The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-16

EXTRA SESSION.
MONDAY, April Is, 1867.
SENATE.


r.o c.n.,e wa, called TO order by Lieu
tenant Governor CowrER, and opened WIZ
drawer by Rev. +. M. PETERSON VI 'ne
Episcopal Methodist church. -.
The usual communication from .nc
House was received and read, transmitting
hills passed on Saturday, all OF wmcn e&-.
cent the following were read secoha TIME
and referred:
BILLS PASSED.
r1ouse hill to amend and reanact the I'd
section Of the act passed February Il,
1866. entitled an tact to incorporate the
Planters Savings Bank Of Farmville y;
House bill to amend the act to incorpo-
rate the Protection Savings Bank of Alex
andria;
House bill to repeal the act author izing
a special police to search for stolen pro-
perty, SO far as applies to the city of Alex
andria;
House bill to amend and reanact the 1st
section Of an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the Atlantic Dock and Iron Com
pany.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Trout, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported without amendment the
House bill No. Al, to provide for the re-
cord of internal revenue stamps, where
evidence, and for other purposes.
Mr.. TROUT, from the same committee,
reported without amendment House bill
No. SIS, to annul section 3, chapter % of
the Code of Virginia, exempting certain
officers Of national banks in Virginia from
serving on juries.
Mr.. KEEN, from the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation, reported without
amendment House bill No. Is, disposing Of
the States interest in the Alexandria,
Loudoun and Hampshire railroad on GER
tain conditions.
Mr.. KEEN, from the same committee, re-
ported without amendment Senate bill
No. 80, to authorize Cornell Noe, Of the
city of Norfolk, to collect tolls on bridges
built by him across Newton's creek, di-
viding the city and county of Norfolk.
Mr.. KEEN, from same committee, re-
ported with amendments Senate bill No.
10, to provide for the extension of the
Richmond and Danville railroad from Dan
Vile by way of Rock Castle Gap to some
point on the Virginia and Tennessee rail-
road I; which was subsequently taken up,
on motion Of Mr.. LAWSON, and the bill and
amendments ordered to be printed.
wYTHE MINING COMPANY.
Mr.. CROCKETT asked leave to introduce
u bill to amend the act incorporating the
Wythe County Mining Company.
Permission was granted, and the rules
being suspended, the bill was passed to its
third reading and passed.
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.
The Senate bill No. 81, to amend the
act passed January 25, 1867, in relation to
salaries of certain officers of the Common
wealth, being the unfinished business of
Saturday, was taken up, and, on motion of
Mr.. TROUT, laid on the table.
CHARTER OF RICHMOND.
The bill amending the charter of the
city Of Richmond was received from the
House, and was at once passed by the Sc
nate.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL.
The House bill relating to the Alexan-
dria canal and railroad was taken up, and,
on motion of Mr.. DULANY, laid on the table
and made the order of the day for to-mor-
row at o'clock.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
The vote rejecting the bill amending the
Code in regard to the regulations OF the
State lunatic asylums was reconsidered,
and the Sd section stricken out when the
bill was again rejected.
DEPREDATIoNs on CEMETERIES.
The House bill No. 60, providing for the
punishment Of depredations committed
UPON cemeteries as miSdemeanors, was
considered and passed.
TAXES IN FAIRFAX.
Senate bill No. As, authorizing certain
citizens of Fairfax to be credited on their
tax bills for 1857 with the amount of taxes
enormously paid by them in lS62-'62 -'63
and ga, was taken up, and, on motion of
Mr.. ALEXANDER, recommitted to the Com
mittee on Finance.
LYNCHBURG MINING AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
A message from the House announced
the passage of House bill 80, amending the
LIST section of an act incorporating the
Lynchburg Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr..
ALEXANDER, adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Langhorne, of
the Methodist Church.
THE UsURY BILL PASSED.
The SPEAKER announced that mistake
had occurred on Saturday in counting the
vote upon the usury bill, and that instead
of being rejected by vote of thirty -four
ayes to thirty-four noes, the vote stood
thirty-fve ayes to thirty -four noes; and the
bill was therefore passed.
The message from the Senate was read.
CONSOLIDATION BILL.
Mr.. GooDE made an Intellectual motion
to suspend the rule in order to consider at
once the bill known as the consolidation
bill, sent this morning from the Senate ;
and it was referred to the Committee of
Roads.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
GLENDY for five days; to Mr.. ENGLISH for
two days; and to Mr.. KILBY for three days.
Bills reported from committees were
placed on the calandar.
Leave was granted to the Committee on
| Finance to sit during the sessions of the
House to consider important measures Of
finance.
Messrs. RAGLAND, STRAYER, and PAT
TERsoN, appeared in their seats.
THE USURY LAw-AGAIN.
Mr.. EVANS had entered motion to re-
consider the bill modifying the usury law
SO as to authorize the payment of six per
cent. for money loaned under contract