Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-18
Legis alive Proceedings.

For the purpose Of saving space give only
such of Fridays proceedings possess interest
to oar readers.
liz THE SENATE Mr. Denenle from the Com
mttee on roads &c, reported bills making add
tional provision for The Tazewell c. II. aud Fan
oy GIMP Turnpike; authorizing an appropriation
to the Rchlnnd aud Kentucky turnpke to in
crease the capital stock of tho Walkers Creek
and lIolston turnpike Company; to make furth
err provision for the fredericksburg aud Wyhe
turnpike; to authorize the Board of Public Works
to construct railroad from Satville in Wash
ington county, to the Plaster Banks, in Smylh
county.
Resolutions Of enquiry were ohered--By Mr..
Turner: Prohibiting all companies incorporated
for works of internnl improvement. from paving
or agreeing tn pay to contractors for work
done said improvements, any portion of the
contract price If said work in the stock of said
company.
by Mr. ders-proyiding by law for the
establishing of meridans at the county courteous
es and other points in the State.
Mr.. Jones called up from the table, the bill TO
amend the 7.h section of Chapter 1863 of the Code
of Virginia, in relation to the fees of Attorneys
for tho Commonwealth.
Mr.. Jones proposed to amend by making the
minimum allowance to commemorative Attor-
news two hundred and fifty dollars
Messrs. Jones, Amber, Steenrod and Taze-
well advocated, and MIR. Roger opposed the
amendment. Without coming to n vote, mo-
ton of Mr.. Baldwin, the bill was laid on the ta-
be
In THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES Resolutions
of enquiry were offered.
Bv Mr.. Kemper-That the committee on
Banks enquire into the expediency of prohibiting
the issue aud suppressng the circulation, within
the limits of the Commonwealth. of all bank notes
of denomination loss than ten dollars, and all
other bank notes except those Of u decimal de-
nomination.
BY Mr. Draper--Of passing law authorizing
any person whose property may be damaged OF
destroyed by any railroad III this State, to pro-
ecute the railroad company in the county in
which the damage may be done, and authorizing
process to be served ON any agent of such rail
road company, in any county in which such dam
age may be done.
BY Mr. Calvert OF increasing the tax on bro
kers licenses, and the better to enable said com
mittee to ascertain what would be fair rate o
taxation. that the Chairman thereof be requested
to address circular to the Cashier of each o
the Banks of this State. asking them, with as lit
tie delay possbe,to report 10 him what amount
| of specie specie funds their respective Banks
have had to pay to the brokers of this and other
the lst day of December, 1854, to the lst De
cember. 1855, and that said committee furlhe,
enquire into the expediency If taxing the bro
kers of other States who exercise the p,iv-
leges of such in this state, or if that canno,
be done, then what legislation is necessary and
proper to prohibit them from the exercise of such
privilege in this State.
Mr.. Deane moved t. suspend the rules in or
der to take up the bill reported this morning by
the Committee ON Schools and Colleges, toincor-
porate the Trustees of Lynchburg College.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill having
been taken up, was read first and second time
and ordered to be engrossed
The Speaker announced the following Special
Committee on the resolution of Mr.. Langftt, or
dering the reference of so much Of the Govern.
or's Message rs relates to the purchase of Mount
Vernon. and the efforts of certain ladies 10 nc
compsh that object to a committee of this char
actcr:
Messrs. Laug6tt, Floyd. Stanard. Wiley. I'm
boden. Welton. Samuels, Howell. Carper, Grad
dock Taylor, Wright aud Smith.
The resolution referred. to embraces instruo
lions to the committee to enquire into the expe-
diency of making the purchase of Mount Vernon
in whole or in part by the government of Virgin
la as also to enquire into the efforts made by
tho Mount Vernon Association of ladies. and IA
enquire into the best method of managing and
accomplishing that business.