The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-27
.xeRAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
iExTR-f SESSfON.l
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March "a

TrRspAY, March "a, 1861.
r.o senate was called TO order at the usual
Mr. Johnson in the HAIR
h'r.t'~ ala canal Conipnng.-Mr NERsoS
he speCial committee 10 whom was re.
iYV,s House bill TO incorporate she Virginia
f"n.I Company. and I'd transfer the rights
franchises of the James River Company
Hp.n,t, reported the same with suudry
i1s,ran,ents lie announced his in ten ton Of
ling up the bill at the earliest practicable
someot. .,,,,,,o, - Al n, .
as,oa of a Judgment of the Richmond CIR
"a Court against certain parties in Logan
.antr WAS taken up. and after IN expiana-
"a 6Y Mr.. PsTx, it was rejected The vote
49, rhtch il was rejected was subseQ uentiy
ss,ensidered, and the resolution tabled
MI Sessions Mr.. DAY offered n resolu-
..,a providing for night tas well day. ses-
,os cf the Senate hereafter
xr Thomas. of Fairfax, moved 10 Law the
,soluiioa on the table.
AYES and noes denianded-ayes Is noes Is
,,sf,I<pi % lay on the table.
W THOMAS, of +, then moved to amend
,,etying il effect on and after Thursday
tNr RaANSos moved the indefinite postpone
,,4n. His experience was against the pro-
',~ifiy OF night sessions. Ayes II, noes ii -
tn3efuitely postponed.
Wr. MARssALL proposed that the Senate will
axe i recess from 2nntil4 o'cIockP. NJ, for
+bc remainder of the session.
Nr BRANNoS moved to indefinitely post.
,,5.s AYES and noes demaudee-ayes 49,
nr.sl Is Postponed.
Taaujshsd BHsiaess-The resolution of Mr..
tosHial, for suspension of appropriations
-. internal improvements, which was under
consiterati ton when the Senate adjourned yes
t.rlay coming up as unfinished business
On motion OF Mr. PAXTON, IL was laid on
The able.
Ausndmen' 10 The CoRStifutfoa.-Mr stuart
oss-ei The folio wing
K.s,'ss5. That the message Of the Governor.
communicating 10 the General Assembly the pro-
POSED amendment of the Constitution of the
AL h NJ. ,h..a,T Al II
lcgreSs tu the States of ratification or rejection
b. referred 'e the Committee of Courts OF Justice
With Instructions - inquire into The expedieucy
- EsiliSlnS or rejecting the same; and in the
eFrai that they are of opinion. that 1t should be
aided, then to report suitable form OF ratifca.-
Nj. NELSON moved to lay the resolution
.ls able. Yeas and nays demanded, and re-
corded as follows:
TyAs -Messrs, August, Brannon, Bruce. Carson,
caborne. Coghil, Day, pickenson of (rayson,
a-.y kinuey. Greever, Logan, Lynch. Nash
Yss:ln, Newton, Paxton, Queseu6erry, Smith,
Tl.Mpson, and CT1uhaTt-et.
N1s.-Me,srs. CarrawAy, Carter, Christian,
H45bsrl. johnson, Marshall, McKenney. New
ala, Fate, Stuart, Thomas of Fairfax, and
The Tar BIZ Passed.-On notion the order
Of the day was passed by, and the bill imp
M taxes for the support of government taken
up for cons alteration.
Mr.. THOMAS, of Fairfax withdrew his prop
osuon 10 strike out forty cents and insert fif-
Mr. BRASSoy proposed an unimpor tant
amendment to the general provisions of the
bill, which WAS adopted
After u few amendments the bill having
been perfected, vote was at last taken on
tAe biii' Only two votes were recorded against
iHe olll-Messrs. AC0Usr and MCkESSEY.
Drdndnce Depdrtnent.-The President laid
ttfore the Senate communication from the
Executive, as follows:
ExECCTIvg DEPARTMENT, March 90 1881
GsHtlenea Of the Senate: nominate, and by and
Win the advice aud consent of your honorable
toiy hereby appoint, Captain CHARLES DIxM0cK,
Colonel Of Ordnance BKtscoEG. BALDWIN. Cap
tain uf Ordnance and p. CoGELAS, Clerk
with the raak Q, Csptain-in pursuance of an act
oi the General assembly, entitled IAN act to in
c3tp5rste an ordnance Department." pass ed Jan
asEy 9Th, 1891 The act provides Tor Il large
,gacent 10 secure the ects designed TO be ef-
iec'ed by the passage u the law.
In nominating Captain Dimmock take the oc-
es,ion say it is Understood betw cen us that he
isto reialn the command Of the Public Guard,
sad TO discharge the dutie.. Of Colonel of ord
nance, receiving for the performance OF the du-
ues Of both posltons, only the pay atached TO the
higher ranH-, The pay Of a Colonel OF Ordnance
January, 1850, was 50, ,554 81, exclusive of forage
t2ghorSes. The pay aud allowances OF Captain
Dimmnck, as Commandant Of the Public Guard,
sxciusive Of quarters, is -, ,6ss 81
By the Arrangement proposed, Colonel Of Ord,
nance and a COmmandant of the Public Guard
viii be secured for the sum Of -, 81. If sepa-
fasd, the expense 10 the State will be 81, ,243 81
Annually The plan proposed will save 1i,6ss.sa
per y8ar-an item, in the present condition of our
aLauoes, of sufficient consideration to claim at
;tHt0n JOHN LErcnER.
Bi!ls Passed.-House bill changing the
names Of the Lunatic Asylums House bill
authorizing the Trustees of the Methodist
District Parsonage IN the town of Salem to
borrow money, and execute 4 deed of trust to
secure the same; House bill incorporating the
Little kanawha Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
Bill Reiected.-The bill to suspend the
fTylng OF taxes by the State on the Wheeling
and Belmont Bridge Company for six years
SuhSpUnentiy re-
considered, and the bill tabled.
Rst1GTteTiag B0Hks.-The Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the various
biis on the table for rechar rtering the Banks
ot The Commonwealth, when the following
were passed An act to amend the charter OF
me Bank OF Charleston IN act TO extend the
charter OF the Bank of Virginia act to eX-
tend ihe charter of the Farmers Bank Of Fir-
Enn; an act to extend the charter of the
Bank OF the Valley of Virginia F.; an act to ex-
tend the charter of the Exchange Bank of
Virginia; an act 10 extend the charter of the
AeTthants' and Mechanics Bank of Wheel
Ing, an act 10 extend the charter of the North
western Bank of Virginia an act to extend
The charter OF the Central Bank of Virginia.
!oIaatary Eastar relaent.-House bill pro-
Nahg Tor the voluntary enslayement OF free
negroes without compensation, enc of the
special orders of the day, was taken up, when
Mr. PAXTON proposed TO amend by imposing
l TAX OF - on the mas ter chosen when the
negro was under 40 years of age, and -
"hen over that age, TO be collected and paid
Ai9 the Treasury by the Clerk of the Court.
Ihe proposition caused some discussion, in
Which Messrs. STUART and AUGUsT opposed
me bill, and Messrs- EARLY, BKrcE and Cog
Hi argued in its favor.
The amendment of MIR. PAXTON coming up
IAe yeas ana nays were demanded-yeas Is,
hays IS.
An unsuccessful motion to adjourn was
made.
Mr NEWTON offered an amendment which
was ected, without coming to a vote on the
bill
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.