The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-07
fKICE ONE CENT.
AsskMnLY OF VIRGINIA.
sAsArE PROCEEDINGS
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Inc Senate met at IL o'clock.
na,.. governor JACKSON appearss
nouneed thai bis comnisslon hsyins - !, sna an
yesterday, and doubling the proDrists a. yssa on
osel unIii nus successor was elected IL won,s ~
..,s W from the Presidency ofthe senats. He 49,
si sns ssns,s Tor the courtesy aud kindnsss shown
nim curing his occupancy Of the chair.
The senate then proceeded 10 ths slect,an =, !.
.Ieslaent PROTEIN, and VIZ. II. AMBLgR, OF Lo,,isa'
naMng been nominated BY Mr.. Thompson. was
On motion Of Mr.. STUART II was
6esarea, That the thanlss of the Senate ara dina
tnd are hereby tsndered to VIM L. Jackson, ESQ,
rot the able, digni6ed and impartial maurer h
Mnicn ne mas presided the deliberations of the
| chair. seP'eu 'As
tsus Reported TO amend sec 8, chap. lsd ef the
Code to provide for the publication Of tile list d
delinquent tax payers Ia counties; to establish 4
work mouse in Petersburg to amend an act con.
Planters Savings Bank in Richmond: to incorpo.
rate the Mechanicksburg Savings Bank in Ne.
cnanlcksburg, Giles counnty; to amend the char.
ter OF the Charlotte Svlle Savings Bank; to incor
porate the Merchants and Mechanics Savings
Bank In Wheeling.
Resoiataons Of Inq,6ry-By Mr.. WEST. of better
settling land titles In Western Virginia. and seen.
ring the Commonwealth titles to actual settlers
Referred to the special committee on that subject
oy Ar. AUGUST, ofproviding that citizens of France
with the provisions of the treaties between the
United States and France In lS0O and 1856 by Mr..
MCKINNEY, Of establishing workhouse in the city
OF Norfolk; by Mr.. WEIcH, of relieving from taxa
ton all musical and chemical Instruments used ex.
ciusiveiy Tor educational purposes; by Mr..
OF amending sec. 4, chap. Isl, as to extend the
operation OF the law attaching vessels ON the Ohio
sivsr to ali the navigabls waters Of Virginia.
petition OF sundry citizens of Jacksonvilie,
FLOYD county, praying the Incorporation of that
town, was presented.
Tbs engrossed bill providing for filing the va
cancy In the office Of 1t. Governor was on motion
OF Mr.. WHIrE. taken up.
Mr.. RIvEs moved to reconsider the vote passinc q
the Bill to its epgrossment.
On this motion, much debate occurred, in which
all the original objections TO the main object Of
the bili-the election by the General Assembly.
were urged. The motion was defeated. Ayes,
The bill was then put on its passage, with the
following result:
AYEs.-Messrs. August, Brannon. Bruce, Coghill,
Coleman, Deskins, Day, Funsten, Gatewood, Hair
ston, Huddleson, Neale of Wood, Neale of North.
ampton, Paxton, = uoud, Smith off,, Taliaferro,
%.
NAYs.-Messrs Amb,sr, Armstrong Beale, Bra
den Caidveii, Campbell, Catlett. Daughtery, Flood,
French, Johnson, Logan, McKenuey Marshall.
Rives, Stuart and Thomas--17.
Inc passage Of the bill Was ordered to be commu.
nicated to the House.
On motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. o.
The House met at II o'clock
heports.-Biils wers reported from the standing
committees: To amend and re-euacr 2Oth sec Of
chap sS Of the code; to authorise the Kempsviil,
canal Company to change the route Of their Canal
to appropriate a sum Of money to extend the
Franklin and Monterey Turnpike to the Warm
springs, IN batn county. report was also pre-
sented ddoerse to the proposition refund to s. H.
Johnson Co.. a certain SUN Of money.
RESOLUTIONS Of fnqnry.-By Mr. RoSALD, of provt
ding for and the endowment Dy law of an Agricui
tursl College In the State; by Mr. CREIeu of incor
poratng the town Of Frankfort, In the county OF
ireenbrier; by Mr: MoKESzIz, ofregulating ferrier
between Alexandria and Washington City; by MIR
CHRISTIAN, OF providing penalty for buying or re-
ceiving from slave, without his master consent
any intoxicating liquor; also as well IN any othei
commodity; by Mr. LUNpY; of restricting the lien
ert dctds SO far es the may be levied 90 that
Is snall operate on all the personal property to
which the Judgment debtor is possessed or entitled
rom the time il is delivered TO the officer TO the
return day. by Sir. HUNTER, Of requiring by law
mat the Commissioners of the Board of Public
"orks, or one OF them an future, shall represent
the State In person, at the animal general meet
rugs of the james River aud Kanawha Company,
and in the several railroad companies, in which tle
State has an interest.
ista,ons Presentol-By Mr.. HEATH, Of VIM g
Gwathmey and others, for an additional inspector
OF tobacco; by Mr.. MARTIN, of Abraham siapter
praying TO be relieved from judgment rendered
against him by the Circuit Court of Richmond; by
Mr.. fERRr, for the reliuquishment of the Com
rnonwealths right to a sand beach, called "Bone
Island In Northampton county; by Mr.. McKEN.
zIR OF citizens Of Alexandria against further leg
| islation for the Washington and Alexandria Rail.
| road Company.
Contested Etection.-The report of the Committee
nf Privileges and Elections, on the contested elec
ton from the counties of Randolph and fucker
came up as the special order of the day. The con
ciusion Of the report is, that Jacob Conrad the
contestant, was duly elected and is entitled to HE
seat.
The report was considered in detail, and the
nrst branch amended by striking out the name
Of Jno UDonnell from the list Of votes on the poll
Il sam'l Crane, the sitting member, declared H.
legal.
Alter some time consumed In discussion Of the
report, Mr.. DEASE moved its recommitment, which
motion also gave rise to debate The motion was
| then disagreed to.
Mr.. RONALD moved to pass by the subordinate
resolutions, etc, aud consider the Anal resolution,
awarding the seat TO the contestant.
Mr.. CRANE protested against the action proposed
with considerable warmth Of manner.
Mr.. RONALD replied, and animadvertsd with Sc
verify upon the imputations Of Mr.. CRAsE.
The motion to pass by, etc, was then negatiyed.
The pending resolution declared that, on the
poll of Mr.. CRANE the vote of Richard johnson
was Illegal, on account Of EoD-rssidenee in the
election district. The question being put thereon
Was determined In the affirmative, aud likewise the
vote of q minor.
Pending the further consideration Of the report,
the House adjourned.