The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

SATURDAY, January u, 1867.
SENATE


Communication was received rom .ne
House announcing the reles. ~. w. nronosed
c,n.,itutIonal amendment and the passage %
certain bills: which was read and reieIreu. -
rThs resolutions above alluded 10 were ~
jeesed in consequence OF The i mn,e cha had pre-.
rcsoiu tions originating In tne noass
vfousiy passed both Houses
xxrosr or rax COMMITTEE OK ptSA Fl.
NJ McRAE. from the COMMITTEE under
nance reported that they ."Jrew White,
consideration the petition o. ,,s authority 10
OF Appomattox coun. State bond funded, ana
have the interest on a.r,oIyes question touch
repor, that the clair ~, Co. Inc nrincipal sum
ing liability Of the necDrned in,eres, thereon, as
OF "a in the Auditors report, page %
Tha committee express the OPINION .hat .nls
tmc.iion is a legal one, aud snonid oe sestro
- me Judiciary nndrr the PROVISIONS OF the
- 90 cnante- IS. which authorizes parues az
$1,000 20 amply 10 the Circuit Court oil Rich-
,,ond for relief, For this reason the commit
~ ~ 10 bc discharged from the considera.
zion OF the subject. The report was agreed TO-
rHg wAsHIsoroS xosUsESr.
Mr.. McRAE. from the Committee on FL
nance. reported Senate bill authorizing the
pavmen, 10 Randolph Rogers, Esq OF all
amounts for .statnary for the Washington
monument as the same may become Que.
On motion Of Mr.. TROUT the rules were
snspended, and the bill was taken up ana
passed-yeas, 81; nays, none.
.Iv oy pIsrRIcr FREE SCHOOL HorsEs.
Mr. pOBINSON, from the Committee on
Public Institutions, reported without aine. M
ment House bill providing for me sa opn 81 Of
district free school houses la ,,e tanan mn,
Henry; which was subsequeh"5 '""
considered, and passed. -
vr,a,x,A xANrFA0TrRINS, BriLpiH", AM
MINING COMPANY.
Senate bin incorporating The Nirginla MA,
,nSactnring, Building, and Mining Soihpais
a ,rI
was taken up, read 'h'ro 'iile "''" P'''
LEATHER CONTRACT.
-, popJNSON from the Committee on
ph,io Institutiops submitted repor'hsk'hs
an ha discharged from the inrtheI eou y. 80
ion Of the petition of Wiinan ": h ~, IL. :, w
Bedford county, asK,hs ,dpndant of the peni-
.ar,;.ry under a contract 10 furhish leather
Gov The nse Of that institution during rug wa
Mr. MITCHELL moved 10 non concur = III. IN .uS
ranor, which motion was debated by hiihseIi
repo ,tn.srs MEADE and CROCKETT in the at
Trmetiye. and Messrs. McRAE, MERCER ana
RoRISsoy in the negative.
Mr. MITCHELL withure" ms ino,ion, 10. W.
moved 10 Law the report upon the table Win
,.;a,y IN bringing in n bill providing lor tne
r,nent NJ The claim which was agreed To
through courtesy 10 the senator.
olApY sPgrye AND LAUREL RAILROAD COMPANY.
senate bill incorporating the Glade Spring
and Laurel Railroad Compahy, IN me county
Of Washington, was taken up, oFuereo 10 pe
engrossed, and read third TIME.
MEMBERS or THR BAR To SIT IL THE PLACE OF
AJUDGE.
Senate hill TO authorize members OF the bar
TO sit IN the place or II judge III certain cases
was taken M in its order and read twice.
Mr.. GUILD thought II might not be com
petent for the General Assembly 10 pass
the bill In view of the constitutional reguia-
tions of the judiciary requiring that there be
On motion of Mr. TROUT. the bill was laid
upon the table. vi
EXPENSES OF THE FREEDNgS's BUREAU.
House bill authorizing The County Court OF
cumberland TO pay the agents OF me fTeed'
mems Bureau in said county was taken up
read twice and referred TO the Committee on
General Laws.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. ROBINSON presented the petition OF
S.,nuel Etbpridge, sheriff of Norfolk county,
concerning the collection Of taxes when was
referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
COMMITTEE ESLARGED.
On motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, Mr.: CADE1L
xxos added 10 the Committee on Public lnstl'
tutions.
STAY LAW AND HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr.. TALIAFERRO presented the petition
of citizens of Mathews county praying Tor
the extension of the stay law and the passage
of n homestead bill Referred TO the Com
mittee for Courts of Justice.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. IEMOSEY, by leave, introduced bill
N fucpruCriIp the Norman MUSIC SCHOos VI
Portsmouth: which was referred 10 the Com
mittee on General Laws.
MIR. HANNAH, by leave, introduced bill
IN amend and re-enact chapter 10 OF the CODE
of 1860, and 10 repeal sections :, ), j. D, b, ana
? OF said chapter, in relation TO aliens which
was referred 70 the Committee for Conrts oil
Justice.
ROUNDING APINE.
Mr.. DULANEY offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted
st committee
Laws be instructed 10 inquire into the eXpe-
dipncy Of refunding TO jeremiah Porter GER
tain fines recovered against him by the Com
mon wealth In n judgment rendered py the
Circuit Court of Alexandria.
This resolution was accompanied by pen-
tion from the Rev. Jeremiah Porter, stating
that he had been regularly ordained as Zap
tist minister, and licensed TO solemnize the
rite OF matrimony by the Hastings Court OF
the city Of Rich mond in the year 1919; but
having subsequently, removed 10 Alexandra,
he soemnised the rte there without cd taxing
meut. and was lined TO the amount OF about
e2ool
THE coSsTITrrIoSAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. POWER, rising TO a question of priv
lege stated that he was unaVoIdably absen
from his seat when the vote was taken on the
constitutional amendment. Had he been pre-
sent he would have voted against its ratiiica-
tion.
ARLINGTON MrTrAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
MIR. CABELL called up House bill TO incor-
porate the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
and the bill was taken mp and pissed
On motion OF Mr.. MERCER, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Langhorne, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Senate bills were read and placed on the ca
lendar1 - II.
were placed on the calendar .. s..ra-.as
CONSTITUTIONAL ANESDARST. 49, i
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE asked that 1t be en-
tered on the Journal that had he been IN ms
zeal when the vote was taken upon the feso
lutionx rejecting the constitutional amehu
ment he would have voted Tor those resoiu-
''T The House granted the privilege without
dissent. ,nv
= resolution approved by the Committee on
pn.ds requiring that committee 10 report
bin. for the dis,ret,ng OF the S.a.e iod tne
prescribing their duties according 10 the Con
s,Itu,i.,,,, caIae up In order. a
Mr.. 4 TURNER proposed TO refer IL 10 the
Committee on Courts OF Justice, Us II III
VOWED a constitutional question rs 10 whe-
thor The provision OF the Constitution rela.
tive 10 the election OF the Board was manda-
tory upon this House or not.
Mr. PENDLETON objected TO The reference
He thought The provisionof ne CONSTITUTION
was mandatory, and the session being more
than half gone, he urged that the matter
shoald be decided without delay
Mr.. TURNER replied, taking an Opposite
view from Mr.. PESpLEroS lie Thought the
matter Of providing for the election OF tue
Board altogether optional with the Legisia,
tnre. But the difference Of opinion on the
subject was sufficient reason for It's reference
Mr. PENDIETON pressed his view OF the
provisions OF the Constitution as requiring the
Legislature 10 provide for the election of the