and to invest the purchaser or purchasers with certain corporate rights, powers and privileges, was reported back from the committee on roads and internal navigation, with a substitute.

No. 138. House bill to amend and re-enact section 9, chapter 78, Code 1873, in relation to the salary of the superintendent of public instruction, reported from the committee on retrenchment and economy with a substitute, was read a first time.

No. 139. House bill to allow the liquor dealers in the city of Alexandria the option of conducting business under a specific license tax, reported from the committee on finance, was read a first time.

Mr. FOWLER, under a suspension of the rules, presented a petition. from Mrs. Ann L. Davis, in relation to the provisions of the bill now before the general assembly in regard to a plan of settlement of the public debt, which was read by the clerk.

Mr. FAUNTLEROY moved that the petition be printed-no quorum voting.

Mr. ROBINSON moved to adjourn; which was rejected-yeas 9; nays 70.

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

YEAS-Messrs. John R. Carter, Fauntleroy, Henkel, McCabe, Powell, J. Howard Smith, Spessard, Sykes, and Young-9.

NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Akers, Attkisson, Barbour, Bernard, Bland, Bohannan, Burger, Burnham, Chase, Coghill, Dance, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Evans, Farr, Ficklin, Finney, Fowler, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Graves, Green, Grigsby, Hall, Hardesty, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Healy, Henry, Hunter. R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Kyle, Lee, Luck, McCaull, McConnell, McCraw, McDaniel, McMullan, Moorman, Nelson, Oglesby, Ragland, Robinson, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, Shumate, E. H. Smith, Stevens, William B. Taliaferro, Trout. Van Lear, George Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Watson, Whitacre, and Wilkinson-70.

The motion of Mr. FAUNTLEROY was rejected-yeas 40; nays 51. On motion of Mr. FRAZIER, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Akers, Barbour, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Crank, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Finney, Fowler, Frazier, Fry, Fulkerson, Grigsby, H. H. Harrison, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Lee, McCabe, McCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, Oglesby, Powell, Ryland, Shumate, J. Howard Smith, Spessard, Stevens, William Taylor, VanLear, Wilkinson, and Young-40.

NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Anderson, Attkisson, Bernard, Bland, Bohannan, Burger, Coghill, Crutchfield, Dance, Davis, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Ficklin, Graves, Green, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, Healy, Henkel, Henry, Hunter, R. D. James, Johnson, Keyser, Kyle, Luck, McCraw, McMullan, Moorman, Nelson, Popham, Pulliam, Ragland, Robinson, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, Sykes, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, George Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Waring, Watson, and Whitacre-51.

The following were presented and referred under rule 37:

By Mr. MCMULLAN: A bill to authorize the trustees of the Episcopal church of St. Thomas parish at Orange C. H., to dispose of and convey their church lot near Ruckersville, Greene county, Virginia. Referred to the committee for courts of justice.

By Mr. WITMER: Petition of the La Belle Fonte grange in regard to branding foreign tobacco, &c., &c. Referred to the committee on agriculture and mining.

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

No. 31. House engrossed bill authorizing state depositories to substitute new bonds for those executed under existing law, was, on motion of Mr. ECHOLS, taken up out of its order on the calendar.

The bill was read a third time and passed.

Ordered, That Mr. FCHOLS carry the bill to the Senate and request their concurrence.

No. 29. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 24 and 26 of an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of certain county officers, providing for the collection of taxes, and the repeal of chapters 37 and 46 of the Code of 1873, approved March 29, 1876, was, on motion of Mr. FARR, 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.

On motion of Mr. HUNTER, the calendar was postponed for five minutes.

Mr. HUNTER offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That on and after to-night the House will meet at 8 o'clock P. M. for the consideration of private bills only.

The House refused to refer the resolution to a committee.

Mr. ANDERSON moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "for the consideration of private bills only;" which was agreed

to.

