The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-23
NERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE PR0CEEDrNss.

sshNhkAI4 q Z ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE PRoCEEDrHas. s
s- RRrDAY Ian a. 1850
| communication was receive,, s,r,. a.. r~...
i've, enciosng.the petition OF the Cadets Of ths
virginia Military Institute. ~ ms - ,.s,ss -
ton Gy the State Of Q manuscript BY Maj. Taomss
H. H. "n,;ason, is on e,vi engineering arehitseturs,
BIS Reported--To authorize separate slact,or
In Grafton, Taylor co.. Increasing the fees og
sioners In Chanctry, In the county Of Norfolk: an
| tnorizing the Crescent Manufacturing Company
| on Wheeiing to raise money by loans at not more
than per cent interestor BY preferred bonds In.
creasiug the capital stock of the James River and
kanaw ha Canal Company, and authorizing the
state TO take larger amount Of stock in said com
pany; incorporating q company for the construc,
| tion of a turnpike from Frankfort to the Green
| brisr White Sulphur Springs authorizing con
solidstion Of the Baltimore and Ohio and North
Western Railroad; authorizing the sala Of Win.
ae'a a. Academy, aud the property belonging there
| Resolutions Of hqmry-By Mr. McKEyyrY. OF
| amending the act Incorporating the Norfolk city
Oil Company. BY Mr.. DoUGLAss, OF providing for
the better gevernmsnt OF the Lunstic Asylums, by
| reducing the number of directors and proyidins
for commissioner 70 examine into their condi.
ton from time to time. 4By Mr. 0Ip, Of incorpor-
| atiDg the Chester Hotel Company, In the county
| of Chesterfield. By. Mr.. PAxTos, OF refunding to
ss. i.an, eAeSusc'; S~"v Sffoheousiy pdiu into
Fststions hvsented--Of Jno. swank and others.
asking the proceeds of the sale of certain lots 10
Norfolk, to be granted to them. OF citizens OF Po-
@nas u AZ assss sys ss csss s S s
Slaughter, President of the Merchants Bank of
Lynchburg, asking the establishment of q branch
In Richmond. 0fcitizens Of sfAbemarle, for change
in the mode Of taxing merchants. -
Bills Ilssed-An act Incorporating shs virginia
IhsuranGe CS.apsay changing the time of heldlng
the courts In the 10th circuit; an act to form a
new county out of Tszewell county: to make the
Meherrin river and certain boundary lines law
ful fence in Lunenburg: to refund to J. Il. Gard
ner, deputy Sheriff of Warren county, q sgu paid
by him enormously into the ,Fsssafy: a bill to
pay TO ~. Il. 8. Gay, of the Public Guard, $3.50,
due him on longevity" rations; to amend an Get
for the construction Of canal from North Land.
ing to Elizabeth river; releasing the interest Of
the State in that portion of the Lynehburg and
Salem turnpike running through the counties on
Bedford, Botetourt and Roanoke; incorporating
the Coal River Railroad CotapauY to construct
point on the Coyington and Ohio Railroad; inccr.
poFatipg the Guyandotte River Railroad Company
Nel2 Au19tc Asgsae..-fhe bill 'for the estab
iishment OF the North Western Virginia Lunatic
Asylum" was taken up. The bill authorises the
Governor to appoint seven commissioners to select
site for the asylum within the bounds Of the
third district, set apart for the election of COM
missioner of the Board of Public Works Various
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amended as to leave the entire PARTON of the State
west Of the Allegheny mountains open to the loca-
tion Of the asylum. 1t was then laid on the table
on motion of Mr. CATLETT, who gave notice of his
intention to offer an amendment to It,
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or DELEGATES. z'e
FRIDAY, Jan. q, 1858.
House met at 12 o'clock Prayer by Rev. Mr.
Minnigerode of the Episcopal church.
I;tIIS ReD0ftsd.-A large number of bills were re-
ported from standing committees. Mr. CHAPMAN.
from special committee, reported bill amend
ing the act Incorporating the Mount Vernon La
dies Association Of the Union, which on his me
ton was advanced to q second reading, and re-
committed.
Adrerse RepOrt.--Mr. BARBOUR, from the commit
tee of courts reported Senate bill providing for
an Increase Of the salary OF the Commonwealth tn
Attorney for the circuit court Of the city of Rich.
mond, with an dtfrerSe Recommendation.
