Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-07
E-s1EasLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

| FRIDAY, Feb. 4.
The bill concerning the now Custom House,
&c in Richmond, was called up by Mr.. STUART
out Of its order. and ordered to be engrossed and
read a third time.
TAX ON SEALS on LAND BOUNTY WARRANTS.
When the morning hour expired Yesterday
| the Senate had under consideration bill re-.
leasing and retunding the tax on Seals on Land
| Bounty Warrants. Mr.. PARKER called for the
unfinished business, and proposed an amendment
TO the bill.
Mr.. MASON opposed the bill. He thought i,
preferable to pass law requiring the clerks
to collect from those who had failed to pay the
| tax.
| Mr.. PARKER explained his amendment, and
advocated the passage of the bill. He believed
the 18th section of 39th chapter of the Code
exempted the seals on Land Bounty Warrants,
as we'll as papers of similar character.
The amendment (authorising refunding of
the amounts already paid) was agreed to. The
substitute of the Committee on Finance, us
| amended was cOncurred in.
| The ayes and noes being requisite, the bill,
as amended, was rejected as follows:--ayes 81
noes 81.
| CIRCUIT COURTS.
| Mr.. MoNcURR called up the bill to amend the
9Th section of the act concerning the terms of the
| Circuit Courts The bill was read third time
and passed.
WHEELING AND KANAwHA STEAMERS
Mr.. SWEENEY called up the bill to Incorporate
the Wheeling and Kanawha line of boats. Mr..
S. explained the BILL and it was read third time
and passed.
EXCHANGE BANK.
Mr.. REGER called up the bill increasing the
capital stock otthe Exchange Bank of Virginia,
lin Weston. Lewis county, The amendment
of the House of Delegates was agreed to. The
bill is nowa law.
SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD.
| At the suggestion of Mr. W1rcHER, Mr.
| THOMPSON was directed to communicate to the
House of Delegates the passage of the bill con-
corning the South Side Railroad Company.
| Mr.. THOMAS moved a reconsideration of the
vote requiring the bill to be communicated to the
House at this time.
Mr.. SHEFFEY advocated the reconsideration
He did not desire the bill to be communicated
until action was had on the bill authorizing the
extension of the Central Railroad from Coving-
ton to the Ohio River. 1t was the desire of the
friends of that improvement to amend the bill SO
as to authorize an appropriation sufficient to
complete the work, which would require full
vote in the House Of Delegates, and he desired
the two bills to 60 together.
Messrs. MASON and SHAcKELfoRD opposed the
reconsideration.
Mr.. THOMAS supported the proposition to re-
consider.
The morning hour having expired the PREsr-
DENT announced the fact, and diree ted the Clerk
to proceed with the business on the Calendar
Mr.. DANIEL moved that the order of business
be passed over.
The discussonwas continued by Messrs. DE-
NEALE, WITcHER, SHAcKELFoRD, CAMPBELL,
DOUGLAS and SHEFFEY.
Mr.. DANIELS PROPOSE ton was agreed to.
Mr.. STUART demanded the previous question
on the proposition to reconsider, and it was not
rejected.
THE CALENDAR.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of bills on the calendar, which were on the
third reading. The following passed:
Amending an act to Incorporate the Bufords
Gap and Buchanan Turnpike Company.
Authorizing the County Courts Of Botetourt
and Craig counties to erect gates and levy tolls
| on the Prices turnpike road.
10 amend the act concerning the Dunkard
Creek Turnpike.
To incorporate the Sinking Creek and Craip,s
Crock Turnpike Company.
10 anne nd the third section of an act entitled
an act to widen and complete the Sistersville and
Salem Turnpike road, passed March 9th, 1851.
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
The bill to authorize the Board of Public
Works to construct a railroad from Covinston to
| the Ohio River, on State account, being under
consideration.
Mr.. DENEALE advocated the appropriation of
| a sufficient amount at the present time to COM
plete the Improvement. He proposed an amend
ment, by inserting the word annually" so as to
make an app opraton of mot more than one
million of dollars annually"
Mr.. MARTIN objected that the Legislature
would meet but once in two years under the Con-
stitution, and the interest would have to be pro-
vided annually.
| discussion thereupon rs to tho pro-
priety OF making appropriations of money for flu
ture Legislatures to provide for, which was par
tcipa:ed in by Messrs. MARTIN, DENEALE,
WATSON, WARD, WIrcHER, REGER, and
| CREIGH.
Mr.. DENEALE then proposed modification of
his amendment, to appropriate $500, 900
annually for six yours"
! Mr.. DENEALE desired that those gentlemen
| who could not vote for the bill, when amended
as proposed, would make the amendment test
vote.
The discussion continued by Messrs. BAs-
Sell, MASON and SHAcKELFoRD, who thought it
better to appropriate at once sufficient sum to
finish the improvement.
Mr.. SHACKELFoRp opposed the $500, 900 APP
preparation. 1t had been the bane of works in
virginia to vote ''drblets'' to its works, and it
had proved to be bad economy.
Mr.. SHEFFEr obtained the floor, but gave way
and
Ga motion of Mr.. SHAcKELFoRp, the Senate
adjourned.