Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY, Feb. %.
A message was received from the Senate, an
nouncing the passage of sundry bllls-among
them the House bill Ito incorporate the Medi-
cal College of Virginia" with amendment
The amendment was simply to give TO the Gov
ernor the power to fill vacancies in the Board OF
Trustees aud was concurred in by the House
80 the bill became Il law. The remaining bills
were some of them ordered to their engrossment
and others referred
Committees made reports:
The Senate bill forming special Court OF APP
peals. to try cases remaining ON the docket OF
the Court of Appeals, when the Judges ceased to
hold their o.hces under the old Constitution, and
Ia try causes. in respect to which a majority OF
the Judges of the supreme Court may be so sit
uatcd ms 10 make it improper for them to SIT on
the hearing thereof, came up as the unfinished
business of yesterday, the question beng ON the
substitute offered for it, by Mr.. White.
Mr.. Wallace opposed the substitute, aud Mr.
White sustained il after which the substitute
was rejected and with some slight amendments
proposed by Mr.. Raymond, the bill was cngross-
ed and subsequently passed-lO0 to -; and Mr.
Wallace was deputed to inform the Senate there
of.
\ Senate bill providing for taking the sense OF
the voters of Hanover, upon the proprety OF
changing the location of their Court House, was
ordered to its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. jackson, the bill TO ineor-
porate II company to construct II Railroad be-
tween Alexandria and Washington city, upon the
principle of james :. French, was taken up.
Mr. Mckenzie made an Intellectual effort to m
corporate in the bill an amendment withholding
the privilege to construct said road, provided the
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
company should commence the construction OF
the same within twelve months and
Mr.. Tumn made an Intellectual motion to n
mend the bill, So as to give the right to the peo-
pie of Alexandria city and county, or to any OF
the Railroads terminating there, to construct said
road within years.
! The bill was then amendedn some lmmaterlal
points aud carried through its different stages
| aud passed.
| On motion OF Mr. Price, the Senate bill ON its
! ID reading incorporating the West Union
! Turnpike Company" laid on the table some days
! since, was taken up. 1t authorizes subscrlp-
ton of $1,000 on the two and three hfths prin-
ciplc, to construct the road
Mr.. Price having explained the bill the ques-
ton was put aud the bill passed-oyes IS, noes
-.
4 message from the Senate by Mr.. Funston,
announced the passage of an act to amend the
charter of the town of Winchester.
Onmotion of Mr.. Bass, the bill Qad on the TIA
ble by order of the House,) granting the right of
way for IA railroad from Salem to larrisonburg,
was taken up.
Mr.. Wallace moved to lay it on the table, on
the ground that ifthe bill were considered, 1t
would lead to great deal of debate, and waste
the time of the House, when it had but few
days TO sit.
Mr.. Bass replied arguing that the bill was
one of the first introduced, and was entitled to
receive the consideration of the House. The
House determined to lay it on the table-5i to
50.
Mr. Anderson movedto take up the Central
Railroad bill, but the House rejected the mo-
! ton.
Mr. Meem moved to take up bill about Mill
tia fines, pending which
On motion of Mr.. Barnett the House adjourn