The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-14

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The Senate Was eallGd 10 order nt u uscloct
4. a., BY Lieut.; Gov: MosTAocn, san opened
~ teTiea Church. A,sa ss h. '+& - -. sskF
Biis Rsposisa-rhe soilowips bills = wsrs re.
ported from c0mUitteee, vlz. Far tAe oppoint.
menf Of general Amisistraser rtneach county
Episcopal Ohurch South, OF Iexinkton, TO ex-
eeute deed of trust; re-aETanging the judicial
circuits. districts and sections Of The State
aud constituting new circuit; amending the
Mount Savings Bank, /" In the county Of Frank
lin, passed keb. S4th, 1852.
Sostheyn Coafereaee.-A report was made by
the temporary chairman Of the joint committse
been done Mr.. AueUsr gavepotice that on to-
morrow he should present 3 yeport from the
minority Of the co1nmittee on the same SUBJ
j-ct.
The joint COMMITTEES to whom was refer, ed
,he subject OF a proper response to be made by
the Commonwealth of Virginia to the State
VI South Carolina, have had the subjfct SUBJ
mttted to them under consideration, and pre-.
sent the following resolutions rs embodyiDg
he proper response to be made by Virgins
Rssotred. by tse General Assembly, That we
have received with deep sensibilny the conn uni-
coTms.io, or, % HON ~ g. Mem%;s Me s . er; ana we we
hail with lively qualification this mani fes-
has heretofore characteriz d., and We !rust vii!
always continue to .characterxe, the relations Of
soS.a E.aoI.G Gsro''Ts rss, Wiz vir.,n,.;
recordns and communicating tc the authorities of
south Carcl'n. our bis appre ciat,on ability.
Sss dsests sS the I'M" 's s.ss a Susiss Il MS
Resolrsd, That the General Assembly of vir-
The NON -siavenodins states an imperative ne css
sity ioI measures does not yet disfru.t the
g" Of st.s E s sns
~ d: and l,ler!ies OF the eeoYIe, and to preserve
es rene.s s n,on R%aoSss we ss.ne:iiy
But the ens raj Assenb, respectfully subIn Is Tor
.he consideration Il South oaEeiaa and sll cur
ton will he more tatel, obtained by such direct
.e-isatve action OF the several States ~ ma, be
assemb:a-e wnich can exercise no les It'll Mate
poyers except to debate and advise.
hsSotrsa. h.rsfOre. That In the opiaiOn Of the
neheial assembly 1t II lnexpedlent to appoint
leputies 70 the conference proposed by south Car
Kesolrfd, That the Governor Of this Common
wealth e requested to communicate tho Tore 90
ms resolutions to the Governor of the State Of
siavehOld ,ns States. tfa Z.
ksso.red, That The President OF the Senate and
'hs Hon: c. G. Memml.nssr COPY Of the iorego.
ing reso outlons. -
All which is respectfully submitted.
A motion was made by MIR. NELSON, tina,
The Senate proceed tu consider the resolutions
IN Tuesday, which was withdrawn at the
suggestion of MIR. AUGUST, who desired the
minority report to be considered at the same
ume. The resolutions were finally laid on
the table and ordered 10 be printed, e.tass ~
RESOLUTIONS Of Inquiry INTO Exptdieney.-The
foliowlng resolutions were offered, viz: OF
making an appropriation OF S1H.H,O for the
Improvement of J James River below Richmond;
ot transferring amy title which the Common
wealth may have TO lands heretofore sold uu-
der DEGREES OF Courts as forfeited to the l,ur-
chasers at such sales or those claiming unGer
them OF reporting bill fixing the tunes for
holding the several Circuit Courts OF the S ate
ot amendlng the practice in Courts OF Equity
relative 10 bills, answers, and other nlii, lers ;
81 incorporating The Front Royal Silver and
Copper Mining Company; OF authorizing a
claimant in possession of lands to file 4 bill
IN eQ uity making other claimants parties and
the Courts OF Eq uity to decree as between the
parties who have the title; OF amending the
law relative TO pleas to the Jurisdiction OF
Courts: OF reporting bill Incorporating the
bradford Coal Company, in the county ot KA-
uawha; OF referring SO much Of the Report OF
tublic Accounts AS relates to the safe of de-
nnquent lanes to the Committee for Courts OF
Justice; of reporting u bill authorizing far.
ther time tO the Guyandotte Navigation Com
pany To- Complete their works; OF amending
chapters 81, 50, 50, and M, Of the Code, relating
tO inspections. weights, and measures; of re-
funding to James j. Spaiding u sum OF money
for n license tax improperly paid by him.
