Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-14

SENATE.

lHURsDAf. jan o. icJp.
Mr.. Douglas. from The committee on Finance.
Nc. reported House bill for the relief Of H. j
Brown Of the county If camphell. aud Sennts
bills authorizing the payment II sum # money
! ~ John Cooke. J lhn B. Mitchell and Lorhnzo
| y. Caller. NJ contractors ON the FLOYD Court
House and Iill-vile Turnpike road; and to au.
ihorize the Auditor Of Public Accounts Ia exam
inc. settle and pay Bond NJ. 80 issued by the
State Of Virginia on the 9Th dav Of October. l7sl
for & 900. payable to Daniel Gaines, or bis lie
gal representatives.
Mr.. Amber from the committee on Canrt. of
Justice. reported that it was ineSpedient 10 On.
large The Jurisdiction ff'the District Courts.
Resolutions Of enquiry were presented
By Mr.. Mckennr y-Of extending the Norfolk
and Petersburg Rail Road from it, prescott
terminus, To- some point On the Central Rail Road
at or near Charlottesville.
BY Mr. Jone--Of prohibiting tho circulation
nj the notes Of banks of other States of less de-
nomination ihnn len dollars.
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
The President announced the names of the
gentlemen composing the committee under Mr.,
Tazewell's resolution TO inquire into the expedi-
encv of abolishng the Board # Public Works.
&C. n fnllaws- Mrssr-. Tnz"wcll. Logan. Jones
Gatlett Deneale, Parks, Thomas Marshall and
Roger.
INTOXICATED BONDS.
The President, U.ieut. Gov. McComas,) pre-
scented communication from the Second Auditor
William l.. Jack son, ESQ., in reply to n resolu-
ton of the Senate asking for information in rela
ton to the bonds of tho State which have been
hypoihecated and the lthority under which they
were hypothecated.
Mr. Jack son refers the Senate to the Board IF
Public Works for the information desiredby the
last branch of the interfogatory to wit, the au
thority under which the bonds were hypotheca-
ted.
Mr.. Jackson says-."The amount of bonds is
sued prior to the first day of this month, under
acts authorizing lonn- for purposes of internal
improvements. after deductng the amounts re-
deemed and cancelled and the amount purchased
hv the Board of the Literary Fund, is S2l,74O-
40 g. of this amount. 81 SIP 40 63, were
certificates of registered debt. upon which the
money was received prior TO their issue: SILL
:l5300O were six per cent. coupon bonds upon
which tho sum Of slo653,000 has been paid
into the treasury leaving the sum "f S1OO,OOo Ia
be accounted for, and three hundred and
seventy five thousand pounds sterling or
~ $4,000 five per cent. coupon bonds rnya-
in Lond ~ wcreissued upon which there has been
received the sum Of 81 :60,7il %, and there is
due upon snd bonds rating them rs netting the
sun ofeighy seven dollars per hundred the sun
"f 800 500 %, making IN the aggregate in the
sum Of 1910. 5nS 0S vet due upon the entire a
mount of bonds issued by the Commonwealth
For the explanation # the sum above stated te
lac due respectfully refer the Senate 10 the re
port of the Board of public Works"
Mr.. Jnck son further informs the Senate. that
all the BOMBS issued have been properly filled up
and list ed in the proper Offices prior I" their de-
livery to bona iil" purchasers or thu agent OF
the Board Of Public Works. N Il have hcen e-ti
mated in the statement of the public Il bt which
hes been submitted 10 the Genrral Assembly nj
the first session.
ELL REJECTED.
The bill authorizing the Rocky Mount turn
pike tn collect tolls for crossing 'htiY bridge
Staunion river, came up in its order Mr. Flo"e
spoke in its favor aud Mr--ro' llarSloa. nnt
johnson opp"sod it, The question being on its
passage, the bill was rel cited.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The bill in relation to the Washington Mnnn
ment being under consideration, Mr.. .J"ue. pro
posed to fill the blank providing f'r the faar re.
mining statues to the Authorized, with the nam,
Of George Mason, Gen. Thomas Nelson. Gen
Andrew Lewis and John Marshall. Pending ia,
proposition, on motion of Mr. White, the bill wa,
laid on the table.
A large number of bills were read first an,
second time.
On motion Of Mr.. Creigh, the Senate odjourn
ed.