The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA
SENATE PROCEEDINGS. :,


mrs Rs,syfsd ! Amending sec. s, chap s. i to
suppress the circulation OF notes OIL certain de-
nominations; amending sec. :, chap 5s fncofpo-
rating the Northwestern and Hughes River Turn
pike incorporating the Roaring Greek AID Mar.
linis Bottom Turnpike Company; authorizing the
Roanoke Valley Railroad Company to issue It's
bonds to the amount Of SIS 200; incorporating the
Holidays Cove and Iiilesville Turnpike Company;
authorizing the Browns Gap Turnpike Compa-
ny to charge tolls the bridge at Port Republic;
exempting the iremen Of Portsmouth from jury
duty.
Free Esoroes MIR. BssLE presented resolutions
| from the county of Northumberland, instrucupg
her delegates aud Senator to vote for bill 70 re-
ieve the State Of free negroes; bill TO prohibit
emancipation Of slaves by deed, and to oppose any
| appropriation 10 colonization.
Psso,sa,ous Of Inquiry by Mr.. WEST, of author
| ,zing the Western transportation Company to
construct railroad release one now construct
| ed from the Pennsylvania line TO the Ohio River,
and thence to Wellsburg, in Brooke county, Va,
and 10 bridge the Ohio river at or near Steubens-
| yiIis BY Mr. McKgSNgY, Of incorporating the Ra-
venswood Drawbridge Company. BY Mr.. FRENCH,
OF reporting bill for the relief of school commits
| sioners in MARSHALL county.
Bis Passed.--Incorporating the Croton Female
| COLLEGE, ia King and Queen county; authorizing
Fauqaier County Court to transfer the jnrisdic-
ton Of the estate of Nathaniel Massie tinsane) to
the County Court of Warren; House bill establish
ing an election precinct at the mouse OF Hni' Ifu-
| mem, In Wayne county.
Msssage from The G0rernoT.-A communication
was received from the Executive, asking the Gen.
| eral Assembly to appoint some more definite mode
| of calling an extra session than now exists I'D tue
| law and stating that omission to do 30, would
/ be considered by him as an evidence, that 1t did
| not consider an extra session necessary. and he
| would not call one without some pressing neces-
| sity occurred. On motion OF Mr. DEsBaLE, the
| communication was referred TO the committee OF
| Courts of Justice.
| First 1utltLu-The resolution raising the salary
of the lat Auditor TO 1000, being up, the sum OF
| 81, 600 was stricken out. The blank was moved to
be filled by Mr.. CATLErT, with $4,000 by Mr. RivEs,
with s., 500: by Mr. DAY, With $780, by Mr.. BEAIE,
with $500, by Mr.. DAUGHTERY, with $1,000. The
| resolution laid on the table.
| Northrreste-n Virginia and Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co.solildtton.The bill for the consoda-
| tion OF the Northwestern Virginia and Baltirnore
| and Ohio Railroad being up, Dir. STUART said he
believed tho contest this bill was not the To-
| cal one between Parkersbnrg and Wheeling, but
| between Norfolk and Baltimore-a contest for the
trade of the West. What the trade of the East is
to the cities of Europe is the trade with the val
ley of the Mississippi to the Atlantic cities OF THIS
Union. n. York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Charles
| ton and Savannah, were already stretching out
| their arms to grasp it. The Great Father of His
Country stroVe to gau 1t for virginia by projecting
her great water line but the State disregaried his
efforts The speaker contepded that this consoii-
daton would give the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| the power to render the COvington aud Ohio Rail
road utterly useless it would bring it within
| seventy light miles of the Sandy Ri"er, which.
with its capital and energy, it would reach long
before the CoyinSton aud Ohio Road would make a
terminus there If Virginia was to strike her flag
aud surrender her interests to Maryland. he de-
| manded that il should be unconditional. He and
4 his colleagues from the valley would come here
| and ask that the railroad from baltimore through
| the valley be built, and that she be allowed To
| enjoy its fruits. But he hoped such state
| of things in contemplation, and the wiser,
more comprehensive, aud more patriotic views
| would prevail He spoke of the new line
| of steamers about to be inaugurated between
| France and the port of Norfolk; and in glowing
terms described the results to arise from this di
| rect trade. Louis Napoleon, the wsest monarch
who has filled the throne OF France since the day
of Charlema3ne, has seen the advantage OF deyel.
