The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-29
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

SATURDAY, March ~ ltes.
a communication was received from the Honsu
bin Cor the issue cf coupon bond to q. Bucking
| ham & Co., In place of one lost, The amendment
was agreed 10.
Bilis Fasssd--rfouse bill Incorporating the bank
| al Wiiliamstown, In Wood county; House bill
amending the act establishing branch Of the FIX
change bank, ct Giarksburg; House bill incorpor
1 atang the Clear Fork turnpike company; to au-
thorize Denny Martin to take the name OF Fairfax
In certain suits; providing that the RUE uays SHAT
| nrecede court, where the term OF the court COM
1 meness on the Tuesday or "Wednesday preceding
| the Ist Monday In the month; to confer original
jurisdiction Of cases of unlawful entry and detsner
4 on Circuit courts: amending the code, giving
tnrnpike companies the rights of way only in the
lands condemned for the turnpike: House bill es-
tablisbng the Mason Agricultural Society; to re-
dnee the commissions Of sherfs on clerks fees to
| & par cent making the attempt on the part oil a
| missioner in the penitisry to burn any OF
the buildings or to adIninister poison to
/ any of the inmates, punishable by death
making the carrying a tree negro. or negro VINO
| will become free beyond the limits OF the State
with intent TO deprive him of his liberty, punisha-
bic as felony: concerning inspectors OF tobacco:
| amending the act authorizing voluntary Hssocis-
lions of individuals to fence their land IN common
authorizing the circuit and county courts to grant
perpetusl charters to cemetery companies; allow
1 ing the commissioners of chaneery residing in AL
| beinarle. Prince Edward. Petersburg and Lynch
burg 10 receive uotaries fees for nafafe5 services
repoalipg the section requiring inspectors TO 4zand
| Western tobacco with the word WESTERN; sup
| plimentary TO the act Incorporating the town
/ of Harrisonburg; establishing separate election
precinct in No. District, Clarke county; author
izng county court Of Amherst 70 issue scrip to the
Fiction Of Mitita officers Mr.. DoueLAs offered
/ the following preamble and joint resolutions 81
| Whereas it is matter Of the greatest public IN
terest that there should always be corps OF Gene
rails eminently distinguished for military capacity,
acnuired BY previous training and education, ready
4 pTna fia Ra
the best defence OF free country, wen res uated
militia"
Assembly to watch over the great concerns OF the
| state, and provide means to promote The common
| ReSolred That each member of the present Gene
| raj Assembly, and their successors. be ard he Is
hereby declared 10 be Militia Geperal--tbe mt M
ha.s OF the Honse of Delegates being Brigadiers and
| the members Of TIE Senate Mayor Gene ais
Rfsoffed farther That 10 detailing any OF said OF
! 6cers for dnty in the field i'll repoiling invasion,
suppressing insn-rection enforcing the collection
Of the yter tax the strietest regard be had to Sc
among the seniors, the juniors shall act as their
aids.
The order OF the day, being the election of Major
and Brigadier Generals Of Militia, then called
| up, and after a long debate, on parliamentary
rules, indefinitely postponed, by the following
vote:
AYEs-Messrs Armstrong. Drsden, Brannon, Cat
| stem Hubbard Layne Logan DC Renney, Marshall
Neale of H.. Paxton KIves, Smith of q. smith OF
Stuart, Thomas. Warth. White. Noodng, anu Yates
NAys-Mess1s Amber, Bruce, Caldwell, uoghi;,
Deneaie, Floyd, Huddleson. Old, TaiiaferIo' Weioh,
! and Wett--ll.
| Among the advocates OF indefinite postpone
ment we're Messr9. CATLETT, FLoop and others
Messrs AMBER, WHITE, DENEsLE and others oppos-
| ed it.
B,lIs Reyaorted--To provide for the election of a
| constable in the town of Brandunviie; creating
a new land grade, 10 be composed OF the counties
of TaZwell. Mcdowell and Nse granting relief 10
| Mrs Aun Robertson and her children
| Resolutions If fRq7ary.--By Mr.. DOUGLAS, OF re-
| peang that part of the act for the organization
of the militia which vacates the commissions OF
the officers holding commissions at the time OF Its
| PASSAGE by MIR. MCKINNEY, of amending the act
| organizing the militia. |
Inspection Of .Sau--The bill for the inspection Of
salt in Western Virginia was Indefinitely postpon-
ed, on motion of Mr.. WAKTH.
