The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, January 10, 1854.

TUESDAY, January TO- 1851
SENATE
| Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD, from the Committee on Gene
raj Laws reported House bill in relation to schools
| in kanawha county, without amendment
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions OF inquiry were proposed; among
them the following:
By Mr.. JOHNSON: To amend the Code in relation
to the education of INDECENT children so as 10 allow
| the establishment OF public schools in xRediord
county
By Mr.. GRANrHAM For a railroad connection by
| railroad oil Martin5burg with Winchester, and with
Salem.
By Mr.. STUART: Requiring reports TO be made by
| the agents of Foreign Insurance Companies to the
| First Auditor &c.
By Mr.. MoNCURE: Continuing the charter of the
| Female Orphan Asylum of Fredericksburg.
By Mr.. McELHENNEY: To form new county
| out of parts of Russell, Scott and Lee counties
By Mr.. THOMAS: Reporting bill No a of the
last session OF the Senate. providing for the pay
ment of the interest upon the bonds guaranteed by
| the State
BY Mr. SAUNDERS: Instructing our Senator's and
requesting Representatives in Congress to pro
cure the passage OF amendments to the laws so as
10 include hidsktpmen among officers of the Revo-
| fution
Mr. AMBLER presented the remonstrance of Ed
ward w Morris and 10 others, citizens of Hano-
yer and Louisa, against chartering an independent
company to construct railroad on the straight line
between Richmond and Charlottesville
sBILL PASSED.
Amending the act Incorporating the Guyandotte
Bridge Company Ayes B, noes none.
MIR. HALL called up and explained this BILL
INTERNAL ISPRovEMENTs
Mr. TAzEwELL proposed the following reso-
luton.
Rssotred. That the Committee on Roads and In
ternal avgation be instructed TO report tn the SEN
ate what amount of appropriation can be iudicious-
Iy made at this session of the Legislature and 10
what schemes OF improvement il would be most iI-
| dlclous to devote said appropriations.
Without coming TO vote thereon the hour of |
having arrived, the Senate proceeded to the consi-
deration of
THE VALLEY RAILROAD BILL,
Which was the order for that hour
The question was on ordering the bin to be en-
crossed.
Mr. THOMAS proposed to amend By adding after
one of the sections the following:
"And be it further provided, That should the Ma
nassas Gap Railroad Company fail TO amalgainate
with the Company hereby incorporated that then
and in that event neither the Valley Railroad Com
pany nor the Virginia Central Railroad Company,
should it amalganate with the said Valley Railroad
Company shall have the power 10 construct said
Harrisonbalre."
Messrt. Hams, DEsEALE, WrrcHER and Pax
TON opposed, and Dir. THOMAS advocated the
amexSInent
Mr. PAXTON recurring the ayes and NOES II was
lost-ayes T. noee -
The original bill proposes the incorporation of a
company TO construct railroad from sIiarrisonburg
in the county Of Rockingham" by way OF Lexington
buchanan and Fincastle, near az practicable con.
sistenty with the public interests of the improve
nien 10 suitable poiut of connection with the yir
gnia and Tennessee Railroad, at or near Salen in
the county OF Roanoke and providing everything
necessary for convenient transportation on the
same.
Mr.. .6IAcxELPoRD proposed to amend by striking
out the words within quotation marks in the above
paragraph. end insert -the western terminus of the
Blue Ridge Railroad" in lieu thereof
This amendment was advocated by Messfs. SHAc-
KgLyoRp ana AMBLgn, and opposed by Maasrs De-
sEALs, PAxros and HAaaIs. and lost-ayes l6,
noes IT,
Onnodon of Mr. 6aAcxxLyoRp. the Senate then
adjourned
HOUSE or DELEGATES.