Mr. Finney, from the committee on county, city and town organizations, presented⚫ No. 33, A bill to prohibit the sale, exchange and purchase of corporate property by the board of supervisors of any county, except with the approval and ratification of the county court. Mr. Quesenberry, by leave, presented No. 34, A bill to amend and re-enact section 9 of chapter 157 of the Code of 1873, in regard to the sale of poisons; which, on his motion, was read the first, and ordered to be read a second time and referred to the committee on general laws. A message was received from the House of Delegates by Mr. Bohannon, who informed the Senate that that house had agreed to the following joint resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That when the two houses adjourn on Thursday, 23d instant, they adjourn to meet on Tuesday, the 28th instant. The resolution was taken up and agreed to. Ordered, That the clerk inform the House of Delegates thereof. Mr. Smith, from the committee on agriculture, mining and manufactures, presented No. 35, A bill for the protection of sheep in the county of Bath. Mr. Herndon, from the committee for courts of justice, presented a report declaring it inexpedient to legislate on the subject of a resolution as to amending the Code so as to allow married women to acknowledge conveyances of real estate before one justice, in cities and towns of more than five thousand inhabitants. And he, from the same committee, offered the following joint resolution: Resolved (the House of Delegates concurring), That the governor of the commonwealth be and he is hereby authorized to request the attorney-general of Virginia to appear and defend the suit now pending in the supreme court of the United States, No. 186, under the style of Phillips against Payne. On motion of Mr. Quesenberry, Resolved, That the committee on general laws enquire into the expediency of further legislation to require the speedy settlement of the debts of township boards in the various counties of the commonwealth. On motion of Mr. Newberry, Leave of absence was granted Mr. Slemp for two days from to-day. On motion of Mr. Clark, Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice be instructed to enquire into the expediency of increasing the number of commissioners of accounts in the large counties and corporations. No. 24, Senate bill authorizing the town of Fredericksburg to issue bonds to redeem her ante-war debt, was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title. Ordered, That the clerk inform the House of Delegates thereof, and request their concurrence therein. No. 30, Senate bill making an appropriation for the collection, transportation, care and exhibition, and also for the return of articles exhibited at Philadelphia in 1876, was taken up, read the third time, and the question on its passage being put, was determined in the negative-ayes 12; noes 13. The vote was recorded as follows: AYES-Messrs. Daniel, Elliott, Eubank, Hinton, Johnson, Maddox, Powell, Quesenberry, Sinclair, Smith, Tanner, and Wortham-12. NOES-Messrs. Beazley, Bland, Clark, Cochran, Eastham, Finney, Greever, Hairston, Herndon, Marshall, Newberry, Ward, and Wood-13. Mr. Cochran moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was rejected; pending which, On motion of Mr. Herndon, the bill was laid on the tablewhen, A message was received from the House of Delegates by Mr. Morris of Princess Anne, who informed the Senate that that house was ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order of the day, which has for its object the election of a judge of the county court of Nansemond county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Peter B. Prentis; and the election of a judge of the county court of Princess Anne county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge F. M. Whitehurst. On motion of Mr. Lawson, it was Ordered, That he inform the House of Delegates that the Senate is also ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order of the day. A message was received from the House of Delegates by Mr. Barnes, who informed the Senate that that house was ready to proceed to the election of a judge for Nansemond county, and that Nathaniel Riddick was the only person in nomination for that office. Ordered, That Mr. Lawson inform the House of Delegates that no additional nomination for that office had been made in the Senate. The roll was then called, with the following result: 23 For Nathaniel Riddick, The senators who voted for Mr. Riddick are-Messrs. Beazley, Cochran, Daniel, Duffield, Eastham, Elliott, Eubank, Finney, Gayle, Greever, Hairston, Herndon, Hinton, Johnson, Lawson, Marshall, Newberry, Nunn, Quesenberry, Sinclair, Smith, Ward, and Wood23. The President appointed Messrs. Lawson and Nunn a committee on the part of the Senate, to meet a similar committee on the part of the House, and count the joint vote; who, through their chairman, Mr. Lawson, reported: Nathaniel Riddick having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected judge of the county court of Nansemond county, for the unexpired term of Judge Peter B. Prentis, resigned. A message was received from the House of Delegates by Mr. Morris of Princess Anne, who informed the Senate that that House was ready on its part to proceed to the election of a judge for Princess Anne county, and that James M. Keeling was the only person in nomination in that house for that office. Ordered, That Mr. Duffield inform the House of Delegates that no additional nomination for that office had been made in the Senate. The roll was then called, with the following result: 24 For James M. Keeling, The senators who voted for Mr. Keeling are-Messrs. Beazley, Cochran, Daniel, Duffield, Eastham, Elliott, Eubank, Finney, Gayle, Greever, Hairston, Herndon, Hinton, Johnson, Lawson, Marshall, Newberry, Nunn, Powell, Quesenberry, Sinclair, Smith, Ward, and Wood-24. The President appointed