Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-26
Virginia LEGISLATURE,


presented report Of the Joint Committee on
the part OF the Senate and House of Dale,
gates on Executive expenditures, as follows
They have carefully examined the various
items Of expenditure authorized by the
Executive Department, amounting to SOL
| 800 OF, all Of which are sustained by salts
factory vouchers.
The annual appropriation to the Civil
Contingent Fund being $4,000, there re-
manned unexpended Of said appropriation
the sum OF s. ,0O3 96.
Mr.. Deneale, offered the following resOlu-
ton which lies over under the rules
Resolyed That the Board of Public Works
are hereby authorized and Instructed 10 ad
Just and settle the balance due the Safe by
the late firm of Selden, Wthers & Co.. under
their several contracts with said Board, by
charging said firm only the par value and it
terest on the = per ceot. bonds, and pro-
portional value and Interest on the per
cent. sterling bonds sold u or placed in the
hands Of said firm under the several contracts
aforesaid Provided, however, that said Sell
den, WIthers & Co. shall enter into arrange
mentS satisfactory to said Board for the
prompt payment in cash of the balance go
ascertained to be due to the StIte.
4 petition was presented from sundry coal
companies, asking that an appropriation be
made to tie Alexandria, LjudOun and lamp
shire Railroad Company.
The bilI for the establishment OF a new
Lunatc Asylum being ny, Mr.. Catlett fired
az amendment providing for the erection Of
another building in the vicinity of the
Western Lunatic Asylum, that building to
be occupied by those patients now IN the III
stitute deemed incurabe. The vacancies
thus made in the old asylum by that addition
TO be filed by new admissions. The amend
nent was rejected.
The bill was then ordered TO its third
reading in form which authorizes the Gov
e.nor 0 appoin one commissioner from the
Valley and two from East Of the Blue Ridge
to select, in that part of the State west OF the
Allegheny Mountains, a site for the new La.
matte \ YUM.
The bill to incorporate the Masonic TEN.
pie Association of Virginia, was taken up
and after discussion, laid on the table.
This bill proposed to form r q. llaskins,
Wm. b Isaacs, John j. Wexford, Powhatln
b. Starke, j. C.. =. Cowper, VIM. ii. Har-
man, Edward II. Gill and others, iuto body
corporate and polite, with power to hold five
acres 9( land ard have JOINT stock capital of
not less than S2j 600 nor more than $50, 900
in shares of SO each.
The vote ordering the engrOssnent OF the
bill providing for the enlistment OF young
men between the ages OF Is aud - years IN
the Public Guard, and providing for their IL
struction, and apprOpriaung SUN OF money
for these purposes" was, on motion OF MIR.
Dene4le, recOnsidered
Mr. Thompson moved to amend the bill by
striking out the words upon the nomination
OF the Board of Visitors, and they may be re-
moved at any time, tor good cause, by 4
vote of Il maj Drity of said Board"
The motion eVaied-ayes 80, noes II.
This amendment gives to the Governor
| the appointment of the officers.
! Mr. Thompson further moved 70 amend the
| bill by aiding, land the Gul'd, while sta
| toned at the Pcniteatiary, snail attend to the
outer gate" This amendment was also
adopted, and completes the arrangement by
which the proposed new guard will have to
| perform all the duties of the one now exist
| ing.
After some discussion, on motion of Mr..
! Campbell, the bill was laid on the table.
! The Senate then adjourned.
| In the House Of Delegates, petitions were
presented, for the relief Of John I. Ed.
Authorizing the payment Of q certain sum
Of money t. Spilman * James, Of Fauqnier.
| Amending the Goth section OF CD. lOl OF
| the Code Of Virginia, concerning wild fowl.
90 motion of Mr.. Mckenzie, 0! Alexan-
| dra. it was
Rssolced, That the joint committee on ar
engagements for the inauguration Of the equeS-
tran sta.ue Of Washington, enquire into the
exped;ency Of reporting bill approprlating
| 81 900 to the volunteers Of the city OF Rich
mond, and county of lleurico, IN entertain
ing their military visitors on the % Febru-
! airy next, the said sum to be apportoned be-
| tween the several volunteer corps OF the city
and county, 10y the Auditor of Public Ac-
| counts and TO be paid on the order of the
| Governor Of the ommOnwcalth.
| The appropriate committees were instruct
| ed to Inquire into the expedency, OF incor-
porating a company to construct Railroad,
10 be called the George Washington Railroad,
! from some point on the Potomac river, at or
near Georgetown, ID. c., to some point on the
! Ohio river. in Jackson county, with power to
bridge The Potomac river, and to unite and
amalgamate with the Alexandria Loudoun
aud HAMPSHIRE Railroad, at some pUin; IN
the county of Fairfax, 80 far as II Will be to
the mutual interest of said companies to do