The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-19
GrNERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
THURSDAY, April Is, 1867.
SENATE.
The Senate assembled at IL O'Clock M.
PRAYER nv Rev. T.. M, Peterson.
EXTRA SESSION.


PASSED.
Senator Trout, by leave, introduced
Senate bill No. 62, to amend the act pass
ed March Sd, 1866, entitled can act to
amend and recnact the 43d section OF
chapter liz of the Code OF $780," which,
on his motion, was taken up, and the rules
being suspended for that purpose the bill
was passed.
The bill Incorporating the United States
Agricultural Society was amended and
passed.
Senate bill to regulate express charges
in certain cases was read third time and
passed.
THE CONSOLIDATION BILL.
A message from the House of Delegates,
by Mr.. GooDE, announced the passage III
that BODY of Senate bill to provide for the
completion of a line Of railway from the
Virginia seaboard to the Mississippi ana
Ohio rivers, by facilitating the construc-
t;on of the Cumberland Gap railroad, with
certain amendments.
"Reminiscences against the measure
were presented from the citizens OF several
counties.
The question being on agreeing to the
first amendment proposed by the House oi
Delegates, providing that the sale OF the
States interest to the consolidated com
panv shall take place before the lst OF
Nav. 1865, Senator KEEN moved to amend
the amendment by providing IN addition
that II such sale shall not be consum-
mated by that time, then the States IN
tor,st in all four of the roads Indicated
IL 10 hn II hIi1pr.
After discussion, Mr.. kEES's amend
ment was rciected-ayes, 10; noes, Is.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. LEE
was also rejected.
4 motion 10 postpone was lost.
Several other amendments were pro-
posed and lost.
The question was then ordered, and the
first amendment proposed 10y the House OF
Delegate was agreed to-ayes, a : noes,
3: MeSsrS. COLEMAN, DULANY, and SAUN-
pERS.
The second amendment, which changes
the name of the Cumberland Gap railroad,
rs mentioned in the bill, to Virginia and
Kentucky Railroad" was agreed to-ayes,
Is: noes, Q.
The title of the bill, as amended 10y the
House, was then agreed to, and, on mo-
ion of Senator BOILING, he was instructed
TO inform the House of Delegates OF the
Senate'S action.
On motion of Senator COLEMAN, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Langhorne, OF
the Methodist Church.
The Journal and the message from the
Senate were read.
Committees made reports, and bills were
placed on the calendar.
BILLS, &C.,
we're introduced and referred:
By Mr.. WYATT.-For the relief of Joseph
NJ. Seay, late sheriff of Caroline county.
Bv Mr.. CABELL.-A bill to incorporate
the Farmers Bank and Insurance Company
of Buckingham county,
By Mr.. CABELL.-A resolution inquirlng
whether the act in relation to incorpora-
tons bv the circuit courts is in conflict
with the Constitution.
Bv Mr.. BENTLEY.-A resolution requlr-
ing the Banks of this Commonwealth to re-
ceive their own notes in payment OF llablll-
ties incurred by said banks.
THE TAN BILL.
Mr.. CRUMr, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported bill imposing taxes for
the support of government; which was
read first time and sent to the printer.
The bill imposes tax of thirty cents on
the hundred dollars value Of property.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
The Committee of Courts of Justice re-
norted adversely to the resolution OF the
cornril of Norfolk in relation to costs III
c;vil sn;ts. and also upon the petition OF
George II. Peyton and others in regard to
INCREASING the penalties against persons
retailing liquor to be drunk where SOLD
without license. The reports were agreee
The Committee of Finance reported adj,
versely to the resolution for reporting bill
renniring steamboat proprietors to pay
tax for the privilege of running their boats
in the waters Of the State. To which the
House agreed.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL AND RAILROAD.
The House took up the bill, returned
from the Senate with amendments, relating
70 the Alexandria Canal and Railroad
Company. =,
The amendments, already described in
the Senate proceedings, were concurred IN
by the House.
IMMIGRATI0S.
The Senate bill relating to immigration
was on motion of Mr.. GooDE, passed by.
CONSTELLATION.
The House resumed the consideration
of the bill to establish through line from
the Atlantic to the Mississippi by faclli.
tating the construction of the Cumberland
Gap railroad. !.
MIR. kILBY called the pending question
upon the passage of the bill, aid the House
sustained the call.
After some inquiries of the Chair, and
an attempt of Mr.. BOOKER to have me-
mortal read, which was pronounced out OF
order. Mr.. WILSON moved to reconsider
the vote sustaining the call for the pend
ing question, which motion was rejected
ayes, 2G noes, 6o.
The question was then taken upon the
massage of the BILL and decided in the at
iirmative-53to 3S.
So the bill passed, end goes back to the
Senate.
ASSESSMENT OF LICENSES.
The House took up the bill for the as
sessment on licenses returned from the
Senate with amendments.
Mr.. CRuMP stated that the amendments,
except one, had been concurrca ID " Inc
Finance Committee OF the House In an III
formal conference.
The first amendment limited the exemp,,
ton from taxation on articles manufactured