Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-23
virginia Legislature.

In the Senate, on Thursday, a communi-
cation was received from the Executive, az
nouncing the resignation of Brigadier Gene
raj Francis NJ. Boykin, of the eighth brigade
of Virginia Militia.
Bills we're reported, amending section IL
of act passed March |, 1856; Amending Sec
ton 20, chapter IS, SO as more fully to de-
fine the duties and rights of inspectors OF
flour; Amending certain acts so as to forpiu
/ County Courts 20 grant corporate powers;
/ Amending the Code so as TO make the crime
of harboring a runaway slave punishable by
confinement in the penltentlary.
The Committee of Finance reported ao-
yerselv to remunersting contractors on works
of acknowledgements for losses sustained
nv the depreciation Of bonds or certified
drafts of the Board of Public Works, which
were received BY them for labor on public
works
Resolutions of inquiry were offered by Mr..
Flood, of providing that the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company may pay the
arrearage Of interest due and accrulng on
the loan or loans by the State TO the SAID
! Compapv in equal annual instalments, com
prising interest upon the postponed pay
mcuts. By Mr.. Daneae, OF increasing the
vote of the State in works Of internal i'm
prOvemeTt :" a. to correspond more nearly
to her interest in said works.
The bill for the relief of the South-Sde
Railroad came up.
Mr.. Campbell offered an amendment TO
the bill funding the dcb:, the State to re-
ceiye the stock of the company to the amount
of the debt. on which the company Is to pay
8 per cent. interest, and J of | per cent. for
the extinction Of the principal
Mr.. Rives offered substitute Tor MIR. Us
amendment.
Mr.. Stuart offered an amendment, which
was accepted ty Mr.. Campbell, as a substl-
tute for hi- own. 1t reads as follows:
Be- it enacted by the General Assembly,
| That the Board of Public Works are hereby
authorized and required Should the South
: de Railroad Company elect 10 to pay the
same) to receive from the South SIDE Ral-
road Company payment OF the arrears OF H.
/ terest due t, the State, and falling due upon
july |, 1858, inclusive, in ID years from
and after the said lst July, 1893, payable
| in equal semi-annual instalments, on the LIST
! OF July dBu Isl VI "huu'iJ " Wv" J~'''
with interest at the rate of per cent. per
( annum upon 50 much Of said arrear OF IN
| tarest as 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 II be construed as III any wise affecting
the interest on said loan uf SSUO.uuO which
NAV accrue alter 1T OF July, 1898, but the
same shall be paid in the manner DOW pro
/ videi by law, and the terms Of said law.
/ Provided, further, That whensoever the
net revenue Of said company shall amount
/ t. - per cent. on the sum of SlOI 900, then
the said company shall Increase It's ayments
/ into the treasury OF the State 10y the sum ot
| - per cent upon the iustalments required
| by the lst section Of this act
The question came up on Mr.. klves'
amendment to Mr.. Stuarts, and resulted III
/ its defeat-ayes -. nays q.
| The vote was then taken on Mr.. Stuart's
Substitute, which was adopted.
The bill relating to the reorganization Of
the Public Guard was taken up, and so
amended By Mr.. August as to provide for
the retention OF the present officers, and
hereafter making the appointment Of the
officers subject to a vote of the Board Cf
Visitors.
The bill providing for the purchase Of
Barbee's young Republican" being up on
its second reading; MIR. White moved to sui
stitute the "Coquetre."
The yute was taken on the substitute, and
it was lost.