The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-30
eaENeRAI, ASSEMBLY, OF vIR GINA
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

Igoaw Rslis Pissed ~ bstahtishfngA pfectnt eec
ton In Braxton county; Incorporating tho BIN /
glssr Navigation Company amending the act |
prescribing tho mode of cectinF trustees for PEA
rtsbnrg. Giles county; Incorporating the Cologne
aud Hartford City Turnpike Company; facorpora-
ting the town of Grafton. Taylor county; chang
ing an election precinct at Flint Hii. Rappahsn.
q ,ch county: declaring tho kanawha river lawful
fence In the county Of Putnam. concerning Ferries
IN Russell and Wise; Incorporating the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company Of Virginia authori-
wing the sale Of tract of land in Shenandoah
belonging TO the Presbyterian congregation at oe-
dsr Creek; establishing an independent Rank in
Weston, Lewis county; incorporating the Paimyra
Bank st Palmyra. In Fluvanna incorporating the
Virginia Mills Slate Mining Company; establish
ing an election precinct at Swishers Mill, IN Mar
rison; prohibiting free negroes slaves from OVID
ing dogs In Essex. King Queen. James City and
New Kent Counties In relation to dams across
---- river; Incorporating the Preston Bank OF
Virginia at Kingwood, in Preston county: forming
the county Of Clay out of parts of the oountics OF
8raxton and Nicholas; releasing fines against d.
eoctors Of plank and turnpike roads for not ma
king their reports TO the Beard of Public WORKS
CONCERNING the election of 0verseers of the Poor
Tor Winchester; providing for the payment OF 10.
terest on bonds of the city of Wheeling GUARANTEED
by the State.
August lat the day for the resumption Of specie
| payment by the banks. was passed and ordered TO
| be communicated to the House.
| The SrasbRrg Frteastnny Mr., FussTFN called np
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| ter of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad" and
| moved to lay the bill on the table.
| Messrs THOMAS. WELCH, AMBLER end TALIAFERRo
opposed the postponement. The vote on the mo-
ton to postpone resulted IN it's defeat, follows
| AYss.-Messr. Brannen, Catiett Cogh II, Fnnsten
| Lakewood, Neal of w.. Nesie Ct ". Paxton, Rich
tnena, Th9mpson' West W9Sd,ns' e lstesiS pangb
Trey, Flood. Floyd, hubbard linddesop, tayne, Lo
gao, MeKenneg. Rives 8, Smith Of O.. Stuart Tala
| Mr.. FUNsraS said he saw il was useless TO say
anything in favor Of the bill, as 1t was already
| lost by the foregone conclusion of the Senate III
| had been decided by the internal improvement
men, that to secure other appropriations this bill
| must be killed, aud he was quite sure any advo
| cacy of 1t would be unavailing
| Mr. THOMPSON called the ayes and nays on the
BILL and the vote resulted 10 its defeat, as fol
| lows:
| AYss.-Nessrs Brannon, Funston, Gatewood, Neal
| of Wood, West, Yates g.
NAYS -Messrs. Amber, Bruce, Caldwell, Catlett,
| Coleman, psughtrey, peskins. Day. Flood, Floyd.
sivss' Smith Of e.. stuart. Taliafarro, Thomas,
| Thompson, Nart., WEIGH, White-2g
Communication from the Awfttor.-A communi-
cation was received from the Auditor in answer to
the resolution offered by Dir. OLD few days since.
! lie states the amount by which the State debt is
increased by appropriations to be S2929, 500 WITH
regard to the anount to DO called for In 1852 be
| makes some conjectures, but states nothing GER
| tain with regard to the necessity of increasing
taxation he says the revenue is sufficient to meet
| the expenses of government now, and the neces-
sty of an increase depends upon the action OF the
| Legislature. On motion OF Mr.. CLAIBORNE, ]. 900
copies of the report we're ordered TO be printed.
| Bits Notwithstanding an act TO organize
the militia To increase the capital stock of the
| Manassas Gap Railroad Company Incorporating
| the townsville FIGURING and Manufacturing Com
psny; amending the act Incorporating the Rover
Hill Turnpike Company; authorizing the Cousta-
bic Of Morgantown TO execute warrantsin certain
cases.
Deposife Of Public Honsys--The bill requiring
Sheritfs to deposit their revenues in some Bank IN
the Board of Public Works district Ia which they
| reside, was defeated-ayes IL, nays II.
| Senate Bis Ius$sd.-Releasing certain portions
| of the Jacksonville and Chrstiausburg Turnpike
| 30 Montgomery county; for the relief of William
Hamilton; authorizing the payment to scott q
Adams n SUM due for work on the southwestern
| Turnpikc increasing the capital stock OF the Lew
| ston Turnpike Company; for the relief OF John
IIutches0n, Sheriff Of Henrico county-(biil ex-
planned and advocated 5y Mr.. WHITE for the re-
lief of A. Z. Layne.