| oping commerce., and is seeking to blot out the
stain of Waterloo, not by the blood Of Englshmen
/ bat by outstripping their country in trade. lie
has seen that England has possession of New York,
| and he has seen the necessity of building up a
trade with the South lie spoke of the probable
and he said 1t neutrality-suspicious. of the
1 Union and argued the greater necessity OF the
South having great outlet and inlet Tor com,
MERGE In view of these facts he protested against
the consolidation as giving the Baltimore and Ohio
road the power to direct the trade from its route
| through Virginia
| Mr.. STUART.
| The vote being taken, resulted In the defeat Of
| the bill by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Brannon, Bruce. Coghill. Deneale
| De5klnb. lay, FlOyd, frenCn, fuQsten, bateWOOu
Hairston. Marshall, Neale of w., Neale of n. Pax
ton, Smith of G Smith of l., Taliaferro, Thomp,
| son, Warth, White, Woodipg and Yates-23.
| Ndys-Messrs. Armstrong, August, Beae, Bra
den Caldwell. Catlett, Claiborne, Cobb Coleman
| Daughtery, Douglass, Flood, Hubbard, Huddeson,
| johnson, Layne, Logan, Old, Richmond, Kiyes,
| Stuart WEIGH and West-23
The Senate, ON motion, adjourned.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| MONDAY. Feb. 18th, 1858.
1 fran, flS I{a SpPk
| ted a communication from the Governor recon-
| mending the passage of an act defining the mode
and time of the application for an extra session OF
the General Assembly. provided for by the Consti-
| tuition, aud also defining the power to appoint the
time of converting it, etc. The closing paragraph
of the message reads:
"If the General Assembly shall adjourn without
taking action on this subject, shall iufer that no
known necessity existing at the time of the adj
| journment is deemed by it sufficient to author
ze the call of an extra session, and / shall not
authorize the power to convene, independently
vested In the Executive, without some extraordi-
nary and now unforeseen cause makes the ueces-
sity imperious."
On motion of Mr.. HoGE, the said message was
referred to the committee of privileges and cleo
| tions, with instruction to report at once in re-
gard to the subject therein brought to the atten-
| ton of the General Assembly.
| The Arm0ry ItStInte-0n motion of Mr.. SGD
DON. the Senate bill to provide for the enlistment
| of young men between the ages of eighteen and
l
| for their instruction, aud appropriating sum of
money for these purposes, was taken up, and con-
| sidered. After the adoption of several amend
| ments, MIR. POWELL OF Loudoun, moved the indeh-
mite postponement of the bill. The merits of the
| scheme were then discussed by Messrs. kEaPER.
| Seldom, JOHNSTON Of H., HEATH, FAUNTLERoY and
| PRESTON; whereupon the motion submitted by Mr..
| POWELL, was agreed to--ayes 81, noes 80
| Delinquent Stcri6S-The special order of the day
| was taken up. being the adverse report Of the
| committee of finance in regard to the payment OF
a certain per centage to sheriffs. who shall fail.
wholly, or in part, to pay in the revenue in the
| time prescribed by law. The report declared that
| it was ineypedient TO legisiate on the subject.
MIR. CLAYBRo0K proposed to reverse the coEclu-
sion of the committee, by substituting expedient' y
for "inexpedient" After some discussion this mo-
ton was rejected-yeas IS, nays so. The report OF
| the committee was then agreed to; thereupon,
| On motion of Mr.. DUCKwALL, the committee of
finance was instructed to inquire into the cxpedi-
eucy of allowing to the sherifs commission of Ave
| per cent on the taxes due from them as such ia
| all cases in which the amount Of taxes paid into
| the treasury by them, on the day on which they
| we're bound by law to pay the same, added TO the
| commission on same, equl TO the whole amount
OF taxes due by them sheriff.
| Fttnions Pesentcd.-By Mr.. ToMIIN-Frcm King
William county, relative to hogs running at large
| By Mr.. TnoRNBURG-0f Skeltdn Pot q, of Cabeii
| county, for release from the payment of fiue,-
MIR. cIaSBRooK presented the resolution of meet
ing of citizens of Northumberland, in relation to
| free negroes and 10 the colonization society.
| Merchants Ltcenses.-The adverse report of the
committee OF finance on numerous petitions ask
| ing change in the mode of taxation regards
merchants licenses, was taken up, whereupon MIR.
IiEArH addressed the House in opposition 10 the
conclusion Of the committee. Before concluding
his remarks, he yielded the floor for a motion If
| adjournment, which was submitted by Mr.. CHRIS
rIAs, and agreed TO by the House
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TEXAS fundamentally a late arrival a. New
Orleans, We are in receipt of the following:
The weather has been warm and rainy Peach
buds are swelling. aud The planters in many sec
ions are industriously blowing their ground for