Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1867-01-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLYOF VIRGINIA
SENATE.
SENATE.
MONDAY, January I, 1857.
The Senate assembled at ~ o'clock, Senator Trout

the meantime he requests that Senator Trout pre-
side in his stead
The Clerk also read letter from Senator Keen,
who stated that his absence WAS due to illness, but
he hoped to he present in a day or two.
On Saturday, Senator Coleman stated that Som
ator Gait was detained from his seat by unavoida-
bic circumstances; incident to the inclemency Of
the weather and tho interruption Of transportation
facilities.
THE PAY 0. JURORS.
Senator Boiling, from the Committee for Courts
OF Justice, reported without amendment House
bill No. So, to amend and re-enact section % OF
chapter lG2 Of the Code, in relation to the pay of
jurors, which was taken up, read a third time and
passed-ayes q, noes l.
TO FIX THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Senator Meade offered the following joint resolu-
ton, which, under the rules, lies ovor until to-
morrow
Resolved When the Senate djourns the 9Th day Of
February, the House toncurring it adjourn 10 the 1t
Monday In December next
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Senator Peck-That the Board Of Public
Works BIZ requested to furnish the Senate with A
copy Of tho through tariff of tolls from New York
and other Northern cities by the way of the city II
Norfolk to the city of Memphis, adopted in the city
OF New York in February or March last, BY the
presidents of the Virginia and Tennessee railroads,
on said route, includingithe tariff of tolls from Viz
gina cities to Memphis, also the present tariff Of
tolls on said line.
By Senator Gray-That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice be requested to examine and report to tho
Senate on what principle it is that tho unfortunate
debtor who is sued is required to pay 10 the State
the tax called the "writ tax2" and further TO en-
quire and report If it should not be abolished.
HoSDs OF THE CITY or WHEELING
On motion Of Senator Gray, Senate bill No. :48.
III rristi.u to tho bonds or mo clry OF W ueeune
guaranteed by the State Of Virginia, taken up,
and, on motion OF Senator Meade, (by general con-
sent) it was amended by adding at the end of the
Sd section the following proviso "Provided, that
there shall first DO full settlement Of all interest
due the State Of Virginia up to tho time times Of
cancellation"
Tho bill as amended was then passed by tho fol-
lowing vote:
AH,-ssna'ors Alexander, Below Boiling, enbel CAY
Lee MERCER, Muller, Muehel, Ould, Peek, Robinson,
Iala1erro. Trout and Wssh'ngton-2l.
LSoeI-None.
On motion of Senator Gray, the same was oom-
municated to tho House by him.
REPORT oP THE STATE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION.
The President laid before tho Senate a report
from Mossrs. 7. J. Randolph, Il. Barton Haxall
and William w. Crump, Constituting the State
Board OF Immigration, appointed by the Governor,
under the law passed March Sd, 1866.
On motion Of Senator Gray, the report was laid
on the table and ordered to DO printed.
COMMITTEE TO LOOK Up LOST BOOKS.
The President announced the names Of Senators
Ou'd, McRae and Meade, to constitute the CON-
mttee, under q resolution Of Senator Ould, to look
up and cause to be restored the books and papers
taken from the library after the surrender OF the
city Of Richmond by the Confederate forces.
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion Of Senator Merciet, the Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order by tho Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Langhorne, of the Motho-
dist Episcopal Church.
A MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE
announced the passage Of sundry bills.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
Senate bills Nos. % and 50 were read and placed
on tho calendar.
FIRST READING.
The following bills were reported and rcad for
The first time
House bill No. "a, to incorporate the Marion Cot
ton and Woollen Manufacturing Company OF Ma.
rion, Smythc county, Va.
House bill No. Is, incorporating the Rockbridge
Mining Company.
House bill No. 76, to incorporate the Charlottes.
vile und University Railroad.
House bill No. II, to incorporate the Middleburg
and Plain Station Turnpike Company.
House bill to amend an act incorporating the
Planters Bank OF this city.
1.-THE bill incorporates S. C. Robinson, Asa Syn
der, G. Z. Whitlock, r. B. Woodward and their
associates as banking company, under the style
of getty Bank" with capital not less than 500 600
nor more than $500, 900, divided into ono hundred
dollar shares.
TIE eoEzTTTrT;o:;aL AMESDaIHar-
Mr.. Duanington offered resolution that the
amendment proposed to the Constitution Of the
United States by tho Thirty-ninth Congress, be
and the same is not ratified, and that the Governor
be requested to forward copy Of this resolution to
tho Secretary of State of the United States.
Tho resolution was referred to the appropriate
committee.
ABSENT MEMBER.
Mr.. White announced that his colleague, DR.
Magruder, was detained by illness in his family.
BILLS PASSED.
Tho following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. 90, to incorporate the Dismal
! Swamp Transportation Company.
House bill No. -, to repeal an act prohibiting
attachments in certain cases, passed March 3D.
| 1866.
House bill No. 50, to amond section Sd, chapter
l2l, and section Sth, chapter l23 Of tho Code, in
relation to the acknowledgment Of deeds.
BILLS, &C.
Tho following bills, resolutions and petitions were
referred:
BY Mr.. Graves-A bill Amending section of an
act TO incorporate the Blue Ridge Turnpike Com.
pany.
Dy Mr.. Bentey-A bill amending the charter Of
the Planters Saving Bank of Richmond.
By Mr.. Loo--A bill TO incorporate the Central
Insurance and Banking Company Of Virginia.
The bill incorporates r. II. Styll, r. D. James
| r. Is. Hill, James G. johnson, +. I. lsboll, E. J
C,ump, William b. Jones and their associates at
insurance and banking company, under tho above
title, with all the powers and privileges usually
granted to such companies. The capitul stock sha
not be less than SO, 900 nor more than 100000
| Divided intn shares of $50 each.
BY Mr.. White-Thc protest Of many tax-pay-
ers, property holders and residents Of Henrioo
county, against the proposed extension Of tho cor
porate limits rs IN act of great injustice and mex
peaiency.
| By Mr. Woodbridge GA resolution enquiring into
the cxpedioncy of regulating and increasing the
tolls of the new Mecharicsville Turnpike Com
pany.
BY Mr.. Bentley resolution cnquiring into tht
expediency Of extending the time for the paymen
of revenues by slleIifs, and whether it would bs
exped:cnt to allow shertfs to retain the per cont
allowed for collecting the revenue out of the same
| By Mr.. Keiley-Thc memorial Of the bakc,s o.
| Norfolk and Portsmouth praying such modilica.
ton of the tax imposed bakers by the act o.
February Is, 1866, as will place then on footing
with other manufacturers.
| IMMIGRATION.
| The Board Of immigration presented q report o
their operations since the organization of the Board
stating that despite the publication of an address
| to immigrants and the foreign correspondence
opsnod, "thor efforts have led to practical re-
suit" owing 70 the competition from other State
whose active and industrious efforts including tb'
appointment Of Immigration Agents III Europe
which steps "havo rendered such an appeal as our
almost useless" and demand more vigorous efforts
for the future on our part aud for this purpose the
Board deem additional legislation necessary.
Accompanying this report was that OF Con- VIM
H. Richardson, Commissioner OF Immigration
stating that the donations to tho Board hac
amounted to 500, and that loan of $500 had beer
effected. In June last correspondence was opened
with the President Of the American Emigrant and
Homestead Company, of New York, but had led te
no practical results. In September last select
colony of seven hundred Danes could have beer
settled in Virginia if farms of fifty and one hun
dred acres could have been procured on reasonable
terms but the negotiations for the purchase OF sse
farms failed on account of the high prices demanded