The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-18
DAILY DlSPATCh
Virginia Legislature.
MONDAY. Nav Il.
senate.

senate.
The unfinished business OF Saturday, the
bill from the House fixing the terms OF the
District Courts and the places for holding said
Courts was taken up, and an amendment
ptopos ng "Lynchburg" in lieu OF "Pittsy Iva
MA c. H." as the location for the I'd District
Court, being the pending proposition.
After discussion, the amendment ia favor tof
Lynchburg) was adopted-ayes "a, noes IL;
Mt. Barnett proposed further 10 amend. oy
striking out washington {. H." and inserting
"Wythe c. H." as the place for holding me
Sth District Court. Pending this proposition
che bill was, on motion, laid on the taoie.
A motion was made by Mr.. McDeafmoh 10
reconsider the vote by which the resolution
from the House of Delegates for an adjourned
session of the Legislature, was rejected.
II vas moved that the raolion be laid on the
table. Agreed to.
A senate bill. incorporating the Union Sa.
Wings Bank of the city Of Richmond, was pass.
cd.
House of Delegates.
The following House bills were passed to
day:
Manufacturing Compauy-The Avon, the Al
Iiance. the Naomi, the Morson, and the Noun
Vernon Gold Mining ompanies-Incorpora
dug the Madison Mills Manufacturing Com
rany-The Scott Mining and Manufacturing
Company-Authorising the construction O.
the Washington Turnpike-Incorporating the
Union Hall Company, in Lexngton-Incorpo-
eating the town of Edinburg, in Shenandoah
,county-And bill concerning the killing OF
deer in the county Of Jackson.
A motion TO take up, for consideration, bill
Increasing the capital stock of the Lynchburg
and Tennessee Railroad Company, by private
subscriptions, gave rise TO long discussion
after which the bill was taken up-ayes 63
noes AZ.
Mr. Patrick moved the following amend
nent. which he subsequently, withdrew.
provided, further, That said Company shall
got hereafter apply for u subscription on the
part Of the State TO such increased capital"
The substitute was then adopted-ayes 81
noes 81. Ii is as follows
BE it enacted by the General Assembly
That the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Company be, and they are hereby authorised,
TO increase their capital stock by the addtiona
sum Of one million of dollars, and 10 receive
subscriptions for the same in shares OF Sl0(
each, for the purpose of completing and tull,
eQuipping their road but the Board of Public
Works are not hereby authorised to subscribe
on behalf of the Commonwealth for any par
of the increased capital
The substitute was ordered to be engrosseC
for Sd reading.
A petition was presented from citizens o
AccOmac, praying that the free negroes ofiha
County may remain in sa d county under thu
Supervision Of Commissioners 70 hire then
out.
Also, petition from citizens of Northainp
ton county, asking the passage OF "a law pro
hIbiting the manufacture and sale of intoxca
ting liquors of every kind, except tor sacra.
mental, medicinal ard mechanical purposes.
A report from the Committee of PROPOSE.
tons and Grievances declared it ineXpedeni
To grant the prayer of the Odd Fellows Of
Wheeling for an act ofincoIporation.
MIR. Robinson, of Richmond city, from the
Conmittee for Courts of Justice, reported with
amendments, al bill regulating the Jurisdiction
OF the District Courts and Court OF Appeals.
Amendments nude by the Senate to tEle
House ills establishing Banks at Charleston
40 kanaWha, and at Newbern, in Pulaski
were agreed by the House.
TIE resolutions, on the subject Of Jordan
hatcher. and the Governors reasons for com
muug said Hatcher's punishment, were takeI
up, on motion of MIR. Downing, and after dis
cussion, were laid on the table, ordered to b
printed, and made the order of the day 70
Wednesday next.
Ga motion of Mr.. Wallace, the bill authors
ing on increase of capital stock 10 the Sout
Side Railroad Company was taken up, whe
MI K. offered substitute, authorizing Oh
Company 10 issue coupon bonds to the amour
OF 100000.
On motion of Mr.. Segar, the bill and subst
ito te were laid upon the table, until the lat te
could be printed for the Use of tie House.
At 10 minutes before 3 o'clock the Hous
Adjourned