The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-12


! following, 10 be- engrafied as an independent
| section:
=. It y~rihrg enae,.d. Thss tho H. "a. Sd and
r,d,ns :sr the more uniform currency Of The banks
| Of the state. shall he. and is he reby repealed.
| Mr. kYMrFR was OF opinion mat the pro-
no. ei amen dment was unconstitutional
| The SPEAKER, after examining authorities,
| said there was a doubt on the subject II
| would seem that IL did conflict with the con :
| s.itution. but il did not become him to decide
| MIR. HOPKINS said IL WAS question for the
| courts TO decide He was of opinion that the
| SPEAKER did rot possess the power to make
| any decision in the premises. Unconstitu-
| uonal Legislative acts could be annulled by the
| courts.
| No decision was rendered on the mooted
| point, and the House proceeded to vote on the
| amendment proposed by MI RAYMOND, and it
| was adopted-ayes g., nocs 81.
| Mr.. SEDpoN moved an additional amend
ment. in the shape OF The following proviso ::
| Preriied. That all of the okholdsrs IN the
| mopweai.h, who do not redeem their notes IN the
| manner prescribed by the act passed April I'd.
the is "a d and sth sections of@Rich
are repealed b, THIS act shall be liable, cut Of their
! asdnurt ownec b them III the stock Of said banks
| (o- the future of SAID banks Ia redeem its notes
| The amendment was lost, aud the House
| proceeded 10 vote on the adoption of the Sem
! ate amendment as amended by Mr.. HAY
| MoNp, and The question was carried in the at
! ilrmatiye-ayes ~, noes 81.
SHprtBis fGDTf OF apPsH(s.->enafe lOInt reSO
lutious allowing room IN the Capitol for the
use of the Supreme Court of Appeals was p
ported when or motion of Nr. BAssILL a pro-
vi.o was added that either halls of the Legis-
iature sbouid he psed by SAID Eour /; the reso-
luton thus amended, was agreed to.
Maryland ami Virginia Boandcry L'He.-The
Senate Joint resolution concerning the boun-
| 'ary line between maryland aud Virginia,
proposing TO establish suitable monuments at
The termin and along the boundary line be-
tween said States and for sending TO England
for evidence TO establish the same, was called
up. when Mr.. CRANE moved TO strike out so
much as relates TO the sending OF an agent TO
England. Mr.. WATSON advocated the adop-
ton of the entire resolution. Mr.. BAREoCR
opposed MIR. CRANES amendment and alluded
10 the doubt existing as 10 which of the two
dates should exercise jurisdiction Of the East
ern shore. Mr.. CRANE proceeded to demon
strate the soundness Of his views and the cor
rectness of his amendment which the House
refused 10 adopt ccncurrng IN the resolution
rs originally coming from the Senate.
:Ster.ns end Ifd- 1.-THE chairman OF The
Committee of Courts of Justice presented
report stating that The committee had had I'M
der consideration the resolution III relation TO
the reprieve OF Stevens and Hazlett now I'M
der sentence OF death by the Judgment OF the
Circuit Court Of jefferson county, and have
unanimously adopted the following resolu-
lion:
ton on the subject in reference to the commute
tlon OF The sentenre oi sad stevens and HaZ.e.t.
OF oi I reprlevc OF Them. or either of them.
B,U Reporffd.-Exempting the parsonage Of
the Me thodist Episcopal Church, in the town
OF Eomucy. from taxation.
Petition PfsSeHt.d.-By Mr. JONES. of Glou-
cesier, of citizens Of has county, asking that
the catching of fish with certain nets, in GER
tain waters, be prohibited by law
Work Military JncticS.-A message from
The Governor, read in the House, states that
Mai. VIM. Gillian. of the Va. Nj. L. had. by
order, prepared book Of iustruo tion tor the
use of the military, which mad been approved,
and he recommends that it be forthwith pub
lished. The communication was laid on the
table.
lferchants' Lfcenses-The bill regulating
merchants licenses was taken up and amend
I'd. Pending the discussion of the bill, the
House adjourned.
