No. 196. House bill to provide for the disbursement of school moneys in the counties.

No. 197. House bill to amend and re-enact section 30 of chapter 78 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the pay of district clerks.

The following House bills, reported from the committee on Chesapeake and its tributaries, were read a first time:

No. 198. House bill to prevent obstructions to the free passage of fish in Smith's river, in Patrick and Franklin counties.

No. 199. House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 6, chapter 100 of the Code of 1873, in relation to unlawful fishing, approved February 20, 1878.

No. 200. House bill for the relief of Richard Crenshaw and C. Pate, of Bedford county, Virginia, reported from the committee on finance, was read a first time.

A joint resolution from the committee on Chesapeake and its tributaries, as follows:

Resolved (the Senate concurring,) That the fish commissioner shall collect and lay before the general assembly such information in regard to the oyster and fish culture, the extent of the public domain suited to this culture, the present and possible fish and oyster product of the Virginia tidal waters, and the peculiar advantages of our waters for rearing and taking oysters and fish, as may conduce to more intelligent legislation on these subjects

Was agreed to.

Mr. HENKEL, under a suspension of the rule, presented

No. 201. House bill to authorize the trustees of the parsonage of the society of united brethren in Christ, at Edinburg, Shenandoah county, Virginia, to sell the same; which was read a first time.

Mr. HANGER, under a suspension of the rule, presented

No. 202. House bill to authorize the board of directors of the Virginia female institute to borrow money to a limited amount, and to secure the same by trust deed or mortgage; which was read a first time.

Mr. STEVENS, under a suspension of the rule, presented

No. 203. House bill to authorize the governor to appoint three persons commissionsers to assess and fix the value of all the property, rights and franchises of the James river and Kanawha canal company, with a view to sale thereof to the Richmond and Alleghany railroad company; which was read a first time.

Mr. SHRIVER offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the House of Delegates will proceed to vote upon House bill No. 76 and the various amendments at 2 P. M. this day. The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

The resolution was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to; which motion was agreed to.

The question recurring on agreeing to the resolution,

On motion of Mr. HANGER, the resolution was laid on the table.

Mr. WILKINSON offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice be instructed to enquire what legislation, if any, is necessary to more effectually enforce the vagrant laws of the state, so as to decrease the annoyance to the country caused by the number of tramps from other states.

The House referred the resolution to the committee for courts of justice.

Mr. KELLY offered the following resolution:

Whereas this general assembly has now been in session some two months, and has passed many acts and joint resolutions; and whereas the law provides that these acts and resolutions shall be printed and distributed to the members for general circulation from time to time as they become laws; therefore,

Resolved, That the committee on printing be requested to enquire why it is that during this session no printed acts have been furnished members, in accordance with law, for circulation among thier constituents.

The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

Mr. HANGER moved to commit the resolution to the committee on printing-no quorum voting.

Mr. MCCAULL moved to adjourn; which was rejected-a quorum voting.

The question recurring on agreeing to the motion of Mr. HANGER, was put no quorum voting.

Mr. ASHTON moved to adjourn; which was rejected-yeas 4;

navs 97.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Peter J. Carter, Dickenson, Hunter, and Popham-4. NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Akers, Anderson, Ashton, Barbour, Bernard, Bland, Bohanan, Brown, Burger, Burnham, J. R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Cox, Crank, Crutchfield, Curlett, Dance, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Fowler, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Fulton, Goode, Graves, Gray, Green, Grigsby, Hall, Hamilton, Hanger, Hardesty, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Henson, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, Kyle, Lacy, Lady, Lovell, McCabe, McCaull, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Michie, Moffett, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Nelson, Pitts, Ragland, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, Shriver, Shumate, Southward, Spessard, Stevens, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Andrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, Trout, Van Lear, George Walker, Joseph Walker, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witten, and Young-97.

A quorum voting.

The question again recurring on agreeing to the motion, by Mr. HANGER, to commit the resolution to the committee on printing, was put and decided in the affirmative.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. MCCABE three days and BROWN five days.

The following were presented and referred, under rule 37: By Mr. BROWN: A bill to amend and re-enact sections 7 and 8 of chapter 156 of the Code of 1873, in relation to business done in the

court of appeals at Wytheville and Richmond. Referred to committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. FARR: A bill to amend and re-enact the 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th sections of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Fall's Church, in the county of Fairfax, approved March 30, 1875. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. FARR: A bill allowing further time to John H. Chichester, of Fairfax county, to make his return of delinquents and insolvents for 1877. Referred to committee on finance.

By Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3 of chapter 17 of the act approved March 14, 1878, to revise the criminal laws. Referred to committee for courts of justice.

The morning hour having expired, and the hour of 12 o'clock P. M. having arrived, special order

Report of the special committee of the Senate and the committee on federal relations of the House of Delegates of Virginia, as a joint committee of the general assembly on usurpation of power by the federal judtciary in Virginia (from the Senate), came up.

Mr. CARTER of Northampton, offered a substitute; pending which, The hour of 1 o'clock P. M. having arrived, special order

No. 76. House bill to authorize the James river and Kanawha company to make sale and transfer of all its works, property and franchises to the Richmond and Alleghany railroad company, and to define the powers and duties of the board of public works in respect thereto, came up.

