Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-06
CURRENCY or Tug BANKS.

The amendment OF tce oecste 10 Inc commencing
clause of the bill TO provide for more uniform cur
rency OF the Banks, changing the date on which the
act shall take effect TO Let April 1859, was agreed to.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate bill. appropriatng the public revenue
for the iscal years 1873 and 1852, was taken up
and considered.
An amendment WAS adopted after discussion by
Messrs. JoHSsToN Of H., CHRISTIAN and RAYMOND,
making the annuity to the Western Lsnatc Asylum
$4,000 in addition to the amount received from pay
patients.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN moved to substitute S40OD, instead
Of $1,000 for transportation Of patients, as recon
mended by the Directors Of the Asylum.
This was opposed by Mr.. JoHssToS, of H., and re-
jected.
Mr.. HEATH moved to increase the amount for re-
pairs to Armory, from $500 10 $4,000.
This proposition was discussed by Messrs DUCK.
WALL, JOHNSTON Of a., LEE CHRISTIAN, AkprRsoS
and Seldom, and thereupon rejected.
Various other amendments were offered. some OF
which were adopted, and others rejected. Before the
bill was disposed of,
On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND, the House adjourned:
NoTE.-Ws are requested to state that the unpaid
portion of the Commonwealth subscription to the
capital stock of the Fredericksburg and GordonsVlle
Rail Road which it was proposed to convert into pre-
ferred stock BY the bill rejected yesterday, amounted
to only Sl3o,0O0.
We are also requested to state that Msssrs KHhpER
and DAVIS were detained from their seats in the
House, to-day, by sickness.
SATURDAY, April 3, 1858.
SENATE.
UOUsE BILLS Passed.
Declaring the vote taken in Ripley, Jackson coun'
,y for the enlargement Of its corporate limits 10 De
valid authorizing the sherifs 10 pay threstourths OF
the revenue into the treasury, By the 18th OF Decem
her, and the remainder by the lat of February.
SENATE BILLS Passed.
Authorizing the corporation of Winchester to cor.
rect erroneous assessment amending The act con-
iuno ufuD,5 md mi
tent fund be paid into the treasury for the relief
of FLOYD Smith, late sheriff Of Montgomery county ;
incorporating the Dan River Toll Bridge company In
HallfR1; Incorporating the Luray Institute refund
ing seven dollars TO John II. Rhodes, deputy sheriff
of Rockingham; changing the law OF 1856, so as to
prevent the exchange of bonds for State stock.
REGULATION OF THE BANK CURRENCY.
Mr.. DESEALE offered u resolution requesting the
House to return the bill concerning the redemption
of notes by the banks. He explained that he desired
TO repeal that section of the bill establishing agencies
in Richmond or Baltimore. The ayes and nays BE-
ing called resulted in the refusal to adopt the resou
ton by-ayes 10, nays 10.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Mr.. AMBLER offered joint resolution fixing Mon.
day. the 9Th nst for the election Of basement ocers
Secretary Of State, Public Printer &c. The motion
that the rules be suspended to consider the resolution
was defeaed-ayes Is. nays l6
SENATE PRINTING
Mr. THOMAS offered joint resolution providing
for the payment Of the salary Of John Warrock, late
Senate Printer, up TO January 1859, to his grand
son. The rules being suspended, the resolution was
adopted
On motion the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at III o'clock, pursuant to ADJOURN
mpnt.
On motion of Mr.. TonLIS, tbs resolution from the
Senate fixing Tuesday next, 9th inst, as the day Tor
the adjournment Of the General Assembly, was taken
Mr.. AsDERsos offered the following substitute:
Resolved. That the General Assembly will adjourn
sine die on the - day of this month";
Mr.. DUcKwALL moved that the resolution and pro.
posed substitute be laid upon the table. Rejected
yeas A. nays 55.
Mr.. ANDERSON proposed to fill the blank in ha re.
solution with "leth." Reected-yess ~, nays 81
Mr.. MARIE proposed to fill the said blank with
18Th" This WAS ALEC rejected-yeas 81, nays So
Mr.. ToaLIs proposed to ill the blank with 9th
This was agreed to-yeas IS, nays 3D.
Mr. CHRISTIAN moved that the resolution and pro-
posed substitute be laid upon the table, The motion
was agreed TO by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Bailey, Ball. Bird. Bocle
Boisseau Bowles Brown of Peersburg Brown OF up.hur
Caperton. C@rdwell Carpenter Garter OF Russell Gsssin
man. Duckwsl Garewood, Graham, Grant Harper, Has
klns Heath, Hicksm, Hoge, Hunter, KemPer. Leo Lun.
sio OF Augusta, McCue, McKe nry Mckenzie Miller
Moody Nelson, Paxton, Parrl Powell of Hampshire.
Ronald Seaman. Seldom, Shepard Smith Stalnaker Ste
vens Thomas, Thompson, Ward. Word and Yancey-59.
NAYs-Messrs. Cruichfed, tSpsaker,) Alexander Ar.
nett Barbour of Monongsis Barbour OF Cupeper, Bees
Foreman Brown of Bedford, Carter OF Richmond coupry
and Westnoreland, Chase, Cockerille Conrod, Cowan
Cox, Dabney, Desne, Dcarneue, Dickinson OF Prince
Edward. Draper, Garrett, Gmer, Hackley, Hancock,
Hardy, Raymond, johnson of TAYLOR, Johnston Of Har.
rson, Jones Of Appomrttox, Jones OF GLOUCESTER Jones
Of Meckenburg, Kaufman, Kenble, Long Lynn Mallory
Mays Mckay Mock. Nottingham. Pymae Porter, Prince
Fns %i ss sSSd ss
The consideration of this subject occupied about
two hours. Various brief speeches were made, and
the previous question and yeas and nay, demanded
on almost every vote.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House resumed the consideration OF the Senate
bill appropriating ths public revenue for the fiscal
wears 1878 and l858l5g Various amendments
were offered some Of which agreed to, and 9th.
Era r. ected
The bill az amended wse then advanced to a third
readirg and paseed-yeas l0i nays u.
ACCOUNT or JAMES r. sOuTTER.
The Joint resolution presented from the committee
of finance fsw days since, providing for the settle
ment Of the sccouAls OF James Il. Soutter, OF New
York, az agent of the Board of Public Works, was Ia
ken up and adopted-yeas S6. naysO.
THE TAX BILL
After half an hours discussion 10 pass bv, for va
rous purposes the House bill mpoeng 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 BILL 80 as to exempt clerks ETC., from the lax on
incomes, prrscr bed in said section, and substitute
40 cts on every 800 thereof"
The proposition was discussed at some length by
Messrs. HEATH, JOHNSTON Of H., ANDERSON, SwEE.
NY and Seldom.
Before dsposing of the question:
On motion Of MIR. MCKENZIE, the House adjourned.