Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-21
RnrSE nF DELEGATES.

MARCH 81, 1861.
The House was called to order at Il o'clock A. NJ by
the SPEAKER.
The usual communication was received from the Sc
On On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND, House bill "extend-
ing the charter Of the Central bank of Virginia
taken up read second time and ordered to its engross
ment.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Incorporating the Chesterfield Locomotive Car and
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing Company incor-
porating TIM Industrial Society of Wood county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Amending the charter OF the town OF Charleston, in
Kauavha county; providing for working the county
roads of Loudoun county amending aud re-enactiug
the Isl 10 ;h sections inclusive, Of chapter % of the
Code and increasing and re-hrrangng the divisions
and brgades Of the militia OF the commonwealth, advo-
Gated by Mr.. CRUMP; amending an act incorporating
the Blfckshurg Cstawba Creek and FncGste Turnpike
Compsnv and changing the of the same; bills
tsD6J he charters of the Virginia, Exchange, Valley,
Merchants 4 @oc,suic7, Northwestern, and Central
Banks: ahroying the Slte l Treasurer from all la
bty for loss OF coupon bonds dePose1 60 security Tor
Rank circulation unless the said bends be converted In
10 registered stock and prohibiting coupons from being
received in future a. such security Incorporating the
Carol Mining and Manufacturing Company authoi
ling the Boud OF Public WORKS 70 ascertain aud esi
mate the loss sustained by John Conoway in the oOnsir.c
ton OF he .sirmount road amending the charter OF
the Browns Gap Turnpike Turnpike Company; author
ling the distribution OF Mayo's cCido p coroners
ADJOURNMENT SINE DlE.
n, n,oton of Er. COLLIER, his resolution offered on
yesterday fxrg OH AoDoay, n" 25th instant, for the
day of adjournment sine die scs taken up
M CHRISTIAN said she discussion on this resolution
wiz consume the time which would otherwise pass many
bills; thus really being adjournment that much sooner.
The quickest TO adjourn ia TO proceed to despatch
busg 50, end not waste time in trying to fix day OF ad-
ourDsr before th3 condition of our business will per-
;t m so SO. when We .iu al ourn, considering the pub
Iarn al lntO We m
right to adjourn Experience shows the only eAeet oil
fling in advance day TO adjourn To- thai members hay-
inc no local business docket, will draw trtf pay so
home and Leave this House without quorum to act oil
the appropriation aud bils, and other indispensable
bills
Mr.. ANDERSON said the best way to speedily adjourn
was to fix dsy therefor. II no day be fixed the Legs
lature would 20 OF utermnaby.
Messrs. DUCKWALL and VERIFY also opposed the
resolution.
Mr. MARTIN Of H. moved to amend the resolution
by striking out Monday the 25th, and inserting We'd
uesiay, the 27th instant.
Mr. WITTEN offered to amend the amendment by sub
81 ituting April lst for Wednesday the 9th instant
The smendmen; prevailed The question then recur-
red on the adoption of the amendment amended.
Mr. BASS said he desired to give the reasons which
would induce him to vote against proposition to adjourn
the 81 Of Apr any day near a5 soon that IL will
be racol.ccd that two previous occasions the Gene
ral Assembly had been placed in the position. At
time they had actually Adjourned, when G0V wise
had caem them bace again. aud no had to hear the first
complaint complaint complaint coming from the people
of the country to the action of the GOyetnOa. On
another occasion it understood that the Legislature
was about to adjourn when Governor Letcher astOnshed
them by the announcement that there then in pro-
rres more than five bundled bills in the two houses aud
now he would abe assertion that there
in progress in the two Houses three hundred very
near that number OF bills and to adjourn at early a
day would be 10 lerve large amount of business already
prepared by the committees for the action of the Legs
aure ond matter of economy to the Commonwealth
il would be proper remain here until could be dis
passed Of. Our mileage has been paid now twice, and
twice these bills have gone through their stages from
the committees and il evidently would he a matter Of
decided economy the State TO stay here and complete
it. that this of business may be relieved from fu-
ture legislation. He thought it probable that members
were acuated in going for early adjournment,
by the fact that they had got through their local bills
than by the fact that thought there not business
enough to keep them here.
The amendment as amended was agreed to and the
resolution as amended, adopted.
On motion the House adjourned.