Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-02-20

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# all knowledge as to their Justice and
'ight2 hope the House y i'll pause
md consider this thing, and not establish
10 dangerous a precedent. If this gentle
man wants extra compensation let him pre-
sent petition and have it referred to the
Committee of Claims, who will investigate
it and report upon 1t to the House.
:, Virginia Legislature.
The Committee on General Laws report
that it is inespedient to report prohibita-
ry liquor law-several petitions on this
su bject having been to them referred.
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on Roads,
&C., reported, among others, bill to a.
mend the act Incorporating the Richmond
and Chariot esviville Turnpike Company
The following bills were passed.
Incorporating the Dora Railroad Com.
pany.
To amend an act to incorporate the Do
ra Coal and Iron Mining and Manufacture
ing Company, passed March I'd, 1853
In the House on the 10th.
The consideration of the Central Rail-
road was resumed.
Mr.. Garnett moved to amend the bill so
as to require the Company to expend the
amount loaned upon the construction of
the road west of Staunton. Mr.. Garnett
spoke in favor of the amendment and in
opposition to making loan to the COM
pany to renew track already laid and in
operation east of the Blue Ridge; contend
ing that the State means should be appro-
priated to the construction of works rather
than to the repair Of those already con-
structed.
Messrs. Stfinger, Anderson, Christian
and Patrick, opposed the amend. nent. 1t
was contended thu t the Institution ofheavy
rail for the light flat bar east of the noun
tains. was absolutely necessary and that
unless the State loaned the Company the
means TO accomplish this, its own bonds
would have to be sold in fhe market at a
discount by which the State as sto,khold-
er TO the amount of three fiiths would be
seriously injured. Various other consid-
eratioas were arged on both sides.
The question being put the amendment
was agreed to.
The House having thus decided to lend
nothing TO the Company to aid in renew
ing their track or SO much of it east of the
Blue Ridge as is laid with the fiat bar--lt
became i'll the estimation of Mr.. Garrett
proper TO reduce the loan and he moved to
amend the bill by striking out $1,2O0,OOO
and insert 100000
Mr.. Deane opposed this amendment as
offering to the Company sum utterly in
adequate to complete the road from Staun-
ton to Haynes Farm"
The friends Of the Road generally SEEM
ed to be Indifferent what further was done
with the bill for the present, and the a.
mendment proposed by Mr.. Garnett was
allowed TO pass with little opposition, save
by Mr.. Deane.
Mr.. Garnet proposed further to amend
the bill by prohibiting the declaration Of
dividends on "the preferred stock" and
also BY prohibiting any dividends at all un-
til the road shall have been laid with heavy
rail both Of which amendments were "a
greed to.
The bill was then ordered to be engross-
ed.
On the nth, the resolution offred by Mr..
Garnett Friday, and adopted, calling upon
the Board of Public Works for much In
formation concerning the manner in which
the agency for the sale Of the State coup
on bonds had been conducted and the
terms, the correspondence &c, was recon-
sidered and laid on the table.
In the House, on the 18th, the Norfolk
and Petersburg Railroad was taken up
The motion was on increasing the capt.
tai stock and requiring the Board OF Pub
lie Works to subscribe three-ffihs of the
increase. 1t was passed.
The second order being the Covington
and Ohio Railroad bill, being taken up,
the vote was taken without debate, and
resulted as folows:-ayes 6S noes so.
The bill being defeat for the want of
the Constitutional majority, Mr.. Jackson
who did not vote upon the bill, moved to
reconsider the vote by which it was re-
jected but there being questions raised
as to his right to move the reconsideration,
j, was moved by Mr.. White of Hanover,
who voted against the bill.
Uron this motion Messrs. Jackson, Bran
non and Raymond addressed the House TO
define their positions on the subject. Their
main ground of refusal to support the Cow
ington and Ohio bill was an alleged charge
OF neglect of the interests of the North
Western part OF the State in the appropri-
ations to Internal improvements
On the 18th, in the House the vote or
deiing the Covington and Ohio Road to its
engrQssment was reconsidered and laid
on the table.
On the 18th, in the Senate, MI. Harris
offered resolution for the amendment of
the charter Of the Central Savings Bank,
so as to increase the number of Directors.
The small! note bill was taken up. Mr..
Johnson's amendment to authorize the
Banks OF the State to issue small notes was
voted down. MI Harris moved to recon-
slider the vote by which she imprisonment
feature was stricken out. Pending this
motion, the Senate adjourned.
Foreign News.
The Steamer Africa arrived at New
York on the 18th. The English papers
furnish some highly interesting intelligence
from the East
A Paris despatch announces that great
battle took place at Ka lafat on the Goth,
in which the Turks were completely VIC
torious.
The Turks had also re-taken two islands
on the Lower Danube. which had prev,-
ouSlv haan IN L on hv tho Rucs;onc