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The Daily Dispatch: February 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
he failure of any Bank or Branch to pay such excess on paper heretofore discounted and unpaid as aforesaid, such Bank or Branch shall not have the benefit of the provisions of this act releasing any penalty or forfeiture incurred by it by the non-payment of specie. The amendment occasional a spirited debate between Messrs. Armstrong, Anoust, Thomas of Fairfax, Isbell and others. The amendment was aed by the following vote: Yeas.--Messrs. Armstrong Caldwell, Carson, Carter, Claiborne, Day. Dickinson of Prince Edward, Early, Gatewood, Greever, Isbell, Logan, Marshall, Neal, Newman, Paxton, Richmond, Smith, Thomas of Henry--19 Nays.--Messrs. August, Brannen, Carraway, Jr., Coghill, Finney, Johnson, Lynch, Pennybacker, Thomas of Fairfax, Townes--10. Mr. Isbell offered the following, which was also adopted: "The 33d section of chapter 58 of the Code of Virginia shall be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 'Sec. 16. Any Bank authorized to carr
The Daily Dispatch: March 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Attacked by buffaloes. (search)
Attacked by buffaloes. --Attracted by his red wagon, a herd of buffaloes attacked Col. Claiborne, while traveling in the wilds or Arkansas, lately. The phalanx blocked his road, and as he turned to flee, they rushed wildly on after him as he urged onward the terror-stricken horse. The Colonel threw out successively his overcoat and a cushion, which the animals paused to trample upon, but they soon gained upon him, and their horns were already clashing against the back of the buggy, when he plunged his horse breast-deep into the hollow of a large oak, and there he was safe, the back of the buggy being the only point of attack. Discharges from a six-shooter, two bottles of brandy, a cold turkey, and finally, a bottle of Scotch snuff, at last next them off sneezing and bellowing.
The Daily Dispatch: March 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Arrival of Ex-President Buchanan at home (search)
m. He had no idea that gentlemen could change the votes given on a former occasion, and as enough talk had been indulged in as to the merits of the bill, he felt constrained to move the previous question. The call being sustained the main question was then put, and the vote on the question of the passage of the bill was recorded as follows: Yeas.--Messrs. Critchfield, (Speaker,) Alderson, Anderson, Bailey, Ball, Bailard, Barbour, Bass, Bisbie, Caperton, Carpenter, Chapman, Christian, Claiborne, Collier, Duckwall, Ferguson, Fleming, Frost, D. Gibson, J. T. Gibson, Graham, Grattan, Harrison, Hackley, Hunter, Kee, Lockridge, Lucas, Magruder, Massie, Matthews, Maupin, McCamant, McDowell, McGruder, Montague, Montgomery, Morgan, Myers, Nelson, Orgain, Patterson, Preston, Pretlow, Reid, Wyndham Robertson, Rutherford, Saunders, Segar, Sherrard, Sibert, I. N. Smith, Staples, Tyler, Walker, Wallace, Welch, Witten, and Wood. --60. Nays.--Messrs. Arnold, Bassell, Bell, Boisseau, Brown,
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
on of Mr. Thomas remarks, Mr. Carson spoke briefly in support of the measure. The vote was then taken on the indefinite postponement of the bill, with the following result: Yeas.--Messrs. Carter, Coghill, Critcher, Day, J. Dickenson, Douglass, Greever, Hubbard, Johnson, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Massie, Nash, Neeson, Newlon, Pate, Quesenberry, Rives, Smith, Stuart, Taliaferro, H. W. Thomas, Townes, Urquhart and Wickham--26. Nays.--Messrs. Brannon, Bruce, Caldwell, Carson, Claiborne, A. D. Dickinson, Early, French, Gatewood, Isbell, Neal, Paxton and Thompson-- 13. Bills Passed.--Senate bill to provide for the voluntary enslavement of Thomas Garland and Mary Anderson, persons of color, in the county of Hanover; Senate bill to amend the third and fourth sections of an act passed March 15, 1850, to provide for the inspection of guano and plaster of Paris, in the city of Richmond and town of Petersburg; Senate bill for the relief of the securities of Eugenius Tibbs,
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. [extra session.] Senate. (search)
ncorporating the Southern Express Company; House bill for the relief of Charles A. Hoge and James Musgrove; Senate bill for the relief of the securities of Reese Browning, late Sheriff of Logan county; Senate bill for the relief of Edward Johnston, of the county of Giles; Senate bill to incorporate the American Agency; Senate bill authorizing the payment of the amount of a lost coupon to James C. Maguire & Co., Senate bill amending the third section of an act entitled an Act incorporating the town of Portsmouth as a city, passed March 1st, 1858; Senate bill to incorporate the Bank of Parkersburg,in the county of Wood; Senate bill authorizing the city of Portsmouth to issue coupon bonds; Senate bill allowing Mrs. Amanda Higden a pension for five years; Senate bill refunding to Lynn and Compton a license tax improperly collected of them; Senate bill to incorporate the trustees of the Parkersburg Classical and Scientific Institute. On motion of Mr. Claiborne, the Senate adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
