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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1878.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. J. G. Armstrong, 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, December 12, 1878.

The Senate have agreed to the substitute proposed by the House of Delegates to Senate joint resolution defining the true status of the present general assembly.

They have agreed to House joint resolution for the appointment of a joint committee on constitutional amendments.

They have passed bills entitled an act to incorporate the Afton brotherhood, in Nelson county, to conduct a mutual life insurance business, No. 8; and 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, No. 15.

They have agreed to a joint resolution fixing a day for the election of county judge for Floyd.

In which bills and joint resolution they respectfully request the concurrence of the House of Delegates.

No. 8. Senate bill was read twice and placed on the calendar, the rule having been suspended, on motion of Mr. STEVENS, requiring its reference to a committee.

No. 15. Senate bill was read twice and referred to the committee for courts of justice.

Senate joint resolution fixing a day for the election of county judge for Floyd as follows

Whereas the House of Delegates adjourned this day before the hour arrived for the execution of the joint order for the election of a county judge for Floyd county, be it

Resolved (the House of Delegates concurring), That the two houses of the general assembly will proceed at half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday, December 14, 1878, to elect a county judge for Floyd county to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Z. T. Dobyns

Came up.

Mr. DICKERSON of Floyd, moved to amend the Senate joint resolution by striking out "Saturday, December 14," and inserting in lieu thereof "this day, December 13"-which was agreed to.

The Senate joint resoulution as amended was agreed to.

Mr. DICKERSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate joint resolution as amended was agreed to; which motion was rejected.

Ordered, That Mr. SHELBURNE carry the Senate joint resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence in the amendment of the House.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. PHLEGAR, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the amendment of the House.

The following House bills reported from the committee of schools and colleges, were read a first time:

No. 30. House bill authorizing the use of district school funds for the payment of teachers.

No. 31. House bill to secure to tax-payers in cities the right of public education for their children.

The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication from the auditor of public accounts in response to a resolution of the House instructing the auditor to report the names of counties of applicants who have received commutation in lieu of artificial limbs and eyes, &c. On motion of Mr. EDMUNDS, the communication was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Doc. No. 3.

The following report was agreed to:

The committee on counties, cities and towns, have had under consideration a bill to authorize supervisors to levy taxes on railroads, in certain cases, for county purposes, and respectfully ask to be discharged from consideration of same, and that it be referred to the committee on roads and internal navigation.

Mr. FAUNTLEROY moved a suspension of the rule in order to enable him to introduce a bill for the relief of the registered bonds of Virginia, which motion was rejected, not two-thirds of the members present voting in the affirmative.

The bill was referred to the committee on finance.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. Bocock: Petition of R. T. Daniel and others, personal representatives, asking compensation for certain services rendered the commonwealth by the late attorney-general, R. T. Daniel. Referred to the committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. NELSON: Resolutions of the county school board of Prince. William county, in relation to the public school tax. Referred to the committee on schools and colleges.

By Mr. ASHTON: Memorial of the county school board of King George county, in reference to the suspension of the public schools in said county, and asking legislation for the relief of the public schools. Referred to the committee on schools and colleges.

By Mr. EDMUNDS: A bill to amend and re-enact sections 8 and 9 of chapter 146 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the limitation of suits. Referred to the committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. Bocock: A bill to define the force and effect of answers to bills in chancery. Referred to the committee for courts of justice. By Mr. LOVELL: Resolution for a commission to codify the laws of the state. Referred to the committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. EDMUNDS: A bill to provide the manner of fixing the salaries and allowances of the sheriffs, clerks and attorneys for the commonwealth in the several counties and corporations. Referred to the committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. Lovell:

Resolved, That the joint committee on constitutional amendments enquire into the expediency of reporting an amendment to the eighth section of article eight of the constitution changing the school age so that the children of the state between the ages of seven and twentyone years, shall constitute the basis of the division of the school funds among the people in each school district of the state, instead of the children between the ages of five and twenty-one years, as at present provided.

By Mr. COGHILL: Petition of citizens of Amherst county for the passage of a law declaring James river and the condemnation lines. of the James river and Kanawha canal and the dividing lines of the farms running across the low ground from the canal to the river, a a lawful fence. Referred to committee on agriculture and mining. By Mr. SOUTHWARD:

Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice be instructed. to enquire if the general assembly has the power to revoke the charter of a regular chartered company, where the company has failed to comply with the provisions of such charter or act.

By Mr. HENRY: Memorial of printers of the city of Richmond in relation to the office of superintendent of public printing. Referred to the committee on printing.

By Mr. COGHILL: A bill to amend section 5, chapter 163, Code of 1873, in reference to motions on bonds executed by officers and others. Referred to the committee for courts of justice.

Br. Mr. GREEN: A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to commission officers of cadets of Bethel academy, Fauquier county. Referred to the committee on militia and police.

