The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-16

Read Il third time and passed
COMMISSIONERS IL cHASCERY.
By Mr.. TALIAFERRo
s.Rtsolr,i, That the Committee on Courts oil
Justice hc instructed 10 inquire lhto nv "a
ncdicncy of 50 amending the thlrd ana louI'h
sections of chapter one huhurcu anu lMcn,S
one of the Code of Virginia rs 10 authorize
The commissioners in chauccry 10 take ana
certify the Acknowledgements oI parties 10
deeds" Agreed 10.
CLERKS OF COURTS.
BY Mr.. TALIAFEKRo:
:. p,soyy,d. That the Committee on Courts OF
Tu.tir. no instructed To inquire into the cNpe-
! d;,,,.,, If 80 amending the twcntY-fourth ste
ION of chapter eight of the Code OF IrgIhla
/ a, TO authorizes the qualification oil me cI'rh"
of courts and other officers THEREIN n'iilc0 ~
fore any Judge OF III" COMMONWEALTH III '''N'
ton" Passed.
BY Mr.. McRAE:
81. Whereas III" drvaStations of the laie war
have greatly and permanently nnpalfcd Tue
value of lands in many sections OF Inc "'''''
&c, u
TuStic" inquire into the e%pedlrn'E OF E'n,
r.,I ar martial rr-aSScSsmcnt of lands III the
STATE. or whether relief can be otherwise more
properly granted" Passed.
pIsrILLERs.
Mr.. GRAY reported from the Committee on
General Il
ton of grain by diStillcrS and other manulac-
turers OF spirituouS and malt liquors.
STATE LIBRARY.
By Mr.. Boiling
:. P,soIreI, That the Joint Library Commit
tee he instructed TO inquire into me eNpeIl-
cncy of revising the rules and rcgulallon OF ll'
state | ibrary and report what alterdton are
necessary 10 preserve the library according 10
The object Of its original establishments
Agreed 10.
ST. JAMES IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
An act to incorporate this company was
taken mp on motion OF Mr.. GRAY. Inc oh'c'
Of this company il 10 encourage llnnlEralloh'
build mills, lay ont villages ana promote aEll-
cultural improvement.
MIR, GLMER opposed the bill. He said ser
pcnt was concealed i'll it: ii concentrated Il
secret power, bringing IN iotclEh c'll''l u
control the interests Of the State,
Mr. GRAY showed that 1t Il Tor the punhc
good The new and striking quotatioh' FRO
Bono Publico," was then Knocked aDoUi likr
/ shuttle cock, from Senator 10 SENATOR Ill 'he
most cruditc manner.
Mr. MERCER thought that n company buy
/ ing mill-srat ought 10 have the benefit: lie
said that he MIR. Mcrcicrl has Il fine mil seat
in Loudon that he would !! ilhc 10 sen ~ ""S
company TAgood advertisement.
Mr. BoLLIHG moved that the bill lay on the
/ table. to he taken up Tuesday. He wished TO
/ examine the bill, TO hunt for the serpent Said
, to be concealed in it. The serpent bill was lald
on the table.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
The resolution requiring the management of
! this railroad 10 be turned over 10 the officers
elected was brought up ON motion OF MT
KEEN After some discussion, III which
| McsSrs KEEN, CABELL and LEE partlclpatedr
/ the resolution was laid on the table
WARWICK MAyUFAcTrRINC COMPANY OF THE CITY
OF RICHMOND.
On motion of Mr. GAIT, the bill to incorpo-
rate this company was taken up, read third
| time and passed.
CARBON HILL COMPANY.
/ A bill to incorporate this company was
| taken up, a substitute read, ana both laId on
the table.
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY.
| \ bill to incorporate. Laid on the table.
PUBLIC PRINTING
| \ bill altering the pay of the public printer
and the printer TO the Senate. Reterrcd'to the
, Committee on Finance.
The Senate then adjourned.
I'VE are requested 10 state mat Ut. POWERS
| Senator from the Charles City District, VINO
has been detained 1T his home by severe lndls-
position, has partially recovered his health,
and has resumed his duties in the Senate
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
| The House met at II o'clock Prayer by
! Rev. J. Michelbacher, of the Jewish Syna-
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MIR. GRAHAM. from the Committee on Roads,
! asked TO be- discharged from the consideration
of the subject of dividing the state INTO dls-
tricts for the election of Board OF fubllc
Works, it being deemed ineNpedl"nt 10 leSlSia'e
upon II.
BILLS PASSED.
Riu incorporating the Southern Accident
Insurance Company.
Bill amending and rc-enaCtng seclon nj
of chapter one hundred and fifty seven OF The
Code Of Virginia, III relation 10 the jurisdiction
of the cornorati ZION court of the city OF Norfolk,
and creating the office of judge of said court.
Bill 10 amend the act passed March Is, 1861,
entitled ian act to amend the charter oil the
CITY of Richmond" As 1t Is possible mat the
bill will be- amended in the Senate, we with
hold its publication until passed by mat BODY
PUBLIC GUARD.
The bill re organizing the Public Guard was
put on its second reading.
Mr. GRArTAN'o1ered Il substitute to the bill,
authorizing the recruiting the Guard upon
the basis provided in the first section, chapler
thirty-thrce, Code OF 1860. ms VIII put lhe
Guard on its old footing.
Mr., DANIEL opposed the substitute on the
ground that forty eight able bodied men were
sufficient as guard.
Messrs. GRATTAN, EVANS, WILSON, WHITE
and GIBBoNEY advocated the SUBSTITUTE II
was agreed 10.
FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The hill recurring deposit Of securities 10
be made by foreign insurance companies dong
business in this State was, OH motion OF Mr..
GRArrAx, recommitted to the Committee on
Finance.
Several other bills were, on being taken up
for second reading ordered To be cngroSsed for
third reading, and they will be brought up ut
an early day
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. GRArTAS, from the Committee on Fl.
nance, presented the report OF the inquiries OF
that Committee on the prices now PAD Tor the
formal of the House and the bills ordered To
lao nrinted The printing has been given out
by the Clerk, under m order of the House di-
rectinp the printing TO be done, with the APP
prevail OF the Speaker, to J. T.. Goode, the
printer for the Senate up 10 the Time OF inc
recess of the General Assembly. Since the re-
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