Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Virginia Legislature.

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tions from the James River from X Edmond e
deep water, and deepening the channel OF the
Appomattox River down to James River.
The bill offered by Mr.. Daughtry. amend
ing the militia bill was taken up. Messrs
Flood and Catlett offered amendments giving
the election of Major and Brigadier General
to the officers of divisions and brigades. MI
Douglas offered an amendment restoring all
militia officers to the positions which the &C
ton Of the militia bill deprives them Of
90 motion of Mr.. Taliaierro, the bill and
amendments were laid on the table.
The bill exempting State bonds from tax
alton, by counties and corporations, was, al
ter some discussion, passed.
Co motion of Mr.. Thomas. the bill giving
the consent OF the State to the purchase by the
Uoi,ed States of one or more lots of land in
the city Of Alexandria, for the purpose Of a
National Foundry, and exempting the said
lots of land from State and city taxation, was
taken up and passed.
In the House of Delegates, on Thursday
night, the bill to incorporate the Lynchburg
aud North Carolina Railroad Company was
taken up; aud the question being on its pass
age
Mr.. Yancey offered a substitute for the
BILL
% motion of Mr.. Dickinson, Of p, E. the
substitute was amended by insertinAs S25O,
900 in place of $50. 900 as the minimum cap
.al-ayes Al, noes 10.
| The question then required on the substl-
tute, as amended, and it was adopted. With
out taking any final action on the bill. the
House adjourned.
On Wednesday, a resolution from the Sen
ate, authorizing the publication of $500 CO.
pies of the consolidated and revised election
laws, was read and agreed TO.
An engrossed bill Incorporating an indie
pendent company to construct and complete
that portion of the Johannesburg and Wythe
turnpike lying between East River and
Princeton, was rejected for the want OF a
constitutional vote In its favor-yeas 90, nays
As.
% motion Of Mr.. Tomlin, this vote was
reconsidered. and the State appropriation
clause stricken out. The bill as amended
was then re-engrossed and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Massie, of r., Senate
bill making an appropriation Of $4,000 to
the Virginia Military Institute, for the pur
pose of completing its buildings, inclosing
its grounds, and providing supply OF water
for said Institute, was taken up, and being
advocated by Messrs. Massie, of r. Anier-
son and Paxton, was passed-yeas -, nays
&c.
A Senate bill making an appropriation oil
So, 900 per annum to the University of Nlr'
g,nis, for four years, was taken ~, and being
amended. by substituting ''Sl2,5O0' in lieu
| IN tha fas 10
Of WAS lot, aud again determined in the mega
tive for the want OF a constitutional majority
yeas g. nays SO.
The Speaker reminded the House of the
notice be had given to call up the bill relative
to the fredericksburg and GordonSViI!e rail-
road, and after explaining the reasons which
Influenced him to forbear from calling up the
bill to-day, remarked that he would submit
the motion tomorrow about ii o'clock.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill to provide more uniform currency
of the banks OF this Commonwealth. The
pending amendment was the proposition to
strike out the discount features OF the re-
demption requirement. and the same was re-
jected.
Mr.. Mckenzie offered the following as an
additional section:
mo bank or branch thereof shall discount
any draft, note or bill Of exchange. payable
at spy point beyond the limits of the Com
monweath, which is drawn for longer time
than sixty days after its date"
Mr.. Seldom proposed to amend this section
limiting the said discounts to sight drafts.
The amendment was discussed by Messrs.
Seldom, Word, Edmunds, Mckenzie, Duck
wall. Hoge and Sweeney.
Mr. Seddon's motion was then rejected,
whereupon Mr.. Heath proposed to insert, al
ter the word Commonwealth" the words,
"snd within the limits of the United States. "
This was accepted by Mr.. Mckenzie, and
the section IS thus modified, was then re-
jected.
The bill was then advanced to engross-
ment, passed and communicated to the
Senate.
The Senate bill requiring the Banks of this
Commonwealth to resume specie payments
on the lst of August next, under certain pen
alties, was taken up.
Mr.. Seldom proposed to amend the bill 50
as in effect, to require an Immediate resump'
ton of specie payments, aud prcceede1 to al
vocste the amendment
Mr.. Hoge moved an amendment to the bill
| Oy striking Out august obu i"0Si'''6 10y
On motion Of Mr. Martz, the question thus
presented was divided, 80 as to take the vote
first on the proposition to strike out.
After some discuss ion, participated IN by
Messrs. Seldom, Segar, FauntlerOy, and Ed
munds, the vote was taken on the proposl
ton to strike out, and resulted ayes 69, noes
) 30.
Mr.. Sweeuy moved to fill the blank thus
arising, with June 10th.
The question was put and determined IN
the negative-aye IS, nays So.
90 motion of Mr.. Duckwsll, the previous
question was ordered. -,
The motion submitted by Mr.. Hoge, to fill
the blank with LIST May, was then agreed to-
YRAs-Messrs Crutchfeld, (Speaker) Alex
ander, Barbour of NJ, Bass, Boisseau Bowles
, CaIdwell, Carpenter, Carter OF and w, Clarke
Conrad, Cowan, Cox, Dabney, Davis, DeJarnette
Dickinson of Prince Edward, Draper, Duck
: wall. Edmunds, Gatewood, Graham, Gregory
e Hackley, Hancock, Hawks, Hoge, Hunter, John
e ston OF H. Jones OF 6. Kaufman, kemble, Lane
:, Lee, Long, Lynn, Martz, Massie OF 4, Massl'
f OF A, Mays, Moody, Nelson Mock, Nottingham
y Paxton, Parrill, Plymale Rves Segar, Sbert
Smith, Splitter Stalnaker, Stevens, Thompson