The bill was ordered to its third reading. The amendment being presently engrossed, the bill was read a third time and passed. No. 64. Senate bill entitled an act authorizing the state treasurer to procure coupon registers, came up. Mr. HENRY moved to strike out in 3d and 4th lines in 2d section, the words "secretary of the commonwealth," and insert "auditor of public accounts"; which was rejected. The bill was read a third time and passed. No. 70. Senate bill entitled an act requiring all applicants for relief which involves the payment of money out of the treasury, or the release of a claim or demand due the state, to have the facts certified by the courts, came up. Mr. ROBINSON moved to dismiss the bill; which was rejected-yeas 37; nays 37. On motion of Mr. IIENRY, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS--Messrs. Bohannan, Burger, John R. Carter, Crank, Dickerson, Dyer, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Grigsby, Hardesty, II. II. Harrison, Waddy T. James, Kelly, Lee, McCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Myers, Norton, Ryland, Shannon, Shriver, Shumate, E. H. Smith, Spessard, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, VanLear, Waring, and Young-37. NAYS-Messrs. Akers, Anderson, Barbour, Bernard, Peter J. Carter, Coghill, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Echols, Goode, Graves, Gray, Green, Hanger, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Healy, Henry, Henson, Hunter, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, MeCraw, Moffett, Moncure, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Sandidge, Whitacre, and Wilkinson-37. The bill was read a third time and rejected-yeas 34; nays 43. YEAS—Messrs, Akers, Anderson, Barbour, Bernard, Coghill, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Echols, Goode, Graves, Gray, Green, Hanger, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Healy, Henry, Henson, Jolmson, Johnston, Jordan, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, MeCraw, Moffett, Moncure, Ragland, Reese, Sandidge, Whitacre, and Wilkin-on-34. NAYS-Messrs. Bohannan, Burger, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Crank, Dickerson, Dyer, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Grigsby, Hall, Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Hunter, Waddy T. James, Kelly, Keyser, Lee, MeCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Myers, Norton, Robinson, Ryland, Shannon, Shriver, Shumate, E. H. Smith, Spessard, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, VanLear, Waring, and Young-43. Mr. FRAZIER moved to adjourn; which was agreed to-yeas 44; nays 30. On motion of Mr. WILKINSON, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Akers, Anderson, Barbour, Bohannan, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Cox. Crank, Davidson, Dickerson, Dyer, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Graves, Gray, Green, Hanger, Hardesty, Harvie, Henson, Waddy T. James, Kelly, Lee, McCaull, McCraw, McDaniel, Moffett, Norton, Reese, Robinson, Sandidge, Shannon, Shunate, J. Howard Smith, Spessard, Sykes, Trout, and Van Lear-44. NAYS-Messrs. Bernard, Bland, Burger, Crutchfield, Dance, Echols, Goode, Grigsby, H. II. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Johnston, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, Lovell, McConnell, McMullan, Myers, Pulliam, Ragland, Ryland, Shriver, E. H. Smith, Warner T. Taliaferro, Waring, Whitacre, and Wilkinson-30. The SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1879. Mr. Bocock in the chair, at the request of the SPEAKER. On motion of Mr. TALIAFERRO of Norfolk city, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. A communication from the Senate by their clerk, was read as follows: In Senate, March 31, 1879. The Senate have indefinitely postponed House bill entitled an act 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, No. 285. They have passed House bill entitled an act to relieve Milford B. Spencer of his disabilities under clause 3, section 1, article 3 of the constitution, No. 95. They have agreed to joint resolution authorizing the superintendent of public buildings to remove fence of capitol square on Governor street on certain conditions. And they have passed a bill entitled an act authorizing the sale of certain school-house and academy property in Jacksonville district, in Floyd county, No. 132. In which joint resolution and bill they respectfully request the concurrence of the House of Delegates. Senate joint resolution authorizing the superintendent of public buildings to remove fence of capitol square on Governor street on certain conditions, was read twice and referred to the committee on public property. No. 132. Senate bill was read twice and placed on the calendar, the rule having been suspended, on motion of Mr. GRAVES, requiring its reference to a committee. No. 16. