The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-20
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TUESDAY NIGHT, March le, 1856
On motion of Mr.. PENDLEToE, of Giles. the
House took up the report of the Committee OF
Privileges and Elections on the contested election
from Jackson county. The question upon agree
ing to the resolution Of the committee decIarins
the returned delegate Mr.. FROST entitled to his
seat was decided in the affirmative, without d.
vision
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS IN CITIES
Mr.. SEGAR called up the Senate bill to promote
railroad connections In cities and towns
A debate ensued on the motion to pass by the
order Of the day for taking up the bill, in which
Messrs. BURwELL of B., and SEGAR favored the
consideration of tie bill, and Mr. CLAIBORNE OBJ
posed it-after which the House took 1t up, with
out division.
The bill was passed to its third reading, and the
question being upon Its passage it was determine
in the afidrmative-ayes IS, noes l9.
BANK OF HowARDsvILLE
On motion of Mr.. WOOD, the House took Ut
the Senate bill Incorporating the Bank of How
ardsville the bill having been amended, was read
q third time and passed
TREASURY NOTES
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
TO authorize the Issue Of treasury notes. pending
the question upon the substitute offered by Mr.,
FLOYD for authorizing loan of IS 900 900 at per
cent. interest.
position to the treasury note bill and in favor Of
his substitute and was replied to BY Mr. GARNET
Mr.. BURwELL Of Bedford, gave his views in oppo.
siion to the bill. He objected to the substitute on
the score OF the per cent interest but he prefer
red 1t to the bill as it would afford the relief de.
manded by the present exigencies of the Com
monwealth.
The question upon the substitute was then de-
cided In the negative-ayes "a, noes 81
The Dill was then ordered TO its engrossment,
and being engrossed was passed-ayes 81, noes TO-
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The Senate had returned the Approximation Bill
with message that they agreed to some of the
amendments of the House and disagreed to 9th.
ers, and from some few of these amendments thu.
disagreed 10, the House receded and upon others
1t insisted.
On motion of Mr.. GARRETT, the House took II,
the bill to provide for funding a part of the ar
rears of interest on the capitation tax due the Lit
ersry Fund, which, being read third time, was
passed.
In the course of the evening the Senate SAINT
messages to the House announcing that thew had
passed the bills: to authorize the issue of Treasury
NOTES, ana for funding part of the arrears of in
terest due the Literary Fund; so they are laws.
Inc Rouse on motions made, took I'D and pass
Cd the following Senate bills: An act to incorpor-
ate the Alexandria Steam Packet COMPANY and
An act TO authorize the establishment by some
one OF the Banks of the Commonw ealtb. of A
branch Bank in the city of Alexandria They
are therefore laws
The Senate returned the bill incorporatinR the
IN SEARL.
iho TWO Houses at a late hour got into a snarl
over The appropriation bill
ILn senate had In the appropriation bill insert
ca eNIa compensation TO some of its officers, ircu
ding fifty dollars per week during ths SESSION. ex
and ui35-'55
Iln House amended the bill by giving extra pay
10 Sc efa OF tie officers, and ty striking out the
eA.ra pay TO the Clerk Of the Senate.
Ito senate disagreed to Ali the amendm ents
givinf extra pay 70 House officers and insisted up
ON tu' extra compensation 70 its Clerk at this
s.ags ol tue interchange OF amendments, DO. reia-
i've ~ the compensation of officers for the extra.
ordinary services demanded Of them by the noe
turn'1 sttIngs, the bill was returned to the House
AZ rser 10 O'clock
The House was thinning out, and at the rate Of
dssertton going on, there was no likelihood that
the Hnuse of min at eleven could show al
twelve, constitutional majority Of serenity seven.-
To perfect the appropriation BILL 1t seemed almost
inevitable that this constitutional majority would
be requisite. Observing the steady diminuscn of
members Mr. GARRETT made desperate appeal
to them TO stand their ground ntil the appropra.
ton bill became a law but they needed him
not
What sort Of motion should be made was Der.
picking question. How to avoid constitutions,
Sots-Which they dared not even then hazard
was the trouble. There was but little doubt thu,
If the House insisted on its amendments p.vine -,
own officers extra compensation and receding from
snear amendment, striking out the extras to the
Senate Clerk, that body would at once agree
thus leaving TO each house the question "a 10 ,ho
CONDENSATION due It's officers. Bu, that would re-
cure the constitutional vote, and the denartnre.
"nns considering these questions made n now
Sss'ain that there was no such vote to be hadi
~, AHer great deal of perple1ity and confabula
, ,sna was determined the only course left to
ms ~ rom an the amendments, except that strik
nj. ~. .ns extras to the Senate Clerk and a.
Won. involved no appropriation the constitutional
bi -. unnecessary. This WAS done and the
~ The Senate was In no mood for . clean back