The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

| Tho Senate met ct Il o'clock
The bill "for the relief Of certain Railroad CON-
panies by an issus Of certificates of state stock in
payment of claims the internal Improvement
/ fund" was taken up aud read second time
Mr. Thomas Uttered aH amendment striking ont
the laIiss et the iiailroad com panies specified
which was adopted and the bill WAS then passed
/ IN the following furm:
u u elacte9 6y tie General Assembly That the sec-
on Aeuitar De and Is lie coy authorized issue Ger
incateS of thee per Cent stick Of the registered
a-bt OF tile Cedinouveait in tue manner 4,
oy law, AID ~ deliver the in py nent of The
amounts nuw due On account Of the state subscrlp
uh 70 the capital stock of aud appropriations % the
| fsfai intefna! mproyrme-t compAnes. Provided,
that said eertiiica shGli be received at their ua
value oy tne comsans.s asanny themselves of the
oehsht OF ibis act; and provided further. that said
cmpanies shali ia uss ur dispose Of sa.t,
ee tlheaies az less than par. This shall be In
The following are the sums specified or due to
the companies named, in the bill before the amend
ment Vas adopted. firgiaia Central Railroad
soo,oO0; kichniond and York River gailroad So.
ooG Norfolk aud Petersburg Railroad, sIU.uu0; Or
ahge and Alexandria RAILROAD, 81 ,Ucaj; Richmoud
aud Danville Railroad. $1,000
The following resolutions OF inquiry were Of
| fered:
by DIR. Bruce, of reporting a bill to authorize
| the extension of the Roanoke Valley Railroad
| from Ciafksviie in Mecklsnburg to some point on
| the Richmond and DauYilie IaiIraaI at or near
| heysvliie. Dy Dir. Haddleson, Of reporting bili
~ Oh last session autorisiug the ent of
tiIe Aorthwestern Luuatic Asylum BY Mr. Pax
ion, OF providing by law for tie pay Of the
| money aus ON account OF the purchase, by the
| Board 0i Pubilc WORKS. OF the JUNCTION Valley
riank Road. BY Mr. White, OF amend n , sectioi,
-. ehp lI6, OF the Code So as 10 allow any ue son
authorized by the 2jtn sec thereof issues sum
mons for "a witness, To compel his attendaf1ce by
| also issuing other legal process. By Mr. Deshius,
| Of reporting bill providing for an equltable re-
assessment of the lands iu the counties OF arroli
| and Floyd. BY s.r. Armstrong, of establishing AL,
| election precinct at Piedmont, ia Hampshire Is,
'Ir- Neal OF " ood, OF passing act aur horizlnE
| consolidation of the Bal lmore ami uho mad
| Northwestern Virginia kaiiroad companies. Is,
| vi Bruce, OF providing an additional warehouse.
III tue CITY OF hic.noad, for the Inspection of t.s
| odcco, By Hr. Funsten, of changing the time v
pay lneDt OF the annuity, of the Manchester and 20
ienac Railroad company, from the LEI of August tt
the lstot November, hereafter the campany paving
Interest on the annuity. from August Is November
ny Mr. Deskins- of providing for the transfer Ut 8.
much OF the Floyd Court House and IIIlIsylli,
turnpike. as lies between Jacksonville ami Hills
Vhe, To the counties of Floyd aud Carroll
Inc iolowlng petitions were presented: from
Saiy nopinsoh. praying Tor payment for slayl
cohuemhed and executed by the county court o
dddlesex from Philip Reilly. asking an an,eud
inent II the town charter of 3iaBches,er ubi,
county, enlargiug the town to area OF 30 acres
from citizens of Dinwidde, asking to- "a re-ss sess
intht oi the lands Of said county; of Samuel Carey
| of BuIfaio, \. u, asking the refnudiug uf none,
.;aid BY him into the treasury OF Virginia for tn
| redemption of delinquent lands. in the name q
| hattau Fields: OF Lient. t. 5. Gay, of the Publ
fuard, asking compensation for back ratiuns lille
Shy withheld from MIN; of the Charlottesville
| Stvings Bank, for amendment of charter aliosin
it to carry on the exchange business.
ihe following resolution, offered by Mr. Brar
non, was adopted:
Resotred That so much of the Governors Me-
sage as Relates to western iauds and land titles
| referred to a special committee of seven
The following gentlemen We're appointed to co,
| stitute the committee: Nersrs. Brannon, smith F.,
tireenbiier Deskins, Floyd, stuart, smith, Of Jaci
| son and Richmond
On motion of MIR. Claiborne it was resolved tba
with the concurrence of the House of Delegate
'he General Assembly proceed on tomorrow 10 III
election of all the officers of the common weait
eligible by the legislature, and whose terms of @
lice are about to expire.
| message ir IN the House was received statin
that it WAS ready to proceed with the executio
Of the joint order of the day-the election of L
senator to I'll the vacancy occasioned by the Q,
piration OF the term vi Hon. K. NJ. L. Hunter-au
hat Alr. Hunter was the only person puL in nom
dati0n. Tie Senate then proceeded with the eIe
ton, and the roll being called resulted us follow.
For II. " Z Hastsr-dessrs Amber, Arnstrou,
august, Beale, braien. nrannon, bruce Iadw-el
Cam pbetl, Catett, Claiborne Cobb, Coghiii co ema
| JeUsale, Deskins, by, Duugiass Eioud hto,l
tlench Gate Hood, Hairston. Hu4dIesou, LAyne. il
I'D. Paxton, hichmond, smith. Of Greenbrier sInit
q JackSos. o. Stgmsr' TsiIaferIo Thomas, hompsol
For Wm. e. hires-Daughlers, Hubbard an
| johnsou-3
For ChaS, l. Mosby-kves-I
Senator's absent not voting, Messfs Funsten an
hcKenny.
Messfs. Campbell White and Hubbard were a,
pointed committee to meet the House committet
| aud count the vote they announced the re-uIt q
follows Whole number OF votes cast, 1876. Nece
sary to a choice, -, of which Hon. L. NJ It. HUI
ter received l85; Hon. VIM. c. Rives q; uor
Wyudham Robertson, 2; Hon. Geo. ". Summer
| I; Hon. Chas. w. Russell, ]; Chas. L. Mosby, l.
| On motion, the Sena:e tLen adiourned