an adjournment on Monday, April 1st, sine die. Mr. Day moved to concur in the resolution. Mr. Thomas, of Fairfax, moved to lay it on the table. The Senate had sent a resolution to the House, stating that the Senate would be ready to adjourn on the 20th inst., which they did not act upon until the time had passed. And while he did not pretend to say he would not agree to the resolution, he was in favor of reciprocity of action. The Senate refused to lay on the table. Mr. Claiborne moved to amend by inserting Thursday, the 28th inst., in place of Monday, the 1st of April. Lost. The resolution was then concurred in. Bills Reported.--To incorporate the Cabell county Petroleum Company; authorizing the Governor to pardon slave--, and restore him to his owner; to suspend the levying of taxes by the State on the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company for six years; to incorporate the Marshall county Oil and Mining Company. Resolutions of Inquiry Adopted.--By M
The Daily Dispatch: March 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
General Assembly of Virginia.[Extra session.]Senate. Friday, March 22, 1861. The Senate was called to order at the usual hour, Mr.Claiborne, of Petersburg, in the Chair. Joint Resolution.--Mr.Johnson offered the following joint resolution, which was laid over under the rules: Resolved, by the General Assembly of Virginia, That Colonel Angus W. McDonald shall have the exclusive right and privilege of printing and publishing such portion of the manuscripts obtained by him from England, and mentioned in his report to the Governor of this Commonwealth, of date the 3d day of February, 1861, and communicated by the Governor to the General Assembly, as he may deem proper; but this resolution may be rescinded, and the authority hereby given revoked, at the pleasure of the General Assembly. Harper's Ferry Raid.--Mr.August proposed the following: Resolved, by the General Assembly, That the Commissioners appointed at the last session to audit and pay the expense
The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
as submitted by the late Congress to the States for ratification or rejection, be referred to the Committee of Courts of Justice, with instructions to inquire into the expediency of ratifying or rejecting the same; and in the event that they are of opinion, that it should be ratified, then to report a suitable form of ratification. Mr. Nelson moved to lay the resolution on the table. Yeas and nays demanded, and recorded as follows: Yeas--Messrs. August, Brannon, Bruce, Carson, Claiborne, Coghill, Day, Dickenson of Grayson, Finly, Finney, Greever, Logan, Lynch, Nash, Neason, Newlon, Paxton, Quesenberry, Smith, Thompson, and Urquhart--21. Nays,--Messrs. Carraway, Carter, Christian, Hubbard, Johnson, Marshall, McKenney, Newman, Pate, Stuart, Thomas of Fairfax, and Townes--12. The Tax Bill Passed.--On motion, the order of the day was passed by, and the bill imposing taxes for the support of government taken up for consideration. Mr. Thomas, of Fairfax, withdre
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
ee Negroes.--The unfinished business of yesterday, the bill authorizing the voluntary enslavement of free negroes, without compensation to the Commonwealth, coming up, Messrs. Paxton and Armstrong offered amendments, which the President (Mr. Claiborne in the chair) pronounced out of order, because involving the same principle as voted on and rejected yesterday. Mr. Neeson appealed from the decision; on which the yeas and nays were called, and resulted — yeas 13, nays 18. The Senate refusing to sustain the Chair, the amendment of Mr. Armstrong was considered and rejected — yeas 17, nays 18. The vote on the passage of the bill was recorded as follows: Yeas.--Messrs. Brannon, Bruce, Carson, Carraway, Claiborne, Coghill, Day, Dickinson of Price Edward, Douglass, Finney, French, Hubbard, Johnson, Lynch, Marshall, McKenney, Nash, Newman, Pate, Pennybacker, Quesenberry, Smith, and Thompson--28. Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong, August, Dickenson of Grayson, Gatewood,
The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
.[Extra session.]Senate. Thursday, March 28th, 1861. The Senate met at the usual hour, Lieut. Gov. Montague in the chair. On motion, the Committee on Enrolled Bills was enlarged by the addition of the following names: Messrs. Nash, Claiborne, Newman, A. D. Dickinson, and Quesenberry. The following House bills, communicated during the morning, were read a third time and passed: Authorizing the Board of Public Works to appoint Commissioners to estimate and report losses sustaineerform the duty hereby assigned to them. The bill having been sufficiently amended, it was put upon its passage, and adopted, every member present voting for it, as follows: Ayes.--Messrs. August, Brannon, Bruce, Carson, Caraway, Jr., Claiborne, Coghill, Dav, Dickenson of G., Dickinson of P. E., Douglas, Finney, Gatewood, Greever, Johnson, Logan, Lynch, Maggie, McKenney, Nash, Neeson, Newlon, Newman, Pate, Paxton, Quesenberry, Smith, Thomas of F. Thompson, Townes, and Wickham.--31.
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