The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-12
aENER At ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA..
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
THURSDAY. March II.


The s.nate met at Il o'clock.
Isis Fnssed---To provide for publishing togctt. |
ar the acts journal and documents Of the last and
present SESSIONS Of the General Assembiy.
Yepry,f ~ Claims Tho Joint resolution. estab-
lIshing a Beard OF Claims to consist OF the LIST
and "a Auditor and Register OF the Land Office,
was verbally amended and adopfed-ayes "a, nays
O. The board Il 90 consider all claims against the
state and when considered just, arc to order their
paypnent-if not over 800. II over one hundred
they can recommend les payment to the General
Assem- bly,. 4Hsss.tss Isl
fsfiiioa and sstrdzvs.---,of Henry W. Price,
NJ. D., Of Nicholas esnnts, demonstrating against
the appointment OF q BOARD of Medical Examiners,
unless so constituted as to give equal rights to
the various sects Of medical practitioners.
Raa,sfntof Claims on he hksraoi improvement
Fie,sd.--Mr BRASsoS offered substitute for the
bill authorizing the Issue OF State bonds In pay
ment of claims for work on internal improvements,
which may have been certified 20 and allowed by
the Board of Public Works, before the 1st OF
March. The substitute makes the payments IT,
Glide only such sums are m1ltipies of Sl0o,
and provides that the claims shalt have been pre-
santed 10 the Board of Public Works before the
1st of March. The substitute was adopted.
Bills Reportsd--Autherizing the extension of
the Manassas Gap Railroad TO the Cumberland Gap
Railroad, in Scott county; to amend the Sth sec.
Of the act authorizing the issue of Treasury Notes;
incorporating the Wayne Coal Mining Company;
amending the charter of Ieesburg in Loudonn
county.
Resolutions af Inqaarp-By Mr.. surH. of c., of
incorporating Minerva Lodge, No. lel, Odd Eel,
lows, in Lewisburg. By Mr.. PsxroS, Of reporting
bills $50 aud 23i of last session.
6ou-iartoa and Ohio Roitrodd-The CoviogtoD
and Ohio railroad bill, with the amendment Of Mr.
BEALe, came up as the unfinished business. The
amendment appropriates sl.eoo,O00 per year until
| the road Is completed, the appropriation not TO
exceed Sl0D00,9co.
Mr.. BEALE replied to the remarks Of Mr.. EIoVD
| yesterday. He cited the pecunary condition OF
| the State. He had seen that the Covington and
Ohio railroad Was the great work oftb State, and
he was anxious to complete it, but he found to oh
tain the $l50t0,000 TO accomplish that object it
| was rendered necessary to give two dollars to
| other works for every dollar appropriated to the
Covington aud Ohio road. He concluded by an
nouncing his willingness TO withdraw the anend-
ment.*
MIR. FLOYD replied to Mr.. BEALE in an elaborate
| internal improvement speech, replete with facts
| and eloquence.
MIR. SMITH, of g., thought this was the time for
action the hour for discussion had passed.
MIR. RIyBs spoke in opposition TO the amend
ment.
Mr.. OLD announced his intention to vote against
the amendment.
Mr. CAMPBELL said his vote on the amendment
would not be committai in any future action be
might think 1t proper to take either on the amend.
ment or the bill.
parent that some gentlemen were DESTROYS to ap-
propriste all the public money to one work, and
cut off all others.
Mr. DENEaLE moved to strike cut the SI0,0o0,OOO
In the amendment, and insert S6,000000.
The amendment to the amendment WAS adopted
by the following vote
AYES -M-ssrs Brannon Bruce, Campbell. De-
Hairstan, on HUB Mnbbard. mnddleson, johnson. Logan
Old, hives, Smith, of J Thomas, " est, Yates-3O.
hArs.-ilessrs. August, Bealn. Caldwell Claiborne
Snirh. of G.. Warsh-l2,
MIR. DENEALE then offered an amendment requi
ring the appropriation 10 be used from the East
terminus Westward.
This amendment was adopted hY the following
vote:
AYES -Mossrs Beale. Bruce, Campbell, Claiborne,
Coleman Deneae. Day, Douglas, Flood, Frepch
Funston. johnson, Logan, Old. RiVes. Saith OF G.,
NAYs-Messrs Brannon. Caldwell Deskins, Floyd.
Gatewood, Hairston, Hubbard. Hudd!sson, Layhe
Marshall, Paxton, Warth, West, Yates-H.
The question then required on the amendment
Of Mr.. BEALE asamended.
Mr.. PAXTON moved to adjourn. On this motion /,
MIR. RivEs called the ayes and nays which resulted
as follows:
ATrs-Messrs August, Beale, Campbell, Claiborne.
Coleman, Funsten, Paxton. smith OF G smith Of
SAYs-Messrs Brannon Bruce, Caldwell, DeneaIa.
Deskns, bay. Douglas. tiood, Fioyd French, Gate-
wood hsirsf n, Hubbard, johnson, iayne, Logan.
Marshall Gid, Rlves, Thomas West, ates-22.
Mr SMITH, of G., moved to lay the bill aud pend
ing amendments on the table. The motion WAS
defeated.
TN the amendment as amended, tile vote result
ed in its defeat, follows:
ATEs - Messrs August BeaIe, Brannon Bruce.
Campbell, Claiborne, Coleman, Dene;ile, Bay
fros ch, Layne, Paxton, Smith Of G.. Smith Of +,
Narth-la
NAYs-Hessrs Caldwell, Deskins Douglas Flood,
Floyd, fuUsten. 9atewood HaTston, Hubbard,
tuddieson, johnson, Logan, Marshall, OLD, RIyes,
Thoma-. West. iates-le.
The bill was then ordered to it's sngrossment
On motion of Mr. R1vEa, the hour of IL o'ciock
was fixed for meeting hereafter.
The Senate then adjourned.
Mr.. BFALE, on Wednesday, said III reply to Mr..
DENFALEs question" Ii he woaId vote to in-
crease the taxes that he wonia certainly vote
to do so ifsuch vote rendered necessary by any
liability created by his agency He did not say he
would vote TO increase the taxes to Euild the Gov
ingtou and Ohio road, or any other road, nor did
he believe any such increase OF taxation WAS, or
wouid be- necessary if the railroads we're required
to pay the interest due the State.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
EVENING SFssIoN-WEDNEsDAF, March IT,
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