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SENATE PROCEEDINGS


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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
| WEDsEspAf, Feb. 3, 1858.
me senate met at I2 O'clock.
| communication vas rer.ix.a g.. a,
Ts.sss ss@' !. insisted on its amendment 10 The
n..s,n Hs soutnefn Navigation Compauy--ffIon' A
ny ~ hanu scnemel The amendment giyas
tue corporate authorities of cit,es $50
counties, the power TO submit the ouessio. ~ a
| ting subscription 20 the people or ,o, - -
may think proper The Senate had iis.ssas sa.y z,
tne amendment. but this morning receded fro,a
their disagreement. V
The joint committee on the Auditors oniea "a.
ported the affairs of that Office TO be vel! conduet
go. Ihey recommend binding the Comm issioner'.
| oooks. The report was adopted.
6ss"tafaos's Of Lsqaay.-By Mr. DEsEALx, of In
creasIng the capital stock of the Coal River Navi
CATION Company; by Mr. WARrH, Of providing foI
the condemnation of lands oyerfowed by the
works of the Coal River Navigation COMPANY: b,
the same, of chartering the kanawha Coarse Sal,
company ny the same, Of cbartering the Carbon
dale Coal and Oil Company, in Kanawha county,
by Mr. CLAIBORNE, of amending an act incorpora
ting the I. c. Panfs Female Orphan Asylum IN
petersburg: by Mr.. FLOYD, of authorizing wythe
county court to appoint third Commissioner of
the Revenue for that county.
The resolution of Mr.. BgaLE fixing the 9th inst
"a the day for the election of Auditor Second Au
ditor, Secretary of the Commonwealth Register
OF the Land Office, Superintendent of the Peniten
tiary, and Storekeeper of the same, was laid on
the table.
The "flour Inspection bilp' was taken up and
made the order of the day for Friday
resolution was offered by Mr.. RIvEs, instruct
ing the Committee of Finance TO bring Ia bill
increasing the salary OF the 1st Auditor Of Public
Accounts to such sum as they may recommend
Mr. I4UGHrREY offered an amendment to Mr..
hiFEs resolution. making 10 one of inquiry instead
OF instruction. He not willing to vote for an
increase In the salary of the Office, unless upon
thorough Investigation the COMMITTEES decided 10
T.. no tba e. -
the state IN condition to increase salaries with.
OUT, at ieast, the recommendation based upon an
apparent necessity, for such action: and as the
resolution stood 1t did not give the committee the
Iisht TO discover that necessity, If it existed
There were several applicants for the Office at the
present salary OF 1900, and if Ii was increased he
thought it probable that one OF those very appli-
cants would he chosen to the Office with the en-.
Mr.. DAuGHTREY's amendment was defeated. and
the resolution adopted
Bdls Rhssei.-Refnnding Chas j. Faulkner Ger.
tain taxes enormously paid by him; a bill making
IL a ielony Tor person holding only life estate
IN a slave to remove him from the State, or sell a
greater interest than life estate in such slave.
with the intention to defraud the reversioper or
remainderman; the bill appropratiug 5000 to the
inauguration ceremonies on the I'D was amended
so as TO increase the amount to 5000, and passed
bill establishing branch bank at Beverly in
Randolph county, was defeated-the vote recon
sidered, and the bill then laid on the table.
BIS reported the faculty of Ash.
land Female College to confer literary degrees: es-
tabllshing an election precinct at Hungary Han
over county.
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. L.
HoGE.
Bills Rsported.-Bills were reported from stand
ing commlttees-among others. to amend the I'd
and Sd sections of an act relating to the harbor
masters OF the ports of Norfolk and portsnoutl:
to provide for the payment of interest upon the
bonds of the city Of wheeling, which have been
guaranteed by the State OF Virginia Mr. UE.TB
from the minority of the committee for courts OF
justice, presented report recommending a modi.
hcation of the usury laws, and u bill for carving
out the views OF the committee, entitled IA bill to
amend and re-enact the 4th and 5th secs. of chap
III of the code"
Adrerse Reports were presented from commit.
tees and agreed to by the House.
Senate Bill Passed.--On motion of Mr. EAYaoNp
the vote by which a Senate bill for the relief OF
Rowland French was rejected yesterday, was re-
considered. The question being again put on the
passage of the bill, was determined in the affirma
tive-yeas Sc. nays SO. THE act appropriates $3.50
for balance due Rowland French for work upon
the TaZewell court house and Richland turnpike
Statue Of james HadiSoR.--AIr. LEE, from special
committee. presented bill authorizing the Gov.
ernor to contract with VIM. X. Barbee for a statue
of James Madison. The bill was advanced to a sc.
coHu reauIng ana Otuefe0 10 DC engrossed
Merchants LicenSes--0n motion Of Mr. HEATH
the report of the Committee of Finance adverse to
numerous petitions asking a change in the mode
of taxation as regards merchants licenses, was
made the order of the day for Wednesday, the 10th
inst
The Miifia.-0n motion of Mr.. KEMPEa the bin
to provide for the better organization of the militia
was made the order of the day for Friday, 18th in
slant.
Free Negroes.-The subssting order of the day
being the bill for the relief of the Common wealth
from the free negro population, was next proceed
ed with.
Mr. JONES, OF Appomattox, addressed the House
ut length in support of the bill reported from the
committee.
The discussion of the measure was further con-
tinued by Messrs. DICKINSON of Prince Edward,
POWELL of LoudOun, BALL and PRESTON. Before
the conclusion of Mr.. PREsToNs remarks.
On motion OF Mr.. D2ASE, the House adjourned.
The Accident to the Steamer Ariel.
We have heretofore had brief accounts of the