The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-08
GENERAL Assg MnI.v or .vIRGINIA.

FRrb1r. Doe. 7, 1855.
Ine senate was eallad to order BY Lieut. Goy.
nss4e. a message was recaivsd from the House Of
Delegates BY Mr.. EpxuEDs, stating that ,he Housa
was ready TO proceed with the execution of the
,oint order for counting the votes Tho Sonata
having finished, In the presence Of the House the
examination Of the joint order, Mr. DrsrALE, from
the COMMITTEES on Roads reported bill authorizing
loan Of e5oo,ooo to tho Virginia and Tsunesssss
Railroad; bill providing for the completion of the
Coyingtou and Ohie Railroad and requiring that
not more tean one million Of dollars be exps suded
annually for two years IN building the road . bill
sntnor..ing . loan Of $6oQ0 sto the Manassas
Zap Railroad Company; bin authorizing an in.
creased subscription to the Lordon Branch Rail
road Company and the extension of that road from
Iarc.nsvue to Harper's Ferry; blu to amend the
cnater and increase the capital stock Of the Rivan-
ma Navigation Company; q bill authorizing the
Board Of Public Works to subscribe $500 600 TO
TIE Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company.
being threeffths of the increased capital stock of
sa'd o npany. authorized by IN act passed Feb
raary & la53 for the purpose Of extending the road
to Lynchburg. ,~ ass -
Ar. THOMAS, from tho Committee of Courts Of
justice, submitted various reports. go. ~ a.s4
Inc following resolutions were adopted I'VE
are obliged, from considerations Of space, to omit
al resolutions except those of general interest and
those which relate to our own localityl
ny MT JONES: For amending the charter of the
sorIolk ana Petersburg Railroad Company. SO a.
10 regulate the size and management If the draws
IN ths bridge over the Elizabeth River to insure
sac y to passenger and other trains passing over
saia oridge; and also 0f modifying or repeating
parts OF It's charter asimpose unusual restrc-
ohs on Its connection with other railroads In the
State. .i ...=..t.s. + ID " 81 - = s
By Mr.. FUNsTES: For regulating FOREIGN Llfa
insurance Companies within this Commonwea
ny Nj Mr, JONES: For amending the act of Feb
10Th, 1854 SO as to transfer portion of the cases
remaining on tae docket Of the Special Court of
Appeals holden in Richmond to the Special Court
OF Appeals Leid in tho several districts which the
Judgments were rendered r,
By Mr.. JONES: That the Clark Of tho S,oc;,1
Couit OF Appeals, holden in Richmond be reauest
90 ITO furnish to the Senate statement showing
how many cascs were transferred to the dock Of of
that Court from the docket of the Court Of Ap-
peals under the act Of Feb S5th 1854 and how
many have been disposed of; and of those which
remain, how many there are in which the matter
IN controversy is merely pecuniary, and not of
greater amount than $1,000
BY MIR. SrEENRoD: For referring so much Of
the Governors message, as relates to the Usury
Laws, to the committee on Courts of Justice.
BY Mr.. REGER: That the Clerk prepare week
y statement Of the number of bills reported FROM
tue committee on Roads, &c, with their respective
amounts, classifying them as follows: let, Rail
roads: I'd Turnpikes; Sd, Plank Roads; 4th Ca
mails; 9Th, Loans; 6t Subscriptions of thrce-ffths
by State; 7th, Wholly on State sccount-specifying
the name and locality of each.
The CHAIR announced the following additions
to the Committee on Roads: Mossrs. ARMSTRONG
and THOMPSON
AR CATLEIT called up joint ordor, for electing
a Biigadier General of the 5.h brigade in tho
place OF Ger Washington, deceased; Mr. ITALIA
fERRo made a motion to amend the order by de-
ferripg the election till the 9Th OF January which
motion, after debate in which Messrs. ITALIA
FERRo, WHITE, TAzEwELL, CATLETT and JONES
participated, was agreed to.
hr DEsKINs, of Grayson, presented instructions
from citizens of that county, to their Senator TO
vote for Mr. Floyd for the u. 8. Senate In place
of Mr.. Mason. Laid on the table.
The Petersburg Custom House Bill was read
twice, amended and ordered to be sngrossed.
The bills reported from the Committee on Roads
were read the first time.
The following bills were also read the frat
time: .r
A bill in relation to fees of Attornies for the
Commonwealth t<~
bill respecting lost coupons; and
bill concerning the issuo Ut coupon bonds in
place of such bonds ere lost. =
On motion of Mr.. BUswEII, tho Senate ad
journed. 70 ..-,a