The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-02
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.
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sHiNS aEssloN.-rUEspAY
on morton q MT McDEAnMos, resolution was
adopted, that for the remainder a. thc ssss;,, q
Senator shall be allowed greater snsca - t;, ~
than ten minutes In speaking on any uuestion '''e
The following bills passed:
county of Grsenbrier. ~ 'ne
Authorising the select and common counc,. :.
Norfolk city, 10 subscribe on behalf of the cornors
tion OF said city, to stock In the Norfolk and Peer.
burg railroad
To legalize the proceedings of the Guyandotte
Bridge Company, under the provisions Of an act
to amend and reenact the 10th section of act in
cooperating the Guyandotte Bridge Company, pass
ed Both March, 1853.
To incorpoIte the Cappahosic wharf company.
To authorize the establishment OF branch Of
the Farmers Bank of Virginia the Bank of the
Valley, or the Exchange Bank in the town of Ports
mouth
To establisk free schools in the county of Clarke
WEDNESDAY, March l, 1854.
Providing tor the completion of the barracks and
the erection OF Mess Hall at the Virginia Military
Institute Ayes 49, noes ID.
House bill appropriating $35,185 to heat the
buildings of the Western Lunatic Asylum BIS steam,
to erect covered connections and verandahs, and to
enclose the grounds of said asylum. Ayes 80, noes
none.
House bill appropriating sl7,750 for erecting
and repairing buildings and enclosures at the
Eastern Lun,tic Asylum, for purchasing a lot OF
land for the use of the Asylum, for improving its
grounds, for providing furniture and other conve-
nences for the same, and for lighting the lnstitu-
ton with gas. Ayes 80, noes none.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On motion ct Mr.. BALDWIN, the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration of the orders of the day
The first was
A bill to incorporate the jefferson and Brandy
Turnpike Company. 1t passed-Ayes 30, noes g.
bill to incorporate the Mason and Cabell Turn
pike Company was the next order. 1t passed
ayes %. noesa
State road from Franklin in Pendleton county, to
Monterey in Highland county, passed February
l4th, 1853, waf the third order. 1t passed-ayes
IS, noes none.
Directing the Board of Public Works to make an
additional subscription to the Weston and Fair
mont Turnpike Company was the next order 1t
passed-ayes 81, noes 5.
The bill authorising loan OF $4,000 to the
James River and Kanawha Company, for the pur-
pose of COMP citing the tide water connection, was
the fifth order of the day The bill was on its Sc
cond reading. Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD made several
attempts to defeat the bill Mr.. DENEALE opposed,
and Mr.. BALDWIN advocated the measure. mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone, made by Mr.. SHAcKEL
FORD, was negatived and the bill ordered to be en-
crossed.
bill to increase the capital stock of the Walkers
Creek and Hoston Turnpike Company, ,iwas the
sixth order. 1t passed-ayes 81, noes7.
"a OIL 10 Incorporate d company 10 COuStFuCL d
plank road from Milford,by Bowling Green to Port
Royal, in the county of Caroline, was the seventh
and last order. Itpassed-ayes 81, noes 8.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA
Mr. AMBLER stated that the bill authorising loar
to the James River and Kanawha Company, had
been engrossed, and he moved that it be now put
upon its third reading.
Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD demanded the ayes and noe:
on the proposition to suspend the rules. The vote
was-ayes 2e noes Z.
The bill was then, on motion of Mr. AMBER made
the order for tomorrow at IL o'clock.
COURT OF APPEALS AT LEwIsBURG.
Mr. THOMAS called up bill to amend the 4th sec
ton of chapter l60 of the Code go to change the
time of the commencement of the session of the
Court of Appeals at Lewisburg, and it passed.
SMALL NOTE BILL.
Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD moved that the Senate take
up the bill to suppress the circulation of notes of
less denomination than five dollars. The Senate re
fused to take up, ayes Is, noes 10.
NEW TOWN IN PRINCE WILLIAM
Mr.. BRAwNER called up bill amending an ac
entitled an act establishing town at the Cour
House OF the County of Prince William, passed
January %, 1892, and it passed.
VIRGINIA HOTEL COMPANY IN WHEELING.
Mr.. REGER called up the bill Incorporating the Vir
ginia Hotel Company in the city of Wheeling, and
it passed. The bill was amended so as to make il
read ''An act to amend the charter of the city o.
Wheeling, &C.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
Mr.. WEST called up bill to change the time O
holding the Courts in WetZel and other counties
and 1t passed.
large number of bills were made the ordel
for future days, and several advanced stage or
| motion by several gentlemen.
The standing and several select COMMITTEES
made reports
The Senate then adjourned