The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-21
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or y1pc7z1.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS

"EShhAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE PRoCEEDIyGs
. WEDNESDAY. JAN %. 1888
A communication was received fro,n a. iusc. -.
on peiegates, announcing the passage az rar,si,
nias- Another communication was received 80
.ins .aat the House had enlarged its representa-.
.ion IN the joint committee the abolition Of th
Bosrd OF Public Works TO eleven. On metion sIs
senafes representation was increased to ave
communication was received from the Exeeu
tise enclosing the quarterly statements of the
Berkeley. -AA
Bus ported--Releasing to the county of Fan
quIer the State interest in the Leeds Mansr Turn
pike; incorporating the Bealeton and White Sui
phur springs hsad Company; amending secs. 2 and
3 OF an act Incorporating the Monument House
Company.
Resolutions Of Hsqaeiry-By Mr.. McKxSyrY. of
amending the act Incorporating the ST. AIary's Fe-
male Academy and Orphan Asylum of the city of
Norfolk. BY MIR. DAUGHTREY, of increasing the
fees Of Commissioners in Chancery in the county
OF Norfolk By Mr.. SMITH Of j., of establishing an
election precinct at Buffingtou's Mill, Cabeli
county. By MIR. STUART, of compensating the Com
missioners of the Revenue for making registers
and returns of the militia.
Ibtitions and Memorials Fressnted.-The proceed
ings of meeting of citizens of Buckingham ask
ing the incorporation of a company to construct
railroad from Lynchburg to Richmond; petition of
O.,
]. L. Armstrong and others, asking reduction of
taxes on merchants.
Bills PaSsed.-Transferrin the Moorfeid aud
Allegheny turnpike to Hardy county; to amend
the code so as to regulate the time for closing the
transfer books in the I'd Auditors Office; refuading
S3i to John q. Garnett of Orange county, for taxes
enormously paid by him amending the code
so as to restrict the sale of liquor by distil-
lers to the plantation on which the liquor is man
ufactured allowing A. G. Layne 1851 fer perma-
nent repairs made by him on the State Boring
Mill, In Richmond. of which he Is tenant.
The bill was taken up authorizing the Board of
Public Works to receive from the South-Side Rail-
road Company its bonds, in lieu of the interest
already due, and the next semi-annual payment
falling due loan from the State other
wise, funding the whole debt of the Company to
the State and giving it thirty-fOur years to lis
charge the debt, the Company, in ths meantime
to pay per cent. on the debt.
The question,came up on Mr.. RIvEs' amendment
funding the debt and comprising in that funding
the simple interest GU the postponed payment OF
interest, requiring the Company to pay the debt
fn annual nstalBents, and authorizing the Board
of Public Works, in case of failure, to pay such in
stalments II they lit to foreclose the mortgage
ON which the loan is secured.
MIR. RIvEs supported his amendment. deprecated
recognizing she practice of making defaults in raw
ment of interest by railroad companies as legel lie
stated that the money which should have been de-
voted to the payment of the interest due to the
State, had been applied to the construction &C
the company should be reduced, and the tariff OF
charges raised.
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied that the expenses of the
company now existing were necessary and could
not be reduced without affecting its interests,
by driving off good employees, and forcing IL TO
take inferior men. lie showed that the road was
now in a condition to make its promises good to
the state. but was unwilling to make promises
unless certain of their fulfllment
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 90.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Minnegerode of the
Episcopal Church.
Hearico Contested Etection.--Mr CLAYBRooK, from
the Committee of Privileges and Elections, pre-
seuted the following report which was read and
agreed to:
The Committee of Privileges and Elections hav-
ing, according to order, had under consideration
the petition of Robert A. Mayo, c0ntesting the
election of Henry Cox, the returned member from
Henrico county, make the following report:
The committee find that Henry Cox was return
ed by majority Of feght votes On examination
of his poll they find thirteen illegal votes.
The contestant, Robert A. Mayo admitting that
there ten votes on his poll contested by the
sitting member to sustain which he the contest
ant, had taken no evidence, the committee there
fore deemed it unnecessary further to investigate
the poll OF said Mayo, he asserting thereto. The
committee have come to the following resolution;
therefore
Rssoired, That Henry Cox is legally entitled to
his seat in the House of Delegates for the present
session.
