The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
WEDNESDAY, December 5, 1866.
SENATE.


Tho Senate was called TO order at IL
O'Clock. Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Hoge.
On motion Of Mr.. Robinson, of Norfolk,
the reading of the Journal was dispensed
with until otherwise ordered.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Chair announced the standing CON-
mittees Of the Senate a. follows:
On Privileges and Elections.-Mcssrs.
Miller, Powell, Richmond, Saunders, and
Power.
For Courts of Justice.-Mcssrs. Trout,
Boiling, Strother, Alexander, Ould, Nc
Rae, Lee, Gait, and Cabcll.
On General Laws.-Messrs. Gray, Mil
Ter, Peck, Davis, Mitchell, Cabell, and
Lawson.
On Roads and Internal Navigation.-
Mcssrs. Keen, Robinson, Ould, Boiling,
Crockett, Peck, Mead, Lee, and Coleman.
On Financc.-Mcssrs. McRae, Lcmosy,
Hannah, Keen, Trout, Carter, Boiling,
Crockett, Gray, and Washington.
On Banks.-Mcssrs. Mitchell, Boiling,
Robinson, Keen, Ould, Miller, Lee, Gait,
and Hannah.
On Federal lations.--Messrs. Boiling,
Trout, Robinson, Crockett, Keen, Gray,
Mercicr, Lee, Meade, Lcmosy, and Carter.
On Public observation-disclosures. Robin
son, Trout, Power, kcllo, Below, Taliaierro,
and Peck.
On Enrolled Bills.-Mcssrs. Alexander,
Lawson, Kcllo, Dulany, Coleman, Strothcr,
Powell, Richmond, and Power.
To Examine Clerks Ofiicc.-Mcssrs.
Taliaferro, Richmond, Davis, and Hannah.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
On Executive OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Powell, Davis, aud Peck.
On the Library.-Messrs. kello, Cole
man, and Meade.
ToExaminc the Office of Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts.-Mcssrs. Saunders, Powell,
and Mcrcicr.
To Examine Registers Offcc.-Mcssrs.
Gait, Washington, and Saunders.
To Examine Treasurcr's Otfice.-Messrs.
Lemosy, kello, and Davis.
To Examine Bonds of Public Officers
Messrs. Crockett, Alexander, and Mead.
On Public Printing.-McSsrs. Mitchell,
Peak, and Hannah.
F. A. Power, Willie 7. Lemosy, and
Douglas Jordan.
HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion of Mr.. Trout, it was resolved
that, until otherwise ordered, the hour of
meeting of the Senate shall be IL o'clock NJ.
MINISTERIAL SERVICES.
Mr.. Crockett, Of Wythc, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the ministers officiating
in the churches Of this city be, and they
are hereby invited, to open our sessions
with prayer and the president is request
ed TO make such arrangement with said
ministers as will insure the presence of one
of them at our daily sessions.
CoNMUHIcATIoN FROM THE HOUSE.
The chair presented a communication
from the House, embracing an abstract of
the report of the clerk Of courts, which
was laid ON the table and ordered TO be
printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented
and referred to the appropriate commit
tees:
By Mr.. Strothcr, of Culpcper.-Inquir-
ing what legislation is necessary to afford
the greatest relief to the people of the
Commonwealth.
By Mr.. Coleman, of LouiSa.-Referring
so much Of the Governors message as re-
latcs to criminal charges to the Committee
on General Laws.
By Mr.. Mitchell, of Bcdford.-Inquiring
into the cxpcdicncy of allowing the county
court of Amherst to fund the interest on
the bonds issued 10y said county as sub
scripticn to the stock of the Orange and
Alexandria railroad.
By Mr.. Robinson, of Norfoik.-InQuir-
ing into the cNpcdicncy of amending the
laws in relation to the rate of interest.
By Mr.. Boiling, Of Petersburg.-Inquir-
ing into the cXpedicncy Of amending the
existing law Tor the annual meeting OF the
Legislature on the first Monday in Decem-
Der, so that the annual meeting shall be
on some early day in the month Of Janu-
airy.
By Mr.. Trout of AuguSta-Inquiring into
the cxpedicncy of reporting bill to repeal
an act passed at the last General Assembly
entitled AN act in regard to the printing
of acts Of private corporations"
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Boiling presented q petition from
citizens of Petersburg to incorporate the
Citizens Savings Bank.
Mr.. Dulany presented the petition OF
Henry Lee Howard, asking that fine i'm
posed by the Circuit Court of Alexandria,
and paid by him into the treasury, be re-
funded.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at the usual hour.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, OF
the. Monumental church.
SENATE BILLS.
A message from the Senate announced
the passage of the following bills:
An act to authorize the Dismal Swamp
Canal Company to issue eight per cent.
bonds.
An act to amend the sixth section, chap
ter $50, Code of Virginia edition Of 1860
SO as to increase the number of Grand Jury
terms of the Hastings Court OF. the city OF
Petersburg.
The bills were read for the first and Sc
cond times and referred to the proper
committees.
VIRGINIA EXPRESS COMPANY.
A motion was made by Mr.. Turner that
the bill incorporating the Virginia Express
Company be read the second time under
a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Garrett moved that it be laid on the
table which was carried.
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