No. 69. House bill to incorporate the Sons of Elijah, in the city of Richmond. No. 73. House bill to incorporate 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. 77. House bill to work and keep in repair the public roads in the county of Orange, and authorizing the qualified voters to vote upon its acceptance or rejection. No. 79. House bill to authorize the vestry of St. James church, Northern parish, to sell and convey one acre of land in said parish, in the county of Goochland. No. 80. House bill authorizing the trustees of Liberty church in the county of Goochland to make sale of its property. No. 82. House bill to incorporate the West End beneficial and social society of the city of Richmond: The following House bills were passed by: No. 36. House bill (on motion of Mr. CARTER of Loudoun). No. 35. House bill authorizing the trustees of the Augusta Zion Methodist Episcopal church, at Waynesboro', to sell and purchase property and to borrow money, was, on motion of Mr. HANGER, dismissed. No. 47. House bill to authorize the county of Madison to subscribe to the stock of the Fredericksburg and Piedmont railroad company, on certain conditions, was read a second time. Mr. MCMULLAN offered a substitute; which was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. 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, was read a second time. Mr. MUSHBACH moved to pass by the bill; which was rejected—yeas 38; nays 40. On motion of Mr. IIUNTER, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs Akers, Anderson, Chase, Coghill, Cox, Dance, Davidson, Davis, Dickerson, Dyer, Edmunds, Edwards, Goode, Green, Grigsby, Hall, Hanger, Hardesty, R. D. James, Waddy T. James, Johustou, Jordan, Kelly, Kyle, MeCraw, McDaniel, Mushbach, Myers, Ragland, Shannon, Shelburne, E. H. Smith, Stevens, Warner T. Taliaferro, Trout, Walsh, and Watson-38. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Ashton, Burger, John R. Carter, Crutchfield, Echols, Evans, Farr. Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Finney, Frazier, Fry, Graves, Henry, Henson, Hunter, Keyser, Lady, Lee, Lovell, McCaull, McConnell, McMullan, Moncure, Moorman, Parrish, Pitts, Popham, Powell, Reese, Robinson, Ryland, Sandidge, Spessard, Andrew J. Taylor, Wallace, Waring, Smith J. R. White, and Young-40. On motion of Mr. HUNTER, the bill was amended by striking out 66 a half mile of." On motion of Mr. FINNEY, the bill was amended by striking out "hog-pens and" and inserting "pens for." The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. No. 63. House bill to authorize the trustees of Disciples church, at Lynchburg, Virginia, to borrow money and give a deed of trust, was read a second time. Mr. SHELBURNE offered a substitute; which was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. No. 65. House bill to repeal the act to empower the county court of Essex county and the county court of Richmond county to grant to any person the right to establish a ferry across the Rappahonnock river at Tappahannock, was read a second time. Mr. WARING moved to dismiss the bill; which motion was rejected. The bill was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. No. 75. House bill to incorporate the Orange mutual fire insurance company, was, on motion of Mr. WALLACE, dismissed. No. 78. House bill to incorporate the Olympia manufacturing and mining county, in the county of Smyth, was read a second time. On motions (severally made by Mr. SHANNON), the bill was amended as follows: Fourth line, 7th section, strike out "manufacturing company" and insert "factory." Add at end of 7th section the following: "The company may sell the products of their factory or exchange them for material or supplies in the state." The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed to be read a third time. Mr. SHELBURNE moved to adjourn; which was agreed to-yeas 43; nays 29. On motion of Mr. FINNEY, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Bland, Burger, John R. Carter, Coghill, Cox, Dance, Dickerson, Evans, Ficklin, Goode, Graves, Green, Hall, Hanger, Henkel, Henry, R. D. James, Johnston, Keyser, Lady, Lee, Lovell, McCaull, McConnell, McDaniel, Moncure, Pitts, Reese, Ryland, Sandidge, Shannon, Shelburne, E. H. Smith, Spessard, Stevens, Andrew J. Taylor, Trout, Walsh, Waring, Watson, and Smith J. R. White-43. NAYS-Messrs. Ashton, Chase, Crutchfield, Davidson, Dyer, Edmunds, Edwards. Finney, Fulkerson, Grigsby, Henson, Hiner, Hunter, Waddy T. James, Jordan, Kyle, McCraw, McMullan, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Powell, Pulliam, Ragland, Robinson, Warner T. Taliaferro, William M. Walker, Wallace, and Wright-29. The SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1879. On motion of Mr. STEVENS, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. A communication from the Senate by their clerk, was read as follows: In Senate, March 25, 1879. The Senate have passed House bill entitled an act to incorporate the West Point and Hanover Junction railroad, No. 26. And they have passed bills 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 stores furnished the state, No. 14; an act for the relief of Charles W. Walker, treasurer of Giles county, No. 46; an act for the relief of Dr. G. N. Warren, of Mecklenburg county, No. 47; an act to provide for the division of school districts into sub-districts, for the appointment of school directors, and the apportionment of public free school funds in the county of Bedford, No. 33; an act to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Newbern, and to repeal the act of 27th of May, 1852, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Newbern, in the county of Pulaski, in force March 4th, 1872, No. 59; an act to incorporate the Virginia jockey club, No. 67; an act to amend the 3d section of an act approved March 12th, 1878, entitled an act to provide for keeping the paupers in the counties of Scott, Lee, Grayson, Carroll, Floyd, Goochland, Bedford, Mathews, Rockbridge and Amherst, and to repeal an act approved March 29th, 1877, for keeping the paupers in the counties of Scott, Lee and Grayson, No. 53; an act to secure the southern wall of the capitol, No. 114; an act for the relief of W. B. Beach, of Prince Edward county, No. 54; an act to prescribe the times for holding the circuit courts in the third judicial circuit, No. 77; an act to incorporate the Old Dominion fishing and yacht