SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1879.

On motion of Mr. MCCAULL, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

The following House bills, reported from the committee on roads. and internal navigation, were read a first time:

No. 102. House bill to amend and re-enact section 18 of chapter 61 of the Code of 1873, in relation to rates of toll on railroads.

No. 103. House bill to amend and re-enact section 49 of chapter 61, relating to special reports required to be made by railroad companies. No. 104. House bill to pay to P. L. W. Thornton, of Prince William county, the sum of $23.66, reported from the committee for courts of justice, was read a first time.

Mr. LOVELL offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That on and after Monday, March 17th, the House meet at 10 o'clock A. M.

The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

On motion of Mr. ANDERSON, the resolution was amended by striking out "March 17th," and inserting "Wednesday, March 19th." The resolution as amended was agreed to-yeas 50; nays 46. On motion of Mr. LOVELL, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Anderson, Ashton, Attkisson, Bland, Brown, Burger, Cox, Dance, Dyer, Edmunds, Edwards, Farr, Finney, Fulkerson, Goode, Graves, Gray, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Healy, R. D. James, Jordan, Kyle, Lady, Lovell, Luck, McCraw, McMullan, Moorman, Nelson, Pitts, Powell, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, E. H. Smith, Spessard, Trout, William M. Walker, Walsh, Watson, Wilkinson, and Young-50.

NAYS-Messrs. Akers, Barbour, Bocock, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Crutchfield, Curlett, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Echols, Fauntleroy, Fowler, Frazier, Green, Reuben N. Harrison, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Lacy, Lee, McCabe, McCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, Moffett, Mushbach, Myers, Oglesby, Shunate, J. Howard Smith, Stevens, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Andrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, VanLear, Waring, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Witten, and Wright-46.

The following House bills, placed on the calendar under a suspension of the rule, were read a first time:

No. 105. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 7, 10 and 11 of chapter 181, Acts of 1874-75, approved March 20th, 1875, to provide for working and keeping in order the roads of the commonwealth (on motion of Mr. GRAVES).

No. 106. House bill to incorporate Hopewell Grange, No. 585, in Craig county (on motion of Mr. SPESSARD).

No. 107. House bill to authorize and direct the board of supervisors of Greene county to pay Arthur Stephens for his services as a judge in a road case in the county court of said county at its February term, 1879 (on motion of Mr. MCMULLAN).

No. 108. House bill in reference to extra pay or allowance to offi

cers and employees of either House (on motion of Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles).

No. 109. House bill authorizing the sale of tobacco remaining on storage at the public warehouse undemanded for three years after its inspection (on motion of Mr. MCMULLAN).

No. 110 House bill to incorporate the Halifax and Pittsylvania narrow-gauge railroad (on motion of Mr. DAVIS).

No. 111. House bill for the relief of A. B. Colvin, of the county of Fauquier (on motion of Mr. GREEN).

No. 112. House bill to amend and re-enact the 2d section of an act approved March 14, 1878, entitled an act to repeal an act entitled an act for the encouragement of land purchasers and actual settlers in Virginia, and to repeal an act approved March 29, 1873; entitled an act for the encouragement of immigration, and to dispose of the books and pamphlets in the possession of the board of immigration (on motion of Mr. MUSHBACH).

. No. 113. House bill to amend and re-enact section 62, chapter 34 of the Code of 1873, in reference to licensing physicians, surgeons and dentists (on motion of Mr. FINNEY)

Mr. JORDAN moved to suspend the rule to place on the calendar a bill to amend and re-enact section 9, chapter 78, Code of 1873, in relation to the salary of the superintendent of public instruction; which was rejected.

Mr. JORDAN moved to suspend the rule to place on the calendar a bill for the relief of the estate of George Howard, deceased; which was rejected.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37 ::

By Mr. JORDAN: A bill to amend and re-enact section 9, chapter 78, Code of 1873, in relation to the salary of the superintendent of public instruction. Referred to committee on retrenchment and reform.

By Mr. HARRISON of Sussex: Joint resolution requesting congress to devote the proceeds of sale of the public lands to public free school education. Referred to committee on federal relations.

By Mr. CRUTCHFIED: A bill to create an independent and detached military organization under the name of the Washington Guards of Richmond, Virginia. Referred to the committee on militia and po

lice.

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

The motion (made on yesterday) by Mr. FULKERSON to suspend the rule - to take up No. 95, House bill to relieve Milford B. Spencer of his disabilities under clause 3, section 1, article 3 of the constitution, was rejected.

The motion by Mr. WALKER of Northumberland to reconsider the vote by which House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of district

officers, and to repeal chapter 47 and section 1 of chapter 48, Code of 1873, approved March 26, 1875, was passed, came up.

On motion of Mr. MCMULLAN, the motion to reconsider was passed by.

The following House engrossed bills were read a third time and passed:

No. 8. House engrossed bill to protect, regularly-hauled fishing shores in the counties of Accomac and Nothumberland.

No. 22. House engrossed bill relating to the custody of infants.

No. 25. House engrossed bill to require the railroad commissioner to cause to be printed and conspicuously posted at the railroad depots and stations certain portions of the railroad laws of the commonwealth, with proper explanations thereof and suggestions thereasto for the benefit of the public.

