The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-11

SENATE.

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The Senate was called 70 order g Il O'Clock
by Mr.. JoHRsos, Of Bedford. Prayer BY the
Rev. Mr.. WooDsaIDas. Of the Monumental
Church.
A csmmupication wa received from the
House OF DELEGATES announcing tho passaee
Of Il bill Incorporating the Mutual Insurance
Company Of Lynchburg. Referred.
BILL RIPoRrxp.
Mr. CoaHrLL, from the Com N ttee on Courts
OF Justice, reported a bill to amend section
II Of chapter les Of the Code, In relation 70
the removal Of The records and papers OF the
Courts.
RESOLUTIONS OF INauIRY.
BY Mr.. HAxT-Uf tefunding to James e..
Woodson, OF AlbemarIe, sum Of money
paid BY him for q license 10 sell goods when
was never USED by him by reason Of his ao-
ssrce IN the military service OF the coun-
try.
BY Mr.. CxRrsrrAs, of Augusta-Of chang.
ing the names OF the counties OF SCOTT ana
Buchanan, to Carrin9ton and Gary, in honor,
respectively, OF Judge Paul Darlington, ZOE
IS years eminent in the sersice OF Virginia
and Of Archibald Gary, 80 long distin guisneo
In the colonial and the revolutionary coun-
ellis of this Common wealth.
BY MIR. NxwxAK-Of establishing more
efficient system OF police throughout Tue Com
monwealth.
legislation to secure to the citizens OF this
Commonwealth the beuetit Of the right con-
tai o ed in the sth section Of the Declaration
O; Rights.
sourBERs IxauRAEc1 COMPANY.
On motion Of Mr. THOMAS. OF Fairfax, the
joint resolution changing the Office Of the
southern Protection Insurance company,
and its place OF meeting, was takeu up acd
passed.
Mr. CHRISTIAN, of Augusta, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the bill, providing
for the payment o. horses taken by the enc
my and these impressed for the public ser
vice, with view TO amending the same.
The motion was agreed TO, and the bill
was laid upon the table for the present.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The resolutions concerning the vacancies
in the 10th and Doth Senatorial Districts were
taken up, and, on motion of MIR. NEEs0H,
made the order OF the day for Monday next.
THE RAILWAY CosNHcrIoy.
On moiiJn, the OIL to authorize a connec-
ton between the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Pctcmac Railroad and the Richmond
and Peters burg Rail- Dad, in Richmond, and
between the latter and the Petersburg Rail-
road, in Petersburg, was taken up and made
the order OF the day for Monday next.
JupGs TEoxPsoN's SALARY.
On motion OF IAr. bRANNAk, the joint reso-
linton directing the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts to pay the salary OF 9sO. W. Thomp-
SOL, judge OF the 2oth j JUDICIAL Circuit, was
taken Up.
Mr. BAANxoS proceeded to give reasons for
his bauef in Judge Thompson's loyalty,
among which was his refusal to take the
oath TO support the Constitution of the bo-
gus Government Of Western Virginia, in
consequence of which be was now out OF
cfHcs. His sons had taken up arms fer the
south, and one OF them had lost his life
Judge Thompson WAS now In Wheeling
where he had been three times arrested tor
/ supposed disioyaity 10 the Federal Govern.
meAt.
| Mr. DICKINSON, OF Prince Edward, and
Mr.. THOMAS, OF henry, thought that Judge
Thompsou's discharge from arrest mign
gave ground Tor suspicion that his disloyalty
TO- tho Federal Goyerpment was lot egtab-
listed.
On notion of NJ. THOMAS, of Henry, the
resolution was laid upon the table, with q
view 10 further inquiry into Its merits.
BILL PABsBD.
House bill incorporating the Virginia An
thracita Coal and Iron Company.
On motion, the'Senats adjourned.