 193. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Saint Mary's Catholic benevolent society of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

No. 201. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of William E. L. Peebles and Benjamin F. Palmatary, sureties of J. D. Tatum, late collector of Templeton township, Prince George county, Virginia-yeas 84. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Blair, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Dooley, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Franklin, Friend, Gaines, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Gilman, Graves, Haden, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, James, Jett, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipscomb, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Lybrook. Magruder, Massey, Moore, Moss, John L. Nash, W. A. Nash, Neeley, Nickens, Ould, Paige, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Stovall, Stuart. Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Wallace, Webb, Whittaker, Williams, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-84.

No. 217. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Warner Eubank, guardian of John S. Eubank, of Lancaster-yeas 90; nays 1.

The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Blair, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Crank, Dooley, Finney, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Franklin, Friend, Fulkerson, Gaines, Gardner, T. S. Gibson, Gilliam, Gilman, Goodwyn, Graves, Grayson, Haden, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hoenniger, Holbrook, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, James, Jett, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, J. H. Lacy, Lee, Lewis, Lightner, Lipscomb, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lucas, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, McMullan, Moore, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Ould, Paige, Pannill, Pendleton, Popham, Powell, Rains, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Shumate, Stovall, Stuart, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Webb, Whittaker, Williams, Withers, Yager, Young, and Mr. Speaker-90. NAYS-Mr. Moss-1.

No. 206. Senate bill entitled an act incorporating the Richmond Caldeonian club of the city of Richmond.

No. 250. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Warm springs company.

No. 338. Senate bill entitled an act authorizing register of land office to correct error.

No. 215. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact the 4th 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, was, on motion of Mr. Ould, dismissed. Mr. Harrison moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was dismissed, which was rejected.

Senate joint resolution requesting the courts of the several counties in which are now deposited the marriage license bond of Thomas Jetferson, the will of General Washington, and the will of Thaddeus Kosciusco, to transfer the documents to the secretary of the Commonwealth, for preservation among the historical papers in the State library, was read a third time and agreed to.

Mr. Jack Carter moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the joint resolution was agreed to, which was rejected.

No. 107. Senate bill entitled an act to increase the fees of sheriff's and other officers, and to amend and re-enact the 13th section of chapter 180 of the Code of 1873.

The amendments proposed by the committee for courts of justice were agreed to.

The bill was ordered to its third reading.

Mr. Swann moved to adjourn, which was rejected-yeas 29; nays 57. On motion of Mr. Taylor, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Blair, Branch, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Jack Carter, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Coghill, Dooley, Franklin, Fulkerson, Gardner, Haden, Hamilton, Harrison, Lightner, Lipscomb, Lucas, W. A. Nash, Richmond, Shumate, Stuart, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Whittaker, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-29.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Brooks, Brown, P. J. Carter, Crank, Finney, Flood, Foster, Gaines, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Henderson, Hoenniger, Holbrook, William Hoskins, Howard, Hudgin, Hunter, James, Jett, P. K. Jones, Jordan, Koiner, J. Horace Lacy, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis, Lovell, Lovenstein, Loving, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, McMullan, Moore, Moss, J. L. Nash, Nickens, Ould, Paige, Pannill, Popham, Powell, Rains, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Sellers, Taylor, Williams, and Yager-57.

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.

No. 366. House bill to authorize the Richmond and Danville railroad company to change and regulate the gauge of its road (unfinished business), came up.

Mr. Williams moved to amend the bill by striking out in 15th and 16th lines of 1st section the words, &c., "on and after the first day of January, 1884," and inserting "from the time that said company avails itself of the privileges granted by this act," which was agreed to-yeas 42; nays 41.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Blair, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Fulkerson, Graves, Haden, Hen

derson, Holbrook, William Hoskins, Hunter, Jett, Jordan, J. H. Lacy, Lipscomb, Lovell, Loving, Lybrook, Massey, McMullan, Moore, Morrison, John L. Nash, Pendleton, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Sellers, Shumate, Swann, Taylor, Wallace, Williams, Withers, and Yager-42.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Branch, Brooks, Jack Carter, P. J. Carter, Cox, Dooley, Finney, Gaines, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Grayson, Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, Hill, Hoenniger, Howard, Hudgin, James, Koiner, Lamkin. Lee. Lewis. Lightner, Lipps, Lovenstein, Magruder, Nickens, Ould, Pannill, Powell, Richmoud, Round, Scruggs, Stovall, Syphax, Webb, Whittaker, Young, and Mr. Speaker-41.

Mr. McMullan moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the amendment offered by Mr. Williams was agreed to.

Mr. Flood moved to adjourn, which was agreed to-yeas 45; nays 37. On motion of Mr. Scruggs, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Bagwell, Beaton, Blair, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Campbell, J. A. Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Cox, Fitzpatrick. Flood, Fulkerson, Graves, Henderson, Hill, Holbrook, Hudgin, James, Jett, Jordan, J. H. Lacy, Lipps, Lipscomb, Lovell, Lybrook, Massey, Moore, Morrison, John L. Nash, Nickens, Pendleton, Riddlebarger, Sellers, Shumate, Syphax, Taylor, Whittaker, Williams, Withers, Yager, and Mr. Speaker-45.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Armentrout, Jack Carter, P. J. Carter, Finney, Gaines. T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Grayson, Haden, Hamilton, Harris, Harrisou, Hoenniger, Wm. Hoskins, Howard, Hunter, Koiner, Lamkin, Lee, Lewis. Lightner, Lovenstein, Magruder, McMullan, Ould, Pannill, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Scruggs, Stovall, Swann, Wallace, Webb, and Young-37.

The speaker declared the house adjourned until Monday next at 10 o'clock A. M.

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1874.

The journal was read by the clerk.

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

In Senate, April 25, 1874.

The senate have passed house bill entitled

An act making an appropriation for repairs to and refurnishing the executive mansion; No. 281.

And they have passed a bill entitled

An act appropriating the public revenue for the fiscal year 1873-'74; No. 345.

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

No. 345. Senate bill, was read twice and placed on the calendar, the rules having been suspended, on motion of Mr. Stuart, requiring its reference to a committee.

No. 327. Senate bill entitled an act to repeal the act approved March 27, 1874, entitled an act requiring the county judges of the counties of