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

SENATE.

FRIDAY, MaTcu M iSVV.
The Senate was called to order At 10 O'CLOCK |
A. NJ. BY Lieut.. Gov. MONTAGUE
A mmunicatiOn WIS read from tne house,
informing The Senate Of the passage OF pun.
ber of bills oriGiuating In the senate also y.
sundry Honse bills The latter. wnsn d ",spo io tho
amendments proposed by the Senate 10 tue
following bills: "An act to re-enact anu
amend the 3lth section OF chapter ~ VI ,n7
Code SO assO extend the exemptions from ois.
tress or levy Of the property Of poor deotoIs.
House Bids Passed.-To amend and re-enac.
the charter of the town of Point tieasan., ="
burg Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Compa-
pany; to establish 4 branch Bank AZ FaIkeIs-
burg, in the county Of Wood oirecttnk .nu
payment of JUDGMENT IN iav0r oA ,;n:, M",y
Peery and Others of Taxewell county, against
| the Board of Public Works, for repairs 10 the
Staunton and Parkersburg Rond; for the re.
| lief of John w. Lawson; authorizing Tue
Bank of the Valley in Virginia 10 es!aollsn
branch in the city of Richmond; to incorpo-
| rate the Saltville and Laurel Turnpike Oo"-
pany, with an amendment)
| Gorersors Of Iora and Oh,o;-Mr. Co"h
| from the Clint committee of the General AS
sembly, on the special message OF tue 0o'eI
nor on the subject of the demand maoe ny
him on the Governors of Iowa and ONO ior
the surrender of certain fugtives from Jusuce,
made 4 report. concluding with Il resolution,
which was read and ordered to be prtntsa.
| Clerks of the Executive Deparfment.-Ihe Sen.
ate were notified by House message ina. 'na'
body had agreed to Joint resolution 10 au-
| thOriZe the Joint Committee ON the ruunc
Library to increase the compensation oi .ne
Assistant Clerk and Copying Clerk IN the HA-
Senate E;HS Pnss.d.-Releasing Richard Carr
| from the payment of fine imposed by ths
Circuit Court Of Middlesex county; to exteho
,9s time of rebuilding ii the Kipp
Senate Bmsiness-Senate bill changing tnt
, Petersburg and Boydton Plank. Road ana tne
Boydton and Clarksyille Pland-Hoao lnto
l r,in
| capital stock for that purpose, was put on IL
, passage and rejected.
, Mr.. DuCKwALL, of the House, informed TN
i Senate OF the passage, by the House, OF bii
q incornora,inr the Sir Johns Run Turnpik
e Company. .
. The bin re-arransing and extending the cor
}, porate limits of .he town OF Stauh'on' WI
q indefinitely postponed.
:. The Senate rejected House resolution ex
d emutiug the Sheriff of Ritchie county iror
d | certain damages recovered against MIN LOT
&c failure to pay the public revenue in'o "
d House bill exempting the Fair grounds
: | agricultural and mechanical societies Irol
d | taxation WAS rejected on its passage
re | Seuate bill for the relief OF hoDert w nn'
" lev contractor on Il turnpike, was relected
', ayes Is, noes li-pot receiving co"e'A'"''''
j. | al majority. mr.
Y, The bill imposing taxes on persons ana pr p,
T. | perty came up as unfinished business Al
i'm | sections relating to taxes on merchants we
v, disposed of Thursday night. The senate
n, | solved to let the tax remain as III tne Plrse
Of law. To-day, a vote being taken on the whe
st bill, it was passed. 1r,,;,n T..
i. roaa Rr,dre Company was called up. n
., NEWTON offered an amendment, propesi
90 90 that the Company should pay a tax OF TN
cents per ton and three ceEas lnr ,r ,hs te hi, T
sn ger for the privileges secofeo ny VIC 0'''
20 motion was rejected. ,:,, -,
se' AIR, NELSON moved to amend the bill by
,es curing the Baltimore and ONO ha,.ro ,an $.
At CoiiAp"py - rs VIRGINIA before the
h e should take effect. The last-mentloned anne!
of ment was P. Pe.uiE i;cnrnaa till ! o'clock