The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

| General appropriation BM-The House amend
ments to the General Appropriation bill were
| taken up seriatim. The first two reduces the ap
preparation to the lunatc asylum by $l8 900 each,
| in view of the repeal of the act which required
| the payment Of the pay patient fund into the
| treasury. Agreed to. Second amendment re-
duCing the appropriation of the Deaf aud Dumb
ASYLUM, Disagreed to. Third, paving to Book er
| l. Watkins S25 for tobacco damaged in the ware
house. Agreed to. The amendment appropria-
| ting $500 for extra clerk hire in the House was
disagreed to. The amendment striking out the
appropriation of $14l4 to the clerk of the Senate
| for back pay disagreed to
On another amendment of the House, striking
out an increase of salary to a person ia the en-
pioy of the Senate, Mr.. AMBER moved to disa-
gree. He said that it had always been courtesy
extended by House to the other, to allow each
TO judge of the proper salaries and emoluments to
be received by those in it's employment and he
would move to disagree to the amendment of the
House. The amendment Was disagreed to.
House Bills PdSSed--Repealing the act authoriz-
ing the Crescent manutacting company of Wheel
Jig to borrow money; for the relief of VIM H.
Farnsworth amendiug the law in relation 10
owners of adjoining fishing shores; for the relief
OF r. T. Fletcher.
Senate Bills Passed For the relief of Ann Ro-
bnson and her children Incorporating the Glenn
wood manufacturing company; appropriating
$685. to the repair and enlargement of the CAPT
toll. This bill provides for taking ont the north
wall of the Capitol and extending the end of it Is
feet, besides painting and interior repairs. Re-
versing the acts Incorporating the MonongaheIa
navigation company: exemptng from inspection
lumber cut on the land of the owner.
Resolution -idopted.-A joint resolution from the
House for the settlement of the affairs of the State
with James T. Soutter. was adopted
acknowledgment Of GlULtatry.-Mr. AMBL2R offer
ed a preamble and joint resolution. The preamble
describes the gallant conduct of Lieut.. Robt. +.
Pegram of Virginia. in the battle with the Chinese
pirates, and the resolution authorizes to purchase
and present him with suitable sword The reso-
luton was adopted without dissenting voice.
Adjoarnment-A message was received from the
House announcing that il had amended the Senate
resolution for adjournment on Tuesday, the 9th,
by striking out the date and inserting Thursday,
the Sth inst" The amendm ent of the House was
agreed to.
The South Side Ertenson.--The bill for building
| a railroad from Lynchburg to some point on the
Covington aud Ohio X. r., which originated in the
House, came up.
Mr.. JOHNSON offered an amendment to the bill
requiring the railroad 10 build depots, in which, 10
receive freights for the James r. K X. Canal, and
deliver the same free of charge.
Mr.. STUART opposed the bill on the ground that
1t would enter into competition with the Canal
which would be ruinous to the latter
The amendment was agreed to by large major
ity.
Mr.. FLOOD offered an amendment, requiring the
con struction of the road to begin at the Western
terminus, and be made Westwardly. The amt nd
ment WAS adopted.
MIR. WHITE protested against the passage of the
bill on the general principle of opposition to the
construction of works which would come in cont
petition with others already finished.
MIR. PAXTON said he believed the defeat of this
bill would seal forever the fate of the Coyingtou
Ohio Railroad. 1t would be constructed at public
expense II this scheme was lost.
The bill was then defeated by the following
vote:
AYEs-hessrs Brannon, Campbell. Claiborne Cog
Oil, Da9ghtrey, Lakewood, Old, Paxton, Thompson.
NAYs-Nessrs Amber, August, Bruce, Caldwell.
Catlett. Coleman. Day, Flood. Floyd. French Hud-
dleson. johnson. Layne. Logan, keale of NJ kici-
mond, kives, Smith OF u. Smith of j stuart Talia.
ferro, Thomas. White-23.
Richmond and Lynchburg Raiiroad.-The House
bill Incorporating the Richmond aud Lynchburg
Railroad Company, was taken up.
Mr.. OLD advocated the bill on the ground that it
was merely restoring to the people of the country
through which the road passed, the advantages
frVm which they had been cut off by other i'm
prnyements.
Mr.. CosHlLL supported the bill aud Mr.. STUART
opposed 1t. The bill was then defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYrs-Messrs August, Brannon, Coghill. Flood.
French. Lakewood. old, Paxton, West-g.
AAfs-Messrs Amber, Bruce, Caldwell, Camp
bell. Catiett. ClaiborDe. Coleman. Daughtrey Day,
douglas. Floyd Huddieson, Johnson, Lay ne, Logan,
Neale OF !, Richmond, Rives, Smith of g, smith ii
White-26. = =
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, April 5th, 1853.
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