Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-31
virginia Legislature.

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organize the militia and provide for the de,
fence of the Commonwealth.
By Mr.. Tbomas--To increase the capital
stock of the Manassas Gap r. K. Co.
The bill requiring Sheriff' to deposit their
revenues in some Bank in the Board of Pub
lie Works district, in which they reside, was
defeated-ayes l6, nays IL.
The bill fixing August lst as the day for
! the resumption Of specie payment by the
banks was passed and ordered to be commu-
nicated to the House.
/ The bill authorizing the connection of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad with the
| North Carolina Central Railroad, was take
up Being or its second reading Mr.. Wood
ing offered an amendment providing that no
other connection between the roads should
be made until that between Danyille and
Greensboro, n. c., was completed. The
am endment was deteated--ayes 4, nays 2S.
A communication was received from the
Auditor in answer to the resolution offered
by Mr.. Old few days since. lie states the
amount by which the State debt is Increased
5y appropriations to be 1925, 800. With
regard to the amount to be called form 1889
be makes some coujectures, but states moth
Jog certain with regard the necessity OF H.
creasing taxation; be says the revenue Is sui
ficient to meet the expenses Of government
now, and the necessity of an increase Deepen DIS
upon the action of the Legislature. On mo
ton of Mr. Claiborne, 1000 copies of the
report were ordered to be printed.
House bills were passed to change on
election precinct at Flint Hill, in Rappahan-
mock county.
To INCORPORATE the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. of Va.
10 authorize the sale Of tract of land
in Shenandoah county, belonging to the
Presbyterian congregation at Cedar Creek.
Ga motion of Mr.. Thomas, the bill to in
corporate the Palmyra Bank, at Palmyra, IN
the county Of FluVanna, was taken up and
passed. w
On motion of Mr.. IIuddleson, the bill to
incorporate the Preston Bank of Virginia, at
Kingwood, in the county of Preston, was Ia
ken up and passed.
On motion of Mr. Smith, Of G., the bill for
ming the county of Clay out of parts OF the
counties of Nicholas and Braxton, was taken
up and passed.
On motion of Mr. Warth the bill releasing
the directors of plank and turnpike road com
panies from fines and penalties imposed by
law for failing to make annual reports to
the Board of Public Works, was taken up,
and having been explained by Mr.. Floyd,
was passed.
To amend an act entitled an act concern
ing the election of OSerseers Of the Poor
for the town of Winchester, passed Feb. 10,
1858
On motion of Mr.. Yates, the bill to pro-
vide for the payment of interest upon the
bonds Of the city of Wheeling, which have
been guaranteed by the State, was taken up
and passed.
The order of the day being the considera-
ton of the Winchester and Potomac Rail
road extension to Strasburg, Mr. Funston
moved to lay the bill on tue table, in cOnse-
uuence of the absence Of some friends OF the
bill, and make it the order Of the day Tor to-
morrow.
Mr.. Thomas opposed this motion. This
day had been selected by the friends of the
bill for its consideration, and he wished 1t
decided lie remarked that his consttu-
ents had deeper interest in the defeat OF
this measure than in any other proposition
which had been submitted to the Legislature;
that it was emphatically question OF life or
death to the commercial interests ct Alexan-
dria The practical question was, should
Baltimore be allowed to stretch her arm down
the Valley and deprive her of the trade Tor
which she had taxed herself to the extent OF
her ability Should Baltimore, with her
immense revenue and resources, be placed
by our own act in competition with our own
citizens and her roads? lie thought that
every consideration should induce the Senate
to pause and consider. lie relied upon the
intelligence of the Senate to defeat this most
unjust and runOus proposition.
Mr.. Taliaferro said be remained here at
much personal sacrifice to vote upon this
bill, and he desired its immediate consldera-
ton. lie thought now was as good as any
other time for it's consideration, for he
shought the day could never arrive when the
Senate would do 80 suicidal an act as to
permit this connection to be made, and there
by tap all our roads and carry the trade to
foreign cllmes.
The ayes and noes were then called Tor on
the motion to lay on the table. The motion
was rejected, ayes l3. noes 10.
Mr.. Funston said, that up to the mornln &
on which this bill was communicated 70 the
Senate be had been confident Of his passage IN
the Senate, but The combination " ich was then
formed against it by the friends Of Internal
improvements in the Senate, had lett but little
hope of its passage, and its defeat ia now
forgone conclusion, as be had been informed
that il was the Diet ermination OF Senators to
defeat it to-day. 1t was, therefore, useless
for bin or any one else to say anything more
in defence of the bill, but to submit to the
will Of the majority, and allow the vote on Its
passage to be taken.
The question then being on the passage OF
the bill, Mr.. Thompson called Tor the ayes
and noes and the bill was rejected by the
following vote:
AYEs-Messrs Brannon, Funston, Gatewood,
Neal of Wood, West, Yates-6.
NAYs-Messrs Amber, Bruce, Caldwell, Cat
lett, Coleman, Daughtrey, Deskins Day, Flood,
Floyd, French, Hubbard, Huddleson, Layne, Lo-
gan, Mckinney, Marshall, Neale OF Accomac
Old, Richmond, Rives. Smith OF Greenbrler,
Stuart, Taliaerro, Thomas Thompson, Warth,
WeIch, and White-29.
(Nir. Paxton paired off with Mr.. Campbel!)
A retition was presented by MIR. Funston
of Edward C. Bruce and others, asking
that the Commonwealth right and interest
in the estate of John Dow, decd, a native of
Scotland, may be released to his Scotch rela-
tives.
In the House of Delegates, on motion OF Mr..
Cowan, a House bill 10 establish the Bank OF