The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-14
uENER AZ ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA..
SENATE.

| The S.mrie met at the usual hour. IAitsiten-
Sat Gcxernor CowrKn in the ch'r. froyer
6y DIR. MinnigerOde.
| Message from the House that the AoAo"hs
| bills have passed: .s -.
| Anactt to Incorporate the Belvidere Manu-,
| featuring Company. Ke;sd twice ana rtI'TEsu
| 10 Committee Oh General Laws.
| An ACT 10 Incorporate the Virginia state An'
sa,rance Company. Referred to Committee
| Al act 70 incorporate the Virginia Insurance
! Company. Passed
! MESSAGE FRoM THE GOVERNOR.
|" To he Sc"o'. "nd p.,:,,;o
! .Gentlemen-I herewith transmit to yon TIE
repor. Of The directors Of the Penitentiary. with
statement of the financial and other operations Oh
that 1, asn tine ~" "d to he
mendstion of the Directors. proposing change II"
The United states military authorities hav"
furnished guard Tor This institution since lat It
lime Since that he would have to withdraw TN,
troops used as guard at the penHsmdaIa ny tn
81 m "ef for i 'his purpose
nss 'ns' guard king the pay Of
and men VIII" compose III -, tho citv Of Richmond
have proposed unite the city police WITH tn !, the
guard f"r the p."s'ary ev ing s
unions Their plan will be r'srr +, to You,
Referred TO the Committee on the Pcni-
| A bill TO an thorize tn" citizens OF Manchester
| to build bridge over James river Referred
BY Mr.. MrRoiER:
'EesoIr,d That the Committee on the Judi
| ciarv inquire into the eNpediency of reporting q
| bill making the crime of horse stealing capital
offence Agreed to.
| Mr. LEE offered resolution that the Com
mittee on Roads and Navigati ton ne empOw
| cred to send for persons and papers to examine
! into the memorial of the Orange and AleXan
,iria railroad.
|
sale of spirituOns liquors unlawful alike for
| buyers and sellers. Referred to the Committee
! on Courts OF Justice.
Mr.. McRAk offered Il resolution to appoint q.
Joint committee TO consider whether any
further legislation is necessary to alter or
amend the third article of the Constitution.
| Mr.. MERCER offered Il resolution stating that
| the election OF John Underwood and Joseph
Segar We're in due form, &c. that the State of
| Virginia claims for them their seats in the
! United States Senate. Referred 10 the Com
1 mittee on Federal Relations.
| BY Mr.. l.tE.--A bill repeating all existing
! legislation in relation to slaves and free ne
! :rOes, and fixing their status. Referred.
Mr.. Power, OF York, offered resolution to
exempt from taxation the lands that have
| been in possession Of the Freedmen'> Bureau
| Referred to the Committee on Courts OF JUS
tice. Adjourned.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House met ut - o'clock, NJ. Prayer
by the Rev Mr.. Jeter, Of til" Bapti>, Church
Senate concurrent resolution i'm relation to
| the appointment OF Il joint committee to con-
slider the communication of the Governor
relative to the offices of Second Auditor and
| Register of the Land Office was taken up and
considered, and on motion, by Mr.. GRArTAS
WIS laid upon the table.
The following was received read and or
dcred TO be printed
AUDITORS OFFICE OF VIRGINIA,(
RICHMOND, December III, 1865.
To the Hon. JUba =. Bfgt,i,ciH, Speaker If House
W Detfytes IF Virginia:
In compliance with the resolution that the
Auditor report to this House statement OF the
amount of esiStcred and coupon bonds issued by
the State now outstanding that he designate, in
his report. the amount of each description OF bonds
held by foreign and domestic owners, and that ne
bonds since the LIST day of January, 1855, | have
the honor to make the following report:
REGISTERED STOCK ISSUED BY THE STATE.
Amount of registered six
per cent. stock OHSta,i-
ding. payabl" in Rich
DO. hve per cent. do...... los,o"c 9" ......
--S2l, 800 ,3as j.
COTTON BONDS ISSUED BY THE STATE.
Amount payable i'm Rich
mond. six per cent ..... $500" u"
Payable in New York. six
Payable in London. five
Los, at sea, in steamer
n nay.Sie in INK New !i YORK; SiH' ,s,ooo 10
le,s,a 900 90
Aggregate. s3i, 400 sss So
HOLDERS REGISTERED STOCK OF THE -rAIE.
Holder, of tn. registered
stock al the state of -
! Virrinia about Ii. 500 900 %
Held by foreigners. prn-
cipally citizens of France
and England, abont..:.. 90" ID
; Held by citizens OF the
United States other than
citizens of the State OF
+ Virginia, ahont......... 1.3!"-os2 9:
Held by Commissioners of
/ Sinking Fund .......... l. SO ~
! Held by the Board of the
J Literary Fund. ?'S."c" o" 800 - .
, --~.l ,yos. s9s -
HOLDERS OF THE curpoN BONDS STATE.
! The holders Of the couroH bonds OF the state
cannot it is believed. be more specifically ndica-
! ted than bv the statement above, showing the
amount payable in Richmond. New York and Lon
don.
The amour, of interest paid on the registered
stock of the state since the first day Of January.
,.65. is hundred and sixty nine thousand eight
hundred and twenty-five dollars and forty-siX
On the coupon bonds of the State no interest has
been paid since the first day of January, 1865.
Very respectfully.
WILLIAM r. TAYLOR
Auditor Public Accounts.
By Mr.. DAvI~-A resolution that the Com
mittec OH Courts of Justice be instructed 10
! inquire into the expectancy oil making stealing
q capital offence, and report by bill or other
/ wise. Agreed to-
! By Mr. DICkENSoN-A resolution that the
Committee on Banks make strict inquiry into
| the cOMdii ion OF all the banks in the Common
wealth, ana INTO the expectancy OF compelling
them to go III to settlement OF all their outs tand
| ing issues and how many and what ones of
said banks the private property of the stock
holders are bound for the redemption OF the
outstanding issues, and to what extent they
I are bound. and to report the facts to this House
| by bill or otherwise as soon as able and
that the committee have power to send for
persons and papers. Agreed to-
BY Mr.. MERKITT.-A resOlu ton that the
| port OF J NJ Bennett, late Auditor of Public
Accounts of Virginia, TO his Excellency Fran
| els IL. Peirpoint, Governor of Virginia, bP
referred TO the Commit tee on Courts Of Justice,
who are instructed 10 inquire
| !. Whether the appropriation of the SCI, 900 Of
gold and silver coin mentioned in said report
made by the authorities of the State having the
said coin in their possession according to law
or not and il not according to law, to inquire
Wh"thfr the saia APPROXIMATION was justified
the case, and should now be lcgalized by the ac-
t"n of the Legislature: and il neither legal
Yuire