Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
WEDNESDAY, March 18TH 1885,
Prayer by the Rev. J. L. Reynolds, of the Baptist
Church.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
A message from the Senate was received, announcing
that they had passed various bills from the House some
of which they proposed to amend. The amendments,
being read severaly agreed to by the House.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
By Mr.. STovALL-A bill suspendng the provisions
of the Add section of 3Sth chapter of the Revised Code
for limited time.
By Mr. YERBY-A bill for the relief of Servant
Jones.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. STovALL,i it was
| ReS0lred, by the General Assembly of Virginia
That the resolution of the Assembly adopted on the
18th day OF March, lS47, entitled Resolution allowing
further time to claimants for revolutionary land bounty
prosecute their caims and limiting the time to the
first day of March, 1885, be and the is hereby re-
scinded and that claimants OF revolutionary land bounty
be allowed till the first day of March, 1852 to prose-
cute their claims. That the Register OF tho Land Office
be and he hereby instructed to publish the foregoing
resolution in such newspapers as may be most likely to
| give notice of the same.
On motion OF Mr.. ALLEN, the report of the commit
tee on the Boundary between the States of Virginia and
! Maryland, was taken up and agreed to.
| CONVENTION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. STovALL, it ordered that TO-
900 copies oil the act concerning Convention passed
the present session. be printed for the OF the General
Assembly.
| RAILROAD COMPANY.
| On motion OF MIR STovALL, the following resolution
offered day or two since by Mr.. BURwELI was taken
| BE it resolDed By the General assembly of Vir-
| ginia, That the claim Of this Commonwealth against
| the Government OF the United States for the sum
| OF $l200 GOO, advanced to the Government of the u
| States by act OF the General Assembly passed
the 9th day of December 1880, be and the same is
hereby transferred to the Orange and Alexandria all
| road Company, and that said company be empowered
to demand and receive the and the interest there
on ard, when recovered of the United States, the said
| Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company shall issue
for the nett amount of such recovery certificates of
stock in the company aforesaid so much additional
stock therein the President and Directors of the Lii
terary Fund.- which shall be held by them the use and
benefit of the primary schools for the purposes of pr
| mary education in the Commonwealth.
| PETITIONS.
| By Mr. WoRTHINGToN-Of citizens Of the county of
Jefferson, relating to an academy at Shepherdstown, in
| said county.
By Mr. SNowpEN-Of John Edward Dixon and
wife, free persons OF colour, playing permission to
| main in the Commonwealth.
Both petitions were ordered to be appropriately re-
ferred.
| PASSED.
The following engrossed bills read third time
and passed. viz
Concerning volunteer companies in the town OF Lynch
burg and county OF Campbell;
Establishing Branch Bank at Fincase, Salem,
Chrstansburg or Baeksburg, and establishing Bank
at Lewisburg;
Concerning the heirs and representatives OF Thomas
Shirley deceased;
Increasing the Library Of the Court OF Appeals at
Lewisburg- (approprates $1,000 out oil the Literary
Fund for this purposeD
Releasing TO the trustees OF St. PauPs Church in
Portsmouth the Commonw eath's right to certain real
estate therein mentioned, and for other purposes
Annexlng to the county OF Powhatan part OF the
, county OF Chesterfield;
For the relief of John S. Smith, deputy for John Bal
ley, late sheriff of Loudoun county;
incorporating the Swift Creek Manufacturing Com
pany in the county OF Chesterfield, and for other pur-
poses;
incorporating the Allegheny Mining and Manufac-
| turing Company;
Incorporating the Rappahannock Canal Steamboat
Company;
Revivmg and amending the Incorporating the Co.
lumbia Exploring and Mining Company, in the county
of Goochland
Incorporating the Jane Lew Academy, III the count,
4 of Lewis, and amending the act incorporating the
9 Clarke Female Seminary;
Incorporating the Christiansburg Circulating Library
Company
incorporating the Wytheville Male and Female In.
stitute;
Incorporating the Short Creek Turnpike Company
! in Brooke and Ohio counties;
Forming the 9th Brigade;
Authorizing the Governor of this Commonwealth tc
cede to the United States the jurisdiction over certain
land on Sand Shoal Island for the erection of igh
house;
Dvorcing Henry!Newby from his wife Frances w;
/
scribe the mode of eecng. Trustees for the town
Pearisburg, in the county of Giles and vesng then
with corporate powers; and bill
, Concerning James A. English.
SCHOOL.
The engrossed bill establishing the Institute of the
Virginia Guard in the city OF Richmond coming un OF
its passage,
Mr.. BuRwErL explained the objects of the bill, ane
protested his readiness to attempt to any obec
tons to its provisions.
Mr.: HEIsKELL moved the indefinite postponement o
the bill, because he did not think corps of young men
such contemplated by this bill would be fount
equal to the discharge of the duties now performed b,
| the Public Guard.
> Mr.. BURYEL+ met and triumphanty refuted the OBJ
jactions OF the member from Washington and hereupor
claimed the vote of that member for the bill. Mr. B
stated that the bill provided for the employment of sinai
guard tor the Penitenary Institution, separately ane
distinct from this school, This service constituted pro
baby the most dsagreeabe and arduous duty now per
j formed by the Public Guard. AS to the other due
now performed by the Guard, he commended that mem
bers OF the school sought to be established by this bill
could discharge them all better than they were now dis
charged He said that during the past fifty years
the Public Guard had cost the State 100000; and he
asked what benefit the State had received in return TO
n this vast outlayi Mr. B. proceeded to answer aud
lutte objections from all Sides to the passage Of the bill
t Mf' ERBY followed In support OF the bill.
mr. S1oyAah a sad he was at all times in favour
to postpone the bill indefinitely. He said he was ever
disposed to abolish the present State guard, and ia
back upon the old guard OF fifteen E,ehss, under one
officer. He thought this force would be found amp
sufficient for the protection OF the public property &c
He said he looked upon military schools being spe
cies of humbug; and was ayerse to seeing young mel
running about the State with swords their heals ant
cooked hats their heads Ii gentlemen desired to dt
the State real service, let them establish agrcu
/ tural schools.
Mr.. VERIFY interrupted the member from Halifax, ans
asked that gentleman if he was aware that number
young men, graduates of the Lexington Institute wer
at the present time employed civil engineers on the
different lines Of improvement in process of con
sucton in different parts OF the State Was that Gen
! tleman aware that other graduates of this institute
were engaged mpartng the youth Of the State The