The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-07
Ritbmonh Qispatft.
MORNING. MARCH :. lset
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March G, Is

TUESDAY, March 6, 1860.
The Senate was called to order at II o.cIoc
A. NJ, Lieut.. Gov. MONTAGUE In the Chair
Prayer by Rev. L. W. SEgLY, OF the Baptis
Church.
communication was received from tn
House OF Delegates, TO the effect that that bod
| had passed Senate bill entitled an act for III
| relief of the securities of r. Hopkins lat
! Sheriff Of Upshur county. with an amend
mru,: and they had passed a bill entitled a,
ACT amending the charter of the town OF Sa
| lem. in the county OF Roanoke. The las
| n.t.,.a bill was read the REQ uisite number O
| times and passed. The amendment TO the fir
named bill was adopted by the Senate
| The Clerk of the House also sent in a mum
her of enrolled bills, which had been examined
Ivy the proper House committee and found cor
rect.
Al !nrifufion.-T President submitted Al
invitation from tn. Medical College of Eir
eiuia to attend their Annual Commencement
at Mechanics Hall. on Thursday, at : +. NJ.
S,,r,nS and Has ltif.--A message Was received
from the House, communicating the passage o
a ioint resolution allowing the committees O.
Courts OF Justice of both Houses to sit durint
the session OF the General Assembly for tn.
purpose OF hearing George Sennott, Esq. O.
l3ostou counsel for Aaron ID. Stevens and VIM
UaZlett under sentence of death at Charles.
town. jefferson county, Mr.. Sennott desiring
10 urge before those committees reasons for q
commutation of sentence-eXPcution OF which
is appointed TO take place on the 10th inst
I he resolution was caiitu up ~ tue instance
of Mr DOUGLASS. and was concurred in by the
Senate The two committees sitting in Joint
session will meet at 6 L. NJ, on Thursday in
the Senate chamber, TO hear Mr.. Sennott.
E,ii. Passed.-House bill amending the char.
fer of The town of Saiern III The county OF
Roanoke; House bill making an additional
appropriation (Sl50t)0) to defray the expenses
incurred for the defence of the Common veal tn
with amendment.
BfUs Rspcrtcd.-The following bills We're in =
lPDy OF
BY MI Neal, a bill TO incorporate the Par
kersburg Bridge Company by Mr.. CoRhill. a
hili 10 incorpofI1e the town of Powelton, in
the county OF Amherst; by MIR. Dickinson. a
hill TO amend the 1st section of an act passed
January Eth, 1865. entitled an act for the re-
lief of Robert Vaughan and other securities
OF Dennis Fielder, late saeriff of Grayson
county. All of which were read the first
time.
The Tar BW-The Senate, on motion pro.
ceeIed to consider the un1iuI shed business OF
yesterday, viz "A bill for the assessment OF
taxes on persons and property The ques-
ton pending was the motion of Mr. THOMAS
OF r., 10 require The Com ssioners of the
Revenue 10 ascertain and report the value of
goods, &c- purchased for the preceding year.
when purchased, the places of their growth
manufacture, &c. and the ports into which
they We're brought, &c. The motion failed
Mr.. AUGr ST moved to exempt from taxation
clerks salaries received in any mechanical or
manufacturing establishment, which motion
was rejected Mr.. THOMAS, of F., renewed
the motion adding the salaries "of overseers
or managers Of antations, when the amount
received is less than s50U,'' which was also
rejected. He then moved TO exempt from tax
alton all registered and other State bonds
which was opposed by several Senators, and
IDst-Ayes :, noes Do The bill was then or
dered to be engrossed.
The SOufh.ra Confsrtuce.--Theo order OF the day
was called tor, and The Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the report of the Joint
Committee on a Sout Conference (which
has already appeared in The Dtspdtrh)
On motion of MIR. THOMAS, of F., the report
of the majority, adverse To the Conference,
was go amended As to include also IA res pom ST
TO the mission OF Gen +. Is. STARKE, tie Mis-
sissippi Commissioner.
Col. AUGUST read the minority report and
resolutions, introduced by himself, in favor Of
q Con ference, and moved their adoption rs Il
substitute. His resolutions were so altered
that they included an answer to the Missis-
sippi Commissioner and arranged for the ap-
pointment of five Deputies TO attend n Con-
ference.
The ayes and noes being called by Mr.. NEE
son, the minority report was rejec ted by the
decisive vote OF ayes 10, noes 30.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved, rs 4 substitute a Sc
ries of resolutions favoring submitting the
10 the people but they We're re-
iected.
effect hat Virginia was willing To meet her
sister States of South Carolina and Missis-
sippl in Conference at Atlanta, Georgia, and
that she would send seven delegates. This
was also rejected. The vote was
then taken on the report of The majority. s.d-
verse 10 the Conference which wa. agreed to
by vote of 81 ayes TO II nays. The follow
ing is the vote:
AYES; Messrs Armstrong, Brannon. Bruce,
Caldwell, Carson. Carraway. Carter, Day, FInney.
F rench, GIeever, Johnson. Jones, Logan, Mar
shall Masse. Mokenney, Neal. Neeson. Newton,
Newman, Pate, Paxton, Richmond, Rives, Stuart
Thomas of F., Thomas of H., Townes, Urqu-
hart, " ham.
NAY,.--Messrs. August, Christian, Claiborne,
Corhiil, Dlckenson,. Dougla', Gatewood, Lynch,
Pennyb2cker. TalIaferrO. Thompson.
Appropriation BiH.-The bill appropriating
the public revenue for the fiscal years ls59-GO
and l~6o-'6l, WAS called up by MIR. BRANNoN
ana after sundry blanks in the bill had been
filled was passed, when Mr.. BRANNoN was re-
q uas ted to inform the House the, eof
Recon Sid,red.-On motion of Mr.. WICKHAM
the Senate reconsidered the vote rejecting the
bill fer the completion OF the Sclayin's Cabin
and Summersyi!le Turnpike and the bill was
laid on the table.
The Senate then adjourned.