Mr. ROBINSON offered the following as a substitute:

Resolvod, That on and after to-morrow the chair be vacated at 3 o'clock and be resumed at 8 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of considering local and private bills; which was agreed to.

The resolution offered by Mr. HUNTER, as amended, was agreed to. No. 136. House bill in relation to the boundary line between Virginia and Maryland, was, on motion of Mr. FINNEY, taken up out its order on the calendar.

The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time.

No. 85. House bill authorizing the auditor of public accounts to pay the sum of forty dollars each to W. H. Kanes, of Bath county, and other one-legged soldiers who lost their limbs during the late war, and were provided by law with artificial limbs which they are unable to use, was, on motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochland, taken up out of its order on the calendar.

The bill was read a second time.

Mr. FARR moved to amend the bill by inserting after "county," in 12th line of 1st section, the following: "James M. Love, of Fairfax." Pending which,

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

Mr. HUNTER moved to take up out of its order on the calendar No. 55. House bill to prevent and prohibit hog-pens and the keeping of hogs therein within a half mile of the corporation limits of the city of Alexandria; which was rejected.

No. 46. House bill to furnish commutation to one-legged soldiers on certain conditions, was, on motion of Mr. BARBOUR, taken up out of its order on the calendar.

The bill was read a second time.

Mr. BARBOUR moved to strike out "sixty dollars" and insert "forty dollars"; which was agreed to.

Mr. ROBINSON moved to insert after "legs" the words "and arms"; which was agreed to.

Mr. EDMUNDS moved to add at end of 1st section the following: "Upon certificates of the county courts of the counties wherein the applicant resides that he has been unable to use the artificial limbs. heretofore furnished him"; which was agreed to.

Mr. ROBINSON moved to insert after "one-legged" "and one armed"; which was agreed to.

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

Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester moved to take up out of its order on the calendar

No. 42. House bill to authorize the James river and Kanawha company to make sale and transfer of all its works-no quorum voting. Mr. ROBINSON moved to adjourn; which was rejected-a quorum voting.

The motion of Mr. TALIAFERRO of Gloucester was agreed to.

The substitute reported from the committee on roads and internal navigation was agreed to.

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

No. 86. House bill to relieve from taxation the Franklin society and library company, of Lexington, was, on motion of Mr. LADY, 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.

Mr. WILKINSON moved to take up out of its order on the calendar No. 122. House bill for the relief of Edward C. Murphy and others, sureties of Charles L. Powell, late sheriff of Pittsylvania county-no quorum voting.

Mr. WILKINSON moved to adjourn; which was rejected—a quorum voting.

The motion of Mr. WILKINSON to take up the bill was rejected. No. 30. House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of certain county officers, providing for the collection of taxes and for the repeal of chapters 37 and 46 of the Code of 1873, approved March 29, 1875, was, on motion of Mr. GRAVES, taken up out of its order on the calendar.

Mr. GRAVES moved to postpone the bill and make it the special continuing order for to-morrow at 12 o'clock M

Mr. ROBINSON moved to amend the motion by Mr. GRAVES by striking out "to-morrow" and inserting "Friday next," which was rejected.

The motion by Mr. GRAVES was agreed to.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to take up out of its order on the calendar

No. 13. Senate bill entitled an act to provide for an inspection of cattle; which was rejected—yeas 61; nays 36-not two-thirds voting in the affirmative.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Anderson, Barbour, Bernard, Bocock, Brown, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Cox, Crank, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Echols Edmunds, Fauntleroy, Finney, Fowler, Frazier, Fulkerson, Fulton, Green, Grigsby, Hardesty, Healy, Henkel, Henson, Hiner, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Keyser, Kyle, Lady, Lovell, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Michie, Myers, Oglesby, Popham, Ragland, Ryland. Shannon, Shelburne, J. Howard Smith, Spessard, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Andrew J. Taylor, Tront, VanLear, George Walker, Joseph Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, and Whitacre-61.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Akers, Bland, Bohannan, Burger, Coleman, Crutchfield, Dance, Edwards, Evans, Ficklin, Goode, Gray, Hall, Hanger, H. H. Harrison, Harvie, Henry, Johnson, McCraw, Moorman, Mushbach, Parrish, Powell, Reese, Sandidge, E. H. Smith, Southward, Stevens, Sykes, William Taylor, Waring, Watson, Witmer, Wingfield, and Young-36.

