Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-27
Legislature---Extra Session.
FRIDAY. March 10. 135!

Legislature---Extra Session.
Friday, March 10, 1853.
Senate The bill appropriating S25, O0'
to the Virginia Military Institute was pass
Ied-yeas 81, nays 2.
/ The bill appropriating So. GOO per year
for two years, to the University of Virginia
was taken up. Mr.. Stuart urged the neces
sity OF the appropriations He said that al
examination Of the causes Of the late de
plorable sickness at the University had beer
made, and it appears from the report Of tn,
medical faculty, that great deal Of it wa
produced by the imperfect accommodation
of the students in the lodging and lecture
rooms. The latter were used from o'clocl
IN the morning until night, and are Of sucl
limited size that foul air is generated il
them, which promote disease. The speakel
had learned from private sources that &C
Communications were so scarce at the Univer
slty that some of the students were living
in smoke houses and every conceivable place
which could be forced into service as a resi-.
dence. The bill passed by a vote Of &c
to 10.
The bill to make State investments in in
ternal improvements more profitable was
passed yeas 80, nays 9.
| SATURDAY. Senate "A bill concerning
the payment of State subscriptions to inter-
nal improvement companies was debated
and lost for want of constitutional ma
jority.
A bill was reported authorizing individ-
uals to discount paper on the same terms
as the Banks.
House.-The senate ILL authorizing an
appropriation Of 100000 to the Coying-
ton u Ohio Railroad was passcd-yeas rs,
nays 81. The House bill to authorize a
loan Of $400, 600 to the Orange & Alexan.
drla t.allroad was passed-yeas r., NAYS
53- The House bill Authorizing a State
Subscription Of $3.50, 0oncs to the Manassas
Gap Railroad VS. passed-yeas ~. nays
~, The House bill authorizing sub
scrint:on Il $500, 900 to the Alexandria
Lopaoun & Hampshire Railroad was passed
yeas IS, nays As. The House bill au-
thorizing subscription Of $500 ,0o0 to the
Norfolk 4 Petersburg Railroad was passed
yeas 70, nays 50. 1he House bill au-
thorizing subscription Ct s52Oe, eco to the
Richmond & York River Railroad was de-
feated for want ola constitutional majority
yeas s., nays IS. The vote was recon
sidered and the bill laid On the table.
TUESDAY, March 23d,
A communication was received from the
House, announcing the passage Of sundry
bills.
Bills Reported. the Vir-
ginia Central Railroad to contract with the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad for GER
tain purposes; increasing the capital stock
cfthe Fredericksburg and Gordonsv;lle Rail
road.
Bank Denomination BIZ. The bill pro-
hibiting the circulation Of notes under $40
after SO. and under $40 after 1860, passed
last session, was passed BY the following
vote;
AYES -Messrs Amber, Brannon, Bruce,
Campbell, Catlett, Claiborne, Cobb, Cog
hill, Coleman, Day, Douglas, Floyd, Fun
stem, Gatewood, IIairston. Huddleson,
Layne, Neal Of Wood, Old, Braxton, Rich
mond, Thompson, WEIGH, West and White
-25.
NoEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Bralen, Cald-
well, Daughtrey, Deneale, Deskins, Flood,
French, Hubbard, johnson, Marshall Rives,
Stuart, Thomas, Warth, Wooding, and
Yates-17.
Resolutions Of Irqn',y'-By Mr.. De
NEALE, Of inquising into the accounts
from 1919 unadjusted n sarca Of Z. 9oely,
for painting OF the capital, bell house, &c:
by Mr.. DRsEALr, Of merging the Blue
Ridge Railroad into the capital stock Of the
Virginia Central railroad
Resumption Of Specie Payment. The
vote passing the bill fixing November for
the resumption Of specie payment by the
banks was reconsidered, and November
stricken oat Mr. OLD moved to fix Nav
1st as the date for resumption.
Mr. THOMAS moved to fix September 1st.
Mr.. French moved October 1st. This last
motion was defeated-ayes II, nays 80.
The proposition for September LIST was also
defeated-ayes II, nays So The PROPOSE
ton to make the date for resumption August
lst was adopted by the following vote:
Y" AYES Messrs. Amber, Armstrong, Bra
den, Coghill, Daughtrey, Deneale, Deskins,
Flood, Floyd, French. Funston, Gatewooa,
johnson, Mckinney, Marshall, Rivee,
Smith Of jackson, Stuart, Thomas, Warth,
WEIGH, White, and Wooding %.
NoEs- Messrs Brannon, Bruce, Caldwell,
Campbell, Catlett, Claiborne, Cobb, Cole
man, Day, Hairston, Iuddleson, Layne,
Neal, Of Wood, Old, Paxton, Richmond,
Smith Of g., Thompson, West, Yatcs-2O
A SAD SIGHT.
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