The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-23
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wEDNEsDAY......JANUARY 2s, 1867
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
TUESDAY, January %, 1867.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Senate was called TO order at the
usual hour by the Lieutenant Governor.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Moore of the
Presbyterian church.
REVENUE OF THE STATE.
House announcing the passage of bill
allowing further time to the sheriffs to pay
in the revenue for 1866.
On motion, the rules were suspended,
and the bill was taken up for considera.
tion.
Mr.. CARTER moved that the bill be re.
ferred TO the Committee for Courts Of
Justice. The motion was agreed to.
VIRGINIA IMMIGRATION SOCIETY.
House bill to amend the act in relation
to the Virginia Immigration Society was
taken up, read twice, and referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
A message was received from the Co.
vernon enclosing the report of the Board
of Visitors to the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, which was laid upon the table and
ordered to be printed.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.. GRAY, from the Committee on Gene.
raj Laws, reported Senate bill to consti-
tute the "Wcstern Branch of Norfolk
county and its tributaries, lawful fence
also, House bill incorporating the Blooms
Grove Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany: also, with an amendment, House
bill to amend the act relating TO the print
ing of the acts and resolutions OF the
General Assembly. The last-named bill
was subsequently taken up, debated, and,
on motion of Mr.. KEEN, laid upon the
table.
Mr.. KEEN, from the Committee on Roads,
&C., reported House bill amending the Sc
cond section of an act TO incorporate the
Blue Ridge Turnpike Company also,
Senate bill to incorporate the Danville
Canal and Manufacturing Company.
MIR. KEEN, from the same committee,
also presented the following resolution a:
That Mr.. Robert W. Hughes be requested
TO furnish the committee with q copy of
his remarks on the morning Of January 22,
1867, before the committee on the subject
of internal improvements o. the State.
Adopted.
THE REGISTERS OFFICE.
Mr.. GAIT, from the special committee to
examine the Registers office, reported that
they found the books, papers, &C., legibly
written, we'll arranged, and preserved; that
the law passed February :, 1866, increas-
ing the price of Land Office treasury war
rants to one dollar per acre, stopped the
sale of any more warrants since that time /;
also, that there are now between five and
six thousand plats and certificates of sur
vevs to be transcribed. and the law re-
quires them to be copied, with the dia-
grams annexed, into books of surveys; and
this work is now in progress. The Register
suggests an increase of fees for copies and
which takes the entire time Of
clerk, and affords at the present low rates
a small revenue to the State, at the eX-
pense of much time and labor.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions Of inquiry
were introduced:
BY Mr.. ALExANDER.-Into the propriety
of amending "an act to regulate con-
tracts for labor between white and colored
persons, and to impose fine on persons
enticing laborers from the service of their
impose some additional penalty or service
for the violation of contract between the
contracting parties. Adopted.
BY Mr.. TRoUT.-A joint resolution au-
thorzing the keeper Of the rolls to have
the Constitution of Virginia published
with the acts of the present session Of the
General Assembly. Lies over.
BY Mr.. TRoUT.-That the Committee for
Courts Of Justice be instructed to report
bill, in accordance with the 9th section
of the 5th article of the Constitution, TO
provide for the discharge of the Executive
functions in certain cases. Adopted.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. TROUT introduced bill fixing GER
tain fees for the Register OF the Land Of
fee, which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
TIE SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE.
Mr.. KEEN called up the bill to provide
salaries for the Second Auditor and the
clerks of his office; which, after debate,
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill to incorporate the Blooms
Grove Quarrying, Mining, and Manuiac.
turing Company.
House bill to amend the I'd section Of an
act to incorporate the Blue Ridge Turn
pike Company-ayes, 20; noes, Q.
RATES OF INTEREST IN THE CITY OF RICH
M0ND.
Mr.. OuLD called up the bill presented by
him Yesterday in regard to the rates OF In
terest in the city OF Richmond. The fol-
lowing is a copy of the bill:
E" BE IL enacted by the General Assembly,
That any resident Of the city OF Richmond,
or any corporation or co-partnerSiips hav-
ing an Office and actually doing business in
said city, may agree in writing for the pay
ment of any rate of interest on money due
To. or to become due on any contract, and
anv Judgment on such contract shall con-
form thereto, and shall bear the interest
agreed upon by the parties. No such con-
tract shall be deemed usurious or void by
reason of the law now in force in relation
TO interest"
Mr.. Robinson said the bill was most
remarkable one, since it upset all the pre-
yious legislation of the session. lie moved
that II be laid on the table and printed.
Mr.. OULp said it was purely local bill,
and the people Of Richmond were willing
10 assume the responsibility. They under
stood their own interests better than this
BODY. and better than any body which
could be convened. IT was no repeal OF
the usury law, but simply law to allow
the people of Richmond to borrow money,
and they would not ask the citizens OF any
other portion Of the State to come In ana
shoulder any of the responsibility OF the
act. He highly complimented the people
of this city for their energy and enterprise,
and made an exceedingly forcible and tell