club, No. 80; an act to incorporate the Virginia forest improvement company, No. 87; an act for the relief of B. S. Hooper from the payment of a fine, No. 66; an act for the relief of James Mason, of Grayson county, No. 16; an act to authorize the Shenandoah Valley railroad company to record mortgages and deeds of trust under certain conditions, No. 90. In which bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the House of Delegates. In Senate, Evening Session, March 25, 1879. The Senate have passed with an amendment House bill entitled an act to incorporate the Boxboro', Leasburg and Danville turnpike company, No. 27. And they have passed bills entitled an act declaring certain streams in Nottoway county to be highways, No. 91; an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate St. John's Roman Cath olic college, in the city of Norfolk, approved July 11, 1870, No. 92; an act to incorporate the trustees of the United Brethren in Christ, Dayton, Rockingham county, No. 94; an act to amend and re-enact section 23, chapter 97, Code of 1873, relating to the repeal of fence law in counties that have adopted it, so far as applies to the county of Essex, No. 99; an act to incorporate the Orange mutual fire insurance company, No. 102; an act authorizing an increase of the salary of the county judge of Loudoun, No. 104; an act to authorize the treausurer of Orange county to collect tax tickets and county levies for the years 1875, 1876 and 1877, No. 105; an act to amend and re-enact the 12th section of an act approved April 4, 1877, entitled an act to provide for the working of roads and repairing bridges in the county of Rappahannock, No. 106; an act for the relief of T. W. Rhinehart, of Rockingham county, from the payment of a fine, No. 69; an act to incorporate the Shenandoah seminary, at Dayton, Rockingham county, No. 107; 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, No. 65; an act providing commutation to W. A. Vanforsen, a maimed soldier, No 61; and an act for the relief of A. S. Grigsby, late assistant to the treasurer of Campbell county, No. 103. In which amendment and bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the House of Delegates. No. 27. House bill was placed on the calendar, the rule having been suspended, on motion of Mr. WATSON, requiring it reference to a committee. Senate bills Nos. 14, 46, 47, 59, 53, 114, 80, 87, 66, 16, 90, 91, 92, 94, 99, 102, 105, 106, 69, 107, 61, and 103, were read twice and placed on the calendar under a suspension of the rule requiring their reference to committees. No. 33. Senate bill was read twice and referred to the committee on schools and colleges. No. 67. Senate bill was read twice and referred to the committee on propositions and grievances. No. 54. Senate bill was read twice and referred to the committee on finance. Nos. 77, 104, and 65, were read twice and referred to the committee for courts of justice. The following Senate bills were read twice and placed on the calendar under a suspension of the rule requiring their reference to committees: No. 49. Senate bill entitled an act authorizing the payment of eighty-three dollars and twenty-five cents to James A. Lipscomb, of Manchester. No. 50. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the councilmen of first and third wards in the city of Manchester to determine their respective terms of office by lot. No. 51. Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved April 4, 1877, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 57 of an act approved March 20, 1874, entitled an act providing a charter for the city of Manchester. No. 52. Senate bill entitled an act, for the relief of Edward A. Snellings of the city of Manchester. No. 108. Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Henry county to levy a tax to pay subscription to the Danville and New river railroad. No. 143. House bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Tazewell county to compromise any judgments they may have obtained against any of the late township collectors, reported from the committee on finance, was read a first time. No. 144. House bill to postpone for eighteen months the repeal of the present fence law in Dinwiddie courthouse, Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, Oak Grove, and Church roads voting districts, reported from the committees on counties, cities and towns, 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. 145. House bill to incorporate the Halifax zinc and lithia springs company (on motion of Mr. EDMUNDS). No. 146. House bill to incorporate the Old Dominion Tidewater improvement company (on motion of Mr. MEYERS). The committee on rules reported back the following resolution, which was referred to the committee on yesterday: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the general assembly will, on Friday, the 28th March, adjourn sine die. Mr. JOHNSTON of Giles moved to strike out "Friday, the 28th March," and insert "Wednesday, April 2d, 1879." Mr. HUNTER moved to pass by the resolution; which was agreed to-yeas 54; nays 43. On motion of Mr. JAMES of Goochland, the vote was recorded as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Akers. Attkisson. Bernard, Burger, Cox, Curlett, Davidson, Dickerson, Dickenson, Echols, Edwards, Finney, Frazier, Fulkerson, Fulton, Graves, Green, Grigsby, Henson, Hunter, Waddy T. James, Johnston, Jordan, Keyser, Kyle, Lady. Lovell, McConnell, McDaniel, McMullan, Mushbach, Myers, Oglesby, Powell, Pulliam, Ragland, Shannon, Shelburne, Shriver, E. H. Smith, J. Howard Smith, William B. Taliaferro, Warner T. Taliaferro, William Taylor, Trout, VanLear, Wallace, Walsh, Waring, Watson, Whitacre, Wilkinson, Witten, and Wright-54. NAYS-Messrs. Speaker, Adams, Barbour, Bland, Bohannan, Burnham, John R. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Crank, Dance, Davis, Edmunds, Farr, Fauntleroy, Ficklin, Fry, Goode, Hanger, Hardesty, Harvie, Henkel, Hiner, R. D. James, Johnson, Luck, MeCabe, McCaull, MeCraw, Moorman, Nelson, Parrish, Pitts, Ryland, Sandidge, Spessard, Stevens, William M. Walker, Smith J. R. White, Thomas M. White, Wingfield, and Young-43. Mr. WILKINSON offered the following resolution: Resolved, That on and after to-day the chair will be vacated at 3 o'clock P. M., and resumed again at 8 P. M., for the consideration of local and private bills, and bills for the relief of private individuals. |