The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-25
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
SENATE.
EVENING sEssIon-rHuaspAr

EVENING GsEssIon-rHURsDAY.
The following bils passed.
none.
Amending the 9th section of the act concerning
the compensation ana empanellinr the Jurors &c .
SO as to proportion the Jurors serving ia the Cir,
emit Court of James city and the city of Williams.
burg, between the county and corporation.
To authorize the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road Company to acquire the right of way only. in
stead of fee simple on lands in the construcfon ag
their lateral branch to the Salt Works in Smyth
county
Amending the 10th section of the act of June i,h.
1882, regulating the jurisdiction of the District
Courts and the Court of Appeals
To amend the 18th section OF the act entitled an
act concerning the terms of the Circuit Courts pass
ed May 22d, 1882
To incorporate the Home Manufacturing Com
pany in the county of Brunswick.
To incorporate the Kanawila Valley Railroad
and Ohio River Bridge Company. This original
y had the title of 60 Bill to construct branch of
the Covington and Ohio Railroad from Scary TO
Point Pleasant.
To amend the 4th section of the act passed April
ID, 1852 providing for drstrcting the counties the
names duties and compensation of the Coumis sion.
ers, and giving TO the County Courts the power Of
rearranging said districts and changing the places
for holding elections.
A large number of bills were ordered to be en-.
crossed.
FRIDAY, February "a, 1854.
communication from the House of Delegates
was read.
The bill amending the 2lst section of chapter 81
of the Code OF Virginia SO rs to increase the maxi
mum rate of tuition for INDECENT children, ito six
cents day,) was considered without reference, on
motion of Mr.. Parker, read three times and passed
ayes &C. noes, Messrs. HALL, SMITH, McDEAR-
MON, WIrcHER, 4.
Mr.. LAYNE from the committee on Roads, &c,
reported House bill to incorporate the Monongalia
and Ravenswood railroad co npany
Various resolutions OF enquiry were proposed
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Mr.. CATLErT called for the order Of the day.
bill to incorporate the Medical College Of Virginia
The question was on proposition, made by Mr.
CAMPBELL, to strike out the I'd section of the bill
The bill was opposed by Messrs. LOGAN and
CAMPBELL, and advocated by Messrs. WrTcHER
and AMBLER.
Mr.. THOMAS demanded the previous question
and the Senate refused to strike the second Sec
ton of the bill-aycs 8. noes 49,
The question was then stated on the third read
lug O. the bill.
Dir. REGER demanded the previous question
which was seconded.
Five minutes speeches were made by several gen.
tlemen.
Mr.. SAUNDERS, with a desire to make test of the
vote thereon, called the ayes and noes on ordering
the main question. The vote was as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs Amber Arthur, Baldwin, Barnett
Brawner. Braxton. Catlett, Chapman, Creigh Fun
stem; drantham, Johnson, Jones. Layne, McElhen-
Reger Saunders, shends, Steenrod, Thomas Tur.
ner, West. White, Winston Witcher-SO
NoEs-Messrs Campbell, Harris. Logan, McDear-
mon Paxton, Smith, Stuart, Tate. TszeweIl, Thomp.
son. Ward, Jr.-1l.
The bill was then read third time and passed
ayes "a, noes g.
The Senate then adjourned--ayes %, noes IT,