The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-01
NIGHT SEESIDN

| The SPEAKER resumed the chair al - O'Clock
| Bus Passed The following Senate bills
| were passed Establishing Branch Bank &,
| The town of Jacksonville, in the county O
! TaZa we'll amending the 18th sec ton OF chan
| ter 100 of the Code of Virginia, secoud edition
| directing the payment of certain interest +,
| Emmett J. O Brien.
| The enGrossed House bill appointing super.
intendents OF the Staunton and Pirkers burg
Turnpike Road was taken up on motion OF
AIR. FLEMiSG, who submitted a ryder thereto
which was Incorporated in the bill aud passed
with it; House bill for the relief of ! I
Spauldlng was also passed.
Mr.. BRASEoS informed the House that tbs
Senate had passed House bill making appro.
priations for deficiencies iii former apDro,lrIa
tons, and for deirdying expenses of the Gene.
raj Assembly and Convention, no W in session
with amendments.
a message was received from the Sena te nv
Mr.. JOHNSON, who informed the House tha
the Senate had agreed to the Joint resolutions
III reia tion 10 Il me OF steamers between J;r-
GINA ana some port in France. and TO the
amendments proposed by the House to Senate
niiis Tor the relief OF the Orange and Aiexan-
orla Riiiiroad; and passed an act amending
the Dlil Incorporating IL company to cons true I
Il railroad on the plan OF Jas. ). French be
tween AieXandrit and Washington: also
House Bills releasing TO the personal repre-
sentative OF A. =. Layne, the rent due under
his lease tor a portion of the Public Armory :
allowing extra compensation 10 the Senate
and House cierSs; Incorporating the Pres ton
and Augusta Railroad Company and for tba
relief OF Nathaniel b. Harvey
R.moria9 Troops and Arms .4cross the Soil
or FTgtn9d.-A Joint resoiu ton in regard To
the movement OF troops and arms within thu
limits of this Commonwealth by the CIenara !
government, with the amendments proposed
thereto by the Senate, being the unfinished
business or the morning session. was called
up, and the question being on the indetinita
postponement of the resolutions AR ncnnu
ELL moved the pre- Yious question which w, .
oroereu by the House; and being put was de-
eined IN the negahve-ayes tS, noes OIL
Ile question recurring on the amendment,
submitted by Mr.. COLLIER, which is as fol .
lows Add 10 the first resolutio after the
WORD 0tTec,ed, ain case of the actual atteupt
OF the Federal authorities 10 transport said
guns over the soil OF Virginia. Mr.. Mellow
ELL uPfnahoed the previous question, " hch
was sustained by the House, and being put
was decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. COLLIER then moved further to amend
the resolutions of the Senate by striking out
that portion of the first resolution by which
the Governor was authorized 10 order out
such portion of the ''milita of the State as he
may deem necessary and the question
being on agreeing thereto,
MIR. SEpDos obtained the floor, and proceeded
to answer the argument advanced by Messrs
RoBERrsoS and SEdAR, which he did at ieng til
taking the Sou thern State Rights view of The
questions now agitating the public mind
Mr.. Scar replied by correcting his friend
from Stafford in relation 10 his miseonceiyed
views OF his position
an argument against CoLLIER's last proposi-
uon TO strike out, which. lac continued for four
hours, with many interruptions and calls to
order.
a call of the House being agreed on several
hours were cons urned in calling the roll The
doors were locked, and the Sergeant at rms
dispatched after absentees, the members in the
meantime amusing themselves in talking and
other innocent amusements.
Al y O'Clock, CoLLIER's amendment WYE
ADOPTED, on call of the previous ques ton.
Alter more noise and talking, q vote was
taken On substitute offered by Mr. YRaBy
somewhat similar To- that offered by Mr.
hosEaTsoS, which was voted down on a
call OF the previous question.
little after clock, a vote WAS taken ON
the Senate resolution, as amended by Mr.. COL
LiER as substitute for Mr.. RoBzarsos's reso-
luton, heretofore adopted by the House, and
IL was adopfed-ayes Is, noes SO, several me,n-
oers positively refusing To vote. The number
OF votes recorded cons Il tn te exae tly uoru,n
anu Two OF those votingin the negative were
only induced TO do so by the Speakers order
ing me doors to be opened so that they might
not appear to do so under duress
The House adjourned At 81 orlpek,,ahraad
dayilght" ~ssngday morning. e"e