The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-19

EX RIA ES S 10 N.
MONDAY, March Is, 1867.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at TIT
usual hour by Lieutenant Governor 20"
PER. az,
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Moore, OF the
First Presbyterian church. od
The usual communication was receNe'
from the House of Delegates.
j MILITARY ORDERS.
Comics Of Orders Nos. and 2, issued by
canaral Schofield, were laid before the
Sonote nv the Chair, and 5000 copies or
dered to be printed for the information o.
Tho magistrates and citizens of Virginia
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr TRoUT. from the Committee on Gene
raj Laws. reported House bill TO amend the
act amendatory of the acts passed March
Is 1861. and February "a, 1866. concern
ing the charter of the city of Richmond.
SLAVE PROPERTY.
The Senate bill prescribing uniform
rnle for the damages in actionsfor the con-
| version ofslaves in certain cases was passed.
THE TAX ON OYSTERS.
The unfinished business-the House bill
to impose tax on oysters-was taken up,
when Mr.. POWER moved to recommlt the
bill to the committee. The motion was
lost. Numerous amendments were also re-
iected. 1t was put upon its passage at 3'zo,
and lost for want of constitutional ma
iority, by the appended vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Alexander, Cabell, Coleman,
Crockett, Davis, Dulany, Gray, Hannah, Lee,
Lemosy, McRae, Mercier, MITCHELL Peck'
AM Wa Hs' Boiling, Kello, Power, stro.
Their, and Taliaferro-5
Mr.. STRoruER having voted in the mega
tive with a view to moving reconsidera-
ton. made that motion; and on its being
carried, on his further motion the bill was
laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. COLEMAN, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Journal and the message from the
Senate were read, and bills were placed
on the calendar.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
MCDONALD for three days.
POLITICAL CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr.. KELLEY introduced the following
resolution which wasreferred:
"Resolued, That the Committee on ne
solutions inquire into the expectancy Vi
preparing an address to the people OIL VIZ w!
cinia with respect to their presen. poi,tl,
cal situation, and the duties demanded
thereby"
IN motion of Mr.. ATKINSON, the House
dotarn,;ned to meet daily hereafter at IL
O'Clock A. M.
ro rur CoITRT OF APPEALS,
Senate bill to amend and reenact the
1stb section of chapter 1872 of the Code
of virginia came up, on the motion OF
Mr. CRuMP, to reconsider the vote by
which it was rejected.
This bill authorized appeals direct to the
Court of Appeals from the Circuit Court
and Hastings Court of Richmond and the
County Court of Henrico. Mr.. CRUMP
urged that this was privilege that ought
r. he accorded to the people of Richmond
and of the county of Henrico. Richmond
Maid one-seventh of the taxation of the
State. and her citizens were entitled to
some consideration in this matter. They
ought not to be dragged off to the District
Court, and subjected to the expense and
Inconvenience of the crooked routine OF
the judiciary system-they ought to be
granted, where they desire it, direct
appeal.
Mr.. WooDsoN thought this privilege was
reasonable, and that it ought to be general
On his motion the bill was passed by.
| IMMIGRATION.
| The House reconsidered the vote re.
|iecting the bill to encourage immigration
and, on motion of Mr.. TONNES, the bill
was passed by.
| The Senate bill authorizing greater
rate of interest than per cent, as high as
8 per cent. when by written contract,
came up; the motion pending being that
of Mr.. PENDLETON to dismiss it.
Mr.. WHITE suggested that bill similar
to this passed the House of Delegates last
year, that its passage would be very bene.
fetal now, and he hoped the House would
pass it.
Mr.. PATTERSON was of opinion that no
money would be brought here by changing
the usury law; none could be induced to
come until the political statusof the cOun.
try was settled. He therefore urged the
rejection of the bill.
Mr.. LEONARD said that if there was any.
thing in human testimony, anything in the
assurances of men of experience, the pas
sage of this bill would invite capital from
abroad to his community of Norfolk and
other communities. He hoped the House
would sanction the measure.
The motion to dismiss was decided in
the negative-ayes, IS noes, 38.
| Mr.. CRUMP moved the substitute pro.
posed by Mr.. WOOD in committee when
the bill was before the committee, and
which he reported along with the bill as q
minority report. This amendment has been
described in the Dispatch.
On motion of Mr.. CRUMP, the bill was
then postponed until the 18th day Of April
BILL PASSED.
The following engrossed bill was read a
third time and passed:
| A bill amending the 5th section of an act
passed 18th of February, 1866, requiring
the banks of this Commonwealth to &c
into liquidation"
The House took up bills in their early
stages.
THE STATE DEBT.
The hour of IL o'clock brought up the
order of the day, being the bill providing
for the consolidation of the public debt
and the payment of the interest. ;.
Mr.. HERNDoN moved to amend the bill