The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-26
ASSEMBLY OF vIRGINI.
SENATE.

vaa "asuuunication ss from the House of DELEGATE.
oy the Clerk, announcing the passage of
pasIars r.,.. Ihe following were put upon tn cir
"''"ouI reference, and are now laws:
A. HOUSE BILLS PASSED
b,ra a., @ 70 incorporate the Norfolk. Freder;cks a.
A. an. onesapeake Steamboat Company
Comnsn,,' 70 incorporate the Hollywood Cemetery
An act To incorno,,
Bank p''a'e .the Fincaste Savings
cor,a, na aIt releasing the Commonwealtb.s RIGHT 70
prasL iand in Richmond city. to Mrs Eiisah..b
noes n,,,a sExpiained by Mr.. baldwin, Ayes3 "a
p.aIl An act to incorporate the Blue Ridgs s.n;,u
:. AN act authorizing the Trustees Of uooa,..,.
romD.n, nn vUun'y OF Shenandoah to organize a Fire
AN act incorporating the Resolution r;ro ~.
pany, in Portsmouth '0"'ioh Ire Com
ACT 10 amend the act to incorporate tho o.,-
Oh rNn. neens; in the county of Ohio, &c. ' cry
Jolnl resolution in relation to the imnroror,o..
OF the kanawha river, by the lanes P;,o elnen.
was passed. -ii DouGLAs)
REPORTS
by MT SAUNDERS, from Joint Committee ON ., .
Library; report concluding with a resolution
that the account OF the State Librarian for "a
80 be allowed which was adopted and the rannr.
and accompanying documents ordered To he Ia;d
on the table and printed '
BY Mr. DEsKINs: To amend; certain sections of
the Code of Virginia u
RESOLUTIONS
BY Mr.. PAXToN To authorize the coun+r 80
Rockbridge to guarantee the bonds of the Nortb
River Navigation Company-(a bill was subse.
quently reported and read the first time)
By Mr.. SAUNDERS: For purchasing Hubard's
bronze caste of Hoddons Statue of Wasbinoton
for the Virginia Military Institute
bill for the relief of John Ice was called up bv
Mr. WEST, and explained by him. After a discus
sion, in which Messrs. WEST, DENEALE, TAzE.
WELL and STEENRoD advocated, and Messrs. THO
MAS and SAUNDERS opposed, the bill was lost
ayes 25, noes A.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS, the vote rejecting the
bill was reconsdered, and the bill was laid on the
table.
DANVILLE EXTENSION
Mr.. DILLARD of the House of Delegates, an
nounced that they had passed the law increasing
the capital stock of the Danville Railroad Compa.
ny, for the purpose of extending their road to Pat
rick Court house, which amendment was agreed
to by the Senate, and the bill is now law
FUGITIVE SLAVES.
The bill to provide compensation for the owners
of slaves escaping into another State being called
up by Mr.. DENEALE, various amendments were Of
fered and adopted among them, on motion by Mr.
JONES to reduce the inspection tax upon lines of
steamers plying beyond the Capes from ten to five
dollars, which was adopted
Mr.. TAZEWELL offered an amendment by which
only such vessels shall be subjected to an inspec-
ton tax as are owned in greater part and COM
manded by citizens not residents of this Common
wealth, which amendment was adopted and then
the bill was laid on the table.
SALE OF PUBLIC WORKS
Mr.. PARKS called up the joint resolution from the
House, requiring the Board of Public Works to
attend the sale of works of improvement in which
the State Is Interested and offered an amendment
that no such sale should take place without ninety
days notice published in Richmond and in the
country papers, where the Improvement is situated
nor without ninety days notice served on the
Board of Public Works; which amendment, alter
discussion between Messrs PARKS, TURNER and
DENEALE, was adopted, and the resolution as
amended, was passed
Mr.. TAZEwEIL called up House bill for the re.
lief of Mary j. Cook, which, having been explain.
ed by Mr.. T., was passed-ayes 81, noes none.-
The bill is now a law.
On motion of Mr.. WooDINa, the bill incorpora-
ting the Danville Milling and Manufacturing Com
pany, was taken up, read q third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. SMITH, the bill for the relief of
Mrs. r. Buckingham, was taken up, explained by
Mr.. s., and passed-ayes %, noes none.
On motion of Mr.. BUSwELI. the bill to incorpo.
rate the Hacksville Turnpike Company was IA.
ken up, read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. REGER, the House bill in rela-
tion to the duties and privileges of members of the
Legislature was taken up, and on motion of Mr.
SAUNDERS, the bill was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. DOUGLAS reported bill to authorize the in
spectors of tobacco at Shockoe Warehouse TO pur-
chase an iron safe, for the of said warehouse:
which, on motion of Mr. BALDWIN was read the
first time
On motion of Mp SMITH, bill to incorporate
the Mason and Cabell Turnpike Company, was ta-
ken up, read a third time and passed
On motion of Mr. LAYNE. the bill to INCORPORATE
the Covington and Falling Spring Turnpike Com
pany, was taken up, read third time and passed
Bills on their first and second reading were ad-
vanced a stage
On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the Senate ad,
journed.