The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-21
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
fEX7RA SESSION.
SENATE.

"WEDNESDAY, March 90, 1861.
The Senate was called TO order at the usua
hour, Mr.. JOHNSON in the Chair
Committee Report.-The Committee of Con.
ference on the part of the House ana Seua t.
| appointed to confer In regard to the amend
ments proposed to the Militia bin made a re
port, which was read and laid on the table.
Soufhern Express Company-The Senate
bill establishing Southern Express Conpa-
ny, was reported from the House, with Sc vera
amendments. The Senate rejected the frs
amendment The second was agreed to
Bttts Reported.-Authorizing and directing
| the Board of Directors of the Eastern Luna.
| tic Asylum to receive inmate of the
same, Wesley James, of the county of Acco.
mac; to authorize the Governor to pardon /,
slave, John Hicks,) and restore him to his
former owner; Incorporating the Roekbridge
Insurance Company; for the relief of Rober
W. Iomlin, of Hanover county; to authorize
the County Court of Fluvanna to appropriat to
certain funds to the unforming and euuippipy
voiun teer companies in said county: for the
relief of the personal representative of VIM
). Croxton, deed; Offering for sale portion
OF the Armory grounds, to provide quarters
for the Public Guard, and depot for arm
and munitions of war at the city of Rich
mond.
The Tag BiU.--The unfinished business, the
Consideration of the bill imposing taxes for
the support of government, was resumed.
Mr.. LYScH's proposition TO reconsider the
vote by which Keno tables was stricken from
the subject OF license tax, was rejected.
piopoStu III liutpenuenL sec
tion imposing tax on the enrolment and re-
gtstraton OF every private charter gran ted by
the General Assembly and by Courts of the
commonwealth, as suggested by MIR. STUART
yesterday, as follows:
No private act OF Assembly, hereafter dsscrjbed
and taxed, shall be published, or have the force
and effect OF law, until the party asking and re-
quiring the same shall have paid into the Treasu
ry OF the Commonwealth the following sums 10
wit: ~ -
ON every law Incorporating or caartering or re-
chsrtenng. or renewing the charter of any Bank
with capital not exceeding $500, ,o0o g; with
a capital of S4o0. 900, $; with a capital Of
200 900, 3; with a capital over $1,000 600
p on every law incorporating Coal Iron or
Manufacturipg Company, the sum of $: on
every law Incorporating any Canal, Railroad
company. Insurance, Gas Light, Express or
Telegraph Company, s.; ON every law cha rter-
in8 renewing, or extending the charter Of auv
savings Institution or Bank of Deposit the sum
OF = on every law charterng, renewing or
extending the charter OF any private Corporation
other than those hereinbefore mentioned and
other thar acts for the Incorporation of College,
Academy, Seminary of Learning, or Literary or
The keeper of the rolls shall, before furnishing
Tor publication any of the laws of the character
Aforesaid ascertain first, that the tax and charges
aforesaid have been paid into the Treasury in the
mode prescribed by law.
Mr., BRASNoN then moved to Law the bill and
pending amendments on the table on account
OF the absence of members and in order to
give members an opportunity of examining
the proposed amendments
Blu Passed.-Senate bill authorizing the
Governor to pardon slaves Jack and Ben and
restore them to their former owner.
On motion, the Senate adjourned