Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-10
FRoM RIoHMoND.
Irregular Correspondence of the Inteliigeneer.l
RICHMOND, April 9th, 1858.

sage by the Senate went into the House, whence,
after the addition of several amendments, 1t
returned to the Senate, and was taken up for
reaction by the latter body on yesterday, and
after consideration and discussion, a portion Of
the House amendments were adopted, and the
residue disagreed to- of these amendments thus
disposed oil, those most worthy of notice were
two reducing the appropriations to the Lunatic
Asylums by $4,000 each. These were agreed
to; another reducing an appropriation to the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, was disagreed to-
The remaining amendments added by the House
to the bill, had reference to the salaries OF Off
GERS of the two Houses.
Important action was taken by the House on
yesterday, concerning the Tax Bill whose au-
thor is Nj johnson, (Sir Knight of the Sorrow
full Figure) and which has been pending for
some time before the House. The amendment
proposing modification of the tax on salaries
was rejected by vote of 20 against 33; also q
motion to amend the same section of the bill
in the clause prescribing that the tax shall be
assessed on salaries, If the same be not more
than $3.50 by substituting $3.50 in lieu of
the amount designated in the bill failed. Va
rious other amendments were offered, but
rejected, save one to strike out the clause eX-
cepting officers receiving salaries from the
Treasury; another to increase the tax on stock
brokers from $3.50 to 5000; and third, offered
by the author of the BILL suhjecting foreign
mutual Insurance Companies to tax of one
and assessed by the agent.
The Senate bill requiring the Banks to re-
sumo specie payments on the first of August,
has been amended in the House by the substi-
tuition of LIST of May; to this amendment the
Senate at first declined to accede, and in
formed the House, the latter body insisting on
its own amendment. The difficulty was finally
settled by the adoption, by the Senate, of the
House amendment Thus, both houses having
determined it, the resumption will commence
with the first of next month.
The House bill for the regulation of the re-
demption of bank notes, has passed the Senate,
with an amendment making it take effect on
the LIST of April, $50, which amendment the
House has adopted.
The House bill incorporating the Richmond
and Lynchburg Railroad Company, was defeated
in the Senate yesterday; also another House bill
for building railroad from Lynchburg to some
point OH the Covington & Ohio II. r. The
principal objection urged against the latter bill
was that it would compete with the James River
Canal.
Among the other home bills passed by the
Senate yesterday, was one repeating the act au-
thorizing the Crescent Manufacturing Company
of Wheeling to borrow money.
The Joint Resolution offered by Mr. Floyd,
asking high promotion for Lieut.. Maury, has
been adopted, and similar resolution authori-
zing the presentation of sword to Lieut.. Robt
f. Rengram, of Va, for gallant conduct in the
battle with the Chinese pirates, offered by Mr.
Amber, was adopted by the Senate without a
dissenting voice.
Quite a commotion was created in the House
yesterday, by reason of n personal announce
ment from Mr.. Sweeney, one of the representa-
tivcs from your city. He stated TINT lie had re-
ccivcd an anonymous communication on Sun
day evening, in which certain views expressed
by him, relative to the consolidation scheme,
were discussed and reviewed The communi-
cation was in circular form, and addressed to the
President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House Mr.. S. suspected Che said,) it had its
source with n man who has had a great deal Of
business with the government iii connection
with firm in Washington, but whatsoever its
misrepresentation upon his constituents, and
that ifhe (AIr SD was not mistaken, he deserved
most richly, lodging place with Col. Morgan,
on an adjoining HILL rather than the privilege
of traversing the Hall of the House of Delegates.
1t is thought that tine recipient of this rather
doubtful compliment from your delegate, is a
Mr.. perhaps you have the honor OF the
gentlemans acquaintance. certainly Judge
from the remarks of Mr.. S., that there are some
pei sons in Wheeling, who have some knowl.
edge of him, if they do not enjoy an individual
acquaintance. tAaea.-
The Senate recently adopted q resolution aP
propriating $4,000, for the conveyance of the re
mains of Elk President Monroe, from New York
to this, his native State: provided it meets with
the appreciation of the family of the deceased,
and ii be not deemed unnecessary by the Cover
nor of the State.
Both Houses have adopted resolutions to adj
journ on Thursday, the Sth; it is thought pos
Sibly, however, that they may yet postpone an
adjournment until the last of tho week.
FRANK.
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