Mr. ANDERSON withdrew his amendment to the bill.

The question being on agreeing to the substitute offered by Mr. Вососк,

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles, moved to amend the substitute offered by Mr. Bocock by striking out in the seventh subdivision of the first section the words, "the franchises of the James river and Kanawha company were heretofore granted to it by the state of Virginia," and insert in lieu thereof the following:

"The works, property and franchises of the James river and Kanawha company are hereby authorized to be conveyed. A failure to build said railroad within two years from the date of the expiration of the time aforesaid, shall work a forfeiture of said works, property and franchises, and also of the works, property and franchises of said railroad company to said James river and Kanawha company: provided, however, that such forfeiture shall not prejudice the rights of any creditor of said railroad company, and upon such forfeiture said James river and Kanawha company shall thereupon be revived and restored as a corporation, with all of its rights, privileges and franchises just as they existed at the date of the passage of this act.

"And the board of public works are hereby authorized and required, whenever in their opinion such forfeiture shall have occurred, to take the proper steps in the circuit court of the city of Richmond, by such proceedings as to them shall seem best, to have said forfeiture estab

lished and declared, and the said board of public works shall, upon the adjudication of such forfeiture, take possession of said works, property and franchises, and hold the same until the James river and Kanawha company shall be reorganized, and thereupon turn the same over to said company, and the said board of public works shall without delay cause said company to be reorganized in conformity with laws now in force in regard thereto."

Pending its consideration,

On motion of Mr. FAUNTLEROY, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1879.

The Journal was read by the clerk.

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

In Senate, January 31, 1879. The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the subject of disagreement between the two Houses in relation to Senate bill No. 15, entitled an act authorizing a lien on all animals, vehicles, and harness kept by the keeper of a livery stable, or of a house of private entertainment, to secure the payment of all charges due for keeping the same; and they have passed a bill entititled an act to authorize the condemnation of the use of the land now occupied by the Central lunatic asylum, No. 29;*

In which they respectfully request the concurrence of the House of Delegates.

No. 29. Senate bill was read twice and referred to the committee on asylums and prisons.

No. 98. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to authorize the construction, alteration and repair of roads in the counties of Carroll and Grayson, approved February 13th, 1877, as amended by an act approved March 12th, 1878, was reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns, with amendments.

The following House bills, reported from the committee on finance, were read a first time:

No. 204. House bill allowing further time to John H. Chichester, treasurer of Fairfax county, to make his return of delinquents and insolvents for 1877.

No. 205. House bill to authorize the city of Alexandria to compromise the debt of the city, and to issue bonds in accordance with the terms of such compromise, and prescribing the modes in which the payment of the interest on such bonds may be enforced.

No. 206. House bill to authorize the erection of a pier or wharf on

Lyons creek, in the county of Surry, reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation, was read a first time.

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

No. 207. House bill to confine the criminal jurisdiction of the hustings court of the city of Richmond to the corporate limits of said city (with a recommendation that it do not pass).

No. 208. House bill to amend and re-enact section 3 of chapter 17 of the act approved March 14, 1878, to revise the criminal laws.. Mr. GREEN, under a suspension of the rules, presented

No. 209. House bill to amend and re-enact the third section of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Fauquier white sulphur springs company, approved April 4th, 1877, which was read a first time. The following report was agreed to:

The committee on counties, cities and towns have had under consideration a bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act passed March 15th, 1849, entitled an act to extend the limits of and provide for the town of Marion, in Smyth county, investing them with certain corporate powers, approved July 9, 1870, and ask to be discharged from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the committee for courts of justice.

Mr. GRAVES offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That on and after Monday next that the House will meet at 11 o'clock A. M.

The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

The resolution was agreed to.

Mr. GRAVES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to; which motion was rejected.

Mr. POPHAM offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the House proceed to vote on the pending amendment, known as the Bernard amendment to House bill No. 76, at 2 o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, 4th inst., and that speeches be limited to five minutes on all subsequent amendments to said bill.

Mr. HENKEL moved to strike out "five minutes," and insert "ten minutes"; which was agreed to.

The resolution as amended was agreed to.

Mr. POPHAM moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution as amended was agreed to; which motion was rejected-yeas 41; nays 55.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Akers, Burnham, J. R. Carter, Chase, Crank, Crutchfield, Dickerson, Dickenson, Echols, Farr, Fauntleroy, Fry, Fulkerson, Green, Grigsby, Hamilton, Reuben N. Harrison, Healy, Henson, Hunter, Johnston, Kelly, Lacy, McConnell, McMullan, Mushbach, Norton, Parrish, Shumate, Southward, Stevens, Warner T. Taliaferro, Andrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, Joseph Walker, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Witmer, Witten, and Wright-41. NAYS-Messrs. Ashton, Attkisson, Bernard, Bland, Bohannan, Burger, Peter J. Carter, Coghill, Coleman, Cox, Dance, Davidson, Davis, Edmunds, Edwards, Finney, Frazier, Goode, Graves, Gray, Hanger, Hardesty, Henkel, R. D. James,