The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-04

LII ,bs House rejected the bin to en-
courage immigration was lost.
81 TOBACCO INSPECTIONS. g..
The bin In relation to tobacco inspcc-
tions was "passed by" ,.-
-AxrspEp BILLS.
III. Hou,e concurred in the Senate
| ,s.sa,,,ants "a the following House bills !:
""i a M, N incorporate the Firemen's In
.,r.nna Company OF Richmond. THE
.;,is was amended by inserting the words
thanking and" after the word !" Are
-. ~ 81 SEl7a ~ ss p.a ft ~.
A bin to amend section l6 of chapter Of
| l5s of the Code concerning the times Of
holding the circuit courts of the ninth cir
cult, and for other purposes.
y, CKERKs' SALARIES. ~.
The bill for the payment of the salaries
Of the clerks of the House and the Senate
was passed.
PAT OF THE JOURNAL CLERK.
Mr.. SrpAUGHAH moved a reconsideration
of the vote authorizing the Clerk to pay
| the Journal clerk certain compensation.
He commended that this pay. would De
s5a0 in addition to his regular salary,
which would give him double the salary OF
any other clerk. Incidentally, ne CON-
plimented all the clerks.
Mr.. WHrTS opposed the motion ana
Maid a high compliment to the Journal
clerk. c.
the want of a two-third vote.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read o third
time and passed:
Senate bill to secure an interchange OF
cars on all connecting roads, and through
tickets on all roads in the State; and
House bin amending the act passed the
present session relating to fines for failure
to work on roads.
POTOMAC RIVER AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
COMPANY. r.r
The engrossed bill to authorize the con-
struction of a railroad from Alexandria to
some point on the Potomac river opposite
Georgetown came up In order. 1t was
opposed by Mr.. ROBERTSON and sustained
by Messrs. BALDWIN (Mr. WATKINS in the
chair and z. TURNER, and passed.
THE ASSESSMENT BILL.
The report of the committee of confer
ence on the assessment bill was read, and
concurred in by the House.
OYSTER TAX.
The House, on motion of Mr.. CRUMP,
took up the bill imposing tax on oysters,
on its second reading.
The bill was considered seriattm, and
amendments proposed; none Of import
ance, however, being adopted. In the
midst of the discussion of this bill, the SER
geant-at-arms announced
| MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Colonel Lewis, the Governors aid, CON-
municated proclamation from the Cover
nor, as follows:
"By the Gouernor-A Proclamation.
"Whereas the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia on the lst day Of March, 1867,
adopted joint resolution wherein 1t
expresses the opinion that the exigencies
of public business requires that an extra
session of the General Assembly be called !;
therefore
al, Francis H. Peirpoint, Governor of
Virginia, do hereby issue this my procla-
nation converting the General Assembly
of Virginia at the capitol on Monday the
4th day of March, 1867, at IL o'clock NJ,
to consider such matters as may then and
there be submitted for their consideration.
ain testimony whereof l have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the seal of the
Commonwealth to be affixed. Done at the
capitol this I'd day Of March, 1867.
"F. ii. PEIRPoINT.
"By the Governor
Sd. If. Herndon,
"Secretary of the Commonwealth"
The proclamation was read, and laid on
the table.
The House resumed the consideration of
the oyster tax bill, and continued to debate
it until the hour for recess.
During the time, however, several cues
tions arose relative to the effect OF the
termination of the session upon unfinished
business. The Speaker said the extra ses-
sion would be as distinct from the present
session as this was from the last. All bust
ness that was taken up would have to be
begun de nouo to be referred and reported
upon lust as new business. lie also IN
formed the House that no bill could be now
engrossed and passed, and that 1t would
be impossible, therefore, to mature the Dill
under consideration.
Mr.. WHITE made an Intellectual motion
to get up the bill providing for the pay
ment of the interest on the public debt.
Motions for the sine die adjournment
| were made and lost.
Messrs. PENDLEToN and WATKINS made
appeals to members to remain in the city,
to be present in the extra session in dis
charge of their solemn duty to the State
fearing that there might not be quorum
present.
Mr.. CKUMP was occupying the attention
of the House upon the subject of the i'm
portant measures still remaining to be con-
sidered, and opposing the idea of adjourn
ment until the latest moment, while the
Senate had such important business be-
fore it, when the hour for recess arrived,
and the House adjourned.
| NIGHT SESSION.
The House met at halfpast o'clock.
The first business which came up was
the House bill for the relief of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun coun-
ty which was passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Chair laid before the House bill
appropriating the public revenue for the
fiscal year lS66-'67 ~ reported from the
Committee Of Finance-which was imme-
diately ordered to its second reading ayes,
70; noes, 8. The bill being read second
time,
Mr.. DICKINSON moved to strike out the
appropriation of $l5, 900 to the Military In
stitute which motion was opposed by
Messrs. z. TURNER, STRAUGHAN, and GRAY,
| and sustained by Mr.. DICKINSON. The
gentlemen opposing the amendment bore
testimony to the great benefits Of the In
stitute in turning out teachers (State ca
dets), who had in every case save one full