Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-25
Virginia legislature.

construction ola State road from Monterey, in
Highland county, to Summersvlle and bill to in
crease the capital stock of the Junction Valley
Turnpike Company.
| Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on Banks, re-
ported bill TO provide for tho suppression OF the
circulation, as currency, of notes OF less denom-
inaton than five dolars-which, on motion of MIR.
Smith, was read first time and ordered to be
printed.
The joint resolution of Mr.. Old, requiring the
Board of Public Works to instruct all the State
directors, in all internal Improvement companies
IN which the State has interest as stakeholder,
to forbid all officers of such companies to receive
or pay out any Bank or corporation note less than
S., came up regularly in order. Mr.. Old advoca-
ted the resolution, and it was then laid on the Ia
bile.
The order of the day, being the engrossed bill
for the extension of the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad to Lynchburg, came up on Its passage
Mr.. Shackelford spoke in favor of the bill, and the
Senate adjourned
House.-A bill was reported Incorporating the
Mt. Sidney Savings Bank
MIR. Taylor of Loudoun, offered the following
resolution: Resolved, by the General Assembly
of Virginia, that our Senators be instructed, and
our Representatives requested,o use their efforts to
procure the passage of act by Congress, extend
ing the Bounty Land Acts, so as to allow to all
persons who served in the war of 1912, an amount
of land not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres
each. The resolution was adopted.
A petition ofcitizens Of Fluvanna, Louisa and
Goochland praying the construction of the short
, line railroad between Richmond and Charlottes
vile by the Central Railroad Company.
After variety of other business, the bill au-
thorizing the Board of Public Works 10 borrow,
on the credit of the Commonwealth, five millions
of dollars, for the construction and equipment of
the Covington and Ohio Railroad, came up as the
order of the day, the question being on an amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Deane of Lynchburg, f'that
: the gauge upon which the said railroad shall be
constructed, shall be five feet throughout its entire
, length"
Mr.. Christian of Augusta addressed the House
in speech Of nearly two hours length, in oppo-
silon to the proposed amendment, and in reply to
remarks of Mr.. Deane, submitted on Friday last.
The further consideration of the bill was then
postponed till Tuesday.
TUEsDAY.-Senate.- resolutions of Mr..
Old concerning the instructions TO be given by the
Board of Public Works to officers of internal i'm
provement companies against receiving shinplas-
tiers, was discussed and adopted by vote of q to
IL.
= The bill for an appropriation to the extension Of
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad from Cor
; louisville to Lynchburg, came up as the order Of
the day, and was laid upon the table.
The bill authorizing the construction of another
track by the Central Railroad Company from some
point east of Charlottesville to Richmond, was
passed-ayes 80, noes 8.
House.-Mr. Dunn, from the Committee on
Roads, reported a bill authorizing the Board Of
Public Works to subscribe to the increased CAPT
=, tai stock of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
company, for the extension Of their road to Lynch
;. burg.
y The House took up the bill to provide for the
i, completion of the Covington and Ohio Railroad
pending the motion. of Mr. Deane to restrict the
road to five foot guage Mr.. Staples, of Mont
> gomery, addressed the House in support of the a
, nIendment, and was replied to by Mr.. Patrick
The previous question was then ordered, on mo
ton of Mr. Smith, of Kanawha, and the amend
ment was rejected by a vote of So to II.
The bill was then amended by striking out the
words "five miiiens." Mr. Anderson moved that
the words f'three millions" be inserted, and Mr..
, VERIFY suggested some mili;on," and the bill and
amendments were then postponed till "Wednesday
WEDNEspAY.-Senate.-T following joint
resolution, offered several days since by Nj Har-
ris, was called up, and on motion of Mr. Camp
bell Laid on the table:
Resolved, That joint committee of five mem
bers of the Senate and seven of the House of Del
egates be appointed, whose duty it shall be to in
quire into the propriety of connecting the Medical
School of Richmond with the University of Vir-
ginia.
{ Mr.. Campbell subsequently called up the reso-
luton and proposed notifications, so as to make
: it an inquiry as to establishing Medical School
at Richmond, in connection with the University,
, and it was agreed to.
Several bills not ofgeneral interest were passed.
House.-On motion of Mr.. Staples, of Patrick,
the resolution from the Senate for the suppression
of the circulation of notes of less denomination
than five dollars by incorporated companies, in
which the State has an interest, was ordered to be
6 laid on the table.
By Mr.. VERIFY, from the Committee of Schools,
, &c: "a bill to incorporate the Medical College
! of Virginia"
!, Mr.. Dejarnette presented petition of voters Of
Caroline county, praying the action of the Legis
ature to suppress the traffic ofardent spirits. Mr.
d. moved its reference to special committee,
which motion was sustained by him and Messrs.
Wallace, Ellyson, Raymond and Mckenzie, and
opposed by Messrs. Garrett, Lee, Mallory, and
others, and rejected: Ayes 81, mes so.
An immense number of resolutions of similar
purport to that introduced by Mr.. Dejarnette, were
reported, and they were all referred to the Com
mittee of Courts of Justice.
On motion of Mr.. Knox, the Committee of FL
nance was instructed to inquire into the expeden-
cy of allowing to the Commissioners of the Reeve
nue. additional compensation for the performance of
the duties imposed upon them by the acts ofApril
LIST and llth, 1858. requiring them to enrol the
militia, and also to register the marriages, births
and deaths in their respective districts.
The Speaker laid before the House commu-
nicatou from the Secretary of the Board of Public
Works, enclosing communication from the En-
gineer of the Covington and Ohio Railroad, sta
ting that 81 600, 900 might be iudciously expend-
ed upon that work in the next two years.
The consideration of the bill to provide for the
completion of the Covington and Ohio Railroad
was resumed Mr.. Anderson briefly explained
his object in his amendment to appropriate So
10000 to the work.. The question was further
discussed till the adjournment.
THURspAY.-Senae.- motion of Mr.. Steen-
rod, memorials heretofore presented on the subject
Of a Prohibitory Liquor Law, were referred to the
1 Committee on General Laws.
/ A variety of other business, of no interest, was
transacted
House.-The Speaker laid before the House
communication enclosing the memorial Of the Ten
perance Convention of Charlottesville, for mod
ifcation of the license laws relating TO ardent spr
it's
Committees made reports among them:
/ By Mr.. Dunn, from the Committee of Roads
ga bill to incorporate a Company to construct
Railroad from the town of Alexandra to some point
on the Potomac, opposite Washington,
GA bill to authorize the extension OF the Virgin
ia and Tennessee Railroad to Richmond and to
authorize an independent company to construct
. railroad from Richmond to Lynchburg, on failure
Of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company
to make said extension;" and
ga hill to construct a railroad from the town of