Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-26

p!ln.cd.
BILLS PASSED.
Amending tie net passed Dee. e2nd, lS46. for the
Amendment OF either trustees OF Abingdon Academy
and for other purposes. -.
Providing ior The compensation of 5. Is. French
for his services as clerk pro ieiIlpore ot lie ocEa'e-
ayes -, noes none.
Ia Incorporate the Glade Spring and Laurel Turn
pike company, in ihg county OF Washington. HE
bill ~autho:iz, j 10 apFr"prit.i"n.I
To authorize the Alexandria and Washington htii
Road company To is-ue coupon bombs.
To authorize the County Court u! Richmond county
TO hire out the free negroes for CERTAIN purposes
To incorporate the Old Dominion Mining and Manu-
featuring company.
!Aulhurizin, the sale of real estate, in the county OF
| Gr.cnsviiIe, devised TO George Smith and his vie,
Mary Gre@nway Smith, by Martha Dixoa G' Avery
deceased. =,
On motion otMr. McKEsssY, the Senate adjourned
MONDAY, FERUEaKy %, 1856.
SENATE.
a communication from the House of Delegates
was read.
Tie bills to revive and rc-cnact the net TO incorpo-
rate tho Female Orphan Asylum il fredericksburg
10 incorporate the Norfolk and Chesapeake Steam
boat Company; to incorporate the Hollywood Gene
rery Company; Incorporating the tlucdetis Sa"ines
Bank; releasing The CelnG'3awct.th's right to certain
houses and lots in Tie ray u: Richmond, 10 .Irs. Ell.
z.bcth BROOKS, tayes "a, noes poae;j 10 incorporate
the Blue Ridge Savings Bank; 10 authorize the irus
tees OF Woodstock, in The county y; S!elamGoah, 10
organize q he Company; incorporating HE hcsoia-
lion Fire Company, IA tho town OF Portsiuuutti, ana
county of Norfolk, and amending iie act incu.pora.
ting the City 0: Wheeling, were READ three times and
passed without reference.
The joint resolution il relation 10 the improvement
Of he kauawlIa river by tho james River aud IA
uGwsa Company, was cuncurrcd III.
Mr. SAUNDERS presented the joint report OF H."
join, committee on the Library. Tho report closes
Hi;h n resolution, !e gaia. NJ the ACTS NJ The Librarian
up To rhr 3lst january, 1850, which was agreed 20.
NJ. IlLGYIg = fFTl a sil.lfI pliDu l.,fG ,.InlT.I IA
bill - unerrd the ls;, TIN, 18th, li:i and ~. SECTIONS
OF chapter y OF The Code oi Virginia, whi"l: was read
the ilrst lime.
NJ. PAXTON, from a select committee. reported u
bill 10 au;horZ" the County Cuur; II RockbildGc TO
guarantee the tunis OF The North RIVER Navigation
Company, which was read The first time.
NJ. MCELHE*sEY, from u select committee, re-
ported Il b!! authorizing tho erection VI an additional
lU!!.l.e on the EsillIvii!e aud PIttonsvlliv turnpike,
aud arranging tho rate OF tolls.
Mr.. Thomas, from q select committee, Reported a
bill 10 Incorporate he Woo!iuytou Exploring aud
Mining Company, il the counties ut Fairfax aud
Lcudoun.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, from the COMMITTEES OIL Finance,
Sc, reported House bill for tine relief OF Nary C.
Cook; and Senate bill to authorize the inspectors Of
tobacco at the ShocEoe Warehouse 10 purchase gu
iron safe for the use of said warehouse.
a bill 10 amend the Code in rc!s,ioa 10 tho organ.
izatiun of tie two Houses of the General Assembly,
passed the House OF Delegates some ;ime ago. II
provided thst the clerks OF the two bodies should
swear III The presiding officers, VINO should admins
ter the oaths to the memLers thereof. The Senate
agreed toa substitute, requiring the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth 10 qualify the members. The amend
nent was disagreed 10 by The House. When The bill
was returned TO the Senate, with the disagreement e
the House, il was laid upon the table. To-day Mr.
HcppLgsoY moved 10 take it up. Mr.. THou,. .,a,e4
that the substitute had been agreed 10 by alnly:t
an unanimous vote Ill the Senate, and lac hoped the
motion 20 take from the table would Dc H test CUES.
ton. The Senate refused 10 take IL up. Sgbar1.ei!,'
L. 80. -.t,, - NJ pt.rD tta ali y.n f,k.I f.
Mr. HuDpLEsos moved that the Senate GeceGr !Gp.I
IFS amendment. Mr.. Saunders moved that the b!!
and amendments be Indefinitely postponed. The
vote was-nyes Il, noes IL; 80 the indefinite postpone
ment was ordered.
Mr.. DE.EALE called up tho bill to provide add.
tionai protection for The slave property OF the citizens
OF this commonwealth. II was amended in various
particulars, on motions made by Mrssrs. DEEEALE,
EtSSEY, JoSLs, IAZEwELL and others.
On mo!.un of Mr.. TURNER, the bill was then laid
on the table.
