The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-07
Culpeper Savings Bank and Insurance

portation Company.
BY Mr.. WoRD.-A bill to incorporate the
Farmers Bank Of Fincastlc.
AMENDED BILLS.
The Senate bill to incorporate the Laurel
Hill Norfolk County Horticultural Com
pany, after an unimportant amendment, was
passed by the House.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Propositions asked to
be discharged from the consideration of
the resolution for compulsory vaccination.
On motion of Mr.. A. J. CLARK, the report
was recommitted.
The same committee reported adversely
upon the proposition to relieve the sheriffs
whose papers were destroyed during the
war. Agreed to.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re-
ported it inexpedient to legislate upon the
following topics, viz:
A resolution requiring nonresident de-
PENDANTS to give security for costs in cer-
tain cases.
Aresolution requiring health officers and
justices Of the peace to remove to hospitals
persons with smallpox or other infectious
diseases.
A resolution increasing the fees of
jailors.
The memorial of the Evangelical South
ern Church, of Madison county, praying a
modification of the stay law; and
The petition of Crawford Gushing and
other citizens of King William county
praying for some modification of the stay
law.
The same committee reported adversely
to increasing the pay of justices of the
peace; which report was, on motion of Mr..
HERNDoN, postponed until Tuesday next.
MILITIA OFFICERS.
+ Mr.. BOOKER moved to 60 into the elec-
tion of Major Generals and Brigadier-Ge-
nersls on Friday next.
On motion of Mr.. KELLEY the motion
was amended so as to fix the day of cleo
tion on Wednesday next.
EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF RICH
MOND.
The bill extending the limits of the city
of Richmond was reported from the Senate
and referred.
COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill providing the compensation of tho
commissioners appointed by this State to
confer with commissioners on the part of
| West Virginia.
Mr.. BOOKER moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate's amendment
was rejected. Agreed to.
Mr.. BENTLEY moved to amend the Sc
Mates amendment so as to make the COM
pensation six dollars per day and mileage,
(Mr. BENTLEY remarking that this was
precisely the same compensation, allowed
to members Of the Legislature).
On this motion a sort of conversational
debate occurred between Messrs. BENTLEY,
WooDsoN, and KELLAM, the object of which
was to sift out of the Senate's amendment
all verbiage which might, by possibility,
be construed into the allowance of any
| thing whatever save the six dollars and
mileage.
This amendment was concurred in, and,
as amended, the bill passed. 1t allows six
dollars per diem to each commissioner
while in the service Of the Commonwealth,
and mileage at the rate of four cents per
mile, to be paid upon the affidavit of the
commissioner as to the distance he has
travelled. And this pay and mileage is to
"exclude all other charges"
OAkWOUD CEMETERY.
Mr.. GARRETT moved to suspend the
rules in order to take up the bill to incor-
porate the Ladies' Memorial Association
for the Confederate Dead Of Oakwood
Cemetery.
Mr.. CRUMP paid an eloquent tribute to
the pious zeal and patriotism of the ladies
in their efforts to keep the graves Of Oak
wood Cemetery in decorouS condition,
and to cherish the memories Of the Con-
federate dead who surrendered their lives
in the cause they believed the cause Of
their country and of justice.
The rules were suspended and the bill
was placed on the calendar.
EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION.
On motion of Mr.. Z. TURNER, the bill on
its second reading, regulating express trans
portation on railroads was taken up.
The original bill and the substitute of the
Committee of Roads were read. Mr..
TURNER had offered substitute to the
bill and the question being upon his SUBJ
stitute,
Mr.. TURNER proceeded to address
the House on the general subject Of
express transportation. He argued that
the subject was one deeply interesting to
the people at large, since the express COM
panies transported so much Of the goods
which entered into their use and consump-
ton. Mr.. Il. contended that the charges
were extravagant, and that the description
of articles transported in large degree did
not properly belong to express freight, and
that from the amount of such transporta-
tion and its excessive weight the lives and
i g. &c pf lu in,
peril. The passenger trains moved with
great rapidity, and with such heavy freights
attached to them an accident might occur
Of the most appalling character. For this
reason he would limit the amount these
companies should carry on passenger
trains. Mr.. 7. objected to the partici-
patton of the railroad companies in the
transportation of express freight, and
thought itwould lead to abuse, and to the
injury of those using the road. Mr..
T. entered into comparison between
his bill and that Of the committee in the
several points in which they differed.
He concluded with an appeal to the
| House to assist in framing the bill 80 as
that the public may be protected from the
inordinate exactions and abuses of the
express system.
Mr.. HERNDoN addressed the House in
support of the substitute of the Commit
tee of Roads, which he said was the result
of the deliberation of the committee upon
the bill of the gentleman from Rappahan-
mock, and that proposed by himself, and
he believed it was right. Mr.. II. pro-
ceeded at some length to comment upon
the relations between railroads and ex-
press companies, and to explain the value