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

Senate joint resolution asking information of the supreme court of appeals touching a continuance of the special court of appeals, was read a third time and agreed to.

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

No. 30. Senate bill to incorporate the Marion female college, was read a third time and passed.

Mr. Jack Carter moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was passed, which motion was rejected.

The following house engrossed bills were read a third time and passed: No. 22. House bill to make valid the charter of the Virginia savings bank of Lynchburg, Virginia, granted by the Lynchburg circuit court. No. 23. House bill to repeal an act declaring a portion of Smith's creek and Cohoon's creek a lawful fence, approved 8th March, 1873. No. 25. House bill to amend section 9 of chapter 188 of Code of 1873, in regard to setting fire to fences, &c.

Motions (reverally made) to reconsider the votes by which house engrossed bills Nos. 22, 23 and 25 were passed, were rejected.

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

Mr. Riddlebarger moved to dismiss the joint resolution.

Mr. A. J. Clark moved to commit the joint resolution to the committee on finance, which was agreed to.

No. 27. House bill giving the consent of this State to the purchase by the United States of a tract of land in the county of Henrico, and of two parcels of land in the town of Danville, to be used for military cemeteries, and exempting the same from State or corporation taxes, was read a second time.

Mr. Ould moved to amend the bill by striking out second section, in the following words, to wit:

"2. The said tracts of land, and the buildings that may be erected thereon for the purpose aforesaid, and any property of the United States for purposes aforesaid on said tracts, are hereby exempted from all taxes imposed by this State, or by the constituted authorities of the county of Henrico, or of the town of Danville; but this exemption shall continue only so long as the United States shall be and remain the owners of said military cemeteries."

Which was rejected.

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

Mr Neeley moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the house ordered the bill to be engrossed, which was agreed to.

Mr. Ould moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment to strike out the second section was rejected, which motion was agreed to. The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Ould, was put and decided in the affirmative-yeas 58; nays 47.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Bagwell, Banks, Boykin, Brown, Campbell, J. Armistead Carter, Cecil, A. J. Clark, Cockerille, Crank, Dooley, Finney, Foster, Franklin, Gains, P. Gibson, T. S. Gibson, Gilman, Graves, Grayson, Haden, Hale, Hoeninger, W. Hoskins, Howard, Hunter, James, Jett, Jordan, Koiner, Lamkin, Lee, Lightner, Lipps, Lybrook, Magruder, Massey, McMullan, Morris, Juo. L. Nash, Neeley, O'Neal, Ould, Pannill, Pendleton, Powell, Richmond, Rogers, Round, Sellers, Shumate, Strother, Turner, Withers, and Mr. Speaker-58. NAYS-Messrs. Armentrout. Bickings, Blair, Bohannon, Brady, Brooks, Jack Carter, Peter J. Carter, Coghill, Fitzpatrick, Flood, Fulkerson, Gilliam, Goodwyn, Hamilton, Harris, Henderson, Hill, Holbrook, Jno. T. Hoskins, Hudgin, P. K. Jones, J. Horace Lacy, Lewis, Longley, Lovell, Loving, Lucas, McGonigal, Morrison, Moss, W. A. Nash, Nickens, Norton, Paige, Rains, Riddlebarger, Spratt, Stovall, Stuart, Swann, Syphax, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Webb, and Yager-47.

Mr. Hamilton moved to pass by the bill, which motion was rejected. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time.

No. 28. House bill to amend and re-enact the 13th section, chapter 13 of Code (edition 1873), with reference to the salary of city and corporation judges, was read a second time.

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

On motion of Mr. P. K. Jones, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1874.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. George Woodbridge, of the Episcopal church. The journal was read by the clerk.

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

The senate have passed a bill entitled

In Senate, January 21, 1874.

An act to amend and re-enact the first rection of chapter two hundred of the Code of Virginia (edition of eighteen hundred and seventythree), in relation to grand juries; No. 37.

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

No 37. Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the committee for courts of justice.

The speaker laid before the house communications from the inspectors of tobacco at Anderson's and Seabrook's warehouses, in the city of Richmond, and at Oaks warehouse in Petersburg, in answer to a resolution calling for information in relation to insurance on planters' tobacco; which communications were referred to committee on propositions and grievances.

No. 42. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section one

of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Thornton's Gap turnpike company, passed January 19, 1848, was reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation.

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

No. 54. House bill to amend and re-enact section 48 chapter 52 of the Code of 1873, in relation to county roads.

No. 55. House bill for the relief of sheriffs in the service of civil process of other counties than the one in which they reside.

No. 56. House bill to prevent obstructions to highways.

No. 57. House bill to provide for the collection of taxes and county levy in the township of Manchester, Chesterfield county, assessed for the year 1873, reported from the committee on finance, was read a first time.

