The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS

sATURDAr, April 3.
House Bus Pissed the vote taken in
Ripley. jackson county, for the enlargement of in
corporate limits 10 be valid: authorizing the she.
riffs to pay threefourths of the revenue into the
treasury, by the 18th of December and the remain.
der by the 1st Of February.
Seikdte BsHs Ihsseds--Authorizing the corpora.
ton OF Winchester to correct an erroneous assess
ment; amending the act concerning lunatic asy-
iums,an requiring the pay patient fund TO be paid
into the treasury; for the relief of Floyd Smith,
late sheriff OF Montgomery county: incorporating
The Dan River Toll Bridge company in Halifax; in.
cooperating the Luray institute; refunding seven
dollars to Jno III. Rhodes, deputy sheriff of Rock
ingham; changing the law Of 1856, so as to pre-
vent the exchange of bonds for State stock.
he9.aaftoH Of the BT7tE CurrencF.--Mr. DESEAIg
offered resolution requesting the House to re-
turn the bill concerning the redemption of notes
by the banks. He explained that he desired
to repeal that section of the bill establishing sge
cies in Richmond or baltimore. The ayes and
noes being called, resulted in the refusal to adopt
the resolution by--ayes 10, noes 10.
Election Of OBicers.-Mr AHBLFR offered a Joint
resolution fixing Monday, the 5th inst for the
election OF the basement officers Secretary of State
Public Printer, &c. The motion that the rules be
suspended to consider the resolution was defeat
|ed-ayes 10, noes 10.
Senate PTtnttRg.-Mr. THOMAS offered a ioint re-
solution providing for the payment of the salary
OF John Worroek, late Senate Printer. up to Jan
|, 1902 to his grandson. The rules being suspen-
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, April Sd, 1858.
The House met at 10 O'Clock, pursuant to adj
jeurnment. '
On motion of Mr.. ToMLIy the resolution from
the Senate fixing Tuesday next 9th inst, as the
DAY ior the adjournment of the General Assembly
was taken up.
Mr. ANDERSON offered the following substitute.
Resolved, That the General Assembly will ad.
Jonrn saae d'e on the ------- day of this MONTH
Mr ToMlIN proposed to fill the blank with .s6th -
This was agreed to-yeas IS, nays 53
Dir. CHRISTIAN moved that the resolution and
proposed substitute be laid upon the table. The
motion was agreed to.
The consideration of this subject occupied about
two hours. Various brief speeches were made
and the previou3 question and yeas and pays de,
manded on almost every vote.
Tie Appropriation BW-The House resumed the
consideration of the Senate bill, appropriating the
pubic revenue for the fiscal years lS57-'5S and
Is7s'99 Various amendments were offered some
OF which were agreed to, and others rejected
The bill as amended was then advanced to
third reading and passed-yeas 1O4. naysO.
:. accounts Of James r. ISoutter-The joint resolu-
tion presented from the committee of finance a
few days since providing for the settlement of the
account OF james T. Soutter, of New York as
agent of the Board of Public Works, was taken up
and adopted-yeas Sc, nays o.
The Tar BW.-After half an hours discussion
to pass by, for various purposes the House bill
imposing taxes for the support of Government
the said bill was taken up and considered by
sections.
Mr.. HEATH proposed to amend the 9th section of
the biil 80 as to exempt clerks, etc. from the tax
on incomes prescribed in said section and subst-
tute 40 cts. on every 500 thereof"
The proposition was discussed at some length
nv Messrs ItE'TH, JOHNSTON of H., ANDERSON,
SWEENEY and Seldom.
Before disposiBg of the question,
On motion of Mr.. MCKENZIE, the House adjourn.
ed