Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-01-19

hereby respectfully requested, to suspend the
collection of said internal revenue taxes,
which accrued previously to tue appointment
of collectors and assessors OF internal reve-
nue., in the respective revenue districts OF this
State
2. Resozued, That if the Government Of
the United States, shall, upon consideration,
be of the opinion that the interest OF the
country requires that said taxes shall be paid
by the people of Virginia. the General Assem-
bly, respectfully request that further time may
be allowed for the payment thereof, and that
the same may be extended through series OF
years, certain proportion to be paid in each.
3. Resozred, That. if the said taxes OF
1861, are to be paid, the General Assembly
will assume the payment thereof, and will
proceed to levy and collect the taxes necessa-
ry to meet this obligation.
f. Resolrcd, That this General Assembly
respectfully ask that all contracts and trans
actions in this State, entered into prior to the
establishment of collectors offices in respec-
tive districts, which may be invalid by rea-
son of the non use of stamps, may be legal
lied and declared valid
5. Resozced, That the Governor of the
Commonwealth be requested to transmit a
copy of the foregoing resolutions to the Pres
/ ident of the United States and the presiding
officers of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States, with there
quest that they will lay them before their
respective Houses at the earliest practica-
BILE moment.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill amending 46th section of chapter
IS Of the Code, concerning expenses of con-
veying lunatics, &c. This bill provides that
each officer be allowed eight cents per mile
with ferriage and tolls, both going and re-
turning from an asylum, to carrying lun
attic, for himself and each guard, said officer
to have only one guard, without order of ex
aiming justices, and then not more than two
IF actual expenses exceed the above allow
ance, the circuit court upon proof, is author
lied to make up the deficiency.
A bill to authorize the County Court tt
borrow money. It authorizes each of thu
County Courts of the State. after all thu
justices shall have been summoned, to Dor
row for re building ;ails, and other nccessa
ry purposes, sum not exceeding 10, 900.
A bill to incorporate the Atlantic Dock ano
Iron Company.
SENATE. Monday January 18th. The
House bill to provide for the punishment o
Migrants was passed.
The Senate resolution, in reference to the
Orange & Alexandra Railroad was taken VI
and after some discussion was laid on the
table It will be called up Tuesday.
Mr. TAL1ArERRo, oil Gloucester, moved tina
clerks of courts and other officers be author.
lied to qualify before any Judge of the Com
monwealth in vacation and that the appro
pirate committee enquire into the expedienc,
of athorizing Commissioners in Chancery tt
take and certify acknowledgements to deeds
both of which were agreed to.
Mr. McRAE, of Chesterfield, offered a res
oIution to the effect that as the value of lane
has been impaired by the war, and the pres
ent assessment is therefore excessive, tina
the appropriate committee enquire whethe
relief cannot be given by partial or genera
re-assesslnent, or otherwise. Agreed to.
HousE-1'he House passed the following
bills A bill to incorporate the Southern
Accident Insurance Company, and a bill tt
amend the charter of the City of Richmond