Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-31
Virginia Legislature.
Tuesday, January 80. 1866.
Rrso1uTIoNs ADOPTED.


SENATE. 4
TUESDAY, January 80. 1866.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
RvMr TKouT-That the Committee on Finance
enquire into the proprety OF increasing the compens
ton allowed to commissioners OF the revenue for OBJ
tanning facts in regard to births and deaths also, that
the Committee on Courts OF Justice enquire into the
proprety OF directing that all United States revenue
lax required to lie paid by parties in suits or
actions in the courts OF the State shall he taxed as
part of the legal costs.
By Mr. CABELL-That the Committee on Courts of
Justice be instructed To enquire into the eXpediency
of increasing the fees allowed to clerks OF courts.
SENATOR FROM PETERSBURG.
Mr. ROBINSON, of Norfolk, stated that Mr. Boiling,
of Petersburg, was prevented by severe illness from
being present
LADIES AS COPYING CLERKS.
Senate bill authorizing the employment of females
TO perform certain copying, under the direction OF
the Register of the Land Office, was taken up. AZ
ter some discussion, during which Mr.. GRAY e!o-
auently advocated the purposes OF the BILL the bill
was under suspension OF the rules read third time
and passed.
THE UsURY LAW.
The bill for the repeal of the usury law was next
in order and it was proposed 10 pass by again,
account of the absence of certain Senator's.
Mr. LEE of Orange, spoke in favor of an imme-
diate consideration of the BILL although he was not
anxious TO press the bill to-day to vote. lie said
that the matter too important to be passed by
day after day, had been done for several weeks.
Mr. COLEMAN, of Louisa moved to make the bill
in question the order OF the day for Tuesday next,
the 9th February at one o'clock, which was agreed
to.
THE CARBON HILL COMPANY.
Senate bill to incorporate this company was, with
a substitute reported by the Committee on General
Laws, taken up and passed. The company is IN
cOpOrated for the purpose oi holding and purchasing
real estate and other property in the state OF Nr.
ginia and of mining transporting aud selling all
minerals and metals may hold not exceeding three
thousand acres of land IN each OF. the counties oil
HenricO GOochland, Chesterfield, PUwhatan, bOte-
tourt and Rockingham, and may hold shipping
Yards not exceeding i've acres nj any one point Oh
the Pamunkey or York river and may construct
railroads ana employ canal boats and seagong
vessels.
Joint resolution relative to the land tax, reported
back from the Committee on Courts of Justice with
prOviso, was taken up and passed rs amcnded-
The resolution as passed, is in effect as follows
JPhercGs, The Congress Of the United States oil
America, did levy upon the people OF the United
States direct tax of twenty million dollars, and
did appOrtiOn the payment of the same among the |
several States of the Union, including Virginia, and
much the larger part of said tax assessed upon tins
state remains unpaid; aud whereas, other taxes, |
impOStS and excuses have been laid to be collected
at a time when there had been no appointment Oi |
assessOIs and collectors of the revenue IN many oil
the districts of the State of Virginia and whereas
the people of Virginia are greatly impoverished and
to pay, at one time, the direct tax of August 1851
with the other taxes levied upon them by the Con-
gress of the United States and the necessary State
taxes must reduce many of them TO very great |
straits and retard the TcSuscaon OF the State from
its present depressed condition, therefore be II
ReSOIrcd That the President and Congress OF the |
United States be and they are hereby respectulyre
dested to suspend the collection of the said internal
revenue taxes which accrued previous to the APP |
pointment of assessors and collectors in the rcsec-
tive revenue districts in this State. That the bow
eminent of the United States SHALL upon considera-
ton be of opinion that the interest OF the country
requires that said taxes shall be paid by the people
of Virginia, the General Assembly respectfully re- |
0uest that further time may he allowed for the pay
ment thereof, and that the same may be extended |
through series of years certain proportion 10 he
paid in each year; that the said taxes oil 1901 ale
To be paid, the General Assembly Will assume the |
payment thereof, and will proceed to levy ana col
lect the taxes necessary To meet this obligation That
this General Assembly respectfully ask that all con-
tracts and transactions III this state, entered mo
prior to the establishment OF collectors Offices III lc
respective districts which may he invalid ny the |
reason of the non use OF stamps may De it
rallied and declared valid; that the Gov |
ernor of the Commonwealth he requested
to transmit a copy Of the foregoing resolutions
to the President of the United states, ana 10
the presiding officers Of the Senate ana House "i
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States, with the re-
quest that they will lay them before their respective
Houses at the' earliest practicable moment: FrOr-
ded That in asoertaning the amount to be pad 10y
the State under this act credit shall be allowed Tor
such amount of said tax may have been paid, ANA
that so much of the tax rs is justly applicable To
that portion of territory now known rs the State oil
Western Virginia shall be excluded from the amount
of tax hereby assumed.
