The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Deco


An act incorporating the Rockbridge In
surnncc Company. Taken mp ana pass ..,a,,, IN
An act authorizing William r. Graham 10
construct bridge across Powells river. H.
ferred to Committee of General Laws
An act to amend and rc-cnact thirteenth anu
fourteenth sections of chapter fourteenth Vi
the Code. Read three times and passed
An act amending the charter of the town OF
Danyille Read three times and passed;
An act to incorporate the Snow'Hir "ooitn
Factory Of the county of Pulaski. TAKEN up
and passed.
Iron Company was passed.
On motion of Mr.. GILMER, the joint resoln-
ton establishing the State Guard was taken
up and passed unanimously.
A bill authorizing the trustees OF the town
Of Manchester to build :Lbridrc across James
river at Richmond was read Il third time ana
passed.
On motion of Mr.. GrLMER, the joint resoln
ton that Virginia prays President johnson to
grant a general amnesty to the CITIZENS OF VIZ
ginia was taken up and passed.
The bill incorporating the Virginia Porcelain
and Earthenware Company was read Il thlrd
time and passed.
cooperating the Southern Express Company,
| and incorporating the National Express Com
pany was read n third time and passed.
BY Mr.. MIrcHRLL
| Resolred. That the Commit e on Banks be au-
mJenendent banks of the Commonwealth Of the
State stock held as basis OF their active capital
by what authority" Passed.
Mr. ROBINSON, by leave, introduced bill to
incorporate the Virginia and North Carolina
Land Emigration and Colonization Society.
Referred TO Committee on General Laws
Mr.. GfLMER, from q select committee: made
a report in favor of the election OF a Public
Printer, and offered 4 resolution that the Lee
sslature 90 at once into the election
Mr. COLEMAN, of Louisa, moved to lay the
report on the table. This gave rise to n
long and animated discussion, In which
Messrs. GILMEK, GRAY, COLEMAN ana hEsS
Mr.. GILMER made a long speech in favor OF
the election of a Public Printer
Mr.. GILMER gave way to allow Mr. hEES 10
introduce an act to ratify and confirm the &C.
ton of the North Carolina Legislature incor'
porating the Piedmont railroad and empower,
ing it to alter it's gauge to that OF the Richmond
and Danville railroad. The bill was passed.
Mr.. GILMER resumed and concluded his re-
marks. The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at l2 o'clock Prayer by DR..
Mr.. GARRETT, from the Committee on Lu-
matte Asylums, reported bill to provide Tor
| the liabilities of the Lunatic Asylum at Staun-
ton incurred prior to the 1st day of July, 1860.
| Mr. GARRETT stated that the committee had
no report to make relative to the Eastern Luz
matte Asylum the report of the Superintend-
ent of that institution not having been
The following bills were considered and
passed: c..,.
House bin to authorize the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts to allow the claims OF shcrifis,
iailors clerks, cOnstables, and other public Off.
| GERS for official services rendered to the Com
monwealth since the I'd day of April 1860,
provided such claims were of 4 kind properly
chargeable against the Commonwealth under
the laws existing at the time such services
+ were rendered.
/ A bill to authorize William II. Parker and
others to obtain grant for certain land
A bill to amend the charter OF the Ere In
surance Company of Alexandria,
Senate resolution relative to the release OF
Jefferson Davis and all other political pri-
soners and the restoration OF the writ OF h"te"s
corpus
House bill ratifying the ordinance OF the
State of North Carolina incorporating the
Piedmont Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. G IBBONEY. "A resolution OF inquiry
into the eXpediency of prohibiting the future
issue of warrants by the Register of the Land
Office until the General Assembly has acted
upon the recommendation of the Governor IN
regard to that subject. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. MERRIrT.-A resolution>of inquiry
relative to the adequate compensation of cltl
Zens of the State who have rendered, or shall
render, service as members of the courts es-
tablished by the Freedmen's Bureau in the va
rious cities and counties of the State. Agreed
BY Mr. NERRITT.-A resolution that the
Committee on Courts of Justice be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of amending
the laws in relation to the right OF married
women, and in relation to dover, dis
count and distribution, so as to enlarge the
rights of married women, and so rs to exempt
Il larger part of the property OF decedents
from the claims Of creditors for the benefit OF
widows and infant children, and to report by
bill or otherwise. Agreed to.
By Mr. SrEARNs.-A resolution Of inquiry
Danville Railroad Company to secure certain
liabilities of the Piedmont Railroad Company
Agreed to.
By MIR. WALKER-A resolution that the
Joint Committee on Executive Expenditures
inquire into the expediency of making repairs
to, and of adding furniture to, the Governor
house.
Mr. DrHS1xarox from the Joint committee
to whom was referred so much of the Go
vernors message as relates to the Public Print
cr, reported:
'That, after consulate with number of the
Rieahon AND AND taking nse Counsel Also Of the @
rience of the past they have arrived at the eonclu
the present mode Of selecting the Public Printer.
The committee, in conclusion, recommend
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolret, That this House, the Senate con
curing, will proceed to the election OF Public
Printer at two o clock to-day
Mr. WORD made a minority report from the
same committee in favor of letting the Public
Printing out to the lowest bidder.
The question was debated at great length
Messrs. DUxNINGroN, PATTERSON and WORD
advocating the election of a Public Printer,
and Messrs. LEE and DIcKENsoN advocating
| the contract system
On motion, by Mr.. GRATTAN, the reports OF
the committee were recommitted to them with
instructions to report a plan for letting out the
public printing to the lowest bidder.
| BY Mr.. WoRD.-A resolution that it is the
sense of this House that the public printing
should be done by contract, and that provision
should be at once made for procuring contracts
to do the printing of the two Houses of the
General Assembly, and that this resolution be
| referred to the Joint Committee on Printing.
After debate, the question was taken ON the
resolution, which was agreed tO-ayes, 81
noes, 40.
Mr.. WORD introduced the following, to be
adopted as joint rule:
"There shall be Joint Committee on Printing
composed of three members Of the Senate and five
members OF the House, whose duty it shall be to
make contracts for the printing of the two Houses
of the General Assembly, and to supervise the
proper execution thereof, and of all printing done
for the State.''
| Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. LEE introduced bill to authorize the
| Richmond and York River Railroad Company
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