The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

"WEDNESDAY, March 3fst.
A communication was received from the House,
announcing the passage of snndry bills.
Improving Navigation. DgSEALs offered
joint resolution. which lies over under the rules,
appropriating 100000 to deepening the channel
anil r. moving obstrnctions from James River from
Richmond TO deep water, and deepening the chan
nel Of the Appomattox River do~n to james
River.
Militia BiU.--The bill offered by Mr.. DauaHrRrr.
| amending the militia bill. was taken up Messrs.#
FLoop and CarLKrr offered an endments giving the
election Of Major and Brigadier General to the Of
fieets Of divisions and brigades. Mr.. DoUGLss OF.
ferei amendment restoring all militia officers
To the positions which the action of the militia
blu deprives them Of
Dir. DAuaHrREY supported his bill and the
amendments OF Msssrs. FLOOD and CATLETT. Messrs
TsLisFERRo and AMBLgR opposed them.
On motion of Mr.. TALiHERRo. the bill and
amendments we're laid on the table.
Mr.. TALIAFERRo asked leave to report bill
granting certain privileges to the pittsburg and
steubenvie Railroad. lie supported tho appli-
cation 10 a-speech Of some length.
Dir STUART opposed it, Tho bill Ia the. same
indefinitely postponed last session.
The leave was refused by the following vote:
Arss-Nessrs Branuon, Deneale. Floyd, Funston,
Gaiewood, Paxton, Werth. Vests
kAYs-Messrs Amber. Armstrong, August, Bra
den. Caldwell. Catlett. Claiborne. Goghil paugh-
trey. Dsskius. naY. Flood, Frensh, Hnddle,on.
Riyes smith Of q smith of j. Stuart Thoraas
Weicb White. Woedng2I.
House Bills Passed --Iou5e bill for the relief of
Samuel Sands, of Braxton county; diminishing
the capital stock Of the Third Hill, Green Spring
and Morgan turnpike company; authorizing the
Abingdon and Russell Old Court House turnpike
company to McAdamze portion Of their road.
Erempt,ng State Binds from Certain Thydfion.-
The bill exemptng StNe bonds from taxation. by
counties and corporations was, after some discus
sion, passed.
Senate Bills FaSsed-Concerning the construc-
ton of portion of the Mechan ic svile Turnpike;
- tt1a iyht
chase certain lots In Alexandria for the purpose
of "A National Foundry; for the relief of John l..
Hilton; for the relief of John G. Wright, of IA
nawbs.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
NIGHT SEssIoN-March 80, 1858.
House BHis-The bill to incorporate the Lynch
burg aud North Carolina Railroad company
taken UP, and the ques ton being on its passage.
Mr.. YAscEY offered substitute for the bill.
On motion of Mr.. DICKINSON, of =. f, the subst
tute was amended by inserting S250.000 in place
of $4,000, the minimum capital-ayes Al,
noes 40.
The question then required on the substitute, as
| amended, and it was adopted.
Mr.. ANDERSON then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the substitute was adopted, with
view Of offering amendments.
MIR. Dickinson, of Grayson, moved the Indefinite
| postpoaement OF the bill.
| Mr. HEATH then addressed the House in advoca-
cy of the iudefnte postponement, aud against the
| provisions of the bill,
Mr.. DICKINSON, of P. f., next addressed the
| House in all able argument against the bill. lie
| conteuded that the bill, If passed, would damage
most materially of the best roads in the State
| (the Dauville
! Dir. PAUSTLERoY then spoke, and at great length.
| lie addressed himself to cGntroverting certain
assertions OF Mr.. DgANg, and next OF Mr.. DfcKIN-
Son.
Mr. EDMuNDs followed on the same eide of Mr.
| DICKINSON.
MIR BARBOUR, at halfpast 10, made motion to
adjourn, and the House adjourned accordingly.
WEDNESDAY, March 81, 1855.
House BIS Passed.-To amend an act for the
construction Of the Third Hill, Green Spring and
Morgan turnpike; amending the charter of the
| town Of Suffolk to incorporate the Wheeling
Creek Turnpike Company; authorizing the Abing-
don and Russell Old C. IL. Road Company to Ma
cadamiae portions of their road; to incorporate
the West Union and Chenille Turnpike Company:
for the relief of Gideon Fredericks, deputy sheriff
OF the county of Putnam. (Refunds $500 of ex-
penses Incurred in conveying lunatic TO the Eas-
| tern Asylum
Senate Bills FaSSed-To establish branch bank
| at Beverly, in Randolph county; refunding $50 to
Joel &. Price--yeas 81. (Remits tiue.) Amend
ing the first and second sections OF act iucor-
| porstng the New Martinsviile Turnpike Compa
| ny; authorizing the payment of a SUN of money
| to Daugherty French for work done by them
as contractors the Tazewell Courthouse and
Richards turnpike road-yeas LOG, nays 4. This
| Aechapicsbiyy and Fyihe JHrnpde---An en-
crossed bill incorporating an Independent COM
| pany TO construct and complete that portion of
the Mechanicsburg and Wythe Turnpike lying
between East River and Princeton, was rejected
for the want of constitutional vote in its favor
| yeas 50, nays 45.
On motion of Mr.. T0MLIS. this vote was recon
sidered, aud the State appropriation clause strick
| en- out. The bill as amended was then re-engrosscd
and passed.
TIrginia Military Institute On motion of Mr..
| MAsslE OF H., II Senate bill making an appr0pTia-
ton of 5000 to the Virginia Military Institute,
for the purpose of completing its hui dings, in
closing it's grounds, and providing a supply of
| water for said Institute, Wac taken mp, and being
advocated by Messrs. MAssIB of r.. ANDERSON aud
PAXTON, was passed-yeas IS, nays 20
! University Of FUgtnid-A Senate bill making an
appropriation of $4,000 per aLDum TO the Uniysr
sIty OF Virginia. tor four years, taken up, aud
| being amended by substituting S12 500 in lieu OF
SIS, 900, tue quest lou gu the passage thereof was
put, and again determined in the negative for the
want of constitutional majOrity-yess 81, nays
| 80
| The Currency Question 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 feature of the redemption re-
| quirement. and the sauie was rejected.
| The bill then advanced TO engrossment,
passed, aud communicated 10 the Senate.
| resumption 81 Specie Pigment The Senate bill
| requiring the Banks OF this Commonwealth to re
sumo specie payments on the LIST of August next.
under certain penalties, was taken up.
| Mr.. IIoGE moved an amendment to the bill by
| striking out August aud inserting May"
| After some discussion, the motion submitted by
| Mr.. HoGE 10 fill the blank with list May" was
| then agreed to--yeas "a, nays Is.
Those voting in the negative were actuated by
diverse objections to the period proposed for
| sumption-some being in favor Of a more remote
| day, aud others i'll favor OF immediate or earlier
| resumption.
| The bill was then read third time and passed
yeas 20, nays g; thereupoD,
| On motion of Mr. SgDDos, the House adjourned.
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