Staunton vindicator. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-16
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, January 9, 1853.

General Assembly Of Virginia.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, January 8, 1853.
In the Senate. on Friday, resolutions
were reported repeating the act passed
March 10Th, 1850, entitled, '.an Act to
regulate the application of the sinking fund
to the redemption Of the public debt
Of providing for the sale Of lands aclin
quent for the non-payment taxes thereon
and once offered fer sale by the SheriAs, and
bid III by the Sherfffs offering the same for
sale, for the Commonwealth. Committee
Messrs. Smith of jackson, Paxton, and
Worth.
In the House Of Delegates, petitions were
presented from Wood county, relative to the
tax on merchants; similar petition from
Albemarle; from Culpeper and Pocahontas.
The Senate was called to order at II o.
clock
BsD Reported,
10 amend the 18th section Of chapter A
of the Code Of Virginia, SO as to- regulate
the time of closing the transfer books in the
I'd Auditors office.
Resolmion.-By Mr. PAXTON, ~ Of
confirming a contract entered into by the
North River Navigation Company and the
James River aud Kanawha Company for
the transfer Of the property and rights Of
the former to the latter company.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, Jan. 9th, 1853.
The House met at II o'clock, pursuant
to adjournment
Bills Reported BILLS we're reported from
standing committees
10 provide an adequate salary for the Ad-
jutant General of the Commonwealth.
TO extend the Jurisdiction Of single jus
tice of the peace.
Making the Rvanna river, in Albcmarlo
county, lawful fence from the Hydraulic
mill dam to Rays Ford, on same river.
Luaotic Awlums MIR. RIVES offered
the following resolution, which, after some
discussion, was referred 70 the committee on
lunatic asylums:
Resolueez, by the General Assembly, That
the committees Of the Senate and House of
Delegates appointed to examine the lunatic
asylums are hereby directed to visit the cas-
tern and western lunatic asylums, and re-
port the condition thereof
SENATE.
MONDAY, January IL, 1853
The Senate was called to order at IL O.
clock, Mr.. Catlett in the chair.
Resolution BY Mr.. WORTH, That
the Representatives of Virginia in Congress
be requested, and her Senators instructed,
to use all honorable means in their power, to
procure the admission Of Kansas as one of
the United States, under the ''Lecompton
Constitution, as the best mode, under ex-
isting circumstances, Of disposing Of that
much vexed question, both as regards the
people of Kansas and the present state of
the Union, and be instructed to communi-
cate copy Of this resolution to each Of our
and Senators.
Bill Passed -To provide for the publ
cation of county expenditure and list Of
delinquent tax payers Of each county.
HOUSE or DELEG ATEs.
Jan. 11-Bills were reported from the
several standing committees
Mr.. Martz, from special committee. re-
ported bill authorizing the Governor TO
purchase piece Of statuary from VIM. a.
Barbee.
Special Committee The Speaker an
nounced the following special committee
70 Consider the Report Of the Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings -Alessrs
Heath, Bass, Deane, Davis, McCue, Hun
ter, Morgan, rutherford and Preston
The Oyster Fundum Mr. Paxton, of
Rockbridge, offered the following rcsola-
ton, which after some discussion, were a.
dopted
Resolyed, That 90 much Of the message
Of the Governor as relates to the subject Of
oysters be referred to special committee
who shall inquire into and report
LIST. The extent and value of the trade in I
oy. tiers caught in the waters Of Virginia
I'd. In what proportion the profits Of this
trade are enjoyed by citizens Of this State, !
and the citizens Of other States
3D.. Whether additional legislation should
be had with the view Of protecting and fos-
tering the oyster trahe OF Virginia and ae-
curing monopoly thereof to citizens Of this
State
4th Whether revenue should be rcali- !
zed by the State from oysters by leyying a
tax on the persons engaged in catching
them, and by renting out The planting
grounds, or in any other mode
9Th. Said committee shall have power to
send for persons and papers, and shall have
leave to report by bill or otherwise
4Another Lunatic asylum On motion OF !
Mr.. Arnold, it was
Resolved, That 50 much Of the Govern
or's message as relates 70 the building Of !.
another lunatic asylum in the Northwestern !,
part Of the State, be referred to the COM
mittee to examine the lunatic asylum, with |
to enquire into the e1pedicncy
thereof
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan. IL, 1858.
ResoIucd. By the General Assembly Of
Virginia, the conclusion to which the Pres
ident of the United States has arrived, as
in his recent message, in favor of !
the admission of Kansas into the Union IN
der the Lecompton constitution, is just and
right.
I'd Resozued, That Congress has no right
to look further into the constitution submit
ted by the State Of Kansas, in its applica-
ton to be admitted into this Union, than to |
see that the said constitution is Republican