The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-05
aENERAL ASSEMBLY OF yIRaINLA.
SATURDAY, February 3, 1856
SENATE.
Prayer by the Rev. DIR. Doggett

SATURDAY, February 3, 1856.
SENATE
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Doggett.
PUBLIC PRIyrrNa.
House bill No III, In regard to pubic
printer and the public printing, was taken up
and read with the amendments proposed by
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. kEE< offered substitute that the
Senate proceed on Tuesday next to the cleo
ton of Public Printer.
art.r considerable debate the substitute was
rejected and the amendments being adopted
the bin was passed by vote oi-ayc'' ~
noes, :.
BILLS Passed.
The following bills were passed without OPP
senate bin No o.: authorizing James VI.
Taliafrrro, OF Stafford county. to rebuild his
mill .-. -, r,;-. ~
John W Coleman 10 rebuild theif mn, Ia VIZ.
uousr bill No. ia, 10 iucorporat" the ' IT
giuia Land and Aid Immigration company.
House bill No. -, 10 incorporate 'he MIL
tua Coal Company.
House bin No S.. 10 require deposit OF
securities 10 be mad" BY foreign lhauIA'c'
companies doing business IL this state
House bill No l09 10 confirm the acts o.
courts held NJ improper places IN cer,a1n 80
House bin No. loo, 10 amend ana Tn
section eleven chapter sixteen or me o4',
THE blll clyca a copy Of the Code o! 800 10
.vtor~ ho1r.1 or oycrsrt.-s OF the poor, 10 each
clerk Of every court, and TO every JhdGe' Jus
ticc commonwealth attorney, sh"IIh' Nul
veyor and county or corp grafton serSeantln 'h'
state 100000,
for n few days was granted to Mr.. HAMA
RreoIrIIoS.
resolution was offered by Mr. Coleman, IN
s,rurtirr the Committee OF Courts of justice
to inquire whether any legislation Is necessary
10 recover or rr-cstAhlish tn" lost RECORDS .!
any county in this Commonwealth, ana INA
hey report b. bill or otherwise
Express BUSINESS.
Sonata hill No - 10 regulate express com
panies over the railroads Of Virginia, vas rca"
Mr. Krgx moved TO lay the bill on the table.
Agreed 70.
On motion Of Mr.. Trout, the vote which
ordered 10 liz engrossmeut "Senate bill No. -,
To incorpOrate the Farmers and Miutrs Hdiih
of Allegheny, 1T Covington,' was recon
sidered, and the bill referred 10 the Committee
on Banks. -,
No. So 10 incorporate the Planters Savings
Bank of the city OF Richmond, and on SENATE
bill No So TO Incorporate the Virginia Loan
and Trust tomp1ny.
CoHMITTEE REPORTS.
The Finance Committee appointed TO con
a :
stamps on receipts and disbursements Of public
money reported that II communication from
the Deputy Commissioner OF Internal kcFe-
nur, in response 10 Il letter addressed 10 hun by
the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, has
been laid before them, in which that officer
saws THAI il was not the intention OF the law
10 tax the exercise Of muuIup1l powers ana
functions, and therefore, whenever the use O!
stamps would be Il charge upon The puphc
treasury, they are aot required TO be used.
The oItcial checks issued by you are reg trdrd IA
coming under this rule, aud therefore exempt
from stamp duty
" The committee ask 10 be discharged from
the further consideration OF the s"pJ'C-
The Joint Library Committee reported
adversely Is 10 Ihe CNpcdicnc} of distributing
the Code of 1850 TO the several counties OF the
Commonwealth
The Committee on Roads, &C, were dis
charged by request from the further cousdcr1-
ton Of the resolution inquirinE lnto the eNpr'
iipucv ct letting out br contract me keeping
and requiring the highways OF III" state.
The same committee reported adversely 10
Tho resolution iuQuirluE into til" expectancy OF
authorizing the Baltimore and ONO hulroad
Company 10 build road from winchester 10
Salem.
Tn" Committee on Public Institutions
reported that the capitol and executive man
sion were sadly IN need Of repairs, and pre-
srntcd "A bill approprldtlug sum - execute
said repairs.
On motion Of Mr.. GRAY, tho vote which
defeated senate bill No. ~, to encourage aud
promote immigration into Ia" State 81 Nlr-
mia. was reconsdercd and Lid on the table
for future amendments
On motion, the Senate ADJOURNED.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev Mr.. Brown.
4 message from til" Senate, communicating
certain bills. was read, aud the bills, beng
/ read. were properly referred.
Committee reported bills which were en-
tered upUn tlc cti6i q r.
Leave Of absence was granted Ia MIR. GLE>DT.
he Delegate from Bath and Highland, for Elk
days.
Mr. DrXNISGToS moved 10 change III" hour
Of meeting Of the House from i TO II o clock,
which motion was carried without division.
rRTIrlo. TO INCORPORATE 4 NEW BANK.
Mr.. LEE presented the memorial Of CITIZENS
Of Richmond 10 incorporate the Bank Of the
state OF Virginia,
Mr. OWES presented the petition OF Robert
l. RaElaud and others, declaring Hycu river
i lawful fence
ROANOKE VALLEY RAILROAD coAPANT.
On motion OF Mr. TowNEE. Of Nccklenburc,
a bill allowing this company 10 tell out lis pro
party and stock on certain conditions, was
taken mp and ordered 10 he engrosscd.
JAMES RIrER AND KANAWHA CANAL.
On motion Of Mr.. GRArTAN, the House took
M the bill TO Tc-cnacl the act entitled an
uct 10 incorporate the Virginia Canal Com
panv, aud 10 transfer the rights and franchises
Of the James River and kanawha Company
rhorcto,'" passed March 10Th, lstl The bill
being ordered 10 its cnErossment BY suspeu-
sion OF The rules. ii was put upon lie passage
ana caTrled--Iyes. - noes, q.
TIE EASKE.
On motion of Mr.. Turner, OF Rappahaunock
the House took up bill No. - requiring the
banks OF this Commonwealth to 80 into
liquidation, reported from the Committee on
Banks viii 4 Substitute.
The TWO bills Wer" read, and after some un-
important amendments Of the Substitute, Mr.
LEE moved TO insert as 4 clause III the suDsu-
tute the third section OF the original bill,
which prov idcd that when the banks have
surrendered Ill their assets, the stockholders
shall he released from all further liabilities.
fSome of the charters of the banhs provide
that stockholders shall be liable for the debts
of the bank 10 an amount equal 10 the amount
of the stock held by them.
The amendment was opposed by AleSsrs.
TrkHER, of Rappahannock, and PENpLEroS,
ma supported b. MIR. LEE. Mr.. TURNER CON
tended thai IL was n case IN which the Leglsla-
lure had no right to interfere. 1t was II matter
entirely between the creditor and the STOCK
holder Mr.. LEE conteudcd that on two or
more occasions the Legislature had amended