By Mr. HARRISON of Susser: Joint resolution proposing amendments to the 2d, 8th and 12th sections, and an additional section to the 8th article concerning education, of the constitution of Virginia; also, an amendment to the 5th section of the 10th article concerning taxation and finance, for publishing said amendments, and certifying the same to the next general assembly. Referred to the joint committee on constitutional amendments.

Mr. STEVENS offerred the following resolution:

Resolved, That a special committee of five be appointed to enquire whether the railroad commissioner has complied with the requirements of the law in the examination of the tariff sheets of the various railroads of the state, and whether any of said railroads are now charging for way or through freights more than the law allows, with such other matters as the committee may deem pertinent to the subject, and for this purpose said committee shall have authority to send for persons and papers.

The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

Mr. ROBINSON of Portsmouth, moved to amend the resolution by striking out "a special committee of five be appointed to " and inserting, "committee of roads and internal navigation"; which was rejected.

The resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Bocock moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to

Pending which, the hour of 123 o'clock having arrived,

Ordered, That Mr. GRAVES inform the Senate that the House is ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order, which has for its object the election of county judge for Floyd.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. HURT of Pittsylvania, who informed the House that the Senate is ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order.

Mr. DICKERSON of Floyd, nominated Wm. D. Vaughan.

Ordered, That Mr. MCCAULL inform the Senate that Wm. D. Vaughan is the only person in nomination before the House.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. PHLEGER, who informed the House that Wm. D. Vaughan is the only person in nomination before the Senate.

The roll was called with the following result:

For Wm. D. Vaughan,

The vote was recorded as follows:

117

For WILLIAM D. VAUGHAN-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Akers, Ashton, Attkisson, Barbour, Bernard, Bland, Bocock, Brown, Burger, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Crank, Crutchfield, Curlett, Daneo, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Finney, Fry, Fulkerson, Fulton, Goode, Graves, Gray, Green, Grigsby, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Reuben N. Harrison, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Henson, Hiner, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, Keyser, Kyle, Lacy, Lady, Lee, Lovell, Luck, McCabe, McCaull, McConnell, MeCraw, McDaniel, Michie, Moffett, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Nelson, Norton, Oglesby, Parrish, Pitts, Powell, Pulliam, Ragland, Edmund C. Robinson, J. H. Robinson, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, Shriver, Shumate, E. H. Smith, J. Howard Smith, Southward, Spessard, Starke, Stevens, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Andrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, Trout, Van Lear, George Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witmer, Wingfield, Wit ten, and Wright-117.

The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. JOHNSON of Acccomac, SHRIVER and WALKER of Westmoreland the committee on the part of the House to count and report the joint vote.

The committee subsequently, by their chairman, reported as follows:

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Wm. D. Vaughan having received a majority of all the votes cast,

was declared duly elected county judge for Floyd, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Z. T. Dobyns.

The motion of Mr. Bocock to reconsider the vote by which the resolution offered by Mr. STEVENS was agreed to, came up

Pending which, the morning hour having expired,

On motion of Mr. JORDAN, the calendar was postponed for fifteen minutes.

Mr. GRAVES moved the pending question; which was ordered. The motion by Mr. Bocock to reconsider the vote by which the resolution offered by Mr. STEVENS was agreed to, was agreed to.

The question recurring on agreeing to the resolution offered by Mr. STEVENS, Mr. BERNARD offered as a substitute the following:

Resolved, That the committee of roads and internal navigation be and they are hereby instructed to enquire whether any, and if any, which, of the railroad companies in the commonwealth are violating any statutes relating to the rates of transportation of freight or passengers; and the said committee are hereby authorized to send for persons and papers; which was agreed to.

The resolution offered by Mr. STEVENS as amended by the substitute offered by Mr. Bernard, was agreed to.

Mr. BERNARD moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution as amended was agreed to; which motion was rejected.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. KOINER, who informed the House that the Senate had disagreed to the amendment of the House to Senate joint resolution providing for a recess of the general assembly.

Mr. HANGER moved to postpone the consideration of the joint resolution until Friday next, 20th instant.

Mr. HENKEL moved the pending question; which was ordered.
The motion by Mr. HANGER was rejected.

Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester moved that the House insist on its amendment; which motion was rejected.

Mr. Bocock moved that the House recede from its amendment. Mr. HANGER moved to pass by the motion to recede; which motion was rejected.

Mr. WATSON moved the pending question; which was ordered.
The motion by Mr. Bocock was agreed to.

Mr. GRAVES moved to reconsider the vote by which the House receded from its amendment; which motion was rejected.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. BROOKE, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to a joint resolution returning thanks to W. W. Corcoran, Esq., of Washington city, for the gift of a valuable painting, in which they respectfully request the concurrence of the House.

On motion of Mr. Bоcock the joint resolution was passed by.
The House proceeded to the business on the calendar.

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

No. 8. House engrossed bill to amend and re-enact the 1st and 2d

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