The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-12

SENATE.
MONDAY, February IL, 1867.

IL De 0tldl -
1;ar.onont Covernor COVER in the chair
PRAYER by the Rev. j. b. Taylor, oil th'
Baptist Church. -,cau -,
x communication was received from TN
House announcing the passage OF sundr.
bills by that body, and asking the Concur
renee of the Senate. c.ou
A communication was also received ron
the House announcing that that poo!
agreed to the first amendment, put dlsa
creed 70 the second and third amendments
70 the House bill for the construction OF .
railroad on the improvement and naylga
ton of New river, from a point near zen.
trail Depot to the mouth OF Greenprie'
river. :
The bill and amendments, on motion o
Mr.. CROCKETT, we're laid upon the taol.
for the present. by q vote,of II yeas TO l!
nays.
Rv Mr.. Trout. from the Committee ioi
Courts of Justice-House billtO amend ths
esd and 34th sections of chapter ~ OF INT
Code of 1860, in regard to properly eA
empt from distress and levy, withou
amendment. al,
Mr.. Trout also submitted a report ask
ing to be discharged from the lurther con
sideration of a resolution as 10 the eApe
diency of increasing the fees Oh CLERKS .
courts. 81.
Mr.. Tnour also submitted a report ask
ing TO be discharged from the furtner con
s;deration Of q resolution in relation u
the publication Of marks and brands OF
estrays.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. PrcS, by leave, introduced a bill t
amend The I'd section Of chapter l59 OIL the
Code of Virginia, edition of 1860, In reia
t;on To the terms of the district courts
which was read once, ordered to a secono
reading, and referredto the m 10
| Courts Of Justice.
LATE SHERIFF OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Mr.. PECK called up House bill to autho
rize William Smith, late sheriff of Mont
romery county, to collect taxes advanced
and paid into the treasury by him, which
were done prior to January l, 1861.
It was stated by several senator's that 9
general bill was pending for the purpose o
providing for all such cases, and the mo
| ton of Mr.. PECK was rejected.
THE STAY LAW.
Senate bill to amend the I'd section o.
| the act to stay the collection Of debts fol
| a limited period, passed March 2, 1866, with
the amendments ofthe House of Delegates,
was taken up, and the amendments
agreed to.
| RICHMOND LAND, MINING, AND NAEUFAc'
TURING COMPANY.
House bill to incorporate the Richmond
Land, Mining, and Manufacturing Company
was taken up. -,
Mr.. MITCHELL hoped it would be laid
upon the table. 1t gave powers to q COM
pany which he wa not willing to grant.
lie called on the senator from Richmond
for an explanation.
Mr.. OCLD stated that the bill originated
in the House. He had been heretofore
ignorant of the provisions of the bill, but
saw nothing Objectionable in it.
After further debate, on motion of Mr..
MEADE, it was laid On the table.
ORDER OF II DAY.
Mr.. McRAE called up the order OF the
day, namely the bill in relation to the obi
cations of the State, and securing certain
relief to the creditors thereof, providing
for the sale of certain assets thereof, and
directing the application of the proceeds
The Senate refused TO take up the order
of the day-aycs, 10; noes, IA.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA y MANASSAS
GAP RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr.. MEADE, the Senate bill
to authorize the transfer OF the property,
| charter, and franchises ofthe Manassas Gap
Railroad Company, and the stock shares
in the same, to the Orange and Alexan-
| dria Railroad Company, was taken up, and
the vote by which the 9TH section was
stricken out was reconsidered, on motion
| of Mr.. DAvIs-ayes, IA; noes, 8.
Mr.. TROUT moved to amend the 5th Sec
| ton of the bill so as to allow the Orange
and Alexandria railroad to construct, or
aid in constructing, a railroad from Lynch
burg to Danvillc, as well as from Harrison
burg, Salem, &c.
After a prolonged debate, participated
in by Messrs. KEEN, MEADE, MERCER,
| GRAY, Boiling, TROUT, OuLD, LEE, and
MCRAE, the amendment was lost.
Mr.. BELEw moved to insert L" shall " in
stead of "may" in the section of the bill
recurring the construction of a branch
road to the town of New Market, in the
county of Shenandoah. This amendment
was also lost.
Mr.. HANNAH moved to reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. TROUT's amendment
was lost and the Senate refused to recon.
sider-yeas, l3 noes, 10.
Mr.. KEEN moved that the Senate adj
%journ.
On this motion Mr.. BELEw called the
yeas and nays and the vote resulted-yeas
8: NAYS, 20. So the Senate refused tC
adjourn.
Mr.. LEE moved a suspension of the rules
to put the bill upon its passage and the
Senate refused by a vote of-ayes, 10
noes, IL. The rule Of the Senate requires
a two-thirds vote.
REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
Mr.. OULD made a report from the com
mittee of conference on the disagreeint
votes of the two Houses in relation to thu
compensation for the commissioners t.
settle accounts with West Virginia, which
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. COLEMAN, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Journal and the Senate message wer'
read, and Senate bills referred.
Committees made reports, including
bills, which were placed on the calendar
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC..
were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. BR0wNING.-A resolution in
curing into the expediency Of allowing
James Roach, sheriff of Orange county
Va, to collect taxes due him for the yea
1868.
By Mr.. MooRE.-The petition Of TIT
citizens of Floyd for a repeal OF the &C
incorporating the town of Jacksonville.
By Mr.. FIELD.-Of citizens of Chinco