The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-19
L II f DISP A TC I'll.
FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 10 1853
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

FRIDAY, Feb. IS, lS5S.
communication was eceived from the House
announcing the passage of certain bills
Biiis R.SseR-House bill increasing the oapital
stock OF the Kempyile Canal Company: House
bill to change the route of the KempVie Canal
company; Incorporating the German BeHevoleut
Association Of Alexandria; allowing the Federal
Government TO erect light house ia the county Of
Accomac; amending the title OF an act incorpora-
ting the Central Navigation Company; certain
House amendments 10 the Seaboard and Roanoke
Navigation Company were agreed to; for tho re-
lief of T. Bird, late Sheriff of Roekinrham
county; amending act to complete road in
wayne county, &c for the relief of George r.
"addy, of Lancaster county; to incorporate the
town of Ashland, IN Hanover; for the relief Of
VIM binwiddie, of Albenarle; for the election of
constable I'D Grafton, Taylor county incorpora.
ting the Preston Salt and Plaster Manufacturing
Company for the relief Of Ephriam b. Hall: TO
incorporate the Virginia Glass Company at Port
Mayo, IN Henrico; authorizing the Faculty Of the
Ashland Female Institute to confer literary de-
grees; establishing precinct election at Hungary
Station in iIenrico Incorporating the Kanaw ha
Coarse Salt Company.
Isttions PrsSented.--Of II. C. Marshall, asking
to be refunded $40 paid 70. license which was
afterwards revoked.
Personal EyplaRdsioH Mr. IEuCE EXPLAINED bis
negative vote on the Covugton and Ohio Railroad
bill, yesterday. lie said he saw that il was eyi
dent that the read was only TO receive enough 10
arch one Of its tunnels. If the bill goes to the
one. two. or even TYe miliions to tie road he
would vote for it amended.
Bus Reported.-For the sale of Gospel Hill
church In Rockingham county two bills concern
ing the oyeraeers of the poor for the county of
Frederick and town of Winchester
B1sah BiH.-The Bank bill came up as the order
Of the day. The bill prohibits any Bank or branch
to pay out, in any way, after August. 1858, notes
Of less denomination than go Persons obtaining
license for the transaction of business shall only
do so on taking oath that they will not uay ont
notes OF less denomination than $50 No collector
of the revenue shall pay ont any note issued hy
bank ont Of the state, of less denomination than
su 1t Shall be the dnty OF commissioners of the
revtnue aGd of tbs courts to whom application f ,r
license shall be made, to require the person apply
lug, to make oath not to pay out, after 1st Of Au
gust next, any bank note issued within the Com
muDwealth, OF il less denomination thHu $40: and
after the LIST Of January, 1859, of less denomina
tiOn than SO They may, however, pay to the
collectors Of the revenue bank notes of less demo
miuatlon than SO. after Aug |, 1858. and until
Jan !, 1889. These collectors of the revenue shall
pay these notes into the Virginia. Farmers and
Exchange Banks. at Richmond, and those Bank.
shall transmit them To the Banks issuing them
and receive for them $40 notes, or some multiple
of ten The penalty against collectors Of the re-
venue tor violating the law, is sl00 fine for the
irst offence. aud $500 fine for every offence after
.Le first. The bill puts railroad and internal i'm
ptovement companies the same footing with
sheriffs. sergeants, deputy sherifs. aud other col
a
offence and penalty.
Mr.. DENEALE opposed 10 the entire bill with
all its provisions. Mir. JOHNSON opposed such bill
as resulting only in Iuinous contraction of the
bank issue Of tie State.
Mr.. JOHNSON offered an amendment. striking out
that portion of the bill affecting railroad and in
tcrnal Improvement companies. The vote on that
amendment resulted ia its defeat AS follows:
hycS-MeSsrs. Armstrong. August, Braden, Csld
we'll, Deneaie, Deskins. Flood, Floyd, French
Johnson, McKenney. Marshall, Stuart Wafth
NOoding and Iates-IG.
NnyS-Messrs. Amber. Beale, Braapon, Bruce
ampbeli, Catlett- Claiborne, Cobb, Coghill Cole
lan. Day. Douglas, Funsten, GatewooI. iIairston
hubbard, Huddleson, Layne, Logan, Neaie OF ".
\eale Of n, Old, Paxton, Richmond Rives. Smith
II IL, smith OF j., Taliafeiro, Thompson, WEIGH
Nest aud Nhite-;}2.
| Mr.. JOHNSON offered another amendment, the ef
| feet Of which is 10 make the issue of the bank
not less than so, instead Of so. II was defeated
Ayes 10. nays 81.
| Mr.. u' rs offered al amendment to give furthc
time-tO August LIST, 'jJ-befUre the law Shall q
| into operation 1t was defeated.--Ayes u. nay
! 4.
| Mr.. OLD offered an amendment, extending tn
time before TIE restriction goes to effect whci
prohibit, the banks from issuing notes Of a los
| lcn0minatiOu than SO The amendment strike
| rut January, 80. and inserts August, SO. 1t wa
| adopted.
| An amendment by Mr.. RIyEs extending the tim
FOR the Issuing of bills not less than SlO to Jauu
! try lso0, instead ofAugust 80 was defeated, aye
-. noes %.
| Mr.. fL0rD offered ~ substitute for the who'll
| bill. a bin prohibiting any bank after the Ist q
| August next. from issuing notes of less deuOnii
| nation than so, aud making the peualties th
| anne as now apply ing to the issuing of notes O
| ess denomination than So. The Substitute Wa
| afterwards withdrawn.
| The bill was then passed to its engrossment.
| On motion, the Senate adjourned,