The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-30


NAL Swamp and Chesapeake and Abe
marie canals.
On motion, the Senate then toak re-
cess until half-past o'clock Pm.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate re;issembled at ~ O'Clock
P. NJ, Lieutenant Governor CowrER in the
chair.
MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD.
The House bill amending the act trans
| fcrring the property, franchises, &c, OF
| the Manassas Gap railroad to the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad Company, &C.,
was taken up and passed with some i'm
material amendmcnts), the rules being
suspended for that purpose.
| VIRGINIA MANGANESE COMPANY.
House bill to amend and re6nact the I'd
session of an act entitled can act to incor-
porate the Virginia Manganese Company y
was taken up and passed, the rules being
suspended for that purpose.
| THE TOWN OF JoNEsvILLE.
| House bill No. As, to incorporate the
| town of Jonesvlle, was taken up and
passed, the rules being suspended for that
purpose.
| REGISTERS OF CoLORED MARRIAGES.
House bill No. lie, for receiving United
| States registers of marriages between CO.
lored persons, was taken up and passed,
the rules being suspended for that pur-
pose.
| THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
House bill No. 122, to prevent the vio-
lation of the Sabbath by merchants, was
taken up: when,
On motion of Mr.. KEEN, it was laid on
the table.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
On motion of Senator KEEN, (Senat or
PECK in the chair unanimously
"ReSolUed, That we express the unanl-
nous sentiment of the Senate when we
order il to he entered on our records that
Lieutenant Governor CowPER has SO de-
meancd himself in his eminent position as
our presiding officer as to merit our Judg-
ment that he has discharged his duties
ably, impartially, faithfully, and satisfac
torilv and that he is entitled to and is
hereby rendered our cordial thanks"
The President (Senator PECK in the
chair appointed Senators KEEN and Ca
BELL to communicate the foregoing rcSo-
luton to Lieutenant Governor CowPER.I
On motion of Senator COLEMAN, unanl-
mously
"Resolred, That the thanks of the Senate
are due to the Sergeant Arms and other
officers Of this body for the faithful and
efficient manner in which they have dis
charged their duties"
On motion of Mr.. OULp, unanimously
"Res0lred, That the thanks of the Sc
nate are due and hereby rendered to Shell
ton c. Davis, Clerk of the Senate, for the
able and efficient manner in which he has
discharged his duties during this session Of
the General Assembly,"
ADJOURNMENT.
After some discussion as to the proper
manner of adjournment whether sine die
or until the first Monday in December
next between Messrs. Robinson, KEEN,
and OULD, on motion of Mr.. ROBINSON,
"ReSolred, That the House of Delegates
be informed that the Senate is ready to
adjourn until the first Monday in Decem-
Der next"
The PRESIDENT Iieutenant- Governor
CowPER in the chair appointed Mr.. Ro-
R1xsoS to make the communication to the
House of Delegates. :.
The President then pronounced his
valedictory, and declared the Senate adj
iourned until the first Monday in Decem-
Der next.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Journal and the Senate message
were read.
ouiring the bills from the Senate to 60 to
Committees was suspended, and Senate
bills were placed on the calendar.
FLOUR INSPECTION.
bill to repeal an act passed March
18th. 1867, entitled "an act better to pro-
vide for the inspection OF flour" was, on
motion of Mr.. KELLEY, dismissed.
CHARTERS GRANTED By CIRCUIT COURTS.
The bill repeating sections 1, ), and Of
cbaDter 65 of the Code of Virginia as
amended and reenacted by an act passed
January 10Th, 1861, and section 6, s, ., and
10 of said chapter, and section of said
act, passed January 20, 1867, and legal
izing charters of incorporation heretofore
granted by circuit courts, came up on the
question of its passage.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved that it be dismissed,
as its Importance required consideration
that could not now be given to it; which
motion, after a brief debate, was carried
in the affirmative.
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were read a
third time and passed:
A bill to prevent the violation of the
Sabbath by merchants;
A bill to amend the 4th section of an
act passed March 3, 1866, entitled an act
providing for the adjustment Of liabilities
during the late war;
A bill to incorporate the Farmers Bank
ing and Insurance Company of Bucking-
ham county, Va;
A bill for the relief of John n. Hill, of
Rockingham county;
A bill for receiving United States regis
ters of marriages between colored people
A bill authorizing Charles Gallagher to
erect breakwater along the shore, below
water mark, on York river, at York
town;
A bill concerning the allowances of
clerks, sheritfS, and sergeantS;
A bill to authorize the superintendent of
the penitentiary to hire out the conyicts to
the city of Richmond;
A bill to amend the act passed February
If, 1867, entitled an act to authorize the
transfer Of the property, charter, and fran
chiSes, of the Manassas Gap Railroad Com
pany. and the stock shares in the same, TO
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany;
A bill appropriating certain portion of
tba ..n;+ation fax tn the education of CO.