Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-22
LKGIsLATURE OF VIRGIN
WEaaEapAY, JANUARY 81, 1858.

sEaATE.
communication was reGeiysd from the Executive
announcing the resignation Of Br,gnG.er General
Francis NJ. Boykiu, OF the eighth brigade OF virgins
Militia
BILLS REPORTED.
Amending SECTION IL, chapter lS7 Of the Code, con
corning the lien of tho grit Of fcri facias; Amending
section ii OF net passed March J, 1853; Amending
section 90. chapter s., 80 AS more fully TO tebne tn
duties and rights OF inspectors of -four; Amending
the charter OF the st. Mary's Female Academy and
Orphan Asylum at Norfolk Amending Certain acts
so to forbid county conrts 10 grant corporate pow.
ere Amending the Code 80 I'd TO make the crime o
harboriny a runaway slave punishable by Gontne
,nent in the penitenlary; House bill tor the relief Of
Aaron Fluffy; R.undiug Sl37 to Josl Price.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
The Committee Of Finance reported adversely to
remunersting contractors on works OF Internal i'm
provement for losses sustained 10y the depreciation
of bonds or certified drafts OF the Hoard OF Public
Works, which were received by them for labor on
public works.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
BY Mr.. McKagsEY, of -xempling the firemen Of
Norfolk from service on ;uries. BY Mr.. BKAssns, o.
establishing branch bank at Beverly, in Randolph
county. BY Mr.. FLooD, of providing that the Vir-
ginis and tennessee Railroad Company may pay the
arrearag OF interest due and accrung on the loan or
loans by the State TO the said Company in equal an
nua nstaments comprising interests upon the post
poned payments. BY Mr.. DEEEALZ, OF increasing tn,
vote of the State 10 works of internal Improvement sc
to correspond more nearly to her interest III SAID
works. by Mr.. CALDWELL, OF authorizing the Cfss-
cent Manufacturing Company to raise money by Loans
efected than per cent. interest; or by sale
OF preferred stock.
SOUTH Side RAILROAD.
TIE bill for the relief Of the South Side Ralroad
came up. The bill reads thus: Be it enacted By the
General Assembly, That the Board Of Public Work.
shall be aud it ia hersIy, authorized to receive from
the South Side Railroad Company its bonds, In lieu
of the interest already due to the---day o.; and
tie semi annual lnstalment thereof next falling
due OH loan made to said company, in pursuance OF
an act passed tho 9Th Guy Of February, 1893, pei
cenium on the whoLs amount Of such accumulated
and accruing il;erest payable GEM annually tor tne
period of thirty four years from The passage OF This
ac whereby the debt herein provided Tor snaH theI
be finally discharged.
MIR. CAMPBELL offered amendment TO the bill
funding the debt the State to receive the stock OF the
company to the amount OF the debt, on which the
company is to pay per cent. interest and OF per
cent. for the extinction Of the principal.
Mr.. RIvEs offered the following substitute Tor MIR.
C.'s amendment:
Be it enacted by The General Assembly, That The
South Side Bail Road Company be, and ia hereby,
permitted, if they elect, 10 discharge the arrear'
ages of interest sccruius by the LIST Of july 1888 on
the loan OF $500, 900 by ihs State to said Company
oy virtue of the &C, passed February s. 1885 within
the space of 49, years from the let July, 1885, In
equal annual instruments comprising simple Interest
upon the postponed payments Of interest," and pay
able July LIST, each year.
?. That II the said South Side Rsilroad Company
shall hereafter fail TO pay The said instsllnsns Of In
terest herein required or the 'annua! lnterest
the ssd loan after July LIST, 1888 as Inc same De-
come, due, the Board Of Public Works shall in its
discretion, institute proceedings to forecose Inc mort
gage by WHICH said loan is secured.
Mr.. STUART offered an amendment, which wac ac'
cepted by Mr. CAMPBELL, rs substitute Tor his own.
II reads as follows:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the
H. Att Dahl rks ahv
required ishould the South. Side Rail Road Company
elect go to pay the same) to receive from the South
Side Rail Road Company payment of the arrears OF
interest due TO the State, aud falling due upon July
1858 inclusive in Is yeas from aud after the said
Let july 1858, payekis in equal sepiannual install.
ments on the let of July and let of January of each
year. with interest at the rate of per cent per an,
mum, upon much of said OF interest az shall
remain unpaid upon the said lst of January and lst
of July Of each year.
Provided that nothing in this act is in any way to
be construed as in any wise affecting the interest on
said loan Of $500 600 which may accrue after LIST
July. 1853, but the shall be paid in the manner
now provided by Law, and the terms OF said law.
Provided further that whensoevsr the net revenue
of tad company shall amount to Is per cent on the
sum Of Sl67, 900, then the said company shall IN
crease s payments into the treasury OF the State by
the OF Is per cent upon the instruments required
by the LIST section Of this act.
The provso in brackets is an anne ndment oy MIR.
ARMSTRONG which was adopted.
The question came up on Mr. RirEs' amendment
to Mr.. STUARTs, aud resulted in its defeat-hyes ~,
nays q.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. SruARr's subs.i
tute, which was adopted.
The bill relating TO the re organization OF the Pub
lie Guard was taken up, and 80 amended oy Mr. Az
GUST as to provide for the retention OF the preseot
officers, and hereafter making the appointment OF the
officers subject to vote Of the Board OF Visitors.
The bill providing for the purchase OF bsr6ees
Young Republican" being up on its second reading;
Mr. WHITE moved to substitute the "Coquette.
Mr.. August wished to know If the Senator from
Hanover had not had enough of the coquette al
ready.
Mr.. WHITE replied that be had not. The vote VS.
aiken on the substitute and il was lost.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.