New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-26
FROM RICHMOND.



From Our Special Correspondent.
RICHMOND, Va, June 81. 1866.
On the assembling Of the Legislature TINS
morning message was received from the Governor re-
qnestng the members to reconsider that portion Of his
message referring TO taxes by more recent ue'eiop
mcnts he felt certain Is cents the slOo would not be
sufficient to defray expensesand he would tnere'ore
recommend that il b, increased TO 81 cents. Referred
TO the Committee Finance. After recess, O'CLOCK
the committee reported an act increasing the tax to %
cents The debate on the bill drew forth the werInest
feeling, and while those counties which had been run
over and devastated by the armes-without barns I'M
PIGMENTS fences or croys-were ready and willing to
bear their portion Of the expense necessary to come
within the bounds Of reconstruction Accomac County
which had been under the protection OF orr Govern
ment and enjoyed during the past an almost unin
terrupted traffic disagreed but amid various twisting
amendments and Ieconsiderations q compromise was
effected and tax levied Of 20 cents In 1850 the State
tax was 40 cents on the slOo at which time large
revenue derived from bank. Insurance anu raIoau
tickets, &C., mot now enjoyed.
The following act passed In the Senate, was tabled
Ia the House as "te1ding legisate exclusively for
one sided GLASS who certainly could have fonnd time
and no doubt money 10 have arranged this matter with
oat such unjust sctiou:"
IN A,f TO amend and ,eennet s third sson Of the Act
pa"sd Jnrarr, q 1894 easdsd IN Act staying the ''a'e
ZION Of eerlIin dsba" x,,, r,,,h.
third section passed January p lsss entitled an
act staying tho collection Of certain dso o. ana md .s
hereby amended and hereby reenseed 90 a. feea a.
follows; ,.,.,s
the twenty Jay o. July. 1861 the debto Or party iaee
shall upon demand Of the creditor, pay the iEtsfe" ~ %
aem.nS hsreof on.oarh u the principal within twelve
ons a.r demand hereof 9Th Interest enc other iost.
within tw year. .er donna male WIN n'',s ,,S Vnt
and tie baltnce within ur .ens after demand made WIN
ard for failure IN che part Of the debtor 70
with any ofns provisions Of elton be may Be
sgnin this any other act for staying tue eehee''oh
Of deb,,. had never been passed ,h,u
b. AVID hsrhy excepted from the operation o. 1 sec
SIC a. This &C. sban be 10 force from it, passage.
An act establishing legal rate OF interest defeated
Yesterday. was recalled this afternoon and passed. put
ting the interest at rer cent and contracts In writing
for 10 per cent shs he held a. legal.
The bill to incorporate tho Virginia Emigration
ana Land Company WIS quite unexpectedly reported
upfayoraby upon by a n soritv OF the Committee; and
under dubor, ni,givngs ~ what the Yankees and
wan.t. schemers intended" the bill Yves defeated and
a resolution introduced and passed in the Lower House
directing the Governor ~ nquT into aud report at ths
next session wha, action may have been taken by Mis-
unitaproyed State and abandoned lands. The specia
order for tho day taken at oclock-the election
of Register for tie Land ofce-and resulted In th'
.nnous selection Of Robert II. Nash, at present
delegate from Norfolk young man Of considerable e1
perionce az a surveyor and civil engineer.
Joint resolutions passed pros ding Tor the once
OF General and for the mileage OF the nom
bers az the rs.e Of cents Per mile. The want oil u
rect railroad communication induces quite large q
pendsre for this item; In the Senate Eve members 70
e.iye about s. 100. and In the House eleven member
ls.,ive IS $50 Also bill proyicing for repair. to In
Governors ipension OF e. o alj 10 the cay tol .lOO
barely sufficient In either to project them from Oh
weather much less tie needed painting, paperins AM
upholstsring.
The civil ofscors a, Norfolk aud Portsmouth hnv
1865 The military authority had previously interfere
with the qualification Of the varions officials.
The Flour Biz was again brought up IN tie lowe
House. backed b. long petition from merchants an
Others, recommending lie increase OF from one TO tw
cents per barrel for inspection. i, went through
hut in the Senate peremptorily tabled.
IMPROVEMENT, MORAL AND OTHERWISE.
The streets are being cleaned and lighted by th
direction OF Gen. Terry who also has pat an end {
the drunkenness and disordery conduct about the city
I perceive also the colored men can move shout with
on, pass. and have TO notice, perhaps as conss
ouencs. less ideness Tie COMMITTEES sent TO Wash
Iington meet tomorrow afternoon with their people
and report tie result Of their conference with til
authorities. NJ d.