The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION
SATURDAY, March 16, 1867.
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SATURDAY, March l6, 1867.
SENATE.
The Senate convened at the usual hour,
and was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor CowPER.
PRAYER by DR.. Moore, Of the First Pres
byterian church Of this city.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Various reports from committees were
received and appropriately referred.
THE PUBLIC GUARD.
NJ po,,xsox offered the following:
Resolved, That the finahce Con',hi'.ee
INQUIRE into the expectancy Oh reducing
tba Number Of officers and men in the
Public Guard also, the propriety OF re-
dncinr the salaries Of said officers, and re-
mort by bill or otherwise. Adopted.
THE CONSOLIDATION BILL.
The bill for the completion of a line OF
railway from the Virginia seaboard to the
Mississippi river, Familiarity known as the
consolidation bill, was taken up, on motion
Of Mr.. ROBINSON, when Mr.. DULANkf
offered the following amendment to the
bill: Provided, That no road shall DC
embraced in the consolidation except those
which are willing to consolidate" Aitei
q warm debate, it was rejected.
Mr.. GUILD then offered the following
amendment. which elected a longer de-
bate. in which the leading senators ON ooth
sides participated at, oo,,.;os
Sbau form the said Atlantic, Mississippi,
and Ohio Railroad Company, the Board OF
Public Works are hereby empowered and
Instructed to offer for sale the bonds or
claims held by the Commonwealth against
the aforesaid four railroad companies, on
account Of loans heretofore made TO the
same, for not less than an equal amount OF
State bonds, to either the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi, and Ohio Railroad Company, or to
the railroad company which declines TO
enter into the aforesaid organization; and
the said Board of Public Works are hereby
instructed to sell said bonds and claims to
that railroad company which offers the
largest price for said bonds and claims"
Reiected-ayes, 10; noes, IA.
After further discussion the bill failed
for lack Of constitutional majority %
by the following vote:
yEAs-Messrs Alexander, Boiling, Crockett
Gait. Gray, Hannah, kello, Lemosy, McRae
Peck, Power, Richmond, Taliafeiro, Trout
N.ys-Messrs. Cabell, Coleman, Davis, Du
lany Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Ould, Robinson
Strother, Westinghouse.
On motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, who voted
in the negative in order to move recon.
sideration, the vote by which the bill was
lost was reconsidered; after which it was
laid upon the table.
THE RECESS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Mr.. PECK'S Joint resolution that the LIE.
gislature take a recess from Monday
March 18th, to April 10th was taken up
and
On motion of Mr.. MCRAE, amended SC
as to make the recess commence ON the
adjournment of the Legislature on Thurs
day the 2lst instant. The resolution then
passed.
Mr.. MITCHELL moved that for the re-
mainder of the session the Senate meet at
III instead of IL o'clock. Disagreed to.
THE OYSTER TAX.
The bill to impose a tax upon oysters
was taken up, and pending its considera-
ton, on motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, the Sc
nate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order by the
Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Moore.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
A number of bills were placed on the
calendar among which was House bill sc
to provide for the erection of the Jefferson
statue at the University of Virginia.
BILLS, &C.
By Mr.. PENDLEToN.-The petition OF
Kent, Paine s Co., asking payment OF a
claim for merchandise furnished the Pub
lie Guard in 1861, prior to the breaking ou'
of the war.
EXTRA COMPENSATION TO THE PORTER.
Mr.. JOKES offered a resolution granting
to Alfred Thornton, porter OF the House,
81 per day as extra compensation for ser
vice rendered during the past and present
sessions. The resolution was agreed TO.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
for three days was granted to Mr.. W. I
CLARK, and for four days to Mr.. MOORE.
GENERAL. sCHoFIELD'S ORDER.
The Committee for Courts of Justice, to
whom was referred General Schotield's
order entitled General Orders No. l., "
asked that the same be referred to the
Committee on Resolutions. The report
was agreed to.
BANK LIQUIDATION.
On motion of Mr.. u. TURNER, House bill
IS, to amend section 5 of an act passed
February IL, 1866, requiring the banks
of the Commonwealth go into liquidation,
was taken UP and ordered to engrossment.
IMMIGRATION.
The Senate Joint resolution in reference
to immigration to the State Of Virginia
was passed.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
House bill No. 90, to exempt the home
steads families from forced sales, coming
up,
Mr.. GARRETT withdrew his pending sub
stitute, and offered an amendment suostl-
tuting 81, 200 for $500 in the first section.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. WooDsoN offered an amendment
striking out in section the words, land
the husband may claim homestead In the
real estate of his wife,"
The amendment was adopted.
Pending the discussion and examina-
ton of the bill, the hour Of II O'Clock ar
irving, the bill for the consideration Of
THE STATE DEBT
coming up as unfinished business,
Mr.. WOODsoN moved to postpone the
latter bill. The motion was rejected by a
vote Of ayes, 80; noes AZ.
The Senate bill on the same subject
offered on Friday by Mr.. SEAwELL as a
substitute for the House bill was read.
Mr.. q. TURNER opposed the House bill.
Virginia was not bound in law, honor, or