The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
ExTRA sEsslON. "a
SENATE pRocEsbrNos.

Alexandria Railroad appropriation bill. -one oil
those communicated, to the COMMITTEES OF Roads,
aud called the ayes and nays on the motion.
The call was not sustained. On the motion OF
Mr.. THOMAS. the bill was laid on the table. The
other bills were similarly disposed OF, with the
understanding that they will be taken M to
morrow In the order in which they come.
,strrey FIR q Rdifrodd.--Nr. BRASNos offered
Joint resoluiion-which lies over, requiring the
Board of Public wsrks TO have survey made Of
a route for ara!iTead from BONE point on the Gov
inyton and ohio Read a., East of Greenbrief
River to Grafton, In the county Of Taylor.
BIZ Reporfed Changing an election precinct
in Fairfax sounty.
me fDn,ers4oa S.enit The bill for the CONVEX.
sion of the debt of the James River and kanawhs
Canal Company was taken up-the question being
on the substitute offeTedby Mr. KiyEs.
Mr. RIvEs said 1t mvst be acknowledged that
there was no subject more deserving the attention
| Of the Assembly. The State Is interested In the
work to the extent of 100000 600; one third Of
which Is 10 stock and two thirds in loans and &C.
curties and he thought this a sufficient stake 10
secure the earnest effort of the State for its
| pletion. lie commenced the history of the work
| at its beginning In 1885, and showed that mp to
| this time consecutive General Assemblies had de-
voted the resources of the State to its advance
| meut. This be took as conclusive acknowledge
| ment Of the Importance of its completion. He
| read the report OF the President of the Company
relative 10 the increased shipping of the port OF
Richmond. and from this sign inferred the future
commercial greatness to be attained by tide water
Virginia by this water line to the mountains
Public opinion he thou .ht aTonsd hardly give
| depce TO the pictures of foreign commerce with
port of Nirgfnfs, we're they not founded on the al
innate completion of this line Coming the con
stitGtionaity of the measure, he said he did not
consider the original bill constitutional but that
objection did not apply to the substitute, mas
much as il provided that 81 100000 should be sub
scrbed and paid up by individuals before the State
| was required to convert her debt into stock. lie
| went on to advocate the substitute as commend
| ing itself to the State and the Company.
The substitute was then adopted by the follow
| ing votes
AYEs-Messrs Amber. Braden. Brannoa. Caldwell.
Catlett Claiborne, Cobb, Coleman paughtrey, Dee
kins. Day; Gattwosd Hgdde7cn, Old. EiSes. stuart
NAYs..Meas'e August, Bruce, Coshill, peneale.
Flood fr'neh. Hoboards Layns Marshall Paxton,
Mr.. OLD said test question, he would move
the indefinite postponement of the bill. The mo
tion was carried by the following vote:
ArEs-Messrs Amber, Brannon, Prqoe, Cstlett.
Claiborne, Cobb, Coleman. DeskiDs, LAY. Floyd.
datewood, Hairston Hubbard. Old Richmond. stu.
art, Thompson, Wtst, Woedng. fates-W
NAmMessrs AuSIs sTTsasn Caldwell 1--we Camp
Huddeson, LAyne, Marshall, Paxton. Rives. Smilh
OF g., Smith of j., Thomas, Warth. we!ch-I9,
Mr.. STUART afterwards noved a reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill was indefinitely post
poued, which was carried. On motion of the same
gentleman, it was laid on the table,
Bills Passed Amending the code SO as to re.
quire ordinary keepers, when they take ont Ii
cepse. to take an oath that they will not deal With
slaves (ayes g. nays IL requiring any merchant
procuring license to sell liquor by retail, to give
bond in $500, that he will not deal with slaves.
(ayes %, nays 81; to prohibit any incorporated
companies, save internal improvement companies
from procuring money at a rate of Interests over
pei cent, (ayes q, nays 49,: House bill estab
fishing inspections of tobacco at Mayo's and Dib-
relrs warehouses in Richmond. (ayes 80, nays 0)
to prevent free negroes from acquiring slaves ex-
pnf hy ~ ami ino
the Board of Public Works, to continue the work
on the Covington and Ohio Railroad. and Blue
Ridge Railroad in case contractors throw up their
contracts, tayes 90, nays o.; Incorporating the
Dinwidde Railroad company Incorporating the
Locust Dale and Madison Court House turnpike
company forming new county cut of parts of
Tazewell aud Russell counties.
Payment Of Ndie Subscription 10 Internal IBaprore-
n,snts.-This bill, which defeated Saturday
was taken up. the vote recoDsidered, and the bill
passed, as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Armstrong. August, Braden. CaId-
well, Coehill. Deneaie. penk ms, Douglas, Hood
Floyd, French. Funston. Harstcn Hubbard Layne
McKehney. Marshall, kichMond. Riyes Smith of q .
smith of j.. stuart thomas, Wartb, WEIGH, West
NAYS -Messrs Amber Bruce, Campbell. Catlett.
Claiborne. Coleman, Daughtrey, Day. Huddleson,
Old, Thompson, Wooding.-l2.
Resolutions 81 Inqairg.-By Mr.. Aueusr, of re
peallug sec "a chap. 81 of the Code, concerning
the branding of tobacco, (bil reported)
On motion of Mr. PAXTON, the senate adjourned
NOTB-Ih6 resolution noticed yesterday concern
ing the election OF Major AMI Brsadier Generals OF
Militia was offered bs Mr.. THOMPSON OF DinwiGdie
and not MIR. AUGUST. as stated.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, March D.
