The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-23

turc in favor of railroad companies, on the
ground that 1t was for the public good. He
could not see why the people of Richmond
enterprising as they were, should be ex.
cluded from the same benefits. It was
purely local bill, as the borrowing was
confined exclusively to the city Of Rich.
mond. He should vote for the bill, and
would vote for extending it over the whole
State.
Mr.. LEE, continuing, alluded to the time
which ii took England to repeal her usury
laws, and said we had the example Of al
England to guide us in this matter.
Mr.. OULD said that if q precedent wa!
wanting one was at hand. The law Of Nose.
prohibited Jew from lending money to q
Jew, but the same law allowed Jews tt
lend money to Gentiles. We were perfect
, ly content to be considered Gentiles in re-
spect to this matter.
Mr.. LEE resumed, and concluded his ar
gument, taking the ground that there
would be no restriction upon the interes
for the loan Of money, and made very
sound argument in support Of his position
The abrogation Of the usury laws, he con
tended, had not only benefited every com
munity in this country where it had beer
adopted, but every country on the face o
the globe. 1t seemed TO him to be hard fol
the Legislature to refuse to the citizens o
this great metropolis, who had reared beau
tiful palaces upon tho ruins Of their former
city, the privilege Of going into the oper
market and negotiating loans upon term:
which they were able to comply with, and
thus force them into the back-rooms o
brokers, there to coutive means to evade
the laws. The inevitable effect of the alb
rogation Of the usury laws had always beer
to bring down the rate oI interest to 8
lower rate than that previously fixed by
law, and to bring money into the country
Pending the consideration OF the subject
on motion Of Mr.. KEEN, the Senate ad
journed. ~
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Michelbacher, O.
the Jewish synagogue.
The Journal and usual message from the
Senate were read.
Sundry Senate bills were referred.
Committees made reports, including bills
which were referred.
hOhESl EAD blLLs
The Committee on Courts Of Justice re.
ported the Senate bill known as the
" Homestead BILL" with the recommends.
ton that il dS not pass.
The report of the Committee on Claims
adverse to the petition of J. w. Randolph
for compensation for stationery furnished
the Circuit Court of Richmond for several
years during the war, was read. The com
mittee report that under the Constitution
the claim cannot be paid. The House
concurred in the report.
GENERAL STATE ELECTIONS.
The Committee on Privileges aud Elec.
tions reported unfavorably on the PROPOSE
tion to postpone the day Of the general
elections from May till October, upon the
ground that the time of the elections is
fixed in the Constitution. The House con.
CURED in the report.
ELECTION OF SECOND AUDITOR.
The House agreed to the resolution for
going into the election of Second Audi
tor on Thursday the oath instant.
The Committee on Courts of Justice re-
ported against the expediency of the bill
TO amend and reenact sections Is and 40 OF
chapter 40 of the Code, in relation to pub.
lie officers and their sureties; and beg
leave TO be discharged from the further
consideration thereof. The House granted
the request of the committee.
The Committee on Public Property re.
ported adversely upon the proposition OF
Messrs. Hayward, Bartlett l. Co., of Balti'
more, to heat some portions of the capi.
yT, h,rt
The Committee on Finance reported
adversely upon amending the law so as tc
include licenses in the subjects upon which
county levies may be laid. Agreed to by
the House.
The Chair laid before the House mes.
sage from the Governor enclosing a com
munication from the Board Of Visitors to
the Military Institute. Referred.
Mr.. HANCOCK presented bill relating to
the qualifications aud requirements Of
voters of the town Of Manchester. Refer
red.
RESOLUTIONS
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. A. J. CLARK.-Into the expe.
diency of establishing an inspection ol
salt at Saltville, in Smyth county.
By Mr.. WoRp.-Into the expediency OF
permitting all constables to return uncol.
ected executions and claims in their hand:
al the time of the passage Of the stay law
in 1861, to the parties from whom they
were received, and that said parties be re.
ouired to give up the constable's receipt.
By Mr.. DUNNINGToN.-Into the expedl-
ency of releasing the citizens of the Com
monwealth from the payment of all taxes
due the Commonwealth previous to the
month of April, 1865. ..
By Mr.. DUNNINGToN.-For ascertainine
the number of employees in the office o.
the Auditor of Public Accounts and theiI
salaries, and also in the Second Auditor:
office, on the lst of January, 1860, aud
similar list with reference TO said office!
during the year 1866.
PETITIONS
were introduced and referred.
By the SpEAKER.-The memorial Of Bar
ring Brothers & Co., Of London. The
petition sets forth that the petition
ers are agents for certain British sub
iects. holders Of the stock Of Virginia
that in January, 1863, Messrs. Maury
& Co., of Richmond, agents Of the peti
TONERS, received from the Common
wealth the interest upon said stock, amount
ing to thirty-eight thousand, two hundred
and seyenty-six dollars and ninety-one
cents; that Maury s Co., acting in good
faith, but not in conformity with instruc:
tious, invested the same in the registered
stock of the State that MesSrs. Maury q
Co. intended to convert said registered
stock into sterling bonds for remission te
the owners of it, but no opportunity offered
until the Congress Of the United States had
passed law, in conformity with which the
said registered stock was declared by
the State to be void, and OF no binding