The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-25
GENERAL Assn ILT or 7iRolNIA
sEsArs csEDIsos

The Senate met 1t IL osopck.
communication was received from ths Hosse
announcing the psssags u certain bills.
BsRs Psssod. House bill incorporating he tovu
Of BrsnaonviIe. II PrestsD. ror Ne rsliuf Of ~.
p. Trice, Of Fairfax county. kelinQukshtng the
States right Ia the Wheeling aod NarshaIi turp-
pike road. TO the counties of Ohio and Marshails-
An act 10 end the Law regarding the psssass ef
counterteit money. fIt makes the penalty css1os.
nispt Ia the penitentiary not less than two ser
more than ten years Providing for the,condHmsa-
ton Of lands overfowed By the works ct tho Coal
River Navis.tion Company Changing the lotstion
OF the Black Lick and Plaster Bank tssspiks. Dor
the relief OF John Wilson, eommssiensr of re-
venue Of Halifax county Increasing the snnulty
% the Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum by the addi-
ton OF zoo and appropristug 800 for the puf-
chase vi musical instruments therefor. For tho
relief Of Francis Hanaah, OF Prince william
county. -. T
Bias Rported.-A bill more sffsctually TO pro-
tect the fisheries o. the Potomac; Incorporating
division OF Sons Of Temperance at Rowissburx, IN
Preston county to attach part OF the esunsy Of
Braxton to Gilmer coaaty; establishing an cleo.
tion precinctin the 5th distrct OF Wstxel county:
changing the place Of holding elections In the ID
district Of Preston county; to incorporate the
KinnekenDec Mining Company In Harrison
county. 5#
Election Of STATE 0zcers---Ths joint resolution
from The House q King "Wednesday next a ths day
iof the election OF basement oicsrs, TO-, Was -
ken mp and amended 30 as to AZ the lsf Of March
next as the day = IT
S1!s Of Public Wvrks.--A bill to amend the res.
oution passed Feb. %, 1884, regarding tho sale of
internal Improvement works Ia which the Ssass
il interested, was taken up. Tho bill provides
that when the sale of a work Of internal improve
ment, on the foreclosure Of mortgage or other
lien, takes place. the Board ef Public Works shall
II the State 10 Interested attend the saie and par.
chase the work If they think 10 judicious for the
CommonweaIth-the purchase TO be subject 70
the confirmation OF the Legislature. The bill was
passed by the following vote:
AYEs-aessfs Armstrong, August, Braden, DrAn.
non. Bruce, Caldwell, Cal lett, Cobb, DauGhtrey Dss-
sins Day. Douglas. Flood fansten. Gatsweod, Hub
smith ofG, smith of Stuart, faliafcrro Thomas.
Thompson. Warth. welcb, White Wooding-3i !
NArs17Messis Deneale. Floyd. french. Hnddlsson.
LAyne, West-6. 80 1IE
Ittitioas Presented --0f Jno. +. L. Paxton and
others, asking Increase Of tho capital stock Of
tern Virginia. asking that circuit courts be author.
lied to correct erroneous assessments Of land.
Bat Dsfedted--A bill giving the Uuitsd States
government the right to purchase certain iands %
Portsmouth, was defeated-ayss IL, nays %. The
vote was reconsidered and the bill laid on the "a
| BILE. F.
Resoi,aions Of Laguiry--By Mr. DAuaHrRxr, Of .
division Of the property held Jointly by the city Of
| Portsmouth and county Of Norfolk BY Mr. fIoYn.
OF amending the charter OF the South Western
Bank of Virginia: by Mr.. DEsxINs, OF releasing the
States interest In much of the acksonvills and
Christiansburg turnpike road as lies between
Christansburg and the depot on the Virginia and
| Tennessee Railroad by Mr.. BRucg, of proyidinr
for the construction Of railroad on the two-flft6
aud tbree-fifth principle, frsm Carkesvilie Neck
ienburg. to some point at near the intersec tion
| of the Richmond and Danyills and Southsids Rail.
roads in Nottoway.