Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-07
Richmond, Va. Feb, 1850.
LEGISLATURES OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, Il

The President called the Senate TO order at IL O'CLOCK
PRAYER by the Rev Mr. Seelev, OF the Baptst Chufch
A message received from the house oi neiesaIeS
announcing the passage of Senate bill Tor the ree OIL e
securities Of W. HOPKINS late Sheriff OF Upshur coun-
ty, with amendment.
On motion of Mr.. BRANN0N the amendment was con-
CURED in.
Also House bill amending the charter OF the town OF
Salem, in Roanoke county. On motion oil Mr. ohiih'
the bill was taken up and passed.
Also that the Committee Enrolled Bills had exam
ined sundry bills and found them correctly enrolled
Mr. NEAL by leave introduced bill to incorporate
the Petersburg Bridge Company ordered 10 Secohu
reading.
Mr.. COGHILL. by leave, introduced bill to incorpo
rate the town of Poweton in the county of Amherst
Ordered 10 a second reading.
Mr.. DICKINSON by leave, introduced OH 10 auehG
the st OF passed January lith, 1901 enued
IAN for the relief of Robert vaughn and Others Sc
cur;es of Denis Field late Sheriff OF Grayson county
Ordered to a second reading.
The President laid before the Senate an invitation from
the Faculty of the Richmond Medical College to attend
the commencement Of the College IN the Mechanics In
slitute on Thursday evening next
On motion of Mr. CARTER, House bill making au adj
dona appropriation of $4,000 to deiray expenses III
Cured for the defence of the Commonwealth, was Ia
ken up.
Mr.. WICKHAM proposed to amend by adding to the
second section The following: But the General Assem-
by dsapproyc OF the principle adopted by the commits
sion on the Harncrs Ferry accounts, in auditing the ac-
counts of officers nasmuch the allowances for horses
aud servants in the service of such officers in com
mand and hereby direct the said commission to reaudit
the said accounts so far as that is concerned and to
cude from their settlement all allowances OF every Kind,
for horses and servants actually in the service oany
officer and all allowances for any service OF constric-
tive nature and not actually rendered by the officer
king the claim
Alter considerable discussion the amendment
adopted. The bill then passed
The following resolution was communicated from the
House by Mr.. seldom:
Resolved That the Committee of Courts of Justice OF
the House and S6Hate have leave to set as joint com
mcc during the session OF both bodies this day for the
purpose of hearing Mr. Sennott in advocacy OF repcve
Of the prisoners now under OF death at Charles
town
On motion of Mr.. DOUGLAS, the resolution was Ia
ken up and adopted and then communicated to the
House by him.
The Committees decided to meet in the Senate cham
Der on Thursday evning next at =. NJ.
Senate bill for the assessment OF taxes on persons and
property being unfinished business taken up, and the
question being on resolutions offered by Mr.. THOMAS
OF Fairfax having for their object the obtainment Of L.
formation the place in which merchants goods sold
within the State were purchased or manufactured the
resolutions were rejected Mr. AUGUST then moved to
amend the bill so as TO exempt from taxation the sal
aries OF all Clerks engaged in mercantile establishments
the amendment was loss
Mr. THOMAS Of Fairfax then offered amendment
TO De ADDED section OF so as 10 llou d
all Clerks in merchant establishments, and Oyerseers on
plantations whose salaries less than $500 this amend
ment was loss.
Mr. c. Y. THOMAS then moved to amend by exempt
ing State bonds from tax, this was opposed by Mr..
DOUGLAS and Mr. BRANNON, and rejected-ayes
noes 26. The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE.
Mr. THOMAS OF Fairfax called for the order OF the
day. being all resolutions, reports, etc. relating to the
Southern Conference and it was taken UP.
Mr. BRUCE then said that 1t had been his purpose TO
present to the Senate of the which had led
his mind 10 conclusion adverse to the proposition OF
conference Of the Southern States but upon consu!tl-
ton with several Senator'S who had intended 10 partic
pate in the debate, it had been deemed to be best IN
view of the late period Of the session. TO dispense alto
geher with discussion Of the question: and, not dcsi
ring to consume unnecessarily the time of the Senate he
felt no hesitation in yielding his claim to the floor in or
der that the vote might be taken at once.
Mr. THOMAS Of Fairfax then moved TO insert in the
majority report adverse the COnferencc the words,
land State of Mississippi after the words South Caro-
Ina and the words p B. Sarke after the words &C.
q Memminger 10 make the report adverse to &C
ceding TO the proposition OF the State Of Mississippi
well as to that OF the State OF South Carolina.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Dinwiddie then called for the
reading of the minority report, and i was read.
Mr.. THOMAS amendment was then adopted and the
question then recurring the majority report as amen
ded,
Mr.. AUGUST moved that the minority report lin IA
VOr OF the conference ne substituted lefcloT anu tue
ayes and noes being called on this It was lost
Mr.. THOMPSON, OF Duwjddie then offered a SUBJ
sute referring the question OF the adoption rejection
Of the conference TO vote Of the people This subs-
tute was lost.
Mr. CARSON then offered the following substitute -
RssoiCsd by the General Assembly of Virginia, in the
opinion Of this General Assembly that the people Of Nr
gnl are willing to meet their sister States of the South
in Conference for the purpose Of preserving the Federal
Union aud the Constitution of tho United States there
fore
Resolrsd That the two Houses of this General Assem-
blv will proceed by Joint vote elect commission
ers to attend on the part of Virginia the proposed
ference of the Southern States to meet at Atlanta,
Georgia, on tho - day OF - This substitute was
also rejected.
The question then put on the adoption OF the ma
iority report as amended by Mr. THOMAS, and 1t was
adopted
The I'm auproprlatiug the public revenue the fiscal
years lsj9r6) and lsGl6l was then taken mp on mo
ton of Mr. BRANNON and the blanks having been filed
the bill passed aud was communicated 10 the House by
him.
On motion Of Mr. WICKHAM the vote by which
House bill for the completion of the Sayins Cabin and
Summerye Turnpike road rejected was reconsdered
aud the bin was laid on the table
On motion of THOMPSON, the senate add.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at II O'Clock by the
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Duncan of the Methodist
Church.
ms ORDER tHE DAY.
bill milking regulations concerning special licenses
next came up as the special order Of the day.
Mr.. JONES, of Appomattox, advocated the bill in
long and elaborate speech
Mr.. DICKINSON, Of p T., followed in opposition to
the bill but before concluding the subject was post
ponct on motion OF Mr. seldom, till tomorrow at II
O'Clock.
The hour of three having arrived the chair was yaca
ted till p. NJ.