Bills Reported-Bills were reported from the
standing committees among others: To amend AID
re-enact the 11th section of chapter 20S of the
Code, relative to compensation of jurors. Exempt
fng the tremen of the fire department of the city
of Petersburg from service on juries. To amend
and re-enact the act concerning the registration of
births and marriages. Directing the payment of
interest on the purchase money of lot in the city
of Richmond, bought for the use of the Common
wealth. To suppress the circulation of notes of
csrtain denominations, viz: Notes issued beyond
the limits of the Commonwealth of less deHomi-
nation than $40. On motion of Mr.. FOREMAN
report heretofore presented. adverse TO the petit
tion of j. L. Ficklin, was taken up and reversed,
thereby inssructing the committee of oldn.s to
port bill for the relief of the petitioner.
Order Of B,tsinesS.-Mr DEJARNErTE offered the
following resolution. which laid over, under
the rules for one day
BeSleed, That on and after Friday next, the first
hour of the daily sessions SHALL after the call of
the committees, be devoted exclusively to bills ON
their first reading in the order in which they stand
on the calendar, until all shall have been read
once; and, afterwards, the said hour shall be de-
voted exclusively to bills their second reading,
in the order in which they stand on the calendar;
but every bill on the second reading, during
such hour which any member expresses wish to
discuss, shall be passed by, preserving, however.
its place on the said calendar of bills their Sc
cond readinp. The Speaker shall not entertain any
motion to suspend this order, or the rules, during
such hour.
Ent4rying q Cbmniuee-On motion of Mr. MAR
TIN, the SPEAKER was authorized 10 enlarge the
committee 10 inquire into the expedieney of at o.
fishing the Board of Public Works and designa
ted Messrs. HARPER, Dickinson of Prince Edward,
and RUFFNER, the additional members of said
committee.
.a,mte Biz Pissed A bill from the Senate, ac-
ceptug the grant of the sites of the birth place of
George Washington. and Of the graves of his pro-
genitors in America, and providing for the encio-
sure thereof, was passed-yoas l2S.
Reseiutioas.-By Mr.. HAskIss, of amending an
act relative to the incorporation OF the trustees of
Richmond College; by Mr.. Seldom, of amending
10, IL and IL of chap l24 Of the CODE by Mr..
HoGE, providing for the payment of the interest
due and unpaid on the lst Of January, 1858 on the
coupon bonds of the city Of Wheeling, guaranteed
by the Commonwealth; by Mr.. MCKENZIE, of pro-
hibitiDg corporations from taxing the stock of the
Commonwealth by Mr.. LINN, authorizing Chas.
Green, an uunaturaized foreigner to hold and dis
pose of real estate in Prince WillianE by Mr.. MA
GRuDEg, of Incorporating the South Side Coal Mi-
ming Company; by Mr. Mock, increasing the IL
cense tax imposed gu lawyers and physicians in
the same ratio that other licences and taxes have
been increased by Mr. MILLER extending the
time when sheriffs shall pay the revenue into the
public treasury.
Isttt6oas--By Mr.. CoCKERmL, two petitions from
Fairfax for the appointment of an additional Conn
missioner of the Revenue: by Mr. ARSErT, Of VI.
Carpenter, Edward Vincent and j. j. Vincent for
release from the payment of a fine.
On motion of Mr.. FOREMAN, the House adjourned.
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Gov. PACKERS IsAUGrRAL.-The inaugural adj
dress of Gov. Packer, Of pennsy in referring
to the Kansas question, says he believes he ex-
presses the sentiments Of the people Of Pennsylya-
MIA as well as his own, in declaring that all the
qualified electors of the Territory should have a
full and fair opportunity to participate In selecting
delegates to Constitutional Convention. They
also should he allowed an unqualified right 10 vote
upon the Constitution after being framed. 0i
course, those who fail to vote cannot complain II
the proceeding goes on without their partieipa-
tion.
- The rest of the address Is of local interest The
Governor goes for reform in banking; opposes the
issue of small notes and the Increase OF banking
capital, under the present arrangement.
The ROBERTSON CASE AT RocHEsrER.-fn the
Robertson case at Rochester, N. Y, on Monday