The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
EXTRA SEES SION.
THURSDAY, March IA, 1867.
SEN


SENATE.
| The Senate was called to order at the
usual hour by the Lieutenant Governor.
PRAYER by the Rev. T. V. Moore, Of the
| First Presbyterian church.
The usual communication from the
House Of Delegates was read.
BILLS AMENDED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Nationa
Insurance Company of Richmond, Vir.
ginia, returned from the House of Dele
gates with an amendment, was taken up,
and the amendment concurred in.
Senate bill authorizing the sale and lease
of certain public property in the city Of
Richmond, returned from the House Of
Delegates with an amendment, was taken
up, and the amendment concurred in.
GENERAL sCHoFIELD's ORDER.
The President laid before the Senate a
communication from Brevet Major General
j. M. Schofield, United States army, com
manding the First District of the State OF
Virginia, which was read by the Clerk.
[It was the order published in the city pa
pers yesterday.
Mr.. TROUT moved that the order and &C
companying documents be spread upon the
Journal, and that 10000 copies be printed
for the use Of the Senate.
Mr.. COLEMAN called for a division OF
the question; which being done, the mo-
ton of Mr.. TROUT was agreed to.
THE MISSION TO WASHINGTON.
Mr.. KEEN stated that he was one Of the
committee to proceed to Washington, and
that he had returned with hopeful view
Of the political situation.
RECESS.
Mr.. PECK offered substitute for his
Joint resolution for a recess, which pro-
vides that the General Assembly take a
recess from March 18th to April 10th.
This proposition gave rise to lengthy
discussion, in which Messrs. PECK, KEEN
ROBINSON, MCRAE, STRoTHER, GRAY, and
CROCKETT participated.
The resolution was finally laid upon the
table.
| IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. GRAY offered the following resolu'
tons in reference to immigration into the
State of Virginia:
/. Resolved, That we hereby invite i'm
migration, embracing all classes Of men
from all countries, to Virginia, to settle
the surplus lands and engage in all great
industrial pursuits.
2. That We earnestly recommend the
citizens of Virginia to hold primary meet.
ings in retrospective counties, invite i'm
migration within their limits, and to ap.
point principal agent in each, through
whom communications may be held re-
specting lands offered for sale.
8. That General Daniel Ruggles, OF
Fredericksburg, is hereby recommended as
gentleman well qualified to induce i'm
migration to the State, and with whom
| communication by county agents is re.
spectfully requested.
To these resolutions Mr.. KELLo offered
| the following amendment:
"That General Daniel Ruggles, of Frede.
ricksburg, and General William II. Rich.
ardson, of Richmond city, are hereby
recommended as gentlemen well qualified
to induce immigration to the State, and
with whom communication by county
agents is respectfully requested"
The amendment was adopted, and the
resolutions, as amended, passed.
RESOLUTION.
On motion of Mr.. DULANY, the Commit
tee on Finance was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of providing an ade
quate salary for the Second Auditor and
clerk, and providing an additional clerical
force.
OYSTERS.
House bill imposing tax on oysters wa
taken up, debated, and laid over.
On motion Of Mr.. MERCIER, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Moore, of the
Presbyterian Church.
The Journal and the message from the
Senate were read, and Senate bills re-
ferred.
MILITARY ORDERS.
The Speaker laid before the House the
orders from the commanding general o
this district, published in the papers of Thu
city this morning. These orders had beer
communicated to the Speaker by Genera
Schofield, and he now laid them before the
House. They were referred to the Com
mittee on Courts of Justice.
Committees reported bills; which were
placed on the calendar.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs
MosBY and j. Med. TAYLOR each for two
days.
THE ASSESSMENT BILL.
On motion of Mr.. CRUMP, the House
took up the bill in relation to the assess
ment of taxes on licenses. This bill had
passed the House at the late session, but
was not acted on by the Senate
Inc House considered it for some time,
ana ordered it to its engrossment. A ques-
,ion was then raised by Mr.. SEAwELL re.
lative to the omission of clause that was
IN former assessment bills, recurring that
persons applying for q license to sell AR.
dent spirits shall give a certificate of GOOD
character before the license shall be- isa1ed
and motion was made TO reconsider the