Richmond oe DanriNe CanHectiDn.-The bill au-
thorlziug the connection of the RicbE1ond and
Danvie Railroad with the North Carolina Central
Railroad taken up. Being on its second reading,
| Mr.. NooDINa offered an amendment providing that
no other connection between the roads should be
made until that between Danvilie aud Greensboro
| N. G., WAS completed. The amendment was defeat
ed, ayes 4; nays Is Those voting in tue afirma-
tive being Messrs. Coleman, Funsten, Wo0dng
and Yates. The bill vas then ordered to be en-
crossed.
Ertenalag tie Corporate Limits cf Richmond
Mr. AUGUsT offered resolution appointing a COM
mittee Of three to enquire into the expediepcy of
extending the corporate limits OF the City OF Rich
| nivnd. Messrs. AUGUST, AMBLER and STUART, was
| appointed the committee.
| Mr. WHITE warmly opposed the adoption of the
resolution, and asked reconsideration Of the vote
| by which it adopted for the purpose of refer
| ring it 10 the committee of General laws.
The vote adopting The resolution reconsid-
cred, ayes IL nays IL. The resolution was then
referred to the committee OF general laws.
| On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
EVENING SgsSIoN-gATuRDAY March 9th.
| The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at - o'clock T.
| Senate Bills PusSed.-0n motions severally made,
| the following bills from the Senate were takeh up
| and passed: To Incorporate the Stonyman Mining
| Companies in the counties of Madison, Page and
| kappahanDock; for the encouragement of certain
| volunteer military companies in the city of heel
| iDg to incorporate the Brooke county Savings
Bank; to authorize separate election at Fairyiew
| in Marshall county; ainsading the charter of the
| town Of Salem, in Roanoke county; to incorporate
| the Rapid Ann, Locust Dale and Madison G. ii
| Turnpike Road; Tor the protection of fish in the
north fork of Holstein; to incorporate the town 81
| Frankfort, in Greenbrier county; to amend and
re-enacr the Sd section of an act to extend the
| porate limits Of the town OF Smithheld, in thu
| eouRty Of Isle of Wight.
MONDAY, March 18th, 1855.
The House met at 10 O'Clock, pursuant to adj
journment.
Fb,saGtion Of Neo CoRnty-On motion of Mr.
BYRsE, Iiouse hill To form the county of Clay out
of parts of Braxton and Nicholas counties, WAS ia
ken up and psssed-yeas 1o9, nays 0.
Neto Bank.-On motion of MIR. CowAN, House
bill to establish the Bank of Preston, at King
wood, in Preston county, WAS taken up, and the
| same Was passed.
/ Plank loads and Twnpilts-on motion of Mr.
GRAHAM, House bill, releasing the Directors oil
Plank Turnpike Road Companies from fines and
penalties imposed by law for falling 10 make an
nual reports to the Board of Public Works. was
| taken up AID passed-yeas l32 nays0 o.
BerrgriHs and Charleston Turnpike ON motion
| of Mr. MORGAN, Senate bill I'm relation to the
purchase of the sBsrryyille and Charleston Turn.
pike by the Board of Public Works. was taken up,
and the SAME being explained by him, was passed
yeas rs, nays 81
III, Oyster Pandma.-The order Of the day be.
Ing bill for the protection of oysters, etc, wa
taken up, and the pending substitute therefor
| amended, on motions severaly msde, Tho said
| suhsfitute ~as then adopted, ami ordered to Il
second reading, wherenpon,
Mr.. Paxton moved that the bill be laid upon the
table.
Toe motion was rejeoted-yaes a. nays OIL.
Mr.. PAXTON thereupon moved that the bill be
| made the order for the evening session.
| After some discussion of this motion, Mr.. DUCK.
WALL proposed an amendment making said bill
the order OF the day for the 9th prorimo--the day
fixed by the Senate Tor Adjournment The mo
/ ton WAS rejected.
| Mr.. PAxroy then withdrew his motion, and
moved that the bill be laid upon the tabia. Tho
! motion was agreed to without division.
AdtonFRBtert.--Mr. ToMLlS moved that the joint
4 resolution from the Senate, fixing the day OF adj
ionrnment be taken up for consideration Tho
| motion was rejected--ayes Sc, lays 81
Ffeierici,jsSg and 6srdoasrttis Railroad The
| arxagEa gave notice that he would on to-morrow
or the next day, as he might elect, move to take
up aenatshtl to authorize increase of the cap
ital stock of the fredericksburg and GordonsviIio
Railroad
| Bits Fassed.--The following Honse bills were ia.
ken mp and passed: For running aud marking the
boundary line between North Caroiina and Virgin
In. Amending an act concerning the oyerseers OF
the poor OF Winchester. (1his bill was reported
this morning, forthwith advanced, passed and com.
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