The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
TUESDAY, April %, 1867.
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TUESDAY, April %, 1867.
SENATE.
The Senate met at II NJ, Lieutenant
Governor CowrER in the chair.
RILLs PASSED.
House bill No. l3l, to authorize the
Auditor of Public Accounts to transfer
funds, payable upon the warrant Of the
Second Auditor, on account OF the intc-
rest on the public debt, was taken up and
passed.
The bill to incorporate the Eastern
| Shore railroad, on motion of Mr.. POWELL,
was taken up and passed.
The House bill To authorize the court of
Norfolk county TO issue registered bonds
was, on motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, taken up,
read third time, and passed.
| The House bin to exempt the officers
and members of the Lynchburg Hook and
Ladder Company and Hose Company No. 2
or independent Hose Fire Company from
serving on iurics, was taken up and passed.
Senate bill introduced by Mr.. OULp, to
incorporate the Richmond German Build
ing Association No. !, for the city OF Rich
qnUnd.
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Washington Manufacturing Company of
Fredericksburg.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. MCRAE, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported, without amendment,
House bill to provide for taking list of
all persons who were killed, wounded, and
missing while in actual service during the
late war.
Mr.. MCRAE, from the same committee,
reported, without amendment, House bill
No. 50, to repeal the Sd section of an act
passed December 10, 1868, entitled "an
act to alter, amend, and reGnact an ordi-
nance fixing the compensation Of certain
officers therein mentioned" passed June
q, 1851.
Mr.. MCRAE, from the same committee,
reported, with recommendation that it
do not pass, Senate bill No. So, making an
appropriation to pay the expenses Of the
criminal court of the city Of Richmond.
Mr.. GRAY, from the Committee on &C.
neral Laws, reported, with a substitute
therefor, bill to amend and reenact the
9th, 10th, and 74th sections of chapter 81
of the Code of 1860, concerning the inspec-
ton of tobacco.
On motion of Mr.. GRAY, the bill was
laid on the table, and the substitute or
dered TO be printed.
REGULATING CoNTISUANCEs.
Mr.. OULD, by leave, presented bill to
regulate continuanceS, which was passed
to its third reading under suspension OF
the rules, and adopted.
BILL REGULATING RAILROADS AND CANALS.
A bill TO amend an act entitled an act TO
provide for the regulation of railroads and
canals, within the State, passed March I'd,
1867, being the unfinished business, was
taken up, when Mr.. OULD moved to amend
by adding the following proviSo at the end
of the 1St section:
| Provided, That it shall not be lawful
! for any railroad or canal company within
/ this State 10 enter into or form any Sche-
j DUE under which a greater sum Is charged
! for transportation from any point beyond
| the State to any point within the State
than is charged for Ike transportation
from such point and through this State to
any point beyond the same" which was
adopted, and the bill then passed.
ADJOURNMENT FINED.
A message was received from the House
of Delegates by Mr.. L. TURNER, who in
formed the Senate that the House OF Dele
gates had passed the following resolution
Resolred, That with the concurrence OF
the Senate. this House will, on Monday the
goth instant, at ? o'clock 7. NJ, adjourn
| sine die.
A motion to lay on the table was lost,
and after some discussion and several
votes. the resolution was adopted.
INCREASED PAY TO OFFICERS AND CLERKS.
On motion Of Mr.. McRAE.
Resolred. That the Clerk of the Senate
be, and he is hereby authorized, to issue
his certificate to the officers and commit.
tee clerks of the Senate for the sum OF
one dollar per diem each additional COM
pensation for the late and present session
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion, leave of absence was granted
to Senators CABELL, TROUT, and LAWSON
for few days each.
ADDITION TO COMMITTEE.
On motion of Mr.. ALEXANDER, MeSsrs
OrI.D and MCRAE were added to the Com
mittce on Enrolled Bills.
LAID ON THE TABLE.
Senate bill to amend and reenact the Isl
section of an act Incorporating the
Lynchburg and Danville Railroad Com
pany," passed February q, 1867 ,lhavine
failed for want of a constitutional majority
was, on motion, reconsidered and laid OIL
the table.
The bill providing for the erection o
Cats statue of Jefferson in the University
of Virginia was laid on the table.
SALARIES OF SECOND AUDITOR AND III:
CLERKS.
The Senate concurred in the amend
ments of the House of Delegates to The
act amending the act in relation to the
salaries of certain officers of the govern
ment, passed January %, 1867. The
House fixed the salaries the same as the
Senate bill : Auditor, $4,000; first clerk
$500; and second clerk, $1,000.
THE OYSTER BILL.
An act imposing tax on oysters taker
in the waters of Virginia was taken up
and after lengthy debate was passed
with the understanding that the amend
ments offered should be Incorporated in a
supplementary bill to be presented at once
pIRI 10 Guard.