The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-14

EXTRA SEES SION.
WEDNESDAY, March Is, 1867.
SENATE.


WEDNESDAY, March Is, 1867.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at the
INA, hour by the Lieutenant Governor.
PRAYER by Rev. 7. V. Moore, of the First
Presbyterian church.
The usual communication from the House
uas read, announcing the passage OF sun
H. hills which were read twice ana re-
tered to the appropriate committees
ru,xxs TO GEORGES PEABODY.
On motion Of Mr.. CApfLL, the .u,e aS, VIZ
suspended, and the House ,o'"r loSo,u', n.n
oStbsnks TO George Peabody, ESQ.,, lot ms
mnnificent donation TO iound cohege ior
,Ss education of young men of the South
rss taken up and unanimously adopted.
INSPECTION OF FLOUR.
o.ns,c bin in regard to the inspection Of
y. re,urncd from the House of Dele
hoa., With an amendment, was taken up,
Tho amendment concurred in.
DOMINION COAL, IRON, PLASTER, AND
OBJ GOLD MINING COMPANY.
Senate bill incorporating the above COM
ANY returned from the House of Dele
pa with an amendment, was taken up,
ssS the amendment concurred in.
sorraERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
VIRGINIA.
Senate bill to amend section l6 of an act
- January llth, 1867, TO incorporate
pa life Insurance Company of Virginia,
wy ,aten up under suspension of the
wa ,, and the amendment concurred in.
~rw BRIDGE ACROSS THE JAMES.
n. NcRAr. by leave, introduced bill
mend and reenact the 9th section OF an
10 ontborizing the trustees of the town OF
aS' " TO construct bridge across
Man1" MANI" liver at Richmond. The amend
jan rroyides that the bridge shall not be
men r,han eighty feet wide, instead OF
lio s, which word was inserted IN the
en- r;nsI hill BY clerical error.
or, Ehn hill was taken up under suspen-
s;on Of the rules and passed.
THE TAX UPON OYSTERS.
u,rsa hill TO impose tax upon oysters
Was on motion of Mr.. AcRAE, ordered TO
be printed. -. c.o
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
p-orar nv the Rev. DR.. Moore, of the
PRAYER u. sH>
PRESBYTERIAN church.
The Jourpal was read, and committees
rsnorted. bills which were placed on the
calendar.
porypIRY BETWEEN MARYLAND AND TIR-
GINA.
Mr. FIELDS introduced joint resolu-
ton for appointing commission 10 re-
survey. retrace, locate, and erect monu-
ments on the boundary line between Vir-
GINA and Maryland on the Eastern shore.
Referred.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, Of Hanover, was an
noupced 10 be sick, and detained at home.
Leave of absence was granted to MI.
Parsons for four days.
Mr.LEONARD introduced bill to incor-
porate the Citizens Bank in the city OF
Norfolk. Referred.
Mr.. BOOKER introduced resolution in
curing into the expediency Of reducing
the salary of the Adjutant-Ge General. Re-
ferred.
rOPREvENT DISORDER AT PUBLIC ELECTIONS.
A House bill to prevent drunkenness and
disorder at elections came up on the ques-
ton of its passage. The ayes and noes be-
ing taken, the bill was passed-ayes, Al ;
noes, %.
SALE OR LEASE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
The Senate bill authorizing the sale or
lease of certain public property came up
in order, with amendments proposed by
the Committee on Public Property. The
amendments were unimportant, and were
agreed TO. The bill then passed.
pVIIS PASSED.
The following House bills were read a
third time and passed:
A bill to amend an act in relation to the
charter of the city Of Richmond;
A bill to amend sections and OF chap'
ter l59 of the Code, in regard to the Tunes
of holding district courts;
A bill to incorporate the Radford lron
Company and for other purposes
A Senate bill TO incorporate the Na1,ona
Insurance Company Of the CITY u "''n
IThe generators in this bill are Greene
AdamS pobert +. Owen, Fergus NJ. blair
Eras,,,s ponIson. J. T. Coldweli, Samuel
Pn.h II II Wypue, J. M. Gait, and K. w
n"srnon They are authorized to make
insurance upon buildings, merchahaise
and n,her property; and on lie and healtf
anu o.n to issue tickets or policies, sc.
=. =, p.rantee the payment OF promissorJ
notes. bills of exchange %e'l
BILLS DISMISSED.
NJ. following Senate bills were, or
.;on. seyerally made, dismissed:
mos' IA, for the relief of Samuel Ethe
- sheriff of Norfolk county and
S;jl TO amend an act passed February
90 ,eee "a relation to the collection O
pills were considered in their early
stages, and number were ordered to en-
grossment.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The bill for the consolidation and grad
nal liquidation of the principal and interes
of the public debt came up on it's secon'
reading. 1t had been recommitted to thu
Committee of Finance With , substitute Of
fered by Mr.. SEAWELL. The COMMITTED
reported the same, with the recommends
ton that the substitute do not pass. Thi
bill has been fully described in the DIS
patch.
Mr.. GRAHAM moved that the bill be pass
. ed by.
Mr.. PENDLEToN objected. He desired
to see what was to be done. Ifnothing wa.
to be done with regard to the public debt
he thought the Legislature were disposed
to adjourn at an early day.
Mr.. GRAHAM's motion was rejected, anC
Mr.. GARRETT moved to lay on the table
which motion was also rejected.
Mr.. CRUMP remarked that it would not
be prudent in the present condition of af
fairs to consider the bill on this day. He
anticipated that something would occur in