Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-12-22
Virginia LIE gislaturo.


the Committee on Roads, &c, reported
bill authorizing the Winchester and potoma,
Kali Road Company toextend us road 10 som,
point up the Valley, not further South than III,
town OF Slrausburg, and authorizing conec
! ton OF The same at It's two termni with The Ma
| nassa Gap Road and extension; 70 promote con
meeting railroads between the Orange and AL
exandria and Manassa Gap Railroads, and ,h,
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Raj,
reads; and TO provide fos State subscription
to such increased capital stock; authorizing
| survey OF rosie for a railroad, from the June
ton Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ana
Northwestern Virginia Rail Road. to some poi,.
OIL the Covineton and Ohio Raj. Road, with 8
Geological survey OF said road
Mr.. Turner offered a resolution, prohibiting
hsliIoad companies paying contractors in s.ocI
OF The road.
In the House, the following ,asolutiv,, wer,
| offered aud adopted
By Mr.. KrMpER.-That the committee or
Banks enquire into the expeden,y OF prohibit,
Ing tho issue and suppresslng ,ns circulation
wl'hin the limits OF the Commonwealth, of all
bank. notes OF denomination less than ten dol.
lars, and all other bank notes sxcep. those Of q
decimal denomination.
BY MIR DRAPER.-Of passing law author.
Izing any person whose property may be dam
aged or destroyed by any rail loaa Ia this State
to prosecute the rail road company in the couu.
y In which the damage may DO done, aud au
thorIzlng process to ba served on any assst o
such railroad company in any couu,y in which
the damage may be done.
Ky Mr.. CALvERT.-Cf increasing the tax on
brokers' licenses, aid the better 10 enable said
commlitee 10 Ascertain what would be a fair
rate OF taxation, that the chairman thereof be
requested to address circular 10 the Cashier OF
each Of tho Banks Of this State, asking then,
with as little delay as possible, 10 report to him
what amount OF specie OF spscie funds their
respective Banks have had to pay the brokers
oil THIS and other States for the REDEEM ption Of
their notes from lhl Isl day Of December 1854,
10 The lst OF December, 1855; and that said
commute further enquire iuio the expedi-
oncy o! taxing the brokers of other State, who
exercise The privileges oil such in this State,
OF II that cannot be done, then what leg
islalion- is- necessary and proper to prohib.
1t them from the exercise Of sue h privileges in
this State.
In the Senate, on the i5lh,a bin fo. The short
line Railroad from Richmond 10 CharlM tesyilIe
was passed. The Coying.on and Ohio Railroad
bill was taken up, and ordered. TO its eneross-
menl, after an Intellectual at,emp, to amend it.
The Manassas Gap bill was likewise enarossed.
In the House On motion OF Mr. Garne,t, !, was
resolved that the Committee Of Fipancces en-
qulrs:
l. Into the expectancy Of providing for the
Tedemptieh OF snch acquisitions Of join, stock
companies Or estimates and drafts Of contrac.
tors upon State wooks, ns..may have been ae.
cepted by the Board Of Pubic Woke, aud au.
dlled by the 2nd Auditor
Z. Into the powers OF the Board Of Public
WORKS to borrow money, or contract debt for
The State the exercise Of such powers oy III,
Board and tho expediency Of additional egisla.
ton 10 regulate the same and
g. Whether The said Board has hypo,hec..ed
the bonds OF the State aud if 50, by wha, Au.
thorily, and on what terms.
On motion Of Mr., HrErT, select committee
was appointed 10 enquire into The expedeney
oil appropriatng a sum of money TO enable
James Parsons, j , OF the county Of Hampshire,
TO employ counsel TO defend himself against on
indictment in one of the couits of Penney lvania,
for kidnapping the said Parsons having Be.
cured and arrested a fugitive slave, his own
property, under and by virtue Of the fugitive
slave law and also for the objec: Of prosecu.
ting said offenders.
On the 18th ana 18th, nothing ofimporiance
transpired in either branch oil tue Legislature.
On the 10Th, in the Senate, Mr.. Thomas Off
cred resolution asking for an increase Of the
taxes. sufficient to pay the interest on The fun.
died State debt, and the liquidation If the float
ing debt. The Legislature resolved to adjourn
to-day until the list lust.
In the House, Mr.. Tomln offered resuu-
tion enquiringin into the expedency OF requiring
the public reyelus 10 be collected in specie,
and kept in the Treasury OF the Commonwealth.
Mr. Burwell, of B Introduced a series oil res.
oluiions, fayoring the project of Pacific Rail-
road, assuming that ii could be bes, accomplish.
ed by the combined efforts OF Railroad cumpa.
MES, and the States most Interested