The bill to increase the capital stock Of the Rich.
mond and Danvil!c Kali Road Company was brought
from tho House Of Delegates by Mr.. DILLAED, who
announced its passage, with IN anGndineli;.
Ga motion OF NJ. HilRsroN, the amendment VIDA
concurr,d in.
Mr.. PARKS called up Il joint resolution from The
House of Delegates, providing for the snic and pur-
chase OF the pablo works in which the State is ute
rested. Mr.. L. proposed al amendment thereto, re
qn'ring notice of sale to be given in the principal
newspapers in tbs city Of Richmond, and the local
newspaper Oh Tue county III when the Improvement
is located; and, further, that ninety days notice shuli
be given the Board Of Puzzle Works by the prrson
authorized 10 make tn" gale. In" amendment was
cJIcurre1 in, Gud the joint resolution agreed TO.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill for The relief of Mary &. C~ook-ayes -.
noes none.
Senate bill 20 incorporate the DaSville Milling and
Manufacturing Company.
House bill Tor tie relief of MIA. Il. Buckingham, Of
Mason county ayes %, noes none.
Sena,: bill to incorporate TIC uagks-Bil Turn
pike Company.
To Incorporate the Mason nad Csbc!l Turnpike
Company.
To Incorporate the Coyington and Falling Springs
Turnpike Company.
\ large number Of bills we're advanced d stage.
On motion Of Mr. THcAAs, the Senate adjourned.
EzDCsE OF DELEGATES.
The Hous. met nj ~ o'clock.
The Clerk rEHd Il communication from the Senate,
informing the House Of the passage of a series Of
bills.
SENATE BILLS Passed.
The fo!!o5ir. Semitic bi!l-, received from tl.s Sen.
ate this tAtrntlyJ morning, having bee! read q :!rst
und second ;!'n@, were, on .n9;l"n Of friends Of the
Hills. read u iIird time ind passed:
An act to incorporate the Glade Spring and Laurel
Turnpike Company, III tho county Of WdahIICtnn; an
act amending the act passed December %2!, 1896, en-
titled, m &c: for the appointment Of other trustees OF
Abingdon Academy, and fox other purposes an net
10 authorize the Alexandria and Washington Rail
Road Company TO issue coupon bonds m act autho'
| rlZlnn IN: Ru!. Ul real estate III IN" CbllllN va -
vile, devised 10 Geo. Smith and his w't: Mary Jane
Gr-.uwny Smith, by Martha DixI" G.. Avery, de.
-: acd; and An act 10 provide Tor TIE compensation Oh
). Is. French, ms Clerk D'o tcHrporc "i the S.natr-
ayes l0l, noes .. The amount appropriated !s SOL
An net allowing add ii0nai compensation I" IN: Clerk
Of the Senate for bis services during The sessions OF
1884 AMI 1866. was rcjcc:td-ayes ~, noes o@.
This additional compensation looked tor amounted 10
$50 a week during both sessions referred 10.
srASpISG COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER ca!lLd upon standing committees tor
reports. whrrcupun,
Mr.. PESpLEroS oc Louisl, from tho committee on
Privileges and Elections, submitted The following
resolutions, which, as will be secn, is designed to re-
cure for that COMMITTEES sufficient time 10 dispose o.
the election contest now pending between Messfs.
Frost and Gaiiailuc Of jackson county, the latter be-
in2 the petitioner: 49,, ,
Elections be permitted 10 III OH "Wednesday next in
tha contested election case from the county Of jack
son. during the sessions OF the House.
This rcsu!uti1n wa, agreed 70.
Mr.. CARTER, iro.a lie Cnmr.ittcc Of Claims, re-
no-t.i a bill! cornpen, a:ing Wn. u Howi,,on, Chas.
n. DunH. and James 4. chcathan. for the arrest OF
two f;.ons; aid 2 bill Tor the reiIei OF ls:sc Aikison
and John Baton.
Nr, FLoYp. from the Committee on Roads, &C.,
repor,ed TN act 10 amend and recaact the iih section
OF ul oct passed March 18th, 1888. entitled an act 10
provide for The construction ut Il raj! road from the
Virginia ard Tennessee Rail Roa! to the C~ov:ng!ou
aud Ohio Rail ltoul.
On motion of Mr.. RoxALp, this bill was advanced
10 il. er.rnssneI, under n suspension oil the rules.
g~GrrMAS's LEGISLATIVE TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. FLoyc, from a special COMMITTEES, appointed 70
examine and :cport upon the above telegraph, sub
mit!ed a report upnn 'hes subject, The committed
were favorable 10 the Introduction Of this telegraph
but il being now too late in the Session 10 do so, they
recommend by resolution that Samuel Huffman be
authorized 10 put his telegraph in the He'll OF The
House, after the adjournment IF the Legislature, and
that he cause the same 10 be in good working order
by the next meeting Of the Legislature, the same tc
be- dore under the supervision of the Governor, anc
al the cost CT the said Samuel Huffman.
THE TWELFTH CIRCrIT.
Mr.. SPITLER, from u special committee appointed
:. rnic; q rc.clniinn Off rcd by Lin. reunrtgl q bill e