The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House of Delegates passed the follow.
ing Senate bills: A bill providing for the coll
lection Of taxes and other public dues la the
hands OF dsfaulting, disloyal officers, and In
the hands Of other persons disioyhi to the
State also, the BILL to enforce pay ment OF
balances duy from commissioners Of forfeited
and delinquent lands also, Senate bill {, re-
lieve the ureties Of Robert Cham bers, late
sheriff of Boone county.
On IN otion of MT. ORaAIH, 1t was
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance ba
Instructed to inquire ir to the expediency Of
reporting U blu amen ding and re-enactinS an
act entitled IAN act to prevent the unneces.
sary consumption Of grain by disttilers, - will
such provisions rs may not conflict with ths
act i'm posing taxes for the support Of Govern
meat. and that they also inquire into the ex :
pediency Of reporting 4 bill requiring the
courts Of the cities, towns, and counties OF
this Comm onwealth, In addition to the reve-
nue. tax payable to the STATE. to i'm pose for
city, town and county purposes, . tax not less
than tweaty cents per gallon, and above that
sum any higher tax At the discretion of the
said courts, even to prohibition, the proceeds
of said tax to be applied exclusively to the
payment OF the interest and ultimate re :
dsmption OK the debts contracted by said ei.
ties, towns and counties, for armiag, GO Iip-
ping, &c Of volunteers. aud the support of
their families
The bill to authorize certain corporations
to issue notes IN DER one dollar was taken u
aud lost by the following vote--yeas 50, nays
40.
YxAs --Messrs. Francis T, Anderson, b.
ker, ir., Barbour, Basksrviile,. BAyss. Boo.
ten, Buford, Uazsnove, Crockett, Gusts,
Dabney. Robert j. Davis, Evans, Flood,
Hunt. Irby. James, kaufman. Mathews.
McI.aughiin, Mardaugh, Robert =. Nelson.
william q. T Nelson, Pitman, Robertson,
Rutherford, Peter Saunders jr., Sheftey,
steger, Tate, Taylor, Ward, Williams, Wood
NArs.-Nsssrs Bass, Bradford. Barks, Car
pen.sr, Cecil, Clarke, Dice, Edmunds, Egsls.
ston, Ewing, Fleming, Frankifn, Friend
George. Green, Hunter. JOHNSON, Jones,
Ryl:, Iunay, ESnn'M c SUn%ans 4 y; Nc
Montague, Newton, Orgain, jr. Prince,
Reid, Riddick, Robinson, Shannon, nmail,
Sherrard. Spady. staples, Thomas, Thrash.
Tyler, ysrmillion, West, James L. Wilson.
The speaker Of the House, Mr.. jams l..
KsnpRK, was granted leave OF absence for the
rest Of the session, on motion Of Mr.. I'D
man, q resolution of thanks uas unan imousiy
voted MIR. KENPgR for the able, impartial
antdignitisd manner Ia which ne b u dis.
ch ffgsd the duties devolved upon him.
mn. Kssra replied with m och feeling and
nr. 81, w. SxxrrsY was elected Speaker pro
ten. with unanimity.
The House then went into confederation of
the bill 70 carry out the contract Of ths State
with the lesssSs Of Warrington aud Smyt the
Salt Works for the purchase OF 4oQ 900 bush.
els of salt. The bill provides for the loca-
ton Of IN agent at the salt works TO dtstrt-
butte the sals. and 70 ssii It ~ prime cost to
ths people. The dsposisnTiss named are
LyncAb0rg, fArmvilis, Petsgsburr, Atch-
mond, Uharlottssv Tile Ltbsrty. Htaant,n.
Norfolk, uanvalle, and ChFtstiAnshure. Ins
quantity sena 70 each Of these places shsli %
regulated according ~ the pcpalAtion con
tieuous. No person can purchase more tAxn
one- third Of 3 b1sAsl. The bill, eftsr 2
lengthy debate, wass tAdeAuissIy postponed