The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-26

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]. pose Of completing their Improvement "
'ne en- 0r motion 81 Mr.. NrrcnELL, the bill was
amended 80 as TO provide that not m sh :
| than e750,00e shall DO borrower l. niaced
4 Coyington and Ohio railroad shal ad he hin
under contract; and, as amenu'
. passed-ayes, q; noes, U. ,.-x
VIRGINIA IMMIGRATION sooiH ,.n
" HAWAII called mp the Senate Dill 20
. a. Virginis Immigration Society
Y .N.t, wss read the second time. Inc
s WAND pf6pcssd BY the Select Com
s";.tee on immigration was agreed to, and,
~ motion Of Mr.. BOILING, the bill as
amended was laid upon the table for the
present-yeas, l6; nays, Is.
.oELEcTIoN OF SECOND kUDIToRs
A message was received from the House
announcing the readiness Of that body TO
20 into the execution of the joint order OF
the day-namely, the election Of Second
Auditor. sgEa.,9 gzif Cra.
| On the motion to concur with the House
in going into the election, Mr.. ROBINSON
called the yeas and nays, and the vote re-
sulted-yeas, &c; nays, 2.
A message was received from the House
announcing the agreement of that BODY
to bill passed by the Senate yesterday 70
fix the salaries of certain officers OF the
Commonwealth. !.
The House also communicated the iact
that General Asa Rogers and William .
Bigger were in nomination for the once.
The election of General Rogers was al
vocated by Messrs. MEADE, Lee ana Do-
LANY. ,,.
The roll was called, and tho vote result
ed For General Asa Rogers, %; Thomas
II. De Witt, l. c,uo;,r com
to- 80 ;nforn, the House of the result
nf tho vote in the Senate Messrs. MEADE
communication was received from
tho Uouse announcing the election Oh
General Rogers to the position.
VIRGINIA IMMIGRATION SOCIETY.
Mr. SrRorHER called up the bill TO aid the
VIRGINIA Immigration Society; which, on
ii. n,ot;on was laid on the table and made
the order of the day for Tuesday next at
/ O'Clock.
BoSps OF RAILROAD AND CANAL COMPANIES.
Senate bill to authorize railroad and
canal companies to guarantee and endorse
the bonds of other railroad and canal COM
panies was called up by Mr.. KEEN, and
debated by Messrs. KEEN, BOILING, and
CABELL.
Pending its consideration, on motion OF
Mr.. KEEN, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Michelbacher, OF
the Jewish Church.
The Journal and the Senate message
were read, and Senate bills referred.
Bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar. s.
REPORTS AGREED TO.
The Committee on Propositions, upon Q
resolution for increasing the penalty fol
violating the Sabbath to fifty dollars, re-
ported that it was inexpedient, and the
House concurred in the report.
The same committee reported against
the petitions of William p. Hudgins, OF
Marshall. Texas, and Joseph Haywood, OF
AIa~endr;a and the House concurred with
the committee in both cases.
The Committee on Rules, on proposi.
t;on ON the subject, deemed it inexpedieDt
to legislate in regard to the hour OF daily
adjournment, in which the House con-
Cured. ---.--
The same committee, upon the PROPOSE.
t;on to adjourn sine die on the 5th OF Feb
ruary. REPORTED it inexpedient so to pro-
vide. as that would only extend the session
Ave DAYS beyond the limitation in the Con-
stitutiop. which was the 3lst of January
The House concurred in the report.
TOBACCO INSPECTIONS.
| Among the bills reported from commit
tees was very lengthy one from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, entitled "a bill tt
amend certain sections of chapter 81 OF the
Code of 1860, in relation to the inspection
Of tobacco," Placed on the calendar.
The Committee on Roads reported back
: bill referred to them, that railroad trains
shall be prohibited from running on Sun.
day. with the recommendation that it dc
not pass. The bill was placed on the calen'
dar. .u.
EXTENSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Mr., GARRETT moved joint resolution
} extending the session of the Legislature
beyond sixty days for period not exceed
. ing thirty days.
This motion required vote OF four
I fifths Of the entire Legislature, the Constl'
3 tuition requiring that vote to extend the
: session beyond sixty days. The vote upor
the resolution was S4 ayes to 7 noes. sc
!, the resolution passed, SIXTY being the four
fifths vote. -..ra - s.r .eaaJ
RESOLUTIONS h.r
were presented and referred: OBJ
} By Mr.. WILsoN.-Inquiring into the ex
pediency of amending lst section OF CHAP
fer ll5 of the Code of 1860 SO as to autho
rize any resident or nonresident foreigner
to inherit or purchase and hold real estate
. as If he was citizen Of this State.
Nv Mr.. LRoNARD.--Inquiring into the ea
nediency of increasing the rate OF pilotage
70 and from Hampton Roads and the nava
, anchorage at Norfolk and the. Gosport navy
yard. : ., Y..., too -,
! axned;ency of requiring that when pro
cess ;s to be executed out of the county
the fee for executing the same in all case.
} 10 accompany the process, or the sheriff
shall not be required to serve it.
By Mr.. LoNG.-Inquiring into the expe
, diency of authorizing the Shenandoah Val
: lev Railroad Company to construct road
from Harper's Ferry to Salem, Virginia.
BILLS
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. GooDE.-A bill to declare the
true intent and meaning Of an act entitled
an act amending and resnacting section Of
chapter 157 of the Code, in relation to the
jurisdiction of the corporation court Of the
city of Norfolk, and creating the office! OF
Judge Of said court. 4 a
BY Mr.. KENDRIcK.-A bill to incorporate
the Clinoh River Navigation Company.