Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-25
...,rta Legislature.

S.n.ts, on Tuesday, bills were re.
ID" authorize the Virginia Central
f" Company to contract with the
5'i.,I ard Alexandria Railroad Company
+; Ie.;,r the capital stock Of the Fred
.. ! and dord'n'T''l' N''''0'o o0"-
~" y amend aud r~e,enact an oct concerning
I.o..;oners of the revenue.
ann,;Iin of enquiry was adopted for
!es0. ~" Blne Ridge Railroad Company
s:Sins /, Al stock Of the Virginia Central
3.foaa Of Mr.. Yates, the bill to alter
70 Innate limits of the town OF Martins
q S" s. taken up and passed.
E;s WON of Mr.. Braden, the bill to
70 nUJ re-enact the 10th and SD sections
E1''4 =, amend and re-enact the charter
ID !, ,,rn of Leesburg, in the country OF
~ 3'on, was taken up and passed;
191 SI vas passed to amend and re-enact
Au NJ chapter 90 of the Code. little
''s'lUs on motion of Mr.. Thomas, by
'a:". $50 as to compensate witnesses at.
'.';us, bsvopd the State in criminal cases."
sg y" Ts,t;1n Of Mr.. Thomas, the bill to amend
Vt,,,sr Of the city Of Alexandria was
",eo up and passed;
%In.,ices OF the Peace to give judgment on
ming bonds, taken by Constables on
",.n,,ons issued by q Justice, was taken up
n,s.ed. This bill was advocated by
,,.r.' Thomas and Coghill, and opposed by
Tho Joint resolutions offered by MIR.
mas. requiring merchants in the State to
:. "a commissioners of the revenue a list OF
-, goods, stating which are of the growth
Virginia, which are grown out OF the
;,,s. and which in foreign countries, the
+,rjsbiug Of this statement to be one OF tho
| Unions Of obtaining the license, were
r.en ~ and after debate indefinitely post
,oei-ayes 70, noes IA.
The bill for the suppression of small notes
-. ,sken up and passed--ayes %, noes II.
The vote passing the bill fixing November
4, the resumption of specie payment by the
tanks was reeonsidered, and November strlc-
ian out. Mr.. Old moved to fix May lst as
date for resumption.
M. Thomas moved to fix September 1st.-
NJ. French moved October lst. The last
notion was defeated--ayes ii, nays 30
The propusition for September LIST was also
i.t.atsd-ayes ii, nays 80. The proposition
70 make the date for resumption August LIST
vss adopted, ayes %, noes 20.
The bill to increase the capital stock OF the
James River and kanawha Company, and
70 authorize h subscription thereto by the
Commonwealth, was taken up, and MIR. Stu
sr; offered a substitute which authorizes the
James River and Kanawhs Company to Dor
row a sum not exceeding S2,OOO,OOO, the lier
low held by the State to be suspended un'
I'll that debt shall be paid, and after Its pay.
nent to be restored. The bill was ordered
70 be printed.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Delegates, on motion o
Mr.. Cockerille, a Senate bill for the relief o
h. P. Trice Of Fairfax county was takel
No and passed-Yeas 100, noes 0.
Mr.. Fauntleroy moved that the unfinished
order Of the day local River Navigation bill
b. passed by with the view of considering
the bill TO amend the charter of the Win
chester and Potomac Railroad Company
The motion was agreed tO--ayes 50 noes 81
Mr. Anderson moved q reconsideration o.
this vote.
The Speaker ruled the motion out of order
a. Mr.. Anderson had not voted IN the ahrm
s,ive.
Mr.. Fauntleroy thereupon' submitted the
motion aud it was rejected-ayes 43, noes
60. The bill vas accordingly taken up anc
discussed by Messrs. Fauntleroy, Dejarnettt
sud Segar. $50,
The question on the passage of the bill wa:
then put, and determined in the affirmative
By the following vote: :,
AYrs-Messrs. Alexander, Arnett, Arnold
BaUsy, Barbour of NJ, Foreman, Brown OF up
SUI, Byrne, Carter of r., Chase, Conrad
Coyan, Davidson, Davis, Duckwall, Faunt
l.roy, Gatewood, Graham, Harper, Hawks
RAYMOND, Hickam, Hoge, Johnson OF t., John
sion OF H. Jones Of A., Kaufman, Kemble, Long
Mason, Massie of r, Mckay, Morgan, Nelson
taxlon, parrlll, Plyniale, fol'er, Io"eiL VI -
Preston, Rlyes, Ronald, Seaman, Seldom, Shep
AID, Sibert, Smith, Smitter, Stanaker, Stun
Thompson, Wilkinson, and Yancey-53.
NArS-Messrs. Crutchfeld, (Speaker,) Ander
son, Bal, Barbour of C., Bowles, Brown OF b.
Brown Of P, Caperton, Carpenter, Carter o
Richmond county and Westmnreland, Chap
man, Christian, Cockerille, Creigh, Dabney
Deane, Dejarnette, bowman, Draper, Edmonds
Htzhush, Garrett, Gilmer, Hackley, Haskins
Heath, Hunter, Keen, Kemper, Lee, Lynn
Masrudsr, Mallory, Martz, Mays, Mckenzie
Moody, Mock, Powell, OF L., Rutherford, Scott
Ssgar, Stephen, Sweeney, Tatem, Thomas, Tom
In, Warwick, Woods and Yerby-50. .
On motion OF Mr.. Graham; the House ad
burned.