Night !Sssioss--Mr. SEGAR offered resolution
providing for night sessions, which was amended
and finally adopted 10 tho following form
Reso,sd, That on and after to-day, this House
will hold evening sessions. to commence at ~
o'clock: provided that this resolution does not
take effect this day.
Senate Bills Pissed. The Senate bill authorizing
the establishment of the ns-AiieghaDy Lunatic
Asylum for the relief of jeremiah II. King, of
Wetzel county; for the relief of Lieut.. +, s. Gay
The Oyster Fb1ad,m emotion Of Mr.. PAxroN.
the bill to regulate the taxing of oysters etc, was
taken up, ayes 65, nays 25.) and made the order
of the day for Wednesday at q o'clock, P. VI ,
and daily thereafter until disposed of.
Mr.. JONES, of Gloucester, presented a remon
STRANGE against this measure.
Richmoad.oad I0Tk Rt4f Rdilrodd.--The House
bill increasing the capital stock of the Richmond
and York River Railroad TO the amount of 800
900. to be subscribed by the State was taken up
on motion of Mr. ToMLIN, and the question on it,
passage, peing put, the clerk proceeded to cali
the roll.
Several members, whose names were then called
responded AYE" and others changed from the
negative to the affirmative side. The result was
then announced as follows:
YEAs--MCssrs. Allen, Anderson. Bailey, Ball Bar
hour of cnlpeper; Bass Boyle, Bawcock. Bowlts,
biONu VI X, bUf well; bNrup, Byrd. Ca
perton, Cardwsll tarhen,er, Cassin. Chapman.
Chri tan, Cayhr0ok, Coltrsne, Creisb, Davidson
peane, Deiarns,te, Dickinson Of Gray son, DDwnmsn,
Draper, Dhekwall, Fitzhugh. Garrett, Gatewood
Gibson, Graham, Harper, Hdwks. Heath. Howery'
Hunter, Jones OF Gloucester, Batiilnai iahe. lee
Msgrutler, Mallory. Martin; MARTY Massie of Rock
bridge. Massle of Augusta, Mays; McUue, Mex nzie.
Morgan, Paxton, PaIrill Pymaie Powell of Uamn
shire, Preston; Prince, konad kuner; Scott segar.
Smith, Sainaker, stev.Es, Sweens, Tatein Thonias
Thompson: Thornburg. Toulin, Ward, Warsick'
Wilcox, We dS. Word aud Yancy-7S.
Nfs,Messrs Crutcht-ld. (Speaker,) Alexander
Arnett. Bort man. Brown of Bedford Carter Rich
mond county and Westmoreand. Ca,ternf PusseiL
Of Prince Edward, Edmunds. FauLtleroy Giimer
| Hsckley: Raymond, Hoee. johnson of Harrison.
Jones Of Arp'mattox, Keen, kelnble. Kemp.r,
Rives, Rutherford, Seaman Shepard Sibert Spit,,
Ter, sturm, Wilkinson and Yerby-42.
The bill having received one more than a constI-
tutiohal majority, was declared to be passed.
The Conversion .ScjteH7e On motion of Mr. MAYS
the House bill to increase tho capital stock of the
James River and Kanawba Company, to the
amount of s6,0oo0oo, aud to convert the debt due
to the State by said company into the Increased
pre- ferred stock, was taken up.
The Passage of the bill was advocated by Messrs
SEGAR, CAPERToN, NAYS, ANDERSON aud HEATH and
opposed by Messrs RAYMOND and JOHNSTON of liar
rlson.
The question on the passage of the bill was then
again put, and determined in the negative for the
want of a constitutional majority of seventy.
seven, by the following vote.
AYES -Messrs. Alon Anderson Ball Harbour IF
Culpcper. Bass Bird, Bocock, Bow Ie4 Brown, Be-
ford. Bntweli, Byrne, Caperten, Carpenter, Chap
man Christian, @ ekeril,, Creigt Dabney, David
son, neane, Dicktn, on ofGrayson Downnian Du. K.
wall, tizhugh. Gibson. CLINE, Graham Harper
Haskias Hawks Heath, kaufman, Keen. Les. Inn,
dy, Masr9der Mallory, Ma. tin, Martz, Mason Mas.
SIC u hockbrdge, Ma>sie of Augusta Mays, McCnn.
Mckenzie, NfrSan, Nottingham, Paxton, Parr l. !,
plymsle. lowell Of LoadoDn. Powell Ct Hampshire
FRINGE, Rtddck. Ronald. Rufner. Rutherford Scott
segar shepard, Stevens. Sweeny, Thomas. Thorn
, 90, Thornhurg. Ward, Warwick, Wilcox, Woods.
~
NAys1Messrs. Crnfchield, (Speager,) Alexander
ter OF Richmond county and WesimOreland Garter
OF Russell, Chase, Clarke. Cotrane. Conrad. Croel
Hackiey. Hsymond. Hi .kam Hoge, Johns on OF
Harrison; Jones of Appomattox Jones of Clones
Yer; hembie, kemper. Lynn, Mckay, Miller Moody
Neson soek, Prest n, Rves, Seaman siberf, Smith,