The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-03

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n l,s' sxrs3i1r he charter OK this road TO the{
company they deem best, was taken up -,
Mr.. BoLLIno spoke In favor OF the Dill. he
thourht that In 80 vast and vital question
part Of the ss stass %
Mr.. CSRAY said that the i've gentlemen al.
go 40 sslected have the perfect confidence of
the whole country The Court OF Appeals
even have only FIVE, and TINS com as hin neea
resnect for the ability and character OF mr..
TspcxrrT. he did not wish an infinence ayow-
ediv soc tional to be broughti into this question.
The bill passed by q vote OF thir'eeh W eish''
BILLS PASSED.
House bill changing the time voting a.
Big Lick, Roanoke county NJ
vaughan. In the county of Pittsyivania, an
ei1 Tonse bilI incorporating the Virginia Insu'
rance, Loan and Trust Company. s.,
House bill for the relief OF Joseph faagete,
ate Constable of Alexandria county.
House BIN amending thirteenth section OF
thirteenth class of the Code, in regard TO COM
misioners Of the Revenue.
RICHMOND RAILROAD CONNECTION CoarAsi'
Senate bill incorporating this company was
passed with amendments; Inc Dill Wa a;,r ,
merIy Richmond and Petersburg haiir s
Connection Company On motion OF nj.
BoLLIys, all that part of the bill relaung 70
Petersburg was strickenout MT. bohbiH0
then introduced n bin Incorporating the
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD CON-
PANY.
This bill authorizes the Common Council OF
Petersburg to connect the Petersburg and
Richmond railroad and the Petersburg and
Weldon railroad through the city. Itpassed-,
ayes, %; noes, 2.
THE srAf LAW
was then taken up and passed. IL VIII DC
found in another column.
IMMIGRATION
The KEEN substitute to the Senate bill " TO
encourage and promote immigration INTO Inc
State of Virginia, and another BILL with the
same title, INTRODUCED by Mr.. GRAY was
passed.
House bill appopriating the public revenue
for the fiscal wears 1865 and 1866, was passed.
STATE FINANCES.
Joint resolutiop in relation to the DEBT OF
Selden, Witherss& Co., was passed un''hi'
House bill to:provide for funding the interest
upon the Statedebt, was passed.
sHEkIFFs AND coEsTABLEs
Senate bill for the relief of sheriffs, consta-
bles, and others, was passed
It's object n to relieve these officers IN Ger
tain cases from injury under action OF lne
Stay Law. 1t provides that in cases Where
money was collected by them under process
during the war,awhich they could not pay over
after reasonable effort, they shall come under
the action of the Law.
ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINT
ING.
These proceedings will be found in the report
of the House
Mr.. Walker received a majority in the
Senate.
ELECTION 0F COMMISSIONERS TO WEST VIRGINIA.
The following gentlemen were received us
nomina tions from the House:
J. +. johnson, of Bedford J. }, Allen, OF
Botetourt; It. S. Raymond, OF Richmond
William Martin, of Henry John Janney,
of Loudoun; II. b. Deane, OF Lynchburg, ana
r. A. Claybrob1 of Westmoreland.
To these were added in the Senate, A. II. ID
Stuart, of Augusta; Alexander Rlves' OF
Albemarle.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. KEEN rose to personal explanation,
and said that he was unayoidably absent from
the sessions Of the Senate to-day, in the dis-
charge of representative duties, when the
vote was taken on the passage OF the law
staying the collection OF debts Tor Imtea
period, and IN view of an understanding In
the Senate that such vote would not be takea
without call OF the ayes and noes, and hat
he should have an opportunity OF examining
the provisions of q bill so greatly afecting al,
especially of his constituents, thrust as 1t was
upon the Senate even without having beeH
printed and without an opportunity OF being
maturely considered by the Senate, ana con-
tanning provisions so diameteically opposed 10
any previous action of the Senate during lis T
present session, and certainly, In his OPINION.
opposed to what would be the actioL OF tns
General Assembly upon joint baiios, as .ine
variant votes attest. He having teen, 1ron
the commencement of the session, an earnest
advocate of a most liberal stay law-ohe d
meeting the wants and necessities OF the coun
try-belieSing that the practlcal operation VI
the bill as passed will be totally inadequate 10
meet the desired end Had he been present, ne L
would have been constrained to vote against
the passage of that bill ; and, however dis /
tasteful It might have been to him or ms con
General Assembly, rather than pass the pre-
sent bill he would have required a call Tor an
extension of the session for short period In Or
der to have perfected a bill and that he dis
claimed any intention of rejecting on the mo-
tiyes Of the Senate.
The Senate then took recess until o CLOCK.
q NIGHT SESSION.
The only business enacted was the election
of the Commissioners, whose names will be
found in the report of the House.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker BALDWIN in the chair.
STATE CONVENTION.
The report of the committee, adverse to the
calling Of q State Convention, was agreed 10.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill appropriating the public revenue
for the fiscal years lS65-'66
House Dill to reorganiZe the militia, with
Senate Amendment giving the Governor the II
of Adjutant General
Senate bul to extend the time Tor the eN-
ercise of certain civil rights and remedies
House bin funding The interest ON the pupiic
debt; ana |
the State by Selden, Withers Co.;
House bill amending the Code in relation 70
the Court OF Appeals, and making provisions
the organization, jurisdiction anu
of said court ks 81
: House biIimposing a tax on oysters -
Joint resolutions for sending two copies OF
Ger tnin ststutes, codes, and appeals, TO thes
state LibYsry of South Carolina;
House bin authorizing the Governor TO hire
out to thef owners of coal pits, conyicts in the
State penftentiary
Honse bin to amend the code in relation to \
proceedings in court;
UsURY LAW.
The quesfion then came up on the reconside- Il
ration Of the Senate bill amending the laws In
relation TO nsury. Mr.. GARNET said that he
and his friend did not consider the Stay Law
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