The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-18

NJ TrorT presented a bill incorporating
49,, Coinred benevolent Association OF the
snrutv OF Augusta. IL was reieife" u ''''
committee on General Laws
-,,,...vrrrrox To RAILROAD COMPANIES.
A. Err~ presented n bill allowing cities,
-, md counties 10 pay IN interest not eN-
- -. ,.n u.r cent. on money borrowed 10
N',"','1 S~rintluus uf stock TO Internal improve
~, COMPANIES. The bill, under sHspeh-
Sou # the rules was passed.
pory CASTLE GAP RAILROAD.
TN. Senate bill 10 provide FOR the extension
IN -, p,"h,rnnt,aud Danvillc railroad by way
:! III. t.a>.l. Gap 10 some point on the Nlr-
9. ,,,m5 tennessee railroad, was taken up,
-, Yr MITCHELL asked lis patrons 10 eN-
plain its merits. ...,,,,;o, =. ,a,,~,b
- ,r,rh ,nuch force the advantages which
III arrrga 10 the State and his section by the
construction IF the road ,
mo hill was further advocated by iesSrS'
QrIp. KEEN, and GRAY, ana opposeu ~
St.s.rs Nltr,vELt and COLEMAN; after which
the bin passed-ayeS. ~: noes D
rrE ASSESSMENT BILL,
,,a,5a,orv Of chapter $ Of the Code, in re-
1a.,on 70 taxes on licenses after being so
amended a 10 grant 10 merchants ana the
keepers Of ordiuar"s The privilege OF paying
rnr1r taxes in Scml-annual instruments, WAS
passpa-aNeS, II. noes, none.
RI. unit>e bill 10 dispose of the interest OF
he STATE in the Alexandria. IouGoun and
u4mtShlrr railroad on certain contltlohs
tnr,r the order OF the day, was next taken mp
and passed without further discussion oy the
following yote-ayes, 70: noes, none.
-yr ALEXANDRIA CANAL RAILROAD
Hons. nll in relation TO the Alexandria
Railroad and canal Company was then taken
-, nu motion Of Mr.. DCLASY, and passed.
aNrs. IL. noes /.
several bills were introduced by leave, after
which he Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. Or. Lanshorne. The
iauru1! aud the message from the Senate We're
read.
placed on the calendar.
The Committee on House Expenses reported
that a uurst tuu had been raised by Mr.. Mel
AN Of Ac,ouac. with j. Bell Bigger, Clerk
OF the House, - 20 the proper mode OF com
putting the ul>t luCr for which he l. emitted 10
mileage The Clerk was Of opinion tnat the
ruIc provided IN III" -lSt section OF the l4lh
thapt.v o.! the Code q. l>tJ, for computing the
Number OF miles from The city OF Richmond 10
the court house @. each comfy should prevail.
Alr hELtAM Cout"uG"d that the Sd section OF
AN act pas I'd 18th December, 1858, relative 10
u lie we. provided The rule by which IL Is 10 Dc
computed. The committee considered TINS lat
ter aa; passed by the Alexandria Legislature
Is merely 10 meet Il special case OF the tempo
rtry change 81 the seat OF government, ana as
il had 40 repeating clause, and the necessity
!or l. having ceased. IL ought not 10 be regard
ed Guw. Therefore the decision OF the Clerk i
correct.
Mr.. KELLAN opposed the report very earn
estly. cUutrndlus that his mileage was uh-
justly diminished by the Clerks decision
Mr. BovEIE defended the report; when WAS
adopted.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. DrSxIN9roS moved Il resolution that the
General Assembly ad lourn sine die on Moh'''s
which was referred
The report OF the Committee on nous La
pend!ture> upon resolution referred "
tbs, the members of the Generai assei'I -, >,
"rrr not entitled 10 per ditm uuiiA Wv
l.Cr>>, was agreed TO.
