Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-08
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, March !.
communication received from the House of Dele
gates
Tne following House bills were considered wtbou, ref
erencr, read three tunes aud passed
To incorporate the Mutual Insurance COMPANY of In.
shur county.
To Incorporate the Northern Bank of Vir,ni. M WILL.
buig III tlIs county OF Brooke.
Tne House amendments to the Senate bill Tor compen
sa"s clerks OF county and corporation courts for
ding births, deaths, and marriage. disagreed to-
Tie House amendments Senate bill Tor nlouiny
additional compensation To Commissioners of the Ryent.
Were read The hrst amendment agreed to- aud tn.
second disagreed to-
The House bill To incorporate the Metropolitan soap and
candle mandatory was referred to the committee Oh
Agriculture and Manufactures.
REPORTED.
Mr. AMBLER from the committee for Courts of Jus.
uce reported with an amenimcut) House bill providing
ior r Incorporation at certain companies by the circuit
OF ''nn'S courts oi the counties wherein located Also
the following House bills without amendment
To amend the 2ith 10Th 10Th 9Th and 18th ,.c,ou,
OF chapter 10. OF the Code oi Virginia more ciIcc
tutlly To prevent the escape of slaves
fovting additional protection for the slave uronerty
oi citizens uf this commonwealth
, Ana To amend the eth section OF chapter los OF ia,
Cole 81 as IL Increase the rewards for the arrest OF runa
Mr. LOGAN, from the committee on General Law.
reported (~'ti amendment) tlc following House bills
Io authorize the Visitor. increase the number of
Professors at the University OF Virginia;
AID u hcreaS, the number of State students at ia.
University of Virginia
Ais', Presented Senate bill TO provide tor empanneng
jury 70 ASCERTAIN the sanity insanity a person con.
Vcte'i of criminal offence after sentence or during his
confinement ia the pcnenary upon the certificate OF
the "oveor That he believes such person be- insane
Nc DtNEALE, from the committee on Roads A re.
ported tue following House bills without amendment. i,
iS the assent o the State OF Virginia the Great Fall.
Bhdse Company TO build bridge the Potomac at
tne treat rhl' aud Incorporating the Alex ans Mount
vernon nhi Accotnk turnpike company.
Mr DENEALE asked and obtained leave to introduce
OH u nuthoHA" tile Independent banks of Virginia To
their raza M h.rtl
zng the purchase OF tile old Methodist meeting house Ly
the trustees OF the town ut Brdgewater said bills were
read first time.
TIE ARNoRY.
Mr. DESklNS from the JOINT committee To investigate
CERTAIN subjects connected with the Armory made re-
port which ~-s read The report concludes with the iol.
lowing resolution
R'Soired, by the General Assembly That the Cover.
nor shall he and lie is hereby authorized grant perm.
SION TO the parties heretofore occupying the North end of
t'e est wing oi the ArmOry continue the SAM.
for milling purposes upon such terms and for such time
a. c may prescribe, eserving the Commonwealth the
right terminate the lease when the pubc nte,.., ~
demand the same.
The report adopted.
HoUDoNs STATUE oY WARRINGTON
MI SAUNDERS called up the joint resolution auth
orhe the purchase, from Vim. j. HUBBARD bronze cast
OF ioudons statue OF Washington be placed in the V
gina Military Institute, aud appropratng sum not e1
seei'ng sln,Oon tor the purp
Mr.. SAUNDERS made All eloquent appeal to the Sn,,.
in behalf OF the resolution
The ayes aud noes called and the resolution wa.
UNANIMOUSLY adOpted-ayeS ~. noes none Mr. SAIN
DERS authorized To co,nmunc AZ. IN. s,u. a., Of,
House
WINCHESTER Am ,,t,,, 49, ,,,,.o
On motion of Mr. BIiSWEI.I the senate tool nm tho
bill TO authorize extension Of the Winchester and Po
tn,n1c Railr,,J to S,r,s,,,rv tn IN, ~. ~ ~
table and made the order OF the dny for Mondov vr;
next
TINS p,xv orvsr,ov
Mr.. THOMAS called up the bill 10 ext.nd tho charter of
the Bank Of Virginia and on his n,o,;or ,;,e I; 80 -
Ia, order OF the day Tor Tuesday next at O'Clock with
The understanding that the subject will then pressed To
a NAL termination.
NORTHWESTERN yIRgINI. R,uRo,n
Mr. TURNER called up the order Of the day. namely the
House b to repeal the tn section OF passed l4h
Feb ls5l entitled on act 10 incorporate the Northwest
ern Virginia Rail- DAD Company and act passed ON the
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Eau ~. ~ ',,1 question 10 be on the amend
s,, 80; VI M hr'NnoD, 10 s,nkr out from the
tn II, IT, .e ~orus poaru OF Public Works
.i was uro',Su Ny heSsrs west Steenrod
ons;,;o 81 u" '''o'' anu heSsrS Deheale anu Roger III
The ayes and noes being demanded ON ,ho a,;.. =,
the amendment the roll WIS called and the ,,n.pdr,
wa not agreed to-yeas Il noes d
Mr.. HUDDLESON offered n proviso IN tboh;1,,,.,
wont any -, ~ a. -. ~ - 'V ''' ~ pro
and freight which wa. voted downIaves 10 ~ 90
The bill was then read A third linn. o,d 'ssI H. a.,