No. 48. House bill to authorize the Giles and Pulaski turnpike company to discontinue so much of their turnpike road as lies between the towns of Dublin and Newbern, in Pulaski county, and the county court of Pulaski county to take control of the same, was, on motion of Mr. MCCAULL, 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.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. TYLER, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to a joint resolution instructing senators and requesting representatives in congress from Virginia to stamp out and prevent the spread of cattle diseases in the United States; in which they respectfully request the concurrence of

the House.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. BLAND, who informed the House that the Senate had passed House bill No. 2, entitled an act 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, with amendments; in which they respectfully request the concurrence of the House.

The motion made by Mr. WALKER of Northumberland to reconsider the vote by which No. 17, 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 one of chapter 48, Code of 1873, approved March 26, 1875, came up.

The motion to reconsider was, on motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochland, passed by.

No. 11. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 1, chapter 13, Code 1873, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact certain sections of the Code of 1873, and certain acts of assembly amendatory thereof, and other acts of assembly in relation to the salaries of certam officers of the government and their employees, compensation of members and officers of the general assembly, mileage and other allowances; to define the salaries of certain officers, and to repeal chapter 153 of the Acts of 1874, and section 27 of chapter 16, and sections 2, 4 and 5 of chapter 161, and sections 5, 16 and 24 of chapter 13 of the Code of 1873, and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict, approved March 12, 1878, unfinished business, came up.

Mr. FAUNTLEROY moved to pass by the bill; which motion was rejected..

Pending the consideration of the bill,

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

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

The question being on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. KELLY, he modified his amendment by striking out "two and a half per centum," and inserting "three per centum."

The amendment offered by Mr. KELLY (as modified by himself) was rejected-yeas 47; nays 72.

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

YEAS-Messrs. Akers, Barbour, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coleman, Crank, Davidson, Dickenson, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Fowler, Frazier, Fulkerson, Fulton, Grigsby, H. H. Harrison, Harvie, Waddy T. James, Kelly, Lacy, Lady, Lee, McCabe, McCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, Michie, Parrish, Powell, Ryland, Shumate, J. Howard Smith, Southward, Spessard. Stevens, Andrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, VanLear, Josoph Walker, Walsh, Smith J. R. White, Witmer, Witten, Wright, and Young-47.

NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Anderson, Ashton, Attkisson, Bernard, Bland, Bocock, Bohannan, Burger, Coghill, Cox, Crutchfield, Curlett, Dance, Davis, Echols, Edmunds, Edwards, Ficklin, Finney, Fry, Goode, Graves, Gray, Green, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty. Healy, Henkel, Henry, Hiner, Hunter, R. D. James, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, Lovell, Luck, McCraw, McMullan, Moncure, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Nelson, Oglesby, Pitts, Popham, Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, Shriver, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, George Walker, William M. Walker, Wallace, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Thomas M. White, Wilkinson, and Wingfield-72.

Mr. BARBOUR moved to insert in 5th line of 5th section, after "act," the following: "and if a majority of the qualified voters of this state, who may attend and vote at the general election required by law to be held on the 4th Thursday in May, 1879, shall in the manner hereinafter provided, signify their assent an acceptance of the terms of this act, then"; which was rejected-yeas 53; nays 65.

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

YEAS.-Messrs. Akers, Barbour, John R. Carter, Chase, Crank, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Dyer, Evans, Farr, Fauntleroy, Fowler, Frazier, Fry,