Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-03-18
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
TKaRsDAs, March 9TH, 1850.
SENATE.

The bills frorn the House were referred.
The resolution for the distribution of certain
copies of the Code was laid on the table on motion
of Mr.. Woods.
The resolulion fof the adjournment Of the House
of Delegates on the 18th inst. was agreed to.
The bill to- construct a State road from Frank.
lin, in PendIeton, to Monterey, in Highland
county was next read, and after a debate ia which
Messrs. Stanard, Deneale, Kinney, Rogers and
Shachleford participated, it was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Deneale, the Senate ad-
journed.
FR1pAx, MARCH 8, 1850.
The bill making an appropriation for building 3
new Barracks at the Virginia Military Institute.
came Mn. MIR. Woods moved that 1t be Land on
the table. He had not had time to look into The
subject. 1t was very important and he wanted
time to examine it.
Mr.. Kinney, being very unwell, was anxious
that The Senate should act upon the subject a,
once otherwise he would be willing to grant the
delay asked.
Mr., Rogers also favored prompt action, and
feared that no delay would remove the opposition
Of the gentleman from Franklin. (Mr. Woods,
and there being various reasons for deciding the
question at once, he was unwilling to consent t
The postponement.
MIR. Garlic assigned the reason for being OPP
posed to the motion to lay on the fable. The
whole subject of repairs or of rebuilding had been
under consideration by the Board Of Visitors, and
they had come to the conclusion as contemplated
by the bill. He did not see that any good could
be accomplished by delay.
Mr.. Pitts was in favor of the motion. He
wished to support the bill, but, If forced to vote,
he would vote against it. He did not wish tt
vote for an appropriation Of $4,000. without be-
ing able to examine into The merits OF the aPpll-
cation.
TN motion was lost. Ayes 10, Mes IA.
The passage of the bill was opposed by Mr.
Woods, and advocated by Mf Kinney. and passed
Ayes go, noes 6.
SATURDAY, March 9, 1850.
TaE mi AND VALLEY RAILROAD.
The bill Incorporating the Alexandra and Val
ley Ra ilroad came up as the unfinished business
of yesterday.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers the name was chang
ed to the .Mannassa's Gap Railroad"
MIR. Amber proposed various amendments az
fecting the practical details of the bill.
The bill then passed by the following vote.
Aves-Messrs Rives, Woods, Tribe, Garlic,
Tate, French, Harvey, Deneale, Edmls'on'
Cowen, Rogers, McCauley, Parrlott and Eye
Noes-Messrs Dennis, (Speaker) Thompson
Daniel. Darlington, kbell, Shackeliord, OpIe,
Turner, Stanard, HARDWOOD and Ambler-ll:
Mr. Dorman brought by message, the OIL LOT
The removal of free people Of coIer.-the House
having disagreed to the Senate's amendment. i,
On motion Of Mr.. Deneale, the Senate insisted
on its amendment-ayes ~, noes B..
On motion of Mr.. Shackelford. the bill divorc-
inc Huldah Heiskill from her husband Ferdinand
S. HeiskilI was laid on the table not to be taken
up again. This bill has since passed the Senate,
On motion of Mr.. Stanard, the Senate took up
the bill concerning the 22d Judicial Circuit. II
was amended by increasing the salary OF each
Judge to $4,000. The bill was then passed
ayes 10, noes 5. c..;.a.
Bank was passed.
A communication was received from the Senate
stating that they had passed the bill making ap-
preparations for the removal of free persons OF color
with amendments, in! which they request the con
c~urreucs ofthe House Of Delegates. (The amend