Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-18
SENATE.
MONDAY March II.
An engro--ed bill TO incorporate the Alexandria Steam
Ferry Company taken up
On motion OF Mr. THOMAS, read the third time and

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An engrOssed bill to incorporate the Alexandria Steam
Ferry Company taken up
On motion OF Mr. THOMAS read the third time and
passed.
rHE "soAP ASp CANDLE BILL.
The House bill to incorporate the Metropolitan Soap
and Candle Manufacturing Company of the city Of Rci-
mond, came up unfinished business
Mr.. DENEALE moved to amend the bill by striking
thereiron the prOviso. The motion agreed TO.
Mr.. REGER called for the previous question Mr. BALD
and Mr. TAzEwELL opposed the call
Mr.. REGER Withdrew the CALL aLd Mr. DoUGLAs ad-
dressed Inquiries to the Senate touching the const
tionality Of the till.
The previous question again called and sustained
aui the Till ordered to it, Third reading.
The question coming up the passage OF the BILL it
opposed by Messrs. BALDWIN THoMIs TAzEwELL,
PARKS and ANnLER, and advocated by Nessrs. wnnf
and DENE,LE
Mr. BALDWIN replied TO aud denied the charges OF
party feeling made against the CITY Council Richmond
by the advocates Of the bill.
NJ HUDDLESON called for the previous question, and
the call being sustained the hill put it, passage
and rejected by the following
AYEs-Mcssrs Buswell, Cactt. Chapman. Dcneac.
Douglas Funston, Harris, iIuddleson, Layne Paxton.
Randolph Roger, Taliaferro, Thompson, WEIGH, West,
White and Yates-lS.
Nols-Messrs Amber Armstrong. Baldwin. Briden.
Cregh Diughtrey Finney Irving, johnson, Jones' LO.
gan McEhenney, McKenney, Marshall Old, Parks Sauu.
ders. Smith, Steenrod, Tazewe, Thomas, Turner and
Wooding-23.
BILLS PASSED
Senate bill amending 70 authorize the conatruc.
y
Monterey, in Highland county;
Hou-e bill to extend the time for the commencement OF
the bank in the town Of Fncastle:
House bill establishing branch bank At Romney, IN
Hampshire couniy-ayes g. no (Mr. ANBLERD
House bill for the relief Of VIM. ". EJwmds.
GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS
The Senate hill approprating the public revenue Tor
the fiscal year 1856, and 1861, was taken up.
Mr.. SAUNDERS offered amendments increasing the
appropriated for the support Of the Eastern In
matte Asylum TO $4,000 In lieu Of $4,000 per nnnum
tnou n patients from siO1O 10 o. OOO also inserting
$1,000 for deficit in previous appropriations The amend
m'nts were adopted.
Mr. DOUGLAS submitted a motion. which was agreed
TO- suspend the consideration Of the bill for the presen
in order to take ~ hill which passed the House NJ Dele
gotes this morning, u incorporate the
MOUNT yERSON ASSOCIATION.
A message received from the House Of Delegates
by NJ LANGFlTr announcing the passage Of bin 10 IN
corporal the I4ic' Mount Vernon Association Of tn
Union, and to authorize the purchase Of part VI Noun
Vernon.
Tr Senate proceeded To the confederation II the hill
which read twice, and on motion OF Mr. HARRIS, wa
read the thrd time and pt-sed-aycs ~, noes none.
The subject having been thus disposed Of the Senit
resumed the consideration Of the
APPROPRIATION BILL
An amendment wa adopted allowing 10 Robert Burke
one of cptgps Of the senate additional conpensl
ton Of 81 PER day for the time he acted door keeper
The hill having been twice read. wa, on motion, req
the thitI time aud pt.scd-syes ~, noes none.
W. FLOOD moved that the Sruate take up the bill .
repei the Incorporating the Pittsylvana and Lynch
bug turnpike company and Incorporating the Lynchbur
F and Nutri Carolina railroad company
The motion vas advocated by W. ftOOn, aud Oppose
by Nessr- BUpwiv. DoroLAs. CtrLgrr LOo'S, HAiH
rov aud Others.
The senate refused 70 take up the bill
ON motion " NJ DOUGLAS che bill 90 make The u
vestneuts of the Commonwealth more productive by en
forcing the payment e interest the bonds OF Intern
improvement companies, guaranteed Wy the Common
wealth aud the money due the Commonwealth Tor int
nj sinking fund on loans made 10 such eonPhnie
Wa taken mp.
The Till having been reed fhiri time, Mr. THOhA
moved 10 reconsider the vote ordering TO third rea'