The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-29
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SATURDAY, April q, 1867.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate assembled Mt the usual
hour.
HARRIsoNBURG FEMALE INSTITUTE.
House bill No. 30, to incorporate the
Harrisonburg Female Institute, in the
county of Rockingham, was passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
A message from the House Of Delegates,
by Mr.. WATKINS, announced that that
body had passed joint resolution rcscind-
ing so much of the joint resolution in re.
gard TO adjournment as fixes the hour of
adjournment at o'clock on Monday next.
On motion, it was laid on the table.
LYNCnBURG AND DANvILLE RAILROAD.
The rules being suspended for that pur-
pose, on motion of Senator KEEN, the fol-
lowing joint resolution was agreed to:
ReSolred by the General assembly, That
the Keeper Of the Rolls be authorized and
instructed to insert after the word "com-
pany," in the thirteenth line of the
amended section Of the cngrosScd act
passed April &c, 1867, entitled "an act to
amend and recnact the first section of an
act entitled an act Incorporating the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company"
passed February q, 1866, the words cor
the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas
Railroad Company
On motion of Senator KEEN, the same
was forthwith communicated to the House
of Delegates by him.
THE PAY OF PAGES.
On motion of Senator WASHINGTON, it
was
Resolved, That each Of the pages of the
Senate bc allowed fifty cents q day, extra
pay, for the present and late regular SEES
sion of this body.
REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE.
A message from the House of Delegates,
by Mr.. PENpLEToN, announced that that
body had passed Senate bill No. 80, to
amend an act passed April 23, 1867, in re-
lation TO the salaries of certain officers OF
Government, with an amendment increas-
ing the salary of the Register of the Land
Office from 81 900 to 81 300.
ORANGE, ALEXANDRIA AND MANASSAS RAIL
ROAD.
Mr.. PECK, by leave, presented Senate
bill No. 100. amending the preamble of an
act passed February IA, 1867, entitled can
act 10 INV lut IL lISIII vi Pi'pNi's (,
charter, and franchises of the Manassas
Gap Railroad Company, and the stock
shares in the same, TO the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company"
On motion of Mr.. PECK, the rules were
suspended, the bill taken up, and read a
first and second time: when,
On motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, it was laid
on the table.
Subsequently Mr.. PECK made an I'M
successful motion to take up the bill
again.
BANK LIQUIDATION.
On motion of Mr.. LEE, the Senate agreed
to reconsider the vote by which it reject
ed ION Thursday LAST Senate bill No. SIS,
TO amend the lst section of the act passed
February u, 1866, entitled "an act re-
curing the banks of this Commonwealth
to go into liquidation"
Mr.. LEE then moved to lay the bill on
the table, but the Senate refused.
The bill was then pasSed-ayes, 10 !;
noes, Q : and, on motion of Mr.. KEEN, forth
with communicated to the House Of Dele
gates 10y him.
THE STAY LAW AMENDMENT.
Senate bill No IS, to amend and reenact
the 4th section Of an act entitled can act
to stay the collection Of debts for a limited
period" passed March 2, 1866, as amended
by the act passed December Is, 1866, was
taken up and read the third time. On its
passage it was lost-ayes, I; noes, IL.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate met according to adjourn
IN, III. ,lair
INCREASE OF PAY.
Mr.. KEEN offered a resolution to give to
the Speaker of the House and President of
the Senate four dollars per diem additional
nav: which, on motion Of Mr.. OULD, was
laid on the table.
TOBACCO INSPECTORS.
The House bill to amend certain sections
of chapter 81 of the Code OF 1860, being
the unfinished business of the morning
session, was taken up, and, after passing
through q course of amendments and a
lengthy debate, was adopted.
EDUCATIONAL.
The Senate bill to appropriate 100000
for purposes of education of white and
black children was taken up, but was lost
for want of constitutional majority.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill incorporating the Real Estate
Savings Bank at Lynchburg, with the
amendment proposed by the House of
Delegates;
Senate bill to amend an act in relation
to the salaries of certain officers, as amend
cd by the House.
INTEREST ON BONDS.
On motion OF Mr.. MCRAE, the bill pro-
viding for the payment OF interest on bonds
passed due was taken up; and pending
the question on the eugroSsment, the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. TALIAFERRo,
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Stockwell.
The Journal and the Senate message
were read.
Bills were placed on the calendar.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Clerk to employ extra clerks TO facili-
tate the preparation of bills, &C., for publ
cation after the adjournment.
Leave of absence was granted to MeSsrs.
CLARKE of Campbell, L. TURNER, TONNES,
ENGLISH, and WYATT, for two days.
AMENDED BILL.
A bill concerning prosecutions in crimi-
nal cases, returned from the Senate with
amendments, was taken up, and concurred
In.
Mr.. KELLAM offered a resolution inqur-
ing of the Board OF Public Works relative