The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.


TUESDAY, Feb. 81, 1854
Mr.. AMBLER, from the Committee for Courts Of
Justice reported House bill amending the 34fh sec
lion OF chapter GIG of the Code of Virginia, as to
how testimony may be perpetuated-wifh recon-
mcndation that it be rejected.
. Mr.. STUART, from the COMMITTEES on General
Laws, reported bill Incorporating the United
states Hotel Company. in the city OF Richmond.
Several other bills were reported from the Stand.
ing Committees
The bin authorising a loan to the Manassas Gap
Railroad Ga substitute for which, changing its title
so as to read an act authorising increase of the
capital stock of the Manassas Gap Railroad Com
pany was agreed to some days since, on motion of
was rejected early in the day, ayes 81, noess The
vote rejecting was reconsidered on motion of Mr.
MoNcuRE
The following bills likewise passed:
Amending the 34th section of chapter 1874 of the
Code OF Virginia. SO as to increase the compensa.
non OF the Jaior In Richmond city. Ayes 3s noes
none
10 amend the 18th section of the act passed June
5h 1852 entitled act concerning the rota les of
certain offices of Government compensation of the
members and officers of the General Assembly,
mialge and other allowances, to Increase the
weekly pay of the Clerk of the Senate. Eli in
creases the pay to $125 per week. proposition
TO make 1t $50 was negatived ayes II, noes a. 1t
finally passed after a long debate, ayes 80, noes
Messrs Braxton, Catlett, Old and Wade, A.
Toprovide for the construction Of railroad from
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, to the Central
railroad, at or near Clifton Forge
Toamend the 3D. section of the act passed March
30h, 1883, entitled "An act TO incorporate the Fish
Greek road Company" ayes 80, noes none
Amending the Sd section of chapter 70 of the
Code of Virginia. SO as to impose penalty Off
GERS OF internal Improvement companies failing to
make their reports
To autLorise the sale of any part of the work of
the w ashington and Alexandria turnpike company
to the Alexandria and Washington city railroad
company.
Bills requiring constitutional majority was laid
on the table.
The vote rejecting the bill TO construc a branch
of the Covington and OhiosRailroad from Scary to
Point Pleasant, was reconsidered
Mr.. HALL offered resolution for the original BILL
granting naked charter to company to construct
said road, which was ordered to be engrossed.
The Medical College bill was made the order of
tbesday for Thursday
The billto increase the capital stock of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road
Company being under consideration,
Mr.. AMBLER moved to reconsider the vote order
ing the bill to be engrossed in order to SO amend as
to place it under the provisions of the general rail-
road law.
This proposition was opposed by Messrs. De-
NEALE, BRAxToN and THOMAS, advocated by
Messrs. AMBLER. CAMPBELL and TAZEwELL and
rejected. Ayes 10-Noes 20.
The bill was amended, on motion of Mr. BRAx-
TON SO as to place the extension authorised under
the provisions of the general railroad law and then
laid on the table, owing to the thinness of attend
ance in the Senate