The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-22

SENATE rRocEEDrSGs.
! ~ MoapAY. Dec. ii.

Il
Bais Repoy,ed--A bill allowing the original win
of Marv A, Armstead 10 DO removed from the
Clerks Court of Petersburg, to Florida.
pf,fsors.-Mr DorsIass presented petition of
merchants of King and Ouaeu rountv uravfn0 I
that the tar ON merchants LICENCES be reduced: I
also the memorial of q and q Joups asking = /
change az the Law reanirine the uayuent Of In |
ferest he puaraiana
sees,j.t..as ~ Jaes.;,s nv Mr. NeK,xxrr. of am |
thoriyfux the Automatic and chesapeake Canal /
TO lacrosse its capital stock 20 the amount
authorized bv the state of North Carolina.
A me.sage was read from the t}oyernor In an. |
.war ~ ths raaau.icn caiIirr on rim far III. rea.
sans far loaninr the State arms out of its limits,
enclosing the corresnondenc between Gov. Liaon
~ Maryiand and himaeIf M, che snhiect The
massass ,..s ardsr, IA he nrinted
On zso,;an 81 NJ c.T, TIT those norsions of the |
Governar's message relating 10 the Transportation
of sisves hsyand The limit. Of the state and euap-
oira,a .i.na ,yar. rasarred 10 tba C.,rnmttec of
Capmr,s 81 y,..,e.
Ths yIansa s,nsnamant IN tha senate bill regard
inc hansnslsies ~ sharin,a bonds was taken uu
Tbs amsndmsnt reauires the sheriff to give two
han5s ms Car donbIs ths smonnt of taxes TO be
| coiieeted hv him and the other from $4,000 to
so1 00 sr The discharge Of the other duties of the
nf;ce
MT. gRlssoy offered an amendment to the House
omanamsrt the effect Of which Is to make SheriCs
IN tha stata genaraliv Give security the minimum
/ Of which is 40 coo and the maximum 100000, and
To make the sheriff of the city of Richmond give
hond tho rnin;nun, nenalty Of which il 5000, 900,
| and the ma xtnum 81 100000
| Mr. Auorsy onnesed Mr. BRAsNoNs amendment,
| an the gronud that IL precludei almost every man
| from taking the Office Ia Richmond.
Mr. nouuI .ss "a vored monthly settlements by the
sherjffs with the statea deialcation 10 Office to DO
| nunisbei an a fsIony In the PeIiteutiary.
Mr.. WHITE advocated the amendment of Dir.
| BsAsyos He said he had acQusintances now run
ming for the Office OF sheriff of Richmond, who, he
was sure could give security In the sum Of 81 900,
| 0g0 If necessary II was the custom by the courts
{ make administrators give security for double the
value of an estate, and he could not see why any
objection should be urged to an application OF the
! same safeguard to the Office of Sheriff
| Mr.. WEIGH thought the security demanded from
! the sheriff of Richmond too large. He doubted
whether many Of the Senators present could conve-
| niently give a bond az heavy.
On motion Of Mr. BRANNoS the whole subject
| was laid on the table until Tomorrow
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee on Luatic Asy-
1ums reported bin for the relief OF the Lunatc
Asyiums Of the 6tats. The bill ives the Superin'
ten6ents of the Eastern and Western Asyiums the
right TO draw on the Treasury, the one for $4,000
aud the other for $4,000. Mr.. STUART said thai
the wants of the Western Asylum were pressing.
the Governor having discontinued the practice OF
allowing institutions to draw upon the treasury in
advance 0, an APPROPRIATION.
mad. to the Eastern fnnatic AsvInm nnti, the nav
patien. fund was accounted for.
Mr. HuBBAIp said the position of the officers of
| the Eastern Lunatic Asylum was not properly un-
derstood by the Senate. He believed that the diff
culties growing out of the conducting of that in
stituton arose from the fact that il had been ade
an electioneering machine.