Bee. B. Douglass, Esq.-The following reso.
luton was offered by Mr.. SMITH and adopted:
Reso!red, That thu Committee Of PRIVILEGES and
Elections be, and lhey are hereby authorised n nu
empowered u send fer persons to appear before
said commttee, to give evidence in relation to the
senate of yirs mia for tn. district composed VI the
Essex. -. -
e.. csion Of State OD6eers.-The ssordsr of the
day" (the election of certain State Officers
Auditor, Keeper Of the Penitentiary, Secretary
Of State, Pubic Printer, &c, being up for con-
sideration, Mr. THOMPSON. of Dinwiddie mo we'd
that the election be postponed until Wednes-
day, February 18th, ON acco:.nt Uf the absence
Of q number of the members of both Houses;
which mo ,ion prevailed. MIR. THOMPSON was
requested to Inform the House. Afterwards q
message was received from the House. by Mr.
RLrE, that they had cOncurred in said post
p0nement. rs,5 4s
1,..l. fassed.-The following bills were
passed, viz: To compensate Ephraim H. Hall
%r r. services rendered in IN the Circuit Court Of
cooperating the Branch Coal Mining Com
pany, in the county of Powhatan; incorpurat-
ing the Piedmont Land and improvement
Company; incorporating the Rockbridge Az.
ricultural aud Mechanical Socieiy; incorpor.
ating the New Greek Home Manufacturing
Company; constituting q part OF Nottoway
river Ia wful fence; Incorporating the Pied.
mont Land aud Improvement Company.
Emancipation By WHL-Mr. CO@HlLL Of
fered substitu for the bill TO amend and
re-eaact section . Of chapter IU3 of the Code oi
Virginia, so as to restrict the right Of emsn.
cipation by deed or will" 1t was ordered to
be printed, on his motion. ssssG ssAa
PesttioH.--Fhe following document was
presente ted and referred, viz: BY Mr.. THOMAS,
Of Henry, the petition OF certain citizens oi
Franklin County in favor Of incorporating
the Rocky Mount Savings Bank, in said coun-
ty. =
Inspections Of Tobaeco.-Mr. PAXTON moved
that Senate bill reported by himseifand Messrs
COGHiLL, LOoAA, and rHONAsof Henry, (spe-
ciai commiItee,) providing for altering and
amending certain sec tiOns of chapter "a If the
Code, 50 10 to provide for allowing salaries "
the Tobacco Inspectors in the city OF Rich.
mond, and the pay meait into the Treasury of
the surl lus profits accruing from taid offices,
be taken UP, and considered to-day with iht
bill concerning Hour Inspections, which was
'sthe order Of the day. s3
Mr. PAXTON motion prevailed, despite q
vigorous opposition. His motion that the
Flour Inspection bill torder OF the day) be now
taken up was lost. Both hills were then made
the order Of the day for Monday mex, at halt.
past O'Clock.
Tnersass of Pay.-Mr CnRIsrIAx offered
joint resolution, which uader the rule Lies
over one day, authorizing the joint committee
ON the State Library 70 order an annual in.
creare OF $j,O aud $s3i0 respectively 10 The saia
ries of the assistant clerk and the COPY clerk
in the Executive Depar tment, fOr their SER
vices in connection with the State Library
iewa end vivgisia.-Ths President submit
ted 4 Communication from the Executive en-.
closing letter received from the 0ov ernor O.
Iowa, deciining TO deliver Barclay Uoppic M
to Justice, on requisition from Virginia as =
participat0r in the Harper's Ferry affair. on
the false pretsnce that the sealu on some Of tha
papers sent him were defective. Governor
Leicher antmadverss in just aud severe terms
against the dupltcity VI the Governor Of Iowa
who, after sending the requis1tton back te ,Yir
ktnid, eaased Coppic to be informed that the
authorities OF Virginia were n search Of rim
% that ha might escape from justice, whjeh Ia
did. The hacOmmunicati0n fr0m Gov, Ietcher
wna ON motion Of Mr. THONAo or r. fnid ~,