The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-17

TUESDAY, January Is, 1868.
SENATE,
Lieutenant Governor CowPER IN the ciai
Prayer by DR.. Burrows.


SENATE,
Lieutenant Governor CowPER III the chai'
Prayer by DR.. Burrows.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
A bin entitled m act amending and re,eh,
acting section five of chapter one hhnolr"
and nifty. seven of the Code Of Virginia, III re.
lation 10 the jurisdiction OF the CorpoIal!iuun
Court of the city OF Norfolk, and creating tne
office of Judge Of said Court. 10 committee
for Courts of Justice.
A bill entitled ian act 10 incorporate me nc
Southern Accident Insurance Company 10
Committee on General Laws.
CHARTER OF THE cry OF RIcHAoSD'
An act to amend the act passed March i,
lsGl entitled " an act 10 amend the charleF Vi
the city OF Richmond 10 committee ""
General Laws.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH cARoLINA LAND IAhi"KA-
TIoS And CoLoHIzArIoS SOCIETY.
Mr.. GRAY, from Committee on General
Laws, reported, with amendments, blli 10
Incorporate this company, which was READ
The amendments proposed by the COMM
tee were agreed to and others adopted. Inc
bill was laid over.
STAMPS.
BY Mr.. RoBINsoN:
.. Rssolred, That the Committc" on Finance
be- and they are hereby, instructed 10 inquire
into the propricty of the State placing stamps
on the rcceipts.and disbursements OF the pup
lie money Passed.
COUNTY COURT 81 BEDFORD.
BY Mr.. MITCHELL:
ReS,lrtd That the Committee Of Courts OF
Justice inquire into the oXpedency of legal
ling the action of the County Court OF Bed
ford admitting the will of William Dickinson,
&c. Also, TO allow the withdrawal OF the
original Will from til" office of the Clerk, so
that it may be restored TO the Clerks office OF
Kuuawha county. &c" Agreed TO.
covuryrcATIoN FROM THE AUDITOR.
The Chair laid this paper before the Senate.
1t was referred to the Committee on Finance.
PAY OF cLERKs-BILLs PASSED.
Auact TO amend and rc-enact section nine
teen. chapter fourteen, of the Code. The blll
provides for the payment of clerks monthly
instead of quarterly. The bill was read third
time and passed.
CONVEYING LrSArGcs.
4 bin amending section fortysiX, chapter
cighty.fiNc. Of the Code, concerning the eX-
pcnscs of conveying lunatics, was read thiTd
time and passed
wYrHE COUNTY.
House bin 10 change the place of voting in
Wythc county was passed
PUBLIC PRINTING.
\ bin altering the pay Of the public printer
and the printer Of the Senate was reported
frfpn the Committee on Finance with amend :
mcnts. which were agreed to ana the Dill
ordered 10 cugroSSment.
The Senate having ordered the Committee
ON Finance 10 report what price the Senate Is
now nayiu.r for It's public printing, the COM
uittcc reports the following rate or prices :
Forty cents per Thousand ems for plaln WORK :
forty cents per token for press WORK SHY
cents for rule or figure work, ana eighty
cents per thousand ems for rule ana
1irurr work. and other work IT tue
rate, Of printing for private indlNduals
or concerns The committee recommends the
passage ola hilLproyding for thrappolntHehi,
annually, OF printer Tor tnat oooI, WHO
perform such duties "a the Senate may require,
for which he shall b" paid at the customary
rates Of printing for private IndllldualS or con,
Germs in the city of Richmond. ms act shall
take cllccr aud be- III force from the commence,
mcut OF the present session OF the Tenerai
Assembly.
\ bill 10 promote ard encourage immiEra-
ton into the State Of Virginia was read 4
second time and laid on the table.
pISTILLERIES.
A hin to prevent The consumption Of grain
by di>tilrr> and other manufactures OF
Spiritou, and malt liquors, was read. Mr..
vi Irrnr1L hoped that the bill would pass, and
showed tie great necessity for its passage in
the county Of Bedford.
Mr.. COLEMAN hoped that Il grHrrui bill would
not h. pp&>rd--a iill to apply to Bedford or
such other counties - might desire II. might
DO passed Mr. Nj rrHELL replied that he did
not wish n po,.fiH hin. The ayes and noes
mani ami Inc hin wa nrcatiyrd The senate
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f"FlN"f'H A>p "hi' NN'IN"Ap'
Mr.. NEGr!ER introduced bill 10 finish and
equip the tOImIlOn ana ONO rallioau. he
Irrr,d 10 Committee on Roads.
.pI,UuuNp AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD cuSSEC-
TIuN COMPANY.
Air nut,r>; introduced q bill 10 inrorpo-
rate this company referred to The Com
Milton, 49,, I,nais
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ORANGE AND A|LN'''"'A ~ ''''''
The resolution 10 turn over the management
of this road 10 the elected officer was taken
mp on motion OF MT. hEEN. Nh '"LEAAN
offered til" following Substitute.
Whereas certain complications have arisen
in connection with the management OF the
Orange and Alexandria railroad. growing ont
of irrrgularities of certain meetings Of stock
holders of the said company held III AleNan-
dria in November last, which complications
are resulting in damage 10 the interests Of the
State and the private stockholders Of the road
now therefore be it
.ReSoirtd, That the Board of Public Works
he directed TO forthwith call a meeting OF
the slorhhold'Is OF iie orange anu aic"-
andrla kdllFo2a company, 10 bt menu III hieA-
andrla III the earliest pfactlcil period pre-
scrlbed by law, 10 max" an election oil pfeSl-
dent and directors OF Sald company, 10 act as
such until the next annual meeting OF lhe
stockholders OF the S1ld company