The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-25
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Jan. "a, 1856.
SENATE was called to order by Mr. CATLErT.
BILLS REPORTED.
BY Mr.. DOUGLAS. from the Committee on FL
nance: Granting to B. B. Minor the right to use and
occupy strip of land ON Franklin street. between
the Law Building and the State Court House in
Hichmend : declaring it inexpedient to legislate
upon the subject of the following resolutions: OF
refunding to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Company the amount of all tax which has been
paio ny SAID company, and exempting said company
irom TAX tax hereafter; of amending existing laws so
as to allow Commissioners Of the Revenue - per
cent upon the assessed value of all personal pro.
perty assessed in their respective counties in lieu
OF the amount now allowed by law; and of repeal
ing tne Incense system of taxation to base
the whole system upon the ad Ualorem principle
By Mr.. CHAPMAN, from the Committee ON Apri-
culture: Amending the Code in relation to the dr-
ties of Inspectors of Tobacco
BY M9. JOHNSON, from select committee. To aid
the eree Ton OF monument commemorative of the
Declaration of American Independence
BY Nj. DOUGLAS, from select committee: Autho,
iZing the Governor to erect a plain stone over the
tomb OF James Madison.
RESOLUTIONS
BY MI. RANDOLPH: OF allowing compensation to
Clerks, SheTiis, Jailors and Commonwe wealth's At
torneys, for special terms of the Circuit Courts
By Mr. AeKENEEY: Authorizing the Norfolk and
petersburg Company to borrow money for the
completion OF their road A bill for that purpose
was afterwards reported
by MI DOUGLASS: To require the term Of OF.
nee OF the sherids to commence hereafter OF the
first day of February.
BY Mi. BALDWIN: OF inquiring into the exne.
diency Of changing the Pilot Laws
by Mr. DENEALE Gont resulution): InstrUeting
the fuoiic Printer to engrave five thousand add
tional copies Of the internal Improvement map of
Virginia.
Other reports and resolutions of local character
were presented.
On motion of Mr.. TURNER, the bill removing
| the restrictions from the North Western Railroad
company was taken up, and, an amendment
| to the bill offered by Mr. STEENRoD having been
| read, Mr. TURNER and Mr.. REGER addressed the
Senate in opposition to the amendment and Mr.
STEENRoD I'd Mr.. HUDDLESoN in support of l..
The amendment directs that a subscription of
half million made by Wheeling to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad be refunded to said cityl
Mr.. THOMAS intimated an intention to offer an
amendment to the bill in reference to the dscrimi.
nations on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
bringing them under the Code.
On motion of Mr.. ARMSTRONG the Senate ad.
journed
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Jan a. 1856.
A communication from the Senate announced
the passage of sundry bills, which were read and
| appropriately referred
Committees were called for reports and a num-
Der OF bills were reported, which will come up in
order.
On motion of Mr. MALLORY the message of the
| Governor relative to Virginia Military Land War.
rants, was referred to special commtte.
| PENNSYLVANIA AND vINGINIA.
Mr.. HIETT from the special committee on the
subject, reported, with an amendment, the bill to
protect James Parsons, jr., OF Hampshire, and 9TH
ers, citizens of this commonwealth in the prosecu
ton and maintenance of their constitutional ,hts
| The question on the amendment was carried in
the affirmative and the bill being read first and
| second time was ordered to be engrOssed. fIt il
understood that the Court in Pennsylvania before
| which Parsons is under bonds to appear sits Mon
day next, and for this reason the bill Is hastened
Resolutions of inquiry, &C., were offered and ap-
propriately referred:
By Mr.. SEDDoN: For leave to bring in bill for
| the relief of John Timberlake, of Fredericksburg
| By MIR. CROCKETT: OF exempting from punish
ment persons who may remove the bodies of ne
groes who have been capitally punished, from the
| place of interment By Mr.. SINCLAIR For a bill
for the relief of John Fitzhugh. By Mr.. HOLIDAY
For bill for the relief of Enos Howard, Sheriff o.
Marshall. By Mr.. ANDERSON Of amending the
law, so as to dispense with the affidavit of appli
cants for grant of land that he believes said land
not to be embraced in any other grant. BY Mr..
SMITH OF branch of some Bank other than
| the Bank of Virginia, at Charleston, in Kanawha
BY Mr. KEMPER: For more effectual means fol
raising more revenue from the oyster trade. BY
Mr.. taylor: Of authorizing the common council
OF Alexandria to create sinking Fund.
Mr.. NEWTON presented the petition of citizens Of
Taylor for the incorporation of the town OF Graf
ton
PILoT LAWS
Mr. ELLYsoN presented a Report of the Board
of Trade of the city of Richmond ON the subject o
the Pilot Laws, which was ordered to be referred
| to the committee on that subject.
Mr.. MARTIN presented petition of citizens OF
the county of Preston praying for the construct
of Turnpike from kowlersburg via Kingwood,
pike between the top of Laurel Hill and Bruce.on-
referred.
ENDowING COLLEGES.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
for the permanent endowment of the Colleges OF
Virginia.
MIR. DOYLE, who was entitled to the floor, ad-
dressed the House in support of the bill. The de-
bate was continued by Mr.. JONES. ofAppomattox,
in opposition to the bill; after he concluded, MIR.
BURwELL, of Bedford, got the floor. He read Dy
way of argument proposition which he designed
to offer whenever the subject was IN condition to
make it in order. This proposition differed from
the original bill mainly in the payment of the
sums for the endowment OF the Colleges out Of the
Treasury instead of out of the Literary Fund as
provided in the original bill Mr.. B. stated that he
was at first in favor Of the bill II stood; but he
found on examination that the primary School
Fund was much more closely applied than he had
minish 10 by the appropriation to Colleges but he
was willing to encourage those institutions by di-
rect taxation for that purpose. He proceeded at
length TO explain his views Of the expediency and
policy of encouraging the Colleges Of the State =
He defended the system of primary education from
the prejudcial comments passe upon 1t. He con.
sdered that Virginia could adopt, situated as she
was, and he believed IL conferred the most impor
tant benefits on the State.
When Mr. BURwELL concluded, Mr.. HIETT
moved to pass by the order Of the day. TO take up
the bil protecting James Parsons, Jr., and other
citizens In the prosecution of their constitutional
rights, to which motion the House agreed
PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA.
The House accordingly suspended the rule, and
proceeded to the consideration of the bin entitled
Ito protect James Parsons, Jr, OF Hampshire, and
Others citizens Of this Commonwealth. In the pros
ecution and maintenance Of their constitutional
rights
The bin was read II recites the story Of Par.
sons going TO Pennsylvania In company with psr-
| ty Of yirginians, to arrest body of slaves who
| had abseondcd Of Parsons meeting with one q
| the slaves, and his attempt 10 arrest him, while
fleeing from him Of the interposifion Of mop q
| negroes and whites. who maitrested him aud res'
c4ed the slaye; and the arrest of Parson. On me
| charge Of attempting to kidusp . nee eaozen @
Pennsylvania and being held - bail y ne sum q
20 OC0 10 snavver The biIl provides that II cn1o