The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SATURDAY, February l6, 1867.
SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at the
usual hour by Mr.. Trout, Of Augusta.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. GAIT called up Senate bill for the
announcement of immigration, which
amends the act of March 8, 1866, so as to
appropriate $4,000 for said purpose.
Mr.. Boiling was opposed to the money
feature, as that was not in the original bill.
Mr.. LEE said that the appropriation was
not a gratuity, but a loan, which would
come back with tenfold interest. Pro-
fessors Schele de We're, of the University,
and Taliaferro, of the venerable college OF
William and Mary, as well as General
Tochman, were willing to use all their in
fuence in attracting immigration to Vir-
pinia. Minnesota and other northwestern
States were offering a heavy bonus to bring
immigrants to those sections, and Virginia
would be recreant if she did not do all in
her power to direct the tide to herself. ;.
At the suggestion of MI. Boiling and
other senator's, Mr.. LEE moved TO pass the
bill by, and the motion was agreed to.
NAVIGATION OF NEW RIVER.
On motion Of Mr.. CROCKETT, the Senate
took up House bill for the construction Of
a railroad, or the improvement and navi-
CATION of New river from point near
Central Depot to point near Greenbrier
river, with disagreement of the House to
the amendments proposed by the Senate.
Mr.. CROCKETT offered resolution to
appoint committee of conference, to
consist of three senator's and five members
of the House Of Delegates, on the subject
Of the disagreeing votes.
The resolution was adopted, and the
Chair appointed Messrs. CROCKETT, CAR
TER. and PECK as the committee on the
part of the Senate.
The action of the Senate was forthwith
communicated to the House.
THE TREDEGAR COMPANY.
Mr.. OULD introduced q bill verbally
amending the charter of the Tredegar
Company in the city Of Richmond; which
was taken up and passed under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
BILL REPORTED.
Mr.. MCRAE, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported, with amendment, Senate
bill to amend sections 2 and 2l Of chapter
sc ofthe Code, In relation to the collection
Of taxes.
MILITIA ThAlNlNGSs
Mr.. GRAY offered the following Joint re-
solution, which lies over under the rules:
Whereas the people Of this Common
wealth have been subjected to considerable
expense, and those liable to military duty
to much inconvenience during the past
year in the organization Of the militia, and
no necessity exists, or is likely to exist, in
subjecting the officers and privates to the
expense and loss Of time required for the
training Of officers and militia musters pro-
vided for the existing laws,
Resolved, That the Governor Of the Com
monwealth be, and Is hereby, empowered
to issue his proclamation dispensing with
the training Of militia officers and of mill
tia musters until otherwise ordered by the
General Assembly.
PETITION.
Mr.. PECK presented the petition of citi-
zens Oh Monroe county praying the Gene
raj Assembly Of Virginia to assert the just
claim of Virginia to the county Of Mon
roe before the Supreme Court Of the
United States. The petition is signed by
over two hundred influential citizens OF
the county, and sets forth in plain, practi-
cal terms tho claim that said county Is
part and parcel of the State Of Virginia.
from which II has been sundered and de
tsched, aud annexed to West Virginia. 1t
was referred to the Committee for Courts
Of Justice.
THE STATE DEBT.
Senate bill in relation to the obligations
OF the State, etc., came up as the unfn-
ished business Of yesterday and the ques-
tion being upon the substitute proposed
by Mr.: LEE to the substitute proposed by
the Finance Committee for the original
pu, ~. kEsx addressed the Senate In