The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-24
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF vIuGINIA.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

M WEbsEsDAr, Dec. 70.
Prayer blythe Rev. DR.. Hege, Of the nesbyts.
l,ilis Rs;,ortnf-A bill Increasing the salaries Of
officers OF the Government members OF the Legis-
lature fThIs bin gives the Judge Of the Eth cir.
cult lRiehmond) salary Of s., 500 the Judge Of
the Sth circuit salary Of 81 800. end the Judges
of all other circuits. 5000 each. bill concern
Of county courts. sherigs, csmmonweaiths' attor-
neys, constables, surveyors and overseers OF the
poor.
Bills nssd.--To Increase the salary Of the Clerk
Of the County Court of Nottoway by county levy.
Incorporating the ChickabominysandJ James River
Steam Navigation Company. House bill amend
ing the charter Of the town Of Lewisburg. bill
Incorporating the Southern Virginia Navigation
Company. This bill embodies the scheme of the
Hon. A. Dudley Mann, for a mammoth ocean
steamer. to run between the waters Of Virginia
and Europe. The capital stock Is to be e., 100000
to be taken in shares of $500 each. The stock to
be increased from time to time. TO an amount not
exceeding $5,000o00.1 House bill for the payment
Of the interest on the guaranteed bonds OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Incorpora-
ting the New River Navigation Company Amend.
ing the charter of the Preston Mining Company.
Resolutions Of fnqmiry:-By MIR. CAMPBELL, Ct re-
porting bill, prescribing the minimum tolls on
freight, on the railroads and canals In which the
State Is interested. By Mr.. FL0YD of the payment
TO Thomas J. Davis of Smythe county, sum Of
money due him as Commissioner Of Revenue. By
School, Chesterfield county, to invest the funds OF
said school. BY Mr.. FLOYD, of amending chap. l35,
to provide for the better trial Of actions Of
reiectment.
message was rsfeived from the House stating
that it had resolved to take recess from to-day,
until the Goth insl. The resolution agreed to.
message was received from the House stating
that IL had amended the Senate's amendment, to
the bill relating to sherifrs bonds. The amend
ment of the House was agreed TO. and the bill was
passed and became law in the following form:
Be IL enacted That the first section Of act passed
June 3d. 1852. concerning the bonds Of Sherifs and
other collectors Of taxes and the bonds of Consta
bies be amended and reeacted so Us to read as fol-
lows:
II. That the 9Th sec. of chap 49, Code of Virginia.
be and Is hereby amended that the said section
now re-enacted with such amendment, shall read as
follows:
From every person elected Sheriff of any county or
ton who collector of the taxes issued therein the
Court OF such county or corporation shall take bend
III such penalty as IL may deem sufficient-not less
than $4,000 nor more than $50 Geo: Provided, That
Richmond shall not be less than $500.0O0, nor more
than $SOO00D
This act shall be ia force from its passage.
During some discussion on the bill, Mr.. WHITE
said that there seems to be some misrepresentation
with regard to his position 1t. He argued
In favor Of placing sherifs, with regard to
their bonds, In the same position occupied by
give security In double the amount OF the value of
estates committed to their hands for administra-
tration. He favored the Sberiffs' bond being dou-
BILE the amount of the taxes collec ed by them, no
matter how great that amount was, even 81 ,000,-
600. He voted for the bill as 1t passed.
On motion of Mr.. AUGUST, the Senate adjourned
until the 4th of January next.