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SENATE a"s ,.s...,
aaF = = ''aF ToEsDar, Feb. 26, 1861 |
An ExeSativs cofnarmnnnication was, ,receivedI
Sssfs SSfs'stlns an account Of The various
a eoln1atpicaaon from the House f of Delegates
49,, .saa announcing the passage of various ills
among ss, them the y. W Railroad biiI. a. II
the bin o iss Sssssu upon propostion to put
ROD WEST, TURNER RfafR IN s,a rgss55 reno .l.i
pated on motion of NE Fioob fhs Kin ,ps...,s paiss
on fne table; and on motion Of MI. .TiRsrr Tn.da
ossocT as fr of sRe DAY for 4 eleven
- The following 'Hoass bills we're put on tber
An act incorporating the trustees Of the Sulphur.
AZ acs ineorporatiuass The Alum snr,n 10y
Mihborough' h'T Turnpike Gempany,s ID '.s'tAaai 'tAai
| Aa .ses 'nsGfrpSrasng .hesresersbuig Female
An act Incorporating the town of straasb,,rg
AN act to repeal section Of an act incorporatino
| the Jacksonville and Christiansburg Turnpike |
Company - a'f'-'f t'es' f'f' 80 ,''a arv-
| An act incorporating the Metropolitan Savings
/ An act to incorporate the iChiihowee Springs
Company in Srnyth county, "ef al '"4
AN act repealing the act establishing the town
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An act authorizing R. H. Vaughan and r. g. /.
Banks trustees Under the will of Mary c. Ward
to sell lot of land IN Hampton 'io'i' - '9o
An act Incorporating the Auburn Cemetery sar
An act incorporating the town Of Mason, in the
An act to incorporate the jackson Orphan Asy-
lum of Norfolk f'r.ces', 'fi q"iisIgR - 80
An act to amend and re-enact the 10Th section Of
| chapter q of the Code Of Virginia :. :,
=, An, act incorporating the L0udoup county Agri
cultural Society. -.
An act declaring Loupp Greek, in Kama wha,' h''
public highway d,I @lAs tap g.1 j'a7'
I An act to. amend an act to authorize company
to construct graded or plank road from Richmond,
to. .Charlottesyile.y atii IL 80 s..,I
l. An act connecting portion of the county Of
Patrick to the county of Carroll aesd1 'l''''"
An act in relation to county subscriptions to the
stock of the Alexandria, Loudeun, and Hampshire
Railroad Company. ,.s,,5,.,i o.l, .t.,,a
An act to incorporate the Charleston and Shep
herdstown TURNPIKE Company. iRF"
An act to incorporate the Jefferson county Agn-
cultural Society of Virginia. rs,.'e5 -.g' .-i..t
An act to amend and enact chapter 100 Of the
Code OF Virginia III relation to notaries and com
pissiOners Sees, t-,., ,it -s,t.i,o.'I, 't.,f '0 u"
y Amendments of the House of Delegates to the
West Columbia Turnpike Company agreed to-, -.
atf $50 4, {1f7 THE ARMORY. .iIa'; ~ -,
|, Mr., DEsKIAs from the joint committee on the
Armory, presented a report in relation to the in
quiries as to the millingj operations at the Amos
ryi,9 The report states that Messrs. Layne e. Co
had authority from Gov! johnson for the uses of
the Armory property, that the committee deem it
lnexpedlent to express, any" opinion upon the
charges by the Governor against the officers ofthe
Arnorys and concludes with a resolution that A.
C.Layne Co. be 81 ranted permission to have the
use Of the Armory property now used by them for
the period of ten years. The report and resoIu
J. ton lie over one day.. ""ir s4rtIH sdi @''''
B, REPoRTs-OFFIcERs OF THE PUBLIC GUARD p
= Mr.. REGER, from committee ON General Laws,
reported bill amending the charterof the town of
Danvllie amending the 1st section of chapter 80
of the Code of Virginia, SO as to make the com,
missions of the present officers of the Public Guard
expire on the st Of April next and making it the
| duty Of the Governor then and every four years
thereafter to appoint commissioned officers for the
terInof four years, unless sooner removed by the
Governor for good cause, to be recorded in the ex
esutiye Journal The Goysrn9r 70 M all vacancies
time. Mr. REGER also reported bill providing,
for the payment of the dividends of Joint Stock
Companies into the Public Treasury. . ''''
I ~rr~d ali STATUE OF WARRINGTON. - -'"@-
l. Mr SAUNDERS from select committee, reported
joint resolution for purchasing Houdos cast of the
statue of Washington, for Virginia Military Insti
| THE BANK OF VIRGINIA. 81 I'll No /"
| AT half-past IL o'clock Mr.. FLOOD called for the
order of the day, which was the House bill to ex-
| tend the charter of the Bank of Virginia 49,
The Senate committee on Banks, proposed to
amend by striking from the House bill the I'd, 3d.
| 4th, 5th 9th and 7th sections and insert In lieu
thereof four other sections The first of the sec
4 tions, proposed as amendments by the committee
| on Banks, reads thus .i't"el. "'"'S
Though bank have branch all its notes shall be
signed by the president and counteuigned by the
cashier of the parent bank bank or branch shall
u De compelled to receive IN OF debts con.
| and none Others except at its option" ~ "
| The Immediate question before the Senate was
| a proposition, madeby Mr.. DENEALE, to the above
| section. 1t was to insert where the brackets n
are placed that is, after the word SHALL the fol-
| lowing: s''7
mot issue any acceptance draft cAeck,of certif.
cate of deposite, payable. in current funds, all such
drafts, checks and certificates of deposits shall be
made payable IN specie or its equivalent All pay,
| by the banks of the Commonwealth shall be made in
notes other paper payable at their own Counter
same.", b t.1di-7 = 1'e.i'' at'f - s4it
Mr. DENEALE addressed the Senate in explana-
ton Of his amendment, but upon the appeal of
| Mr. THOMAS, withdrew his amendment s''
Mr.. THOMAS then proposed division of the
question: and the chair stated the question on the
proposition to strike out from the House bib the
| I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th, 6th and 9TH sections ,.
Mr. REGER argued in favor of requiring the
| Mr.. -DENEALE replied at length to Mr., KEGER. Mr.
4 HARRIS followed IN reply to Mr.. DENEALE, t..
Mr. JONES spoke In opposition TO the House bill,
and on motion of Mr.. WEIGH, the Senate adjourn:
| ed.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES. sal sn,
/, -, 49,, : ia MONDAY, Feb. s5,f 1855. u
| ..,-.. --i---.- Night Session. -'" 80,
| An engrossed bill adding a part of Pendleton
county to the county of Pocahontas was read
third time, and, on motion of MI NEWTON, laid on
| the table. i . 80. ., h..., go
l An engrossed bill to amend and reenact the
l2Oth chapter of the Code, in relation to Notaries
| and Commissioners, was taken up on motion of
| Mr. STANARD, on his motion reconsidered and
amended, and as amended engrossed and passed.
- -+~ f~'- ~e- BILLS PASSED. 80
The following engrossed bills were reada third
time and passed; -, --
A bill in relation to county subscriptions to the
/ Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire railroad