Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-20
TO-DAY PROCEEDINGS.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, March II, 1853.

Senate. a bill was reported authorizing
the extensissn Of the Manassas Gap Railroad
80 the Virginia and Kentucky liue.
The joint resolution for constituting the
First ana Second Auditor and tie Register
OF the Land Office "a Board Of Claims,
was taken up AID, after having beca amen
ded. adopscd-yeas 50, nays O.
The Covingtou and Ohio Railroad bin
wss t.:ken up and, the question being On TIE
amendment offered By Mr. Beale, that gen
tleman spoke at Length. ia il support.
Messrs. Floyd, Rises and others opposed the
alnendmct. After protracted debate; Mr..
Deneale proposed te amend the amendment
BY striking oat ten millions and Inserting
six miiiens lAdoptea yeas 80, nays u.
Mr. Denea'e tlen offered the following
addition to his amendment: And provided
further, That the amount hereby appropria-
ted shall be expended from its Eastern tor
minus Westward" This was adoftcd-
yeas II, nays Il.
The question then was on Mr. Bcalc's a.
inendment as amended and it was decided
in tho ncgative-yeas L., nays 49,
Hou,a The bill to prevent the anlawful
bridging Of the Uhio River was passed "
IS, nays !.
The following bills were passed Author
iGing Justices Of the Peace to give Judge
mcnt On forthcoming bonds taken by con-
stables OIL executions issued by Justice
Amending the ltl! section Of chapter Sc;
Of the Code Of Virgins, to give turnpike
companies right ef way only in the lands
condemned for the turnpike.
FRIDAY. -Seaote. The bill for the con-
version Ct the debt Of the James River and
Kanawha Canal, due the State, came up on
its second reading, and after debate was laid
On the table.
House.-A resolution was adopted pro
hibiting members from speaking more than
fifteen minutes at any one time, unless by
consent Of a majority of those present.
The Mount Vernon bill was taken up
Mr.. Chapman explained end aaaooated The
bill at length. lie said that Mr.. Washing
ton, the proprietor Of Mount Vernon, refus-
ed to sell the estate unless the State Of Nir-
gin:a became the purchaser. The bill pre-
posed to issue bonds to the amount Of $780,
600 fthe amount asked y feaeeusabie in 81
years, to Mr.. Washington, the money to
be paid into the Treasury by the Ladies'
Association, as soon as collected They had
already accumulated S75 ,0e0; which would
be paid into the treasury at once, and the
ressdae would be paid in before tie expira-
ton Of two years. The vete or the pas
sage Of the bill was decided ia the negati9e
yeas 20, nays ST. The vote was recon-
sidered and the bill laid on the table.
SsruEeax. -Maate. "a large number
ef House bills Rere passed hIr Campbell
offered a jeint resolution fixing Monday, the
22nd, as the day for the adjournment of the
Legislature. Lies over.
House.-A number Of bills communicated
from the Senate were passed On motion
Of Mr. Christian, night sessions were dis
continued, and the hour Of 10 fixed upo:a
for the daily meetings The bill to amend
the anti-duelling law was dcbgted and d s.
ed-yeas SO, nays 10
d MONDAY, March is, S5S.-Sennte.
Fhe Senate was called to order at IL o'clock,
sieuteuant Governor Jackson liz the
Chair.
\ commanieatioa was received from the
blouse OF Delegates announcing the passage
! of sHndry House snd Senate hills.
sEN,ArE BA.L PASSED.
authorizing the Reetar and Visitors Of
the University to sell certain lands.
House. - Authorizing that where there
are sixteen school commissioners in coun-
", eight shall constitute = quorum.
Amending an act forbidding County
CoArts to grant corporate powers.
I Incorporating company to construct a
turnpike road from White Sulphur Springs
to Frankfort, in Greenbrier county.
Making it felony for Il life tenant in a