Mr.. DOUGLASS said the nav patient fund of the
asylum named was S21 600 out of which 81 900 had
been drawn In default of making the draft on the
| Treasury of the State
| The bill was read second time. and ordered to
| be eugrossed
The order of the day-the question OF filling the
| vacancy in the Office OF 1t. Gov. eame nm
Mr. IeaLg smoke In favor Of the right Of the
! General Assembly to prescribe by law for the
election and In favor Of The rioh. ~ ,nnoi,tmept
| NV the (;oye,nnr in COS. If q vscanrv
Mr.. ARMsTpoS,, believed the functions Of the Of
| fee were nroyided far and onnosai the IDEA that
the Governor had the rtuht IN annoint or that the
LEGISLATURE nossessed the mower To nroyd. for the
| aIa@tian
| Mr.. ANpLgR summarized his minoritv report. which
ASSERTS that tba cnnat;tutfon of tha state coptan
| nIs,as tbat =. $780, IN ,bai. Gnxsrnorshin
the duties of the Office shall deyolye upon the pre-
/ sident. nro tenn. of the Sana,e.
| Mr. GANpsmy eont ended frat tho Iayislatura Ind
the right and duty. prescribed BY law, to all
! tina vacancy and In tha masrwhi,s the sAnate
shonla 90 into nm s;ac.;an nj PRESIDENT nro tenn.
| pore
| ON motion the sansta as;ournaa
! 80 -, ,,
| HtesE oF DbLEdAIEe.
| DEcEaBER 2lst, 1857.
| PRAYER nv the Rev Dr. Iead of the presbvtsran
| Church
| Amongst tha hills ma ,ssd was ona AMENDING an
| act proyiding for the construction of Railroad
from the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad to inter-
sect the Covington and Ohio Railroad; and one for
the relief of the Lunatic Asyuins Of the State.
Rank Reports--The following Communication in
answer to resolutions adopted were referred to the
Committee on Banks: The cashier Of the branch of
| the Farmers Bank OF Virginia, at Charlottesville.
reports that from Goth October, 1865, to 10th Octo
Der, 1857, S9f 0o0l9 of checks drawn in the North
cities. were paid to brokers residing in the ci
ty OF Richmond in redemption OF the issues OF that
Office and S33.Io4 to an agent OF Adams Co; also
about $4,000 In coin to brokers residing IN the city
Richmond
The president OF the branch Bank OF virginia, at
Norfolk reports that large drain OF coin is made
by the constant demand OF brokers
The cashier OF the branch Bank OF the valley, az
Leesburg. reports that onor about the I'd May ~,
| broker from the city OF Richmond demanded and
obtained Tor the notes OF that ONCE about SZoseVo
| IN specie.
! The cashier OF the branch of the Farmers Bank
"neu tepe' eso o ons' y, aar.n .hs pas
-; Vh1s' aoous -oo"o u Sneen s un .oi'
ottioo o0vu re" ~ AZ Den0i VI DaiInoi
| t ts ~ 40 oenuse0 'niousn 'no "soh'y Vi
Swans , - 0Apes .,..
,.'i.,aa ~ "as a"Up . appu.ns sp.a'
e9,nIiisee " .uqai.e h'o Tue eApeuEney "a pro-
'u,ns '.noo. 'or wy 1uuoa.'on VI u,ole iu ton
necton WIN tne peai mute ana bl'ns institn.e.
$50 .ua'o anie hAioe ''io ii,u -. a" ia
| ry Tor the election CT Major General of the 4th
D.ioiou , .. nii ans ".s as 1 H 70. o,,
- stt a a. lbs ti CO 80 1.;. - " 'u -,
| iea'eo' as ~eie Two o'her fesoiusions Vi simiar
hes"u.'ons " nt4H1y-by Nr. pi'ARNEfIE, OF
tno 20, ~
~ ~" sho "aii oa ud lana uepo.5 IL .ne oi.y Vi
riSni,nrai ,rodnets a:,;v.S .Sara 80 ,'ss,th ~
oansignse with statement of the wclrht thereof
Nv Mr. GILARs. of releasing the personal rerresen.
| tiyes of Samuel s. Saunders deceased from the
payment of any additional sum of money to the
Commonwealth, on account of a judgment iecov-
cred against the said Saunders, as one of the surf