The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-12

Of loan commissioners pending the auestion unor
soe n substitute offered yesterday by Mr.. wnRYI
a. M Johnson addressed the House In favor o,
.ns original bill from the committee O.. the TN
aration Of the ban power from ths Hoard ~ PIX
~ =, " wotks. The debate was continued by Messrs
a. .nd BURwELL, Of Bedford In favor a
.,s,.S Sute, (Which. with certain restrictions
inc ,co,,s.' continues the power Of borrow.
n .a.oiy "Hn the Board Of Public Works } and
N % conclusion, by Mr. GARNET IN favor ~ ths ths
h..r,e .s ere not In the House YESTERDAY and mot
tne nrst part Of the debate. cannot 1--WE an
the proprietv Of the general question Of
WORKS the power to borrow and - -. VI ruone
bursement Of money :" arecs the dis
4r: buRwElL Of Bedford, objected To N. IA, -
u o;. .o.u CoMmissioners proposed in the biI hs.
cause 1t made the Executive ! msmhs. .us ~ sr ge-
Board, and be had IN undyine hostitx ~ .ha.n .ne
man power" and would be opposed 30 . JIG
the 6overnor any part In this importsnt h-.rs. "
the public business. Mr.. GARNET ridicnied .ha y.
idea that the position Of . mere memhsr eS .s:o
Board could add to the power of the EYsc,.;. us y.
serious or dangerous manner; but IL that war
any great difficulty with the House, he intimstaS
that ne would have no objection to putting some
other name.
Mr.. FLOYD indicated his connexiou with IN.
loans or sale Of stock affected through SeIden
winners d Co., and charged that the transaction,
WIN snat house were successful and correct up tc
the time his connexion as anex -of1icio member n,
tne Board ceased After that old members wen,
out OF the firm of s. w. & Co: new ones came in
the new Board of Public Works en- tered into : ne,,
contract, and under that Ii was that the emb.r
rassments OF the State and the failure of the arm
occurred. He admitted that il was wrong for tbe
Board Of Public Works to deposit stock with s
w. a. Co. or to part with stock before 1t was sold
but the substitute prohibited this He areued a.
much length to show the policy ofleaving the DOW
or to borrow money with the Board, thus restrict
ed 'S''--o'
The vote upon the substitute was decided in th,
negative as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Bass. Boreman. Ro.wortb
Brady Brannon Burwen Of Bedford, Byrd, Csrpen
ter, Gambler, Carroll Carter, Christian Clarke Cal
Inns Crabtree, Crawford. Daniels Dickinson of firay
French Frost Haynes. Hays Hsi.Ie, asrSssrl SiSsa
McChesnsy, McIver. Moorman. Newton, Parsons
ner. Samues Shumate, Sinclair Thompson, Triplett
vanorsdall, Wellman. Wiley, Wood, Woodhouse, :
Noes-Mesus. Crutchfeld, (Spesker} Aruett Asb
by, Baker, Barnes Berkeley, Bondurant Brandon
Burwall of Patrick, Bush, Bywaters Claiborne. CIav
brook, Craddock, Croker, Crockett, Dabney Davis
munds, Garrett Gurley, Hancock, Hobbs, Holman
Howell, Johnston, Jones of Appomattox, Jones o
A H. JSnss Of e., Ksmper, Kirby, Lundy. Martin, Mur
Powell, Preston, Seddon, Smith, spsdy Splitter. sta
nard, Sprinkle, Taylor, Thomas Of Mason, Thom
.:of Warren, Tonlin, Townsr, Trsdway, Walton
"oloD, IanCey,-ol.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed-ayes
&C. noes Sc.
The Speaker laid before the House a communi
cation from the Governor, enclosing law passet
by the Legislature of the State of Peunsyiyani,
providing for the improvement of the Ohio river
by the assent of the several States bordering up
on it. Some action by Virginia is necessary {
give it force and therefore the Governor sends i
to the Legislature. Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. GARNETT, bill concerning
Shcriffs and Commissioners of the Revenue. thei
duties and compensation" was taken up on its Sc
cond reading, and being amended, wa ordered Il
its engrossment.
On motion of Mr. GARNETr the House took ur
the bill Ito authorise the issue of Treasury notes,
on its second reading, which was under considera
ton when the hour for the recess arrived.