The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-09

wuslI ksroduesd ainsaaine u shir1 ottaels 90
1fG Conatitut1o1 the same - tnAt tmtEo0uc0o
81 Mr. 0xAfrAt, in the House, Monday. ur.
Norfolk City railroad. A bin was unanimousiy
passed Resembling the acts Of 18th Of May, 1861,
and 31At Of January, 1863, consentin9 70 the
transfer from this State 70 the State Of west
Virginia Of the counties Of Jefferson ana
Berkeley, and the said counties were declared
a part Of this State and under Its nuthorfty.
This act had previously passed the House with
n committee was ordered to consider the sub.
ject Of immigration, and how 1t may be encour'
aged.
lating to jefferson and Berkeley counties was
passed. On motion of Mr.. GRArTAS, VIII
Of election was ordered to supply the vacancy
in the House of Delegates from this CITY occn-
stoned by the death of l.. TAzEwELL. On mo.
ton Of Mr.. DICKINSON, inquiry was ORDERED
rs to the expediency of amending the stay law
so as to obviate the necessity OF giving noilce,
and to allow only interest with onelour IA ~, ~
the principal, to be collected per annum ana
n further inquiry was ordered, on moIioh "a
Mr. BRAxToN, into the expectancy o! sus penu ~
ing all legal proceedings for the coilectonn M, %
debts for a limited period. On motion OF MI.
GRArrAx ordered that inquiry D. mace ~ ~, ~
the expetiiency of amending the charter OF tae
city Of Richmond also, as TO alioWlns VA.
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Colnpany
to borrow money for repairs also, for moor
porating n new insurance company. Anreo
Jones, Wellington Goddn, Thomas w. NC
Canoe
of Prince George, got leave to bring Ill Dill
incorporating the Petersburg Iron Company.
The Governors Message was properly REFER
red. and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Elm the Senate,
number of resolutions OF inquiry as to the eN-
pediency Of great many propositions We're
agreed to- We notice a few Of special interest,
viz: BY Mr.. GILMER-FOr incorporating the
National Express and Transportation Com
pany for increasing the capital stock Of the
u OH fredericksburg Railroad
Company for authOrising the Board OF
Public Works to revise the tariff OF fares
on railroads and canals. By Mr.. CABELL-
For enacting vagrant law, and for
more eflectually preventing burglary and
(, larceny. by Mr.. BOILING, of Petersburg
For funding the interest on the public debt.
bonds into coupon bonds. BY Mr.. McREA-FOr
authorizing the4tristees of the town OF MAN
chester TO construct Il bridge across James
river al Richmond.
| for a Joint committee to consider what action
is proper TO express the sense of the Leglsla.
! ture as to the release of Mr.. Davis, President
of the late Confederacy, and Tor the les'T T%e
| ton of the writ of hobeos corpus, &c: Inc Inc
resolution under the rule, was laid over l"l o''
| day. .oo,, txvo
| yecesses appointed G. A. JoRDoN u'A nnd
Serceant-at Arms Second DoorkeePei, 40 :.
! adjourned over till Friday, to obseIse. Tohn.
Of thanks giving, ordered by Iresloe''
IN tn tho I1ouse on Wednesday, the blil IRON
| AZ, San.tn amending the third ;trtlc!e OF !ht
Constitution was taken up 1oi ConS, on, 49,:
! ana Mr. GRAVES. of Madison, oneItu :. e"oo.i
tute for it, which after ;tsn,f referred 10 the
/ together with the hlil ltstiI, ieAeiAe" ~ 'A'
! Committee Of Courts OF justice.
me- House was then deluSed as is the GUS
tom in the first days OF the sessions OF our
x;m,;n;a Assembly, with resolutions Under
the practice Of the Legislature, these resoin
ions ALWAYS inquire into the expedlencv oI
measures proposed, and are referred TO me
,,roncr committees. Among them were me
following: For an enabling act to lcgailze INV. ii'
/ nroceedines of courts of justice during tIie
80. for rene,linr the act of I4th and 1otn
/ Nav. 1862 prescribing oaths IN certain c'ses
BY Mr. SrEAINs--For carrying on. Va. y. 1913
! incubation of the Governor IeiaIHs ~ - iIo'
and colleges BY Mr.. GAkkhd tn, Smo Inv NV tno
s,nn,i,, ~ 10 STAT, under the act OF Congress
~ MAY 1851 BY Mr.. Wo0D-F or mcofpOra-
tinn The National Express Company. ny WI.
SCorr-For organizing HlltaTS ioTee ioi ~
Eor redncng the tax on merchants Incense.
~ nv MARTIN-FOr some relief to the cltl-
zrns who have lost all they possessed save
their lands i'll the war and who are mHol'ed
in debts they cannot pay
On motion of Mr.. KELLEY. special com
mitlec was ordered to inquire into the amount
of property OF private citizens OF inns Com
monwealth taken or destroyed by the armies
of the late Confederacy and the nlted states
respectively Rather Il heavy job For what
good ut this time, it is hard to sec.1
Mr. ELLIS, of Norfolk, introduced Il bill
ratifying the amendment Of the Constitution
proposed by Congress for the abolition OF
slavery.
The House adjourned over to Friday. under
the order of President Johnson making 1h"ls'
day 4 day of thanksgiving, &c. ~ of
During the day the standing committees Va
the House were announced.