Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-28


The GrEAEEE called ,se house 10 ord at L. o'clock
TIE br imposing taxes for the support of govern
men. vi certain amendments suggested oJ the senate
nas,
On motion Of jIr. RAYMOND referred to the Com
,aitee on Finance TIE amendments we're ordered TO
90 printed oloug with the bill
Senate 81 releasing the States interest in 500 acres
OF ilud, in Hanover to :. H. IalcfeIO, was passed.
BILLS Ryr0Rrs.
Appointing Su9eiutcndeEJs Of the StaInton and Park
crsburg road TO provide for special election Ia the
town Of Marion, ~ tue county OF SmT.he.
Sir. BAS,ELi, from Special Committee, reported
bill Tread twice. approPr!atirs sZ5,oyJ to build the
Ncrtu Weston Virginia Luuutc asylum.
House bill increasing the Salary Of the Prosecuinc
Attorney in the Circuit Court OF Ohio county TO = 80
yls pissed.
resolution was adopted authorizing the Auditor o.
Public Account 20 arrange the bonds OF the suretes Of
2 F. Winston, late She-i1 Of Richmond, so as to re
Gue only one bali Of the ns-leut, Que January lSt,
sbi % be paid and the residue, Jauus,g st. lSG2
and the second un0n the lst OF January 5G3 Provided
at the arrangement shall not be made until the suretes
and principals shGl in writing, es.ent 10 the terms Of
this Iesolutor.
The bin re'uud'ng sum Of money psid by tue county
Of Middesex Tor set Of weights end measures, was
passed.
der tae direction % the Governor for the removing OF
the remains o. Genera HAIRY Lac from the Cemetery Of
T. NJ Nightingale ESQ, in the Island oi mberlaud,
& orga, 10 the public grounds Of the virginia Military
Institute at Lexington, aud for erecting them suit
be monument. wes called up by DIR. NCCAhANT, and
the blau,, filed with $4,000.
Hr. CRANE expressed his opposition to the scheme
because proof wanting that tie remains of General
Ice were in the spot indicated If the parties cent ioc
them were 20 obtain the remains Of another, Virginia
would be paying hon0rs 10 worthless dust.
STA4E FEEiTEETiAPY.
Mr.. McCUE, as Chairman Of the Special Committee,
amounted 10 enquire into The eKpedieacY Of changing
"a s,st,m OF management Of the PenSRtarT, reported
Lili which Was read first time. He made bnei e.
uIauaon of tie bill, aud Ggayed the indulgence OF the
House for its crude ard perhaps imperfect character IN
consequence of the short time allowed iof be NYesga-
to9 The bill proposes give TO the Governor aao-
Iy TO issue seaed proposals to contractors to lease
Pententarv aud the c1nyct labor and TO recognize no
old that will not exempt the Stle from all expense, in
supporting the institution The lessee SecCHcr the
den and assumes all the duties of the present supetin
teaden The osce of sorekeeper well as sup rlnteu-
dent abolished and the aorcs hand are required 10
be sold There is precedent for leasing the instituon in
the fact hst perhaps halt the States Fen out theirs and
some Of them realize heavy profits from the sum paid,
as rent saving Virginia of from thirty 10 seventy
five thousand dollars will be realized by this change
TIE NATIONAL CRISIS.
Nr. MARTIN, Of Henry, offered the following Union
resolutions, which his motion read by the Clerk:
Rssord That in The opin Of IT'S General Assembly there
connection with The Federal Union but on the contrary she
such eAistDg difficulties
the and protest the rights and equality Of the States
Re ocei That shan be the duty % tEe commissioners aud
officers shall be appointed according supedntend
elections for the General Assembly 81 she St &C.
In the nth Of May separate poll u take the sense
qualified The question Of remaining in the Pede
al Union order ascertain the Of he said voter there
upop said shall be kept separate poll with
column be headed For remaining In the Union
with proper utOnsi and the ether Ror
Of former shall be
heading those vh Vote for the lat
- Suder headi9g When said oisers meet
PROVIDED IN the elections for members Of the General As
Gsby Id al @ they shall ascertain and make retu
Of number VI for each on they shall
said poll books the CLERK % respective counties
corporate be preserved In his once, a. forthwith
tcs lcate containing the aggregate vote for ese so
Upon the receipt thereof the Governor
the and male proclama thereof and
hail also init copy pec,a aon containing the said
vote the Convention for their rfofI alton
On the conclusion OF the reading, Mr.. MAXIM said
Mr.. S?EAEER, heard with pleasure the remarks made
by lie geGtiemtn from Madison yesterday that the
fact that this Legislature you'd adjourn finally Mon
day next, was nov foregOse CONFUSION; aud have
no doubt that the intelligence VIII be gladly reeeYad by
our constituents 10 every part Of this Commonwealth,
whose every interest borne down and oppressedby the
political and commercial paralysis v,ti which the whole
country is afflicted. was not in my seat on yesterday
when the gentleman from King William, Mr.. ToNLIs
submitted preamble and resolutions touching our Fed
esai Relations. Had been here, should have moved
their indehDite postponement as am now, aud have
been opposed to acton upon those subjects by this
BODY during the session of the Convention, who have
receny been elected for the express purpose Of con-
sidering and adjusting all such questions. For which
reasons sha oppose every effort 70 take up for con-