The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

fRIDAY, Dec. Is.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Woodbridge, of the Epis-
copsl church
Reports fran Cbamiittees-Mr. THOMAS from thu
Committee Of Courts Of Justice, presented n ma
jority report upon the resolution for filing the va
cancy in the Office of Lieutenant Goversor. It
provides for the election of President of the Sem
ate pro tempore, and reports n bill providing for
tue election hereafter in case the 1t Governor
shall resign or fail to qualify &C.
MIR. WHITE presented minority report from the
same committee providing that the General As
sembly shall proceed to the election of a Leuten-
ant Governor.
Mr.. AMBLER, from the same committee present
ed minority report; asserting that the Governor
has no authority TO Ill the vacancy in the Office,
and that its duties devolye the President of the
Senate.
All the reports were ordered to be printed, and
tomorrow fixed upon for their consideration.
bill incorporating the Southern Virginia Steam
Navigation Company, and bill Amending the
charter of the Preston Mining Company, were re-
ported
Mr.. DoCaIAs offered the following resolutions:
Rssotred, That, in view of the existing depres-
SION IN public credits. it is ineYpedent to make
any appropriations to works of Internal Improve
meht during the present session of the Legislature,
except such reasonable sums may be absolute
~ necessary to preserve completed partially
completed State works from filling into decay, or
being otherwise injured
Restfred, That tho present session of the Gene
raj Assembly ought to be brought to close at the
udJs tnat proper attention to other great
public interests viii permit and that the Governor
should he requested, in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution, to convene extra session be
ever, IN his judgment, a change in commercial and
nsaheial matters indicate general revival of con-
hdence and credit If such change shall occur, be-
fore the time, or near the time. for the next reau-
lar session of the General Assembly.
Ihe resolutions were made the order of the day
for the first Wednesday in January.
Resolutions cf Enqaug-By Mr.. STUART, of fncor-
porating the Salt Sulphur Springs Company, in
Marion county. BY Mr.. DOUGLASS, of incorporating
the Croton Female College, in King and Quee n
county. By Mr. CoGHIIL, Of repeating SO much Of
Sec l. chap l03, as authorizes free negroes to ac-
quire slaves otherwise than by descent BY Mr..
NARTH OF chartering the kanawha Cemetary Com
pany, with special rights. by Mr. CALDWELL of
IharteFlhS the Merchants and Mechanics Savings
institution OF Wheeling. BY Mr.. BRANSos of in
cooperating company to construct a TURNPIKE
from Milestone in Calhoun, to Charleston i'm Ka-
nawha. By Mr.. MARSHALL, of amending an act to
amend sec o., chap. l05, by adding in the second
line in the second section, after The word Frede-
rick, "North of the Potomac"
mr. CALDWELL presented the memorial of the
trustees OF Bethany College asking a temporary
oah TO enable them to rebuild their college build
lngs, recently burned.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, it was resolved that
the Senate, with the concurrence of the House,
take recess from Wednesday, Dec. 23d, to Monday,
the 9Th of January.
BHS IdSsed.-A bill authorizing the payment of
money, due or to become due, on account of the
purchase OF the junction Valley Turnpike by the
Board of Public Works. bill increasing the fec
OF Jailors for keeping prisoners. bill to increase
the penalty OF Sheriff bonds. This bill alters the
penalty from $4,000 to $25O000 and gives the Cor
poration Courts power over the nlatterl bill
changing the time of paying the annuity to the
winchester and Potomac Railroad. bill to pro-
vide for the payment of the interest Oh the James
River and Kanawha Canal Co.'s guaranteed bonds
This bill provides for the payment which fell due
IN July last, and for payments which will fall due
to January, 1859. ryder TO the bill was passed
which provides that before the Company shall re-
ceive any benefits from the act, it shall execute
a bond secured by mortgage, for any money paid
IN pursuance of this act similar to that required
by the act passed January 10, 80. Also that ..no-
thing herein contained shall be construed as a wal
Yer by the Commonwealth Of any lien by mortgage
or otherwise, in favor of the bondho,ders"l
On motion Of Mr.. CATLETT, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.