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n ~ srxsrr. On prsxaxsfry, he bill a7propri-
tiing ihe hole cpplsaion Ax 70 plinAy edqealion,
was passed.
! Ths Bin decreasing iheeapilal Of The Exchange
Rank al Alexandria. was passed.
IN The Honse q Delegates ne following Hense
hills we're returned from The Senate, with anend-
meats. Is which The House agreed
conferring the privilege on Ohio railroads 81
erecting bridge across part Of The Ohio river,
Il Wheeling. erecting depots On zane,s Island. Sci
Auihorisins branch Bank in The town Of Har-
lEEs,abilishing he Central savings Banks ii
Incorporating the Martiasburg Savings lns.itu-
"A Amending al acl disitic,ing The counties, au-
Ihorisiug The County Courts 70 re-arrange said
The following bills, moi having chained cons,i-
tutiohal majoriiies, were rejected
bill q substitute oi lie Senate Increasing tie
capital stock Of The Richmond aud Pe.efsbarg
Railroad Company and
bill anlhoFising State subscfipiion oF $500
900, In three yearly iasialmenIs, 10 the Morgan.
town arS .sarpencckce Railroad Company for The
burpose OF constructing road 70 connect with the
EPesnsyivania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads
10 Northwestern Virginia.
The House adjourned.
n a
| aulhorising The MooF6eld and North Branch Turn-
pike Company TO increase their capital stock. for
the purpose Of constructing branch Of their road
| from Martin Wises to Mallows Mill, was taken
up ITS passage and rcjscled for want Of eonss-
| tulioual maiOIity--ayes 20, noes g.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Stevens 4 bill Increasing The
! capital stock ofihe Warm Spring and Harrison.
/ burg Turnpike Company, was taken up and passed
--ayes 81 noes 20.
| The following bills were also passed today
/ A . ~ IN f.f,Et
| est on the guaranteed bonds ofthe Chesapeake and
i Ohio Canal Company, ior July, 1859, and January
1853
A Senate hill amending The 6rst section Of chap
ter IS ofthe Code, fixing the time aud place of the
meeting oil the General Assembly, and making 9th
Or provisions in regard thereto
I A Senate bill, amended BY the House with a.
| mepdments thereto by the Senate, creating Com
rnissieaers Of the Sinking Fund and providing for
the payment Of the scrni7ann1al interest on, and
he redemption OF, The Public Debt. was taken up
| as the order o. the day; and after long discus
sion thereon, In which Mcssrs Goode Of NJ, Rives,
and Jackson Of Wood we're tie principal speakers
the amendments Of ihe Senate were reiecled--ayrs
c. noes 49-she bill requiring "a constitution akma
jorily for its passage. Upon molten. the yeie q
rejection was reconsidesed. and the bill again laid
on the table and made the order Of the Aayslor FL
| day. HI
The House adjourned.
! In the House Of Delegates on Fffdapsa message
was received from the Senate through Mr. Bald
win infofming The House u the passage OF bill
ahthorising loan hF The Stale 10 the James Rive
and Kanawha Compeny, y rompiete the iideiwa
tyr connection. 9#
The following hilis were passed.
Ia bill TO pay to tie wifeiof George n G Prif,
tie amount due him As a Etlgber Of the presen
House Vi Delegates from the county u Hardy
chr p. being iunatie ID the Htannion hospital
l. bill auIhorising tie council Of The City Ut All
exandria 70 subscribe, in nsif corporate capacity
I'd the sssck Of the Manassas Gap Railroad.
Ia Sena.e bill providing ioF the collection II TOLL
on The Rockingham Turnpike and
Il bill Incorporating the Mhor6eld do,Sl Com
panY.
An order Of the DAY. "a Bill providing for Con
uissioners ofthe Sinking FaDd. &c, waslakea uI
and made the order Of the day for Saturday.
"A bill imposing taxes forHlhs support Of goyerr
meat was under consideration and discussion I,
two hoars5z and before any Anal action thereon,
The Rouse adjourned,
The fuAowing bills were pass u in the House I
!. Delegates on Saturday;
IA bl incorporating the Hampshire Coaiisll
and Manassas Gap Railroad with The privilege
having D capital stock Of 50 DOC 600. by priva
subscription, 10 construct railroad from som
point in Warren county byiwAy of Winchester
point on tAe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, n
farther West than the month Of Savage river;
Senate bill creating CoEnInissionerofthe SIM
ing Fund, and providing fort the payment ofinese
on and The redemption u. The public debt-ay,
: 90 noes % = HI III
fNasrgaliou s5JIupany, ard prdFiding that The Sta
subscribe Sl0lIlU0 Of said Increase.
A bill4incrcasi sg the capital stock ofthe Hedge
vile and Potomac Turnpiks Company, on the jsil
: stock prineipe-calied up BIZ Mr. McCiur and l
him ex plained--a res 50, noes 81 II
The following hills were reiected-not hayin
recsiveda constitutional majority:
Al bin Increasing the capita stock ofthe Dan vii
Railroad Company, by an add ion OF $3.50 600
make a branehroad from Halifax county 10 som
point in Pittsyt Dia'couniy--aYes SO. ndes al;
Al bill Incorporating the Rapid Ann Navigate
CsmPanv- vita a ca pi;al stock Of SIS 000-aye
~ noes 81. II M
Both of the above bills were again laid on I'd
table by rec Considerable On ofihevoie rejecting then
ID MIR Mariz offered "a resolution prohibitifg men
hers from drawing pay for services not rendered Il
I The House Of Delegates pending the considerable
ii Of which the House adjourned 20 5Moaday.
A. In the House Of Delegates. on Moaday, there va
hut lillle business Of final 1
HE House ol Delegates Generally there was d
A quorum present; circumstance which sevefs
times caused a suspensionEof the proceedings
II The Housespent some time in considering b
Up relation 10 The duties and privileges Of Msmbeg
u The House of Delegates and then ordered the Bill
I'd be eugrossed Tor third ftadings T ere wer
only two or three small bills passed-one Senat
bill, annexing portion fine county 81 Monroe i
the county otCraig. al
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