The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-21
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IN our Geographic columns of ycstefsaAswn sfa'
> ,ery brief synopsis OF President Johnscn' 81
,nsssare to the Senate, and General Qrant's
,,,,,. =, the preti,sens. potn relative 10 the
,,na,,,ou Of the Southern States. III siew af
~. GREAT Importance attached 10 these docns
meats, we publish them this morning III fan Au.
,,s,. x,~a m,-yrxr,s xrsa,as, aii,
needs Ii sorelv-
House bill lfntitled bin for the compens,
1ion Of Josfh II, AlienNNas read twice and ~.
fersya To fhr t'ommiLtee on GENERAL Laws.
s'.ssefngnuy 'a'ss 'E anu passed.
NT. s.aotf offered x joint resolution TO re
quesrthe Governor to represent to the Pos
rlaster General of the United States the pre-
- sent condition OF the mail facilities lin this
Ssate--that many of the members of this (ie-
neral Assembly are without the means of com
municaiing with their families and con
siitnents-and that the public and private In
,erefi ceitaan"s ihe speedy restoration Of the
.naiis ana urge him to consideration and re-
lief TO us in the matter. Passed.
Leaves of absence were granted 10 Messrs
GAR. CARTER, DELANEY, DAVIS and WASH.
IxGroX.
Mr.. CABELL offered n resolution that the
Committee Of Courts of Justice be instructed
TO inquire into the eNpedency of repealime
chapter. thirteen OF th" act Of tha Assembly
to prevent parties interested in a suit Of law
or equity from testfying in their own cases
except upon interrogatorics legally pro-
pounded by the adverse parties. and report
thereon by bill or otherwise. Agreed to.
An act relating 10 the Manchester Cotton
and Wool Manufactory. extending its charter.
was read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. TALIAFERko. a bill antho.
rising J NJ: Fanntleroy to establish ferry
across The Mattaponi was taken up read \
third time and passed.
Mr.. DrLASEY, of Fairfax, reported from a
select committee Il preamble and resolutions in
reference TO the release of Jefferson Davis and
the other political prisoners, and the restOra-
tion of the writ OF hdJeos corpus.
They were passed by the Senate and commu .
ncated to the House of Delegates
Mr.. kEENE offered resolution that a com.
mittee of three be appointed TO bring in n bill
amending the stay law passed on December
10th. Passed.
bill was brought in by the committees
amending the act so as not to affect debts due
since I'd of April, 1865. Read third time and
passed.
Mr.. ROBINSON, of Norfolk, introduced bill
anthorising the purchase of arms and equip
ments for the State Guard. 1t was read third
lime and passed unanimously.
MIR. LEE, of Orange, reported from commit
tee appointed to confer with Colonel Brown
of the Freetimen.s Bureau, that. in a crus,,lta -
tion with General Terry and Cclonel Brown.
'heE received assurances that the most ripo
ron> measures have been taken to preserve tho
peace and afford ample protection 10 the citi
zen>. The committee have considered the re-
moval of the neg roeS from the ci " of Williams
burg and the counties of York, Warwick. Ella
beth City. and the county of Carroll. and no
lieve the object can be obtained by the same
bills now ander consideration in the General
Assembly.
On motion Of Mr.. GiiMER. a memorial from
heJames River and Kanawha Canal COMPANY
ordered 10 be printed.
House bill authorizing the York River Rail
road Company to borrow money was passed
almost unanimously.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at the usual hour. PRAYER
by the Rev Mr.. Taylor.
go. PUBLIC ARMS.
Senate bill authorizing the collection of pub
he arms was read first and second times
Subsequently taken up and passed
STATE SPECIE.
MrSJoYNEs, from, the Committee on Courts
OF Justice, to whom referred House resO-
luton relative to the report made to the Go
vernon by ). M. Bennett. late Auditor Of
IuDllc Accounts. made report concerning the
specie ts2i 0o0) borrowed by the State from the
Bank OF the Commonwealth in March, lS65-
The facts connected with the money in ques
1ion and its subsequent disposal have already
been laid before the public
Inc Committee gave as their opinion that
this money cannot be recovered by the State
because the State has no title to it. The bonds
upon which the money was borrowed cannot
he conStitutionallv paid, and the bank would
lose the money should it be recovered. From
the fact that the loan was a compulsory one,
tle State could not, consistently with her dig
MY and honor, consent TO such Il result
Should the bank think proper to assert its
claims the matter will be proper for judicial
investigations
On motion OF Mr.. GgArrAx, the report was
laid upon the table
BOOKS STOLEN FROM TIE LIBRARY.
Mr.. WATKINS, from the Committee the
state Library made u report, from which it
appears That 1T least fifteen hundred volumes
We're stolen from the State Library during and
just after the evacuation Of this city.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The following bills and resolutions were
passed:
Senate joint resolution that the Governor
represent TO the Pos stmas ter General the con-
diion of the mails in Virginia. and ask relief
Senate bill 10 authorize the Governor to pur-
chase arms, &c, for the Public Guard
senate bill authorizing the overseers of the
poor OF New Kent county sell wood from
the poor house land.
Senate joint resolution relative to Jefferson
Davis and other political prisoners, and -
restoration of the hd1eas corpus ar
tion by Mr.. JoYSEs, the Gc.vsgAs@ssss
auesteh to transmit a ~esssr -
President of the Is
Also, lIerss~i s..
h'' A3s
ss2 A.cr 49, 1885,
..rpts for limited
..,iends ard re-enacts the
-,ction so that it will read as
"SRcTioS >. II any execution shall have been
levied before the Passage OF this act, the property
levied shall be restored to the defendant, but
shall remain subject to the lien Of the execution
aforesaid: but nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to apply to any case of debt or
contract arising subsequent to the I'd day Of April,
lsG5.
FREEDMEN, &c.
The select committee appointed to confer
with Colonel Broom. of the Freedmens Bu
reau, reported that they had had Il consulta-
ton with both Colonel Brown and General
Terry, commanding the Department of Vir-
.;nin, and have received assurances that the
most vigorous measures have been taken to
preserve the peace and afford ample protection
The citizens. Relative 10 the removal of ne
Groes from Williamsburg and thereabouis, and
Caroline county, the committee believe the OBJ
lects can be- obtained by the bills now before
The General Assembly.
GENERAL STAY LAW.