The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE pRncEEEnINGs

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| amending the act Incorporating the Tazeweli G.
u and salt Lick Turnpike Company; smeading
| tne net ehartering the Bank of Kanawha; amend.
! ing tue ACT concerning the Indian Pole and Draw
! bridge company; bill concerning the duties OF
| clerks OF eonrts: paying the Valley Bank at
aioorehed aud Stannton interest on certain treat:
ufy notes after maturity to increase the capital
| STOCK OF tue Martinsburg AMI Winchester Turn
plke company; House bill authorizing action to
| pe brought against corporations before a Justice
| on tue Peace; Incorporating the Union Manniae-
| turing Company in kanawha.
| Re-i$sessment- Nr. FLOYD called up the bill for
| the re.assessmeDt Of the land in the counties OF
tarroll and Floyd. lie explained that the assess
| ment had been made upon the supposed existence
! OF large quantities of copper in these counties
which had since proved fallacous. The conse-
queDce OF the mistake that the lands were as
sessed at an average of $50 per cent. above other
lands of the State.
: Dir. DoUGL.s opposed the bill on the ground
? that general law might be PASSED extending the
time for owners of land to complain to the courts
Of eXhOrbitant assessment, aud have il corrected
: The bill was passed
hsae If Treasury Notcs.--A bill extending the
tlWe tor the issue of trea,ury notes until Sept
| 80, lsd9 came up, aud was explained by Mr.
/ DOUGLAS, chairman Of the Committee on Finance
Under the law az 1t stands, the issue OF treasury
notes ceases oct l. 1883, but this bill amends it 80
| as TO admit g. the issue of Sl.0000Uo between
sept. 5s abd Oct 90 il necessary, for the purposes
| OF the Commonwealth. The bill was passed-ayes
| So, nays
! IfTGfOgu
| bill funding the debt Of the Virginia aud Tennrs
| see Railroad taken up IL provides for III.
| payment OF the arrears of interest and sinking
| iGni due the State by the Company in Il semi.
| annual instaments, interest TO be paid on all ar
! rears remaining unpaid 1t was advocated by
| MIR. FLoon of App0mattox and passed-ayes g,
! nays D.
| Tbgin,o Military T7sid1de-The bill appropri.
atiug $4,000 to the Virginia Military Institute
was called up by Mr.. PAxr.S. The bill is a sub
sttute offered by Mr. DoUGLAs for the original one
I L proyid that $4,000 shall be devoted to meet
the deficiency in the LuiIding fund completing The
mess ball &c; $4,000 shall bc appropriated to pro-
vding the Institute with water and :? 100 to the
the enclosure OF grounds not more than $4,000 to
be expended in any one of the two ensuing fiscal
years, Before the work is proceeded with the
Board Of Visitors to have estimates from eype-
rienced and competent men not corrected with h.
Institute. The Superintendent OF the Institute 10
to superintend the work, aud TO be held iudividu
ally responsible tor any excess Of expenditure over
| the appropriation. The bill was passed-ayes 81,
| nays ,.
ifone tio2ds and E6reiy1 Gorls Mr. THOMAS Of
teTcd Joint resolution, which lies over under the
| rules, requiring that merchants shal! furnish to
! the Commissioners of the ,venue a statement iu
writing, giving a description of tie goods used in
their business their value, AMI the markets from
wGerce they were obtained; distinguishing the
! growth aud manufacture of ibis State from the
| growth and manufacture of other States, and. il
from fcrei IN countries, showing at what port they
| we're imported. ehis statement to be verified by
oath. and no license TO be given in where the
mel chant refuse 10 furnish this statement.
| BWs Rcportsd.- House bill providing for suits
| brought against corporations, &c, with amend.
ments; TO extend the provisions of chapter HI of
the Code to unincorporated schools and academies:
concerning Commissioners in ChaDcery in Abe
nIarle, Prince Edward, Lynchburg and Petersburg;
| amending the act authorizing voluntary as-ocii-
tons of individuals to fence their lands; for the
relief of the directors Of certain turnpike compa-
"ies IN Southwestern virginia: authorizing the
| Colonization Board to compensate its Secretary:
authorizing county aud circuit courts 10 grant
perpetual charters to cenetary companies.
tHireFSdy Gt ldgiltd.-The bill appropriating
$4,000 per year, for two years, to the University
Of virginia, was taken up. Mr.. STUART urged the
necessity OF the appropriation. lie said that
examination OF the causes of the late deplorabe
rickuess at the University had been made, and it
appears from the report Of the medical faculty,
that great deal of it vas produced by the iu-
perfect accommodations Of the students in lodg
ing and lecture rooms The latter were nscd from
: o clock in the morning until night, and are Of
such limited size that foul air is generated In
them. which promote disease. The speaker had
learned from private sources that accommodations
were scarce at the University THAI some of the
students were living in smoke houses aud every
c;nceivnbIeplace which could be forced into ser
vice residence. The bill passed by the follow
ing vote:
AYES -AIossrs Armstrong August, BeaIe, Brsdpn.
kns, Fioyd, French, tuHsten, GatewCod, hurston.
johnson, Lay yne logan, Mckenney Marshall NeaIe
NAYs.--,Iessrs 5rannon. Caldwell. Huddlcson, Ia
llaerro, Thomas, harth, Helch, VI est, NoOding,
| Eates-lD
.youth SHE Pailroad The bill funding the debt
,t the south Side railroad, which paesed last
session. aud has been published. WAS taken Il and
paseed-ayes 2S, nays ;.
IL Nte the State IarestineHiSsn iaiern1l Tupr0re-
aseais more Frqfio5e-rLe bill with this,title, was
taken up. 1t provides that the Internal improve
mcnt companies ia which the state is interest," ed
-lal tp nf # siu finn
on leans on preferred stock, and the interest on
guaranteed bonds, into the treasury monthly in
Of failure TO make these payments. third
Of the gross revenue Of the company failing
shall be paid monthly into the treasury until an
amount is paid i'll equal to that due. In Of a
failure to do this the directors otthe company are
u he removed, and others appointed. If this fail
uTe continue i0r three months. tho Attorney Gen
eral shall get Judgment against the work, and
the Governor shall appoint receiver for it, who
shall act until the debt is discharged. lfany com.
pany refuse to submit 10 the provisions OF this net
the m0r;g gage held Oh It's woIks by the State shall
% foreClosrd
A ryder was adopted to the bill providing that
It's provisions should not apply to nterest hereto
fjre accrued or accruing before January l, 1859
nor take effect with reference to the James River
aud kanaH ha Canal Company, until after July !
1879
The vote resulted in the passage Of the bill as
fJIlows:
AYfS-Messrs Armstrong, Bealc Braden. Bran
ncu, itrutt. Lalawll!, Campbell. Ctlelt, Claiborne
,oghil. Coleman Dauglitrcy, De>kins. Do ga.
Flood. Funsten. Uatewood Ilairston. Huddies0n
Logan, Marshall, NeaiOt W, Neaie of n. Hives, stu
art. Thompson WEIGH, West, Woo!ing, va es-50.
NAys-Messrs. August, Floyd, Layno, Warth-i.
| Ejcctioh IF O+f~'T>-Mr. fLoUn offered joint r.
solution, fxius I'D inst. for the election oi
basement aud other government ofcers The res
oution lies under the rules. In offering the
resolution Mr.. FLOOD said he hoped the present
session would sOou he brought to Il close, and wa
about to offor resolution which would call the
attention OF the Senate to duty which should he
performed by til" General Assembly before its ad
juUTnment.
On motion of Mr.. UCDDLssoN the Senate ad
iourucd