DEpusIToRIEs OF PUBLIC AoHhi'
III. tor,,,tt,.a ON Ranks reported back tnc
bin making certain banks deposlIollees , ~
public money, which haa o eo whether
them with instructions 10 my rh,;c ,nonay
~ -, ~, ~ any effort 10 obs truct tne
r,vrr.rr IF interest or 10 lmpall INC p"as
credit The committee repoir ;a.;an of nm.
thorough and searching tAa,nit' '' .I,no,aoral
In.rn,S .ri,nrsses who have be'n summon, .
-, -o"S @ nv have been unable TO discover
~, - lt,cnr of any depository mas beti
guiIty OF any Improperly III .on, 80,
the proposed payment VI ~ ',rnnt s,ni
pubic aeo -. atherwise to impair the public
P . ..,en 10 that they recommend the passage
Of the bill. :" oa on tina c.,andar
ny, ,,u WAS placed on illt IdicHhai
Nv ne Sa'TH presen ted the petition OF Charles
,noahar OF Yorktown, for the privilege ol
SitsSa - breukwater bulkhead or leyee Oh
The shore fronting Yorktown Referred.
CONSOLIDATION.
The House resumed the consideration of The
Consolidation bill, the question being upon
the amendment OF Mr.. EVANS reported yester
day.
Nr. WATKINS called for the pending ques
ton, and the House sustained the call.
The questi was taken by ayes and noes
and resulted-ayes So, noes %. 30 the amend
ment was rejected.
Mr. CRUaP again called attention TO the pro
vision In the bill which left the time for the
exchange OF State railroad stock III consolda-
ting roads for bonds, rs lie thought, without
limit. This House had limited IL TO November
next II the friends OF the bill could devise
any means of putting "A limit 10 this privilege
In the bill, without jeopardzing the bill itself,
he would make no objection TO It's passage. He
ayowed his friendship 10 the bill, believing
the line II proposed connecting the Atlantic
with the Mississippi would be of great adyan-
tage 10 the State. lie had not sustained the
bill by argument because the feelings OF his
constituents were divided, and his TWO col
leagues differed from HIM upon the subject.
Mr.. GuoDE explained that the Senate deemed
that At would take at least ninety days 10 or
gauize the company, ana that al least twelve
months thereafter viii be necessary to
unable the company 10 buy out the States 5
admitted the force of the Oblection.of Mr..
tkrAP, but IL might he fl tai To the bill At this
period OF The session 10 send II back with IN
atneholnent, 10 the Senate. He thought the
~, stoi Mr, CEuap might be accomplished
a - ~ oy inserting Il clause III the bill
a., Va att' 'aoie Tor reduction of the State
- ~ 'o'ns limit as 10 the time the con
,a ua'iou companies should have within
,,s,,.d h,,n"',, the exchange of stock He
peukeu h'u'sei and his Influence and tb.t ~
MI the trends OF consohdation ,,a ~ 80 VI
soNsissa WIN. 10 the passage of The NJ nas
Ins oiaer OF the day on the I,,aro.. -,
Wa a, CLOCK pos ponedl eiesl OIL
'n'' " hlif moved To amend the Nh, -
require the purchase OF the S,a,.sSa SO rs 10
IN The railroads within twelve rno1,h interest
the passage OF the bill. ''i1s IL ter
Tn motion of MIR. GooDg the ne,af,
non "as ordered. The ameudmen, q"es-
ye,eu.ayes, al noes, IL "'s re-
Noubsos moved 10 amend Tho ,tn
.s me time for the exchange ~ ~, W
years from the passage OF the acr y '"o
WI H. Turner addressed IN. yo,.a 4, -.
port OF the amendment As The Mn go, y
was without limit, and so long AS Ind con,
pany Jailed 10 organize the hands OF the S,a'.
would b. ted and 10 disposition coulb ~
nadp OF The ~, OOOOOO Of stock held by IA,
State Ia the consolidating roads He though
the hope VI the reduction OF the public deb
by Tue passage OF this bill would be altogethe,
Ial!aclous unless IL were amended by limlta
hon of the privilege Of exchange.
Mf, WHITE complained that having offered