The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-28
sbsr,fs a,ad other officers whose of1ciai pape1s
wese lost or destroyed during the iate MaI.s
"e HILLS PASSED. s3

ohsrfffs md other officers Waose olIS,A
wess lost or destroyed during the iate Mal.s
So BILLS PASSED. MA
sar.te bi,lsn amend and reenact an act
.-s,ssad Foirr,ary 81 1857, for the improve
,n s'nt and navigation Of New river, &c.
= ABOUT NIGHT SESSIONS.
ut.T4Yon, of Loudosn1, offered the FOL
lowing resolution:
~. j Issotred: phat to-day the Chairman
or this body shall yacate the chair at O'Clock,
aud cali the Senate to order at half-past
,o'rIock ON each iay thereafter during the re-
1nainder OF the session." 31<'A> ,
Laid on the table-ayes, ID; noes o. s.-
.,s - THE sUMAC TRADE.
Mr.; GRsuAafpresented joint resolullon
soliciting Congress to reduce the present lltc
of irnnort duty on sumac or cHeI1llt IL liotI,
div nnd that the Governor transmit COPY
~ no resolution to the President OF Tue
senate and Speaker of tue House OF heple'
sentot;yes of the United States, ana aiso "
o,,,. Senators and representatives IN congress.
4 ~raed to. under suspension OF inc ruies'
ami communicated to the House.
EXTENSION OF TIE SESSION Or lhh 'i.'f''N''
| ASSEMBLY. ........-r
nessooe was received from the House OF
Delegates by llr. THOMAS, VINO lhloiiile! tne
senate that that body had aoopceu !oIli'
resolution extending the session OF tne uen Ia;
raj Assembly for thirty days be!ono LIE ILL
of March next. '..s ."
.... yIRG1N1A's QUOTA OF ARMS. '...
House Joint resolution requesting Con
orcss to furnish Virginia her quota Oh arms
was passed. " 1.
CHARTER OF THE ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AMI
OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY.
se,ota hill to perfect the organization OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi and ONO kaliloau
Company-in effect to PROVIDE ior tie c VI
domination of the outstanding STOCK OF tne
Virginia and Tennessee, Southslde, ana Noi-
fork and Petersburg Railroad companies,
and to allow the Atlantic, MISSISSIPPI anu
Ohio Railroad Company to purchase t. ~
same at its appraised Val'e-"As "a o'ie" ~
lie read third time. r.e,,
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK made All unsuccessful
motion to have the bill read third time to-
day.
INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DEBT-BlLl okpkHhD
TO ENDORSEMENT.
Sonote hin to provide for the payment OF
interest ON the public debt of Virginia due
and 70 become due in the year 1872 came up.
TThis is sir HuSpLEY's BILL -
Mr.. HryDLEY moved to lay the bill on the
table and make it the special continuing Or
der for Friday at O'Clock. Not agreedto
ayes. IS; noes, 81.
After considerable discussion, the pream-
bic of the bill was struck out and other
amendments adopted, and the bill was then
ordered to third reading and engrossment.
II now provides for the payment upon two
thirds of the Understanding debt of this
State calling for interest at the rate of six per
centrm, except consolidated bonds issued
since the 30th of March, 1871, and upon two
thirds of all the debt calling for interest at
five per cent, with like exception, four per
cent. interest, to be paid on the 1st of April,
1872, and three and one-third per cent. on
the aforementioned debt. And like rates OF
interest shall be paid upon the full amount
of all consolidated bonds in like instalments.
The Second Auditor is to issue nom interest
bearing certificates for the unpaid interest
due.
= Adjourned.
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