The question being on reference, was put and decided in the negative.

Mr. BARBOUR moved to refer the resolution to the committee on finance; which was rejected.

Mr. HENRY moved to amend by inserting after the word "accounts," the words "which have been printed, distributed to the members of the general assembly;" which was agreed to.

Mr. MCCABE moved to amend the resolution by inserting after the words "second auditor," the words "and that 500 copies of the report of the sub-committee on finance at the last session;" which was rejected.

The resolution as amended was agreed to.

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

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. OGLESBY and HAMILTON three days each, and HUNTER and BLAND one day each.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:
By Mr. HARVIE:

Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice enquire into and report whether or not the general assembly has the power to modify the rates of transportation now charged by the several railroads in this commonwealth.

By Mr. LOVELL: A bill to amend and re-enact section 8 of chapter 32 of the Code of 1873, with reference to the compensation of assessors. Referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. BURGER: Joint resolution to property for taxation for the year 1879. finance.

provide for the assessment of Referred to the committee on

By Mr. FRAZIER: A bill appropriating to the use of the public free schools the claim of Virginia against the United States for the advances made during the war of 1812. Referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. MOFFETT: A bill to regulate the collection of charges for transportation by canal, steamboat and railroad companies. Referred to the committee on roads and internal navigation.

By Mr. FOWLER: Petition of citizens of Glade Spring, asking for a local option liquor law. Referred to the committee on finance.

By Mr. BOHANNAN: Joint resolution authorizing the governor to place at the disposal of the civil authorities of Middlesex and Mathews counties arms and ammunition for the enforcement of law for protection of oysters. Referred to the committee on militia and police.

By Mr. SYKES: Petition of citizens of Norfolk county asking an amendment to the fishing law. Referred to committee on the Chesapeake and its tributaries.

By Mr. ROBINSON: A bill to amend and re-enact the twenty-fifth section of an act to incorporate the city of Portsmouth. Referred to committee on counties, cities and towns.

By Mr. FOWLER: Petition of citizens of Glade Spring against local option liquor law. Referred to committee on finance.

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

Mr. JORDAN moved to suspend the rules and take up out of its order

No. 206. House bill to authorize the erection of a pier or wharf on Lyon's creek in the county of Surry; which was rejected, not twothirds voting therefor.

On motion of Mr. JORDAN, the rules were suspended and House bills on their second reading were taken up.

No. 107. House bill amending the charter of the town of Lovettsville in Loudoun county, in relation to obtaining license to sell liquors, either as a keeper of an ordinary, eating-house, or a merchant, within the corporate limits of said town, and further of extending the protection of the corporate powers of the town of Lovettsville to all religious denominations worshipping within one mile of said town, came up.

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

No. 121. House bill for the protection of the institutions of the state, public trusts and funds, came up.

The question being on agreeing to the substitute proposed by the committee for conrts of justice,

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to amend the substitute by inserting after the word "appointment," in the third line of the first section, the following: "as a member of any board of visitors of a state institution or as a trustee of any public trust or fund”; which was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to further amend the substitute by striking out after the word "fund" in the fourth line of the first section the following: "or who is or has been within the time above specified in any manner the recipient of any pecuniary advantage or patronage under the administration of any such state institution, trust or funds"; which was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to further amend the substitute by striking out all of the first section after the words "participate in in the eighth line down to and including the word advantage" in the ninth and tenth lines, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "the administration of such state institution, trust or fund, under which he is or has been a contractor as aforesaid"; which was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to further amend the substitute by striking out the word "he" in the tenth line of the first section, and inserting the words "such contractor"; which was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to further amend the substitute by striking out all of the first section after the word "aforesaid" in the twenty-first line down to and including the word "fund” in the twenty-third line; which was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to further amend the substitute by striking out all of the second section after the word "fund" in the se

cond line down to and including the word "fund" in the fifth line; which was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to further amend the substitute by striking out all of the second section after the word "fund" in the eighth line down to and including the word "section" in the tenth line; which was agreed to.

Mr. GRAVES, moved to amend the substitute by adding an independent section as follows: "This act shall be in force from its passage "; which was agreed to.

Mr. BOHANNAN moved to amend the substitute by adding at the end of the second section the following: "The word contractor as used in this act shall be construed to apply to all persons who regularly furnish supplies or provisions to any state institution, or who are regularly employed by said institutions to execute printing"; which was rejected.

Mr. BOHANNAN moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was rejected; which motion was agreed to.