No. 26. House engrossed bill to incorporate the West Point and Hanover Junction railroad.

No. 27. House engrossed bill to incorporate the Roxboro, Leasburg and Danville turnpike company. ...

Motions (severally made) to reconsider the votes by which House engrossed bills Nos. 22, 25 and 26 were passed, were rejected.

Ördered, That Mr. RYLAND carry House bill No. 26 to the Senate and request their concurrence.

No. 27. House engrossed bill to incorporate the Roxboro, Leasburg and Danville turnpike company, came up.

Mr. WILKINSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was engrossed which motion was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. WILKINSON, the bill was amended by inserting before "Leasburg" wherever it appears in the bill the word "Roxboro."

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

No. 2. House bill to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter 100 of the Code of 1873, as amended by the act approved February 20, 1878, in relation to unlawful fishing, was read a second time.

On motion of Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester, the bill was amended by striking out the words "trap or fixed device of any kind in the tidal waters of the commonwealth so as to obstruct more than onethird of the channel thereof, or to fish with a pound net in any river or creek at any point where such river or creek is less than one mile wide, and the mesh of the bottom of pound nets shall not be less than one inch and a half square," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in any of the rivers of the commonwealth except the Piankitank.”

On motion of Mr. LACY, the bill was amended by adding at end of the amendment offered by Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester the words"or within one mile of the mouth of any river."

On motion of Mr. LACY, the bill was amended by striking out "less than one hundred dollars nor."

Mr. WARING moved to strike out the words "this act shall be in force from its passage; " which was rejected.

On motion of Mr. EDMUNDS, the bill was amended by inserting after "state" in second line of sixth section, as proposed to be amended, the words "within tidewater."

On motion of Mr. ASHTON, the bill was amended by striking out "this act shall be in force from its passage," and inserting "this act shall be in force from the 1st day of June, 1879."

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

No. 20. House bill revising and amending the registration and election laws, and repealing chapters 6, 7 and 8 of the Code of 1873, and. all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act, was, on motion of Mr. LOVELL, passed by.

No. 21. House bill providing commutation for Zachariah Peters, of the county of Franklin, a one-legged soldier who is unable to wear the leg furnished him, was read a second time.

On motion of Mr. BARBOUR, the bill was amended by striking out. "sixty dollars" and inserting "forty dollars."

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

The hour of 12 o'clock M. having arrived, special order

No. 1. Senate bill entitled an act to provide a plan of settlement of the public debt, came up.

Mr. MOFFETT moved to amend the bill by inserting in 10th line of 1st section, after "redeemed," the following:

"It shall be the duty of the second auditor to date the bonds issued under the provisions of this act at the time of their issue in the followlowing manner: All bonds issued on or after the first day of January, and prior to the first day of July of any year, shall be dated as of the first day of January of such year. All bonds issued on or after the first day of July of any year, shall be dated as of the first day of July of such year."

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochland, the House adjourned until Monday next at 11 o'clock A. M.

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1879.

On motion of Mr. ROBINSON, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

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

In Senate, March 15, 1879. The Senate have agreed to House joint resolutions entitled joint resolution instructing the attorney-general to institute the necessary

proceedings in the proper court to ascertain whether the charter of the Arlington turnpike company has been forfeited, No. 1; and joint resolution for the appointment of a joint committee to consider all propositions on the subject of amendments to the constitution.

They have passed House bills entitled an act to provide for the appointment of special constables to execute attachments and warrants of distress, No. 7; an act concerning the town of Newton Stephensburg, Frederick county, Virginia, No. 81; and an act to amend and re-enact the 37th section of an act entitled an act to amend and reenact an act entitled an act for working the roads of Loudoun county, passed 1856, and to repeal certain acts amendatory thereof, approved February 2, 1875, approved February 1, 1879, No. 93.

No. 114. House bill declaring certain streams in Nottoway county to be highways, reported from the committee on propositions and grievances, was read a first time.

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

No. 115. House bill to amend and re-enact the 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 18th, and 21st sections of an act entitled an act imposing a tax and prescribing the mode of collecting the same, on the privilege of selling wines, ardent spirits, or malt liquors within the limits of the commonwealth, for the support of government and to pay the interest on the public debt, approved March 30, 1877, as amended by an act approved April 2, 1877.

No. 116. House bill to allow the liquor dealers in the town of Goodson the option of conducting business under a specific license tax. Mr. ROBINSON moved that to-day being Saint Patrick's, that the House adjourn; which was rejected.

Mr. HENKEL offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the vote on Senate bill No. 1, entitled an act to provide a plan of settlement of the public debt, be taken on Friday, the 21st, at 2 o'clock.

The question being on the reference of the resolution to a committee,

Mr. MCCAULL demanded the yeas and nays; which was not sustained.

The reference was rejected.

Mr. ROBINSON moved the pending question; which was ordered. The question being, on agreeing to the resolution, was put-yeas 64;

nays 45.

The SPEAKER decided that the resolution was rejected, not two-thirds of those present voting in the affirmative.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Anderson, Ashton, Bernard, Bland, Bocock, Brown, Burger, Peter J. Carter, Coghill, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Ficklin, Finney, Goode, Graves, Gray, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Hiner, Hunter, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, McCraw, McMullan, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Nelson, Pitts, Pophami, Pul