The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-24
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.

announcing the passage of snndry bills
Bits Reported Authorizing the Virginia Cen
trail Railroad to Win inc "rsafr
the capital stock Of the Predericssbnrg ana "os-
donsville Railroad. ...,.,
R,rk pe,sd,,, ,,,afiea Hn--The bill prohibiting
the circulation Of notes under sip after ss, ana
uner $40 after 1860 parsed last session, was pass
ell by the following vote: r,..n
Afss-Messrs Amber, Brsnnon. Bruce, Campbell
Catiett Claborne. COBB Cnphin Soi ss,a uaa
dleson. aayns. Neal OF wood. Old, Paxton. Rich
monsi, Thompson. WEIGH. West and White-,2, :,
paasbtrey Teneaie. pessins Flood. french nnf.
hard, johnson, Marshall Rives, stuart, ihemas'
Warth. wooding, aud Yates-i3.
Ressations If Inqaisy by Mr., psskssn, o. in'
favor OIL SeeIy, FOR painting on the capiioi, neis
rouse &c by Mr.. DEsE,tE. OF merging the Blue
Ridge Railroad into the capital stock OF the virgin
Ia Central railroad.
the town of Nartinsbarc; concerning the Lynch
burg and Buffalo Turnpike Company; amending
tho charter of the city Of Aiexandria incorpora
ting the Firemens Insurance Company OF sof'ois,
changing an election precinct In Pulaski county;
amendinr the charter Of the town OF Ieeseurg,
authorizing Justices of the Peace TO give Judgment
on forthcoming bonds taken BY constaoies lot exc
cutions issued by Justices OF the Feace' anthoir
xlnc the courts to allow additional compensation
20 witnesses from another State attending 10 cfim
inal cases.
,,o,,ex,,c and Forffqn GIoods.-The joint resolu-
tions offered by Mr. THOMAS, requiring merchants
In III. STATE TO give to commissioners OF tue rev
anne list of their goods stating which are OF the
yrowth Of virginia, which are grown out OF tue
state and which in foreign countries Ihe !u'h
ishiug of this statement 10 DO one of the cohd'iohs
of obtaininp the license, we're taken up.
| Mr.. THOMAS in supporting the resolution said
thai II became the Assembly at this juncture OF
affairs with the Morrill, to look into inc revenues
OF the State and her trade. lie SAID the Audl'or
IA xDfA NpaE q ".
had endorsed the practicability of the measure,
and he hardly supposed any Senator would doubt
its propriety and utility.
Mr. C,Ttrrr objected to the resolution on the
ground that no provision was made TO compensate
the commissioners of the revenue Tor the extra
/ labor in gathering this information
Mr. AaBLER hoped the Senator from uloucester
would not urge objections to the details OF tue
ulau at this time. There was a high purpose AT
The bottom of these resolutions. IL was the hrst
step In preparing Virginia for the position into
| which she was being forced by the North. Inc
resolutions will enable us through our license law,
10 Withdraw from our enemies at the North the
tribute which they are using TO our own de4truc-
ton lie hoped the patriotism OF the commission
ers of the revenue would incite them 10 the pros
ecution of this part OF their duty.
Mr. DgSEALE favored the object. but regardeo
the plan as iupractcable. To Effect the otJect ne
would vote for resolution appr"prlating So,ooo-
900 for running steamers between Notioih anu
France but he could. not support "fanciiul reso.
Mr.. DAuGHrRrY regarded the plan impractical
BILE, and gave some illustrations.
MIR claiborne spoke earnestly in favor Of the
resolutions and announced his intention to call
for the ayes and nays on the resolutions, and see
who was disposed to throw a damper on every eft
fort at securing commercial independence for the
South.
MIR. WHITE said that he would vote for the reso-
lntions, with some change. He did not believe
empty and kigh-sounding resolutions will be oil
any benefit to us. Every people VIII Duy where
they can buy cheapest, aud sell where they can
get the best price. Resolutions will never buiid
| up direct trade for the South, and he did not
believe that any Of us would live to see direct
trade, until the great Covngton aud ONO Kairoaa
that will connect MS with the far VESTS com
| pIeted. Appropriate all the means within the
poyer of the state to finish this great work as
speedily az possible and then we will witness our
harbors whiteDed with the sails from every quar-
! ter of the globe.
| file hoped the Senate would prevent the wasting
of the resources Of the State upen mere local I'M
! provements, that will never pay dividend, ana
! put stop to that most injurious system OF log
| rolling, which he feared would completely para
I'VE the best energies of the State. The treasury
! is attacked from all quarters, aud he hoped the
Senate would defeat the combination. lie hoped
tho resolutions would not be indefinitely post
poned but that they be laid upon the table, III or
| der that may amend and perfect them
He moved to lay the resolutions on the table.
The motion was defeated The resolutions were
amended SO RS to make them applicable Gas far RS
! practical"
| The resolutions were then indefinitely postponed
| by the following vote:
| AYEs-Me srs Braden. Caldwell Catlett, Day. De
ne&le Flood, Floyd, trerch, Huddleson, johnson,
| Layhe DaIsliall Neal nt Wood. Richmond stuart,
| War;h, WEIGH. Wooding, and Yates-ie
| NOEs-Messrs Amber, Bruce, Campbell, Claiborne,
Cobb Deskins, Mckinney, Old, Kives. smith of g.,
Thomas, Thompson, Wet, and Whie-H
Resumption Of Specie PIyment-The vote passing
the bill fixing November for the resumption OF
specie payment by the banks was reconsidered,
\ and November stricken out. MIR. OLD moved to
fix May LIST as the date for resumption.
| Mr.. THOMAS moved to nix September lst. Mr..
| FRENCH moved October lot. This last motion was
defeated-ayes II, nays 30. The proposition for
September lst was also defeated-ayes H. nays 50.
! The proposition To make the date for resumption
| August lst was adopted by the following vote:
| ArEs-Nessrs Amber, Armstrong. Rraden. Cog
| hill, Daughtiey, Denea'e, Deskins, Flood Floyd.
| french Funston, Gatewood. johnson. MckenBey
| Marshall Rives smith of Jackson Stuart, Thomas
| Warth, Welch White. ard WoOding-2
| NoEs-Messrs Brannnn, Bruce, Caldwell Camp
bell Catlett Claiborne IObb, Coleman, Day, Hairs
| ton HuddlesoU, Layne, Neal of Wood, Old Paxton
Richmond. Smith OF G., Thompson, est, Yates = 81.
The bill was then ordered TO it's third reading.
| CGrnreysi0n Sctsme-Mr. STUART called up the
! Canal Conversion Scheme. with view to offer
! ing substitute. The substitute authorizes the
James River and Kanavha Company to borrow Il
! sum not exceeding s2,000.G00, the lien now held
by the State to be suspended until that debt shall
be paid, and after its payment to be restored. The
| bill was ordered to be printed.
| On molten the Senate adjourned,