Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-03

house BILLS PASSED.
House bill go concerning the terms of courts.
House bill 293, authorizing the Town Council Of
Fredericksburg TO fund the interest due on the funded
debt Of the town.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD
The Senate bill l64, amending the act incorpora-
| ting the CovingtOn and Ohio Railroad, was taken
up. 1t merely inserts the name OF e. l.. Crochett Oh
| Wythe, Is a commissioner and simple provlsO re-
curing twOthird concurrence in any acton OF the
| commissioners. The vote on the bill resulted-ayes
13 noes g. Messrs. Crockett and Gilmer pairing OIL
| HOUSE CALENDAR
was then taken up, and the following bills were
| passed:
House bill a. changing the place of voting at Big
| Lick, in Roanoke county.
House bill 50, declaring the house of W. B. L..
Vaughan, in Pittsylvania county, an election pre-
| cinct.
House bill 90, Incorporating the Virginia Insur-
ance, Loan and Trust Company.
House bill l57, for the relief of Joseph Padgett.
| House bill 1853, amending and re-enacting section
| 10 of chapter ii of the Code.
House bill 24S, in regard to Commissioners of the
| Revenue.
| THE CITY RAILROADS.
Senate bill l0S Incorporating the stockholders of
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection
| Company came up on the calendar.
The amendments to the bill were adopted, where
upon Mr.. Boiling moved TO strike out Of the bill II
relating to the city of Petersburg, which was agreed
] to. and the bill passed.
Mr.. BOILING then offered bill Senate l73) in
| cooperating the Petersburg Railroad Connection
| Company, which was read three times and passed,
| under suspension of the rules
| The idea of these two bills is to incorporate tTO
companies in lieu of one general ASSOCIATION, one
| for each city, who shall proceed pari paSSu with
| their work.
THE STAY LAW
Was taken mp and passed, as amended, without de-
bate.
IMMIGRATION.
Senate bill 49to promote and encourage immgra-
ton, was taken up.
The substitute by Mr.. KEEN was adopted and the
bill passed.
WheIeupon, Mr. GRAY's bill (l74) with the same
title, was taken up and passed.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation bill for 1865 and 1866 was taken
up and passed.
THE RULES SUSPENDED.
Tie Senate agreed to take up and pass the follow.
ing bills:
Joint resolution in relation to the debt due to the
State by Selden, Withers * Co.
Senate bill 277 to provide for funding the interest
due on the public debt.
Senate bill III, Incorporating the Nevadavle
SilverLe Company.
Senate bill 176 for the relief of shers constables
and Others.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The hour of one o'clock having arrived, the Sen
ate proceeded TO execute the Joint order relative to
the election of Superintendent of the Public Print.
ing
Mcssrs. John j. Palmer, r. F. Walker, VIM. Mac
larlane and W. a. II. Nye were put in nomination.
The following is the vote
For Mr.. Walker-Messrs. Boiling, Cabell, Cole
man. Lawson, LemOsey, Mitchell, Peck, Powell,
Robinson, STROLLER and Tiout-1l.
For Mr.. Paimer-Messrs. Alexander, Below, Gil
mer. Gray McRac Richmond and Washngton-7.
For Mr.. Nyc-Messrs Carter, Crockett and Da-
vis--3.
For Mr.. MdcfarlGne- MessrS Gait and Power-2.
The joint vote resulting in Mr. Palmer's receiving
81 votes, he was declared duly elected
COMMISSIONERS.
The Senate then entered into the election of three
commissioners to settle the differences between that
Virginian and the State, and the following gentlemen
were nominated by the House of Delegates James
f. johnson, of Bedford; John j. Allen, of BOte
tourt; Thomas j. Raymond of Richmond city; Mr.
Martin, of Henry; John Janney, Of LOudoun F.
b. Deane, of Iynchburg; Richard A. ClaybrOOk, of
Westmoreland and John S. Millson, of Norfolk.
Some difficulty arising as to the manner in which
the elections should be gone into the Senate took
recess until four o'clock, before which howeve" T.
Gray had nominated Alexander Rives, of Albem o.
and Mr.. Strother had nominated Alexander Is. IL.
stuart of Augusta.
Tie Senate resumed its deliberations at ha' past
4P. NJ.
Mr. KEEN arose to privileged question. o. his
notion it was ordered to be entered on the j. nal
that he was unavodably absent from the sessi Of
the Senate to-day, in the discharge of representative
duties, when the vote was taken on the passage of
the law staying the collection of debts for lirlited
period and in view of an understanding in the Sen
ate that such vote would not be taken without a
call of the ayes and noes, and that he should have
an opportunity of examining the provisions of bill
80 greatly affecting all the vital interests Ofths Com
M nIu a
as it was upon the Senate, even without having been
printed, and without an opportunity OF being ma
urely considered by the Senate, and containing pro-
visions Numerically opposed to any previous ac-
ton of the Senate during its present session and
certainly, in his opinion opposed to what would be
the action of the General Assembly upon Joint bal
lot as the variant votes attest-he having been,
from the commencement OF the session, an earnest
advocate of most liberal stay law-One meeting the
wants and necessities OF the cOunry-believing that
the practical operation of the BILL passed, will be
totally inadequate to meet the desired end, had he
been present he would have been constrained to vote
against the passage of that bill and however dis
Hateful it ght have been 10 him or his constituents
to have protracted the session of this General As
Sembly, rather than pass the present bill he would
have signed call for extension of the session for
a short period, in order to have perfected bill.
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
The Senate then proceeded to the election of one
commissioners who should represent the interests of
the State south of the James River, and the result
was
For VIM. Martin ....D
For James +. Johnson. Observation-Disclosures. !
For +. b. Deane. .......... .............
There was no election, and the second ballot re-
suited
For Wm Martin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For James +. Johnson. Observation-Disclosures.
For John $ Mills0n. Observation-Disclosures.
VIM. Martin, of Henry, received the majority OF
votes and was duly declared a commissioner
The Senate then proceeded to elect a second com.
missioner, and the vote resulted
For Beverley b. Douglass ..............ll
For Alexander Rlves. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
FOR JOnn Janhey ...'.'. ..............'
For Thomas S. Raymond. ...............2
On the joint vote there was found to be no cleo.
ton The second ballot resulted
For Jonn Jallnel. ~
For b. b. Douglass. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Joint vote having been counted, John Janney
received majority, and was declared duly elected.
The Senate then proceeded to select third COM
missioner. and the vote resulted
For Alex. H. II. Stuart.
For John j. Allen. Observation-Disclosures.
The Joint vote resulted in the election of Alex. H.
II. Stuart rs the third commissioner
The Senate, on motion Of Mr.. LEMOsY, then adj
iourncd at five minutes past seven p. NJ.