Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-01-30
LEGis. AZURE OF VIRGINIA.
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SITrrnAy. Jan. %, 1853.

ITrRnAy, Jan. %, 1903.
,e,LIa. 3 ifAcrs 4. Eo--Mr Deneac of
'5rrca the fA'osing raselatipn, which lies
nyvr under the fulr:
R<u4frd. That the Beard Of Public
Il orkS are hereby authorized and instructed
10 adjust and settle the balance due the
state by the late firm Of Sel!en WithcFs 4
sG'o. under their said contract with said
N"af,l, ly chSrg;ng sa;l fin Only with The
or va,ile and interest a tie 6 per cdnt.
'l,on''s. and a proportional alle a:id.44n'erest
nn The > per cent sterling C%r95 sold 10 Or
placed in the H-af.dt& II said firm under tie
several contracts aforesaid Tsssile5i, ho@
ever. that Salden, n itf1efs g. Go. '5l!all en-
Ter into arranGeiF5en., Satisfactory To said
BOARD for the prompt payment IN cash Of
the balance 50 ascertaiued to be Cue ohe
fFtate.
.>cm Eunafic .4sy7n The bill for the
establishment of new Lunatic Asylrm be-
nv mp. Mr.. Catlctt offered an an'al,a.nent,
providing for the. e-e}..iof. o1f another build
irc in the Vicinity of the Western Lnnatic
ASYLUM, that building to be occupied by
those patients now deemed incurable The
1cacancias thus made in the old AsYlam by
that addition to be filed ~ new admissions.
The amendment was rejected.
TIE bill was then ordered to its third
Fading in I: -; y Ilich authorizes the Cor
nrnor to appoint one commissioner, FROM the
Valley, and two from East Of Sthe Blue
Ridge to select, Il that iart 81 tie State
West of the Afleghany mountaiils site ior
a new Lunatic Asylum.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House Bis Rcjectcd Al cngrossed bill
directing the payment Of claim due to the
Salem and Peppers Ferry Turnpike Gohl-
pany was taken up, on motion Of Mr. Ron
add After SOME discussion the bill was re-
jected-yeas "a, nays SO. Subsequently,
on motion of Mr. Christian, the said vote
was reconsiaered, and TIE bitlslaid upca sl,.s5
table.
MONDAY, Jan. IS, 1858.
SENATE The Chair appointed the fott-
lowing Committee, on the resolution for re-
moval Of Il c free negroes from the State
Mcssrs. Deneae, Hadd1eson, Hubbard
johnson, Day, Flood, Ncale, Of NJ, and
Mckcnney.
Bills Passcd--A bill appropriating S.,
Geo for the purchase Of a piece of Statuary
by YIN. f. Karbee, called The Young
Republican )" bill providing more efectu-
al means for the improvement of the navi-
CATION Of the KanaHfltl River: appropria-
ting S:25 900 for the establishment ola Lu-
matte Asylum in the Trans-Alleghany por-
ton of the State.
HOUSE About ore hundred and Fifty
bills were advanced to secoGd reading,
and all the adverse reports heretofore pre-
scnted, agreed to, except those against the
following propositions which were laid upon
the table : OF amending the act providin g
for the voluntary enslavement Of free ne
groes OF an appropriation to the Chcsa
peake Female College. OF requiring rail
road companies to fence their tracks. Of
excmpting blind persons from the prohibi-
tory tax imposed on pedlars Of books.
On motion of Mr. Burwcll, the Hous
adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tuesday. Jan 26.
Unirersity IF Tmyinia.-A bill amend
ing the law SO as to make the keeping Of
billiard table within FIVE miles of the Uni
versity of Virginia; anbject to a rasn'alty {
not less than $40 nor more thts1i} SEQ wa
put upon its passage and defeated--ayea II
nays 19. The vote was then reconsider
aud the bill was laid npou the table
.Bths PASSED.. The bill making it Lawful