No. 58. House bill to incorporate the Richmond, Craighton and Hanover turnpike company, in the counties of Henrico and Hanover, reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation, was read a first time.

Leave of absence was granted Mr. Hale for four days.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. Strother: A bill to amend the charter of the town of Culpeper. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Lee: A bill to provide for the payment to the county of Alleghany of the amount of the judgments against said county for damages to landholders arising from the construction of the Covington and Ohio railroad. Referred to committee on roads and internal navigation.

By Mr. Coghill: A bill to amend and re-enact section 4, chapter 6 of Code of Virginia of 1873, in relation to vacancies in the office of governor and lieutenant-governor. Referred to committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. Alexander: Petition of citizens of Newburn, Pulaski county, asking amendments of charter. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Blair: A bill to incorporate the town of Big Lick. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Magruder: A bill to authorize the county of Albemarle to borrow money to improve the roads of said county. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. Ould: A bill to authorize the Richmond, York River and Chesapeake railroad company to subscribe to the stock of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond steamboat company. Referred to committee on roads and internal navigation.

By Mr. McMullan: A resolution as to the expediency of amending the law in relation to the duties of assessors. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. Blair: Petition of trustees and faculty of Roanoke college,

asking for appropriation to assist them in conducting normal department, for the purpose of training young men for teachers in the public schools of Virginia. Referred to committee on schools and colleges.

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

No. 42. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section one of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Thornton's Gap turnpike company, passed January 19, 1848, was read a third time and passed. Mr. Jack Carter moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was passed, which motion was rejected.

No. 27. House engrossed bill giving the consent of the State to the purchase by the United States of a tract of land in the connty of Henrio, and of two parcels of land in the town of Danville, to be used for military cemeteries, and exempting the same from State or corporation taxes, was read a third time and rejected.

Mr. Coghill moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was rejected, which motion was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Riddlebarger, the bill was recommitted to the committee for courts of justice.

No. 19. House bill to amend and re-enact an act for the relief of the late sheriffs of the Commonwealth, was read a second time.

The substitute reported by the committee on finance was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time.

No. 29. House bill to amend and re-enact section 14, chapter 188, of the Code of 1873, in relation to larceny, was,

On motion of Mr. Graves, dismissed.

Mr. Dooley moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was dismissed, which motion was rejected.

No. 30. House bill to prevent pulling and leaving fences down, and of opening and leaving open gates, without permission of owner, was read a second time.

Mr. Brown moved to amend the bill by adding at the end of the first section the following: "Provided that the gates so left open are not across any public highway."

Pending the consideration of which,

On motion of Mr. Williams, the bill was passed by.

No. 31. House bill amending section 24 of chapter 196 of the Code of 1873, providing for organizing chain-gangs, was read a second time. Mr. Paige moved to dismiss the bill.

Mr. P. J. Carter moved to pass by the bill, which was rejected.

The motion to dismiss the bill was rejected.

Mr. Gilliam moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the motion.

to dismiss the bill was rejected, which motion was rejected.

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

Mr. Lucas moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed, 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. 32. House bill to incorporate the Virginia club of the city of Norfolk.

No. 41. House bill to provide artificial limbs for citizens of the Commonwealth who lost their limbs by the late war.

No. 42. House bill to amend and re-enact section 3 of chapter 46 of the Code of 1873, in relation to sheriffs' bonds.

No. 44. House bill to amend and re-enact section 4, chapter 129, acts of 1871-'72, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Newport, in in Giles county, Virginia.

No. 45. House bill to incorporate the Columbia, Fairfax and Prince William railroad company.

The following house bills were dismissed:

No. 37. House bill to amend and re-enact the 32d section of chapter 46 of the Code of Virginia (edition 1873), prescribing the duties, compensation and liabilities of county treasurers, (on motion of Mr. Graves). No. 38. House bill for the relief of the incorporators of the Woodstock and Wardensville turnpike company, (on motion of Mr. Richmond).

No. 39. House bill to correct the erroneous assessment of a certain tenement in the town of Lexington, (on motion of Mr. Powell).

No. 43. House bill fixing the pay and mileage of members of the general assembly, was,

On motion of Riddlebarger, laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. P. J. Carter, the house adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1874.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. Geo. Woodbridge, of the Episcopal church.
The journal was read by the clerk.

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

In Senate, January 22, 1874.

The senate have passed house bill entitled

An act to amend the 34th section of chapter 202, Code of 1873, with reference to the trial of felonies; No. 14.

And they have agreed to

A joint resolution from the house of delegates to appoint a committee of the senate and house of delegates to whom all propositions on the subject of amendments to the State constitution shall be referred. And they have passed bills entitled

An act to amend and re-enact section nine of chapter one hundred and eighty-eight of the Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, in relation to offences against property; No. 2.