The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-08

WEDNESDAY,, February :, l>o6.
SENATE.
J.irutcnant- Governor C0wrER i'll the chair
Prayer by DR.. Edwards.
rorsE MILLS PASSED.
The bill incorporating the Carbon Hin Coal
Niniu. Company came back from the House
with IN amendment, which was agreed 10,
and the bin passed
House blll amending and rc-euaClnE TIRE
rrt Of July -. 1861. amending and rr-rnacl'uE
The first section OF chapter one hundred ana
liftv of the Code.
House nill TO amend and re-cnact section
eleven OF chapter one hundred ana hine'J-l"o
of the Code. The act Furnishes burglary WIN IN
death or mprlsonmcutr ~ III" discretion Of
uou,a btl 10 provide for u high constable
for the city Of Portsmouth,
KArIKoAp ro>>oGIpArIuN.
The Tin authorizing tn" Nir-nl ana
Tennessee. Southsd" and Norfolk, ana ftlrF'-
burg Railroad Companies, or amy TWO OF ih'ln,
! 10 consolidate their general management,
was taken up and amended AMI Eid on III"
table and ordered 10 b" printed.
VIRGINIA AID CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
\ bill 10 incorporate this company was
passed.
RAILROAD roNFTTITi"N.
AbiI ..to protect the interests Of the Com
,nouyr.tlth and other stockholders IN rail~
roads between Weldon and Raitmor" from
reckless and injurious competition was Ie"d
and Raid Oh the table.
VIRGINIA AND KrSrrckY RAILROAD.
A ni Distressing Of the >at@ ,r i4', G1 r m
the Virginia and Kentucky rNIIo1"f on Ger
tain conditions" was passed.
PrBIIc FAI>II>a.
This bin. which was returned from tn"
House a. the request Of the Senate, wa, on
motion Of Mr. GRAY, amended 80 Us not TO
exclude 4 person connected WIN h'"SPIP'I
from eligibility 10 the Once ol ShP'TlhI'"u'H'
Of Publlc Printing. The bill thus amended,
passed.
gRrpERIeKsDrR9 AID ouKnoNsvILLE RAILROAD
roNPANI.
House bill extending the charter OF this COM
pauy was passed.
ROANOKE VALLEY RAILROAD.
House bill to authorize the sale Of this rail
road, under certain conditions, was referred 10
The Committee on Roads.
JAMES RIVER NASrFAcTrKING ccNFANT.
\ bill 10 authorize thi, company to borrow
money was passed
REMISSION OF TAXEs.
4 bill TO authorize the County Court OF
Fairfax TO remit taxes III certain eases was
passed.
IYxcnErEG AND pASvILLB RAILROAD.
A bill to incorporate this company came mp
Mr. ROBINSON moved 10 lay the b!il on the
table and refer il 10 the Committee on koaGs.
Mr.. GIIMER said that lie would prefer the
bill 10 lay over. The great question OF ne
connection OF The Chesapeake Bay and the
ohio was being neglected While these local
bills are being pressed.
Mr.. BOILING said that he was not n man
attached 10 local interests. He believed that
the local interests Of his constituents would
be best foStercd by guarding the interests OF
the whole state.
Thequpstl ton was further discussed By Mcssrs
LEE. KEEN, and tABELL.
/ .. ~ rpEprnruIf The hill lost.
COMMITTEE TO 90 TO WASHINGTON.
The CHAIR then appointed the following
Senators Mr.. KEEN, Of PIttsylvanla; Mr.
GRAY, OF Rockingham, and Mr.. GILAER, Of
Richmond, rs the committee, on the part ol
the Senate, TO bear TO President Johnson The
resolutions approving his policy, which We're
passed by the General Assembly on Tuesday
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by Mr.. IIopson.
Senate bills were read and referred.
Committees reported bills, which we're
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. GTHDuNEY presented the petition Of clti-
Gems Of Wythc, against the arbitrary action Of
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad in com
pelling goods 10 be consigned 10 commission
merchants in LyEchburg. Referred.
Leave OF absence was granted 10 MesSTs.
SMITH, Of Williamsburg, and PAGE, OF Clarke.
SALE OF STATE WORKS.
Inc committee OF nance reported lndk
they regard II incxpedient al this time 20 lcgis.
late on the subject OF selling the works OF inter
nal improvement OF the State, or exchanging
The same for State bonds. The House agreed
10 the report.
FEMALE CLERKS.
4 bill from the Senate, providing for the
employment OF female clerks TO assist IN wr-
ting, copying, &c, in the office OF the Register
OF the Land Office, was taken mp.
After some discussion and Intellectual
ls.gT Ipf
cheney OF TWO votes of Il constitutional MAYO
rity-ayes, 40; noes, -.
III the discussion of this bill number oil Tneih-
bers participated. There was quite demon
stration from the old and young - bachelors.
4 good deal of conversational debate occurred
us 10 the amount OF work to he done, ana
amount of force needed but the strongest tesu-
mony o. tablished the fact that there was much
more 10 do in the office than could be done by
the clerks now there; and II was further
pretty clearly shown that the ladles We're
entirely competent TO perform the work 10 De
done. In the course of the debate, Mr. MEL
LAM, of Accomac, made some statements on
the subject, and intimated that he was FAM.
liar with the office, being there very often. lie
declared that there We're hundred applicants
for the Offices and only four, he said, 10 give.
Mr. Nash, tthe Register he said, was COM
pletely run down by the ladies, and had 10 go
home and leave Mr.. Sutton 10 receive them.
They we're pretty, too-some of them the pref
test ladies' he ever saw. He knew they were
ldults, ana tllel "IOtc btaNbihuAts
Mr.. HANCOCK madea feeling appeal IN behalf
of the bill, which was further supported by
Messrs. ATKINSON, Turner Of Rappahannock,
and GARSFTI; and opposed by MI. DIckES"
son. Mr., Turner had voted formerly against
the bill bu, lie confessed 10 having been over
come by pressure without that was irresist-
ible and he evidently was OF opinion that IL
was Il pressure that no honest man should
dpprecate' lie would now vote for the bill.
Mr.. DIcKBSsoN, alludiug 10 the manner In
which the bachelors had been overcome, and
acknowledging the great destinations Of wo-
man, was defiant and firm himself, and would
continue his opposition 10 the bill.
The kind hearted and clear. headed member
from Stafford and King George, Mr.. HAAS
BROOCH, closed the debate III one OF his brief
and characteristic speeches. lie said Mr.
Speaker | said the other day, when this sub
lcct was before the House, that | never had
refused the request OF Il woman; | Will add
that l never viii; and hope their deicaCy
and noCCsty viii never prevent them from
asking for what they deserve. Mr.. Speaker,