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of James Mason, of Grayson county, was placed on the calendar, the rule having been suspended, on motion of Mr. McCAULL, requiring its reference to a committee. No. 116. Senate bill entitled an act for the preservation and repair of a battery of field guns and appurtenances, in possession of the Petersburg artillery, the property of the state, was read twice and placed on the calendar, the rule having been suspended, on motion of MCCAULL, requiring its reference to a committee. No. 14. Senate bill entitled an act providing for the payment to Mrs. Sally C. Pickett, assignee of James W. Frazier, a sum due the said Frazier on account of arms and quartermaster's stores furnished the state, was reported from the committee on finance. No. 83. House bill to amend the act of March 25, 1872, relating to creeks in Charlotte county, heretofore committed to the committe on counties, cities and towns, was reported back with an amendment. On motion of Mr. GRAVES, Resolved, That when the House adjourns to-day, it adjourn to meet at 12 o'clock M. to-morrow. Mr. HENRY offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the report of the joint committee to examine the offices of the second auditor and the treasurer in regard to the double funding and abstraction of state bonds made at the session of the legislature of 1877-78, be printed among the documents of this session. (Doc. No. 9.) The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee. The morning hour having expired, the House proceeded to the business on the calendar. No. 107. House bill to authorize and direct the board of supervisors of Greene county to pay Arthur Stevens for his services as judge in a road case in the county court of said county at its February term, 1879, was, on motion of Mr. McMULLAN, 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. No. 55. House bill entitled an act to prevent and prohibit hog-pens, and the keeping of hogs therein, within the corporation limits of the city of Alexandria, was, on motion of Mr. HUNTER, passed by. No. 65. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the governor to employ counsel to sue for a legacy bequeathed by Peter Curran, Esq., to the board of the literary fund, was, on motion of Mr. MOFFETT, laid on the table. The following Senate bills were read a third time and passed: No. 128. Senate bill entitled an act to attach the school districts of Dan River, Tunstall and North Danville, in Pittsylvania county, to the city of Danville for purposes of school supervision. No. 115. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for the punishment of persons convicted of petit larceny in the city of Norfolk. Mr. COGHILL moved to suspend the rule to take up House engrossed bills; which was agreed to-yeas 68; nays 4. On motion of Mr. MUSHBACH, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Bland, Bocock, Burger, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Dickerson, Dyer, Farr, Fauntleroy, Finney, Fry, Fulkerson, Goode, Graves, Green, Grigsby, Hall, Hardesty, Har vie, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Hunter, R. D. James, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, Lee, Lovell, Luck, McCaull, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moffett, Moncure, Mushbach, Myers, Norton, Parrish, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Ryland, Shannon, Shumate, E. H. Smith, Stevens, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, Watson, Whitacre, Thomas M. White, Witten, Wright, and Young-68. NAYS-Messrs. Crank, Reuben N. Harrison, Robinson, and Sykes-4. The following House engrossed bills were read a third time and passed: No. 24. House engrossed bill to regulate the fees of notaries and commissioners in chancery. No. 140. House engrossed bill to authorize the trustees of the Episcopal church of St. Thomas parish, at Orange courthouse, to dispose of and convey their church lot near Ruckersville, Greene county, Va. Ordered, That Mr. MCMULLAN carry House bills Nos. 24 and 140 to the Senate, and request their concurrence. No. 109. Senate bill entitled an act to relieve Charles W. and Jacob L. Harris, of Scott county, was, on motion of Mr. MCCAULL, postponed until 2 o'clock P. M. The following Senate bills were read a third time and passed: No. 126. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of the Union carworks manufacturing company. No. 119. Senate bill entitled an act to prohibit public executions. No. 54. Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of W. B. Beach, of Prince Edward county-yeas 70; nays 1. The vote required by the constitution was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Akers, Anderson, Attkisson, Bernard, Bland, Bocock, Burger, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Dickerson, Dyer, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Fry, Fulkerson, Goode, Graves, Gray, Green, Grigsby, Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Henson Waddy T. James, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, McCauli, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moffett, Moncure, Myers, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Shannon, E. H. Smith, Spessard, Stevens, Sykes, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, Joseph Walker, Waring, Watson. Whitacre, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witten, and Young-70. NAYS-Mr. Mushbach-1. No. 127. Senate bill entitled an act to amend the 13th section of the 76th chapter of Code of Virginia, edition of 1873, in reference to sales of property of religions, benevolent and literary associations. No. 121. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Old Dominion Tidewater improvement company. No. 125. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars for the state of Virginia. No. 118. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Gallego mills manufacturing company. No. 113. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate Shockoe Hill Division, No. 54, Sons of Temperance, of the city of Richmond. No. 110. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize Diamond Hill Baptist church, of Lynchburg, to borrow money and execute a mortgage or deed of trust to secure the same. No. 85. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 30, chapter 78 of the Code of 1873, so as to reduce the pay of school district clerks. No. 79. Senate bill entitled an act to regulate the collection of charges for transportation by canal, steamboat and railroad companies. No. 132. Senate bill entitled an act authorizing the sale of certain school-house and academy property in Jacksonville district, in Floyd county. No. 96. Senate bill entitled an act to repeal an act entitled an act to complete the organization of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad company, approved March 6th, 1872, touching the condemnation of stock in certain other railroad companies, was, on motion of Mr. ANDERSON, committed to the committee for courts of justice. No. 112. Senate bill entitled an act providing that fifty per centum of all public free school warrants shall be receivable for taxes, debts, dues and demands due the commonwealth, came up. Mr. HENKLE moved to commit the bill to the committee on finance; which was rejected-yeas 49; nays 41. On motion of Mr. FAUNTLEROY, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Attkisson, Bocock, Bohannan, Peter J. Carter, Coghill, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Farr, Fry, Goode, Green, Hall, Hardesty, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, McCraw, McMullan, Moncure, Mushbach, Myers, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Ryland, Stevens, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Waring, Thomas M. White, and Wilkinson-40. NAYS--Messrs. Akers, Barbour, Bernard, Bland, Burger, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Crank, Dickerson, Dyer, Evans, Fauntleroy, Finney, Frazier, Fulkerson, Graves, Grigsby, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Hunter. Waddy T. James, Lovell, Luck, McCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, Moffett, Parrish, Robinson, Shannon, E. H Smith, Spessard, Sykes, Trout, Watson, Whitacre, Witmer, Witten, Wright, and Young-41 The bill was read a third time and rejected-yeas 42; nays 34. YEAS-Messrs. Akers, Barbour, Bland, Burger, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Davis, Dickerson, Dyer, Evans, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Fulkerson, Graves, Grigsby, Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Hunter, Waddy T. James, Lovell, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Moffett, Mushbach, Shannon, É. H. Smith, Southward, Spessard, Sykes, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, Watson, Whitacre, Wilkinson, Witmer, Witten, and Young-42. NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bernard, Bocock, Peter J. Carter, Coghill, Crutchfield. Dance, Fry, Goode, Green, Hall, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, Luck, McCraw, Moncure, Myers, Pulliam, Ragland, Robinson, Ryland, Shriver, Stevens, Warner T. Taliaferro, Waring, and White-34. No. 95. Senate bill entitled an act prescribing terms on which conviets shall be hired to counties, cities and towns, and internal improvement companies, was, on motion of Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles, committed to the committee on asylums and prisons. No. 120. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 178 of the Code of 1873 in regard to appeals, was, on motion of Mr. BARBOUR, committed to the committee for courts of justice. |