On molten, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, Merch q, 1858
The House met at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, pursuant to |
adjournment.
pERsoN n Senate bill 10 incorporate the Norfolk |
and St Sazare Navigation Company, taken |
M and two or three immaterial amendments be-
ing adopted, the bill was passed.
T,7ncs Rirs3' ard kaRt3Uha CHnat-Mr. MAYS
moved that the rules be suspended with view Of
taking up Senate bin to authorize the James
River aud Kanawha Canal Company to borrow
sum of money and to suspend The collection Of the
debt due TO and guarant tied by the Commonwealth
in order that the revenues of the company may be
pledged for that purpose.
The motion was opposed by Messrs FAUSTLERoY
and JOHNSTON, Of H., and sustained By Messrs. Ca
PERTON aud HEATH.
Mr.. FAuNrIEROY called for the yeas and nays.
which were ordered. The motion was then agreed |
to--yeas s., nays 80.
Tie bill was accordingly taken up. aud read the
first time, wheTeupon MT. .JoHSS0S of T., took the |
hoor, and made brief onslaught on the measure
II IL al hvA Mr. nE rlSI
elected a response from Mr.. SELDOM
The discussion was further continued by Messrs
SWEENEY, FAUNTLEReY and HEATH.
The previous question was then ordered on
ton of Mr.. BARBOUR, of Monongalia, and the bill |
read "a second time
Mr.. MALLORY addressed the House in support Of |
the scheme.
Unuer the operation of the previous question, |
moved by MIR. McCUE, the bill was read thir |
time
The question on the passage Of the bill was thea |
put, and determined in the negative for the want |
of a constitutional msjority-ayes -, nays 81
Neio independent Blak.-0n motion of Mr.. AR |
MOLD, engrossed bill to establish independents
bank iu the town of Weston, in Lewis county, was |
taken up, and the same was passed.
Coat Rfuer NlirtgdtioR.-0D motion of Mr.. WARE, |
the bill increasing the capital stock of the Coal |
River Navigation Company, aud authorizing sub |
seription thereto on the part of the Common |
" eath, taken up, the rules being suspended |
and having been amended by the adoption of a /
substitute the vote was taken upon its passage, |
aud resulted yeas 50, nays AZ. SO the bill was re-
jected for the want of constitutional majority.
The Palmyra Bank --Gn motion of Mr. B0wLEs. Il /
bill Incorporating the Palmyra Bank. at Palmyra, |
in the county of Fiuyanna, was taken up and pass
ed.
Account of james 2. &,Httsr.--Mr. Seldom from |
the committee of Finance, offered the following |
Joint resolution, which, on motion of Mr. BARBOUR |
oil CuIpeper, laid on the table and ordered to |
be printed:
hesolfed bg The GeneTd assembly, That Board. |
consisting of the Governor, Attorney General and |
Secretary of the Commonwealth he, and is hereby, |
constituted with authority on the part OF tins /
Commonwealth, TO cause such examination. as the |
said Board may deem necessary, OF the accounts
of James T. Sontter, of New York city, agent (
the Board of Public Works: and to have the ac- |
counts upon which the transactions of the said |
Seutter were based properly adjusted including |
commissions, and all other proper charges, aud 10
make such arrangements for closing said accounts |
and calling in or redeeming, selling at auction |
at the highest price that they will bring, said
bonds, as TO the Beard may seem just aud proper |
And in the event that il may be in the opinion OF
said Board necessary and proper, then the said |
Board Is hereby authorized TO appoint arhitrators,
who shall be citizens Of Virginia, on the part OF
this State. to settle and adjust any matters Con.
nected with the accounts OF said Soutter, which,
Ia the opinion of the Board, ought to be referred
to arbitration and, in aid of said arrangements,
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are also
hereby authorized to employ such portion of said
fund as may be for Investment in the debt of the
State in the purchase OF any bonds which may
have been hypothecated with by said Soutter at a
price not exceeding their par value
OLtsr Bills F1SSed--A House bill amending the
act authorizing the construction of State road.
from Franklin, in Pendleton to Monterey, In High
land-yeas So. nays6
A Senate bhl to incorporate the Orkney Springs
Company, in the county of Shenandoah
MIR. RUTHERFORD moved IA reconsideration of the
vote by which the SPEAKER decided that the bill
concerning the James River and KanaWha Canal |
was defeated; whereupon,
On motion of Mr. CArEE4oy the House ad
journed.
The TROUBLES IN ME2Ico-A dispatch from
Washington says the Mexican legation is informed
that the forces of the coalition which sustained