The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-02
...ss..I AssEMnLY OF vIKGINLA.
sENATE.

sea-ssa's@ SENATE
mm FRIDAY, Feb. = 80 5
The seuat. was called 10 orier by Lieut. "ov'
Th. President laid befors the Ssuate an hAccu.
live communication, transmitting ststeIAens y
~. condition III the Central Bank: and = commu'
nIcatien from the President Of the soutneln ~. .n
rncrcial Convention, inviting the mempe,S ~ sse
two Houses TO attend the sessions OF the 0oh'eh
ton. ,,-
NJ AMp,rs from Committee OF Courts of Jus
t,cr reported that II was inexpedient TO provide
by further legislation to prevent commissioners Of
electioas betting on eiecHons.
NJ DrSrarF from the Committee on Roads,
roTorted senate bill to authorize the Roanoke Val
Iey Railroad Company to borrow $4,000, or as
much hereof as shall be necessary TO equip its
road and paw its present debts.
Mr. JONES, from the Committee on Banks, re
ported Senate bill to extend the charter of the
Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. WHITE: To amend the 18th section OF
the Code. subsequently Mr.. WHITE reported q
bnl)
BY Mr.. SMITH: To amend the Code in relation
TO working roads.
Mr.. CAMPBELL presented memorial of the
Vaccine Agent.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
The unfinished business Of yesterday, the Vir-
ginis and Tennessee Railroad bill, was resumed.
Mr. DENEALE withdrew his resolution. and Mr..
THOMAS moved to lay the bill upon the table with
view to offer resolution that select committee
ofthree from each election district, on the Board
of Public Works. be appointed TO take into eonsid
Grafton all matters in regard TO the price and sale
of bonds of the State as in their opinion may be
proper and necessary, and to report such plan as
in their opinion may tend to increase the price of
the same, so that means may be raised to carry
out any appropriations that maybe made at this
session.
The motion was opposed by Messrs HUDDLE.
SON and TAZEwEIL, and advocated by Messrs.
THOMAS, PARKS, WEST and JOHNSON, and was
adopted
Mr.. CATLETT moved to amend the resolution,
offered by Mr.. THOMAS, by striking out select
committee" and inserting committee OF Finaocs,'
which motion was lost.
Mr.. JONES moved to amend by striking out all
after Resolved" and inserting that on Monday
next the Senate &c into committee Of the whole on
the subject Of internal improvements.
After discussion, III which Messr5. JONES,
THOMAS and CAMPBELL participated Mr. JOHNSON
moved to lay both the propositions of Mr.. JONES
and of Mr.. THOMAS on the table.
Dir. ANBLER addressed the Senate In opposition
to the motion, and the ayes and noes being called.
the motion was carried-ayes "a, noes 49,
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad was taken from the table
and, being put on its passage was lost-ayes IL,
noes 90.
Mr. SAUNDERS moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was lost
Mr.. DESEALE stated that the vote would be a
test vote whether any appropriation would be made
this winter.
Mr.. DOUGLASS said he could not accept it IS such
SO far as he wa concerned.
The question of reconsideration was decided in
the athrmative-ayes 81 noes
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, the vote by which
the bill was ordered to be read third time was re-.
considered, and a substitute offered by Mr. JOHN
son, adopted increasing the capital stock to $500
COOS
On motion of Mr.. SAU NDERs, the bill was laid on
the table
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, the Senate adjourn.