The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, February Q, 1866
SENATE.

SENATE.
Prayer by the Rev. DR. Doggett.
BILLS REPORTED.
Sundry bills were reported from the Com
mittee on. Courts and the Committee on
Finance.
STAMPS on RECEIPTS.
Mr.. HANNA, from the Finance Committee,
requested that the committee be discharged
from the further consideration of resolution
as TO the propriety of placing stamps on re-
ceipts and disbursements of public money
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. LEE introduced, by leave, two bills, ask
ing authority 10 rebuild certain mills.
PETITION.
Mr.. CABELL presented petition from certain
citizens of Rockbridge for charter for rail-
road from Winchester to Salem, ria Lexing-
ton.
BILL PASSED.
! On motion of Mr.. MIrcHgLL,a n bill concern
| ing the estate of William Dickinson, deceased,
was taken up and passed.
LAND TAX, ETC.
On motion of Mr. KEEN, the joint resolution
relating 10 the land tax and other imposts
was taken up, and the vote by which 1t was
passed being reconsidered, ~
Mr. KEEN moved TO amend by authorizing
the Governor TO appoint one or more Com
missioners to bear the resolution TO the Presl-
dent, with the request that he lay the same
before Congress as soon as practicable.
Mr.. GRAY opposed the amendment, which
was adopted and the joint resolution, rs
amended, passed
IMNIGRATIoS.
! Mr.. GAIT moved to take up bill to promote
! and encourage immigration into the State OF
Virginia. Agreed TO.
/ Mr.. GAIT briefly supported the bill.
| Mr. MCRAE, in a lengthy speech alluded TO
| the importance of the subject, the necessity OF
immigration, and strongly advocated the pas
sage Of the bill.
Messrs KEEN, CROCKETT, and GRAY, opposed
the bill which was further supported by
Messrs. LEE, GAIT, and CABBLL.
The bill was defeated by a vote OF ayes, !;
noes, ii.
JAMES RIVER AND KAEAwHA COMPANY.
On motion of Mr.. BoTD, Senate bill No.
9l, TO amend the charter of the James River
and KanaWha Company was taken up and
passed by a vote of ayes, 2l noes, y.
BILL AND PETITION.
Mr.. DrLAYY presented Senate bill No. 97,
to authorize the County Court of Fairfax, in
certain cases. TO remit the taxes due 10 the
State.
Also, petition from sundry citizens of the
same county, asking for q suspension of the
collection of taxes in said county for the years
1861, 1862, 1868, and lS6i.
Both Of which documents were referred to
the Finance Committee.
RESOLUTION.
A resolution was offered by Mr. PECK,
TO inquire into the propriety of legaizing the
proceedings and decisions OF the courts held
within the Confederate lines during the late
rebellion. and report by bill or otherwise.
Agreed 10.
Mr.. KEEN moved 10 take up and consider n
bill to incorporate the Virginia Land and Aid
immigration Company, and TO reconsider the
vote by which the eighth and ninth sections
We're added 10 the bill.
Mr.. ROBINSON asked, as n personal favor,
a had
good reasons for the request.
The bill was laid on the table.
CODES FOR MEMBERS.
Mr. KELLo moved to take up the joint reso-
luton providing each member with copy OF
the Code
Mr.. COLEMAN opposed the resolution.
Mr.. PECK supported 1t.
Mr.. KELLo advocated the resolution.
Mr.. TROUT would support the resolution,
provided the volumes were returned to the
State at the adjournment OF the Assembly.
Mr.. STRoTHER offered a substitute providing
each county magistrate with copy, and then,
If any remained, the members OF the Assem-
bly, should be provided with one.
Mr.. TROUT said the magistrates were already
supplied.
Mr. KEEN wished TO engraft an amendment
legalzing the Code of 1850, and with this view
moved to lay the resolution and substitute on
the table. Agreed TO.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE,
for Il lew DAYS, was granted 10 4uI. io"Eh
Mr.. McRAE was granted leave to introduce
Senate bill No. IS, TO amend the charter OF the
Midlothian Coal Mining Company.
On notion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A message from the Senate announced the
passage of certain bills, which were read and
properly referred.
On motions, severally made, leave of absence
was granted TO the following gentlemen: Mr..
WooD, of Albemarle; Mr.. WATKINS, of Prince
Edward Mr.. MosBY, of Bedford; and MI
BowLEs, of Fluvanna.
WINCHESTER AND sTRAsBURG CONNECTION.
The bill amending the charter of the Win
chester and Potomac and the Manassas Gap
railroads was taken up and Mr.. ROBINSON,
of Alexandria, addressed the House in opposi-
ton to it.
Mr. ENGLISH moved to amend the bill so as
TO provide that the proposed extension should
not be commenced until the reconstruc ton and
equipment of the Manassas Gap railroad from
Strasburg to Manassas Junction.
The amendment was supported by Messrs.
ENGLISH and ScoTT, (the latter, however, de-
claring himself friend of the BILL and op-
DIcKENsoy, RIxEY, and BAYLOR, and rejected :
The question, being on the engrossment OF
bill, was decided in the affirmative; and, being
a Senate bill, the question Immediately arose
upon its passage.
A long debate ensued, occupying the House
until nearly o clock. In this debate the bill
was supported by Messrs. BALDWIN, Speaker
(Mr. WATKINS in the chairD CLARKE, of Pitt
sylvania; HERSDoy, WHITE, WALL, and BAY
LoR, and opposed by Messrs. GRArTAS, EvASs
and GARNET. w
The question upon the passage of the bill
was then put and decided in the affirmative by
the following vote:
YEAs.-Mr Speaker, Baylor, Bekem, Bently,
Booker Braxton Brown, Browning, Cabell, A. j.
Clark W. T. Clark, Childress, Davidson, Dessins'
dy, Graham, Gray, Harris; Hanshrongh, Harnsbper-
ger, Herndon, Hurst Jackson, kellam, hendrlSeS'
Lewis, Long, Mann, Marshall, Mcdonald, Magili'
Miller, Moore, Morgan, Newberry, Parsons rat- "a.
terson. Pendleton, Powell, Riggs, RiXey, scott,
Strayer, j. Mcdowell Taylor, Teeter; Th1mPson'
Tront. w. A. Turner, Waddell, Wall, watkins,
White, Wilson, Woltz Wood, Woodson' ana
NAYs-Messrs. Atkinson, Bowles, Evans, Eng
lish Garnett, Grattan, Graves, Hardy, Hollues'
Joynes, Kilby, Lee, Merritt, Morris, Mos6y, Pate
Robertson, Steans, Straughan and Wooldridge-A.
On motion, the House adjourned until l.
O'Clock to morrow
A BIT OF HISTORY prentice OFFERED
BRIBEs-If, in the very incipiency OF the re-
bellion, we We're notified that seventy-hve
thousand dollars in gold, fifty thousand OF II
In one place and twenty-five thousand In
another the latter sum 10 be increased lnden-