Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-07
Friday, March ], 1899.
BILLS PASSED.

| A bin TO empower administrators do bous non 70
recover assets from former executors aud admnisra-
tors. III ~ a5ef
A bill amending and cducing inso one the seve-
raj acts concerning the reorganization Of the Lex
'neton Arsenal, and the establishment Herewith Of
Military School at Washington College, being on
lis second reading.
James Rirer and Kanarzd Company.
The order q the day was taken up. being biii to
provide an additional capital for The James River and
kanawha Company, and for other purposes,
Tho question pending, WINS on motion of Mr..
Edmnnds Of H. to strike on, the, ith section which
provides u. subscription Of THEE hfhs of six mil
lions on tho pan of,he State. Mr.. Edmunds urged
further reasons in support Of hs proposition to strike
out
Mr.. Watkins made some remarks in ,lefsn.sce Of
the bill, and IN reply to the objections made TO n, Nv
tue gentleman from Halifax, and concluded with Of
ferng the following amendment: -,
Suite out the words: Stale shall BE- regarded AZ
subscriber for the remaining three fihs of The
said six millions Of additional capital. amounting 10
three millions six bundled THOUSAND dollars. paya-
bio after the first day Of January, 1884, at stch
times aud in such sums MS tho President and Dr.
fectofs oil the Company may from time to tisle de.
sgnate provided that not more than one million or
dollars shall be required from the State in anv onr
year and inserting 10 the lieu thereof thai words
Board oil Public Works, for the use of thc State
shall be regarded as subscriber for Gth of tho
said additional capital amounting to one million two
n"""''" ooil"fs, payaOIr aItcT the LIST OF
January, 1871, nj such times aud Ia such sums as
the President and Directors Of the Company NAV
from time 10 time designate: Provided, that not
moro than two hundred thousand ,oilars shall be r.
qnred IN any period Of sixty days" . .......r
Mr.. Edmnnds replied TO Mr. Watkins. ,.,,
Mr.. Venablc supported the amend ncn,-wi,ch
was adopted -
Mr.. Stuart expressed a hope that the work wooM
be prosecuted with vigor aud carncstncss 4 Ho
moved TO fecommit tho bill to the commu,so on
Roads, with inst, uc,ons 10 report bill as folIos
Increasing the capital of the James River aud
kanawha Company $4,000, 900. and providing for
tho subscripon by the Board Of Public Works, on
bchafoi tho Commonwealth, for three fff,,, Of the
nugmcntal capital, and authorizing the Con,pnnv
10 subscribe FOR the remaining ffis on The ere
dit OF the corporate funds Of the Company, with N
collateral guaranty by the Commonwealth Of tho
ultimate payment OF the principal and interest thus
borrowed"
Mr. Venable made few remarks in rcply to M
Stuart against his amendment, and rec nnitng the
bill.
Mr.. Sonihall advocated tho BIZ in is ptcsent
shape. aud hoped the amendment Of the gentle
man from Augusta (Mr. Siuart) would be voted
down. n
Mr.. Toer said he in favor OF the bill, andthat
he would vote Tor The rceommta OF the bill, II Mr.
Stuart would modify the instructions, by inseriwg
+" three mons' instead Of 1.-TWO millions i've hua-
drcd thousand dollars" $3.50,
Mr.. Stuart acquicsced in the request. Ma .
And the Bill was accordingly recohirnitted with
the Instructions, ms amended. a