The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-06

EXTRA SESSION.
TUESDAY, March 8, 1867.
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s.. ...r.. ~ TUESDAY, March o, 1867.
,.,., - SENATE.
The Seuale met at IL O. clock, and was called
TO order by the Lieutenant Governor.
A com mn nication was received from the
House. through Mr.. GRAY, requesting the
senate 10 return to the House all bills and
resolutions upon which the Senate had failed
to act. --g-.--.. 1904 n...
:. Rssolred, That the House of Delegates be
REQ uested TO direct their clerk to return to the
Senate all such bills and resolutions as were
passed by the Senate and communicated 10
the House of Delegates at the late session OF
the General Assembly and which remain I'M
disposed of by the House of Delegates"
On motion of Mr.. COLEMAN, it was
I" ResoIped, That the Senate, dispensing with
the commitment of all bills and resolutions re-
turned from the House of Delegates, will pro-
coed 10 consider them in the order In which
thew passed the Senate at the late session.
ON motion of Mr.. COLEMAN, 1t was
"Resolred, That the clerk transfer all bills
which originated in the Senate at the iate
session and not finally acted on TO the calen-
dar of the present session. s....-..-
In accordance with this resolution, hume
rous bills were read the first time
A communication was received from Dr. IL.
S. Joynes, Dean of the Faculty OF the Meai-
cal College, inviting the president and mem
bers of the Senate to attend the annual COM
mencement tonight Tuesday,.
On motion of Mr.. OuLD, the Senate ad-
journed. ..#-.. .. Z. = 80 .... ..s
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. .
The Journal of the House was read.
The report of the Committee on Courts OF
Justice upon the resolution relating 10 the
call of a convention was read. II asks that
the committee be discharged from the further
consideration of the resolutions, and that they
be referred to the Committee on Resolutions
The House granted the request OF Inc COM
mittee. a
BUSINESS OF THE LATE SESSION.
The Clerk, under the order of the House,
read the bills on the table a first time, and
they were ordered to their second reading
On motion of MIR. GRAY, the Senate was re-
quested to communicate TO the House Oh Deie-
gates all bills and resolutions passed by the
House and communicated to the Senate at the
late session of the General Assembly which
remain undisposed of by the Senate.
RESOLUTIONS, &C., r.-..
were introduced and referred: ..H
By Mr. BooKER.-That the Committee OF
Schools and Colleges be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of reporting bill appro-
priating Sl00, 900 to primary schools
By Mr. PowELL.-A resolution inquiring in
to the expediency of awarding the Clerk of the
House compensation for services as clerk OF u
number Of the standing committees OF the
House to an amount not exceeding that al
lowed by law to a clerk of a standing commit
tee
"a preamble to this resolution stated that
the Clerk of the House would receive no com
penSatlOn Tor MS services during theeALia ScS
Sion, and that he had been clerk to several
standing committees at the late session.
By Mr.. RAGsDALB.-A resolution lnqulr1ng
into the expediency of allowing two dollars
per diem extra to the Assistant Clerk, clerks
of committees, except of the Committee OF
Roads, the Enrolling Clerk, the Sergeant-at-
Arms and the two Doorkeepers' Tor the SEES
sion of 1S66-'67. .. rg...l,
for two days.
I During the day, upon consideration OF reso-
buttons relating to the business OF the House,
n desultory debate occurred, in which mem
bers expressed their idea that at this extra SEES
sion it was not proper to so in to the considera-
ton of the general business of the late session.
Mr.. WATKINS expressed his surprise at this
view of the public duty of members. He
came here to discharge the public business
he had taken an oath to do so, and he intended
to discharge his duty though every man, wo-
man, and child in his district should instruct
him TO the contrary. - /.
Several members who were upon the COM
mittee ON House Expenses being absent, on
motion of Mr.. KgILgY, the Speaker added the
following members to that committee Messrs.
WAppRLL, MERRITT, CABRLL, and PURDUE.
On motion of Mr.. u. TURNER, the House de-
termined TO meet tomorrow "wednesday at
IL o'clock. ........
journed. H s.e