THE PORE GIVING COMMUNION 70 AMERI-
CANS IN RoME.-The Metropolitan Record, the
organ Of Archbishop Hughes, of the Sd March
contains 4 lengthy and very interesting letter
from Rome, dated on the Both of January,
frcm which make the following extracts:
The Pope yesterday visited the College said
mass, aud adm mustered the holy communion
to the students. Having heard of the honor
about to be conferred upon their young conn
trymen, many American Catholics had eX-
pres sed a desire OF also receiving communion
from his hoiiness-a request which was read
ily granted
Al A. NJ. the Pope arrived, and attended
bv portion of his noble guard and by the pre-
!ates proceeded to The high altar, where he soon
commenced the mass. He was assist ted by the
RI. Rev. Bishop of Portland, Me. and bv the
RI Rev. Bishop of Liverpool. The time for
the communion having approached, the stu
dents of the new college knelt around the
altar, and from the hands of the Vicar received
the blessed SACRAMENT. The American stu
dents of the Propaganda next enjoyed the same
privilege followed by many of the visitors,
,he majority of whom Were Americans.
In the centre OF the hall a large table was
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at once and elegant. The golden service had
been lent by the Pontiff. His Holiness having
taken his seat the fine band stationed in the
orchestra struck up. and the feas commenced
Seated on either side of the Pope were their
Eminences Cardinals Barnabo and Catarina,
Pretect and Economo of the Propaganda
The company was composed of the most dis
tnguished persons in Rome, residents and
strangers. Having given his apostolic bene-
tiiction, his Holiness now arose, and, after a
few moments spent in securing the homage of
the visitors, he was lett alone with his Ameri-
can children.
He Immediately commenced his visit through
the as tablishmeni, and, with a critical eye, ex-
anining each room and corridor, he anxiously
inquired III To the condition of everything and
displayed great in terest in the comfort Of the
students. Al the end of one of The corridors
is placed Craw ford's fine bust of that great
man-dear 10 the heart of every American
Was hin gton. When the PoEtiff approached
il he paused a moment in contemplation
Al this instant Bishop Bacon asked him IA
Nor for the students. ''Cer,ainiy, my child,
replied the Ponlih, 'in the presence of such
dignity aud he pointed TO the bust, Il can
refuse nothing" Aud then, TO the surprise
and pleas ure of the Pope, We're given--to the
memory of The hero-three ringing huTrahs-
real American shouts.
NEWSPAPERS MATTERS IN PARIa.-The Paris
correspondent OF the New York Journal OF
Commerce writes the following item:
"Whilst on this ubiect Of the press and the
great religious question III the day, may
men ton, as the instance of q 'house divided
ngainst ITSELF the position OF the journal dss
U.tafS. The discrepancy Of opinion amongst
It's writers and conductors on the papal g ques
ton has been so great that already NJ. de Sacy,
OF the Institute, its principal editor, has m
sisted upon the insertion of a letter from HIM
eeif PROTESTING against Il leader on that sub
iect bv another editor, NJ John Lemoinaz
curious instance OF a newspaper replying 10
lis nWn artclt !! a schism and d division amongst
irs learned and able saff has very nearly been
the cons eQuence, which has only been avoided
for the present by dropping almost all allusion
ID one OF the leading questions OF me day
Even in politics the Journal is greatly divided
Tor while its almost sole proprietor, NJ. Ed
ward Eertin, is half inclined towards impe-
risIisIn. rs better suited to the iii teress OF his
uroperty his ahlest contributors are dead
against him, and refuse to accord any need OF
praise 10 The acts OF the existing regime. Even
England has incurred their reprobatlon by
her LOO close alliance with the powers that be,
with Austria to reject the fictitious
| liberty which Il monarch, despotic In his own
volunteers to confer ON other ma
tons
A SENSIBLE NEGRo.-An event has just oc-
curred in Hay,i, from which some Of our New
parsons and preachers who worship