The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-08

MONDAY, January 7, 1867.
80 I SENATE.

The Senate was called TO order At the nsnaa
| hour by Mr.. TRorr, OF Augusta. Jie,,.
The clerk read communication from ~ ,' ,,,o
| tehnnt. Governor CowPRR, stating tna' ny wae
/ retained from his position rs presiding oincer
| ,f the Senate by sickness. Also, rommuni-
sation OF similar purport fron, III. MIN he
senator from Pittsyivania anu naaiiaA.t1H -
20 hca -1f PAY or JraoRs. 1904 G3f69fc
Mr.. BOILING, from the Communities for
ment, House bin TO amend and re-enact sec.
lion rs OF chapter l62 Of the Code OF 1850, in re.
lation TO the pay Of jnrors. The bill wassuo-
aeaaentiy taken up and passed--yeas u,
naysl. .szes gfqagl :,
! soSBs or TIE CITY or wHEELISa GUARANTEED
| BY THE STATE oP VIRGINIA. q.
Mr.. GRAY called up the Senate bill In re.
lntfon 10 the bonds Of the city Of wheeling,
| guaranteed by the State OF Virginia, 10 the
amount Of si34 900 Of the 100000 subscribed
1 by said city 10 the stock of the baltimore ana
i Ohio railroad, and after being amended as 1oi.
| lows, on motion Of Mr.. MEADE, was passed
yeas q, nays II:
| Add at the end Of the third section !" FRO
4 yided that there shall first be full settlement
i az Ali interest due the State of Virginia MP
/ 70 the time or times Of cancellation
| 'N@ RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. MEADE offered the following:
Rssolred That when the Senate adJonrns on
the 9th of February, the House. concurring'
/ il adjourn TO the first Monday In Decemoer.
| Lies over under the rules.
Mr. GRAY offereda resolution, which was
| adopted instructipg the Committee for courts
\ Of Justice 10 examine into and report 70 the
senate on what principle IL is that the unfor-
tunate debtor, who IL sued Is required 20 pay
TO the State the tax called the "writ tax =
and further TO inquire and report IL ~ sho"ia
not be abolished. IL.
Mr.. PECK offered a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Board OF fuouc
Works TO furnish the Senate Win copy VI
the through tariff Of tolls from New i0lA anu
/ o;t NV q
OF Norfolk 10 the city Of Memphis, adopted
in the city OF New York in February or March
last by the Presidents of the Virginia ana
Tennessee railroads, on said route, including
the tariff of tolls from Virginia cities 10 Mem
phis also the present tariff OF tolls on SAID
line.
REPORT OF The BOARD OF IMMIGRATION.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the fol-
lowing report of the Board OF Immigration,
appointed by the Governor under the law
passed March 8, 1866, in conformity win the
requirements Of the 9th section of said law
That pursuant to its provisions, Generai
William H. Richardson was appointed the
I" Commissioner of immigration
An address to the people Of Great Britain,
poin ting out the peculiar advantages of the
State as a location and home for emlgranis,
was carefully prepared ana distributed, anu d
correspondence was conducted througn tne
Commissioner with " Emigrant Aid Societies
beyond the State But these efforts have lee
to no practical result. The competition LOT
immigrants among the various States, the
active and Industrious means which have been
employed by others, the appointment In many
instances of agents who have been sent 10
Europe TO guide the stream of emigration from
It's very fountains, have rendered such an APP
neal rs ours almost useless, and some more
comprehensive and. vigorous measures are I'M
peratively needed 10 insure success In the
future.
1t will be remembered that by the last para
eraph of the 9th section of the act of Assem-
- titpf
IN no event shall the operations OF siid
board be a charge upon the treasury OF me
State Funds were 10 be raised by voluntary
contributions or by loan upon the personal
credit of the board The report of the COM
missioner, which is appended hereto, VIII
show how much has been contributed by way
Of donation, and what has been borrowed
These sums were so utterly inadequate that
no plan commensurate with the magnitude
and importance OF the SUBJECT could be pro-
posed or executed.
In the opinion of the board further legisla-
ton is indispensable, and the General Assem-
bly is invoked 10 reconsider the act of March
8. 1866 and 10 pass such law as VIII give VI
gor and efficiency 10 the efforts TO induce
emigration from abroad into the Common
wealth.
the report Of the Commissioner is forwarded
with this communication, accompanied with
the remark that he has in his possession
larger correspond ence, when may ana essen
pleasure to make into the subject OF inrmigra-
ton.
The communication is signed by Thomas );
Randolph (President). X. Barton HaHall, anu
William w. Crump, ana Is ac Gpnis.ioneT ~
General Richardson, which was laio Oh 'he
table, and ordered 70 be printed. s.s
COMMITTEE APPOINTED. ~.
Under Mr.. GUILDS resolution, adopted Sa-
turday. in relation TO depredatlohs upon the
library, etc., during the war, me auIn ME-
committee was appointed: Messrs' o'Lp' A"'
non On mo motion of Mr.. MERCER, the Senate
adjourned. ..a go.
INF, COLEMAN, on Saturday, offered an
eXcnse for the absence of Mr.. GAIT, OF Flu.
yanna who is unayoidably detained at home.J
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER BY the Rev. Mr.. LASGHoRSE OF the
Methodist Church. 49,.
passage OF sundry bills, reported In their pro,
eeedngs which were read a first and second
time, and placed on the calendar.
Committees made reports OF bilts, Wnlch
were placed upon the calendar
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON introduced the follow
ing Joint resolution relative TO the Constitu-
tional Amendment, NOW known Of all mem:
Resolred Jy he General Assemby IF the State Of
Virginia., That the amendment proposed TO the
Constitution oil the onlteu states ny Tic
Thirty ninth Congress, and which is in the
following words: Here was inserted the
amendment, which il is useless to reprintl
-be and the same is not ratified, ana the Go
vernon be requested TO forward copy OF tins
resolution to the Secretary OF State Of the
United States.
The SPEAKER informed the mover that
under the rules the resolution must be referred
" Mr. DTNNiNGToN moved suspension OF
| the rules which was rejected-20 TO As!
| The resolution was referred.
| This vote Is not at all indicative OF Inc
sense Of The House upon the amendment. The
rules cut off explanations which would have
/ showed that the members, with one accord,
were In favor of the reference; the subject al
ready being before the Committee on Resolu-
| lions under the general reference OF the Go.
vernors message.1
| BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read a third time
and passed
A bill TO amend section s, chapter lei, and
section s, chapter l23, Of the Code, edition OF
| 1860, in regard to acknowledgements OF deeds
A bill to repeal an act prohibiting attach
ments in certain cases, passed March 8, 1866;
A bill to incorporate the Dismal Swamp
| Transportation Company
l. Bills were then taken up IN their early
stages and a number ordered TO their engross-
ment. .8
| -. THE Assessment BILL. ...
The "bil for the assessment OF taxes on
persons, property, income, and salaries, came
up in order ON its second reading. This bill is
very long, embracing fifty four pages. LIS
consideration occupied the House for the
greater part Of the days sitting. IL was
finally read through, and upon the question Of
| It's engrossment, was postponed until to-mot
row 1t was amended onlyin some animport.
ant particulars. ...5l,.b.
| I'm the course OF deliberation upon the bill,
the duh details were slightly relieved by efforts
| 10 amend the clause assessing musical instru-