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The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Virginia State Convention.thirty-third day. Saturday, March 23, 1861. The Convention was called to order at half-past 10 o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke, (Presbyterian,) of Brooklyn, N. Y. Evening sessions. Mr. Conrad, of Frederick, offered the following resolution: Resolved. That on and after Monday next, and until further ordered, this Convention shall be called to order at 10 o'clock A. M., at half-past 10 shall resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, upon the reports from the Committee on Federal Relation; at 2 o'clock said Committee of the Whole shall take a recess until 4 o'clock, when it shall resume its session. Mr. Price, of Greenbrier, called the previous question, which was sustained, and the resolution was then adopted. Equality of taxation. The Convention proceeded to the consideration of unfinished business, namely, the resolutions of Mr. Willey, of Monongahela, in regard to the subjects of taxation and representati
The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
General Assembly of Virginia.[Extra session.]Senate. Saturday, March 23, 1861. The Senate met at the usual hour--Lt. Gov. Montagu in the Chair. Bill Reported.--A bill to amend the charter of the Southwestern Bank of Virginia. Tax Bill.--On motion, the bill imposing taxes for the support of government was laid on the table. Communication from the Auditor — Increased Taxes recommended. --The President laid before the Senate a communication from the Auditor of Public Accounts, in response to a resolution adopted on the 22d, requesting him to inform the Senate what increase, if any, will be necessary to defray the expense of the government, and discharge the present and prospective liabilities of the State. The concluding portion of the report is as follows: "Of the $7,563,993.24 appropriations on the 1st of January, about $500,000 have been since that time funded, and doubtless the remainder will, in a short time, assume the same relation to the Treasury.
The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
House of Delegates. Saturday,March 23d, 1861. Mr. Tomlin, of King William, called the House to order at 10 o'clock A. M., in the absence of the Speaker. Bills were reported allowing a pension to Amanda Higdon for five years, and for organizing the Metropolitan Guard of Richmond City. Leave was given a committee to report a bill for the relief of Ellen B. Lane, widow and administratrix of A. C. Lane, late Second Lieutenant in the Public Guard. Bills were passed amending the charter of the Bank of Richmond, and incorporating the town of Asbury. State Penitentiary.--The following preamble and resolutions were offered by Mr. McCue and adopted: Whereas, The Penitentiary of Virginia, for years past, has rested as an incubus on the State Treasury, through improper management; and, whereas, through serious defects in the criminal code its inmates have increased so rapidly that the building is entirely inadequate to its uses, whether in regard to the securit
The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Another speech of Vice President Stephens. (search)
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.affairs in Petersburg. Petersburg, March 23d, 1861. The solemn ceremony of Ordination was performed yesterday morning at St. Paul's Church, by Bishop Johns. The candidates ordained were Messrs. George T. Williams, of Suffolk, and John S. Hansborough, of Prince George county, Va. Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., of your city, delivered a sermon appropriate to the occasion, which, in point of argument and lucid explanation, equalled any pulpit effort I have heard for some time. His charge to the candidates was peculiarly impressive, and doubtless made all feel an additional interest in the two who have devoted themselves to this noblest of callings. In the evening, the rite of confirmation was administered to some 20 persons at Grace Church, and to-day, to 15 more at St. Paul's. A large number of our citizens went to Chester to-day, to witness the raising of the Southern Confederacy flag. This event has been looked forward to