The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

u0UUD
Of Delegates, anneunciug the passage Of esrtaia
Senate bills. -
Bilis Reported House bill to re-organixe the nj
iii's; authorizing Portsmouth, 70 subecribe 70 the
sock w. Of the seaeosrd Bank Of virginis amending
,ue law TO prevent free negroes from SECURING
anos except by descent; TO prescribe the mode of
sppiying to the Governor for cOaveping the Gene
rsa assembly; amending the charter of the south
D S.s, nank ot Virginia: for the relief Of Arch.
r. OF augusta county; for the reiief,of W.
n =; Mepowen, OF Hsmpshire; amending the act
regulating the application Of the sinhins fnna "a
.ne redsnl ption u the public debt Incorporating
Rannshsns s o.,o" Min,ng Co. IN Page Madison and
nsppanannock counties; Incorporating the Locr
Ridge Mining and Misunderstanding Compenv. nrcvt
ding br the disposition Of property heli tcinsiv
by Portsmouth and Norfolk co: amendiny - 4
chap 10 and sec. 20. chap IS, Of the code
BUS fussed.-incorporating Airy Lodge.No lsi.
OF Odd Fellows. at RowIesbnrg. Preston COUNTY: :
incorporating the Glennwood Savings Bank n
hockoridge couaty; Incorporating For HiIl Divi.
sson = " T. In Elizabeth City county: iacorpora-
ting the Chester Hotel and Mining Companv. In
Chesterheld; authorizing the Crescent CITY Mann
iActoring Company. OF WAeeling,te raise money by
loans at not more than per cent. or bv sale az
preferred bonds; for'the relief Of Jas. D. Colsom
creating Fire Marshall for the cities toswrs srh
counties Of the State; Incorporating Rovsi Arrn
Division :. O. T.. No 40, at FarmInetcn. Msrion
county; exempting hremen Of Portsmouth nom In
ry service; releasing fine 20 the Hampshire ana
S Morgan turnpike Company: incorporating ths
amending sec. 2, chap. 6s, Of the code authorisinr
the construction OF q turnpike from EiIenborough
on the Northwestern Va. Railroad In Ritchie 10
tho Poeatego Mills, In kanavha; to Incorporate
tho Albemarle Female Institute; tpcereoratiur
the Ravenswood Drawbridge COMPANY: suthorix.
ing trustees OF Fairmont Methodist Church 20
sell the church: authorizing trustees Of Csospel Hi
church to sell the same; Incorporating tho town
OF Portsmouth as a city; Incorporating the pulas-
III Coal and Iron Manufacturing Company: Houss
OIL ior the relief of Francis Hanna.
4drerss Reports Committee of Finance 70.
ported u insxpedient to legisate upon ths subject
OF authorizing the Board Of Public Works to pur-
chase $5O0,oo0 worth Of stock held by Wheelinr.
in the Baltimore a Ohio Railroad.
Ist'tiols Ifesented-0f citizens of Gilmer county.
asking the attachment of part OF that county to
Calhoun county; of Vim. Hamilton, asking to Be
paid money due under a contract with the Board
Of Public Works; of James w. Conrad asking for
change in the boundary line of Clarke and war.
rem counties.
Resolutions ef haquiry.--By Mr.. wncu, OF report
ing bill for the relief of john A. utcheson She
rii Of Henrico. BY Mr.. SMITH, Of G., Of ehansinr
the time OF holding the conrts Of the 18th circuit
By Mr. THOMPSON, Of constructing q railroad from
the Richmond and Danvile Railroad In Amelia TO
Painesviiie, in said county. BY Mr.. Human, Of
providing for cases where there is only one con-
stsbein county or corporation. and ne interested
IN the subject Of controversy. BY the same of Al.
lowing writ of ia issued by justice TO be era
cuieh oy sheriff. by Mr. BRASSoS, OF providing
by the commissioner of forfeited and dslinouept
lands Of the State, to the purchaser thereof
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Feb. 25.
BHs Reported Mr. BoIysEAu from the commit.
tee OF privileges, etc, reported bill to form the
county of Clay oat of parts of the counties Of
Braxton aud Nicholas. Mr.. CLAYBsooK, from the
COMMITTEES OF privileges and elections, reported a
bill prescribing the mode In which applicafions
shall be made 10 the Governor, for converting the
General Assembly Mr.. JOHNSTON of Harrison.
from the committee of fpabce reported bill con-
corning savings institutions or banka; (requires
periodical statements Of their conditiou(
Eastern Lanafic AsyiHp,.-The sPEAKER presented
q communication from NJ. Thompson, fsa,
President Of the Board Of Directors Of the Ia ssrn
Lunatic Asylum, in response TO resolution OF he
House, which was laid upon the table and ordered
to be printed.
Direct Tade tcith Earopc-Mr. MAILoaY present
ed the memorial OF the Bristol Convention for sn
act Of incorporation for a company to cooperate
with the Orleans Railroad company, OF France,
in the establishments Of line Of steamships BE-
tween Virginia and France. The memorial waa
referred to a select committee, viz: Mcssrs. NAL
LoEr, ANDERSON, Brown of p, DEAsa and McKEs.
ZiE.
Senate Bills Pssed-The following Senate bills
were read aud passed To establish = precinct
election in the town Of HowardsyilIs, In the coun
ty of Abemarle. Changing the place OF holding
elections Ia the town Of Woodyile. Concerning
the oyerseers Of the poor tor the town Of Win
chester. Releasing the states interest In tho
Wheeling and Marshall county turnpike road.
The Oyster FaHduHi,--0n motion OF Mr.. PAXTON,
the bill to regulate the taxing OF oysters ETC., was
made the order of tho day for Thursday next at IL
o'clock, u.
Internal Improrement.-The subsistiDg order OF
the day being tho bill authorizing loan to the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, was next consid-
cred.
MIR. KEMBLE proceeded TO conclude his argument.
yesterday, Ia opposition to appropria-
tions 20 works Of internal Improvement, etc
The discussion further continued BY Messrs.
GIBSON and DIANE, in favor Of appropriations.
The House then adjourned till o'clock, r. NJ.