The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY. Feb 10

FRIDAY, Feb 10, 1S55.
The Ssust. mot at II o'clock.
Bills Rsportel.--fo provide for the payment Of
the purchase money for the BerryvilIe Road au-
thorizing the Western Transportation company,
of Pa. to purchase construct a railroad 70 Wells
burg, Va; authorizing the Roanoke Navigation co.
TO sell certain portion Of the property.
Fsti6ogs PreseAtsa--fhe memorial of the Board
OF Directors of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum. asking
q further Appropriation 10 tbat institution for re-
pairs &c; of citizens of Norfolk for authority 20
construct a bridge Tanners Creek.
BIZ Dsfedtsd-A bill for the publication Of a
map Of tue State. was defeated.
Resolution efEnqaTy by Mr. DAUGHTREY, Of in
cooperating the town Of Portsmouth as a city.
Bus fd2sed -ExemptiHg parsonages of churches
fro..i taxation Fer the correction of the errons-
ous assessment of land in the county of Fairfax
Annexihg part of the county of Patrick to the
county OF Henry. Authorizing the Rector ani
visitors OF the University of Virginia to sell GER
tain land
Bank BM-Nr OLD moved to take nm the Rank
denomination" bill. The motion was carried
ayes IS nays IS. discussion ensued on a mo-
tioh 70 lay the bill on the table--particpated in
hy Messrs. THOMAS. OLD DENgaLE C.TLETT and
NARTH-tn which the fact of its being made mar
y qnestlon,was freely spoken of Mr. DEyEALe pro-
eu . against being read out OF the Democratic
party on the test made by this question Mr.
THOMAS protested against withdrawing the AZ COO .
0oO of 50 bills from circulation. MIR Rus bad
iead the Bank statements, from which were omit.
ted several important ones and found the
clrculstion to be S2Io0000, while the specie in the
vaults amounted to only SSOOOOO Tia rro4astoJ
against throwing such a large portion of ms az
cuiation on the Banks. Mr.. DOUGLAS contaud.d
that this circulation was not thrown hack mn tba
oank' as when two s. bills were retnrued, a 40
blIl would he given for them and so on until ~,
the notes under go ard $50 were redeemed IL
denied that any party whip had been cracked over
| members by the press. The motion to Law on the
table was lost by the following vote:
1Ycs-Messrs. Armstrong August Rradep Gala
ItnNaHtg haeE bins
Johnson McKenney. Marshall. Rves smith, of J ,
STUART. Thomas. Warth Wcotling, Yaies-I9
Cailett Claiborne, Cobb chill Coleman, ii Day. Jay
Douglas. Floyd. FuDoten, Gatewnod, Hairstoi
i lIgiddeson Liyne 4! Logqn. Neal ", Neal Of J.,
Thompson. WEIGH, West, " h. e-2J
Mr.. FuNsTEN moved to reconsider the vate. by
which the bill WIS passed in order to offer an
| amendment, giving longer time for the resiric-
tons to go into operation. The motion was car
ried-ayes 26. nays u. The amendment was ruled
out. being ths voted down by the Senate
yesterday. The amendment was then modified SO
as TO make the $40 restriction go into effect in De
cember, '5S, instead OF August, and The $50 re-
stricton. go into effect in. 1t then adopted
by tue following vote
-4yeS.-Me.srs Armstrong August Braden Cald
well. Catlett, ohb, Daughfey. Denealp, Deskins,
Douglas, Flood. French. funsten, Johnson Lay ne,
Logan. Mckinney, Marshall, Neal of Wood Kives,
Smith of 3reesbriHr, Smith of Jackson, stua' t. Tia
iiaeIro, Thomas. NaIth, West Wooding, aud Yates.
NIys-Messrs Amber. Beale. Branuon. Bruce,
Ciabarne, CoEtill, Coleman. bay. Floyd, Gatewooi,
Hair7ton, Huddieson. Neae of Northampton, Old,
Paxton, richmond, Thompson, Welch, aud " hite.-
motion to suspend the rule with the view OF
reading the bill third time, was defoated-ayes
50. nays II. Not a constitutional majority.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
FiadaceS Of the Tate.-On motion of Mr. BRowN.
Of Upshur it WAS
Resoiced, That one thousand extra copies of the
majority and minority reports of the committee
Of finance be printed for the use of the members
Of this House.
Senate BtNS iaSsed.-Ihe following Senate bills
were taken up and passed: To incorporate the
German Benevolent Association, of Alexandria: :
To Incorporate the Kama ha Coarse Salt Cumpany
10 the county of Kanawha: To incorporate the
Virginia Glass Company, at Port Mayo, in the coGu-
ty of lenrieo; For the relief Of EphraiHl B. Hall
yeas lZ5; Authorizing the title to be made un-
der certain conditions, 10 William DinwddIe, oy
the county of Albeniarle TO such part of the land
condemned by the Blue Ridge Railroad Company
may be included in the site of his dwelling house
yeas 1872; For the relief of Geo X. Wsddy, of Lau-
caster county-yeas, ,lO3, mays IL; To incorporate
the town Of Ashland, in the county Of Hanover;
Authorizing the President and Faculty of the Ash
land Female Institute TO confer literary degrees :;
10 form new county cut of part OF the county OF
faZewell. yeas 9S. (rhis bill WAS taken up on mo-
=
STEVENS, by the substitution of "McDowell' for
"BTeckenridge, as the name of the new county }
| to make the Meherrin river and certain boundary
lines Il lawful terce, in the county of LuneuburG-
lhs bill was taken up on motion OF Mr.. HARDY; J
10 establish the Mason Agricultural Society. (ra-
! ken up motion OF MIR. LONG.l
Tx IuJlic Printing -On motion of Mr.. SEDD0S,
the bill to abolish the salary of the Public Printer
WAS taken up and passed-ayes Us, nays .
Messrs. SEGAR aud TATEM.
| On his further motion. the bill TO provide for
| the public printing, in the event Of the death or
| resignation of the Public Printer during the re-
cess OF the General Assembly, was taken up aud
| passed
on his further motion, the bill to specify the
rates to be paid for the public printing, was taken
| NJ and passed-ayes ia, nays IL.
| The said bills were forthwith communicated to
| the Senate.
| Otter House BIS Passsd-On motion Of Mr.. Nc
| KAY, bill authorizing the payment of sum Of
| money due Israel y. Nicklin, commissioner OF
the Sistelville and Salem Turnpike Company, was
| taken up aud passed-ayes So nays 35. bill TO
| amend the first section of an act amending The
act incorporating the city of Wheeling. was passed.
| 4 bill Incorporating the Euray Institute, in the
| county OF Page, was PASSED.
| Several EIousg bills passed yesterday, which,
by some uadvertance, were omitted from the pro
| ceedngs. as published, They were AS follows
| Causing the assessment of a lot and improvements
| of Francis Hanna TO be put at certain value
| auneXing a part OF the county OF Patrick to The
| county OF Henry; to amend and re-euaet the 9th
| section OF chapter It'll Of the Code Of Virginia SO
| as to enable the order of cOnnty OF corporation
| courts to be signed on the following day. aHthof-
izng an increase of the capital stock Of the Kama
| wha Coal Company, and for other purposes; to
| amend act amending and re-euactihg the a9i
| concerning the compensation OF jurors.
| The H0use theu adjourned.