The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-11

SENATE pR0cEEDIxds.

GENERAL. ASSEMBLY OF vIkGiNA"
SENATE pROcEEDINds
A "WEDNESDAY, February 10, 1855
The Senate met at IL o'clock. ....,
Prayer BY Rev. Mr.. Burrows, o. the nAp''''
Church.
Bilis Reported. Establishing an election preelne.
1t levin Camp. in Marshall county Cbans,ss
the Kirk election precint, in Giles county, 70 ms
chanicsburg. In the same county. 10 linen. az
act concerning the terms OF Circuit 49,.
Amending the charter OF the Norfolk sha 49,
burv railroad. Changing tho name OF tns p'aae
lie and plaster Bank road. Incorporating me
lily and Clsypole turnpike. For the reiei 9, ,sn
WiIsop. Commissioner OF the Revenue OF h rI-
county Incorporating the Seaboara psh s,s ~ he
ginia. Authorizing connec.ao,h sra Sarth Car.
olina Central railroads. Establishing an e'ee'
precinct at Ashland, In Hanover county. r. -.
R,solaaioas of Inquiryy-By Mr.: THOMAS. =,
funding Ben I. ChinD, Of Prince m,i's -. R,sNry
sIIs er1oneously paid by him. By MI NC nSSn n
of.manding the charter Of the city OF Norfolk. Dy
Mr. D,sEAIs of altering the time fixed py law io'
the pay n,ent of the revenue into tno If the
By Mr. YATES, of legalzing the pursnA ~ noard
perryvllle and CbarIsstowp turnpike by tne Doaa
~ Public Works BY Mr.. DAusHrERY, OF au'i, .t
wing the town OF Portsmouth to subsc,ioe W NY
CAPITAL stock of the Seabosra nanH, ID
WHITE Of Incorporating the Chest C .os N
Nin;ng Comnapy in the county OF Cbesterheid--
~ NJ p.x,oy. OF Incorporating Savings BANK
AZ Den wood Furnace. in RockbrIdge.
Jstitions Presented of members OF the Metho-
dist church of fairmont, Marion, asking autnors
fr for the trustees to sell a certain lot OF Arch r.
Smart. to be refunded certain taxes erroneously
Maid: of citizens Of Raleigh and Randolph coun-
ties asking the reassessment OF lands and the pas
sage of law for the better protection OF sheep.
Adrerse Reports.-Reports from committees were
made adverse to legislation on the subject Oh man
omission Of slaves by will, and adverse to grant
ing the petition of certain citizens OF Lexington.
The Flour Lnspec ion Bill came up, Mr. CoeHIlL
having the floor. With regard to the argument
of Mr.. THOMAS, of Fairfax, that the law, as It
stands, does not admit of larger hole being bored
in the barrel than half an inch in diameter, ne
cited the opinion of England and Britain, experts,
10 show that to make an inspection, through
hole of that diameter, was simply impossioie- he
produced telegraphic dispatch from Alexandra,
sent by the inspector there stating he used an an.
CUR "a scaut inch" in diameter, and trier n oil
an inch in diameter. lie assumed that ounces
was the average quantity of Hour drawn by the in
spector from each barrel. He urged the passage
Of the bill without the amendment.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved that the bill be referred
back to the Committee on Agriculture and Com
merce.
The motion was defeated-ayes Is. nays q.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE opposed taking flour from the
barrels of millers and appropriating 1t to nspec-
tors as against the constitution.
The question then came up on the amendment o.
fered by Mr.. ANBLER, requiring the inspector TO
weigh the -four taken from barrels, whom 1t is de-
was defeated, ayes 10-nays "a.
Mr. AMBER then moved to amend the bill 80 as
TO prohibit the inspector from retaining more than
ounces of -four per Dbl. Mr.. THOMAS offered an
amendment to the amendment SO as to connne ats
operations to the city Of Ricl mond.
Mr. Thomas amendment was defeated. Mr.
AMBLgh's amendment was then defeated-ayes II
nays Il.
Dir. AMBLER offered an amendment, providing
that the compensation of no inspector after paying
the necessary expenses of the office shall exceed
$4,000 aud any amount received over that sum
shall be paid into the treasury. This amendment
adopted, ayes 10, hayes IL.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG offered an amendment providing
that the inspectors shall only insert the trer
in each barrel. The amendment was defeated
ayes II, nays q.
The bill was then laid on the table,
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
The House met at IL o'clock, pursuant to ad-
journment.
Prayer by Rev. j. l.. Burrows, ID. d., OF the Bap-
fist Church.
Bills Reported.-Mr CHAPMAN, from the Commit
tee on Roads, reported bils-lncorporatiDg the
Rolling Hill Plank Road Company. Increasing
the capital stock of the Pattonsylle and Esteyilie
Turnpike Company. Mr.. EDaoNDs. from the Com
mittee on Banks, reported bill requiring the
banks Of the Common wealth to resume specie pay
ments from and after LIST April, 1898. The said
bills were advanced to q second reading.
Adrerse Acknowledgements were presented from
the standing COMMITTEES adverse to sundry PROPOSE
tions, viz: Of permitting sheriffs when acting as
administrators to yield up the estates that may be
in their hands when their term of office expires
Of amending the Sth section of chapter 1872 OF the
Code OF prohibiting stock from running at large
on the shore of the Ohio river. OF making the
charge for the inspection of flour the same III Pc
tersburg as in Richmond. The aforesaid reports
were read and agreed to.
Ietttons Pre1nt0t-By Mr.. FAUNTLERoY, of Us
citizens of Frederick county, etc, asking for e-
gal definition of ton. BY Mr.. CHRISTIAN, Of A. p.
Stuart. for the refunding of certain taxes errone'
ously assessed.
Eastern Lundtic .isytum.-A Senate bill appro-
priaing $40 900 for the relief Of the Eastern Lu-
natic Asylum, was taken up and passed-yeas III.
Internal IaDr0temehts.-Mr. BARBOUR, of Culpe-
per- gave notice that he would press the consider
alton of the bill authorizing loan TO the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad, {the subsisting order OF
the day. on Wednesday next, 18th instant.
Mr.. CARPENTER gave u similar notice in regard to
the bill to provide for the completion OF the Cow
ington and Ohio railroad.
Ni1hG NSSiOn.-Mr OSBORNE made an Intellectual
effort to call up a resolution offered by him some
days since, providing for night sessions to be de-
voted to the consideration Of local bills.
The Pttblic Iriating-The House then resumed
the consideration of the reports OF the committee
on the public printing.
Mr. CLAYBRooK resumed and concluded his speech
10 support of the majority report aud was followed
by Messrs. POWELL, of Loudoun, aud Seldom, in a
general discussion Of the subject
Mr.. GATEwo0D next obtained the floor, but be-
fore concluding his remarks, yielded for motion
to adjourn, which accordingly submitted by
Mr ANDERSON, and agreed to by the House.