The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07

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RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE POLICY or fhn
t. PREsTDEST3
IN motion of Mr.. PESDhEToS, the House
took up the Joint resolutions napprovins me n
policy OF the President Of the United 2Ia.es
reference TO the reconstruction OF Inc Chloli.
! The Committee of Courts OF Jususe na Ia
reported the resolutions with suDslltu Ie' "ii1
the cues ton was upon the substitute. 40
MIR. ROBERTSON moved to amend Dy 'he
addition of the following resolution -. 10
"ReSolred, That committee OF Ell md
| appointed. five on the part OF the Rouse anu
| three on the part of the Senate, Whose W y
! 1t shall be to proceed TO Washington cltS anu
present the foregoing resolutions 10 tlie
! dent of the United States" 1,,osnh.
stitute was adopted, and the resolutions pelals
| passed through their engrossmeht, w.
| finally carried-ayes, so noes, none-ahu We 81
sent 10 the Senate. [They will be touho III 'ii'
Senate proceedings
| CARBON HILL COAL COMPANY.
| ~, ,,,ot;op of MIR. LEE the House took up
| Sn, 20 hin incorporating the Carbon Hill Coal
! Company on its second reading. .. ....a
The hill being read, was ordered TO It's thlrd
| reading, and the rule being suspehue"' II ""'
| passed.
| VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RAILROAD
n, ,,o+;on of Mr. KgSRICK the House took
| mn the bill releasing the States interest III tle
| Virginia and Kentucky railroad on certain
| conditions, on itssecond reading
| The bill was considered, and READ thlru
! time and passed.
| NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
| IN motion of Mr.. WooD the House took up
| the House bill incorporating the National In
surance Company of Virginia. The bill was
read a second and third time and passed.
Senate bills, providing punishment Tor rape;
| nl,, ,Iurf oil on
for melting instructions among blacks against
white citizens, came up in order, ana were
passed, with amendments.
FREDgRIcKsBURG AND GoRDoYsvILLE RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr.. HERSDoN, the House took
up the bill extending the charter OF the L [eue-
ricksburg and Gordonsville Railroad Com
pany. The bill was read second time ana
| ordered to engrossment.
STAY LAW.
! The House resumed the consideration OF the
order of the day, being the bill staying the COL
| lection of debts for Il limited period.
| The question being upon the SUBSTITUTE ohered
by Mr. DICKESsON yesterday, but the orlglhal
bill being open to amendment untli perfected,
before the question on the substitute should
be put, the House proceeded to consider IL.
On motion of Mr.. ELLIS, the bill was
| amended as follows:
After the words L" sixty section nine, line
twenty three, insert cor in which, II the par
ties or any of them, be incompetent 10 cohseh
TO a sale, circuit court or Judge III Vacation
having jurisdiction of the subject, shall deter
mine that the interest of such parties Wouiu DE-
promoted by a sale, or TO any case OF allmony'
or of dover, or TO any allowance OF provision
for the maintenance or education OF lelhales VI
| infants
ON motion of Mr.. ELLIS, the city of Norfolk
and the counties of Accomac and Northampton
were excepted from the operation OF the law.
Mr.. GRAY, of Loudoun, proposed 10 amend
the bill in the first section by inserting, NOR
shall any Judgment obtained during the exist
. enCe of this law operate as len upon the
property of the debtor"
| This amendment was supported by MT.
GRAY, and opposed by Messrs. DIcKENSoN,
| JoYNEs, ELLIS, and HERNDON, and rejected
Mr. GARRETT proposed to get, II he coulc, Il
direct vote upon a test question, /. e. Whetner
the House would direct the payment OF the
debts of the country by instruments, or al III
one time. He then offered the following
amendment as a part of the second section
"That upon all debts and liabilities acCru-
ing before the Sd day of April, 1862 the debtor
| or party liable shall, upon the demand OF the
| creditor, pay the interest and principal rs FOL
lows: The interest on such debt or liability, Tor
one year, on the lst day of January, 1867; one
fourth of the principal OF such debt or IA
bilty, and One-half of all the interest unpaid
on such debt or liability on the lst day OF Janu-
arv, lS6S: one other fourth of such debt or la
| biiity with all unpaid interest, on the ISL DAY
of January, 1869 one other fourth OF such deDt
or liability, with all accrulng ana uhpalu
IT,,
the remaining fourth of such debt and interest
on the lst day of January, 1871 :; and for failure
on the part of the debtor to comply with any
of the provisions OF this section, he may be pro
ceeded against for the recovery of such portion
of said debts and interest as may be under Inc
provisions of this section then due ana
unpaid as if this act or any other act staying
the collection of debts had never been passed
The House agreed TO the amendment.
Mr.. LEE moved to amend by adding 10 the
second section, Provided that all judgments
obtained after the passage of this act untll
lst January, ls6S, shall operate Is 4 lien upon
the property Of the debtor rateably' Agreed
! to-ayes, IS: noes, 80.
Mr. OWEN, of Halifax, moved to amend the
second section by inserting the words, " or In
| which any railroad or other Internal improve
ment company shall be interested 60 eN-
clude such companies from the benefit OF the
law
The amendment was supported by Mr.. OWEN
and agreed 10 by the House.
Mr. WATKINS moved further to amend the
bill so ms to exclude from the benefit OF the law
attorneys and sherih's. Rejected.
On motion of Mr.. GRATTAN, the fifth section
was so amended as to provide for The COLLECTION
I of the interest due on lst January, 1867, under
the second section, by motion, on thirty days
! notice.
The previous question was then ordered, and
required upon the substitute offered by MT.
DICKESsoS, which was rejected.
! The bill was then ordered otis engloSsment,
and the House adjourned.