The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-14

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
"WEDNESDAY, February Is, 1867.
- = = SENATE.
The Senate assembled at the usual hour.
Lieutenant Governor CowPER in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. A. Z. Dickinson, OF
the Baptist Church. r""s
EXTENSION OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS VI
&" @ u &C RICHMOND
On motion OF Mr.. OULD, the Senate con-
cured in the House amendments " .iie
Senate bill extending the corpoia.e lullls
of the city of Richmond; ana IL Is conse-
duently now . law 1t goes into effect On
the LIST Of July next. =. s,' - -
lsaio-ts7A sBrtLs INTRODUCED. c1eac !
bMr.LAwsoS introduced a bill to provide
for the extension Of the Richmond and
Danville railroad from Danville to some
point on the Virginia and Tennessee rail.
read; which was laid upon the table and
ordered TO be printed.
,t4...y. MECHANICS LIENS.
Mr.. ROBINSON presented bill, accom-
panied by q petition, in relation TO me-
chanics' liens for the city OF Norioik,
which was taken up, under suspension OF
the rnles. and passed. II is a precise copy
of the bill in relation TO MECHANICS i'e"'
in the city Of Richmond
Committees made reports.
THE CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr.. BOILING, Senate Dill
N nrovide for the completion OF line OF
ro;,wav from the Virginia seaboard TO the
W;ss;ssinni and Ohio rivers, by facilitating
H. aonstrnction of the Cumberland Gap
rn;,road- was taken up, and he offered
smhstitule; which, onihis motion, was Or
dered TO be printed with the bill.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. PECK, leave of absence
for few days was granted to Mr.. LEMosY.
RESOLUTION.
On motion of Mr.. WASHINGTON, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Courts
Of Justice be instructed to inquire into the
expedency of giving power to the county
courts to empannela jury for the purpose OF
giving speedy trialto persons charged with
petit larceny.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill establishing the town of Dan
vile as an election precinct;
House bill for the relief of the Virginia
Iron Manufacturing Company of the county
of Henrico;
House bill to amend and reenact sections
l.2.3,4,5,6 6, IL, Is, and Is Of chapter IS
Of the Code of 1860, concerning harbor-
masters and dock masters;
.IIn,,o hsn 90 ipcnrpprata tho TucEahOp
Coal Mining Company;
House bill to incorporate the Hot
Springs Company in the county of Bath
Va.
House bill to incorporate the Cape
Charles Hotel Company;
Senate bin to incorporate the Seaboard
Insurance Company of Virginia;
Senate bill to incorporate the Laurel
Hill Mining and Manufacturing Company
Senate bill to incorporate the Abingdon
and Rich Valley Turnpike Company, in the
county of Washington;
Senate bill to incorporate the Abingdon
and Denton's Valley Turnpike Company, II
county Of Washington.
SUFFRAGE QUALIFICATIONS IN MANCHESTER.
House bill relating to qualifications o.
the voters Of the town of Manchester was
taken up, and, on motion Of Mr.. KEEN, laid
upon the table.
THE STATE DEBT.
Mr.. MITCHELL called up the order of the
day, being Senate bill in relation to the
obligations of the State, &c.
MT. LEE offered substitute for the bill
and addressed the Senate at length in its
support.
Pending its consideration, on motion o.
Mr.. KEEN, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by Bishop Doggett, of the Ne,
| thodist Episcopal Church South.
The Journal and the Senate message
| were read and Senate bills referred.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.,
| were introduced and referred,
By Mr.. PURDY.-A bill to incorporate
the Blackwater Agricultural and Mercan'
tile Company.
By Mr.. WOoDsoN.-A bill for securing tc
married women certain rights of property
By Mr.. G0oDE.-Into the expediency o
so amending the act passed February 90
1866, regulating contracts for labor be-
tween white and colored persons as to Sc.
cure more faithful performance of such
contracts.
By Mr.. GooDE.-A bill to incorporate
the Virginia and New York Immigration
Land Company.
By Mr.. EvANs.-To incorporate "The
Commercial Bank of Richmond"
BY Mr.. LEoNARD.-A bill to amend and
reenact the 18th section of chapter 90 OF
the Code of 1860, as amended by an act
passed February 10, 1866, in relation to
pilots.
BY Mr.. BENTLEY.-The petition of Mrs.
Amelia Sappington, of Loudoun, for di.
yorce from her husband.
REPORTS AGREED TO.
The House concurred in the following
reports, viz:
The report of the Committee of Finance
against the expediency Of authorizing
James Roach, sheriff of Orange county,