The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-21
LE0ISLATURR OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at II O'Clock,
wheu prayer was offered by Rev. HENRY A.
WISE.
BITLs REPORTED.
From the COMMITTEE GA Finance and
Claims
"A bill to refund to Edmund w. Bailey, a
sum VI money enormously pald by him into
the Treasury was reported with an amend
mens. blouse bill
A bill 10 com pen safe viii lam II. DuIany,
Attorney for the Commonwealth tor the CIR
cult Court OF Fairfax, for his services during
the Spring Term, 1851. Senate biil)
A bill re1uudIng TO } lanes II Burdette the
amount OF u license tax enormously paid into
the Treasury. (hOuse Dill.)
A bill authorizing the Commissloner OF the
Revenue for the southern District OF Hall
fax county, to issue Il lcence to David Apt Us
u hawker and pediar Ill said county
SENATE bill
LEAVE 20 INTRODUCE BILLS.
MIR. COLLIER, OF Petersburg, asAed leave to
introduce a I'LL as Il substitute tor the bill
for raising EirEinia's quota tor the Confeue
rate army; ana that IL may be printed.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG, OF Hampshire, asked
similar permission; Whlca was granted.
Mr.BnAASAK, from Inc COMMITTEE on FL
nance and CLAIMS, reported that said COM
NIT tee had had under consideration the resO
luton ON the subject OF Tefundlng to John 5.
Lacy, eherlF of rev Kent county, the dam
ages paid In to the Treasury upon three exc
cutions upon judgments recovered against
Tim by the commonwealth and the commit
tee repOrt that II Is lneXpedlent TO grant the
relief therein sought.
Mr. NBwMAs, OF Mason, suggesting to the
Senate that IL was improbable that the most
important OF the bills before the Senate could
be taken up day, moved that the Senate
do now adjourn Wnereupon, ut O'Clock,
T.. NJ, the Senate ADJOURNED.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II O'Clock, M, Mr.. COL
LIER in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. DuS-
CAN.
Several Senate bills were read and commit.
ted.
The House bill to amend and re.enact the
act providing for the issue Of small notes Was
repUr ted from the Senate with amendments,
and was referred to the Committee on banks
Mr.. koBERTsQN, OF Richmond, from the
Committee ON Banks, reported "a bill con.
corning bank directors"
Mr.. ANDERSON, OF ROckbridge, from the
JOINT mmiItee to confer with the lessees of
he salt works in Washington and Smyth
counties, made d report, winch ut was not
read by the CleIk) was ordered to be
printed.
The following resolutions of inquiry were
referred to the appropriate committees:
BY Mr.. GATEwooD: Of remnnerating Hill
& brothers, of Woodstock, for merchandise
furnished to the Virginia forces.
BY Mr.. McCAMANT: What negotiation is
necessary to protect the holders Of negotiable
paper, payable out OF this State.
Mr.. ROBINSON, OF Richmond, presented
the petition Of the Board OF Commissioners
Of Free Schools of the city Of Richmond.
The SPEAKER announced that the subject
under discussion when the House adjourned
on Friday, Was that Of the vacancies in the
Legislature from Northwestern Virginia,
when Mr.. BASKERVILLE had the floor.
Mr. BAsKERvILLB then addressed the House
in favor of admitting the Northwest to re-
presentation. He thought this was one of
the most important questions that had arisen
for the action of the House. Weare not able
to foresee what may be the length or uncer-
tainties Of this war, and it becomes us, there
fore, to do what we can to conciliate the va
rious interests within our Commonwealth.
He reviewed the various arguments pre-
scented in the previous discussions of this
question; and in concluding he expressed
the hope that the represen tatives of the
Northwest, themselves, would soon have an
opportunity on this floor, to vindIcate their
section, If possible, from the charges made
against it.
MIR. ROBINSON, Of Richmond, was opposed
to the indefinite postponement of the resolu-
lions which R6ssided for filing these va
cancies.
The question was further deliberately ar
gued by Messrs ,BouLDIN, HUNTER, MCKINNEY,
and BARBoUR, who set forth the constitu-
tionai objections to the filling of vacancies in
the manner proposed.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. BARBoUR's argu-
ment the House adjourned.