Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-24
virginia Legislature.

and Alexandria Railroad appropriation bill
one of those communicated, TO the Com.
mittee on Roads, and called for the ayes and
noes on the motion.
The call was not sustained. On the mo,
ton Of MIR. Thomas, the bill was laid on the
table. THE other bills were similarly dis
posed of, with the understanding that they
will be taken up tomorrow in the order IN
which they come.
Mr.. Brannon offered a joint resolution
which lies over, requiring the Board OF Pub
lie Works to have a survey made OF q route
for a Railroad from some point on the Gov
ington and Ohio Road, at, or East of Green
brier River, to Grafton, in the county OF lay
lor.
A bill was reported for changing an cleo
ton precinct in Fairfax county.
The bill for the conversion Of the debt OF
the James River and Kanawha Canal Com
pany was taken up-the question being on
the substitute offered by MIR. Rives.
The substitute was then adopted by the
following vote: Ayes 10, nays 10.
Mr.. Old said as a test question, he would
move the indefinite postponement OF the bill.
The motion was carried by the following
vote: Ayes 20, nays 10.
Mr.. Stuart afterward moved a recOnsldera.
ton of the vote by which the bill was indie
fnitely postponed, which was carried. On
motion of the same gentleman, 1t was laid
on the table.
The following bills were passed: amending
the code so as to require ordinary keepers,
when they take out a license, to take an oath
that they will not deal with slaves, (ayes 70,
nays Ill requiring any merchant procuring
license to sell liquor by retail, to give bond
in $500 that he will not deal with slaves,
(ayes %, nays 81 to prohibit any incorpora-
ted companies, save internal improvement
companies, from procuring money at q rate
of interest over 6 per cent, (ayes Il, nays
49, House bill establishing inspections OF
tobacco at Mayo's and DibrelPs warehouses
in Richmond, (ayes 80, nays o. to prevent
free negroes from acquiring slaves except by
descent, (ayes 20, nays H.; empowering the
Board of Public Works, to continue the
work on the Covington and Ohio Railroad,
and Blue Ridge Railroad, in case contractors
throw up their contracts, (ayes %, nays o.
incorporating the Diuwiddic Railroad Com,
papy; Incorporating the Locust Dale and
Madison Court House Turnpike Company;
forming q new county out OF parts OF Iaze'
we'll and Russell counties.
The bill for payment Of the State subscrip'
tons to Internal Improvements which wa:
defeated Saturday, was taken up, the vote
reconsidercd, and the bill passed, as follows;
Ayes 27, Nays II.
Resolutions of Inquiry by Mr.. August, Of
reuealing section "a, chap. 81 Of the Code,
concerning the branding Of tobacco, (bllI re-
ported.) g,
On motion Of Mr.. Paxton, the Senate I'D
iourned.
NorE.-The resolution noticed yesterday
concerning the election of Major and Briga'
der Generals OF Militia was offered by MIR
Thompson of Dinwiddle and not Mr.. Angus
as stated.
In the House Of Delegates. Mr.. Segar of
fered a resolution providing for night sessions
which was amended and finally adopted IL
the following form: -.
Resolrcd, That on and after to-day, THU
House will bold evening sessions, to com
mcnce at II O'Clock, provided that this resolu
ton does not take effect this day.
Mr.. Johnston, Of H., from the commit
tee of finance, reported q bill to amene
and re-euact an act for regulating foreign lift
insurance companies within this Common
wealth, passed March 9th, 1856.
Mr.. Lee made an Intellectual motion to taxi
up a bill to authorize the Governor to con
tract with VIM. Il. Barbee for q statue 0
James Madison. .
On motion of Mr.. Arnold, the Senate bill
authorizing the establishment OF the trans
Allegheny lnnatic asylum, was taken up FOL
consideration. Mr.. Arnold advocated tn,
passage of the bill. The vote was ther
taken, and resulted-yeas los, nays O.
Messrs. Johnston of Harrison, Keen, Moody
Mock, Powell of L., and Tomlin.
On motion of Mr.. Paxton, the bill to regu
late the taking Of oysters, etc., was taken up
(ayes 65, nays 81 aud made the order o
the day for Wednesday at u o'clock ?. NJ.
and daily thereafter until disposed OF.
Mr.. Jones Of Gloucester, presented o re
monstrance against the measure.
The House bill increasing the capital stool
of the Richmond and York River Railroad tc
the amount of $500, 900 TO be subscribed bI
the State, was taken up on motion oil Mr.
Tomlin, and the question on its passage benz
put, the clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Before the result was announced, Mr
Deane moved that the absentees be called.
Mr.. Nelson called for the ayes and nay
on this motion.
The Speaker ruled the demand to be GU
Of order, whereupon MIR. Deane's motion wa:
agreed to.
Several members whose names were ther
T called, responded AYE" and others changed
from the negative to the affirmative SIDE
The result was then announced as follows -
yeas rs, nays AZ.
On motion of Mr.. Mays, the House bill t;
increase the capital stock of the James rive
and Kanawha Company, to the amount o.
$4,000. 900, and u convert the debt due t
the State by said company into the increase.
preferred stock, was taken up.
The passage of the dill was advocated by
Mcssrs. Segar, Capertou, Mays, Anderson an(
Heath, and opposed by Messrs. Raymond
and Johnson Of Harrison.
The question on the passage OF the bill va
then again put, and determined in the mega
tive for the want Of q constitutional MAORI
~ Of segenty-seven, by the following vote
Ayes 10, nays 46.
On motion of Mr.. Hackley, the vote reject
ing the bill was reconsidcred, whereupon
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the vote BY
which the bill was advanced to Its engross
ment was Likewise reconsidercd. lie there
upon offered d substitute, which was adopted
The bill as thus amended, was then ordered
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