Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-26
virginia Legislature.

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mouth, W ere taken up and agreed to.
The House bill to amend the charter of tn
Winchester and Potomac Railway company
was taken up.
Mr.. Warth moved to refer the bill to com
mittee.
Mr.. Funston opposed the motion.
Mr.. Stuart said, to vote for the bill woulC
be popular vote for him, but as be regarded
the general interests of the State as superior
to any other consideration, he would foreg(
voting in this case for measure which would
CRAFTY his constituents. lie said the bill wa:
Justly entitled to the title of "a bill to trans
fer the commerce of Virginia to Baltimore
Mr. BraunoD opposed the referring TO com
mittee. lie said be was constantly hearing
on this floor the bugbesr alarm about the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. and he saw
that the agricultural interest was to be made
to contribute to the advantage OF coast cities
but with him the agricultural interests were
paramount.
MIR. Thomas said be hoped that the bill
would be referred to committee, IN order
that its bearings on the interests of the State
might be examined into. The bill affected
the interests of the constituents OF all the
members of the Senate, except perhaps Of
one. lie said that Mr.. Warth saw in the
bill scheme which would damage the Co.
vington and Ohio Railroad, and the view was
correct one.
Mr.. Smith advocated the reference of the
bill to committee. Tue Legislature OF VII,
GINA ought to resist the entertainments oil
Baltimore, for that city was endeavoring to
divert the trade Of Virginia into Maryland.
MIR. Thomas said that if this bill was pass
ed it would fill up the gap and place Balti'
more in intimate counexion with oil the roads
of Virginia, and thus give that city an ad,
vantage which would be injurious to the 10
terests of Virginia.
Mr.. Funsten then moved to lay the bill on
the table.
Mr.. Dencale supported the motion, which
prevailed.
AYgs-Messrs. Brannon, Catett, Cobb, Deneale
Deskins, Day, Douglas, French, Funston, Gate
wood, Huddleson, Neal Of W., Neale OF n, DID,
Paxton, Thompson, West, Wooding, lates-l9
NAys-Messrs Amber, Braden, Bruce, Camp
bell, Claiborne, Daughtrey, Flood, Hubbard
Layae, Mckenney, Marshall, Richmond, Smith
of G. Stuart, Thomas, Warth, Welch-l7.
Bills were reported to amend and re-enact
the act passed March Is, 1858, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact the lst and - sec
tons Of an act passed ODD May, 1852, entitled
an act disabling any person concerned IN
duel from holding Office. (This bill dlsab!es
any person from holding office who may
have been engaged in duelling after March
1858, and compels persons taking office after
that date to swear that they have not been sc
engaged ,
A bill supplementary to an act passed Feb
ruary a, 1858, entitled an act incorporating
the town of lIrrrisonburg, in the county Of
| Rockingham, and TO extend the limits OF the
same.
Two resolutions were offered, which lay
over under the rules one to terminate the
present session on the Doth instant, and the
other recommending the lst of April.
90 motion of Mr.. Hubbard, the bill max
ing an appropriation for furniture, sewerage
and repairs OF the Eastern Lunatic Asylum
was taken up and passed-Ayes sc, noes none
-(Appropriates Sl06O0.)
On motion OF Mr.. Smith, Of Jackson, the
bill to amend the Seth section of chap. l16 o.
the Code, was taken up and passed. Mr.
Thomas urged the passage Of this bill, as
being one recommended by the Auditors fol-
the purpose vf preventing frauds on the Trea
sury. The bill was passed-Ayes SO, noe;
none.
MIR. Stuart called up his substitute for the
Canal "Conversion" bill The bill authori
yes the James River and kanawha Cana
Company to borrow not more than $500 600
The State is to suspend her lien until tbl;
new debt has been paid off, when the lien i:
t. be re. ipstated, not only over the old work
but over the new works, built with the two
millions and half authorized to be Dor
rowed
The substitute was adopted, ordered to b
encrossed, and the rules being suspended
was put on its passage, and passed-Aye:
%, noes 10.
The House bill authorizing a loan of $500,
900 TO the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Company, was taken up ,,
The vote resulted 10 the defeat of the bill
for want of constitutional majority, as fol
lows:
AYps.-Messrs Amber. Armstrong, August
Bradcn, Caldwell, CoghiIl Deneale, DeskIns
Douglas, Flood, Floyd Harston, Johnson, Layne
McKenney, Marshall, Paxton, Richmond Rlves
Smith of e., Smith OF j., Stuart Thomas, Warth
Welch-25. -,
Nars-Messrs Brannon, Bruce Campbell
Catett. Claiborne, Cobb, Daughtrey Day, Hud
dleson, Old. Neale OF n, Thompson West, White
Wooding-l5.
The House BILL authorizing subscription
of $3.50, 600 to the Manassas Gap Railroad
on the part of the State, was taken up. Mr.
Depeale supported the bill:
The vote resulted in its defeat, as follows
AYgs-Messrs Amber, Armstrong, Braden
Caldwell, Coghill, Deneale, Deskins, Douglas
FLOYD, Funsten, Layne, Mckinney, Marshall
Paxton, Rives, Smith OF g., Stuart, Welch
Yates-l9. -,
NAYs-Messrs Brannon, Bruce, Campbell
Claiborne, Cobb, Daughtrey, Day, Huddieson
Neae of n, Old, Richmond, Thomas, lhomp
son, West. White, Wooding-l6.
Mr.. Thomas moved q reconsideration OF
the vote, which was carried, and the bill laid
on the table. , :,
The bill subscribing 100000 on behalf
of the State in the Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire Railroad, was taken up. The
vote resulted in its defeat as follows:
AYES essrs Amber, Armstrong, August
Braden. Caldwell Campbell, Claiborne, Coghll
Deneae Douglas, Floyd, Funston, Gatewood
Layne, Mckinney, Marshall, Paxton, Rlves
| Smith of q Stuart, Wech, Yates-22
NAYs-Messrs. Drannon, Bruce, Cobb, Daugh
! trey, Day, Huddleson, Neal OF W., NeaIe OF n.
Old, Richmond Thomas, Thompson, West
| White, Wooding-l5.