THE TRIAL OF MESsRS. TYLER, COLEMAN AND roI.-
LARD.
Joint resolution authorizing the Auditor of Pub
IL H.
witnesses i'm the above trial was passed The pro-
visi0ns of the resolution were published IN the
Wing of yesterday
CONTRACTS FOR LABOR.
Senate bill to regulate contracts for labor with
the amendments offered by the Committee, was Ia
ken up, and motion was made to recomlnlt the
bill with the substitute aud amendments, which was
agreed to-
THROUGH RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
Senate bill to facilitate the continuous transpOlta
ton of passengers baggage and tonnage as between
the Virginia and Tennessee, SOuthsidc, Norfolk and
Petersburg and Richmond and Danvile railroads,
was taken up. The object OF the bill is to insure
continuous through transportation OF passengers ana
freight over the railroads named, and imposes pen
dlties upon those failing to carry out the require
ments of the law within prescribed time. I'm
amendment proposed 10y the committee was adopted,
and the bill was passed to its engrOSSment.
FAST COAST STEAMERS.
bill to encourage the appointment Of fast coast
steamers between New York and ports south of
! Philadelphia was read third time and passed.
WASTE AND UNArrEorElATED LANDS.
Senate bill providing that warrants for waste aud
unappropriatcd lands in Virginia shall be issued
upon the payment of one dOlarior each acre OF the
same and repeating the act prohibiting the further
entry or waste and unapwopriated lands, passed
January 4th lSbb, was read thlil lhc anu
passed.
VIRGINIA Land AND EMIGRATION SOCIETY.
House bill to incorporate this company was tal+en
up the vote of the previous day recOnsit eted, aud
! the bill laid upon the table
KEswICK COAL COMPANY.
Senate bill to revive the charter of this company
and to amend the same, was ordered TO It's engr0ss-
ment
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at the usual hour, the SPEAKER
! in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev, DIR. Moore, of the Presbyterian
Church of this city
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to amend aud re cnact the 9TH section
of chapter l26 OF the Code oil Virginia, for 1850 IN
relation to masters and apprentices, was taken up
and, after the rejection OF several amendments, was
passed. 1t provides that the writing 10y which any
minor is bound an apprentice shall specify ms age
and what art, trade or business he is to be- taught.
The master whether it is expressly provided therein
or not shall be bound TO teach the same and shall
also be- bound to teach him reading, wiring and
common arithmetic including the rule OF three.
An act extending the time for rebuilding the toll
bridge at Buchanan, in BotetOurt county under the
! charter granted to James Cartmill and John +.
! Wood by an act of the General Assembly entitled
an act authorizing James Cdrtmill and John j.
| Wood to erect toll bridge across James river
passed February II, 1919.
COMMITTEE on HOUSE EXPENSES
| ~ a. "a.
the above subject: Messrs, Jones, liarlsberger
Deskins, Browning and Booker,
INSANE PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRlME.
The following Senate bill was taken up and passed:
BE Il enacted, de-, That section II oil chapter 2OS
of the Code of Virginia be amended and ic-eHacted