Mr. IIUNTER, under a suspension of the rule, presented No. 60. House bill to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act approved March 27, 1877, entitled an act for the protection of game, as amended by an act approved February 22, 1878, which was read a first time. The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. PITTS: A bill to authorize the governor of the state to furnish arms and ammunition to the civil authorities of Lancaster and Richmond counties. Referred to the committee on militia and police. By Mr. WILKINSON: A bill for the relief of Edmund C. Murphy and others, sureties of Charles L. Powell, late sheriff of Pittsylvania county. Referred to committee on finance. By Mr. PULLIAM: A bill for the relief of James Turner, one of the sureties of George E. Stephens, late sheriff of Essex county. Referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. PULLIAM: A bill to incorporate the West End beneficial and social society of the city of Richmond. Referred to committee on propositions and grievances. By Mr. JOHNSON of Accomac: A bill to provide for the registration of the voters of Accomac county. Referred to the committe on privileges and elections. By Mr. FOWLER: A bill to amend and re-enact section 30, chapter 78 of the Code of 1873, in relation to pay of district clerks. Referred to committee on schools and colleges. Mr. WILKINSON moved a suspension of the rule to enable him to have placed on the calendar a bill to incorporate the Zion Travellers, a benevolent society of Danville-no quorum voting. Mr. LACY moved that the House adjourn; which was rejectedyeas 35; nays 38. On motion of Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Boliannan, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Chase, Cox, Crutchfield, Echols, Evans, Fauntleroy, Finney. Frazier, Hall, Hamilton, Hanger, Hardesty, Reuben N. Harrison, Healy, Henson, Johnson, Kelly, Lacy, Lee, McConnell, McDaniel, Norton, Parrish, Robinson, Spessard, Stevens, Sykes, Andrew J. Taylor, Joseph Walker, Thomas M. White, and Witten-35. NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bernard, Burger, Coghill, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Edhaunds, Edwards, Farr, Fowler, Fry, Fulton, Graves, Gray, Green, Henry, Hunter, Johnston, Lovell, McMullan, Michie, Moncure, Mushbach, Myers, Nelson, Pitts, Pulliam, Ryland, Shumate, E. H. Smith, J. Howard Smith, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, George Walker, Walsh, and Wilkinson-38. The question recurring on the motion by Mr. WILKINSON to suspend the rule, was put-no quorum voting. Mr. LACY moved that he House adjourn. Mr. LOVELL demanded the yeas and nays; which was not sustained. The motion by Mr. LACY was agreed to. The SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until Tuesday next at 12 o'clock M. TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1879. Mr. ECHOLS in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Dr. William Brown, of the Presbyterian church. The motion of Mr. WILKINSON to suspend the rule to place on the calendar a bill to incorporate the Zion Travellers, a benevolent society of Danville, was agreed to. No. 61. House bill to incorporate the Zion Travellers, a benevolent society of Danville, Virginia, was read a first time. The following House bills, placed on the calendar under a suspension of the rule, were read a first time. No. 62. House bill requiring the auditor of public accounts to place in the hands of attorneys for the commonwealth for collection, &c., claims in favor of the commonwealth (on motion of Mr. WATSON). No. 63. House bill to authorize the trustees of Disciples church, at Lynchburg, Virginia, to borrow money and give a deed of trust (on motion of Mr. SHELBURNE). No. 64. House bill to amend and re-enact section seven of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Potomac and Valley railroad company (on motion of Mr. MONCURE). No. 65. House bill to repeal the act entitled an act to empower the county court of Essex and the county court of Richmond county to grant to any person the right to establish a ferry across the Rappahannock river at Tappahannock (on motion of Mr. PITTS). No. 66. House bill to amend the third section of an. act approved March 12, 1878, entitled an act to provide for the keeping of paupers in the counties of Scott, Lee, Grayson, Carroll, Floyd, Goochland, Bedford, Mathews, Rockbridge and Amherst (on motion of Mr. KYLE). No. 67. House bill for the protection of dairymen and to prevent deception in the sale of butter and cheese (on motion of Mr. FARR). No. 68. House bill declaring sections 1, 2 and 8 of chapter 97 of the Code of 1873, in relation to fences, in force in certain districts in Dinwiddie (on motion of Mr. SMITH of Dinwiddie). No. 69. House bill to incorporate the Sons of Elijah, in the city of Richmond (on motion of Mr. PULLIAM). No. 70 House bil! to regulate the exemption of fire and military companies from service on juries (on motion of Mr. DAVIS). The following were presented and referred under rule 37: By Mr. WALSH: A bill authorizing the payment of a sum of money to Perkinson and Goodwin for the capture of an escaped convict. Referred to the committee on asylums and prisons. By Mr. LOVELL: A bill to provide for the manufacture of artificial legs in the state penitentiary. Referred to the committee on asylums and prisons. By Mr. EDMUNDS: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3 of chap ter 96 of the Code of 1873, in reference to the protection of bridges. Referred to the committee for courts of justice. By Mr. LADY: A bill to amend and re-enact section 43, chapter 34, of the Code of 1873, to require building associations to pay a license tax. Referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. CARTER of Loudoun: A bill for the settlement of the state debt. Referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. HENRY: A bill to provide for the payment of the paving dues of the state to the city of Richmond, Referred to the committee for courts of justice. Mr. LOVELL offered the following resolution: Resolved, That all bills printed at the last session and not acted on, and referred to committees and reported at this session, shall not be printed. The House refused to refer the resolution to à committee. Mr. LOVELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to; which motion was rejected. Mr. CARTER of Northampton offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice be instructed to report by bill or otherwise, so amending the law in relation to summoning jurors as shall compel the proper officer to make no discrimination on account of color or condition. The question being on the reference of the resolution to a committee, was put yeas 54; nays 11-no quorum voting. On motion of Mr. NORTON, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Bernard, Bland, Brown, Burnham, Coleman, Cox, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis. Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Fauntleroy, Fry, Goode, Graves, Gray, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Reuben N. Harrison, Henkel, Henry, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, McCaull. McCraw, Michie, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Pulliam, Ragland, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, J. Howard Smith, Stevens, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, George Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Watson, Whitacre, and Witten-54. NAYS-Messrs. John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, Curlett, Dickenson, Evans, Hamilton, Norton, E. H. Smith, Southward, Joseph Walker, and Young-11. Mr. STEVENS moved that the House adjourn; which was agreed toyeas 45; nays 31. On motion of Mr. FARR, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS.-Messrs. Barbour, Bland, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Cox, Crank, Crutchfield, Curlett, Dance, Davis, Dickenson, Echols, Edwards, Fauntleroy, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Gray, Hamilton, Hanger, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Henkel, Henry, Lady, Michie, Norton, Pitts, Sandidge, Shriver, J. Howard Smith, Southward, Stevens, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, George Walker, Joseph Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Wingfield, Witten, Wright, and Young-45. NAYS --Messrs. Bernard, Brown, Coleman, Dyer, Edmunds, Evans, Farr, Goode, Graves, Hall, Hardesty, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, McCaull, McCraw, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Pulliam, Ragland, Shannon, Shelburne, E. H. Smith, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, Watson, and Whitacre-31. The SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1879. Speaker ALLEN in the chair. On motion of Mr. ROBINSON, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The following House bills, reported from the committee on finance, were read a first time: No. 71. House bill to amend section 102 of chapter 162 of the act approved March 27, 1876, entitled an act for the assessment of taxes on persons, property, income and licenses, and imposing taxes thereon for the support of the government and free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt (with a recommendation that it do not pass). No. 72. House bill to amend and re-enact section 8 of chapter 32 of the Code of 1873, with reference to the compensation of assessors. The following House bills, reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation, were read a first time: No. 73. House bill to incorporote the Fork ferry company, and to authorize it to establish a ferry across the south branch of the Shenandoah river, in Warren county. No. 74. House bill to incorporate the Cumberland and Willis river railroad company. No. 75. House bill to incorporate the Orange mutual fire insurance company, reported from the committee on propositions and grievances, was read a first time. The question on the reference of the resolution offered by Mr. CARTER of Northampton, on yesterday, in relation to summoning jurors, was put and decided in the affirmative yeas 71; nays 9. On motion of Mr. NORTON (made on yesterday) the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs Speaker, Adams, Attkisson, Bland, Brown, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Crank, Crutchfield, Dickerson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Frazier, Fulkerson, Goode, Graves, Gray, Hall, Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Henkel, R. D. James, Kyle, Lacy, Lovell, Luck, McCabe, McCaull, McCraw, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Nelson, Parrish, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Robinson, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, Shumate, J. Howard Smith, Stevens, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Andrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, George Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, Wingfield, and Wright-71. NAYS-Messrs. Peter J. Carter, Curlett, Evans, Hamilton, Norton, E. H. Smith, Southward, Witmer, and Young-9. The resolution was referred to the committee for courts of justice. The following House bills, placed on the calendar under a suspension of the rule, were read a first time: No. 76. House bill to amend and re-enact section 4, chapter 56, Code of 1873, in relation to the protection of property from railroad corporations (on motion of Mr. WATSON). No. 77. House bill to work and repair the public roads in the county of Orange, and authorizing the qualified voters to vote upon its acceptance or rejection (on motion of Mr. WALLACE). No. 78. House bill to incorporate the Olympia manufacturing and mining company, in the county of Smyth (on motion of Mr. SHANNON). No. 79. House bill to authorize the vestry of St. James church, Northam parish, to sell and convey one acre of land in said parish in the county of Goochland (on motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochland). No. 80. House bill authorizing the trustees of Liberty church, in the county of Goochland, to make sale of its property (on motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochland). No. 81. House bill concerning the town of Newton Stephensburg, Frederick county, Virginia (on motion of Mr. FAUNTLEROY). Leave of absence was granted Messrs. ANDENSON and JOHNSON of Accomac two days each, and an indefinite leave for Mr. STARKE. Mr. GRAVES offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice do examine section 18 of chapter 61 of the Code of 1873, regulating the rates of toll on railroads, and report whether the limit of eight cents per ton per mile for the transportation of freight, is to be construed as an average of said sum on different classes of freight, or as a maximum charge of eight cents per ton per mile on all classes of freight; and by what authority railroad companies charge upon some classes of freight more than the maximum of eight cents per ton per mile. 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. SMITH of Albemarle, under a suspension of the rule, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the second auditor be requested to furnish the House with the following information: 1st. The amount of past due tax-receivable coupons unpaid up to and including January 1st, 1879. 2d. The amount of interest due up to and including January 1st, 1879, on peler bonds, after deducting one-third from unfunded bonds and excluding interest on literary and sinking funds. 3d. The amount of peeler bonds outstanding against the state after deducting onet-hird from the unfunded bonds and excluding those belonging to the literary and sinking funds. The resolution was agreed to. The following were presented and referred under rule 37: Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice be instructed to 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. |