Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17
I,episIature...Extra Session.

ton of the Governor was read. Ihlrty-egDt
Senators answered to their names
Mr.. Stuart offered resolution which was a
Jopted requesting the House of Delegates to re-
turn to the Senate all the Senate bills on its ia
BILE undsposed OF.
Mr.. Rives offered two resolutions waving the
reference of business of last session to commit
tees, and restoring all the bills passed last ses
sion to their first reading. The resolutions were
adopted.
House.-The members re assembled at II o..
clock, and Speaker Crutchield took the Omar,
stating in a few remarks that he considered IL
his duty and prerogative to do SO.
i Mr.. Edmunds offered series OF resolutions,
which We're adopted, with view to the rein
statement of the unfinished business OF the last
session, and Responding the committees ana Of
6cers.
After some unimportant business the Clerk
proceeded to read engrossed bills by their titles,
in accordance with the resolution of Mr.. Ed
munds. When the bill to provide for the COM
pletion of the Covington & Ohio Railroad was
thus read, Mr.. Chapman gave notice that he
would call up said bill with view of taking a
vote thereon, on Wednesday, 18th inst.
TUESDAYS The joint resolution au
thorizing the Board of Public Works to settle
with Selden, Withers & Co., by charging them
with only the par value and interest Oh the six
per cent. bonds and per cent. sterling bonds,
and requiring one halt to be paid in 30 days,
and the other half before JAM LIST, 1859, was
dopted by an unanimous vote.
Sundry resolutions of inquiry &c. were adopt
ed.
The Senate resolved to attend the funeral OF
John Warrock, late printer to that body.
House.-Mr. POWELL of Loudoun, offered
preamble and resolution, setting forth that as the
members of the Legislature had not left the seat
of government since the adjournment on Satur
day, they were not entitled to mileage, and d.
recting the Clerks not to give certificates for the
same. Lies over. -...
The reinstated order of the day taking prece
dence of other orders, being the bill ITO prevent
the unlawful bridging of the Ohio River, near
i Steubenvle, and tor that purpose to define and
punish such offences, was taken up for consi
deration. Mr.. Porter moved the indefinite post
pouement of the bill, and concluded the speech
commenced by him at the last session O. Mr.
Sweeney advocated the bill.
WEpNEsDAY-SenGte.-O motion of Mr.. Old
q resolution of inquiry was adopted in regard to
chartering railroad to run by the most direct
route from Richmond to Lynchburg. r..
The bill approprating 100000 to the Coving
ton and Ohio Railroad, returned from the House,
came up on its second reading, with the amend
, ment recommended by the Committee OF the
House, which provides that the Board of Pub
lie Works shall borrow 100000, to expeud
on this road in 1858 and 70, and thereafter shall
borrow 81, 100000, per year, to be appropriated
to its coHstruction-provided the total appropri-
alton shall not exceed $10,000,000.
Mr.. Beale, of Westnoreland, moved the adop
ton of the amendment. Mr. Smith, of Green
brier, preferred that the bill should go back IT,
i, the House, as it was passed by the Senate. Mr..
: Deneale was glad to see the precedent set by his
friend from Westmoreland. Mr.. Beale defined
his position. As an original question he was
opposed to all appropriations to internal lnl-
provements. He found, however that the sys-
5 tenn had fastened on the State, and he advocated
$ the completion of this road with view to tax
f ing it out of the field of legislative combina
tons, which had squandered money in many IN
remunerative schemes. Mr.. Floyd warned the
internal improvement party against the delusive
S promises of their opponents Their object was
to kill off all smaller schemes and centre upon
one national line. Mr.. Thomas agreed with Mr.
F. He showed that the State was not more in
terested in the O. & o. r. than in other roads.
Why not, then, complete those which need but
little to finish them2 If they do not prove re-
question of expanding $l0,0O00O0 on the O. d
3 o. r. Mr.. Brannon favored the amendment
| He was for getting rid of this road, and then
smaller interests would no longer cluster around
it. Mr.. Floyd replied, and said the Senate was
: too thin to precipitate upon it subject OF 50
much Importance. Adjourned.
. H0uSe.-ln conformity with the resolution a.
dopted on Monday, the first hour was occupied
in reinstating bills on the second reading to the
i, positions which they occupied on the calendar
at the close of the last session.
t The resolution of Mr.. Powell in reference to
mileage was taken up, and discussion ensued.
E motion to postpone was negatived-yeas ",
nays 76,-without disposing of the subject it was
laid aside to take up the Ohio River bridge bill,
which was further discussed.
! At the evening session, the mileage resolution
being up, Mr.. Raymond made speech on mat
tiers and things in general, and particularly IN
reference to the newspaper assaults on the Leg
isature. The resolution was laid on the table
THURspAY.-,Senate-- bill was reported au
thorizng the extension of the Manassas Gap
Railroad to the Virginia and Kentucky line.
The Joint resolution for constituting the First
and Second Auditor and the Register of the
Land Office "a Board of Claims" was taken up
and, after having been amended, adopted-yeaS
30, nays 0.
4 The Covington and Ohio Railroad bill was ia
ken up, and the question being on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Beae, that gentleman spoke
at leugth in its support. Messrs. Floyd, Rives
and others opposed the amendment. After
protracted debate, Mr. Deneae proposed to a.
mend the amendment by striking out ten mil
lions and inserting six millions. Adopted-yeas
90, nays IL.
Mr.. Deneale then offered the following addi-
ton to his amendment: "And provided further,
That the amount hereby appropriated shall be
expended from its Eastern terminus Westward"
This was adopted-yeas II, nays IA.
The question then was on Mr.. Beale's amend
ment as amended, and it was decided in the
negative-yeas, Is, nays, IS.
House.-The bill to prevent the unlawful
bridging of the Ohio River was passed-yeas 7S,
nays Z.
The following bills were passed. Authorizing
Justices of the Peace to give Judgment Cd forth
coming bonds taken by constables on executions
issued by Justice Amending the 1ltf section
of chapter 56, of the Code of Virginia, 20 give
turnpike companies right of way only in the
lands condemned for the turnpike
FRIDAY.-Senate.-T bill for the conversion
of the debt of the James River and Kanawha
Canal, due the State, came up on lis second
reading, and after debate was laid on the table
House.-A resolution was adopted prohibiting
members from speaking more than fifteen min
utes at any one time, unless by consent OF
majority of those present.
The Mount Vernon bill was taken up. Mr..
Chapman explained and advocated the bill at
length. He said that Mr.. Washington, the pro
prietor of Mount Vernon, refused to sell the es-
tate unless the State of Virginia became the