The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-16

The Committee Of Militia and Police, to
whom were referred a resolution reducing
the salary of the Adjutant- General to o
sum not exceeding $500, reported that
they deemed 1t inexpedient to legislate on
the subject.
| A report from minority Of the commit
tee. however, urged that, owing 10 .ne
changed condition of affairs growing out OF
the present state of the country, the Gu.
t;es of tho Office were merely nominal, and
could be performed IN connection WIN
those of some other department, etc., etc.
therefore the pay ought to be reduced, as
proposed.
The question being upon agreeing to the
report of the committee, debate ensued,
in which Messrs. DANIEL, LEONARD, Ma
GRuDER, WHITE, and z. TURNER supported
the report Of the committee, and Messrs.
BOOKER and MILLER advocated the views
Of the minority report.
The question upon agreeing with the re-
port Of the committee was decided in the
affirmative-ayes, 81; noes, &c. So the
Adjutant- Generals salary is not reduced.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO WAIT on GENERAL
scHoFIELD.
The Senate sent message by Senator
KEEN that that body had adopted joint
resolution, in which they requested the
concurrence of the House. See Senate
proceedings.l :,
Mr.. WoODsoN moved a suspension OF the
rules to consider the resolution at this time ;
which motion, taken by ayes and noes, was
rejected for the want of two-thirds vote
ayes, 40: noes, 3S.
The resolution was referred, under the
rules of the House, to the Committee on
Resolutions.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
WADDELL for four days.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. RIxEY moved a resolution that, with
the concurrence of the Senate, the Gene
raj Assembly will adjourn sine die on the
18th instant. Referred.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. WATKINS moved that the House take
up the bill providing for the consolidation
of the public debt, and the ultimate pay
ment of principal and interest thereon.
The motion was sustained by Messrs. WAT
KINs and CRUMP, and opposed by Messrs.
Z. TURNER and LEONARD.
Mr.. CRuMP considered that as the COM
manding general had declared that he
would not interfere with the domestic
legislation Of the State, it was proper to
consider this bill, which was the most i'm
portant of the session.
The House refused to take it up for the
want of two-thirds vote.
| IMMIGRATION.
The bill to encourage immigration came
up on a motion, by Mr.. LEE, to reconsider
the vote by which it was rejected.
On motion Of Mr.. OWEN the bill was
"passed by"
| UsURY.
The Senate bill permitting interest as
high as eight per cent. under written con-
tract, with the substitute offered by Mr..
WooD, came up in order, and was, on mo.
tion of Mr.. LEONARD, "passed by"
LAID ON THE TABLE.
The Senate bill incorporating the Real
Estate Savings Bank of the city Of Lynch
burg came up in order, with recon-
mendation from the Committee on Banks
that it be dimissed.
| On motion of Mr.. WILSON, who init
mated that the House would not be
troubled with it again, it was laid on the
table.
BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills were read a
third time and passed:
A bill authorizing the owners of the
pontoon bridge at Rockbridge Baths to
collect tolls and
A bill to incorporate the Alexandria
Banking and Insurance Company.
The following House bills were read q
third time and passed:
A bill in relation to the assessment on
| licenses;
A bill providing a mode to supply the
evidence of the service of process in GER
tain cases pending in the Court of Appeals
and
A bill in regard to the penitentiary.
The House took up bills in their early
stages, and ordered number to engross.
ment.
CRIMINAL CASES.
A very long bill making important
changes in criminal proceedings came W
| in order.
Mr.. CRUMP objected that the bill extend.
ed the jurisdiction of the county courts ii
cases of felony too much. He would be
satisfied if il were amended so as to re.
strict the courts to cases Of larceny and
burglary except when committed upon @
dwelling-house.
While Mr.. CRUMP was preparing ar
amendment with this view, on motion o.
Mr.. STRAUGHAN the bill was "passed by
PUBLIC DEBT.
The bill for consolidating the public debt
and providing for the ultimate payment o
the principal and interest thereon, came
up in order.
Mr.. SEAwELL withdrew his own substi.
tute for the bill, and moved in lieu Of il
the bill which passed the Senate at the re.
gular session (known as Senator McRAE's
bilD.
Mr.. CRUMP addressed the House in ex.
PLANTATION of the bill, repeating the genera
statement concerning the public debt sub
mitted by him when the bill was brought
forward at the regular session.
When Mr.. CRUMP concluded, on motion
the House adjourned.
Mr.. WATKINS, however, had gotten the
opportunity before Mr.. CRUMP had fairly
begun his argument to move that the House
meet tomorrow Saturday at II O'Clock
and this motion prevailed.