Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-27

Douglass, Floyd, French, Hairs.ou HusL,.I
Layne, Marshall, Paxton, Riycs. Smith d, -
Smith OF J, Stuart, Ta..aierro, Thomas. W.
Welch, White, Yates-26.
NAYs-Nessrs. Amber, Day, Flooi Fgr.,
Gatewood, HuddIeson, Nea.e OF y. Ola ~
mond, West, Wooiing-ll.
Bills were passed to Incorporate tho =.
mers' and Mechanics Savings Bank If r.,
GINA at Alexandria.
To incorporate the Central Savings B,pL .
the city Of Richmond.
To incorporate the Citizens SAVING. Rat
of Alexandria.
The DILL changing the election pre,;r,,
from the house Of John Rluzae to the hons
Of John B. Farr, Fairfax county.
On motion of Mr.. Funsten, the bin B.,
change the boundary line Of the cguptje, =
Warren and Clarke, through the land, y;
James w. Conrad, was taken up and p,...S
10 the House OF Delegates, on WelDesi,1
night, the bill providing for a tax upon az,
tiers was under discussion.
On Thursday, a Senate bill to make the j..
vestments of the Commonwealth more mr.
ductive, by enforcing the payment ofiaters.,
and sinking fund loans to internal imnro,o.
ment companies, Of dividends on p~refar,si
stock, &C., wa taken up and discussed a,
length, by several members. After tbs
adoption of several amendments, the bill va.
passed, and communicated forthwith 70 III,
Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Sonata hin
making an annual appropriation Of $500
for four years to the University Of ' irginis. Ia
taken up for consideration.
The motion was opposed by Mcssrs. John.
son of TAYLOR, and Lynn, and sustained kv
Messrs. Eimunds and DuIkwall. Il was
then agreed to-ayes u, noes Ii.
The bill was accordingly tGkou up and real.
whereupon Mr.. Jones, of Gloucester, novel
to amend the bill SO as to make the appropri.
alton for two years instead Of ioUr. lie stated
that he could not vote for the bill unless the
amendment was adopted. The proposition
was rejected.
A protracted discussion Of the measure en-.
sued, participated in by Messrs. Eimaui.,
Jones of g., Massie of r., Sedden, Tomlia
and others.
Pending the discussion, Mr.. johnson, Of
Taylor, offered an amendment limiting the
annual compensation OF the Professors to s.,
900. This proposition was rciected-yess
Al, nays GO.
The question on the passage Of thebillwH
then put, and determined in The negative, fer
the want of O constitutional majority:
YEAs-Messrs. Crutchfeld Speaker Aujrf
son, Barbour of MonongalIa, Bo.s1cau, BOwcocs
Bowles, Brown of Petersburg, Burwr.I, Clpe
ton, Carpenter, Chapman, Christian, Gregg
Dabney, Davis, Deane, Dickinson OF Prince r.
ward, bowman, Draper, Dromgooie, pachHa.
Edmunds, Fitzhugh, Haskins, Heath. Hunt.
Johnston of Harrison, Lee, Lundy, Alasruae
Mallory, Mason, Massie OF Rockbridge, Mass.
OF Augusta, Mays, McCue, Nelson, Pay'na
Preston, Prince, Ronald, Rutherford, SCOTS
don, Segar, Stevens, Tatem, Thompson, Won
Yancey and Young-5l.
NArs-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Arnold. Pa
lev, Boyle, Brown of L., Chase, COckeuIie, Go.
trane. Conrad, Creel, Davidson, Delarnette, Faug
tleroy, Garrett, Gilmer, Grant, Hackley, Hard
Raymond, Hoge, Johnson OF /, Jones o. i,
Jones OF G., Kaufman, Keen, Kemble, Kemp,
Lane, Long, Lynn, McKaY McKenuy MIl.,,,
Moody, Morgan. Mock, ParriII, Plymaie, Pore-
Riddick, Rives, Rufiner, Seaman, Slber,. SpI'.yE,
Stalnaker, Sturm, Sweeny. Thoruburg. Tom.G,
Warwick, Wilkinson, Woods aud i~erby-'5.
Mr.. Christian made an Intellectual motion
to take up a bill from the Senate, authorizing
an increase of the capital stock Of the w.
ginia Central Railroad Company.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the bill concern
ing the James River and kanawha Caual,
be taken up, in order that be might offer a
substitute.
The motion was opposed by Mr.. BJrcmau,
and sustained by Mr.. Anderson.