WVliamson's Eaainssril0-On motion of Mr.. MAS
SIZE, special committee was authorized to be ap-
pointed to consider the expediency Of publishing
at the expense of the State the manuscript of Mai
T. ii. Williamson, of the v. NJ. Institute, on civil
engineering, etc. ... . ..
The Dora Rdilroad.--The House resumed the
consideration of the bin to authorize the Dora
coal and mining company to construct q railroad
to its mines.
Mr. FiTzHUGH offered an amendment providing
that the said company shall have no authority to
invade occupy the lands of others, for the pur-
sent Of the owners of such lands. Agreed to-
yeas IS. The bill was then laid on the table.
Internal ImproremeHt.-Mr. LONG offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was laid over, for one
day, under the rules, objection being made to its
consideration:
Resolred, That select committee of twenty five
be appointed by the Speaker, TO be taken from the
four grand divisions Of the State, to inquire first,
whether there is any surplus In the Treasury sub
iect to appropriation by this General Assembly,
and if there be such surplus, to what particular
work works il ought to be appropriated.
Delinquent Sheri9S.-On motion of Mr.. JONES, OF
Apponattox. 1t was
Rssolred That the Auditor of Public Accounts
furnish statement showing the amount of reven-
ue due and unpaid by the sheriffs Of the Common
wealth subsequent to the 18th November lSi9, the
counties and the names Of the delinquent sheriffs
etc
On the further motion of Mr.. JONES, a resolution
adopted some time since calling for certain simi.
| lar information, was rescinded.
Election Of OtiesFs--Mr. SIBERT offered q joint
resolution, fixing the 5th prox. the day for the
election of secretary of the Commonwealth, Audi.
tors Printer, ETC., which, motion of Mr.. Seldom,
| was laid upon the table for the present.
| Resolutions offered and referred to appro-
pirate eommittees-among others by Mr. WARD
| abolishing the Inspector Of Hour passing through
| Richmond, intended for sale in Northern markets
| by Mr.. RIGe, of taxing capital employed In mer
camille pursuits at the same rate and In the same
manner, with property aud capital employed in
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Culpeper of incorporating the Cnipeper Militia In
sttute; by Mr.. CARTER, of RUSSELL OF so arrangin,
the representation of lee and Scott counties IL
this House. that i'm all future elections the sail
| counties of Lee and Scott, shall each elect ons
| member, and the county of Wise elect one by Mr.
FAUSTLERoY, of instructing the Board of Public
Works to take immediate measures to institut
| suit in behalf of the Common wealth, against tb,
| concern of Selden, Withers Co, and prosecute
| the same with the utmost stringency, etc.
TIE Eastern Landftc Asyiam.-Mr. JOHNSON re
ported the following resolution from the Commit
| tee on Finance:a s.".
| Resolved, That the Directors of the Eastern Lu
| matte Asylum be required, soon % may be prac
ticable, and during the present session of the Ge
neral Assembly, to report to the General Assem-
| bly, the amount of pay patient fund on hand Oh
| the lst day Of October last how much of It ha
been used since that time, and for what purpose
| how much will be necessary for the annual sup
| port Of, and how much will be necessary for tn
| transportation Of patients to the said Asylum, 70
the fiscal years iS57-S and 1889, after applying
thereto the amount Of pay patient fund now accu
| mulated.
Pstitions.--Dy Mr.. SHEPARD, from citizens @
Bucking CHAM, for charter for q railroad between
| Richmond and Lynchburg; froLa citizens of tn
| counties of Washington. Lewis, Jefferson. Meek
lenburg, buckingham, kanawha, Tyler, and Spoti
sylvania, for a reduction of the tax ON merchants
| licenses
On motion of Mr.. GRAHAM, the House adjourned
| CHILDREN DRowsED.-0n Sunday afternoon, tw,
| little girls of Ave and seven years, daughters o
/ Thomas Neal, of Nantick, Mass, went out, by per
/ mission Of their father when they wandered 20
/ gravel pit, which contained several feet Of water
| which was slightly frozen over. The yOunges
| went on the ice and broke through. The eldes
waded in TO help her, and both were drowned.
| In the neighborhood of Trinity, newfoundland
/ on..Sunday, Dec. 9th, large number Of children
| were playing on the ice, when two brothers
| named Egan, IA and 10 years Of age, and bO,