The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-26

SENATE.

SATURDAY. March o4th, lsG0
The Senate was called to order at ii O'Clock
A. NJ, by Senator IsBELL, Presiden: FRO tam.
A Communication from tho House informed
the Senate OF the passage OF number Of Sc.
nate and House bill.
to Senate bill, entitled IAN act making IN ap.
preparation for the construction and equip
menf OF q laundry, &c. at the Eastern Luna.
tic Asylum. sr
The joint resolutions introduced In the
Honse in reference to the Democratic members
Senate.
Tho communication of the Al uditing Board.
the Claims Of Ool Johnstosss Regiment--the
s9th-was on motion Of Mr.. WIcKHAM, laid on
the table,
Mr.. Auausr offered the following resolu.
tion, which, under the rule, lies over one day
n p.i R.sclstd. 6y me General Assembly. That the
Board OF Commissioners appointed to audi. the SC
counts growing out of the recent invas on Of the
ot e.
restrictions and limitations Of the act kere.ofore
Of the ssth as wers IN actual sepycs,
on the occasion aforesaid. provided that such
claim shall 10 allowed unless it appear that the
an order which by law he was bound to obey.
Granting Psns'on.-Mr. IsBELL, by leave,
Bridget Burley, widow Of Themas Burley.
who was killed at sphich Sil}
was read the fret and second times.
Lo'd on n: Iabte.--House bill to establish the
and Tazewell, was read the requisite u1n Der
OF times and put on Its passage, when the roll
being called, It was rejected. On motion of
Mr; ARMsTRoNa, the vote was reconsidered
and the bill laid on the table.
Bats Passed House bill TO incorporate the
Mason and Cabell Turnpike Company; Sen.
ATE Dill 10 repeal section Sd chapter IS Of the
Code establishing an office of discount and
h0
Smythe.
Honse lusssdges.-Messages were received
IRON the House announcing the passage of the
following bills, liz: To incorporate the Ma
sonic AaIl Association, in the town Of Har-
risonburg: also, to enlarge the capital stock OF
the West Milford and New Salem Turnpike
Company.
Direct Irade.-A communication was re.
ceived from the Honse. thro' their Clerk, that
they had passed a bill "to encourage direct TO-
reign trade,"-which bill subs srantiAlly repeals
the compulsory inspection of -four MIR,
THOMPSON offered u substitute. The bill and
day for Monday at TX O'Clock A. NJ.
Ire Tar BW.-House bill imposing taxes for
the support of government, came up on its
passage. as ',he order of the day" Mr..
WlckHAM moved to amend by striking out
from tue section on licenses the following
words ''And when the tax is in proportion
TO the sales, one per centum Oh the amount of
taxable sales, except that on licenses granted
In the year ls6o" The motion was advocated
by Messrs WICKHAM and AUGUST opposed by
MIR. BRANNoN, and agreed 70 by the following
vote:
AyE--Messrs. Armstrong, August, Bruce, Car
Day, Dous fnnes s0f[as F1ench' Isbs
Mas.ie. McKenney. Nee son, Newton, Newman
Rives Smith, Stuart, Thomas Of Henry, Thomp-
son. 1ownes UIamhart, W ickham- 3d.
NoEs-Messr Brannon Die senson, Gatewood,
Greeyer, Jones, Neal. Pax.cn, Penny ybacker, Rich
moRd-9.
Pending the consideration Of the bill and
certain other amendments, it was laid on the
table, and the Senate adjourned.