The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-31


The Legislature.
The Senate passed the House bill authorize
ing the Bank Of the Valley to establish a
Branch in the city of Richmond, and the bill
imposing taxes on persons and property. The
sections concerning merchants licenses was
.disposed of Thursday night by a resolution,
which was adopted, to let the tax stay as un-
der the present law. A number Of bills We're
rejected-among them, House bill exempting
the Fair Grounds of Agricultural and Me-
chanical Societies from taxation. The bill in
cooperating the Lynchburg and Richmond
Railroad was passed.
The House passed few local bills, and re.
lected Senate bill to "enable the South. Side
Railroad Company to construct q branch of
their road from Blacks and Whites to the
Roanoke River" The bill imposing taxes on
persons and property came up rs unfinished
business, and was discussed during the day
and at the night session. Reports were re-
turned TO both branches Of the General Az.
sen.bly by the special Joint Committee, to
whom was referred the correspondence which
recently passed between Gov. LETCHHR Of
Virginia, and Gov. KIRKwooD of Iowa, and
Gov. DENNIsON of Ohio, relative to their re-
fusal to surrender BARCLAY CorpIc, OWEN
ASAOWN 0uO T AANNlS M60htAMs tuIe0 VI
JOHN Browns party who escaped from
justice into the States named. The du-
plicity and double dealing Of the Black
Republican offcials is proved upon them by
incontrovertible evidence. and the resolution
which concludes the report truthfully says,
the Governors Of Iowa and Ohio, by their re-
fd1al to surrender the marauders who are
p" known TO have committed within this State
crimes Of the highest grade, willfully and de.
liberately violated the federal compact dis
regarded the comfy which should exist be.
tween sovereign States, and made themselves
morally. If not legally, accessories to the of.
fences committed by these criminals and fugi.
tives from Justice
P.S.-The bill incorporating the Wheeling
Railroad Bridge Company passed the Senate
last night.
Branch Of the Bank Of the Valley i'm Rich.
mend.
The bill which has passed the LEGISLATURE
authorizing Branch Of the Bank Of the Val.
ley in this city, we regard rs highly important.
We look upon 1t as the very best thing that
could be done for the Bank itself. The mother
Bank 70 located at Winchester, That town
owing TO the corrse Of internal improvement ~
nhecang Its ini rests, has lost a rood de., Of
It's commercial power, and Of course 10 m.
event OF tnas deterioration has the Bank heer
pse)odlecd In its participation in the fin.nc,.,
coa'soi 81 the circulating medium OF the State
A.s oranch In this city would increase IL.
sesng'n ana its part and lot in this mattsr.
IL would do what II yet more valuable 10 N.
ana virginia: SAetlitate our cOmuAsrce with thu
valley, and make one more inroad upoh thu
sscsaonAlisa which has dose much injury n
the essts 1t will also increass the capital -
tsls city, aAd help On sntsrprises now ker,
back fer the want cfpecuniasy I'D. This nev
anxtliaEy, and ths two new Banks iscorpo.
rated by the pssssnt legislature, 70 be locateA
here. viii give ~ good dsai more capital ana
snpart additional snsrgy to the enterprise Of
our psPgle.