Mr. ANDERSON moved to recommit the bill to the committee for courts of justice with instructions to report a bill forbidding any director, trustee or member of the board of visitors, or employee of any public institution from contracting with such institution in any manner, or from furnishing any supplies or performing any work for said institution; which was agreed to-yeas 52; nays 47.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Ashton, Barbour, Bocock, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Dyer, Echols, Finney, Frazier, Fulton, Graves, Gray, Green, Hanger, Harvie, Healy, Henkel, Henson, Johnson, Jordan, Lovell, Luck, MeCraw, McDaniel, Michie, Moncure, Moorman, Myers, Pitts, Pulliam, Ragland, Ryland, Sandidge, Shai non. E. H. Smith, Southward, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Wm. Taylor, Trout, VanLear, Joseph Walker, William M. Walker, Walsh, Whitacre, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Witmer, and Young-52.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Akers, Bernard, Brown, Burger, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Crutchfield, Dance, Davidson, Dickenson, Edmunds, Evans, Fowler, Fry, Fulkerson, Goode, Grigsby, Hall, Hardesty, II. H. Harrison, Renben N. Harrison, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Kelly, Kyle, Lady, McCabe, McConnell, Moffett, Mushbach, Norton, Oglesby, Robinson, Shelburne, J. Howard Smith, Spessard, Stevens, Andrew J. Taylor, George Walker, Waring, Watson, Smith J. R. White, Wingfield, Witten, and Wright-47.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. GAYLE, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to a joint resolution requesting the governor to return to the Senate House bill No. 56, entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Richmond, and also Senate bill No. 115, entitled an act to incorporate the Portsmouth water company; in which they respectfully request the concurrence of the House.

No. 125. House bill to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act approved March 12th, 1878, in relation to office hours of officers at the capitol, came up.

The question being on agreeing to the substitute for the bill pro

posed by the committee on officers and offices at the capitol, and recommended by the committee on finance,

Mr. JOHNSTON moved to strike out in the 5th line of the amended section, the word "three," and insert the word "four; " which was rejected.

The substitute was agreed to.

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

No. 127. House bill to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act to amend the act to incorporate the Mount Vernon ladies' association of the Union, passed March 9th, 1858, and to add an additional section, approved April 4th, 1877, came up.

The bill was read a second time.

Pending its consideration, the hour of 1 o'clock having arrived, No. 184. House joint resolution proposing amendments to the constitution, came up as a special order.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. CARTER of Northampton, was put and decided in the negative.

Mr. TALIAFE&RO of Gloucester moved to amend the second section of article 3 by prefixing the following words: "In all elections votes shall be given openly or viva voce, and not by ballot, and."

Pending its consideration,

On motion of Mr. HANGER, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1879.

Mr. HANGER in the chair.

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

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

In Senate, February 13, 1879.

The Senate have passed House bill entitled an act declaring the James river to condemnation line of the James river and Kanawha caual and the dividing lines of the farms within certain limits, and in the county of Amherst, a lawful fence, No. 114.

They have agreed to joint resolution for the appointment of commissioners, engineers and surveyors to complete the boundary line between the states of Virginia and West Virginia, and to defray the expenses thereof; and they have passed a bill to incorporate the Bank of Dublin, No. 179.

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

Senate joint resolution (boundary line between Virginia and West Virginia) was placed on the calendar, the rule being suspended, on motion of Mr. LOVELL, requiring its reference.

No. 179. Senate bill to incorporate the Bank of Dublin, was placed on the calendar, the rule being suspended, on motion of Mr. MCCAULL, requiring its reference.

Senate joint resolution was read as follows:

Resolved (the House of Delegates concurring), That the governor be respectfully requested to return to the Senate House bill No. 56, entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Richmond, and also Senate bill No. 115, entitled an act to incorporate the Portsmouth water company.

Mr. ROBINSON moved to strike out in the Senate joint resolution the words "House bill No. 56, entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Richmond, and also"; which was agreed to.

The joint resolution as amended was agreed to..

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

No. 127. Senate bill entitled an act to incorporate the Lynchburg opera house association, was reported from the committee on propositions and grievances.

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

No. 270. House bill to incorporate the Zion travelers, a benevolent society of Danville, Virginia.

No. 271. House bill to incorporate the true friends of charity, of Franklin county.

No. 272. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, of the Code of 1873, as amended by an act approved March 29, 1874; and section 6 of chapter 49 of the same, as amended by the said act in relation to interest on money, reported from the committee on banks, currency and commerce, was read a first time.

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

No. 273. House joint resolution to provide for the assessment of property for taxation for the year 1879.

No. 274. House bill to refund to Carroll and Beard, citizens of Rockbridge county, Virginia, an amount of money improperly paid as

taxes.

No. 275. House bill to allow Hiram C. Weirman, of the county of Lee, to sell ardent spirits without paying state tax, with recommendation that it do not pass.

No. 276. House joint resolution providing for the payment of the expenses of the committee appointed to accompany the remains of the late Dr. E. C. Robinson to his home.

No. 277. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 18, 20 and 23, of an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of certain county officers, providing for the collection of taxes, and for repeal of chapters 37 and 46 of the Code of 1873,