Messrs. Duffield and Gayle a committee on the part of the Senate, to meet similar committee on the part of the House, and count the joint vote; who, through their chairman, Mr. Gayle, reported: Whole number of votes cast, Of which James M. Keeling received 104 53 104 James M. Keeling having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected judge of the county court of Princess Anne county, for the unexpired term of Judge F. M. Whitehurst, resigned. No. 30, Senate bill making an appropriation for the collection, transportation, care and exhibition, and also for the return of articles exhibited at Philadelphia in 1876, was taken up on motion of Mr. Herndon; and the pending question being on the motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was rejected, was put and determined in the affirmative—when, On motion of Mr. Cochran, the bill was laid on the table. No. 31, Senate bill for the relief of the securities of Thomas L. Jones, late collector of Beaver Dam township, Hanover county, was taken up, read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being forthwith engrossed, was, on motion of Mr. Quesenberry, (two-thirds concurring,) read the third time and passed-ayes 24; noes 3. The vote was recorded as follows: AYES-Messrs. Beazley, Clark, Cochran, Dawson, Eastham, Elliott, Eubank, Finney, Gayle, Greever, Hairston, Herndon, Hinton, Johnson, Lawson, Marshall, Moffett, Nunn, Quesenberry, Sinclair, Tanner, Ward, Wood, and Wortham-24. NOES-Messrs. Daniel, Newberry, and Smith-3. Ordered, That the clerk inform the House of Delegates of the passage of the bill, and request their concurrence therein. On motion of Mr. Clark, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, twelve o'clock. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1875. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Bitting. A communication from the House of Delegates by their clerk, was read as follows: In House of Delegates, December 21, 1875. The House of Delegates have passed Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact the second section of the act entitled an act to incorporate the Warm springs company, passed April 28, 1874, No. 19. Mr. Smith offered the following preamble and resolution: Whereas it seems to be an established rule of the general assembly to abate, by special and expensive legislation, all penalties attaching to the sureties of the collecting and other officers of the commonwealth, and not to abate the same as to the principal; therefore, be it Resolved, That the committee on finance be instructed to report upon the expediency of amending the law in the premises so as to conform it to the rule and policy of legislation, and provide that no security shall ever be held for any such damages. The question on the adoption of the resolution being put, was determined in the negative. No. 5, House bill entitled an act modifying the charter of Washington and Lee university, was taken up; and the question on agreeing to the amendments proposed by the committee on public institutions being put, was determined in the affirmative. The bill as amended was then read the third time, and passed with its title. Ordered, That the clerk inform the House of Delegates of the passage of the bill, and request their concurrence in the amend ments. No. 10, Senate bill to provide for the registration of the voters of the city of Danville, was taken up, read the second and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being forthwith engrossed, Mr. Daniel moved that it have its third reading to-day; and the question being put thereon, was determined, for want of a two-thirds vote, in the negative. No. 33, Senate bill to prohibit the sale, exchange and purchase of corporate property by the board of supervisors of any county, except with the approval and ratification of the county court, was taken up, read the first and ordered to be read a second time. No. 35, Senate bill for the protection of sheep in the county of Bath, was taken up, read the first and ordered to be read a second time. The report of the committee for courts of justice, declaring it inexpedient to legislate on the subject of a resolution as to amending the Code so as to allow married women to acknowledge conveyances of real estate before one justice, in cities and towns of more than five thousand inhabitants, was taken up and agreed to. Senate joint resolution authorizing the governor to request the attorney-general to represent the state in a certain case in the supreme court of the United States, was taken up and agreed to. Ordered, That the clerk inform the House of Delegates thereof, and request their concurrence therein. On motion of Mr. Quesenberry, the rule requiring bills and resolutions of the House of Delegates to remain under the control of the Senate for two days after their passage or rejection, was suspended until the recess. Mr. Hinton, by leave, presented No. 36, A bill to provide temporary accommodation for white lunatics not now provided for, by the purchase of the old RandolphMacon college buildings, in Mecklenburg county; which, on his motion, was read the first and ordered to be read a second time, and referred to the committee on public institutions. On motion of Mr. Clark, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, twelve o'clock. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1875. A communication from the House of Delegates by their clerk, was read as follows: In House of Delegates, December 22, 1875. The House of Delegates have agreed to the amendment of the Senate to House bill to amend section 2 of chapter 171 of the Code of 1873, as amended by an act approved March 29, 1875, in reference to number of commissioners in chancery, No. 1. And have passed Senate bills entitled an act authorizing the town of Fredericksburg to issue bonds to redeem her ante-war debt, No. 24; and an act for the relief of the securities of Thomas L. |