Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-08

offered requiring the banks OF the Common
us,ltb to pay taxes upon their capital stock,
y, upon the amount Of business transacted
he them, and of making the same equal to
the am, unit paid by individuals.
Appointing a select comm tee to inquire
into the expedIency of fixing and equalzing
the salaries Of the Professors Of the Unlver-
sity Of |irgiuia.
A bill was passed to incorporate the North
Branch Railroad Company. with the follow
ing RYDER, offered by MIR. Thomas:
"Provld d, however, that when the Alex
sndria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
shall be completed, the connection with the
Baltimore and Ohio X ,ilroad he 'eby author
ICED shall cease aud determine"
The Committee of Roads an Internal Nav
;gaton bad under consideration the follow
in resolution;
"Resoiced, That the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation, be instructed to ID
oaire into the expediencv of reporting bill.
authOrizing County courts or corporate com
NAMES 10 &c tan cases where works OF intei-
nal improvement have been made on the
ioint stock principle or otherwise. and the
State having rehuquished her right to said
work, lor the county court or company hav-
ing charge of said work to collect tolls as
heretofore provided by law"
The bill for the relief Of the South Side
Railroad was called up by MIR. Claiborne,
of Petersburg The bill is the substitute Of
ferred by Mr. Stuart for the original BILL
|, funds the intere.t on the State loan due up
to july, 1855, aud gives the Company fifteen
wears to pay the fund in cqu i, semi-annual H.
"a ppn
est On the arrears Of interest remaining un-
paid at each lustalmeut. The interest ON the
original loan is not to be affected by this bill
but to be paid in the msnuer heretofore pre-.
scribed by law. A ryder Is added to the bull
by Mr. Armstrong, providing that when the
ne, receipts Of the company amount 70 20
per cent on Sl67 900, the company shall IN.
crease their payments to the State 70 per
cent.
A dscus sion on tho merits of the bill en-
sued, participated ia by Messrs. Claiborne,
Campbell, Catlett, Beaie and Stuart. at the
close of winch the bill was laid on the table,
aud made the order Of the day for Saturday
The flour INSPECTION Bill" was made The
order of the day for Saturday.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Christian,
from the Committee OF Roads, etc.. reported
u bill providing for the settlement vi diVi-
depds and interests with the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad.
Areport from the Committee of Courts Of
Ju ,tice, adverse 10 the petition OF suDdry clti-
Gems OF Prince William aud Fauquier cOuL-
ties, for an act to authorize Moses, manu-
United slave, TO remain IN the Common
wealth vas read aud agreed TO.
Mr.. Heath presented report from the
committee To when was referred resou-
ton proposing an enlargement oi tue Capl'
tvl, etc.
The following Improvements are suggested:
The enlargement OF the Hall OF the House
of Delegates by an addition to it's width OF
eiphteen feet in the clear, which will afford u
very cOmmodious arrangement Ut the seats
OF the mem bers, ana additional space for the
galleries and Hobbies; fourteen committee
rooms above the Hall; the removal OF the ex'
terror steps frora both sides OF the Cspitoi;
the erection of stone steps IN front OF the
building, ascending into the portico, and the
enlargement Of the Senate Chamber TO the
extent If tho present lobby. The cost oi
these alterations will not exceed SIG 20, and
the adoption Of the plan is recommended.
The order Of the day vas then taken up,
being bill for the relief OF the Common
wealth from the tree negro population; where
upon, on motion of MIR. Anderson. II wa
resolved that the discussion of the subject
should terminate at balf-past 2 o'clock p. NJ
Mr. Powell then obtained the floor, and
advocated the passage Of the substitute sub
mlted by him some days since.
The discussion Of the principles involved
in the bill and proposed amendments. was
further continued by Messrs. Keen. Duckwall
Fauut!eroy, Mckenzie, Lynn and Howerton
At haf-past2 clock, the pending question
Yves divided. and the question thereupon pre-
seuted being upon striking out the substitute
offered by Mr.. Powell, was put, and deter
mined III the sfhrmativt-yeas II, nays b2
This substitute proposed to provide for the
Punishment or enslavement Of only free
negroes convicted OF felonies
The question REQUIRED upon the adoption
OF the substitute offered some days since by
Mr. Duckwall, wheieupon Mr.. Keen offered
substitute, providing tor the sale OF one
eighth OF the free negroes in the Common
wealth. annually, to he selected in the same
manner in which jurors are now required by
law to be chosen, etc.
The proposed substitute was rejected
yeas L. bays l22-whereupon,
Mr.. OsGorue offered a substitute, provid'
Ing for the hriog out, for the benefit Of the
poor, Of al! tree negroes having no visible
means of support.
The PROPOSED substitute was also rejected
The question again recurring ON the adop
ton of the substitute offered by MIR. DUCK
wall previously modified, on his own mo
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